Miranda Lee
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| period = 1990–2013
| genre = Romantic novel
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Miranda Lee (née Maureen Mary, b. 1945 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's beginning in 1990.
Biography
Miranda Lee was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
She is the daughter of a school teacher and a dressmaker, she was the youngest of four children.{{Citation|title=Miranda Lee at Mills & Boon |url=http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/authorinfo.asp?name=Miranda%20Lee&text=Biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001072425/http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/authorinfo.asp?name=Miranda%20Lee&text=Biography |archive-date=1 October 2011 |df=dmy }}
She worked as programmer until her marriage, they had three daughters. In 1990, she published her first novels in Mills & Boon.
She was the sister of Emma Darcy (Wendy Brennan).{{Cite web |title=Miranda Lee |url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/miranda-lee/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=www.fantasticfiction.com}}{{Cite web |title=Remembering Miranda Lee, 1945 – 2021 – Mills & Boon Blog |date=30 November 2021 |url=https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/remembering-miranda-lee-1945-2021/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |language=en-GB}}
She died on November 13, 2021, aged 76.{{cite web | url=https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/contemporary-category-romance-authors/miranda-lee/ | title=Miranda Lee: Author }}
Bibliography
=Single Novels=
- After the Affair (1990)
- An Obsessive Desire (1990)
- The Reluctant Lover (1991)
- Scandalous Seduction (1991)
- Asking for Trouble (1991)
- A Daring Proposition (1992)
- A Date with Destiny (1992)
- Knight to the Rescue (1992)
- Beth and the Barbarian (1993)
- A Very Secret Affair (1995)
- A Haunting Obsession (1995)
- Rendezvous with Revenge (1996)
- Night of Shame (1997)
- Two-Week Wife (1997)
- Just for a Night (1998)
- Wedding Games (1998)
- Sole Paternity (1999)
- The Blackmailed Bridegroom (1999)
- Marriage in Peril (2000)
- Just a Little Sex... (2001)
- A Man for the Night (2002)
- The Guardian's Forbidden Mistress (2008)
- A Night, a Secret... a Child (2010)
=Carstairs Series=
- Outback Man (1991)
- Mistress of Deception (1993)
=Powers – Slater Studio Series=
- A Daughter's Dilemma (1992)
- Maddie's Love Child (1996)
=Hearts of Fire -OR- Secrets & Sins Series=
- Desire & Deception (1994)
- Fantasies & the Future (1994)
- Passion & the Past (1994)
- Scandals & Secrets (1994)
- Seduction & Sacrifice (1994)
- Marriage & Miracles (1994) aka Marriages & Miracles
- Hearts of Fire (1994)
- Hearts of Fire (omnibus) (2002)
- Secrets and Sins (omnibus) (2002)
- Fortune and Fate (omnibus) (2003)
=Affairs To Remember Series=
- A Kiss to Remember (1995)
- A Weekend to Remember (1996)
- A Woman to Remember (1996)
- Red-hot Australians (omnibus) (2004)
=The Australian Playboys Series=
- The Playboy in Pursuit (2000)
- The Playboy's Proposition (2000)
- The Playboy's Virgin (2000)
=Secret Passions Series=
- A Secret Vengeance (2001)
- The Secret Love-Child (2002)
- At Her Boss's Bidding (2002)
=Three Rich Men Series=
- A Rich Man's Revenge (2003)
- Mistress for a Month (2003)
- Sold to the Sheikh (2003)
- Billionaire Bachelors (Omnibus) (2007)
=Wives Wanted! Series=
- Bought: One Bride (2005)
- The Tycoon's Trophy Wife (2005)
- A Scandalous Marriage (2005)
- Bought by the Tycoon (omnibus) (2009)
=Year Down Under Series Multi-Author=
- Outback Man (1991)
=Forbidden! Series Multi-Author=
- A Daughter's Dilemma (1992)
=Pages & Privileges Series Multi-Author=
- An Outrageous Proposal (1992)
- Fantasies & the Future (1994)
- Passion & the Past (1994)
=Secrets Series Multi-Author=
- Marriage in Jeopardy (1993)
=The Australians Series Multi-Author=
:2.Heart-throb for Hire (1993)
:12. Simply Irresistible (1993)
:14. Marriage at a Price (2001)
:18. Fugitive Bride (1998)
:23. The Virgin Bride (1999)
:32. The Passion Price (2004)
=Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author=
- The Bride in Blue (1995)
- His Bride for One Night (2005)
=Foreign Affairs Series Multi-Author=
- The Bride in Blue (1995)
- Australian Attraction: The Bride in Blue / Marriage Campaign (omnibus) (2002) (with Helen Bianchin)
=Passion Series Multi-Author=
- Aunt Lucy's Lover (1996)
- The Millionaire's Mistress (1998)
- The Seduction Project (1998)
=Scandals! Series Multi-Author=
- Red-Hot and Reckless (1997)
=Nanny Wanted Series Multi-Author=
- A Nanny Named Nick (1997)
=Expecting! Series Multi-Author=
- The Boss's Baby (1998)
=Society Weddings Series Multi-Author=
- The Wedding-Night Affair (1999)
=His Baby Series Multi-Author=
- Facing Up to Fatherhood (1999)
=In Love With Her Boss Series Multi-Author=
7. Bedded by the Boss (2004)
=Nine to Five Series Multi-Author=
- Bedded by the Boss (2004)
=Mistress to a Millionaire Series Multi-Author=
- The Magnate's Mistress (2004)
=Uncut Series Multi-Author=
- Love-Slave to the Sheikh (2006)
=Ruthless! Series Multi-Author=
- The Billionaire Boss's Forbidden Mistress (2006)
- Pleasured in the Billionaire's Bed (2006)
- The Ruthless Marriage Proposal (2007)
- The Millionaire's Inexperienced Love-Slave (2008)
=Bedded By Blackmail Series Multi-Author=
- Blackmailed into the Italian's Bed (2007)
=Collections=
- Yours, Mine and Ours (1998)
- Blind Passions (1999)
- Australian Playboy Tycoons (2006)
- Seduction Project / Millionaire's Mistress (2008)
=Omnibus in Collaboration=
- Nine Months: Forbidden Fruit, Simply Irresistible (1996) (with Charlotte Lamb)
- Breaking / Making Up (1997) (with Susan Napier)
- Verdict, Matrimony (1997) (with Ann Charlton)
- Passion (1999) (with Susan Napier and Michelle Reid)
- The Australians (2000) (with Helen Bianchin and Margaret Way)
- Seduction Guaranteed (2000) (with Anne Mather and Michelle Reid)
- Husbands and Wives (2000) (with Diana Hamilton and Michelle Reid)
- Switched at the Altar (2001) (with Leigh Michaels, Susan Napier and Rebecca Winters)
- Making Babies (2001) (with Lucy Gordon and Carole Mortimer)
- Stranded in Paradise (2001) (with Jacqueline Baird and Liz Fielding)
- Terms of Engagement (2002) (with Kate Hoffmann)
- An Australian Christmas (2002) (with Lindsay Armstrong and Emma Darcy)
- Australian Nights (2003) (with Margaret Way)
- Summer Brides (2003) (with Liz Fielding and Susan Fox)
- Marriage at His Convenience (2003) (with Susan Fox and Diana Hamilton)
- Sold to the Sheikh / Reinventing Julia (2004) (with Muriel Jensen)
- His Secret Baby (2004) (with Robyn Donald and Kate Walker)
- Hot Summer Loving (2004) (with Jacqueline Baird and Sandra Field)
- A Marriage on Paper (2005) (with Jane Porter and Catherine Spencer)
- Virgin Brides (2005) (with Sharon Kendrick and Kate Walker)
- Secrets and Sins... Revealed! / From Lust to Love (2005) (with Cathy Williams)
- Love in the City (2005) (with Anne McAllister and Cathy Williams)
- Her Royal Baby / Passion Price (2005) (with Marion Lennox)
- Plain Jane Makeover (2005) (with Penny Jordan and Barbara McMahon)
- The Passion Collection (2005) (with Emily McKay and Emilie Rose)
- Christmas with a Hero (2006) (with Merline Lovelace and Catherine Mann)
- Sinful Secrets (2007) (with Catherine George and Sara Wood)
- Her Secret Child (2008) (with Sharon Kendrick and Cathy Williams)
- Magnate's Mistress / Married to the Enemy / Woman of Spirit (2008) (with Lucy Gordon and Ann Major)
- In the Australian's Bed (2008) (with Lindsay Armstrong and Melanie Milburne)
- One Passionate Night (2008) (with Robyn Donald and Sandra Field)
- Ruthless (2009) (with Helen Bianchin and Emma Darcy)
- Love-Slave to the Sheikh / Traded to the Sheikh / At the Sheikh's Command (2009) (with Emma Darcy and Kate Walker)
- Blackmailed Bridegroom / Duarte's Child (2009) (with Lynne Graham)
Awards
Lee was a five-time finalist for the Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award:{{cite web|title= Austlit — Miranda Lee — Awards |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A41847?mainTabTemplate=agentAwards|access-date= 26 September 2024}}
- A Nanny Named Nick in 1999
- The Boss's Baby in 2000
- The Blackmailed Bridegroom in 2001
- The Passion Price in 2005
- The Millionaire's Inexperienced Love-Slave in 2009
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Category:Australian romantic fiction writers
Category:Australian women novelists