Marius Gabriel
Encyclopedia
Marius Gabriel is an international romance
and mystery writer
, and artist
. Under the pseudonym Madeleine Ker, he is a popular writer
of over 30 romance novel
s since 1983. As Marius Gabriel he has written four mystery best-sellers and two historical novels. He has also written and illustrated children's books, including Smartypig, the tale of a genetically modified piglet.
He lives in Cairo, Egypt.
, of Sicilian and British parents. He studied Shakespeare in the University of Newcastle in northern England
. To finance his postgraduate research, he began writing romance fiction. He sold his first novel to Mills & Boon
, published in 1983 under the female pseudonym Madeleine Ker. He left his academic pursuits to become a full-time writer.
He lives with his wife and three children in Spain
.
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
and mystery writer
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....
, and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. Under the pseudonym Madeleine Ker, he is a popular writer
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 over 30 romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
s since 1983. As Marius Gabriel he has written four mystery best-sellers and two historical novels. He has also written and illustrated children's books, including Smartypig, the tale of a genetically modified piglet.
He lives in Cairo, Egypt.
Biography
Marius Gabriel Cipolla was born on November 13, 1954 in Mafeking, South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, of Sicilian and British parents. He studied Shakespeare in the University of Newcastle in northern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. To finance his postgraduate research, he began writing romance fiction. He sold his first novel to Mills & Boon
Mills & Boon
Mills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
, published in 1983 under the female pseudonym Madeleine Ker. He left his academic pursuits to become a full-time writer.
He lives with his wife and three children in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Single novels
- Aquamarine (1983)
- Virtuous lady (1983)
- Voyage of the Mistral (1983)
- Pacific Aphrodite (1983)
- The Street of the Fountain (1984)
- Winged Lion (1984)
- Pacific Aphrodite (1984)
- Working Relationship (1984)
- Fire of the Gods (1984)
- Out of This Darkness (1984)
- Hostage (1985)
- Comrade Wolf (1985)
- Ice Princess (1985)
- Danger Zone (1985)
- Impact (1986)
- The Wilder Shores of Love (1987)
- Judgement (1987)
- Frazer's Law (1987)
- Stormy Attraction (1988)
- Take-over (1988)
- Tuscan Encounter (1988)
- Troublemaker (1988)
- Special Arrangement (1989)
- Tiger's Eye (1989)
- Passion's Far Shore (1989)
- Duel of Passion (1990)
- Whirlpool (1992)
- The Alpha Male (2003)
- The Sicilian Duke's Demand (2005)
Omnibus in collaboration
- Trodden Paths / Voyage of the Mistral / Innocent Abroad (1989) (with Jacqueline Gilbert and Jessica SteeleJessica SteeleJessica Steele is a popular British author of over 85 romance novels. Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon since 1979.-Biography:...
)
Suspense novels
- The Original Sin (1993)
- The Mask of Time (1994)
- House of Many Rooms (1999)
- The Seventh Moon (2001)
Omnibus in collaboration
- Anvil of Stars / The Original Sin / The Shee (1993) (with Joe DonnellyJoe DonnellyJoseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Donnelly announced Monday May 9 that he would run for the United States Senate seat that is held by Republican Richard Lugar.-Early life, education and career:Joe Donnelly...
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)