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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 | + | '''Caroline Courtney''' is a pen name used by [[Penelope Jones Halsall]] - aka [[Penny Jordan]] - to sign [[Regency]] novels from 1979 to 1983. [[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. |
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* ''[[Abandoned For Love]]'' - February 1981 ([[Warner]]) | * ''[[Abandoned For Love]]'' - February 1981 ([[Warner]]) | ||
| − | * ''[[Conspiracy Of Kisses]]'' - | + | * ''[[Conspiracy Of Kisses]]'' - ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC |
| − | * ''[[The Courier Of Love]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Courier Of Love|Courier Of Love, The]]'' - 1982 (([[Arlington Books]]), HC |
* ''[[Dangerous Engagement]]'' - November 1979 ([[Warner]]) | * ''[[Dangerous Engagement]]'' - November 1979 ([[Warner]]) | ||
| − | * ''[[The Daring Heart]]'' - June 1982 ([[Warner]]) | + | * ''[[The Daring Heart|Daring Heart, The]]'' - June 1982 ([[Warner]]) |
| − | * ''[[Destiny's Duchess]]'' - | + | * ''[[Destiny's Duchess]]'' - August 1981 ([[Warner]]) |
| − | * ''[[Dual Enchantment]]'' - | + | * ''[[Dual Enchantment]]'' - ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC |
* ''[[Duchess In Disguise]]'' March 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | * ''[[Duchess In Disguise]]'' March 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| − | * ''[[Forbidden Love]]'' - | + | * ''[[Forbidden Love - Caroline Courtney|Forbidden Love]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC |
| − | * ''[[The Fortunes Of Love]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Fortunes Of Love|Fortunes Of Love, The]]'' - 1980 (([[Arlington Books]]), HC |
| − | *''Love Unmasked'' (1979) | + | * ''[[Guardian Of The Heart]]'' October 1979 ([[Warner]]) |
| − | *'' | + | * ''[[Heart Of Honour]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC |
| + | * ''[[Hearts Or Diamonds]]'' - ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[Libertine In Love]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[Love In Waiting]]'' - 1982 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[Love Of My Life]]'' June 1981 ([[Warner]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Love Triumphant]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[Love Unmasked]]'' - 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[Love's Masquerade]]'' 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[A Lover's Victory|Lover's Victory, A]]'' - 1981 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[The Masquerading Heart|Masquerading Heart, The]]'' - 1981 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[Prisoner Of Passion]]'' ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| + | * ''[[The Romantic Rivals|Romantic Rival, The]]'' September 1980 ([[Warner]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Tempestuous Affair|Tempestuous Affair, The]]'' - April 1981 ([[Warner]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Wager For Love|Wager For Love, A]]'' - 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC | ||
| − | + | == Series == | |
| − | + | [[Image:Courtney Heart of Honour.jpg|thumb|right|150px|#9, 1980, Warner]] | |
| − | + | [[Image:Courtney Guardian of the Heart GB.jpg|thumb|right|150px|#4, 1981, Corgi]] | |
| − | + | From 1979 to 1982 [[Warner]] published 21 paperback titles in the ''Warner Library of Caroline Courtney Romance'' in the US. In the UK the series was released by [[Corgi]] in 1981 and 1982. | |
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| − | + | # [[Duchess In Disguise]], June 1979 | |
| + | # [[A Wager For Love]], June 1979 | ||
| + | # [[Love Unmasked]], October 1979 | ||
| + | # [[Guardian Of The Heart]], October 1979 | ||
| + | # [[Dangerous Engagement]], November 1979 | ||
| + | # [[The Fortunes Of Love]], January 1980 | ||
| + | # [[Love's Masquerade]], February 1980 | ||
| + | # [[Love Triumphant]], March 1980 | ||
| + | # [[Heart Of Honour]], June 1980 | ||
| + | # [[Libertine In Love]], August 1980 | ||
| + | # [[The Romantic Rivals]], September 1980 | ||
| + | # [[Forbidden Love - Caroline Courtney|Forbidden Love]], December 1980 | ||
| + | # [[Abandoned For Love]], February 1981 | ||
| + | # [[The Tempestuous Affair]], April 1981 | ||
| + | # [[Love Of My Life]], June 1981 | ||
| + | # [[Destiny's Duchess]], August 1981 | ||
| + | # [[A Lover's Victory]], September 1981 | ||
| + | # [[The Masquerading Heart]], December 1981 | ||
| + | # [[The Courier Of Love]], February 1982 | ||
| + | # [[Love In Waiting]], April 1982 | ||
| + | # [[The Daring Heart]], June 1982 | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 17 July 2008
Caroline Courtney is a pen name used by Penelope Jones Halsall - aka Penny Jordan - to sign Regency novels from 1979 to 1983. 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
- Penny Jordan - category romances and contemporary novels
- Melinda Wright - air-hostess romps
- Lydia Hitchcock - Thrillers
- Annie Groves - Historical novels
- her biography at Penelope Jones Halsall
Bibliography
- Abandoned For Love - February 1981 (Warner)
- Conspiracy Of Kisses - ~1983 (probably Arlington Books), HC
- Courier Of Love, The - 1982 ((Arlington Books), HC
- Dangerous Engagement - November 1979 (Warner)
- Daring Heart, The - June 1982 (Warner)
- Destiny's Duchess - August 1981 (Warner)
- Dual Enchantment - ~1983 (probably Arlington Books), HC
- Duchess In Disguise March 1979 (Arlington Books), HC
- Forbidden Love - 1980 (Arlington Books), HC
- Fortunes Of Love, The - 1980 ((Arlington Books), HC
- Guardian Of The Heart October 1979 (Warner)
- Heart Of Honour - 1980 (Arlington Books), HC
- Hearts Or Diamonds - ~1983 (probably Arlington Books), HC
- Libertine In Love - 1980 (Arlington Books), HC
- Love In Waiting - 1982 (Arlington Books), HC
- Love Of My Life June 1981 (Warner)
- Love Triumphant - 1980 (Arlington Books), HC
- Love Unmasked - 1979 (Arlington Books), HC
- Love's Masquerade 1979 (Arlington Books), HC
- Lover's Victory, A - 1981 (Arlington Books), HC
- Masquerading Heart, The - 1981 (Arlington Books), HC
- Prisoner Of Passion ~1983 (probably Arlington Books), HC
- Romantic Rival, The September 1980 (Warner)
- Tempestuous Affair, The - April 1981 (Warner)
- Wager For Love, A - 1979 (Arlington Books), HC
Series
From 1979 to 1982 Warner published 21 paperback titles in the Warner Library of Caroline Courtney Romance in the US. In the UK the series was released by Corgi in 1981 and 1982.
- Duchess In Disguise, June 1979
- A Wager For Love, June 1979
- Love Unmasked, October 1979
- Guardian Of The Heart, October 1979
- Dangerous Engagement, November 1979
- The Fortunes Of Love, January 1980
- Love's Masquerade, February 1980
- Love Triumphant, March 1980
- Heart Of Honour, June 1980
- Libertine In Love, August 1980
- The Romantic Rivals, September 1980
- Forbidden Love, December 1980
- Abandoned For Love, February 1981
- The Tempestuous Affair, April 1981
- Love Of My Life, June 1981
- Destiny's Duchess, August 1981
- A Lover's Victory, September 1981
- The Masquerading Heart, December 1981
- The Courier Of Love, February 1982
- Love In Waiting, April 1982
- The Daring Heart, June 1982
