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'''Penny Jordan''' is a pen name used by [[Penelope Jones Halsall]] to sign [[Contemporary|contemporary]] novels from 1981 on.  
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'''Penny Jordan''' is a pen name used by [[Penelope Jones Halsall]] to sign [[Category Romance|category romances]] and [[Contemporary|contemporary]] novels. [[Penelope Jones Halsall|Penny Halsall]] start to use the pen name '''Penny Jordan''' in 1981, when [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] accepted her first novel for them, [[Falcon's Prey]]. She has since written over 170 [[Category Romance|category romances]] for [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Bonn]], as well as full-length [[Contemporary|contemporary]] novels. In North America her [[Category Romance|category romances]] are published mostly in the [[Harlequin Presents]] imprint. Almost 70 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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* [[Lydia Hitchcock]] - Pseudonym used to sign [[Thriller|Thrillers]] (1981-1982).
 
* [[Lydia Hitchcock]] - Pseudonym used to sign [[Thriller|Thrillers]] (1981-1982).
 
* [[Annie Groves]] - Pseudonym used to sign [[Historical]] novels (2003-Present).
 
* [[Annie Groves]] - Pseudonym used to sign [[Historical]] novels (2003-Present).
* Biography in [[Penelope Jones Halsall]].
 
 
== About the pen-name Penny Jordan ==
 
[[Penelope Jones Halsall|Penny Halsall]] start to use the pen name '''Penny Jordan''' in 1981, when [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] accepted her first novel for them, [[Falcon's Prey]]. She has since written over 170 [[Category Romance|category romances]] for [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Bonn]], as well as full-length [[Contemporary|contemporary]] novels. In North America her [[Category Romance|category romances]] are published mostly in the [[Harlequin Presents]] imprint. Almost 70 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide.
 
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Desire For Revenge]]'' - February 1986 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2509]])
 
* ''[[Desire For Revenge]]'' - February 1986 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2509]])
 
* ''[[Desire Never Changes]]'' - May 1986 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2554]])
 
* ''[[Desire Never Changes]]'' - May 1986 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2554]])
* [[Desire's Captive|''Desire's Captive'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#609]] July 1983
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* ''[[Desire's Captive]]'' - May 1983 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2061]])
* ''[[Equal Opportunities]]'' - July 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3116]])
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* ''[[Equal Opportunities]]'' - July 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3116]])
* [[Escape From Desire|''Escape From Desire'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#569]] February 1983
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* ''[[Escape From Desire]]'' - February 1983 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2028]])
* [[Exorcism|''Exorcism'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#850]] January 1986
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* ''[[Exorcism]]'' - August 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2425]])
* [[Expecting The Playboy's Heir|''Expecting The Playboy's Heir'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2495]] October 2005
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* ''[[Expecting The Playboy's Heir]]'' - October 2005 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #506]])
* [[An Expert Teacher|''Expert Teacher, An'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1153]] March 1989
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* ''[[An Expert Teacher|Expert Teacher, An]]'' - October 1987 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2796]])
* [[Falcon's Prey|''Falcon's Prey'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#471]] December 1981
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* ''[[Falcon's Prey]]'' - October 1981 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #1827]])
* [[Fantasy For Two|''Fantasy For Two'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1965]] July 1998
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* ''[[Fantasy For Two]]'' - May 1998 ([[Mills and Boon Presents By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Presents #161]])
* [[Fight For Love|''Fight For Love'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1089]] July 1988
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* ''[[Fight For Love]]'' - January 1988 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2830]])
* [[Fire With Fire|''Fire With Fire'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#916]] September 1986
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* ''[[Fire With Fire]]'' - October 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2451]])
* [[The Flawed Marriage|''Flawed Marriage, The'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#584]] April 1983
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* ''[[The Flawed Marriage|Flawed Marriage, The]]'' - March 1983 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2040]])
* ''[[For Better for Worse]]'' - (1993)
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* ''[[For Better For Worse]]'' - October 1993 ([[Worldwide Library|Worldwide]])  
* [[For One Night|''For One Night'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1137]] January 1989
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* ''[[For One Night]]'' - July 1987 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2734]])
* [[A Forbidden Loving|''Forbidden Loving, A'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1508]] November 1992
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* ''[[A Forbidden Loving|Forbidden Loving, A]]'' - July 1991 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3480]])
* [[Force Of Feeling|''Force Of Feeling'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1169]] May 1989
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* ''[[Force Of Feeling]]'' - July 1988 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2931]])
* [[Forgotten Passion|''Forgotten Passion'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#667]] February 1984
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* ''[[Forgotten Passion]]'' - December 1983 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2153]])
* [[Free Spirit|''Free Spirit'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1297]] September 1990
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* ''[[Free Spirit]]'' - October 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3157]])
* ''[[French Leave]]'' - (1994)
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* ''[[French Leave]]'' - April 1994 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #4061]])
* [[The Friendship Barrier|''Friendship Barrier, The'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#794]] June 1985
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* ''[[The Friendship Barrier|Friendship Barrier, The]]'' - February 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2347]])
* ''[[The Future King's Pregnant Mistress|Future King's Pregnant Mistress, The]]'' -  [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2643]] July 2007
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* ''[[The Future King's Pregnant Mistress|Future King's Pregnant Mistress, The]]'' -  June 2007 ([[The Royal House Of Niroli]] #1)
* [[Game Of Love|''Game Of Love'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1442]] March 1992
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* ''[[Game Of Love]]'' - November 1990 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3358]])
* [[The Hard Man|''Hard Man, The'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#897]] July 1986
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* ''[[The Hard Man|Hard Man, The]]'' - December 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2484]])
* [[Her Christmas Fantasy|''Her Christmas Fantasy'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1851]] December 1996
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* ''[[Her Christmas Fantasy]]'' - November 1996 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
* ''[[Her Lover Her Husband]]'' - (2006)
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* ''[[The Hidden Years|Hidden Years, The]]'' - October 1990 ([[Worldwide Library|Worldwide]]) [[Hardcover]]
* ''[[The Hidden Years|Hidden Years, The]]'' - (1990)
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* ''[[Injured Innocent]]'' - October 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2472]])
[[Injured Innocent|''Injured Innocent'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#883]] May 1986
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* ''[[The Inward Storm|''Inward Storm, The'']]'' - May 1984 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2230]])
* [[The Inward Storm|''Inward Storm, The'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#713]] August 1984
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* ''[[Island Of The Dawn]]'' - September 1982 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #1956]])
* [[Island Of The Dawn|''Island Of The Dawn'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#641]] November 1983
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* ''[[The Italian Duke's Wife|''Italian Duke's Wife, The'']]'' - March 2006 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #545]])
* ''[[The Italian Duke's Mistress| Italian Duke's Mistress, The]]'' - (2006)
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* ''[[A Kind Of Madness|Kind Of Madness, A]]'' - December 1990 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3372]])
[[The Italian Duke's Wife|''Italian Duke's Wife, The'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2529]] April 2006
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* ''[[Law Of Attraction]]'' - July 1992 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3697]])
* [[A Kind Of Madness|''Kind Of Madness, A'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1456]] May 1992
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* ''[[Lesson To Learn]]'' - June 1992 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3678]])
* [[Law Of Attraction|''Law Of Attraction'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1705]] December 1994
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* ''[[Levelling The Score]]'' - November 1987 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2798]])
* [[Lesson To Learn|''Lesson To Learn'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1673]] August 1994
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* ''[[Lingering Shadows]]'' - May 1992 ([[Worldwide Library|Worldwide]]) [[Hardcover]]
* [[Levelling The Score|''Levelling The Score'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1113]] October 1988
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* ''[[Long Cold Winter]]'' - March 1982 ([[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|Harlequin Presents #489]])
* ''[[Lingering Shadows]]'' - (1992)
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* ''[[Love's Choices]]'' - April 1984 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
[[Long Cold Winter|''Long Cold Winter'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#489]] March 1982
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* ''[[Lover By Deception]]'' - June 1999 ([[Mills and Boon Presents By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Presents #265]])
* [[Lover By Deception|''Lover By Deception'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2068]] December 1999
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* ''[[Lovers Touch]]'' - January 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3015]])
* [[Lovers Touch|''Lovers Touch'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1216]] November 1989
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* ''[[Loving]]'' - January 1987 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2663]])
* ''[[Love's Choices]]'' - (1984)
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* ''[[A Man Possessed|Man Possessed, A]]'' - June 1986 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2563]])
* [[Loving|''Loving'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1075]] May 1988
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* ''[[Man-Hater]]'' - October 1983 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2140]])
* [[A Man Possessed|''Man Possessed, A'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#962]] March 1987
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* ''[[Marco's Convenient Wife]]'' - October 2002 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #218]])
*  [[Man-Hater|''Man-Hater'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#655]] January 1984
 
*  [[Marco's Convenient Wife|''Marco's Convenient Wife'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2314]] April 2003
 
 
*  [[The Marriage Demand|''Marriage Demand, The'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2211]] November 2001
 
*  [[The Marriage Demand|''Marriage Demand, The'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2211]] November 2001
 
*  [[Marriage Make Up|''Marriage Make Up'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1983]] October 1998
 
*  [[Marriage Make Up|''Marriage Make Up'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#1983]] October 1998
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* ''[[The Boss's Marriage Arrangement|Boss's Marriage Arrangement, The]]'' in "[[Strictly Business]]" - September 2004 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
 
* ''[[The Boss's Marriage Arrangement|Boss's Marriage Arrangement, The]]'' in "[[Strictly Business]]" - September 2004 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
 
* ''[[Bride At Bellfield Mill]]'' in "[[Winter Waifs]]" - October 2007 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
 
* ''[[Bride At Bellfield Mill]]'' in "[[Winter Waifs]]" - October 2007 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
* ''[[Christmas Eve Wedding]]'' in "[[Winter Weddings]]" - October 2002 [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[Christmas Eve Wedding]]'' in "[[Winter Weddings]]" - October 2002 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[Figgy Pudding]]'' in "[[Christmas Treats]]" - November 1997 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
  
 
== Collections ==
 
== Collections ==
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* '''The Crightons''' - September 1991 ([[Harlequin By Request]])
 
* '''The Crightons''' - September 1991 ([[Harlequin By Request]])
 
* '''The Desert Sheikh's Virgin''' - July 2008 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
 
* '''The Desert Sheikh's Virgin''' - July 2008 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* '''Her Lover, Her Husband''' - September 2006 ([[Queens Of Romance - Collection|Queens Of Romance]])
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* '''Jet Set Wives''' - June 2008 ([[Queens Of Romance - Collection|Queens Of Romance]])
  
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
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#  [[Expecting The Playboy's Heir|''Expecting The Playboy's Heir'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2495]] October 2005
 
#  [[Expecting The Playboy's Heir|''Expecting The Playboy's Heir'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2495]] October 2005
 
#  [[Blackmailing The Society Bride|''Blackmailing The Society Bride'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2505]] December 2005
 
#  [[Blackmailing The Society Bride|''Blackmailing The Society Bride'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2505]] December 2005
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=== Series contributed to
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* The Royal House of Niroli
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** #1, [[The Future King's Pregnant Mistress]], June 2007
  
 
== Honors/Awards ==
 
== Honors/Awards ==

Revision as of 12:56, 9 November 2008

Penny Jordan is a pen name used by Penelope Jones Halsall to sign category romances and contemporary novels. Penny Halsall start to use the pen name Penny Jordan in 1981, when Mills & Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey. She has since written over 170 category romances for Mills & Bonn, as well as full-length contemporary novels. In North America her category romances are published mostly in the Harlequin Presents imprint. Almost 70 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide.

See Also

Bibliography

Books

Novellas

Collections

Series/Related Titles

Bride's Bouquet or To Wed? Series

  1. Woman To Wed? - Presents, #1883 May 1997
  2. Best Man To Wed? - Presents, #1889 June 1997
  3. Too Short A Blessing - Presents, #1023 November 1987

The Perfect or Crightons Series

  1. A Perfect Family 1997
  2. The Perfect Seduction - Presents, #1941 March 1998
  3. Perfect Marriage Material - Presents, #1948 April 1998
  4. The Perfect Match? - Presents, #1954 May 1998
  5. The Perfect Lover - Presents, #2025 May 1999
  6. The Perfect Sinner 1999
  7. The Ultimate Surrender - Presents, #2189 July 2001
  8. The Perfect Father - Presents, #2092 March 2000
  9. A Perfect Night - Presents, #2104 May 2000
  10. Coming Home 2000
  11. Starting Over 2001

Fantasy in the Night Series

Sweet Revenge/Seduction Series

  1. Mistress Assignment 1999
  2. Lover By Deception - Presents, #2068 December 1999
  3. A Treacherous Seduction - Presents, #2074 January 2000
  4. The Marriage Resolution - Presents, #2079 January 2000

Sheikh's Arabian Nights Series

  1. The Sheikh's Virgin Bride - Presents, #2325 June 2003
  2. One Night With The Sheikh - Presents, #2332 July 2003
  3. Possessed By The Sheikh - Presents, #2457 April 2005
  4. Prince Of The Desert - Presents, #2547 July 2006

Jet Set Wives Series

  1. Bedding His Virgin Mistress - Presents, #2481 August 2005
  2. Expecting The Playboy's Heir - Presents, #2495 October 2005
  3. Blackmailing The Society Bride - Presents, #2505 December 2005

=== Series contributed to

Honors/Awards

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