Anne Bushell was born on October 1938 in South Devon, England, just before World War II, and grew up in a house crammed with books. Divorced twice, she had two children. She worked as journalist at the Paignton Observer, but after her marriage, she moved to the north of England, where she worked as teacher. After she returned to journalism, she joined the Middlesbrough Writers' Group, where she met other romance writer Mildred Grieveson (Anne Mather). She started to wrote romance, and she had her first novel "Garden of Dreams" accepted by Mills & Boon in 1975, she published her work under the pseudonym of Sara Craven. In 2010 she became chairman of the Southern Writers' Conference, and the next year was elected the twenty-six Chairman (2011–2013) of the Romantic Novelists' Association.
Divorced twice, Annie Ashurst lives in Somerset, South West England, where she had several thousand books, and an amazing video collection. When she's not writing, she enjoys watching very old films, listening to music, going to the theatre, and eating in good restaurants. She also likes to travel in Europe, to inspire her romances, especially in France, Greece and Italy where many of her novels are set. Since the birth of her twin grandchildren, she is also a regular visitor to New York City, where the little tots live. In 1997, she was the overall winner of the BBC's Mastermind, winning the last final presented by Magnus Magnusson.
Lissa Fairfax wasn't quite sure whether she wanted to marry the attractive Frenchman, Paul de Gue. So she gladly accepted his invitation to visit the family chateau and meet his relatives. Unfortunately this also involved meeting the austere ...
Lacey Vernon couldn't understand her mixed feelings. She should be glad that Troy wasn't behaving as her lover. Bad enough that in a few short days she would have to accept him as her husband. "Does it disturb you when I remind you wha...
Stay away from Saracina. But to the willful Joanna, used to having her own way, the words were a challenge! Unfortunately the warning was real: her reception on the mysterious Mediterranean island was far from welcoming. She found herself held a p...
Catriona had left her quiet Scottish home and come to London to marry Jeremy Lord -- only to find that Jeremy had forgotten about his holiday romance. Instead, she found herself involved with his sophisticated uncle, Jason. And Jason was even more ...
No matter what she might feel, Gabrielle knew there was no future for her in any relationship with Shaun Lennox--just the basic fulfillment of a mutual need. And for her, that was not enough. "Shaun, listen," she said hesitantly. "You ...
Andrea tried to harden herself to her cousin Clare's appeal for help. She'd been getting her out of scrapes for too long. Still, she couldn't just sit back and let Blaise Levallier blackmail Clare into marriage, and destroy the lives ...
Even as Janna pleaded with Rian for mercy, she realized it was futile. Rian hadn't forgotten anything that had passed between them seven years earlier. Not forgotten -- and not forgiven. Why had he come back? What did he intend? Rian laughe...
"You must beware, mademoiselle...." The fortune-teller's ominously harsh voice had sent shivers down Christina's spine. "Beware of the devil at Archangel." The prediction seemed silly when Christina first arrived at the Bra...
Brief and disastrous. That described exactly the marriage of Davina and Gethyn Lloyd. Now, their first meeting in two years -- at Gethyn's home in Wales -- only confirmed the tangle of misunderstanding that lay between them. And while Davin...
Trevennon had a dark and tragic history. As a child, Morwenna had listened to her mother's stories of Trevennon, her old home. Morwenna had pictured a castle full of the magic of love, standing high on the cliffs of Cornwall. So when trag...
Juliet soon learned: never love an enemy! Juliet went to Italy to check on her sister, Jan. According to Jan, she'd arrived just in time. Wealthy, powerful Santino Vallone was trying to prevent Jan from marrying his young brother, Mario. Wi...
Rachel had vowed to reach Diablo In London, it had seemed simple. Go out to Columbia, bring back her brother, Mark. It was her one chance to do something for her beloved grandfather with whom Mark had quarreled. In Columbia, nothing went right....
Running away had accomplished nothing! Briony Adair fled to her aunt's Yorkshire cottage as a refuge. Away from the pressures of her father's plans and the unexpected return of her estranged husband, Logan -- missing for a year, presumed d...
Everyone depended on poor little "Mouse" Ginny's nickname didn't really suit her -- she was the strong one in the family. Her sense of responsibility led her to take the job of housekeeper at Monk's Dower. It was no easy ta...
She was the chosen bride of a Leandros Helen's mother had almost been forced into an arranged marriage, but she'd managed to escape. Now Helen was in a similar situation: she was expected to marry Damon Leandros! When she first came to ...
She was trapped into a lie! Rowan's stepmother, Antonia Winslow, was selfish and totally unscrupulous. It suited her purposes to pretend that Rowan was only sixteen years old. But it was nineteen-year-old Rowan who suffered the backlash of the...
Morgana couldn't wish him away Lyall Pentreath van Guisen was a new and unwanted factor in her life. As the only male heir in the ancient but divided Pentreath family, he had inherited their Cornish home. Not only was he from the other bran...
The invitation held a pointed challenge Lisa didn't have the heart to refuse her stepsister's request. Julie had never been very good at organizing matters, and she simply couldn't handle her wedding plans alone. But Lisa had no ide...
"He's a hatchet man," Bianca had warned Alix Coulter was told to get rid of the man who wanted to write her famous aunt's biography. But Liam Brant was not so easily dismissed. His writer's instinct sensed a mystery surround...
Nicola found he was a law unto himself She had agreed to masquerade as his prospective bride to help her young friend escape. She was appalled that arranged marriages still existed. But Luis Alvarado de Montalba was not a man to be crossed. ...
Could he seduce her into forgetfulness? Courtney had always dreamed of one day desired by a lover and responding ardently to him. But with the right man -- not ever with Blair Devereux! For three long years, the memory of how Blair had ruined ...
"Alex is a wild man -- a true pagan!" Harriet had forgotten her dead brother-in-law's words until she stood opposite the fiercest opponent of her life -- the autocratic and unyielding Alex Marcos. He had no scruples about taking her o...
She wanted the impossible -- his love! Learning that her grandfather was critically ill was a severe shock for Lisle. Then she discovered that he planned to give Jake Allard control of their family business and arrange a marriage between her and J...
He's be expecting sun, sand and sex Matt Lincoln, hard-hitting television journalist possessed a sexual charisma that was almost tangible and a male ego that could almost touch the clouds. Unless Kate agreed to accompany him on a little tryst ...
There was no excuse for her response The ruthless Andreas Nikolaides had lured Gemma to his remote villa in Crete with a single purpose in mind: to punish and humiliate her in revenge for her brother's seduction of a local girl. He was a ma...
She had reason to distrust him Jason Wingard's sudden reappearance in Laura's life proved how little she knew about her ex-husband. Three years ago when she'd fallen in love with him, she'd believed him to be a struggling artist...
He'd promised her her heart's desire For years Sophie had avoided being absorbed--however kindly--by the powerful Marchese family. Now she had to swallow pride and misgivings alike to help finance Mark's business so that they could be ...
There was simply no escaping love... Cassie Linton turned unobtrusiveness into an art. She wasn't a frustrated widow -- ripe for the taking -- and she went out of her way to avoid appealing to the opposite sex. But the day she was forced to...
What choice did she really have? Alison Mortimer had felt there was something going on over and above the appalling reality of her father's sudden death. And Nicholas Bristow's presence confirmed her suspicions. Her father, she discover...
Jago was the only possible solution Ashley Landon was desperate. After two years of her best efforts as chairman, her family's business faced either bankruptcy or a takeover. Then Jago Marrick, her ex-fiance, turned up with a hardheaded altern...
Love led her down a different path Leigh Frazier, impatient at the separation imposed by her father, went to join her fiance. Getting to Peru was no problem. However, she discovered that getting to the archaeological dig in the high Andes, where h...
"Marry me, querida. Be my wife." Vasco da Carvalho's proposal came as a dream. Even in her wildest fantasies about the Brazilian rancher, Abigail Westmore hadn't dared to expect this! Until yesterday, this exotic male has been e...
It was outrageous. He couldn't be serious! One day Amanda Conroy was happily engaged to Nigel, a flamboyant British car rally driver, the next she was the reluctant fiancee of his stern, laconic older brother, Malory Templeton. As if she h...
"A year out of your life. What price would you ask?" Samma supposed that any other woman would surely slap the face of a man who would pose such a question. But Samma couldn't afford that luxury with Roche Delacroix. With her stepfa...
A vulgar Greek peasant, Julia had called him When she learned that Alexandros Constantis was buying Ambermere, her beloved ancestral home, Julia was filled with shame and anger. Not only would he take away her home, he would strip away every shred...
It was a marvelous opportunity And Sandie grabbed it. Only afterward did she realize she'd been a little naive. When noted pianist and composer Crispin Sinclair offered her free tuition at his Irish home, she had no idea how closely she res...
Jay Delaney, on camera, had a dynamic appeal Offscreen, his blend of magnetism was even more potent. Not that Maggie was interested. She'd had enough problems in her life recently, and the last thing she wanted was an uninvited guest to dis...
Dare she dream of the devil? The dreaded day of reckoning had come. It was time for Joanna to stop running and face Callum Blackstone. If she had only herself to consider...But refusing to submit to Cal's impossible demands meant financia...
Had fate brought them together? Philippa Roscoe needed a large sum of money and she needed it fast -- her father's life depended on it. Wealthy French businessman Alain de Courcy needed a wife -- purely for business reasons. Alain was only ...
She was living on the edge of torment Charlie Graham had come thousands of miles across the world -- the Amazon promised excitement, adventure and new hope for her bedraggled soul. But she hadn't counted on being kidnapped by one of Brazil'...
DESTINATION: FRANCE ATTRACTIONS: GREAT FOOD, WINE, ROMANCE...AND ROHAN SAINT YVES Here, in the fragrant province of Perigord, lay the mystery of Sabine's past -- the scandal and secrecy of her mother's banishment, and of her father...
"I want you back in my life -- back in my bed!" Macy had fallen for Ross Bannister's charms before, only to be totally disillusioned when he had abandoned her for better things. Now they had met again and she had no intention of mak...
Seduced! Nic Xandreou thought Katie was a gold digger, out to trap his brother into marriage. Camilla knew her sister better and was determined to champion her cause even if it meant a visit to Xandreou's stronghold on the island of Karthos. ...
Once wasn't enough... Zanna Westcott was a successful businesswoman with a track record for ruthless takeovers and always putting business before pleasure. Jake Lantrell was pleasure...sheer unadulterated pleasure. Zanna's attraction to...
Must be able to handle children and one particular Italian male... Giulio Falcone needed a willing woman, and Lucy was in his debt...and his house! Only, his interest in her was as much practical as sexual--he needed a nanny to look after his sist...
Millionaire seeks nanny for his seven-year-old daughter. Young Tara had taken one look at Phoebe Grant and decided she'd be a wonderful nanny. And whatever his daughter wanted, Dominic Ashton bought her. The demure Miss Grant was perfect in her n...
SEDUCING ADAM... After a disastrous relationship, career girl Tara Lyndon had almost given up on men. But then she met Adam Barnard... The devastatingly sexy hunk could have stepped straight out of her fantasies. Unfortunately, it also seemed as ...
"Your husband loves another woman." The note was signed "A Friend," but no friend would ever do that to another woman. Could it be true? Was Kate Lassiter's marriage falling apart? She still loved her husband, Ryan, still thril...
He hadn't planned to fall in love... Declan Malone was convinced Olivia was a threat to his cousin's marriage. True, she didn't seem the type to steal another woman's husband, but there was only one way to make absolutely sure: Dec...
A wife of convenience? Joanna had been an inexperienced 18-year-old when she'd married Gabriel Verne. She'd loved her new husband but had been devastated to discover that he'd simply married her out of duty. When the honeymoon was over...
Kidnapped to the altar! Clare usually ran a mile from powerful, sensual men like Guido Bartaldi. Only, she'd agreed to live under Guido's roof as companion to his wayward ward, the young woman clearly destined to become Guido's wife......
Blind-date bride! Rosamund Craig wished she'd never let her stepsister persuade her to accept a blind date! Meeting Sam Hunter could have been love at first sight -- if only Ros hadn't been pretending to be someone else.... How could she a...
A motive for marriage? Cressy was astonished when Draco Viannis proposed. From the moment she'd met the gorgeous Greek, Cressy couldn't get him out of her mind. The passion between them was mind-blowing -- but had it just been a holiday af...
For better, for worse -- for revenge... Rome d'Angelo could have his pick of women -- only, his fiancee had already been chosen for him, by his grandfather! A family feud meant Rome was being forced into a vengeful seduction: he must get engag...
Kate's marriage to Michalis Theodakis is in the past -- in all but name. She knows he married her only to cover up his affair with his mistress, so how dare he expect her to play the dutiful wife? And now Michalis wants to escort her to his siste...
When Paige looked at Nick Destry she could hardly believe she was married to him! A successful banker, Nick was confidently sexy -- but ruthless. He'd wanted a seat on the board, and he'd married Paige to get one. Paige decided to act as i...
Jenna is happy to be her cousin's bridesmaid, but she wishes someone had warned her that the best man is going to be Ross Grantham. The man she once exchanged marriage vows with- in the very same church! It's two years since she last saw him;...
Possessed by her husband! Powerful Italian Marco Valante was used to taking what he wanted -- and he wouldn't let a little thing like Flora Graham's engagement stand in the way! Flora had been trying to convince herself she was happy with ...
As a teenager, Adrien was infatuated with Chay Haddon, and was devastated when her family banished him, claiming he'd betrayed their trust. Chay vanished vowing revenge.... Adrien is shocked when, years later, the tables are turned and she fin...
A forced marriage...? Alex Fabian is a successful city banker who lives life on his own terms. But when his family gives him an ultimatum to marry within three months or lose his inheritance, he's forced to find a bride.... Louise Trentham ...
Why won't he claim her as his bride? This is one occasion in Andreas Stephanos's life when he cannot have what he really wants. Better not let Zoe Lambert know that he's really the heir to a shipping fortune, or allow the intense physi...
Miles Hunter had lived life on the edge. When he proposed marriage to Chessie, she knew it couldn't be because he loved her. They were practically strangers! He simply needed a social hostess and someone to look after his beautiful home. Chess...
Penniless and without her passport, Chellie Greer's stuck working in a seedy club with no means of escape -- until Ash Brennan walks in. What's such a powerful, irresistible man doing in a place like this? Ash offers her a way out, but Che...
Fling? Another wedding, another hat...and more hours spent with a fixed smile plastered on her face. Until Cat meets Liam Hargreaves. The millionaire offers her one explosive, passionate encounter and Cat doesn't think twice. It's an experie...
Pretty, but penniless, Helen Frayne vows to do anything to keep her ancestral home, but she doesn't realize just how far she'll have to go.... Arrogant Frenchman and millionaire property magnate Marc Delaroche wants Helen as he's never...
Will he get his wedding-night baby? Virginal beauty Cally Maitland has become accustomed to life on the run since fleeing her marriage to British aristocrat Sir Nicholas Tempest. But Nicholas isn't prepared to let Cally go. He has a harsh u...
The Italian's reluctant bride! When aristocratic Alessandro Valessi discovers the existence of his love child, he is determined to be part of Polly Fairfax's life! But Polly has been raising the child alone -- and she doesn't want or n...
The bartered bride! Darcy Langton is stunned when she finds herself engaged to businessman Joel Castille -- traded as part of a business merger! While Joel represents everything that she detests in a mate, he's also the most charismatic man sh...
For handsome Italian count Alessio Ramontella, seducing women comes as naturally as breathing. Alessio lives his life based on two criteria: first that success and satisfaction are guaranteed, and second that all his dealings are discreet and conduct...
He'll finally claim her -- in the marriage bed! When Emily Blake innocently kissed formidable Italian count Rafael Di Salis, she didn't know that she was bound by her late father's wishes to marry him. Emily agreed to be the count'...
Laine waited for her handsome new husband, Daniel Flynn, to come to her on their wedding night--knowing that their marriage was a sham. Daniel didn't love her--he was just fulfilling a promise he'd made to take care of her.... So Laine fle...
A bride for the taking Harriet Flint must marry before she's twenty-five if she is to claim her inheritance. She turns to sexy Roan Zandros, who agrees to a marriage in name only. Their marriage vows exchanged, Roan reveals he is a billiona...
The bedroom surrender... Tallie has moved to London to pursue her dream, so when she's offered a gorgeous apartment to house-sit, she can't believe her luck. Millionaire Mark Benedict returns home and is shocked -- although not altogeth...
Orphan Marisa was raised by the wealthy Santangeli family. Their only demand was that she marry their son.... Italian billionaire and renowned playboy Lorenzo Santangeli is expecting to receive his money's worth from his innocent wife on their...
The Frenchman's secret baby... Two years ago, Lady Allie Marchington fled an unhappy marriage for France, where she met irresistible Remy de Brizat. But they were driven apart when he discovered her secret. Allie was distraught, and her only ...
His price: her undoing Natasha Kirby had long been saddened by her family's feud with the Mandrakis men...now she's caught in its savage cross fire. The family business has fallen into the hands of merciless tycoon Alex Mandrakis. Summoned...
A Spanish billionaire with pirate blood in his veins... The grandeur of Penvarnon House in Cornwall is where Rhianna Carlow spent her lonely childhood as the housekeeper's unwanted niece. Now she's a guest returning for a wedding at Penvar...
A dark desire... Jake Radley-Smith is pleasantly surprised to find a strange female in his company apartment -- wearing a bath towel! He isn't interested in Marin's sob story. He's late for a house party and she'll be perfect as hi...
He always wins... Once upon a time and far away, Joanna Vernon found herself as the ultimate prize in a dangerously high-stakes card game. When the last hand had been revealed, the knowing curl of Vassos Gordanis's lip told her he had every in...
The private face of a public marriage The manipulative machinations of the great Manzini family have locked Elena Blake into marriage. The reluctant groom is Italy's most infamous womanizer, Count Angelo Manzini. In society's spotlight,...
A dangerous yet irresistible temptation... Before her heart became the latest one discarded in wild abandon by the even wilder Darius Maynard, housekeeper Chloe Benson fled her beloved village. Returning home years later, she finds the notorious r...
Hell hath no fury... To Tarn Desmond family is everything. So when powerful tycoon Caspar Brandon all but destroys her sweet sister, Tarn is determined to make this notorious playboy pay. Caz is intrigued by the pure beauty of the new girl in h...
Kidnapped and held for ransom Things like this just don't happen to Maddie Lang! She grew up in a sleepy little English village, so never expected a research trip to Italy would end in her being held captive by the infamous Count Valieri. ...
Red-faced, red-handed! Octavia Denison has always known exactly what she wants -- that is, until she's caught in a compromising position by brooding former rock star Jago Marsh. Tavi is mortified, and judging by the gleam in his golden eyes,...
"All property, I bequeath to Andre Duchard…" As the final words of Virginia Mason's stepfather's will are read, the silence in the room is deafening. Suddenly, innocent Ginny's life has shattered. With no inheritance, her fu...
Everything she's ever wanted… Abandoned as a child, the stately mansion Dana Grantham called home symbolized the security she so desperately wanted. She dreamed of a future within its four walls until a shameful scandal -- and billionaire Z...
Claimed by his touch… Alexis Constantinou haunts Selena Blake's every memory. Before his expert touch awakened her, she was nothing more than a naive schoolteacher. Now she dreams every night of his idyllic Mediterranean island, and the sco...
One night with Zandor marked Alanna as his… Now he’s returned -- to claim her forever! Zandor awakened Alanna to an unknown sensuality! Overwhelmed by her response, she fled, never expecting to see him again. But when he shockingly reappear...