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Anne Hampson


UK flag (d.2014)

aka Jane Wilby

Anne Hampson was born on November 28 in England. At age six she had two ambitions: to teach and to write. Poverty after WWI deprived her of an education and at 14 she was making Marks & Spencer's blouses at one shilling (5p) each.

She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two.

In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. With Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette.

She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her.
 

Genres: Romance
 
Novels
   The Autocrat of Melhurst (1969)
   Eternal Summer (1969)
   Precious Waif (1969)
   Unwary Heart (1969)
   Beyond the Sweet Waters (1970)
   By Fountains Wild (1970)
   An Eagle Swooped (1970)
   Gates of Steel (1970)
   The Hawk and the Dove (1970)
   Heaven Is High (1970)
   Isle of the Rainbows (1970)
   Love Hath an Island (1970)
   When the Bough Breaks (1970)
   Wings of Night (1971)
   Gold Is the Sunrise (1971)
   Stars of Spring (1971)
   Waves of Fire (1971)
   South of Mandraki (1971)
   Petals Drifting (1971)
   Dark Hills Rising (1971)
   The Rebel Bride (1971)
   Follow a Shadow (1971)
   There Came a Tyrant (1972)
   The Plantation Boss (1972)
   Wife for a Penny (1972)
   Beloved Rake (1972)
   Dark Avenger (1972)
   Enchanted Dawn (1972)
   Master of Moonrock (1972)
   The Fair Island (1972)
   A Thousand Stars (1972)
   Dear Plutocrat (1973)
   Dear Stranger (1973)
   When the Clouds Part (1973)
   A Kiss from Satan (1973)
   Blue Hills of Sintra (1973)
   After Sundown (1973)
   Stormy the Way (1973)
   Windward Crest (1973)
   Hunter of the East (1973)
   Boss of Bali Creek (1973)
   The Black Eagle (1973)
   Unwanted Bride (1973)
   The Way of a Tyrant (1974)
   Moon Without Stars (1974)
   Fetters of Hate (1974)
   Stars Over Sarawak (1974)
   Not Far from Heaven (1974)
   Pride and Power (1974)
   Two of a Kind (1974)
   Jonty in love (1975)
   Where the South Wind Blows (1975)
   Flame of Fate (1975)
   Reap the Whirlwind (1975)
   South to Capricorn (1975)
   Autumn Twilight (1975)
   Dangerous Friendship (1976)
   Song of the Waves (1976)
   A Man to Be Feared (1976)
   Sunset Cloud (1976)
   Dear Benefactor (1976)
   Hills of Kalamata (1976)
   Call of the Outback (1976)
   Satan and the Nymph (1976)
   South of the Moon (1976)
   Fire Meets Fire (1976)
   Isle at the Rainbow's End (1976)
   Man of Importance (1977)
   Harbour of Love (1977)
   Bitter Harvest (1977)
   Sweet Is the Web (1977)
   Isle of Desire (1977)
   Fly Beyond the Sunset (1977)
   Beloved Vagabond (1977)
   The Shadow Between (1977)
   Call of the Veld (1977)
   Under Moonglow (1978)
   Leaf in the Storm (1978)
   Moon Dragon (1978)
   Master of Forrestmead (1978)
   To Tame a Vixen (1978)
   For Love of a Pagan (1978)
   Eleanor and the Marquis (1978) (as by Jane Wilby)
   Bride for a Night (1979)
   Coolibah Creek (1979)
   A Rose from Lucifer (1979)
   Chateau in the Palms (1979)
   Temple of the Dawn (1979)
   Man of Consequence (1979) (as by Jane Wilby)
   Lord of Locharrun (1980) (as by Jane Wilby)
   Call of the Heathen (1980)
   Payment in Full (1980)
   Pagan Lover (1980)
   Laird of Locharrun (1980)
   Stormy Masquerade (1980)
   The Dawn Steals Softly (1980)
   Second Tomorrow (1980)
   Man of the Outback (1980)
   Shadow of Apollo (1981)
   Where Eagles Nest (1981)
   Enchantment (1981)
   Man Without a Heart (1981)
   Desire (1981)
   Stardust (1982)
   Fascination (1982)
   South of Capricorn (1982)
   Strangers May Marry (1982)
   Realm of the Pagans (1982)
   Man Without Honour (1982)
   Another Eden (1982)
   A Kiss and a Promise (1982)
   The Tender Years (1982)
   To Buy a Memory (1982)
   Devotion (1983)
   Dreamtime (1983)
   When Love Comes (1983)
   Spell of the Island (1983)
   Soft, Velvet Night (1983)
   Love So Rare (1983)
   The Dawn Is Golden (1983)
   There Must be Showers (1983)
   Sweet Second Love (1984)
   Destiny (1988)
   A Touch of Romance (1988)
   Pemberley Place (1997)
   Legacy of Hate (1998)
   The Night Is Ours (2005)
   The Dead Can't Kill (2005)
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