Jessica Blair (1923–2024)

Author of Harpooned: The Story Of Whaling

About the Author

Also includes: Bill Spence (1), Jim Bowden (1)

Disambiguation Notice:

Bill Spence has written books under several names: romance novels as Jessica Blair, westerns as Jim Bowden, Floyd Rogers, and Kirk Ford, and several other books under his own name.

Works by Jessica Blair

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Harpooned: The Story Of Whaling (1980) 25 copies

The Other Side of the River (1997) 25 copies

Wings of Sorrow (2008) 16 copies

Storm Bay (1996) 16 copies

The Locket (2000) 13 copies

Echoes of the Past (2004) 13 copies

The Long Way Home (2002) 12 copies

Stay With Me (2009) 11 copies

The Seaweed Gatherers (1998) 9 copies

Secrets of a Whitby Girl (2011) 8 copies

Yesterday's Dreams (2005) 8 copies

The Restless Heart (2001) 8 copies

Just One More Day (2015) 8 copies

The Road Beneath Me (2012) 8 copies

Sealed Secrets (2010) 8 copies

A Distant Harbour (1993) 7 copies

Portrait of Charlotte (1999) 7 copies

In The Silence Of The Snow (2013) 6 copies

A Tapestry of Dreams (2014) 5 copies

Tread Softly, Alice (2016) 5 copies

Secrets of the Sea (2004) 5 copies, 1 review

Restless Spirit (1997) 5 copies

The Red Shawl (1994) 5 copies

Dangerous Shores (2008) 4 copies

Trail Of Revenge (2010) 3 copies

The Life She Left Behind (2017) 3 copies

Brazo Feud (Dales Western) (2010) 3 copies

Revenge In Red Springs (2011) 3 copies

The Long Way Home: AND Dangerous Shores (2010) 2 copies

Reach for Tomorrow (2006) 2 copies

Wayman's Ford (Dales Western) (2009) 2 copies

Guns Along The Brazo (Dales Western) (2010) 2 copies

Incident At Bison Creek (LIN) (Linford Library Series) (1994) 1 copy

Robbery at Glenrock (Black Horse Western) (1992) 1 copy

Roaring Valley (Dales Western) (2009) 1 copy

The Return Of The Sheriff (Dales Western) (2009) 1 copy

Black Water Canyon (Dales Western) (2010) 1 copy

The Shadow Of Eagle Rock (Dales Western) (2011) 1 copy

Other Side of the River #, Storm Bay #, Red Shawl #, Sealed Secrets #, Time and Tide #, Locket #, 1 copy

Two Gun Justice (Dales Western) (2009) 1 copy

Cap (1978) 1 copy

Bomber's Moon (Ulverscroft Large Print) (1988) 1 copy

Bombaren (1980) 1 copy

A Man Called Abe (LIN) (Linford Western Library) (1994) 1 copy

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Girls on Games: A Look at the Fairer Side of the Tabletop Industry (2016) — Contributor — 19 copies

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Legal name: Spence, William John Duncan
Other names: Spence, Bill
Bowden, Jim
Cooper, Hannah
Ford, Kirk
Rogers, Floyd
Spence, Duncan
Birthdate: 1923-04-20
Date of death: 2024-05-28
Gender: male
Education: St. Mary's College, Middlesborough
St. Mary's Roman Catholic teacher training college, Twickenham
Occupations: RAF bomb aimer
catering manager
book review columnist
Organizations: Royal Air Force [UK]
Ampleforth College
Malton Gazette
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Disambiguation notice: Bill Spence has written books under several names: romance novels as Jessica Blair, westerns as Jim Bowden, Floyd Rogers, and Kirk Ford, and several other books under his own name.
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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The Secrets of the Sea by Jessica Blair

Having run out of books to read in Whitby I passed a bookshop window and saw a book called "Secrets of a Whitby Girl" by Jessica Blair, and it seemed too much of a daft coincidence not to check it out. It turned out to be only in hard back, so I picked out another of her books which was a bit cheaper, and it kept me amused for a couple of days. More historical romance, with a sea-faring and merchant flavour to it. Rivalry and bitterness, plus a bit of adventure. I felt it was all tied show more together a bit too neatly and quickly towards the end of the book, and got a nagging suspicion some of the characters may have their own stories to tell in other books, but overall it was an entertaining enough bit of nonsense. show less

May 7, 2011