Alice Chetwynd Ley

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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1959
  • Latest Book:
    February 1989
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About the Author

Alice Mary Chetwynd Humphrey was born on 12 October 1913 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. In 3 Febrery 1945, she married with Kenneth James Ley. They had two sons; Richard James Humphrey Ley and Graham Kenneth Hugh Ley. She studied at King Edward VI Grammar School in Birmingham. She was teacher at Harrow College of Higher Education. In 1962, she obtained a diploma in Sociology at London University, and recived the Gilchrist Award, and was lecturer in Sociology and Social History (1968-1971).

As Alice Chetwynd Ley, she published romance novels from 1959 to 1986. She was also tutor in Creative Writing (1962-1984). She was elected the sixth Chairman (1971-1973) of the Romantic Novelists' Association and was named honor life member. She passed away in 2004.

Full Series List in Order

Anthea & Justin Rutherford Saga

1 - A Reputation Dies (Oct-1984)
2 - A Fatal Assignation (Mar-1987)
3 - Masquerade of Vengeance (Feb-1989)

The Eversley Saga

1 - The Clandestine Betrothal (1967)
2 - The Toast of the Town (Jan-1968)
3 - A Season at Brighton (Dec-1971)

Book List in Order: 18 titles

  • The Jewelled Snuff Box

    England, 1802: The lives of five people depended on the hidden mystery of The Jewelled Snuff Box Jane Spencer fell in love with a man who had no name. She found him lying half-dead in the snow, the victim of highwaymen. But when he awoke he kne...

  • The Georgian Rake

    Reckless, seductive, she defied the customs she was raised to honor to prevent her sister's wedding... Amanda Twyford had to face the unwelcome news that Charles Barsett would wed her sister Isabella. Charles' roguish reputation made such a marria...

  • The Guinea Stamp // The Courting of Joanna

    DARING, SPIRITED, SHE LONGED TO MARRY A GENTLEMAN -- BUT CRAVED THE PASSION OF A ROGUE... Deceitful Desire With England under the shadow of Napoleon's invasion, the wind-swept coast of Devon had become a hotbed of intrigue. Spies and smugglers ...

  • The Master of Liversedge // The Master and the Maiden

    Proud, defiant, she risked her heart in a clash between a great cause and a great love. A Sundered Heart The world was changing. Industry had revolutionized the England of 1812, bringing with it enormous wealth for some, but unrest and turbulen...

  • The Clandestine Betrothal

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    The Eversley Saga - 1

    Girlish, defiant, she had to be a wife...but longed to be a woman. Love in Name Only When Susan announced to her aunt that she was engaged to Beau Eversley, the most sought-after bachelor in London, she should have been the happiest girl in Eng...

  • The Toast of the Town

    The Eversley Saga - 2

    FLIRTATIOUS, MISCHIEVOUS, SHE USED HER BEAUTY IN A RECKLESS WAGER...TO WIN A GAME OF LOVE AND REVENGE. The Whims of Passion Beautiful and coltish Georgiana Eversley was well aware of her intoxicating powers. She took it for granted that she could...

  • Letters for a Spy // The Sentimental Spy

    Lovely, impetuous, she feared for her life but her heart betrayed her... Forgotten Passions Charming, independent Elizabeth Thorne was delighted to be spending the summer in Sussex--and she was pleasantly surprised upon arrival to find former b...

  • A Season at Brighton

    The Eversley Saga - 3

    Miss Catherine Denham runs away to Brighton rather than meet Lord Gerard, Viscount Pamyngton, the stuffy man her parents want her to marry only to find herself rescued by him. -------------------- RECKLESS, IMPETUOUS, SHE WAS TOO ANXIOUS TO BECOM...

  • Tenant of Chesdene Manor // Beloved Diana

    Dazzling, fearless, she was a gambler's daughter betting life and love in a wager of the heart.... A PLAY OF PASSION IN FORTUNE's HAND Beautiful, enterprising, keen-witted Diana. Her sole legacy was the use of a small wing of the once gloriou...



  • A Conformable Wife

    A dashing gentleman seeking a conformable wife proposes to a spinster in Bath. Henrietta Melville is a spirited and intelligent heiress considered at 26 to be on the shelf. But still she dreams of love... Julian Aldwyn is dashing--a very eligible gen...

  • The Beau and the Bluestocking

    1782, London Alethea Newnham is a young woman with decided literary tastes, to the extent that she is called a Bluestocking by the gossips of Town. Educated in the country by her scholarly father and raised as an equal with her brothers, Alethe...

  • At Dark of the Moon

    SHELTERED, SHY, SHE PROVED MORE THAN A MATCH FOR THE MOST DARING, DANGEROUS MEN IN ALL ENGLAND. A BOLD, BLIND BARGAIN... It had changed her life overnight. From her drab, unpromising post as governess, lovely Emma Harcourt was catapulted into a...

  • An Advantageous Marriage

    HIGH-SPIRITED, SHARP-WITTED, SHE PLAYED A GIRL'S DEFIANT GAME TO HIDE A WOMAN'S LOVING HEART. SHE COULDN'T LET MARRIAGE SPELL THE END OF LOVE! The ambitious Turvilles remembered little cousin Eugenia as a plump, vulgar, provincial girl--but she...

  • A Regency Scandal

    Behind the discreet facade of proud wealth and privilege, a London scandal is brewing... The most provocative charmer outside the demimonde gives way to forbidden passion at the Moonlight Masquerade... An embittered Earl tries to locate a missing h...

  • The Intrepid Miss Haydon

    Corinna Haydon's family moves to Paris to encourage her to forget her love for Fabian Grenville, but her growing affection for Sir Richard Beresford may not be enough to mend her broken heart. --------------------- Lovely Corinna Haydon, suspected o...

  • A Reputation Dies

    Anthea & Justin Rutherford Saga - 1

    With her best friend's new husband suspected of murder, dare a young lady think of love? Society Scandal! It was a splendid soiree to start the new social season. The crème de la crème were eyeing new frocks, new romances, and most certainly,...

  • A Fatal Assignation

    Anthea & Justin Rutherford Saga - 2

    When Sir Aubrey Jermyn turns up dead in a Bond Street modiste's inner sanctum, the team goes into action. Unsavory details about Jermyn's womanizing and pandering emerge with a cluster of likely suspects more than willing to wreak vengeance on their ...

  • Masquerade of Vengeance

    Anthea & Justin Rutherford Saga - 3

    Years of exile in an Australian convict settlement fuelled his passion for revenge against three men. Now the day of reckoning was at hand... Sir Eustace Knowle was found battered to death. Threatening, anonymous letters had already been delivered to...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alice Chetwynd Ley has published 18 books.

Alice Chetwynd Ley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Masquerade of Vengeance, was published in February 1989.

The first book by Alice Chetwynd Ley, The Jewelled Snuff Box, was published in January 1959.

Yes. Alice Chetwynd Ley has 2 series.
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