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Anne Ashurst (née Bushell; October 1938 in Devon, England – 15 November 2017), who wrote using the pseudonym Sara Craven, was a British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels were published by Mills & Boon from 1975. In 2010 she became chairman of the Southern Writers' Conference, and the next year was elected the 26th Chairman (2011–2013) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Biography Anne "Annie" Bushell was born in 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. In 1975, she sold her first romance novel to Mills & Boon, under the pseudonym of Sara Craven. In 1997, she was the overall winner of the BBC's Mastermind, winning the last final presented by Magnus Magnusson. Divorced twice, she lived in the Midlands town of Rugby in England, but was a regular visitor to New York City, where her twin grandchildren live. Ashurst passed away in 2017. Bibliography Novels The Garden of Dreams (1975) Gift for a Lion (1977) Strange Adventure (1977) Temple of the Moon (1977) Wild Melody (1977) Place of Storms (1977) Devil at Archangel (1978) Dragon's Lair (1978) Past All Forgetting (1978) High Tide at Midnight (1978) Moth to the Flame (1979) Solitaire (1979) Flame of Diablo (1979) Fugitive Wife (1980) Shadow of Desire (1980) Moon of Aphrodite (1980) Summer of the Raven (1981) Witching Hour (1981) Dark Summer Dawn (1981) Counterfeit Bride (1982) Unguarded Moment (1982) Pagan Adversary (1983) Sup with the Devil (1983) Bad Enemy (1983) Dark Paradise (1984) Act of Betrayal (1985) Alien Vengeance (1985) Promise of the Unicorn (1985) Escape Me Never (1985) A High Price to Pay (1986) The Marriage Deal (1986) Night of the Condor (1987) Outsider (1987) Witch's Harvest (1987) Devil and the Deep Sea (1988) Comparative Strangers (1988) King of Swords (1988) Island of the Heart (1989) Flawless (1989) Storm Force (1989) When the Devil Drives (1991) Desperate Measures (1991) Dark Ransom (1992) Dawn Song (1993) Tower of Shadows (1993) Dark Apollo (1994) Thunder on the Reef (1994) One Reckless Night (1997) Marriage at a Distance (1998) Marriage Under Suspicion (1998) Bartaldi's Bride (1999) Seduction Game (1999) Marriage by Deception (2000) Rome's Revenge (2001) Smokescreen Marriage (2001) In the Millionaire's Possession (2005) One Night with His Virgin Mistress (2008) Ruthless Awakening (2009) The Innocent's Surrender (2010) His Untamed Innocent (2010) The Highest Stakes of All (2011) Wife in the Shadows (2011) The End of Her Innocence (2012) The Price of Retribution (2012) Count Valieri's Prisoner (2013) Seduction Never Lies (2014) Inherited By Her Enemy (2015) The Innocent's Sinful Craving (2015) Forbidden! multi-author series Deceived (1996) Nanny Wanted! multi-author series Ultimate Temptation (1997) A Nanny for Christmas (1997) Red-Hot Revenge multi-author series Irresistible Temptation (1999) Nothing Hill Grooms multi-author series Mistress on Loan (2000) Greek Tycoons multi-author series The Tycoon's Mistress (2000) His Forbidden Bride (2003) Wedlocked! multi-author series The Marriage Proposition (2002) His Convenient Marriage (2002) The Marriage Truce (2002) The Token Wife (2003) His Wedding Night Heir (2005) Wife Against Her Will (2006) Bride of Desire (2006) The Forced Bride (2007) Italian Husbands multi-author series The Forced Marriage (2002) The Marchese's Love-Child (2004) The Count's Blackmail Bargain (2005) Foreign Affairs multi-author series The Bedroom Barter (2003) Mistress To A Millionaire multi-author series Mistress at a Price (2004) Ruthless multi-author series Innocent On Her Wedding Night (2007) Innocent Mistress, Virgin Bride multi-author series The Virgin's Wedding Night (2008) Forced to Marry multi-author series The Santangeli Marriage (2008) Collections The Sara Craven Duet (1993) Omnibus in collaboration Marriage of Convenience: Marrying Game, Marriage Deal (1995) (with Lindsay Armstrong) Passion with a Vengeance (1998) (with Jacqueline Baird and Emma Darcy) Hot Latin Lovers (2003) (with Michelle Reid and Sophie Weston) Passion in Paradise (2004) (with Jacqueline Baird and Cathy Williams) Greek Millionaires (2004) (with Penny Jordan and Anne McAllister) A Christmas Engagement (2004) (with Jessica Matthews and Margaret Way) Dark Seductions (2005) (with Robyn Donald and Anne Mather) The Italian's Pleasure (2006) (with Diana Hamilton and Carol Marinelli) His Virgin Lover (2006) (with Sandra Field and Susan Napier) Escape to Greek Affairs (2006) (with Margaret Mayo) Sweet Revenge (2006) (with Emma Darcy and Kim Lawrence) Blind-Date Grooms (2007) (with Emma Darcy and Jessica Hart) His Bride on His Terms (2008) (with Jacqueline Baird and Carole Mortimer) Raw Silk / Dark Apollo / Dark Fire (2008) (with Robyn Donald and Anne Mather) Paper Marriages (2008) (with Jacqueline Baird and Sara Wood) To Claim His Mistress (2008) (with Alison Fraser and Kay Thorpe) Blackmailed by the Rich Man (2008) (with Julia James and Lucy Monroe) The Italian's Love-Child (2009) (with Emma Darcy and Diana Hamilton) His Contract Bride (2009) (with Day Leclaire and Sandra Marton) His Wife, His Revenge (2009) (with Lynne Graham and Lucy Monroe) His Independent Bride (2010) (with Maggie Cox and Catherine Spencer) The Right Bride? (2010) (with Sandra Field and Jessica Steele) After Hours: Boardroom Bargains (2010) (with Kelly Hunter and Carol Marinelli) References External links Sara Craven's webpage in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd Sara Craven's webpage in Fantastic Fiction's website. Discover the Sara Craven popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sara Craven books.

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    Smokescreen Marriage

    Sara Craven

    Kate's marriage to Michalis Theodakis is in the pastin all but name. She knows he married her only to cover up his affair with his mistress, so how dare he expect her to play the d...

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    The Token Wife

    Sara Craven

    Alex Fabian is a successful city banker who lives life on his own terms. But when his family gives him an ultimatum to marry within three months or lose his inheritance, he's force...

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    Marriage By Deception

    Sara Craven

    Ros Craig wished she’d never let her stepsister persuade her to accept a blind date! Meeting Sam Hunter could have been love at first sightif only Ros hadn’t been pretending to be ...

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    His Untamed Innocent

    Sara Craven

    Jake RadleySmith is pleasantly surprised to find a strange female in his company apartmentwearing a bath towel! He isn't interested in Marin's sob story. He's late for a house part...

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    THUNDER ON THE REEF

    Sara Craven

    "I want you back in my lifeback in my bed!"Macy had fallen for Ross Bannister's charms before, only to be totally disillusioned when he had abandoned her for better things.Now they...

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    Forced to Marry Bundle

    Sara Craven, Daphne Clair, Christina Hollis & Margaret Mayo

    They've been forced to the altar...but go willingly to the bedroom! Discover four seductive and dramatic stories of marriage of convenience, revenge, blackmail and ultimately love ...

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    DECEIVED

    Sara Craven

    The prodigal lover…Lydie had grown up too close to Marius Benedict to remain immune to her stepcousin's fatal charm. But Marius had merely seduced and abandoned her, leaving town u...

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    Marriage at a Distance

    Sara Craven

    Joanna had been an inexperienced 18yearold when she'd married Gabriel Verne. She'd loved her new husband but had been devastated to discover that he'd simply married her out of dut...

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    One Night with His Virgin Mistress

    Sara Craven

    Tallie has moved to London to pursue her dream, so when she's offered a gorgeous apartment to housesit, she can't believe her luck.Millionaire Mark Benedict returns home and is sho...

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    Bride of Desire

    Sara Craven

    Two years ago, Allie fled an unhappy marriage for France, where she met irresistible Remy de Brizat. But they were driven apart when he discovered her secret. Allie was distraught...

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    Innocent on Her Wedding Night

    Sara Craven

    Laine waited for her handsome new husband, Daniel Flynn, to come to her on their wedding night…knowing that their marriage was a sham. Daniel didn't love herhe was just fulfilling ...

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    The Santangeli Marriage

    Sara Craven

    Orphan Marisa was raised by the wealthy Santangeli family. Their only demand was that she marry their son….Italian billionaire and renowned playboy Lorenzo Santangeli is expecting ...

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    Mistress on Loan

    Sara Craven

    The blackmail affairAs a teenager, Adrien was infatuated with Chay Haddon, and was devastated when her family banished him, claiming he'd betrayed their trust. Chay vanished vowing...

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    Julia Bestseller - Sara Craven

    Sara Craven

    DIE ENTFLOHENE BRAUT von CRAVEN, SARAEin Jahr nach ihrer Flucht am Hochzeitstag ist Cally zu ihrem Ehemann Nick zurückgekehrt. Nachts liebt sie ihn voller Leidenschaft, am Tag gibt...

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    ULTIMATE TEMPTATION

    Sara Craven

    NANNY WANTEDMust be able to handle children and one particular Italian male…Giulio Falcone needed a willing woman, and Lucy was in his debt…and his house! Only, his interest in her...