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April 12, 1908 ~ December 3, 2013 (105)
Ida Crowe was born on 12 April 1908 in Lewisham, Kent, England, the daughter of a single mother and a unknown father, that rumoured to be a Russian duke, who her mother met at a ball in Greenwich. From narrowly escaping being smothered with a pillow by the nurse who attended her birth, she traveled to Morocco alone as a teenager after suffering a mental breakdown. She began to write while still at school encouraged by her mother, and at 20, she sold her first three novels to George Newnes, where she met her future husband, Hugh Alexander Pollock, married with Enid Blyton, and divorced to Marion Atkinson. Nearly fifteen years after, he divorced, and they married on October 1943. In 1950, her husband had to declare bankruptcy, and she decided to write popular contemporary romances, and after her success, she also wrote historical romances and other type of books. She is also a recognised oil painter and makes model houses.

Books in Order: 30 titles

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  • When Commander Roger Merlin offers to buy Eve's inheritance, Treloan Manor in Georgia, the answer is strictly no. She has not even set eyes of the place yet, and she has different plans altogether. Eve wants to turn it into a hotel, which would also ...



  • ~~~ first published 1957 by Mills & Boon Could their new love compete with the old? After lonely years of raising her daughter, Caro was free to begin a new life. Her quest for change led her to Switzerland -- and to tentative bliss in marriag...



  • ~~~ first published 1967 by Mills & Boon "It's not your problem," Victoria told Sir Peter She knew they couldn't continue to take advantage of his hospitality. When Victoria had suddenly found herself jobless and responsible ...



  • ~~~ first published 1961 by Mills & Boon Don Carlos de Formera y Santos was one of the most eligible men in the whole of Spain, and he had a beautiful sixteen-year-old ward for whom he had the greatest affection, and who would obviously give anyt...



  • Angela had been born and brought up in Spain, and in the Spanish way it had been arranged that she make a highly suitable marriage with Don Felipe Martinez. But half of Angela was English, and the English do not take very kindly to such arbitrary arr...



  • ~~~ first published 1969 by Mills & Boon When Charlotte inherited a large house in Cornwall, she was not at all sure what to do with it -- until Richard Tremarth made an offer for it, and Charlotte decided that the one thing she would not do was s...



  • ~~~ first published 1968 by Mills & Boon Humphrey Lestrode had not wanted a female chauffeur, and he had only taken on Frederica Wells because at the time he had no alternative. But it was the behaviour of her family that was causing Frederica the...



  • ~~~ first published 1968 by Mills & Boon Melanie had considered Wroxford Priory her home, until the arrival of the new heir. It soon became obvious that Sir Luke knew nothing about her being the ward of his late uncle, and it wasn't long befor...



  • ~~~ first published 1966 by Mills & Boon She feared losing her job -- and love Edwina Sands had her work cut out for her, trying to cope with her rebellious charge, Tina Errol -- as she received little support from Tina's indulgent guardian...






  • ~~~ first published 1967 by Mills & Boon The tall, dark, angry Austrian who helped Samantha Rivers after a skiing accident -- and gave her a blistering telling-off in the process! -- was, Samantha thought and hoped, just a 'ship that passe...



  • ~~~ first published 1966 by Mills & Boon Cathleen went to Venice to search for her missing sister, and got "taken up" by the charming Count Paul de Rini and his sister. But was Paul really interested in her -- or did the fact that he thoug...



  • ~~~ first published 1966 by Mills & Boon Charles Leydon caused a stir in more ways than one when he arrived at Leydon Hall -- and Alison Fairlie became nurse as well as caretaker when the Master of Leydon fell sick. Hero: Charles Leydon He...



  • ~~~ first published 1955 by Mills & Boon Peta, young orphan with a background of vagabond life on the Continent, made a disconcerting addition to Geoffrey Wentworth's austere bachelor household -- and he did not scruple to tell her so! It w...



  • ~~~ first published 1962 by Mills & Boon Paul Avery was only a waiter -- yet he owned a delightful country cottage, and indulged in the most expensive tastes. Lucy was intrigued by him; her employer, a member of an exiled royal family, frowned...



  • ~~~ first published 1954 by Mills & Boon Stacey knew that Dr. Martin Guelder had married her only to give her the protection of his name and the right to live in his house, and that all he expected of her in return was that she act as hostess and ...



  • ~~~ first published 1965 by Mills & Boon Carole was outraged and very resentful James Pentallon was handsome, rich and much sought after. Still, there was no reason for him to use Carole as he did. In danger of being trapped into marriage by...



  • ~~~ first published 1965 by Mills & Boon When Noel took a job as companion to the teenage ward of rich Gerard de Freer in a fairytale Austrian castle, she had expected to be able to cope with a rebellious sixteen-year-old. But the real problem tur...



  • ~~~ first published 1960 by Mills & Boon 'My dear Kathie, My godson, the Marques de Barrateira, and his stepmother have arrived unexpectedly, several days before I was looking forward to having them. I would like you, dear child, to come and j...



  • ~~~ first published 1964 by Mills & Boon Toni Darcy was stranded, penniless and alone, when Kurt Antoine offered her a job in his new hotel in the Austrian Tyrol. It seemed at first the answer to her problems -- until she realized that she had...






  • ~~~ first published 1961 by Mills & Boon Perhaps it was a little mischievous of Liane Daly to "lend" Stephanie a Paris flat that did not belong to her, but Liane's action had far-reaching consequences. For when the flat's righ...



  • ~~~ first published 1955 by Mills & Boon HE WAS DETERMINED BUT SO WAS SHE. Commander Roger Merlin wasted no time putting his plan into action. He offered to buy Eve's inheritance, Treloan Manor, before she had even seen it! But she had no i...



  • ~~~ first published 1954 by Mills & Boon She was late for their first meeting and he had been angry. It was a unlikely beginning for two people about to fall in love. Richard Trenchard was accustomed to having his own way, especially with women...



  • ~~~ first published 1952 by Mills & Boon To go from the shelter and seclusion of an English boarding-school to the vastness and glitter of London, a beautiful estate in Westmorland and the dreaming palaces of Venice -- and to be surrounded by ever...



  • ~~~ first published 1963 by Mills & Boon Dallas was afraid to let herself dream! Dallas Drew was the youngest and prettiest nurse at the hospital, and certainly the most inexperienced. Naturally, when the glamorous and popular Dr. Martin Loring...



  • ~~~ first published 1958 by Mills & Boon It was Elizabeth Waring's last night on the Costa Brava. The place was beautiful and romantic, and her holiday had been pleasant, but...nothing special had happened, and tomorrow she must go back to Lon...



  • ~~~ first published 1957 by Mills & Boon "It's a mistake for you to work here." While old Mr. Martingale was her boss, Lindsay hadn't minded working in the hotel that had once been her family home. Now Philip Summers had taken ove...



  • ~~~ first published 1956 by Mills & Boon How could she be sure of him? When Karen collapsed in his arms at the railway station, lain Mackenzie had been more than gentlemanly. He had insisted she regain her health at his lovely Highland estate....



  • ~~~ first publication Mills & Boon 1958 He was a famous Parisian doctor, reputed to know all that was to be known about the human heart, and doubtless few people could fault him on the goings on of auricles and ventricles, the superior and inferio...



  • ~~~ first published 1956 by Mills & Boon This man was as proud as a Roman Emperator -- she found him utterly fascinating.... Lucy Nolan wasn't sure of her feelings. Sir John gave his invalid daughter, Miranda, all that money could buy --...






  • ~~~ first published 1956 by Mills & Boon She would have enduring any peril, if only it meant that he would be at her side... The visit to Switzerland was an important one for the Holt sisters, for Lisa was to undergo, at the hands of a famous ...


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Susan Barrie has published 30 books.

Susan Barrie does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Hotel Stardust, was published in July 2021.

The first book by Susan Barrie, So Dear to My Heart, was published in February 1961.

No. Susan Barrie does not write books in series.