Barbara Hazard
Barbara (Booth) Hazard, a resident of Exeter, NH, died on October 25, 2019 in Boston, MA surrounded by family. Born in 1931 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of Albert L. and Lillian (Holland) Booth, she was raised and educated in New England. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1953 and was briefly employed by Ginn & Company in Boston as a Technical Editor. She married Donald T. Hazard in 1954 and next worked as a Graphic Designer/Artist for a Concord, NH advertising firm.
Originally trained as a musician, Mrs. Hazard also studied oil painting with Amy Jones and for a time had several shows in New York and Vermont. She began to write historical fiction in 1978. First published in 1981, she went on to write and publish 48 books, several of which are also in circulation abroad. She won several awards for her writing.
Mrs. Hazard wrote that there were several things in her life that she was most proud of; being Concertmaster of the MA All State Orchestra in Symphony Hall in Boston, having a successful career as an artist and as a writer, which was her greatest love besides her husband, three sons and their wives.
She loved New England and in particular, Cape Cod, which she visited every year for most of her life. Her other loves included her family, reading and music. She also wrote under the pen name of Lillian Lincoln.
See Also
Books
- Autumn Vows - 1998
- Beth - 1980
- Calico Countess, The - 1984
- Call Back The Dream - 1990
- Caroline - 1981
- Cloissone Locket, The - 1986
- Covington Inheritance, The - 1982
- Dangerous Deceits - 1982
- Dangerous Lady - 1980
- Disobedient Daughter, The - 1982
- Dreadful Duke, The - 1985
- Emerald Duchess, The - 1985
- Enchanting Stranger, The - 1984
- Friday's Child - 1995
- Guarded Heart, The - 1987
- Handful Of Dreams, The - 1992
- Heart Remembers, The - 1990
- Kathleen - 1980
- Lady At Risk - 1997
- Lady Lochinvar - 1987
- Mad Masquerade - 1985
- Midnight Magic - 1991
- Midnight Waltz - 1999
- Monday's Child - 1993
- Queen Bee, The - 1988
- Rake's Protegee, The - 1985
- Royal Snuff Box, The - 1987
- Runaways, The - 1997
- Scent Of Lilacs, The - 2001
- Scottish Legacy, The - 2000
- Singular Miss Carrington, The - 1984
- Surfeit Of Suitors, The - 1983
- Taming Eliza - 1996
- Tangled Web, The - 1981
- Thursday's Child - 1995
- Tuesday's Child - 1993
- Turnabout Twins, The - 1986
- Unsuitable Miss Martingale, The - 2001
- Wary Widow, The - 2000
- Wednesday's Child - 1994
- Wild Roses - 1998
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Recognitions
- 1987 Golden Medallion Finalist - Regency Romance, The Cloisonne Locket
