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Virginia Henley

Author of A Year and a Day

50+ Works 5,210 Members 61 Reviews 7 Favorited

About the Author

Romance novelist Virginia Henley was born in England in 1935. Her novels, many of them set in medieval England, Scotland or Ireland, are often published in hardcover as well as paperback, a rarity in the romance genre. Henley won the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award for Historical Fiction show more in 1996. Her titles "Seduced" & "Desired" were New York Times Bestsellers. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:

Virginia Henley complete name is Virginia Syddall Henley.

Series

Works by Virginia Henley

A Year and a Day (1998) 355 copies
Seduced (1994) 254 copies
Enslaved (1995) 249 copies
The Dragon and the Jewel (1991) 246 copies
Tempted (1992) 245 copies
The Pirate and the Pagan (1990) 236 copies
Dream Lover (1997) 219 copies
The Falcon and the Flower (1989) 218 copies
The Hawk and the Dove (1988) 209 copies
The Border Hostage (2001) 203 copies
The Raven and the Rose (1987) 199 copies
Desired (1995) 195 copies
Ravished (2002) 181 copies
The Marriage Prize (2000) 177 copies
A Woman of Passion (1999) 167 copies
Undone (2003) 165 copies
Insatiable (2004) 161 copies
Wild Hearts (1985) 145 copies
Infamous (2006) 135 copies
Unmasked (2005) 129 copies
Love's Legacy [Anthology 11-in-1] (1996) — Contributor — 128 copies
Notorious (2007) 123 copies
Enticed (1994) 120 copies
Bold Conquest (1983) 119 copies
The Decadent Duke (2008) 104 copies
A Gift of Joy [Anthology 4-in-1] (1995) — Contributor — 98 copies
Lords of Desire [Anthology 4-in-1] (2009) — Contributor — 76 copies
The Irish Duke (2010) 66 copies
The Dark Earl (2011) 53 copies
A Christmas Miracle (4-in-1) (1996) — Contributor — 41 copies
Master of Paradise (2011) 39 copies
Letter Of Love (2011) 35 copies
Scandal by the Ton (2013) 21 copies
The Irish Gypsy (1982) 15 copies
Lord Rakehell (2013) 8 copies
Love And Joy (2011) 6 copies
A Rough Wooing (2012) 4 copies
Smuggler's Lair (2016) 4 copies
Hot as Fire [short story] (2011) 2 copies
Insaciable (2007) 1 copy

Associated Works

On Canaan's Side (2011) — some editions — 722 copies
Let it Snow [Anthology 4-in-1] (2003) — Contributor — 95 copies
Deck the Halls [Anthology 5-in-1] (2004) — Contributor — 37 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Henley, Virginia
Legal name
Syddall Henley, Virginia
Birthdate
1935-12-05
Gender
female
Nationality
UK
Places of residence
Florida, USA
Ontario, Canada
Occupations
romance novelist
Awards and honors
Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award
Short biography
Virginia Syddall was born on December 5, 1935 in Bolton, England. She obtained a degree in History in the University.

In 1956, Virginia married Arthur Henley and they had two sons.
Disambiguation notice
Virginia Henley complete name is Virginia Syddall Henley.

Members

Discussions

Historical Romance in Book talk (April 2017)
Medieval romance in Name that Book (February 2017)

Reviews

typical bodice ripper be warned of the kill-your-gays trope though.
 
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kittyfoyle | 9 other reviews | Mar 15, 2024 |
I started reading this 3 months ago, picked up something else and never came back to it. Time to give up the ghost. Oh welp, at least it was free.
 
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Statistics

Works
50
Also by
3
Members
5,210
Popularity
#4,782
Rating
½ 3.6
Reviews
61
ISBNs
261
Languages
7
Favorited
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