Pamela Hartshorne

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Pamela Hartshorne
Born Accra, Ghana
Pen nameJessica Hart, Pamela Hartshorne, Pamela Bell, Flora Harding
Occupation Novelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Period1991 – present
Genre Romantic novel
PartnerJohn
Website
www.pamelahartshorne.com

Pamela Hartshorne (b. Accra, Ghana) is a British writer of over 55 romance novels in Mills & Boon as Jessica Hart, she also wrote as Pamela Hartshorne, Pamela Bell and Flora Harding. She is winner of the British RoNA Award and tge US RITA Award.

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Biography

Pamela Hartshorne was born in Accra, Ghana, and grew up around Africa. [1] She obtained a degree in French from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, where her mother continues living. She has traveled by Tanganyika, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Oman, Australian Outback, Kathmandu, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Cameroon, Algeria, United States, Egypt, Kenya, France, Belize, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Spain, Italy, Greece… many of these countries have featured as settings in her books in one way or another.

She published her first book in 1991, and in 2004, she completed a Ph.D. on York's later medieval and early modern streets.

Jessica generally lives in York, England dividing her time between Yorkshire and Wiltshire, where her partner, John, lives.

Awards

Bibliography

Single novels

Outback Brides

  1. Outback Bride (1997)
  2. Outback Husband (1998)
  3. Baby at Bushman's Creek (2000)
  4. Wedding at Waverley Creek (2000)
  5. A Bride for Barra Creek (2001)

City Brides Series

  1. Fiance Wanted Fast! (2003)
  2. The Blind-Date Proposal (2003)
  3. A Whirlwind Engagemant (2003)

Bridegroom Boss

  1. Outback Boss, City Bride (2007)
  2. Appointment at the Altar (2007)

Princess Swap

  1. Ordinary Girl in a Tiara (2011)
  2. The Secret Princess (2011)

Marrying the Boss Series Multi-Author

Australians Series Multi-Author

Nine to Five Series Multi-Author

Bridegroom Boss Series

Omnibus in collaboration

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References

  1. ↑ About Jessica Hart, 6 November 2012, archived from the original on 23 June 2013
  2. ↑ Awards by the Romantic Novelists' Association, 6 November 2012
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