Miranda Lee

{{Short description|Australian writer}}

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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

{{Cite web |title=Miranda Lee |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/109185.Miranda_Lee |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=www.goodreads.com}}

=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=

  1. Outback Man (1991)
  2. Mistress of Deception (1993)

=Powers – Slater Studio Series=

  1. A Daughter's Dilemma (1992)
  2. Maddie's Love Child (1996)

=Hearts of Fire -OR- Secrets & Sins Series=

  1. Desire & Deception (1994)
  2. Fantasies & the Future (1994)
  3. Passion & the Past (1994)
  4. Scandals & Secrets (1994)
  5. Seduction & Sacrifice (1994)
  6. Marriage & Miracles (1994) aka Marriages & Miracles
  7. Hearts of Fire (1994)
  • Hearts of Fire (omnibus) (2002)
  • Secrets and Sins (omnibus) (2002)
  • Fortune and Fate (omnibus) (2003)

=Affairs To Remember Series=

  1. A Kiss to Remember (1995)
  2. A Weekend to Remember (1996)
  3. A Woman to Remember (1996)
  • Red-hot Australians (omnibus) (2004)

=The Australian Playboys Series=

  1. The Playboy in Pursuit (2000)
  2. The Playboy's Proposition (2000)
  3. The Playboy's Virgin (2000)

=Secret Passions Series=

  1. A Secret Vengeance (2001)
  2. The Secret Love-Child (2002)
  3. At Her Boss's Bidding (2002)

=Three Rich Men Series=

  1. A Rich Man's Revenge (2003)
  2. Mistress for a Month (2003)
  3. Sold to the Sheikh (2003)
  • Billionaire Bachelors (Omnibus) (2007)

=Wives Wanted! Series=

  1. Bought: One Bride (2005)
  2. The Tycoon's Trophy Wife (2005)
  3. 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=

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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