Carol Townend
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Carol Townend is a writer
of historical romance
s for Harlequin Mills & Boon. Her novels are generally set in Medieval England and Europe. Her first novel won the Romantic Novelists' Association
New Writer's Award. She has also published a number of articles with Writing Magazine and Writers' News.
, Yorkshire, England, Carol was educated in Whitby by Anglican nuns within sight of Whitby Abbey
. Her love of ancient and medieval history took her to London University where she read History at Royal Holloway College. Her first novel, set in 11th century England and published by Mills & Boon, won the RNA New Writers' Award in 1989. For the last 20 years she has lived in London with her husband and daughter.
Wessex Weddings:
The Herevi Sagas:
Stand Alone:
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of historical romance
Historical romance
Historical romance is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.-Definition:Historical romance is set before World War II...
s for Harlequin Mills & Boon. Her novels are generally set in Medieval England and Europe. Her first novel won the Romantic Novelists' Association
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association is a writers' association in the UK. Founded in 1960, mainly through the efforts of Denise Robins , Barbara Cartland , Vivian Stuart , and other authors like Elizabeth Goudge, Netta Muskett, Catherine Cookson, Rosamunde Pilcher and Lucilla Andrews.The RNA runs...
New Writer's Award. She has also published a number of articles with Writing Magazine and Writers' News.
Biography
Born in 1953 in HarrogateHarrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
, Yorkshire, England, Carol was educated in Whitby by Anglican nuns within sight of Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII...
. Her love of ancient and medieval history took her to London University where she read History at Royal Holloway College. Her first novel, set in 11th century England and published by Mills & Boon, won the RNA New Writers' Award in 1989. For the last 20 years she has lived in London with her husband and daughter.
Fiction by Publication Date
- Betrothed to the Barbarian (2012) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Chained to the Barbarian (2012) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Bound to the Barbarian (2010) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Her Banished Lord (2010) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord (2009) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- His Captive Lady (2008) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- An Honorable Rogue (2008) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- The Novice Bride (2007) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Blackthorn Winter (1993) Hodder Headline
- The Stone Rose (1992) Hodder Headline
- Leaves on the Wind (1990) Mills & Boon Masquerade
- Sapphire in the Snow (1989) (Winner of RNA New Writers' Award) Mills & Boon Masquerade
- Shattered Vows (1989) Mills & Boon Masquerade
Fiction by Series
Palace Brides:- Bound to the Barbarian (2010) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Chained to the Barbarian (2012) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Betrothed to the Barbarian (2012) Harlequin Mills & Boon
Wessex Weddings:
- The Novice Bride (2007) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- An Honorable Rogue (2008) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- His Captive Lady (2008) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord (2009) Harlequin Mills & Boon
- Her Banished Lord (2010) Harlequin Mills & Boon
The Herevi Sagas:
- The Stone Rose (1992) Hodder Headline
- Blackthorn Winter (1993) Hodder Headline
Stand Alone:
- Shattered Vows (1989) Mills & Boon Masquerade
- Sapphire in the Snow (1989) Mills & Boon Masquerade
- Leaves on the Wind (1990) Mills & Boon Masquerade
Non-Fiction
- Royal Russia (1995) Smith Gryphon, (reprinted by John Blake Publishing 2006)