Penny Jordan
Penny Jordan
Penelope "Penny" Halsallwas a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and wrote contemporary romances as Penny Jordan and historical romances as Annie Groves. She also wrote novels as Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock. Her books have sold over 70 million copies worldwide and been translated into many languages...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 November 1946
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I was still an avid reader of Mills & Boon romances - on publication day, I used to rush out of work to get to the local book store to grab my favourites before they all disappeared.
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A thoughtful cup of tea brought to your bedside each morning means more to me than the huge bouquet of flowers bought once a year.
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The appeal of romance is love. And that's universal.
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Writing for Mills and Boon taught me a lot of discipline. You have to produce books in a short time scale and four a year, and it teaches you a lot.