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Catherine Spencer (born 1950) is a popular Canadian writer of over 40 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd from 1986 to 2009. She also signed her books as Kathy Orr.
Catherine Spencer | |
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Born | 1937 (age 86–87) Source: one of her granddaughters |
Pen name | Catherine Spencer; Kathy Orr |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 1986–2009 |
Genre | Romance |
Website | |
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Biography
editCatherine Spencer was born in 1950, and went to a Catholic school. She worked as a High School English teacher. She married and had four children and five dogs.
When the menopause approached, Catherine began to write. She published her first novel in 1986. With friend and fellow writer Judith Bowen, she is a co-sponsor of the biennial Singletree Workshop, a weekend retreat for romance writers.
Now, Spencer lives with her husband in White Rock, in south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Their four children are adults, and they have eight grandchildren.
Bibliography
editAs Catherine Spencer
editSingle Novels
edit- A Lasting Kind of Love (1986)
- Fires of Summer (1989)
- The Loving Touch (1990)
- Winter Roses (1990)
- Dear Miss Jones (1991)
- Elegant Barbarian (1992)
- Naturally Loving (1992)
- Lady Be Mine (1993)
- Love's Sting (1994)
- A Little Corner of Paradise (1995)
- Three Times a Bride (1995)
- That Man Callahan! (1996)
- Dominic's Child (1996)
- Tempting Lucas (1997)
- Christmas With a Stranger (1997)
- A Nanny in the Family (1997)
- The Secret Daughter (1998)
- Zachary's Virgin (1999)
- The Unexpected Wedding Gift (2000)
- Passion's Baby (2000)
- Mistress on His Terms (2001)
- The Millionaire's Marriage (2001)
- D'Alessandro's Child (2001)
- The Doctor's Secret Child (2002)
- MacKenzie's Promise (2002)
- Passion in Secret (2003)
- In the Best Man's Bed (2003)
- Constantino's Pregnant Bride (2003)
- The Brabanti Baby (2004)
- The Moretti Marriage (2004)
- The Italian's Secret Child (2004)
- Bertoluzzi's Heiress Bride (2006)
- The Greek Millionaire's Mistress (2007)
- The Greek Millionaire's Secret Child (2009)
Family Ties
edit- Simply the Best (1995)
Expecting! Series Multi-Author
edit- Dante's Twins (1998)
- The Pregnant Bride (2000)
- The French Count's Pregnant Bride (2006)
Secret Passions Series Multi-Author
edit- The Marriage Experiment (1999)
Internacional Doctors Series Multi-Author
edit- The Italian Doctor's Mistress (2005)
Italian Husbands Series Multi-Author
edit- The Italian's Convenient Wife (2005)
Brides of Convenience Series Multi-Author
edit- The Mediterranean Husband (2007)
Omnibus in Collaboration
edit- Once Bitten, Twice Shy / Love's Sting / The Wedding Effect (1996) (with Sophie Weston)
- A Christmas Seduction (2001) (with Helen Brooks and Emma Darcy)
- Caribbean Caress (2002) (with Cathy Williams)
- Christmas Secrets (2002) (with Diana Hamilton and Carole Mortimer)
- A Marriage on Paper (2005) (with Miranda Lee and Jane Porter)
- More Than a Mistress (2006) (with Emma Darcy and Anne Mather)
- Wedding Vows (2007) (with Barbara Hannay and Jessica Hart)
- Secret Passions (2007) (with Amanda Browning and Sharon Kendrick)
- Bound by a Baby (2007) (with Kate Walker and Rebecca Winters)
As Kathy Orr
editSingle Novels
edit- Seductive Deceiver (1986)
- The Drifter's Revenge (1987)
- An Invitation to Love (1987)