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'''Caroline Courtney''' is a pen name used by [[Penelope Jones Halsall]] - aka [[Penny Jordan]] - to sign [[Regency]] novels from 1979 to 1986. [[Penelope Jones Halsall|Penny Halsall]] entered a competition run by [[The Romantic Novelists' Association]] (RNA). Although she didn't win, an agent, who was looking for a new-style [[Georgette Heyer]], contacted the RNA. In 1979 she published [[Duchess In Disguise]]], her first novels as '''Caroline Courtney''' and wrote 25 [[Regency Romance|Regency Romances]]. She was advertised as ''The New Mistress of [[Regency Romance]]'' in the UK, ''England's New Mistress of [[Regency Romance]]'' in US and ''The New [[Georgette Heyer]]'' in Germany.
  
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== See Also ==
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* [[Penny Jordan]] - [[Category Romance|category romances]] and [[Contemporary|contemporary]] novels
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''[[Penelope Jones Halsall]]'''
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* [[Melinda Wright]] - air-hostess romps
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* [[Lydia Hitchcock]] - [[Thriller|Thrillers]]
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* [[Annie Groves]] - [[Historical]] novels
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* her biography at [[Penelope Jones Halsall]]
! Nationality and residence:
 
| English resident in Preston, Lancashire, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom.
 
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! Born:
 
| November 24, 1946 in England, Great Britain, United Kingdom.
 
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! Died:
 
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! Web-page:
 
| http://www.Penny-Jordan.co.uk or http://www.AnnieGroves.co.uk
 
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Abandoned For Love]]'' - February 1981 ([[Warner]])
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''[[Penelope Jones Halsall]]'s [[Pseudonym]]s'''
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* ''[[Conspiracy Of Kisses]]'' - February 1986 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[The Courier Of Love]]'' - December 1982 ([[Warner]])
! '''[[Caroline Courtney]]
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* ''[[Dangerous Engagement]]'' - November 1979 ([[Warner]])
| Pseudonym used to sign regency novels (1979-1986).
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* ''[[The Daring Heart]]'' - June 1982 ([[Warner]])
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* ''[[Destiny's Duchess]]'' - October 1982 ([[Warner]])
! '''[[Melinda Wright]]
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* ''[[Dual Enchantment]]'' - 1982 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC
| Pseudonym used to sign air-hostess romps(1981-1983).
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* ''[[Duchess In Disguise]]'' March 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[Forbidden Love]]'' - December 1980 ([[Warner]])
! '''[[Lydia Hitchcock]]
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* ''[[The Fortunes Of Love]]'' - January 1980 ([[Warner]])
| Pseudonym used to sign thrillers (1981-1982).
 
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! '''[[Penny Jordan]]
 
| Pseudonym used to sign contemporany novels (1981-Present).
 
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! '''[[Annie Groves]]
 
| Pseudonym used to sign historical novels (2003-Present).
 
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==About the pen-name Caroline Courtney==
 
Penny Halsall entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, an agent, who was looking for a new-style Georgette Heyer, contacted the R.N.A. In 1979, she published her first novels as Caroline Courtney. She publised under this penname 25 regency romances.
 
 
 
*Biography in [[Penelope Jones Halsall]].
 
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
===Single novels===
 
*''Duchess in Disguise'' (1979)
 
*''A Wager for Love'' (1979)
 
 
*''Love Unmasked'' (1979)
 
*''Love Unmasked'' (1979)
 
*''Guardian of the Heart'' (1979)
 
*''Guardian of the Heart'' (1979)
*''Dangerous Engagement'' (1979)
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*''The Fortunes of Love'' (1980)
 
*''The Fortunes of Love'' (1980)
 
*''Love's Masquerade'' (1981)
 
*''Love's Masquerade'' (1981)
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*''The Romantic Rivals'' (1981)
 
*''The Romantic Rivals'' (1981)
 
*''Love Triumphant'' (1981)
 
*''Love Triumphant'' (1981)
*''The Courier of Love'' (1982)
 
 
*''Libertine in Love'' (1982)
 
*''Libertine in Love'' (1982)
*''The Daring Heart'' (1982)
 
 
*''Love in Waiting'' (1982)
 
*''Love in Waiting'' (1982)
*''Forbidden Love'' (1982)
 
*''Abandoned for Love'' (1982)
 
 
*''The Tempestuous Affair'' (1983)
 
*''The Tempestuous Affair'' (1983)
 
*''Love of My Life'' (1983)
 
*''Love of My Life'' (1983)
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*''Hearts or Diamonds'' (1985)
 
*''Hearts or Diamonds'' (1985)
 
*''Prisoner of Passion'' (1985)
 
*''Prisoner of Passion'' (1985)
*''Dual Enchantment'' (1985)
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*''Conspiracy of Kisses'' (1986)
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* ''[[A Wager For Love|Wager For Love, A]]'' - 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC

Revision as of 09:52, 17 July 2008

Caroline Courtney is a pen name used by Penelope Jones Halsall - aka Penny Jordan - to sign Regency novels from 1979 to 1986. Penny Halsall entered a competition run by The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA). Although she didn't win, an agent, who was looking for a new-style Georgette Heyer, contacted the RNA. In 1979 she published Duchess In Disguise], her first novels as Caroline Courtney and wrote 25 Regency Romances. She was advertised as The New Mistress of Regency Romance in the UK, England's New Mistress of Regency Romance in US and The New Georgette Heyer in Germany.

See Also

Bibliography

  • The Fortunes of Love (1980)
  • Love's Masquerade (1981)
  • Heart of Honour (1981)
  • The Romantic Rivals (1981)
  • Love Triumphant (1981)
  • Libertine in Love (1982)
  • Love in Waiting (1982)
  • The Tempestuous Affair (1983)
  • Love of My Life (1983)
  • Destiny's Duchess (1983)
  • Lover's Victory (1984)
  • Masquerading Heart (1984)
  • Hearts or Diamonds (1985)
  • Prisoner of Passion (1985)