Background
Phyllis A. Humphrey was born on July 22, 1929, in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of Richard William and Antoinette (Chalupa) Ashworth.
5801 W. Cermak. Rd Cicero, IL 60804, United States
Phyllis Humphrey finished J. Sterling Morton High School.
1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402, United States
In 1972 Phyllis Humphrey received an Associate of Arts degree from College of San Mateo.
633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
From 1945 to 1947 Phyllis was a postgraduate at Northwestern University.
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In 1913 a young woman is sent into the Oregon outback to teach nine children at a one-room schoolhouse in a small logging community. It was a year filled with unexpected challenges which she met with pluck, independence and humor.
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2005
(Red-haired Ginger Maddox is the only female broker in a S...)
Red-haired Ginger Maddox is the only female broker in a San Francisco stock brokerage. When handsome Neil Cameron opens an account, saying that his maiden aunts referred him to her, she finds herself unwittingly mixing business with pleasure.
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2006
(After a romantic weekend with Neil, Ginger overhears a te...)
After a romantic weekend with Neil, Ginger overhears a telephone conversation confirming her growing suspicions that Neil is involved in illegal trading. She's devastated, fearing that this could end their relationship. But it's Neil's elderly aunts who help show the young people that love will find a way.
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2009
(Fresh from three years in America, Englishwoman Elizabeth...)
Fresh from three years in America, Englishwoman Elizabeth Shallcross has big plans for her future, and they do not include remaining in England as a lowly governess.
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2010
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Marilee Shaw's inheritance, the yacht Southern Star, is in default to the bank. To save it from the auction block, she decides to honor a Caribbean cruise planned for two couples.
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2010
(Drawing on personal experiences gained while travelling o...)
Drawing on personal experiences gained while travelling on the American Orient Express, author Phyllis Humphrey invents a romance set within an intrigue set within an adventure.
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2011
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Sydney Cooke, a California magazine writer assigned to describe a tour of Italy, meets Taylor Mitchell, and artist / computer consultant, on the flight to Rome. They click but sometimes he's mysterious.
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2013
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In the early 21st century, the ghost of Sherlock Holmes mysteriously turns up in the San Francisco apartment of a young would-be detective, a woman named Sheridan (Sherry) Holmes.
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2015
(Feeling at loose ends after her recent divorce, dedicated...)
Feeling at loose ends after her recent divorce, dedicated chocoholic Olivia Grant decides to visit relatives in jolly old England. Only things are anything but inviting when upon arrival Olivia stumbles on the dead body of her uncle's much-younger widow floating in the estate's lily pond.
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2015
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Olivia Grant may be once-widowed, once-divorced, chocolate-addicted, and directionally-challenged, but that doesn't mean she still can't have a little fun!
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2016
Phyllis A. Humphrey was born on July 22, 1929, in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of Richard William and Antoinette (Chalupa) Ashworth.
Phyllis Humphrey finished J. Sterling Morton High School. From 1945 to 1947 Phyllis was a postgraduate at Northwestern University. In 1972 she received an Associate of Arts degree from College of San Mateo.
Phyllis Humphrey began writing when she was young, and contributed regularly to her schools’ newspapers and yearbooks. Ashworth’s first novel, a romance titled Golden Fire, won a writing contest and was published under the pseudonym Phyllis Carol. Since then, Ashworth has published many novels and an investment guide, as well as various short stories and articles. She also writes skits and one-act plays for the Repertory Players.
Phyllis have also ghost-written three books and had two radio scripts performed by American Radio Theatre. She has been on radio and television to promote her books, as well as signings at book fairs.
In 1972 she was appointed as a partner of Criterion House.
Phyllis Humphrey has written dozens of books that are very popular. She has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who. Her book Wall Street on $20 a Month was One of Ten Best Financial Books of 1986.
Humphrey was also a finalist of St. Martin's Press Malice Domestic Contest, Outreach International Awards and Romance Junkies Contest.
(In the early 21st century, the ghost of Sherlock Holmes m...)
2015(Drawing on personal experiences gained while travelling o...)
2011(Fresh from three years in America, Englishwoman Elizabeth...)
2010(Sydney Cooke, a California magazine writer assigned to de...)
2013(Olivia Grant may be once-widowed, once-divorced, chocolat...)
2016(After a romantic weekend with Neil, Ginger overhears a te...)
2009(When red-haired Jaime Campbell, a San Francisco stock bro...)
2011(In 1913 a young woman is sent into the Oregon outback to ...)
2005(Feeling at loose ends after her recent divorce, dedicated...)
2015(Although Jennifer Gray's job requires her to work with Co...)
2011(Red-haired Ginger Maddox is the only female broker in a S...)
2006(Can love find a way to solve the problem and let Matt sta...)
2012(Marilee Shaw's inheritance, the yacht Southern Star, is i...)
2010(A practical guide to organizing and running a successful ...)
1986Phyllis is a member of Romance Writers of America and their Mystery/Suspense chapter. She is also a member of Mensa.
Phyllis Humphrey married Herbert A. Pihl on September 13, 1946. They divorced in 1957. On June 21, 1965 she married her second husband Curtis H. Humphrey. Phyllis has three children from her first marriage and four stepchildren, from the second one.