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'''Emma Darcy''' was the pseudonym for the husband-and-wife writing team of ''Frank and Wendy Brennan''. The couple sold over 60 million books during a career that spanned from 1983 through 1995. After the death of Frank Brennan, ''Wendy Brennan'' continues to write as '''Emma Darcy'''. | '''Emma Darcy''' was the pseudonym for the husband-and-wife writing team of ''Frank and Wendy Brennan''. The couple sold over 60 million books during a career that spanned from 1983 through 1995. After the death of Frank Brennan, ''Wendy Brennan'' continues to write as '''Emma Darcy'''. | ||
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The [[Romance Writers of Australia]] established the [[Emma Darcy Award]] in 1993. With a cash prize and guarantee of getting a manuscript in front of an editor, the prize has acquired great cachet in Australia. Author [[Tracy Cooper-Posey]] was the first recipient of the award. Other entrants include [[Bronwyn Jameson]], [[Fiona Brand]], [[Melissa James]], and [[Nalini Singh]]. | The [[Romance Writers of Australia]] established the [[Emma Darcy Award]] in 1993. With a cash prize and guarantee of getting a manuscript in front of an editor, the prize has acquired great cachet in Australia. Author [[Tracy Cooper-Posey]] was the first recipient of the award. Other entrants include [[Bronwyn Jameson]], [[Fiona Brand]], [[Melissa James]], and [[Nalini Singh]]. | ||
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* ''[[The Aloha Bride|Aloha Bride, The]]'' - February 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2934]]) | * ''[[The Aloha Bride|Aloha Bride, The]]'' - February 1989 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #2934]]) | ||
* ''[[Always Love]]'' - July 1988 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3025]]) | * ''[[Always Love]]'' - July 1988 ([[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Romance #3025]]) |
Latest revision as of 01:55, 26 November 2024
Emma Darcy was the pseudonym for the husband-and-wife writing team of Frank and Wendy Brennan. The couple sold over 60 million books during a career that spanned from 1983 through 1995. After the death of Frank Brennan, Wendy Brennan continues to write as Emma Darcy.
After being introduced in August 1984 with A World Apart by Mills & Boon in a New Authors Pack, Emma Darcy has written more than 90 books for the various Mills & Boon and Harlequin imprints. Wendy Brennan has also published murder mysteries as Emma Darcy.
The Romance Writers of Australia established the Emma Darcy Award in 1993. With a cash prize and guarantee of getting a manuscript in front of an editor, the prize has acquired great cachet in Australia. Author Tracy Cooper-Posey was the first recipient of the award. Other entrants include Bronwyn Jameson, Fiona Brand, Melissa James, and Nalini Singh.
Wendy Brennan died on December 12, 2020.
Contents
Books
- Aloha Bride, The - February 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #2934)
- Always Love - July 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #3025)
- Arranged Marriage, The - June 2002 (Modern Romance #185)
- Bedroom Surrender, The - November 2003 (Modern Romance #322)
- Billionaire Bridegroom, The - May 2003 (Modern Romance #273)
- Billionaire's Captive Bride, The - November 2007 (Modern Romance #705)
- Billionaire's Scandalous Marriage, The - May 2007 (Modern Romance #657)
- Blind Date - October 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2616)
- Blind-Date Bride, The - March 2003 (Modern Romance #257)
- Bought For Revenge, Bedded For Pleasure - June 2008 (Harlequin Presents #2731)
- Breaking Point - February 1992 (Harlequin Presents #1433)
- Bridal Bargain, The - July 2002 (Modern Romance #193)
- Bride Of Diamonds - November 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3352)
- Bride Of His Choice - January 2000 (Mills & Boon Presents #329)
- Burning With Passion - February 1995 (Mills & Boon Romance #4228)
- Cattle King's Mistress, The - June 2000 (Mills & Boon Presents #362)
- Claiming His Mistress - October 2001 (Modern Romance #121)
- Climax Of Passion - October 1995 (Harlequin Presents #1771)
- Colour Of Desire, The - October 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3348)
- Costarella Conquest, The - October 2011 (Harlequin Presents #3017)
- Craving Jamie - May 1997 (Mills & Boon Presents #329)
- Dark Heritage - December 1992 (Harlequin Presents #1511)
- Don't Ask Me Now - November 1996 (Mills & Boon Romance #2630)
- Don't Play Games' - June 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2394)
- Falcon's Mistress, The - September 1998 (Mills & Boon Romance #2962)
- Fantasy - July 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2412)
- Father Of Her Child, The - September 1996 (Mills & Boon Presents #2)
- Fatherhood Affair, The - June 1995 (Harlequin Presents #1745)
- Fatherhood Fever! - October 1998 (Harlequin Presents #1984)
- Having Leo's Child - September 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #289)
- Heart Of The Outback - January 1993 (Harlequin Presents #1519)
- High Risk - April 1992 (Harlequin Presents #1447)
- His Boardroom Mistress - January 2004 (Modern Romance #337)
- His Bought Mistress - January 2005 (Harlequin Presents #2439)
- Honeymoon Contract, The - August 2002 (Modern Romance #201)
- Hot-Blooded Groom, The - August 2001 (Modern Romance #107)
- Impossible Dream, An - March 1993 (Harlequin Presents #1536)
- Impossible Woman, The - February 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2503)
- In Need Of A Wife - September 1994 (Harlequin Presents #1679)
- Inherited: One Nanny - June 1998 (Mills & Boon Presents #169)
- Italian's Stolen Bride, The - May 2005 (Modern Romance #465)
- Jack's Baby' - January 1997 (Harlequin Presents #1857)
- Last Grand Passion, The - October 1993 (Harlequin Presents #1592)
- Last Stop Marriage - January 1996 (Harlequin Presents #1785)
- Man In The Park - March 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2520)
- Marriage Betrayed, A - December 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #314)
- Marriage Decider, The - March 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #241)
- Marriage Meltdown - August 1997 (Harlequin Presents #1900)
- Marriage Risk, The - February 2001 (Modern Romance #58)
- Merry Christmas - November 1997 (Mills & Boon Christmas Pack)
- Mischief And Marriage - June 1996 (Harlequin Presents #1815)
- Mistress Of Pillatoro - February 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2853)
- Mistress To A Tycoon - 2001 (Harlequin Presents not numbered)
- No Risks, No Prizes - July 1993 (Harlequin Presents #1570)
- 'One That Got Away, The' - April 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2690)
- One-Woman Crusade - July 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3288)
- Outback Bridal Rescue, The - November 2004 (Modern Romance #418)
- Outback Heat - July 1998 (Mills & Boon Presents #193)
- Outback Marriage Ransom, The - April 2004 (Modern Romance #362)
- Outback Wedding Takeover, The - June 2004 (Modern Romance #378)
- Pattern Of Deceit - January 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3194)
- Playboy Boss's Chosen Bride, The - October 2006 (Harlequin Presents #2572)
- Playboy King's Wife, The - July 2000 (Harlequin Presents #2116)
- Pleasure King's Bride, The - August 2000 (Harlequin Presents #2122)
- Point Of Impact - December 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2481)
- Positive Approach, The - October 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2780)
- Power And The Passion, The - October 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #3149)
- Priceless Love, A - October 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2968)
- Ramirez Bride, The - September 2005 (Modern Romance #497)
- Ride The Storm' - October 1991 (Harlequin Presents #1410)
- Ruthless Billionaire, Forbidden Baby - July 2009 (Modern Romance #872)
- Ruthlessly Bedded By The Italian Billionaire - November 2008 (Modern Romance #801)
- Secret Baby Revenge, The - July 2006 (Modern Romance #577)
- Secret Mistress, The - June 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #266)
- Secrets Within, The - August 1997 (Mira by Mills & Boon)
- Seducing The Enemy - July 1997 (Mills & Boon Presents #81)
- Seduction Of Keira, The - July 1992 (Harlequin Presents #1472)
- Sheikh's Revenge, The - November 1993 (Harlequin Presents #1604)
- Sheikh's Seduction, The - April 1998 (Mills & Boon Presents #145)
- Shining Of Love, The - March 1994 (Harlequin Presents #1632)
- Song Of A Wren - August 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2424)
- Strike At The Heart - August 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2747)
- Sweetest Revenge, The - May 2001 (Harlequin Presents #2176)
- Tangle Of Torment - February 1984 (Mills & Boon Romance #2186)
- Their Wedding Day - November 1996 (Harlequin Presents #1848)
- To Tame A Wild Heart - May 1992 (Harlequin Presents #1455)
- Too Strong To Deny - March 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3228)
- Traded To The Sheikh' - February 2006 (Modern Romance #539)
- Twisting Shadows - December 1983 (Harlequin Presents #648)
- Ultimate Choice, The - August 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #3125)
- Unpredictable Man, The - February 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2668)
- Upstairs Lover, The - May 1993 (Harlequin Presents #1555)
- Velvet Tiger, The - October 1992 (Harlequin Presents #1496)
- Very Stylish Affair, A - August 1993 (Harlequin Presents #1579)
- Wedding, The - June 1992 (Harlequin Presents #1463)
- Wedding To Remember, A - June 1994 (Harlequin Presents #1659)
- Whirlpool Of Passion - January 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2827)
- Woman Of Honour - May 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2550)
- World Apart, A - August 1984 (Mills & Boon Romance #2550)
- Wrong Mirror, The - January 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2652)
Books/Crime
Non-Fiction
Collections
- By Request - October 1996 (Mills & Boon By Request)
- Classic Romances - November 2001 (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
- Collection - September 1998 (Mills & Boon)
- The Emma Darcy Collection - February 1991 (Mills & Boon Duet)
- The Emma Darcy Duet - August 1992 (Mills & Boon Duet)
- The Emma Darcy Duet - December 1993 (Mills & Boon Duet)
- The Emma Darcy Duet - April 1994 (Mills & Boon Duet)
- The Emma Darcy Duet - February 1995 (Mills & Boon Duet)
- Hot-Blooded Affairs - March 2007 (Queens Of Romance)
- Kings Of Australia - August 2005 (Mills & Boon)
- Kings Of The Outback - April 2004 (Mills & Boon)
- Outback Grooms - October 2008 (Mills & Boon) (The Outback Bridal Rescue / The Outback Marriage Ransom / The Outback Wedding Takeover)
- Risky Business - July 2003 (Mira by Harlequin Mills & Boon)
- The Ultimate Collection - February 2004 (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
- Ultimate Collection - November 2004 (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
- Ultimate Collection - August 2005 (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
- Ultimate Collection - January 2008 (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
- Ultimate Collection - October 2008 (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
Series/Related Titles
Kings of Australia
- The Arranged Marriage, June 2002
- The Bridal Bargain, July 2002
- The Honeymoon Contract, August 2002
Kings of the Outback
- The Cattle King's Mistress, 2000
- The Playboy King's Wife, 2000
- The Pleasure King's Bride, 2000
Outback Knights
- The Outback Marriage Ransom, 2004
- The Outback Wedding Takeover, 2004
- The Outback Bridal Rescue, 2004
The Ramsays
Series Contributed To
The Australians
- #1 Outback Heat
Latin Lovers
- #18 The Secret Baby Revenge, 2006
Ramirez Brides
- #1 The Ramirez Bride, 2005
Interviews/Articles
- No More Virgins: Writing Romance - an Interview with Emma Darcy
- Popular Romance in the Postmodern Age. And an Unknown Australian Author - Paper written by Ann Curthoys & John Docker, discusses Edwina Shore and Emma Darcy. Listed in the RomanceWiki academic bibliography.
- Authors - D
- Australian Authors
- Prolific Authors
- Husband And Wife Writing Team
- Pseudonym
- Mills and Boon Authors
- Harlequin Authors
- Mills and Boon Romance Authors
- Mills and Boon Presents Authors
- Modern Romance Authors
- Harlequin Presents Authors
- Harlequin Romance Authors
- Harlequin Paixão Authors
- Deceased Authors
- 1940 Births