Penny Jordan

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Penelope Jones Halsall
Nationality and residence: English resident in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom.
Born: 1946 in England, Great Britain, United Kingdom.
Died:
Web-page: http://www.Penny-Jordan.com
Penelope Jones Halsall's Pseudonyms
Penny Jordan Pseudonym used to sign contemporany novels (1981-Present).
Annie Groves Pseudonym used to sign historical novels (2003-Present).

Biography

Penelope Jones born at about seven pounds, was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, who died two years ago aged 85, and his wife, Margaret Louise Groves Jones, 86, a Scot. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru". Her story-telling career began at the age of eight when she began telling original bedtime stories to her younger sister.

In her early days, Penelope spent fourteen years working as a shorthand typist in Manchester. Penelope Jones married with Steve Halsall, an accountant, who died from oral cancer. They didn't have children.

By her early twenties, Penelope was writing for herself, but she 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 to be called Caroline Courtnay, contacted the RNA.

Her writing career began in earnest when she was 30, and she has since written over 170 category romances for Harlequin, as well as full-length contemporary novels. To date, She has authored 140 titles for the Harlequin Presents imprint. She has recently branched out into historical novels as Annie Groves. Penelope gains much of her inspiration from human interest stories in the news as well as her own family history. She adapted a story told by her grandmother (Elsie Jones) in Ellie Pride.

Penelope runs a writing group where she helps other aspiring writers to develop their craft, pointing them to agents and publishers who might be interested in their work. She is also active in women's charities in her native England.

Penelope Halsall writes from an office in her beautiful mock Tudor house in Nantwich, Cheshire home that she shares with her dog, Sheba, and cat, Posh.

Bibliography

Alphabetical Order

Series

Bride's Bouquet to Wed? Series

  1. Woman To Wed? - Presents, #1883 May 1997
  2. Best Man To Wed? - Presents, #1889 June 1997
  3. Too Short A Blessing - Presents, #1023 November 1987

The Perfect Crightons Series

  1. A Perfect Family 1997
  2. The Perfect Seduction - Presents, #1941 March 1998
  3. Perfect Marriage Material - Presents, #1948 April 1998
  4. The Perfect Match? - Presents, #1954 May 1998
  5. The Perfect Lover - Presents, #2025 May 1999
  6. The Perfect Sinner 1999
  7. The Ultimate Surrender - Presents, #2189 July 2001
  8. The Perfect Father - Presents, #2092 March 2000
  9. A Perfect Night - Presents, #2104 May 2000
  10. Coming Home 2000
  11. Starting Over 2001

Fantasy in the Night Series

Sweet Revenge Or Seduction Series

  1. Mistress Assignment 1999
  2. Lover By Deception - Presents, #2068 December 1999
  3. A Treacherous Seduction - Presents, #2074 January 2000
  4. The Marriage Resolution - Presents, #2079 January 2000

Sheikh's Arabian Nights Series

  1. The Sheikh's Virgin Bride - Presents, #2325 June 2003
  2. One Night With The Sheikh - Presents, #2332 July 2003
  3. Possessed By The Sheikh - Presents, #2457 April 2005
  4. Prince Of The Desert - Presents, #2547 July 2006

Jet Set Wives Series

  1. Bedding His Virgin Mistress - Presents, #2481 August 2005
  2. Expecting The Playboy's Heir - Presents, #2495 October 2005
  3. Blackmailing The Society Bride - Presents, #2505 December 2005

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