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[[Category:Regency Romance Authors]]
 
[[Category:Regency Romance Authors]]
 
'''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.
 
'''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.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
* [[Penny Jordan]] - [[Category Romance|category romances]] and [[Contemporary|contemporary]] novels
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* [[Penny Jordan]]
* [[Melinda Wright]] - air-hostess romps
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* [[Melinda Wright]]
* [[Lydia Hitchcock]] - [[Thriller|Thrillers]]
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* [[Lydia Hitchcock]]
* [[Annie Groves]] - [[Historical]] novels
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* [[Annie Groves]]
 
* her biography at [[Penelope Jones Halsall]]
 
* her biography at [[Penelope Jones Halsall]]
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[Abandoned For Love]]'' - February 1981 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[Abandoned For Love]]'' - February 1981 ([[Warner]])
* ''[[Conspiracy Of Kisses]]'' - ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[Conspiracy Of Kisses]]'' - ~1983 (see ''Note'')
 
* ''[[The Courier Of Love|Courier Of Love, The]]'' - 1982 (([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[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|Daring Heart, The]]'' - June 1982 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[The Daring Heart|Daring Heart, The]]'' - June 1982 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[Destiny's Duchess]]'' - August 1981 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[Destiny's Duchess]]'' - August 1981 ([[Warner]])
* ''[[Dual Enchantment]]'' - ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[Dual Enchantment]]'' - ~1983 (see ''Note'')
 
* ''[[Duchess In Disguise]]'' March 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[Duchess In Disguise]]'' March 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[Forbidden Love - Caroline Courtney|Forbidden Love]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[Forbidden Love - Caroline Courtney|Forbidden Love]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[Guardian Of The Heart]]'' October 1979 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[Guardian Of The Heart]]'' October 1979 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[Heart Of Honour]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[Heart Of Honour]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
* ''[[Hearts Or Diamonds]]'' - ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[Hearts Or Diamonds]]'' - ~1983 (see ''Note'')
 
* ''[[Libertine In Love]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[Libertine In Love]]'' - 1980 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[Love In Waiting]]'' - 1982 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[Love In Waiting]]'' - 1982 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[A Lover's Victory|Lover's Victory, A]]'' - 1981 ([[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
 
* ''[[The Masquerading Heart|Masquerading Heart, The]]'' - 1981 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
* ''[[Prisoner Of Passion]]'' ~1983 (probably [[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''[[Prisoner Of Passion]]'' ~1983 (see ''Note'')
 
* ''[[The Romantic Rivals|Romantic Rival, The]]'' September 1980 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[The Romantic Rivals|Romantic Rival, The]]'' September 1980 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[The Tempestuous Affair|Tempestuous Affair, The]]'' - April 1981 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[The Tempestuous Affair|Tempestuous Affair, The]]'' - April 1981 ([[Warner]])
 
* ''[[A Wager For Love|Wager For Love, A]]'' - 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
 
* ''[[A Wager For Love|Wager For Love, A]]'' - 1979 ([[Arlington Books]]), HC
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* ''Note:'' The German translation was published in that year.
  
 
== Series ==
 
== Series ==

Revision as of 06:35, 18 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

Bibliography

  • Note: The German translation was published in that year.

Series

#9, 1980, Warner
#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 9 titles of the series was released by Corgi in 1981 and 1982.

  1. Duchess In Disguise, June 1979
  2. A Wager For Love, June 1979
  3. Love Unmasked, October 1979
  4. Guardian Of The Heart, October 1979
  5. Dangerous Engagement, November 1979
  6. The Fortunes Of Love, January 1980
  7. Love's Masquerade, February 1980
  8. Love Triumphant, March 1980
  9. Heart Of Honour, June 1980
  10. Libertine In Love, August 1980
  11. The Romantic Rivals, September 1980
  12. Forbidden Love, December 1980
  13. Abandoned For Love, February 1981
  14. The Tempestuous Affair, April 1981
  15. Love Of My Life, June 1981
  16. Destiny's Duchess, August 1981
  17. A Lover's Victory, September 1981
  18. The Masquerading Heart, December 1981
  19. The Courier Of Love, February 1982
  20. Love In Waiting, April 1982
  21. The Daring Heart, June 1982