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Sally Wentworth (1936–2001)

Author of Say Hello to Yesterday

104+ Works 999 Members 27 Reviews

About the Author

Sally Wentworth is the pseudonym for Doreen Hornsblow. She was born in 1937 in England. She was a British romance writer of 70 romance novels. She sold her first novel to Mills & Boon's in 1977. Her novels were principally set in Great Britain or in exotic places like the Canary Islands or Greece. show more Her first works are stand-alone novels, but in the 1990s, she decided to create her first series. In 1991, she wrote a book in two parts about the Barclay twins and their same great love, and in 1995, she wrote the Ties of Passion trilogy about the Brodey family. Her titles include Rightful Possession, Garden of Thorns, The Guilty Wife and Mission to Seduce. Doreen Hornsblow died from cancer in 2001, aged 64. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Disambiguation Notice:

Doreen Hornsblow wrote as Sally Wentworth.

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Series

Works by Sally Wentworth

Say Hello to Yesterday (1981) 34 copies
The Judas Kiss (1981) 33 copies, 2 reviews
Runaway Fiancée (1988) 26 copies
Betrayal in Bali (1980) 25 copies, 1 review
To Have and to Hold (1994) 24 copies, 1 review
Yesterday's Affair (1992) 23 copies
Flying High (1982) 21 copies, 1 review
Jilted (1983) 20 copies, 2 reviews
One Night of Love (1994) 20 copies
Candle in the Wind (1979) 20 copies, 2 reviews
The Sea Master (1982) 19 copies, 1 review
Shattered Dreams (1979) 19 copies, 1 review
Summer Fire (1981) 18 copies, 1 review
Chris (1995) 18 copies
The Wayward Wife (1992) 17 copies
Echoes of the Past (1989) 17 copies
Set the Stars on Fire (1980) 17 copies, 1 review
Marriage by Arrangement (1996) 17 copies, 1 review
Fatal Deception (1985) 17 copies, 1 review
Mission to Seduce (1998) 16 copies
The Guilty Wife (1997) 16 copies, 1 review
Passionate Revenge (1987) 16 copies
The Ice Maiden (1979) 16 copies
Lord of Misrule (1990) 15 copies
The Hawk of Venice (1985) 15 copies, 1 review
Calum (1995) 15 copies
A Typical Male! (1997) 14 copies
Ultimatum (1987) 14 copies
The Devil's Shadow (1988) 14 copies, 1 review
The Kissing Game (1986) 14 copies
Duel in the Sun (1994) 14 copies, 1 review
The Golden Greek (1991) 14 copies
Driving Force (1988) 13 copies
Man for Hire (1982) 13 copies, 1 review
Satan's Island (1988) 13 copies
Broken Destiny (1990) 12 copies
Stormy Voyage (1992) 12 copies
Liberated Lady (1979) 12 copies
Mistaken Wedding (1988) 12 copies
Taken on Trust (1990) 12 copies
Viking Invader (1984) 12 copies
Practise to Deceive (1993) 12 copies
Semi-Detached Marriage (1982) 12 copies
Christmas Nights (1996) 11 copies, 2 reviews
Francesca (1995) 11 copies
Cage of Ice (1986) 11 copies, 2 reviews
Race Against Love (1980) 10 copies
Garden of Thorns (1980) 10 copies
Rightful Possession (1978) 10 copies
Backfire (1983) 10 copies
King of Culla (1981) 9 copies
Illusions of Love (1990) 9 copies
Wish on the Moon (1989) 9 copies
King of the Castle (1978) 8 copies, 1 review
Dark Awakening (1984) 8 copies
Fire Island (1989) 8 copies, 1 review
Island Masquerade (1977) 8 copies
Strange Encounter (1989) 8 copies
The Wings of Love (1985) 7 copies
Conflict in Paradise (1978) 7 copies
Dishonourable Intentions (1987) 6 copies
Shadow Play (1994) 6 copies
The Lion Rock (1983) 6 copies
Sicilian Spring (1993) 6 copies
Tiger in His Lair (1986) 6 copies
Ghost of the Past (1991) 6 copies
Twin Torment (1991) 4 copies
Mistletoe Magic (4 in 1) (1996) — Contributor — 4 copies
For the Baby's Sake (2-in-1 By Request) (1997) — Contributor — 2 copies
Egyezzünk meg! (1994) 1 copy
Romantic Holidays (3-in-1) (2002) — Contributor — 1 copy
Esküvő sohanapján? (1998) 1 copy
Tűző napon (1998) 1 copy
Förlovad på låtsas (1998) 1 copy
Lust och längtan (1988) 1 copy
Weekend-äktenskap (1983) 1 copy
Vad hjärtat vet (1994) 1 copy
Manželčina vina (2000) 1 copy
Un homme pret a tout (2002) 1 copy, 1 review

Associated Works

The Ice Maiden (2004) — Original Text — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Hornsblow, Doreen
Birthdate
1936-12-17
Date of death
2001-08-30
Gender
female
Occupations
accounts clerk
Short biography
Doreen was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She married with Donald Alfred Hornsblow, with whom she was a son Keith, in 1968, the family lived in Braughing, England.

Doreen began her publishing career at a Fleet Street newspaper in London, where she thrived in the hectic atmosphere. She started writing after attending an evening class course and sold her first novel to Mills & Boon's in 1977, she published her novels under the pseudonym Sally Wentworth. Her novels were principally set in Great Britain or in exotic places like Canary Islands or Greece. Her first works are stand-alone novels, but in 1990s, she decided created her first series. In 1991, she wrote a book in two parts about the Barclay twins and their same great love, and in 1995, she wrote the Ties of Passion Trilogy about the Brodey family, that have money, looks, style, everything... except love.

Doreen was accounts clerk at Associated Newspapers Ltd. in London, England, and accounts clerk at Consumers' Association in Hertford, England. In 1985, she was the founding chair ot the Hertford Association of National Trust Members, and named its life president. She also collected knife rests and she was member of The Knife Rest Collectors Club.

Doreen Hornsblow died from cancer in 2001, at 64 years.
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Places of residence
Braughing, England
Disambiguation notice
Doreen Hornsblow wrote as Sally Wentworth.
Associated Place (for map)
UK

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Romance (Harlequin?) Set in Greece in Name that Book (December 2013)

Reviews

29 reviews
Heroine Domino Graham’s pregnant, married sister Delphine, is threatened with kidnapping. Domino takes Delphine’s place until the danger is over. While staying at her sister’s Austrian chalet she meets the man that is to be her bodyguard, Ace Edwards. Sparks fly when they are together, but how can Domino show her attraction to Ace when she is pretending to be the married Delphine?

I sometimes enjoy a forbidden kind of romance so I found this one interesting. I liked the cold, remote ski show more chalet setting, and the tension that kept building between Domino and Ace… Domino not being able to tell Ace who she really is, and Ace, thinking Domino is a married woman, but being attracted to her. Domino had some TSTL (too stupid to live) moments, and the hero was quite abrupt and cranky at times, but this was still a very entertaining read. show less
This is the weirdest harlequin I ever read.

If you're looking for romance, as in violins and moonlight and true love and hearts and doves and such, don't read this. You'll be disgusted by this text.

This is one of those harlequins that has a 'hero' who is all force and determination displaying both a sadistic, cruel, insane, obsessive, over the top personality and the methods to match to make sure the heroine is utterly degraded and abused into convincing herself that she 'loves' him and he show more 'loves' her.

Do not be surprised to find:

police interrogation methods including putting the girl in the glare of a bright light, twisting arms, locking and bolting doors and windows, nearly drowning her in the pool to make a point, and the list goes on.

No - I'm not kidding. This is actually in this romance novel. I would not have been surprised if the "coachload of campanologists" referred to in chapter three, had played a bigger role than they did.

As I said, this is the weirdest one I've read to date.

If you want to read this, it's probably best if you found yourself a second-hand paperback copy, as I'm hoping there would have been a lot less spelling, editing and missing parts of sentences problems in the original paperback version.
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Sweet and innocent stewardess Lyn Maxwell is dating handsome pilot Beric Dane. They are falling in love and everything is wonderful until one day, after a flight, there is a customs check at the airport and heroin is found in Lyn's bag. After Lyn is questioned by the police, and put in jail, she eventually goes on trial and is found guilty of smuggling narcotics into the country. She is then sent to prison for three years. During this time, Lyn, who is innocent, is trying to find out who show more planted the drugs on her. The only person who had access to her bag at that time, and could have done it, is her boyfriend Beric! Angry and hurt, Lyn spends years in prison, planning her revenge against (innocent) Beric. When she finally gets out of prison, three years later, she gets plastic surgery, dyes her brown hair blonde, changes her name, and goes looking for Beric---I don't want to give any more of the plot away.

This was a really over-the-top read! It wasn't a very romantic story, since the heroine was so consumed with revenge, but I still had a hard time putting this book down. I was always curious to see what was going to happen next. Lyn wasn't a very likable heroine. I felt sorry for poor Beric! (Even though it's fun sometimes when the heroine gives the hero a hard time, it's usually the other way around in "Presents"!) It was interesting seeing how innocent Lyn became so cold, hard, and determined after prison. This was a very enjoyable vintage "Harlequin Presents". A captivating and crazy read!
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I read this one hoping for a lot since SW is the author of one of my all time favorite HPs, The Judas Kiss. This one might not be quite that much but it was really good. The hero, Ace, tried so hard not to fall for Domino since she was pretending to be her married sister (foiling a kidnapping plot) but alas could not hold out against her. Once he decided to love her he was all in. I liked that once he made up his mind that he loved her he tried hard to convince her to leave her 'husband' for show more him. That sounds callous but I think the thing that made it workable is that he was convinced from her actions that she hadn't ever loved her 'husband' and that what they had together was more important than the money and social standing that she was supposedly receiving in her 'marriage.' He forgave her waffling as she tried to keep her secret over and over. A lot of passion and angst. She was a strong character not doormatty at all. show less

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Rating
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ISBNs
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