Mary Arlene Hale wrote more than 100 books under pseudonyms Arlene Hale, Gail Everett, Louise Christopher, and Lynn Williams. She lived in New London, Iowa, the youngest of four surviving children. Her father died when she was about seven years old when he slipped on ice while carrying a shotgun. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1941, she worked for the Iowa-Illinois Telephone Co., and on a factory assembly line during World War II. Initially she began writing poetry, and had some success with this, then wrote her first book in 1948 and became a full-time novelist in 1954, at the age of 30. She never married and lived with her mother until her death, of cancer, at age 57.
Genres: Young Adult Romance, Romance, Romantic Suspense
Novels
Nightfall (1948)
The Reluctant Heart (1958)
Blossoms in the Wind (1959)
Love is the Winner (1960) (as by Gail Everett)
The Reluctant Stranger (1960)
School Nurse (1960)
Be My Love (1961)
Love's Surprise (1961) (as by Gail Everett)
aka Love of Laura
Doctor Myra Comes Home (1962)
Ghost Town's Secret (1962)
Listen to Your Heart (1962)
Search for Love (1962) (as by Gail Everett)
Teach Me to Love (1962) (as by Gail Everett)
Designs on Love (1963) (as by Gail Everett)
Dude Ranch Nurse (1963)
Leave It to Nurse Kathy (1963)
Robin West: Nurse's Aide (1963) (as by Louise Christopher)
Wait for Love (1963)
The Girl From Sherman Oaks (1964)
Nurse Conner Comes Home (1964)
aka Nurse Sue's Romance
Nurse Marcie's Island (1964)
Nurse Shelley Decides (1964)
Robin West: Freshman Nurse (1964) (as by Louise Christopher)
Symptoms of Love (1964)
aka A Nurse's Strange Romance
Chicago Nurse (1965)
aka A Nurse's New Love
Disaster Area Nurse (1965)
Nurse Nicole's Decision (1965)
Nurse on Leave (1965)
Nurse on the Run (1965)
Private Duty for Nurse Scott (1965)
aka Nurse Nichole's Decision
Camp Nurse (1966)
Journey for a Nurse (1966)
Lake Resort Nurse (1966)
Mountain Nurse (1966)
New Nurse At Crest View (1966)
aka Emergency for Nurse Selena
Nothing But a Stranger (1966)
Community Nurse (1967)
Doctor's Daughter (1967)
The Lady Is a Nurse (1967)
Nurse On the Beach (1967)
Stay with Me, Love (1967)
University Nurse (1967)
Bend of the River (1968)
Dr. Barry's Nurse (1968)
Emergency Call (1968)
House on Crow's Nest Island (1968)
aka Private Nurse
My Favorite Nurse (1968)
Stranger on the Beach (1968)
When Summer Ends (1968) (as by Gail Everett)
Whistle Stop Nurse (1968)
Crossroads for Nurse Cathy (1969)
A Nurse for Sand Castle (1969)
Nurse Rogers' Discovery (1969)
aka When Dreams Come True
Private Hospital (1969)
The Way to the Heart (1969) (as by Gail Everett)
Holiday to Fear (1970)
Medley Of Mystery (1970) (as by Lynn Williams)
Midnight Nightmare (1970)
The New Nurses (1970)
Nurse Jean's Strange Case (1970)
Orphanage Nurse (1970)
Share Your Heart (1970)
Special Duty (1970)
Executive Nurse (1971)
Lake of the Wind (1971) (as by Lynn Williams)
Once Upon a Nightmare (1971) (as by Lynn Williams)
The Runaway Heart (1971)
The Season of Love (1971)
The Secret Longing (1971)
Walk Softly, Doctor (1971)
Dark Flames (1971)
The Nurse from Mulberry Square (1972)
The Reunion (1972)
Shadows Over Seascape (1972) (as by Lynn Williams)
When Love Returns (1972)
Where Is Jane? (1972) (as by Lynn Williams)
The Shining Mountain (1972)
A Time for Us (1972)
Picture Her Missing (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
The Secret of Hedges Hall (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
Threads of Intrigue (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
Goodbye to Yesterday (1973)
Promise of Tomorrow (1973)
Rendezvous with Danger (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
Tender Harvest (1974)
Home to the Valley (1974)
Where the Heart Is (1974)
Dangerous Yesterdays (1975)
The Disobedient Nurse (1975)
The Divided Heart (1975)
The Heart Remembers (1975)
Nurse from the Shadows (1975)
Perilous Weekend (1975)
Stranger at the Gate (1975) (as by Lynn Williams)
Walk a Dark Road (1975) (as by Lynn Williams)
Glimpse of Paradise (1975)
One More Bridge to Cross (1975)
Frightened Nurse (1976)
A Happy Ending (1976)
Nurse Julia's Tangled Loves (1976)
Nurse Lora's Love (1976)
In Love's Own Fashion (1976)
Stormy Sea of Love (1976)
Love's Destiny (1976)
Other Side of the World (1976)
The Winds of Summer (1976)
Gateway to Love (1977)
Nurse Jan's Troubled Loves (1977)
Legacy of Love (1977)
A Vote for Love (1977)
Lovers' Reunion (1977)
Hungry Heart (1977)
Island of Mystery (1977)
Nurse in Residence (1977)
Nurse in the Rockies (1980)
Love's Sweet Surrender (1980)
In the Name of Love (1981)
Fires of Passion (1981)
The Reluctant Heart (1958)
Blossoms in the Wind (1959)
Love is the Winner (1960) (as by Gail Everett)
The Reluctant Stranger (1960)
School Nurse (1960)
Be My Love (1961)
Love's Surprise (1961) (as by Gail Everett)
aka Love of Laura
Doctor Myra Comes Home (1962)
Ghost Town's Secret (1962)
Listen to Your Heart (1962)
Search for Love (1962) (as by Gail Everett)
Teach Me to Love (1962) (as by Gail Everett)
Designs on Love (1963) (as by Gail Everett)
Dude Ranch Nurse (1963)
Leave It to Nurse Kathy (1963)
Robin West: Nurse's Aide (1963) (as by Louise Christopher)
Wait for Love (1963)
The Girl From Sherman Oaks (1964)
Nurse Conner Comes Home (1964)
aka Nurse Sue's Romance
Nurse Marcie's Island (1964)
Nurse Shelley Decides (1964)
Robin West: Freshman Nurse (1964) (as by Louise Christopher)
Symptoms of Love (1964)
aka A Nurse's Strange Romance
Chicago Nurse (1965)
aka A Nurse's New Love
Disaster Area Nurse (1965)
Nurse Nicole's Decision (1965)
Nurse on Leave (1965)
Nurse on the Run (1965)
Private Duty for Nurse Scott (1965)
aka Nurse Nichole's Decision
Camp Nurse (1966)
Journey for a Nurse (1966)
Lake Resort Nurse (1966)
Mountain Nurse (1966)
New Nurse At Crest View (1966)
aka Emergency for Nurse Selena
Nothing But a Stranger (1966)
Community Nurse (1967)
Doctor's Daughter (1967)
The Lady Is a Nurse (1967)
Nurse On the Beach (1967)
Stay with Me, Love (1967)
University Nurse (1967)
Bend of the River (1968)
Dr. Barry's Nurse (1968)
Emergency Call (1968)
House on Crow's Nest Island (1968)
aka Private Nurse
My Favorite Nurse (1968)
Stranger on the Beach (1968)
When Summer Ends (1968) (as by Gail Everett)
Whistle Stop Nurse (1968)
Crossroads for Nurse Cathy (1969)
A Nurse for Sand Castle (1969)
Nurse Rogers' Discovery (1969)
aka When Dreams Come True
Private Hospital (1969)
The Way to the Heart (1969) (as by Gail Everett)
Holiday to Fear (1970)
Medley Of Mystery (1970) (as by Lynn Williams)
Midnight Nightmare (1970)
The New Nurses (1970)
Nurse Jean's Strange Case (1970)
Orphanage Nurse (1970)
Share Your Heart (1970)
Special Duty (1970)
Executive Nurse (1971)
Lake of the Wind (1971) (as by Lynn Williams)
Once Upon a Nightmare (1971) (as by Lynn Williams)
The Runaway Heart (1971)
The Season of Love (1971)
The Secret Longing (1971)
Walk Softly, Doctor (1971)
Dark Flames (1971)
The Nurse from Mulberry Square (1972)
The Reunion (1972)
Shadows Over Seascape (1972) (as by Lynn Williams)
When Love Returns (1972)
Where Is Jane? (1972) (as by Lynn Williams)
The Shining Mountain (1972)
A Time for Us (1972)
Picture Her Missing (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
The Secret of Hedges Hall (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
Threads of Intrigue (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
Goodbye to Yesterday (1973)
Promise of Tomorrow (1973)
Rendezvous with Danger (1973) (as by Lynn Williams)
Tender Harvest (1974)
Home to the Valley (1974)
Where the Heart Is (1974)
Dangerous Yesterdays (1975)
The Disobedient Nurse (1975)
The Divided Heart (1975)
The Heart Remembers (1975)
Nurse from the Shadows (1975)
Perilous Weekend (1975)
Stranger at the Gate (1975) (as by Lynn Williams)
Walk a Dark Road (1975) (as by Lynn Williams)
Glimpse of Paradise (1975)
One More Bridge to Cross (1975)
Frightened Nurse (1976)
A Happy Ending (1976)
Nurse Julia's Tangled Loves (1976)
Nurse Lora's Love (1976)
In Love's Own Fashion (1976)
Stormy Sea of Love (1976)
Love's Destiny (1976)
Other Side of the World (1976)
The Winds of Summer (1976)
Gateway to Love (1977)
Nurse Jan's Troubled Loves (1977)
Legacy of Love (1977)
A Vote for Love (1977)
Lovers' Reunion (1977)
Hungry Heart (1977)
Island of Mystery (1977)
Nurse in Residence (1977)
Nurse in the Rockies (1980)
Love's Sweet Surrender (1980)
In the Name of Love (1981)
Fires of Passion (1981)
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