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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Valeria was an avid reader at a young age and began writing her own stories by the time she was six.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331LM76359790307576&site=ehost-live|title=Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works|last=Furlong-Bolliger|first=Susan|publisher=Literary Reference Center|year=2007|isbn=|location=|pages=|chapter=Patricia Veryan|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}</ref> She returned to writing again in 1977, at the urging of a friend.<ref name=":0" />
Valeria was an avid reader at a young age and began writing her own stories by the time she was six.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331LM76359790307576&site=ehost-live|title=Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works|last=Furlong-Bolliger|first=Susan|publisher=Literary Reference Center|year=2007|isbn=|location=|pages=|chapter=Patricia Veryan|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}</ref> She returned to writing again in 1977, at the urging of a friend.<ref name=":0" /> By 1983, her novels had sold millions of copies and she was awarded the a "Silver Loving Cup" by [[Barbara Cartland]] for her work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/22/style/romance-authors-have-a-queen-for-3-days.html|title=Romance Authors Have a Queen for 3 Days|last=Ferretti|first=Fred|date=22 April 1983|work=The New York Times|access-date=18 July 2016|via=}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==

Revision as of 18:32, 18 July 2016

Patricia Veryan
BornPatricia Bannister
1923
DiedMay 18, 2009
Bellevue, Washington, US
Pen nameGwyneth Moore
LanguageEnglish
Period1978–2002
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
SubjectJacobite Rebellion, Regency, Georgian

Patricia Valeria, (neé Patricia Bannister born 1923 in London, England; died November 18, 2009 in Bellevue, Washington, USA[1]) was a writer of historical romance fiction from 1978 until 2002. She wrote under the names Patricia Veryan and Gwyneth Moore.[2]

Her novels, which were written in English, have been translated into several foreign languages including Italian and German. She is best-known for her historical novels set during the Georgian and Regency periods.[3]

Biography

Valeria was an avid reader at a young age and began writing her own stories by the time she was six.[4] She returned to writing again in 1977, at the urging of a friend.[2] By 1983, her novels had sold millions of copies and she was awarded the a "Silver Loving Cup" by Barbara Cartland for her work.[5]

Works

Valeria's books published under the pseudonym Veryan, have been the most critically acclaimed.[2] Publishers Weekly praised her works and called The Riddle of Alabaster Royal (1997), a "Regency that rises farther above the formula than her fine novels usually do."[6] Kirkus Reviews called Never Doubt I Love (1995), one of her best Georgian-period novels.[7]

Bibliography[8]

  • The Lord and the Gypsy (1978)
  • Love's Duet (1979)
  • Mistress of Willowvale (1980)
  • Nanette (1981)
  • Some Brief Folly (1981)
  • Feather Castles (1982)
  • Married Past Redemption (1983)
  • The Noblest Frailty (1983)
  • The Wagered Widow (1984)
  • Sanguinet's Crown (1985)
  • Practice to Deceive (1985)
  • Journey to Enchantment (1986)
  • The Tyrant (1987)
  • Give All to Love (1987)
  • Love Alters Not (1988)
  • Cherished Enemy (1988)
  • The Dedicated Villain (1989)
  • Logic of the Heart (1990)
  • Time's Fool (1991)
  • Had We Never Loved (1992)
  • Poor Splendid Wings (1992)
  • Ask Me No Questions (1993)
  • "Sweet Charlatan" in Autumn Loves (1993)
  • A Shadow's Bliss (1994)
  • Never Doubt I Love (1995)
  • The Mandarin of Mayfair (1995)
  • Lanterns (1996)
  • The Riddle of Alabaster Royal (1997)
  • The Riddle of the Lost Lover (1998)
  • The Riddle of the Reluctant Rake (1999)
  • The Riddle of the Shipwrecked Spinster (2001)
  • The Riddle of the Deplorable Dandy (2002)

As Gwyneth Moore,

  • Men Were Deceivers Ever (1989)
  • The Dirty Frog (1990)
  • Love's Lady Lost (1991)

References

  1. ^ "Patricia Veryan | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2005 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Ramsdell, Kristin (February 15, 2010). "Farewell". Library Journal. 135 (3): 80. Retrieved July 18, 2016 – via EBSCO.
  4. ^ Furlong-Bolliger, Susan (2007). "Patricia Veryan". Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works. Literary Reference Center – via EBSCO. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Ferretti, Fred (April 22, 1983). "Romance Authors Have a Queen for 3 Days". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Riddle of the Alabaster Royal". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Never Doubt I Love". Kirkus. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Veryan Books". www.mandry.net. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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