Elizabeth Thornton
Mary Forrest George | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Forrest Baxter 24 January 1940 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 July 2010 (aged 70) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Pen name | Elizabeth Thornton |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British-Canadian |
| Period | 1980–2010 |
| Genre | Historical romance |
| Spouse | Forbes George |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Mary Forrest George, née Baxter (24 January 1940 – 12 July 2010), well known as Elizabeth Thornton (her mother's name) is a British-Canadian writer of 31 historical romance novels from 1986 to 2010.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born Mary Forrest Baxter on 24 January 1940 Aberdeen, Scotland, the younger of two children of Elizabeth Thornton and Andrew Baxter.[1] In 1959, she married Forbes George, and they had three sons: Stephen, Peter and Thomas.[2]
She was an elementary school teacher before establishing the St. Swithin Street Nursery School in 1967. In 1969, she and her husband and their three sons moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where she continued her teaching career. In 1977, she was appointed as a Pastoral Assistant of a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg. In 1985, she completed an honors degree in Classical Greek winning the Gold Medal in Classics. Her honor's thesis was entitled "Women in Euripides."
She published her first novel in 1987 as Elizabeth Thornton, her mother's maiden name, and a year later she became a full-time writer.
Mary George died on July 12, 2010, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[2]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Single novels
[edit | edit source]- Bluestocking Bride November 1987 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- A Virtuous Lady March 1988 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Passionate Prude October 1988 reprinted as To Love an Earl in 2004 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Fallen Angel April 1989 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Worldly Widow January 1990 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Scarlet Angel August 1990 reprinted October 2005 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Highland Fire January 1994 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Bride's Bodyguard April 1997 reprinted September 2006 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- You Only Love Twice March 1998 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Strangers at Dawn November 1999 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Shady Lady February 2004 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
The Seers of Grampian series
[edit | edit source]- The Runaway McBride February 2009 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Scot and I June 2009 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- A Bewitching Bride 2010
Devereux Family Saga series
[edit | edit source]- Tender the Storm May 1991 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Velvet is the Night April 1992 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Cherished September 1993 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Dangerous series
[edit | edit source]- Dangerous to Love June 1994 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Dangerous to Kiss April 1995 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Dangerous to Hold April 1996 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Princess series
[edit | edit source]- Whisper his Name March 1999 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Princess Charming February 2001 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Perfect Princess November 2001 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Almost a Princess January 2003 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Shady Lady is in some ways a continuation of this series
The Trap series
[edit | edit source]- The Marriage Trap July 2005 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Bachelor Trap April 2006 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Pleasure Trap July 2007 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Anthologies in collaboration
[edit | edit source]- "Sheer Sorcery" in Christmas Holiday November 1990
- "The Trouble with Angels" in My Guardian Angel February 1995 (with Sandra Chastain, Kay Hooper, Susan Krinard and Karyn Monk)
References and sources
[edit | edit source]External links
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