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Jill MacLean

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Jill MacLean[1]
Born1941 (age 82–83)
England
Pen nameSandra Field
Jill MacLean
Jan MacLean (in collaboration)
Jocelyn Haley
OccupationNovelist
NationalityCanadian
Period1974-Present
GenreRomantic novel, children's fiction
Website
jillmaclean.wordpress.com

Jill MacLean (born 1941 in England) is a Canadian writer of children's fiction books and, under the pseudonyms of Sandra Field, Jan MacLean and Jocelyn Haley, a popular author of over 70 romance novels for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1974.

Biography

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Jill MacLean was born in 1941 in England. In 1950, her family moved to Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]

She graduated in Science with honours from Dalhousie University. After her graduation, she married, and worked on metal-induced rancidity of cod fillets at the Fisheries Research Board[citation needed], until her daughter was born. Following the birth of her son, she was employed by the pathology laboratory of Sydney City Hospital and the biology department of Mount Allison University.[2]

When her husband joined the armed forces as a chaplain, the family moved 3 times in the first 18 months. Her children went to the school, and she did not consider to work. She read a dozen romance novels, and began to write. When she was published in 1974, she decided to use pseudonyms to avoid that her congregation knew, that the chaplain's wife wrote romances.[3]

She published her romance novels as Sandra Field and Jocelyn Haley, and in collaboration with other Maritimer writer she wrote as Jan MacLean.[1] She also wrote under her real name a historical biography, a collection of poetry and now to please her grandson, Stuart, she writes also children's books.

Jill is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada. She completed a Masters in Theological Studies at the Atlantic School of Theology.[2]

Before she turned 40, her life was changed, she had lost three of the most important women in her life: her mother and sister to illness, and her seventeen-year-old daughter to a car accident. She separated from her husband in 1976[1]

Jill now lives in Bedford, Nova Scotia,[2] is grandmother of two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[3]

Awards

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  • Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature
  • The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy: 2010 Atlantic Book Awards.

Bibliography

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As Sandra Field

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Single Novels

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  • To Trust My Love (1974)
  • Scent of Apples (1975)
  • Winds of Winter (1980)
  • Storms of Spring (1981)
  • Sight of a Stranger (1981)
  • Walk by My Side (1982)
  • Attraction of Opposites (1983)
  • A Mistake in Identity (1983)
  • The Tides of Summer (1983)
  • Mackenzie Country (1983)
  • Change of Heart (1984)
  • Out of Wedlock (1985)
  • World of Difference (1985)
  • One in a Million (1986)
  • Ideal Match (1986)
  • Single Combat (1987)
  • Love in a Mist (1988)
  • Chase a Rainbow (1988)
  • The Right Man (1988)
  • Goodbye Forever (1989)
  • Ring of Gold (1989)
  • The Land of Maybe (1990)
  • Love at First Sight (1990)
  • Happy Ending (1991)
  • Safety in Numbers (1991)
  • Taken by Storm (1992)
  • One-Night Stand (1992)
  • Travelling Light (1993)
  • The Dating Game (1994)
  • Wildfire (1994)
  • The Sun at Midnight (1994)
  • Untouched (1995)
  • Honeymoon for Three (1996)
  • Seducing Nell (1997)
  • Up Close and Personal! (1997)
  • Girl Trouble (1998)
  • Remarried in Haste (1998)
  • The Mother of His Child (1999)
  • Jared's Love-Child (1999)
  • Contract Bridegroom (2000)
  • Expecting His Baby (2001)
  • The Mistress Deal (2001)
  • Pregnancy of Convenience (2002)
  • On the Tycoon's Terms (2002)
  • Surrender to Marriage (2004)
  • The English Aristocrat's Bride (2005)
  • His One-Night Mistress (2005)
  • The Millionaire's Pregnant Wife (2006)
  • The Jet-Set Seduction (2006)
  • The Billionaire's Virgin Mistress (2008)

Significant Others Series

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  1. Beyond Reach (1995)
  2. Second Honeymoon (1995)
  3. After Hours (1996)

Millionaire Marriages Series

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  1. The Millionaire's Marriage Demand (2003)
  2. The Tycoon's Virgin Bride (2003)

Wed Again Series

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  • Remarried in Haste (1998)

Man Talk Series Multi-Author

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  • Girl Trouble (1998)

Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author

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  • Jared's Love-Child (1999)

Expecting! Series Multi-Author

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  • Expecting His Baby (2001)
  • Pregnancy of Convenience (2002)

For Love or Money Series Multi-Author

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  • His One-Night Mistress (2005)

Omnibus In Collaboration

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As Jill MacLean

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Historical biography

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  • Jean Pierre Roma (1977)

Poetry

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  • The Brevity of Red (2003)

Children's Fiction

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As Jan MacLean

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Single Novels

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  • To Begin Again (1978)
  • Bitter Homecoming (1978)
  • Early Summer (1979)
  • White Fire (1979)
  • Island Loving (1980)
  • All Our Tomorrows (1982)

Omnibus In Collaboration

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As Jocelyn Haley

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Single Novels

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  • Love Wild and Free (1981)
  • Winds of Desire (1982)
  • La Nymphe de Sioux Lake (1983)
  • Romance D'Automne (1983)
  • Serenade for a Lost Love (1983)
  • Cry of the Falcon (1983)
  • Shadows in the Sun (1984)
  • Dream of Darkness (1985)
  • Drive the Night Away (1988)
  • A Time to Love (1989)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Maritimer makes good writing romance novels
  2. ^ a b c d Jill MacLean at peibooks.ca, archived from the original on 2011-07-06
  3. ^ a b Sandra Field at Harlequin, archived from the original on 2009-01-25, retrieved 2007-06-17
  4. ^ Sandra Field at Fantastic Fiction
  5. ^ Jill MacLean at Fantastic Fiction
  6. ^ Jan MacLean at Fantastic Fiction
  7. ^ Jocelyn Haley at Fantastic Fiction