Linda Sole (born 1950 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is an awarded and prolific British writer of romance and suspense novels since 1980, she also writes under the pseudonyms of Lynn Granville, Anne Herries, Emma Quincey, Cathy Sharp, Rosie Clarke and Juliana Linden. In 2004, her novel A Damnable Rogue won the Love Story of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[1]

Linda M. Sole
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
Pen nameLynn Granville,
Anne Herries,
Linda Sole,
Emma Quincey,
Juliana Linden,
Cathy Sharp
Occupationnovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Period1980–Present
GenreRomance, suspense
Notable awardsRoNA Rose Award
SpouseYes

Biography edit

Linda M. Sole was born on 1950 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK,[2] the daughter of a schoolteacher and a ladies hairdresser.[3] At 9, her family moved to Ely in Cambridgeshire, where she attended the local school.[2] After leaving High School at 15, she worked as a hairdresser in her father's business until she married at 18. She worked in her husband's antique shop, where she combined her job with writing since 1976.

Sole sold her first novel in 1979 at Robert Hale, she published four novels under the pseudonym of Lynn Granville .[3] She published her first novels as Anne Herries at Mills & Boon, now also wrote at Severn House under this pseudonym and under her real name Linda Sole. She also published a novel under the pseudonym of Juliana Linden, and two gothic novels under the pseudonym of Emma Quincey.

Sole and her husband, continued living in Cambridgeshire, with a second home in Norfolk, during years they spend their holidays in Spain.

Bibliography edit

As Lynn Granville edit

Single novels edit

  • The Witch Child (1980)
  • Bitter Sweet (1981)
  • Dark Blows the Wind (1984)
  • Pagan Fires (1984)

As Anne Herries edit

Single novels edit

  • Devil's Kin (1981)
  • The Wolf of Alvar (1983)
  • Beware the Conqueror (1985)
  • Demon's Woman (1985)
  • Raphael (1986)
  • The Wild Heart (1986)
  • The Flame and the Sword (1987)
  • The Spanish Witch (1987)
  • The Sleeping Demon (1987)
  • The Devil's Mercenary (1988)
  • For Love and Liberty (1988)
  • Rosanna and the Rake (1988)
  • The Marriage Chests (1993)
  • An Ideal Match (1998)
  • Satan's Mark (2000)
  • A Matter of Honour (2000)
  • The Most Precious Gift (2000)
  • Racing Hearts (2000)
  • Rosalyn and the Scoundrel (2001)
  • Sara's Secret (2001)
  • The Abducted Bride (2001)
  • A Spanish Practice (2001)
  • Captive of the Harem (2002)
  • The Sheikh (2002)
  • A Damnable Rogue (2003)
  • A Wicked Wench (2004)
  • Milady's Revenge (2004)
  • My Lady, My Love (2005)
  • Ransom Bride (2005)
  • The Unknown Heir (2008)
  • The Homeless Heiress (2008)
  • The Rake's Rebellious Lady (2008)
  • The Pirate's Willing Captive (2010)
  • Bought for the Harem (2011)
  • A Stranger's Touch (2012)

The Steepwood Scandal Series Multi-Author edit

1. Lord Ravensden's Marriage (2001)
9. Counterfeit Earl (2002)

The Elizabethan Season Series Multi-Author edit

2. The Adventurer's Wife (2004)
3. Lady in Waiting (2004)

Banewulf Dynasty edit

  1. A Perfect Knight (2005)
  2. A Knight of Honour (2005) aka A Knight of Honor (US title)
  3. Her Knight Protector (2005)

English Civil War edit

  1. Lovers and Enemies (2005)
  2. Love Lies Weeping (2006)
  3. The Seeds of Sin (2006)

The Hellfire Mysteries edit

  1. An Improper Companion (2006)
  2. A Wealthy Widow (2006)
  3. A Worthy Gentleman (2007)

The Horne Sisters edit

  1. Marianne and the Marquis (2007)
  2. Married By Christmas (2007)
  3. Marrying Captain Jack (2007)

Upstairs, Downstairs Saga edit

  1. Love Is Not Enough (2008)
  2. Love and War (2008)
  3. Forbidden Love (2008)

A Season in Town edit

  1. A Country Miss in Hanover Square (2009)
  2. An Innocent Debutante in Hanover Square (2009)
  3. The Mistress of Hanover Square (2009)

Melford Dynasty edit

  1. Forbidden Lady (2010)
  2. The Lord's Forced Bride (2010)
  3. Her Dark and Dangerous Lord (2011)

Secrets and Scandals edit

  1. The Disappearing Duchess (2011)
  2. The Mysterious Lord Marlowe (2012)
  3. The Scandalous Lord Lanchester (2012)

As Linda Sole edit

Single novels edit

  • Lovers and Sinners (1990)
  • The Last Summer of Innocence (1991)
  • Shadow Players (1992)
  • All Their Days (1995)
  • This Land, This Love (1997)
  • Spring Will Come (1997)
  • Flame Child (1999)
  • Song for Athena (2003)
  • A Kind of Loving (2008)
  • Cassie's Sheikh (2008)
  • Chateau Despair (2009)
  • All My Sins (2010)
  • Tears Will Not Save Them (2010)

Emma Robinson's Story edit

  1. The Ties That Bind (2000)
  2. The Bonds That Break (2000)
  3. The Hearts That Hold (2001)

Jenny Heron's Story edit

  1. The Rose Arch (2001)
  2. A Cornish Rose (2001)
  3. A Rose in Winter (2002)

London's Girls Saga edit

  1. Bridget (2002)
  2. Kathy (2004)
  3. Amy (2004)

Country House Saga edit

  1. Give Me Tomorrow (2004)
  2. A Bright New Day (2005)
  3. Wish Down the Moon (2006)

Sarah Beaufort Mysteries edit

  1. Miscarriage of Justice (2007)
  2. Justice Is Served (2007)
  3. A Different Kind of Justice (2008)

Family Feud edit

  1. The Lie (2008)
  2. A Promise Made (2009)
  3. Winners and Losers (2009)
  4. Briar Patch (2011)

As Emma Quincey edit

Single novels edit

  • Her Mother's Sins (1997)
  • Forgotten Sins (1998)

As Juliana Linden edit

Single novels edit

  • In the Name of Honour (1998)

References and sources edit

  1. ^ Awards by the Romantic Novelists' Association, 19 October 2012
  2. ^ a b About Linda Sole, 19 October 2012
  3. ^ a b Anne Herries at Mills & Boon, 19 October 2012