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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1981
  • Latest Book:
    August 2000
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Joan Sweeney aka Marlene Suson (68) (1935 ~ 2005) - ALS or Lou Gherig's Disease was a former editor for the LA. Times.

Full Series List in Order

Midnight

1 - Midnight Bride (Apr-1995)
2 - Midnight Lord (Nov-1995)
3 - Midnight Bandit (Jul-1996)

Book List in Order: 17 titles



  • SHE USED HER WITS AS A WEAPON .. . To Chandra, a ravishing and rosy-cheeked English beauty, the barbarous young republic of America offers one last hope for escaping the evil torment of her mercenary guardian and his lecherous henchmen. Facing the p...



  • Beset by wealth, besieged by suitors...was she simply too rich to be courted for love? OH, THE CURSE OF A CUMBERSOME FORTUNE! THE BURDEN OF BEAUTY AND WIT! Fortune Hunters--that's who flocked to court her! But Miss Diana Landale, unhappy h...



  • A lady learns that listening to gossip can lose her the man she loves. TIRED OF TOWN AND TON, ARABELLA VAUGHN CANNOT BEAR ANOTHER LONDON SEASON. And so she is dutifully awaiting an offer of marriage from peacockish Lord Estes--especially the we...



  • A gentleman learns that loving well is the best revenge... "YOU ARE TRYING TO FOB ME OFF. BUT I SHALL HAVE YOU! I ADORE YOU!" Miss Alyssa Eliot's virtuous heart sank as she listened to the Marquess of Stanwood's wild declaration...



  • Spirited and seventeen, the last thing she expected from marriage was love! THEIR MARRIAGE WAS IDEAL IN EVERY WAY -- EXCEPT HER HUSBAND'S HEART BELONGED TO ANOTHER! Handsome, rakish Ashley Neel needed a wife to give him an heir. Lady Caro...



  • "NO WOMAN'S REPUTATION CAN SURVIVE A JOURNEY UNDER THE NOTORIOUS MARQUESS'S PROTECTION!" The scheme was madness! What scandal would erupt if it became public that Lady Annabelle Smythe had traveled to Paris with that infamous libertine, Lord Eller...



  • MARRY IN HASTE? When man-about-town Scott Kendall agreed to marry gawky, young Laura Milford, she thought her prayers had been answered. But their hasty wedding before he left to fight Napolean was considerably less romantic than she had dreamed i...



  • A CAD'S CONTRACT The prospect of romance held little allure for Portia Easton. Besides which, in remote Warwickshire, the best she could possibly hope for would be a match with some obscure country gentleman. Of course, that was before Marc Hamilton...



  • HER ROMANTIC CHARADE WAS A GRAND ADVENTURE...UNTIL LOVE THREATENED TO EXPOSE HER HEART THE LADY IN QUESTION Masquerading as Lady Serena Keith is a gay lark for actress Sally Marlow. For a considerable sum, she has agreed to impersonate her highbo...






  • The Lily The reigning belle of Bath's Theatre Royal, Lily Culhane is no man's mistress, but a consummate actress offstage--playing the popularity game with a host of rakish admirers for whom she feels only contempt. The Hawk Notorious for his sc...



  • A HELLISH PLOT By rights, she is mistress of Belle Haven. But sheltered and innocent Angel Winter has been robbed of her inheritance by ruthless relatives, whose heartless schemes hare lured her into the bed of the dangerous and powerful "Lord Lucif...



  • PURSUIT OF PASSION In grave danger of losing her estate to a manipulating aunt--and her freedom to a despised fiance Lady Rachel Wingate turns to Jerome Parnell, the sinfully handsome Duke of Westleigh, to save her. But his cold resistance to Rach...



  • MYSTERIOUS STRANGER Musket in hand, Megan Drake chokes back fear as a stranger stumbles out of the wilderness, wolves howling at his heels. Burning with fever, he collapses at her feet in the moonlight, and she cannot deny him refuge...even though h...



  • A LADY'S PREY Highway robbery is a hanging offense in 18th-century England, but that doesn't stop the daring Lady Daniela Winslow from taking to the road in the garb of her idol, Gentleman Jack, who robbed the rich to help the poor. Never did she dr...



  • LORD OF ARROGANCE Justin, Earl of Ravenstone, views women as frail, troublesome creatures who must be protected and supported by any man fool enough to marry them. Resolved to avoid such romantic entanglements, he is not, however, free of responsi...



  • A DEVILISH CHARMER Traveling in disguise through his properties, Shane Howard charms the lasses with a devil-may-care gleam in his eyes. Yet this irresistible rogue is also the Marquess of Sherbourne, reputed to be such a tyrannical landlord his t...



  • ALWAYS A LORD Maximilian Chartwell made a deathbed promise that he would guard and protect his young cousin, the Duke of Penrose. He's not about to let a scheming American heiress trap the impressionable nobleman into marriage. Though Max heartily...


Award-Winning Books by Marlene Suson

The Lily and the Hawk
1994 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Regency Historical Romance


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Marlene Suson has published 17 books.

Marlene Suson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Never a Lady, was published in August 2000.

The first book by Marlene Suson, Desire's Command, was published in January 1981.

Yes. Marlene Suson has 1 series.