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'''Penny Jordan''' is a pen name of [[Penelope Jones Halsall]]. She started to use that name in 1981 when [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] accepted her first book, ''[[Falcon's Prey]]''. She has since written over 170 [[Category Romance|category romances]] for [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Bonn]].
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'''Penny Jordan''' is a pen name of [[Penelope Jones Halsall]]. She started to use that name in 1981 when [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] accepted her first book, ''[[Falcon's Prey]]''. She has since written over 170 [[Category Romance|category romances]] for [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]].
  
 
Penny Jordan's first [[Contemporary|contemporary romance]], ''[[Love's Choices]]'', was published by [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] in 1984. Later she wrote for the [[Worldwide Library|Worldwide]] and [[Mira]] imprint.  
 
Penny Jordan's first [[Contemporary|contemporary romance]], ''[[Love's Choices]]'', was published by [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] in 1984. Later she wrote for the [[Worldwide Library|Worldwide]] and [[Mira]] imprint.  
  
 
In 2008 the UK-based [[Avon]] imprint of [[HarperCollins]] released ''[[Silk - Penny Jordan|Silk]]'', the first part of a trilogy featuring a Cheshire family and spanning the years from 1929 to 2002. Almost 70 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide.
 
In 2008 the UK-based [[Avon]] imprint of [[HarperCollins]] released ''[[Silk - Penny Jordan|Silk]]'', the first part of a trilogy featuring a Cheshire family and spanning the years from 1929 to 2002. Almost 70 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide.
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Penny Jordan was born on November 24, 1946. She passed away on December 31, 2011.
 
[[Image:Penny Jordan 1.jpg|frame|right|(from eHarlequin.com)]]
 
[[Image:Penny Jordan 1.jpg|frame|right|(from eHarlequin.com)]]
 
[[Image:Penny Jordan 2.jpg|frame|right|(from millsandboon.co.uk)]]
 
[[Image:Penny Jordan 2.jpg|frame|right|(from millsandboon.co.uk)]]
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
 
* [[Caroline Courtney]]
 
* [[Caroline Courtney]]
 
* [[Annie Groves]]
 
* [[Annie Groves]]
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* [[Melinda Wright]]
 
* [[Melinda Wright]]
  
== Bibliography ==
 
 
=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
* ''[[Back In The Marriage Bed]]'' - September 2000 ([[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|Harlequin Presents #2129]])
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* ''[[Back In The Marriage Bed]]'' - 2000
* ''[[Bedding His Virgin Mistress]]'' - August 2005 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #490]])
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* ''[[Bedding His Virgin Mistress]]'' - 2005
* ''[[Best Man To Wed?]]'' - October 1996 ([[Mills and Boon Presents By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Presents #9]]
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* ''[[Best Man To Wed?]]'' - 1996
* ''[[Beyond Compare]]'' - March 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3049]])
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* ''[[Beyond Compare - Penny Jordan|Beyond Compare]]'' - 1989
* ''[[Bitter Betrayal]]'' - December 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3184]])
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* ''[[Bitter Betrayal]]'' - 1989
* ''[[Blackmail]]'' - May 1982 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #1908]])
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* ''[[Blackmail]]'' - 1982
* ''[[The Blackmail Baby - Penny Jordan|Blackmail Baby, The]]'' - April 2002 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #170]])
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* ''[[The Blackmail Baby - Penny Jordan|Blackmail Baby, The]]'' - 2002  
* ''[[The Blackmail Marriage|Blackmail Marriage, The]]'' - January 2004 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #338]])
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* ''[[The Blackmail Marriage|Blackmail Marriage, The]]'' - 2004
* ''[[Blackmailing The Society Bride]]'' - December 2005 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #521]])
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* ''[[Blackmailing The Society Bride]]'' - 2005
* ''[[Bought With His Name]]'' - December 1982 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2004]])
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* ''[[Bought With His Name]]'' - 1982
* ''[[Breaking Away]]'' - June 1990 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3280]])
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* ''[[Breaking Away]]'' - 1990
* ''[[The Caged Tiger|Caged Tiger, The]]'' - June 1982 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #1922]])
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* ''[[The Caged Tiger|Caged Tiger, The]]'' - 1982
* ''[[Campaign For Loving]]'' - October 1984 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2326]])
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* ''[[Campaign For Loving]]'' - 1984
* ''[[Capable Of Feeling]]'' - April 1986 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2537]])
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* ''[[Capable Of Feeling]]'' - 1986
* ''[[Captive At The Sicilian Billionaire's Command]]'' - March 2009 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #833]])
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* ''[[Captive At The Sicilian Billionaire's Command]]'' - 2009
* ''[[The Christmas Bride|Christmas Bride, The]]'' - December 2006 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #617]])
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* ''[[The Christmas Bride|Christmas Bride, The]]'' - 2006
* ''[[The City-Girl Bride|City-Girl Bride, The]]'' - December 2001 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #317]])
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* ''[[The City-Girl Bride|City-Girl Bride, The]]'' - 2001
* ''[[Coming Home - Penny Jordan|Coming Home]]'' - October 2000 ([[Harlequin]])
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* ''[[Coming Home - Penny Jordan|Coming Home]]'' - 2000
* ''[[Cruel Legacy]]'' - September 1994 ([[Silhouette]] by [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Cruel Legacy]]'' - 1994
* ''[[A Cure For Love|Cure For Love, A]]'' - November 1991 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3556]])
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* ''[[A Cure For Love|Cure For Love, A]]'' - 1991
* ''[[Dangerous Interloper]]'' - September 1991 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3515]])
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* ''[[Dangerous Interloper]]'' - 1991
* ''[[Darker Side Of Desire]]'' - October 1984 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2290]])
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* ''[[Darker Side Of Desire]]'' - 1984
* ''[[Daughter Of Hassan]]'' - August 1982 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #1940]])
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* ''[[Daughter Of Hassan]]'' - 1982
* ''[[The Demetrios Virgin|Demetrios Virgin, The]]'' - March 2001 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #65]])
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* ''[[The Demetrios Virgin|Demetrios Virgin, The]]'' - 2001
* ''[[Desire For Revenge]]'' - February 1986 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2509]])
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* ''[[Desire For Revenge]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[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]]'' - May 1983 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2061]])
 
* ''[[Desire's Captive]]'' - May 1983 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2061]])
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* ''[[Potential Danger]]'' - November 1988 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2984]])
 
* ''[[Potential Danger]]'' - November 1988 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2984]])
 
* ''[[Power Games]]'' - September 1995 ([[Mira]]) [[Hardcover]]
 
* ''[[Power Games]]'' - September 1995 ([[Mira]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[The Power Of Vasilii|Power Of Vasilii, The]]'' - December 2011 ([[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|Harlequin Presents #3029]])
 
* ''[[Power Play]]'' - May 1988 ([[Worldwide Library|Worldwide]])
 
* ''[[Power Play]]'' - May 1988 ([[Worldwide Library|Worldwide]])
 
* ''[[Prince Of The Desert]]'' - June 2006 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #569]])
 
* ''[[Prince Of The Desert]]'' - June 2006 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #569]])
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* ''[[Time For Trust]]'' - March 1990 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3281]])
 
* ''[[Time For Trust]]'' - March 1990 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3281]])
 
* ''[[Time Fuse]]'' - June 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2398]])
 
* ''[[Time Fuse]]'' - June 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2398]])
* ''[[A Time To Dream|Time To Dream, A]]'' - August 1991 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3500]])
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* ''[[A Time To Dream|Time To Dream, A]]'' - 1991
* ''[[To Love, Honour and Betray]]'' - July 1998 ([[Mira]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[To Love, Honour and Betray]]'' - 1998
* ''[[Too Short A Blessing]]'' - March 1987 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2679]])
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* ''[[Too Short A Blessing]]'' - 1987
* ''[[Too Wise To Wed?]]'' - January 1997 ([[Mills and Boon Presents By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Presents #33]])
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* ''[[Too Wise To Wed?]]'' - 1997
* ''[[A Treacherous Seduction|Treacherous Seduction, A]]'' - August 1999 ([[Mills and Boon Presents By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Presents #281]])
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* ''[[A Treacherous Seduction|Treacherous Seduction, A]]'' - 1999
* ''[[The Trusting Game|Trusting Game, The]]'' - June 1995 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #4289]])
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* ''[[The Trusting Game|Trusting Game, The]]'' - 1995
* ''[[Tug Of Love]]'' - January 1993 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3801]])
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* ''[[Tug Of Love]]'' - 1993
* ''[[The Tycoon's Virgin|Tycoon's Virgin, The]]'' - July 2002 ([[Modern Romance By The Numbers|Modern Romance #194]])
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* ''[[The Tycoon's Virgin|Tycoon's Virgin, The]]'' - 2002
* ''[[The Ultimate Surrender|Ultimate Surrender, The]]'' - April 2000 ([[Mills and Boon Presents By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Presents #345]])
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* ''[[The Ultimate Surrender|Ultimate Surrender, The]]'' - 2000
* ''[[An Unbroken Marriage|Unbroken Marriage, An]]'' - October 1982 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #1965]])
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* ''[[An Unbroken Marriage|Unbroken Marriage, An]]'' - 1982
* ''[[An Unforgettable Man|Unforgettable Man, An]]'' - January 1996 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #4413]])
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* ''[[An Unforgettable Man|Unforgettable Man, An]]'' - 1996
* ''[[Unspoken Desire]]'' - May 1990 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3261]])
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* ''[[Unspoken Desire]]'' - 1990
* ''[[Unwanted Wedding]]'' - March 1995 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #4250]])
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* ''[[Unwanted Wedding]]'' - 1995
* ''[[Valentine's Night]]'' - October 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3162]])
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* ''[[Valentine's Night]]'' - 1989
* ''[[Virgin For The Billionaire's Taking]]'' - September 2008 ([[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|Harlequin Presents #2755]])
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* ''[[Virgin For The Billionaire's Taking]]'' - 2008
* ''[[Wanting]]'' - September 1984 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2287]])
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* ''[[Wanting]]'' - 1984
* ''[[What You Made Me]]'' - January 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2331]])
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* ''[[What You Made Me]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Without Trust']]'' - October 1988 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2967]])
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* ''[[Without Trust']]'' - 1988
* ''[[Woman To Wed?]]'' - September 1996 ([[Mills and Boon Presents By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Presents #1]])
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* ''[[Woman To Wed?]]'' - 1996
* ''[[Yesterday's Echoes]]'' - May 1993 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3872]])
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* ''[[Yesterday's Echoes]]'' - 1993
* ''[[You Owe Me]]'' - June 1985 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2409]])
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* ''[[You Owe Me]]'' - 1985
  
 
=== Novellas ===
 
=== Novellas ===
* ''[[The Boss's Marriage Arrangement|Boss's Marriage Arrangement, The]]'' in "[[Strictly Business - Anthology|Strictly Business]]" - September 2004 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[The Boss's Marriage Arrangement|Boss's Marriage Arrangement, The]]'' in "[[Strictly Business - Anthology|Strictly Business]]" - 2004
* ''[[Bride At Bellfield Mill]]'' in "[[Winter Waifs]]" - October 2007 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[Bride At Bellfield Mill]]'' in "[[Winter Waifs]]" - 2007
* ''[[Christmas Eve Wedding]]'' in "[[Winter Weddings]]" - October 2002 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[Christmas Eve Wedding]]'' in "[[Winter Weddings]]" - 2002
* ''[[Figgy Pudding]]'' in "[[Christmas Treats]]" - November 1997 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[Figgy Pudding]]'' in "[[Christmas Treats]]" - 1997
* ''[[My Secret Wish List]]'' in "[[What Women Want!]]" - January 2003 ([[Tender Romance By The Numbers|Tender Romance #181]])
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* ''[[My Secret Wish List]]'' in "[[What Women Want!]]" - 2003
* ''[[A Spanish Christmas]]'' in "[[Christmas With A Latin Lover]]" - November 2001 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[A Spanish Christmas]]'' in "[[Christmas With A Latin Lover]]" - 2001
* ''[[They're Wed Again]]'' in "[[Nearly Weds!]]" - March 1999 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[They're Wed Again]]'' in "[[Nearly Weds!]]" - 1999
* ''[[Wanting His Child]]'' in "[[A Man For Mum]]" - February 1999 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])
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* ''[[Wanting His Child]]'' in "[[A Man For Mum]]" - 1999
  
 
=== Collections ===
 
=== Collections ===
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* [[Penny Jordan Collector's Edition]]
 
* [[Penny Jordan Collector's Edition]]
 
* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - April 1993 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Loving]]'' / ''[[Too Short A Blessing]]'')
 
* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - April 1993 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Loving]]'' / ''[[Too Short A Blessing]]'')
* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - December 1993 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Beyond Compare]]'' / ''[[Potential Danger]]'')
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* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - December 1993 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Beyond Compare - Penny Jordan|Beyond Compare]]'' / ''[[Potential Danger]]'')
 
* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - August 1994 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Breaking Away]]'' / ''[[Rival Attractions]]'')
 
* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - August 1994 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Breaking Away]]'' / ''[[Rival Attractions]]'')
 
* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - April 1995 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Out Of The Night - Penny Jordan|Out Of The Night]]'' / ''[[Second Time Loving]]'')
 
* '''Penny Jordan Duet''' - April 1995 ([[Mills and Boon Duet|Mills & Boon Duet]]) (''[[Out Of The Night - Penny Jordan|Out Of The Night]]'' / ''[[Second Time Loving]]'')
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# [[The Sicilian Boss's Mistress|Sicilian Boss's Mistress, The]] - May 2009  
 
# [[The Sicilian Boss's Mistress|Sicilian Boss's Mistress, The]] - May 2009  
 
# [[The Sicilian's Baby Bargain|Sicilian's Baby Bargain, The]] - August 2009
 
# [[The Sicilian's Baby Bargain|Sicilian's Baby Bargain, The]] - August 2009
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===Russian Rivals===
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# [[The Most Coveted Prize|Most Coveted Prize, The]] - November 2011
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# [[The Power Of Vasilii|Power Of Vasilii, The]] - December 2011
  
 
==Series Contributed To==
 
==Series Contributed To==

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Penny Jordan is a pen name of Penelope Jones Halsall. She started to use that name in 1981 when Mills & Boon accepted her first book, Falcon's Prey. She has since written over 170 category romances for Mills & Boon.

Penny Jordan's first contemporary romance, Love's Choices, was published by Mills & Boon in 1984. Later she wrote for the Worldwide and Mira imprint.

In 2008 the UK-based Avon imprint of HarperCollins released Silk, the first part of a trilogy featuring a Cheshire family and spanning the years from 1929 to 2002. Almost 70 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide.

Penny Jordan was born on November 24, 1946. She passed away on December 31, 2011.

(from eHarlequin.com)
(from millsandboon.co.uk)

See Also

Books

Novellas

Collections

Series/Related Titles

Bride's Bouquet or To Wed? Series

  1. Woman To Wed?, 1996
  2. Best Man To Wed?, 1996
  3. Too Wise To Wed?, 1997

The Perfect or Crightons Series

  1. A Perfect Family, 1997
  2. The Perfect Seduction, 1997
  3. Perfect Marriage Material, 1997
  4. The Perfect Match?, 1997
  5. The Perfect Lover, 1999
  6. The Perfect Sinner, 1999
  7. The Perfect Father, 2000
  8. A Perfect Night, 2000
  9. Coming Home, 2000
  10. Starting Over, 2001

Fantasy in the Night Series

  1. Fantasy For Two, 1998
  2. One Night In His Arms, 1998

Sweet Revenge/Seduction Series

  1. The Mistress Assignment, 1999
  2. Lover By Deception, 1999
  3. A Treacherous Seduction, 1999
  4. The Marriage Resolution, 1999

Arabian Nights Series

Set in the fictional Desert Kingdoms of Zuran and Dhurahn. Apart from Taken By The Sheikh and The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress the books are not related.

  1. The Sheikh's Virgin Bride, 2003
  2. One Night With The Sheikh, 2003
  3. Possessed By The Sheikh, 2005
  4. Prince Of The Desert, 2006
  5. Taken By The Sheikh, 2007
  6. The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress, 2008

Jet Set Wives Series

Three school friends and their event-organising business Prêt a Party

  1. Bedding His Virgin Mistress , 2005
  2. Expecting The Playboy's Heir, 2005
  3. Blackmailing The Society Bride, 2005

Pickford Family Trilogy

A Cheshire family from 1929 to 2002

  1. Silk, 2008 (from 1929 to the early years of WWII)
  2. Sins, 2009

Leopardi Brothers

  1. Captive At The Sicilian Billionaire's Command - March 2009
  2. Sicilian Boss's Mistress, The - May 2009
  3. Sicilian's Baby Bargain, The - August 2009

Russian Rivals

  1. Most Coveted Prize, The - November 2011
  2. Power Of Vasilii, The - December 2011

Series Contributed To

Honors/Awards

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