Josephine Edgar

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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1964
  • Latest Book:
    April 1991
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About the Author

Mary Edgar was born on 27 December 1907 in London, England, UK, daughter of Jenny (Howard) and George Edgar, an author. She was educated privately. On 6 March 1934, she married Rudolph F. Mussi, they had one son, Max, and one daughter, Susan Jane. She was a past chairwoman of Society of Women Writers and Journalists. She started writing contemporary romance novels as Mary Howard in 1930, later she used the penname of Josephine Edgar to sign her gothic historical romances. She was the recipient of the Romantic Novelists' Association award in 1960, 1979, 1980, and Elinor Glyn award in 1961. She passed away on 02 March 1991.

Full Series List in Order

Viola's Story Saga

1 - Duchess (Jan-1976)
2 - Countess (Aug-1978)

Book List in Order: 12 titles

  • My Sister Sophie

    Two sisters in love with the same man -- which one would he choose?...

  • The Dark Tower

    The Ancient Manor Above The Lake was beautiful to look upon, wreathed in the splendor of the Italian Alps. A place of dreams it seemed -- where an innocent and romantic girl could find her dream of bliss. Slowly Florence Farmetto was forced to wa...

  • Time of Dreaming

    Encouraged by Dr. John Hart, a family friend, Adelina Stirling had decided to train as a nurse. An unconventional heiress, she wanted to escape her wealthy background and her widowed father's protective love. The year was 1899 and already the approac...

  • The Dancer's Daughter

    She was a fatherless waif called Bella Bawtry -- until a lawyer discovered a yellowing marriage contract. Suddenly she was Isabel Broadbent, heiress to a vast fortune, mistress of a great family manor in the lonely wilds of the north country. Whe...

  • The Devil's Innocents

    For the first time, Barbara Crossdyke knew the naked power of passion when the fiery young Spaniard, Ramon Ramirez, declared his love and demanded she be his wife. But before the marriage, Barbara had to leave England to meet the aristocratic Ramirez...

  • The Stranger at the Gate

    FORBIDDEN LEGACY As she drew nearer the great hall, Sarah fought back the fear and dark memories that had made her a stranger at its gates. Six years ago she had been a baronet's daughter, and this had been her home. Now, sixteen and fatherles...

  • The Lady of Wildersley

    BEAUTIFUL RIVALS May Ireton was a regal Nordic beauty, but her position as governess at the magnificent Wildersley estate was humble. Passionate, red-haired Belle Milthrope -- ward of the estate's owners -- attracted the attentions of count...

  • Duchess

    Viola's Story Saga - 1

    They call her Duchess, even though Viola Corbett is really an illegitimate shopgirl. But nobility is more than bloodlines, and the tall, auburn-haired Viola has something most real duchesses lack: a stunning beauty and grace that awe the other shopg...

  • Countess

    Viola's Story Saga - 2

    A glorious novel of love and war - the Spellbinding Sequel to Duchess. Viola Corbett lives amid luxury in Vienna with her husband, Count Eugene Erhmann, their children, Therese and Lorenz, and her ilegitimate son James-Carlo, until all collapses w...



  • Margaret Normanby

    Going against Victorian society, Margaret Normanby begins work as an apprentice in a dress-shop to help support herself and her mother after her father abandons them. She works her way to the top of her profession, but her personal life remains unful...

  • Bright Young Things

    Flappers, Jazz and Daring Affairs... Helen Redmaine is young and beautiful in the outrageous Roaring Twenties when women bobbed their hair, shortened their hemlines, and started breaking all the rules. Helen, niece of an English lord, has artistic...

  • A Dark and Alien Rose

    Shareen is raised by a kindly French couple while her mother, a female adventuress, leads an exotic life-style. Her mother dies as World War I approaches and Shareen is sent to relatives in England to whom scandal is not unknown....

Award-Winning Books by Josephine Edgar

Countess
1979 RoNA -- Romantic Novel of the Year


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Josephine Edgar has published 12 books.

Josephine Edgar does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Dark and Alien Rose, was published in April 1991.

The first book by Josephine Edgar, My Sister Sophie, was published in January 1964.

Yes. Josephine Edgar has 1 series.
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