Mary George

Mary George

Infobox Writer


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name = Mary Catherine George
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pseudonym = Mary George,
Elizabeth Thornton
birthdate = 19??
birthplace = Aberdeen, Scotland (UK)
nationality = Canadian
occupation = Novelist
period = 1980-present
genre = Historical romance
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website = http://www.ElizabethThornton.com

Mary George (b. in Aberdeen, Scotland), well-known as Elizabeth Thornton is a Canadian writer of historical romance novels.

Biography

Mary George, who writes as Elizabeth Thornton, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was an elementary school teacher before establishing the St. Swithin Street Nursery School in 1967.

In 1969, she and her family, her husband and their three sons, moved to Winnipeg, Canada, where she continued her teaching career. In 1977, she was appointed as a Pastoral Assistant of a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg. In 1985, she completed an honors degree in Classical Greek winning the Gold Medal in Classics. Her honor's thesis was entitled "Women in Euripides."

In 1987, she became a full time writer.

Bibliography

As Mary George

"Women in Euripides," 1980

As Elizabeth Thornton

ingle novels

*"Bluestocking Bride" 1987/Nov ISBN 0821775375
*"A Virtuous Lady" 1988/Mar ISBN 0821723146
*"The Passionate Prude" 1988/Oct = To Love an Earl 2004
*"Fallen Angel" 1989/Apr ISBN 0821776061
*"The Worldly Widow" 1990/Jan ISBN 0821777149
*"Scarlet Angel" 1990/Aug 2005,10 ISBN 0821777130
*"Highland Fire" 1994/Jan ISBN 0821774948
*"The Bride's Bodyguard" 1997/Apr 2006,09 ISBN 0553589237
*"You Only Love Twice" 1998/Mar ISBN 0553574264
*"Strangers at Dawn" 1999/Nov ISBN 0553581171
*"Shady Lady" 2004/Fev ISBN 0553584901
*"To Love an Earl" 2004 ISBN 0821776002

Devereux Family Saga Series

#"Tender the Storm" 1991/May ISBN 1558175164
#"Velvet is the Night" 1992/Apr ISBN 1558175989
#"Cherished" 1993/Sep ISBN 0821773895

Dangerous Series

#"Dangerous to Love" 1994/Jun ISBN 0553589245
#"Dangerous to Kiss" 1995/Apr ISBN 0553573721
#"Dangerous to hold" 1996/Apr ISBN 0553574795

Princess Series

#"Whisper his Name" 1999/Mar ISBN 0553574272
#"Princess Charming" 2001/Fev ISBN 0553581201
#"The Perfect Princess" 2001/Nov ISBN 0553581236
#"Almost the Princess" 2003/Jan ISBN 0553587749

The Trap Series

#"The Marriage Trap" 2005/Jul ISBN 0553587536
#"The Bachelor trap" 2006/Apr ISBN 0553587544
#"The Pleasure Trap" 2007/Jul ISBN 0553589571

Anthologies in collaboration

*"Sheer Sorcery" in "CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY" 1990/Nov
*"The Trouble with Angels" in "MY GUARDIAN ANGEL" 1995/Fev (with Sandra Chastain, Kay Hooper, Susan Krinard and Karyn Monk)

Non-fiction

*"The Ten Best of Everything in Martha's Vineyard" (1992)
*"The Ten Best of Everything in Santa Barbara" (1993)
*"The Ten Best of Everything in Santa Fe" (1995)

References and sources

* [http://www.ElizabethThornton.com Elizabeth Thornton's Official Homepage]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/t/elizabeth-thornton Elizabeth Thornton's in Fantastic Fiction]


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