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Marina Oliver


UK flag (b.1943)

aka Laura Hart, Vesta Hathaway, Donna Hunt, Sally James, Bridget Thorn, Livvy West

Marina Oliver has published more than fifty novels under her name and her pseudonyms, plus half a dozen non-fiction books. Her novelsare historical romances as well as twentieth-century sagas, contemporary romances and crime. She has edited her own quarterly magazine, and also manybooks and newsletters, mainly for educational organisations.

Marina was elected the sixteenth Chairman (1992-1993) of the RomanticNovelists' Association, edited its Newsletter for 3 years, and now has beenelected a Vice-President and runs the R.N.A. New Writer's Scheme. She readsfor and judges short story competitions, reviews historical novels, and hasdone appraisals for (among others) a prestigious Regional Arts board.

Married with four children and several grandchildren, Marina now splits hertime between rural Shropshire and Madeira.
 

Genres: Sagas, Historical Romance
 
Series
Lord Hugo
   1. Lord Hugo's Bride (1980)
   2. Lord Hugo's Wedding (1981)
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Midlands Sagas
   1. The Cobweb Cage (1994)
   2. The Glowing Hours (1995)
   3. The Golden Road (1996)
   4. A Stratford Jewel (2011)
   5. Can Dreams Come True? (2011)
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Dodie Fanshaw Mysteries
   1. Fatal Slip (2011)
   2. A Cut Above the Rest (2004)
   3. Riding for a Fall (2011)
   4. Presentation to a Dying (2011)
   5. Stage for Murder (2013)
   6. Murder in California (2013)
   7. Strangled in the Sauna (2016)
   8. Murder at Comfree Abbey (2016)
   9. Murder on the Beach (2017)
   10. A Novel Murder (2021)
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Novels
   Cavalier Courtship (1974)
   Restoration Affair (1975)
   Civil Conflict (1975)
   Sibylla and the Privateer (1976)
   Courtesan of the Saints (1976)
   Campaign for a Bride (1977)
   Miranda of the Island (1977) (as by Sally James)
   Strife Beyond Tamar (1977)
   Charms of a Witch (1977)
   Gavotte (1978)
   Mask of Fortune (1978) (as by Sally James)
   Golden Gypsy (1978) (as by Sally James)
   Masquerade for the King (1978)
   Highland Destiny (1979)
   Player's Wench (1979)
   A Clandestine Affair (1980) (as by Sally James)
   Petronella's Waterloo (1980) (as by Sally James)
   Heir to Rowanlea (1980) (as by Sally James)
   Runaway Hill (1981)
   Fortune at Stake (1981) (as by Sally James)
   Forbidden Love (1981) (as by Donna Hunt)
   Lord Fordington's Offer (1981) (as by Sally James)
   Fires in the Forest (1983) (as by Bridget Thorn)
   Highwayman's Hazard (1983)
   A Question of Love (1984) (as by Bridget Thorn)
   Rebel Heart (1985)
   The Baron's Bride (1986)
   Hospital Heartbreaker (1988) (as by Bridget Thorn)
   Honor and Passion (1992) (as by Vesta Hathaway)
   Royal Courtship (1995) (as by Livvy West)
   Veiled Destiny (1997)
   Manhattan Magic (2000) (as by Laura Hart)
   Her Captive Cavalier (2001) (as by Livvy West)
   Island Quest (2002) (as by Bridget Thorn)
   Her Stolen Heart (2003) (as by Bridget Thorn)
   The Blazing Glen (2005) (as by Livvy West)
   A Dangerous Love (2005) (as by Livvy West)
   Love's Sweet Secrets (2005) (as by Bridget Thorn)
   At the Earl's Command (2007)
   Courting Lord Dorney (2007) (as by Sally James)
   The Accidental Marriage (2008)
   A Disgraceful Affair (2008) (as by Sally James)
   Supervising Sally (2009) (as by Sally James)
   Scandal at the Dower House (2010)
   Gretna Legacy (2010) (as by Sally James)
   Otherwise Engaged (2011) (as by Sally James)
   Chance-met Stranger (2011)
   The Garden Prize (2011)
   Once Bitten (2011)
   Theft of Love (2011)
   To A Far Country (2011)
   Wild Catriona (2011)
   The Knot Garden (2011)
   Lord Clifford's Dilemma (2011)
   The Marriage Gamble (2011)
   Virginian Lover (2011)
   Mating the Llama (2012)
   Lucky for Love (2012)
   Passionate Campaign (2012)
   Oh Baby! (2013)
   The Irish Bride (2013)
   An Earl from India (2014)
   Mischief in Madeira (2014)
   My Lord Tremaine (2014)
   Scandal at the Dower House (2014) (as by Sally James)
   The Chaperone Bride (2014)
   Louise (2015)
   Apple Blossom Bride (2016)
   Convict Queen (2016)
   Count Rupert's Captive (2016)
   Eugenie and the Earl (2016)
   Lord Patrick's Heir (2017)
   A Marriage for the Earl (2019)
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