Joanna was born in a Leicester of working class parents who were keenly intelligent and supportive and loving throughout her childhood. Unfortunately, she was born with a dislocation of the hip joint, which meant she spent a great deal of early childhood in and out of hospitals. However, they did have a hospital school and she learned to read early, so that she was devouring Dickens, Dumas, and Sabatini at seven and attempting to scribble stories (novels even) at about 11 years old.
Genres: Historical Romance, Romance
Novels
Daughter of Isis (1969)
Divine Son of Ra (1969)
The Chosen of the Gods (1970)
Francesca (1970) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Girdle of Amber (1970) (as by Margaret Abbey)
aka Amber Promise
Not in Our Stars (1971)
The Crowned Boar (1971) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Pawns of Power (1972)
Etain of the Red Hair (1973)
The Flight of the Kestrel (1973) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Brothers-in-arms (1973) (as by Margaret Abbey)
The Medea Legend (1975) (as by Elizabeth York)
Margrave House (1976) (as by Elizabeth York)
Heir to Berkwell (1977) (as by Elizabeth York)
House of the Enchantress (1977) (as by Elizabeth York)
Heart is a Traitor (1978) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Queen of the Dark Realms (1978) (as by Elizabeth York)
The Brotherhood of Mars (1979) (as by Elizabeth York)
Pandora's Box (1980) (as by Elizabeth York)
Temptation's Triumph (1982)
Love's Raging Fires (1982)
My Lord Enemy (1983)
The Spanish Prize (1990)
Battlefield of Hearts (1991)
Blood of the Boar (1993) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Reluctant Rebel (1993)
Corinna's Cause (1993)
Crown Hostage (1994)
The Devil's Mark (1995)
King's Pawn (1996)
Stolen Heiress (1996)
The Bridgetown Maid (1997) (as by Margaret Abbey)
The Baron's Bride (1997)
Dragon's Court (1998)
The Traitor's Daughter (2001)
Divine Son of Ra (1969)
The Chosen of the Gods (1970)
Francesca (1970) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Girdle of Amber (1970) (as by Margaret Abbey)
aka Amber Promise
Not in Our Stars (1971)
The Crowned Boar (1971) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Pawns of Power (1972)
Etain of the Red Hair (1973)
The Flight of the Kestrel (1973) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Brothers-in-arms (1973) (as by Margaret Abbey)
The Medea Legend (1975) (as by Elizabeth York)
Margrave House (1976) (as by Elizabeth York)
Heir to Berkwell (1977) (as by Elizabeth York)
House of the Enchantress (1977) (as by Elizabeth York)
Heart is a Traitor (1978) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Queen of the Dark Realms (1978) (as by Elizabeth York)
The Brotherhood of Mars (1979) (as by Elizabeth York)
Pandora's Box (1980) (as by Elizabeth York)
Temptation's Triumph (1982)
Love's Raging Fires (1982)
My Lord Enemy (1983)
The Spanish Prize (1990)
Battlefield of Hearts (1991)
Blood of the Boar (1993) (as by Margaret Abbey)
Reluctant Rebel (1993)
Corinna's Cause (1993)
Crown Hostage (1994)
The Devil's Mark (1995)
King's Pawn (1996)
Stolen Heiress (1996)
The Bridgetown Maid (1997) (as by Margaret Abbey)
The Baron's Bride (1997)
Dragon's Court (1998)
The Traitor's Daughter (2001)
Collections
The Misfits Anthology (2018) (with others)
Web of Lies (2020) (with others)
Guns Blazing (2020) (with others)
Rocked to the Core (2020) (with others)
Revving for Love (2021) (with others)
Web of Lies (2020) (with others)
Guns Blazing (2020) (with others)
Rocked to the Core (2020) (with others)
Revving for Love (2021) (with others)
Series contributed to
In the Shadow of the Throne
3. The Warwick Heiress (1970) (as by Margaret Abbey)
4. The Son of York (1972) (as by Margaret Abbey)
3. The Warwick Heiress (1970) (as by Margaret Abbey)
4. The Son of York (1972) (as by Margaret Abbey)
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