Jessica Steele was born on May 9, 1933 in the elegant Warwickshire town of Royal Leamington Spa. She has two super brothers, Colin and George, and a lovely sister, Elizabeth. She was a delicate child and missed a lot of school. In fact, she left school at aged 14, when she was diagnosed as having tuberculosis. At 16, she started work as a junior clerk. In 1967, Jessica married with her husband, Peter and within a very short space of time they had moved from her hometown to the lovely area where they now live. Their house is built into the side of a hill, and has beautiful views over more hills and valleys. Her brothers and her sister are very close and she has plenty of nephews and nieces to make up for the fact that she and her husband have no children of their own. Both she and her husband are more than a little dog-oriented, and their current dog is a Staffordshire bull terrier named Florence. Florence is gorgeous. She loves everybody but, since she is 40 pounds of dynamite and would hurl her boisterous self at everyone she meets - given half a chance - she has to be restrained (as much as possible). She is fun.
Her husband spurred Jessica on to her writing career, giving her every support while she did what she considers her five-year apprenticeship (the rejection years) while learning how to write. She published her first books in 1979. Jessica has tried using a typewriter, but it just doesn't work for her. She is much happier writing in longhand, and in actual fact has a dozen or so fountain pens filled and ready to go at the start of any one session. A friend has a secretarial agency and, after deciphering Jessica's writing, returns an immaculately typed manuscript. To gain authentic background for her books, she has travelled and researched in Greece, Russia, Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Hong Kong, China and Japan.
Books written by her:
Series
Fereday Twins
1. The Sister Secret (1995)
2. A Wife in Waiting (1996)
Today's Woman
The Marriage Business (1995)
White Weddings
A Wedding Worth Waiting for (1999)
Marriage Pledge
1. The Feisty Fiance (2000)
2. Bachelor in Need (2000)
3. Marriage in Mind (2000)
Novels
Hostage to Dishonour (1979)
Spring Girl (1979)
Hostile Engagement (1979)
The Icicle Heart (1979)
Pride's Master (1979)
Intimate Friends (1979)
The Magic of His Kiss (1980)
Turbulent Covenant (1980)
The Other Woman (1980)
Price to be Met (1980)
Devil in Disguise (1980)
Innocent Abroad (1981)
Bachelor's Wife (1981)
Gallant Antagonist (1981)
The Other Brother (1981)
But Know Not Why (1982)
Distrust Her Shadow (1982)
Dishonest Woman (1982)
Intimate Enemies (1983)
No Quiet Refuge (1983)
Reluctant Relative (1983)
Tethered Liberty (1983)
Tomorrow - Come Soon (1983)
Imprudent Challenge (1984)
Ruthless in All (1984)
Bond of Vengeance (1984)
Facade (1984)
No Holds Barred (1984)
No Honourable Compromise (1985)
A Promise to Dishonour (1985)
Misleading Encounter (1986)
So Near, So Far (1986)
Beyond Her Control (1986)
Relative Strangers (1987)
Unfriendly Alliance (1987)
Fortunes of Love (1988)
Without Love (1988)
When the Loving Stopped (1988)
To Stay Forever (1989)
Farewell to Love (1989)
Frozen Enchantment (1989)
Unfriendly Proposition (1989)
Passport to Happiness (1990)
Hidden Heart (1990)
A First Time for Everything (1990)
Flight of Discovery (1991)
Without Knowing Why (1991)
Runaway from Love (1991)
His Woman (1991)
Bad Neighbours (1991)
Hungarian Rhapsody (1992)
Destined to Meet (1992)
Relative Values (1993)
Italian Invader (1993)
West of Bohemia (1993)
Heartless Pursuit (1995)
A Business Engagement (1997)
The Trouble with Trent! (1997)
Temporary Girlfriend (1997)
A Most Eligible Bachelor (1998)
Nine-to-five Affair (1999)
The Bachelor's Bargain (1999)
A Suitable Husband (2001)
His Pretend Mistress (2002)
An Accidental Engagement (2003)
A Pretend Engagement (2004)
A Most Suitable Wife (2005)
Promise Of A Family (2006)
The Boss and His Secretary (2007)
Engaged to Be Married? (2008)
Her Hand In Marriage (2008)
Falling for Her Convenient Husband (2009)
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