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Betty O'Rourke

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Elizabeth Margaret Stevens O'Rourke
BornElizabeth Margaret Stevens
1930
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Died2006 (aged 75–76)
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Pen nameBetty O'Rourke
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Period1987-2005
GenreRomance
SpouseMr. O'Rourke
Children4

Betty O'Rourke, née Elizabeth Margaret Stevens (born 1930 in Reading, Berkshire, England - died 2006 in Reading, Berkshire, England) was a British writer of over 10 romance novels from 1987 to 2005. She was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association[1] and she was the acting Membership Secretary of the RNA.

Biography

Elizabeth Margaret Stevens was born on 1930 in Reading, Berkshire, England.[2] She started to work in a library at 20, and met her future husband at Library School, and worked as a librarian. During her first two years of marriage, they lived in USA. They had four children. She lived in her native Reading[3] until her death.

Bibliography

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Single novels

  • Pageantry of Love (1987)
  • Mists of Remembrance (1989)
  • Island of the Gods (1996)
  • Nightingale Summer (1997)
  • The Icon of the Czar (1998)
  • Penhaligon's Rock (2000)
  • Copper Rose (2000)
  • The Eagle and the Rose (2002)
  • The Pageant Master (2003)
  • After Michael (2005)

References and sources

  1. ^ Past RNA Officers
  2. ^ Crime Fiction IV
  3. ^ Betty O'Rourke at transita.co.ukn
  4. ^ Betty O'Rourke at fantasticfiction