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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1961
  • Latest Book:
    January 1966
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About the Author

Enid Joyce Owen Dingwell, née Starr, was born on 1908 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. She wrote as Joyce Dingwell and Kate Starr at 80 romance novels at Mills & Boon from 1931 to 1986. She was the first Austalian writer, who lives in Australia, published at Mills & Boon. Her novel The House in the Timberwood (1959), had been made into a motion picture: The Winds of Jarrah (1983). Her work was particularly notable for its use of the Australian land, culture, and people. She passed away on 2 August 1997 in Kincumber, New South Wales.

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • All her dreams were shattered now Sheila was traveling to North Queensland to claim the coral isle she'd inherited, when she met Cane Dolan. Overbearing, infuriating, but undeniably attractive, Cane bluntly informed her of the truth: the coral ...



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    There had to be a mistake! Ever since Southern Cross Hospital had been built, there had been a Hilton on its staff. Now, thanks to the insufferably rude, arrogant Dr. Gideon Croft, Hannah Hilton had been excluded from the graduating class. And...



  • Benison Fairland's family had lived at Monkani for generations, and she loved the place dearly. So when her ninety-nine years' leas ran out, and the local Roads Board decided to build a road right through her estate, it was not likely that Benny woul...



  • Everything she loved was left behind Larney still dreamed of the island. She had been so happy there--especially on the morning she met Tony. But her island was a long way from Sydney, to which her cruel and ambitious Aunt Jane had taken her. L...



  • Original title: Sister for the Cruise. She didn't deserve such good fortune! Lucy Clissold's supervisor couldn't understand why her best nurse wasn't thrilled to win four weeks' paid duty on an ocean liner cruise to the new Barrier Reef. -- O...



  • When her artist father died before completing his painting of Australia's newly planned national park, use Dalton stayed on to finish his work. As the only girl on the site, could she cope with the situation -- and with Conway Frost, the flint-hard b...



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  • "It takes more than love..." And dearly as March Langdan loved the tiny Japanese village that had been her home for so long, how could she protect it from the sweeping changes threatened by the businessman Hugh Fernance?...



  • It could have been very confusing to have two members of the staff at the Eye Clinic with the same name--John Harding; one a doctor, the other a surgeon. But Nurse Emma Brown at least had no difficulty in choosing between them....





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kate Starr has published 9 books.

Kate Starr does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Bells in the Wind, was published in January 1966.

The first book by Kate Starr, Dolan of Sugar Hills, was published in January 1961.

No. Kate Starr does not write books in series.