Sara Craven

Anne Bushell Thomas Ashurst
Born Anne Bushell[1]
October 1938 (age 78)
Devon, England, United Kingdom
Pen name Sara Craven
Occupation Journalist, Novelist
Nationality British
Period 1975 – present
Genre Romantic novel
Spouse Mr. Thomas (divorced),
Mr. Ashurst (divorced)

Sara Craven, is the pseudonym used by Anne Ashurst, née Bushell (born October 1938 in Devon, England) is a popular British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon ever since 1975. 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.

Biography

Anne "Annie" Bushell was born on October 1938 in Devon, England. 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 write romance.[2] In 1975, she sold her first romance novel to Mills & Boon, under the pseudonym of Sara Craven.[3]

In 1997, she was the overall winner of the BBC's Mastermind, winning the last final presented by Magnus Magnusson.

Divorced twice, she lives in the Midlands town of Rugby in England, but she is a regular visitor to New York City, where her twin grandchildren live.[4]

Bibliography

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Single Novels

Forbidden! Series Multi-Author

Nanny Wanted! Series Multi-Author

Red-Hot Revenge Series Multi-Author

  1. Irresistible Temptation (1999)

Nothing Hill Grooms Series Multi-Author

Greek Tycoons Series Multi-Author

Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author

Italian Husbands Series Multi-Author

Foreign Affairs Series Multi-Author

Mistress To A Millionaire Series Multi-Author

Ruthless Series Multi-Author

Innocent Mistress, Virgin Bride Series Multi-Author

Forced to Marry Series Multi-Author

Collections

Omnibus in Collaboration

References and Resources

  1. Sara Craven at encyclopedia.com, retrieved 2011-08-29
  2. Howarth, Jane. "Happy ever afterer; BOOKS Mills & Boon author Sara Craven tells Jayne Howarth why she likes a happy ending". Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. Corley, Michael (9 September 2008). "Rugby writer's steamy read marks century". Coventry Telegraph.
  4. Mills & Boon's Biography, retrieved 2009-07-18
  5. Fantastic Fiction's Book List by Sara Craven, retrieved 2009-07-18
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