Background
Nuys, Joan Carol van was born on April 13, 1929 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frank Abner and Ione Gold (Brideson) Atkinson.
(The Pearls of Naipoor -- long ago, Lucian Thorne had been...)
The Pearls of Naipoor -- long ago, Lucian Thorne had been convicted of stealing the fabled jewels and stripped of his command. Becoming the elusive "Ghost," he sailed storm-tossed seas, preying upon the ships of the villain who had ruined him. Until the day he claimed an unexpected "cargo" -- his enemy's sable-haired fiancee, Sarina Fairburn... Immediately, Lucian vowed to steal Sarina's virtue in revenge. But in the dark, sultry nights that followed, she became far more than mere pirate's plunder. She was a fever in his blood, a delirious dream of satin skin and lush kisses. And even as he acknowledged his own folly in desiring the woman promised to his enemy, he opened his embittered heart to the passionate power of love. Fictiondb
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(BITTER SCARS There was no mistaking Sir Clifford Moore's...)
BITTER SCARS There was no mistaking Sir Clifford Moore's sardonically handsome features as he stood at Almack's staring at her. Emily shivered at the sight of the thin scar on his left cheek. That had nor been there before. She knew then that he would never forget--could never forget--what her family had done to him. And that he would take his revenge any way he could... Moore was surprised to see what a beauty little Emily had become. How ironic--and fortuitous--that the family who had stolen his inheritance had now offered him the perfect means to exact vengeance. This time it was Moore who held the power--and Emily was in no position to defy his wishes, whatever they might be...
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(A love as timeless as the midnight sun... Wild and free, ...)
A love as timeless as the midnight sun... Wild and free, beautiful Sunniva Mellby had no interest in the housewifely arts her mother taught her; nor would she meekly accept the middle-aged bridegroom her father proposed. There was only one man for her--Raven, as fierce and proud as his namesake--and she would risk banishment to ride unfettered at his side. Only his kisses turned her blood to fire, only his hard warrior's body could penetrate her maidenly reserve. Yet on the very morn of their wedding, Sunniva was spirited away by the feared Viking chieftain Rolf Gunnarson. Her heart breaking, Sunniva swore no man would take by force what she had freely given Raven; no mere Viking would break the vows of never-ending love between them.
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(Mistaken for a slave and carried off by Viking warrior Wu...)
Mistaken for a slave and carried off by Viking warrior Wulf Thorsonn to his Dublin stronghold, Brianna, kinswoman to Ireland's greatest warrior, is determined to retain her false identity in order to help defeat her country's foes. Original.
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(An English nobleman by birth, Adam Rutledge, known as Cou...)
An English nobleman by birth, Adam Rutledge, known as Cougar by the Mohawk tribe who befriended him after the tragic death of his young wife, is determined to protect the native Americans from settlers.
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(Cain Banning sails into Boston Harbor in the 1700s, deter...)
Cain Banning sails into Boston Harbor in the 1700s, determined to wreak vengeance on the man who betrayed his father and carried off the Sultan of Izmir's daughter, until he finds it is the Sultan himself.
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(Hoping to marry handsome half-Native American Falcon Who ...)
Hoping to marry handsome half-Native American Falcon Who Flies Alone, Summer Coming is unaware that the man she loves is betrothed to another woman, a situation that becomes complicated when Summer is called upon to lead her tribe.
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Nuys, Joan Carol van was born on April 13, 1929 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frank Abner and Ione Gold (Brideson) Atkinson.
Student, Winchester Thurston School Girls, Pittsburgh, 1947.
Violinist Wheeling (West Virginia) Symphony Orchestra, from 1950, Youngstown (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, 1968-1988. Writer, from 1983.
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(Hoping to marry handsome half-Native American Falcon Who ...)
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(Kinswoman to Ireland's greatest warrior, flame-haired Bri...)
(Cain Banning sails into Boston Harbor in the 1700s, deter...)
(An English nobleman by birth, Adam Rutledge, known as Cou...)
(BITTER SCARS There was no mistaking Sir Clifford Moore's...)
(The Pearls of Naipoor -- long ago, Lucian Thorne had been...)
(A love as timeless as the midnight sun... Wild and free, ...)
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Married Robert van Nuys, November 11, 1949 (deceased February 20, 1994). Children: Carol, Suzanne, Gretchen.