Mary Lyons

Mary-Jo Wormell
Born	1947 (age 78–79)
Pen name	Mary Lyons
Occupation	Novelist, publisher, political
Nationality	British
Period	1983–2001
Genre	Romantic novel

Mary-Jo Wormell (born 1947), better known as Mary Lyons, was a popular British writer of 45 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1983 to 2001.

Wormell, along with two other prolific Mills & Boon authors, launched Heartline Publishing on 14 February 2001. The publishing house was meant to fill the gap between Mills & Boon and mainstream fiction. The publishing house appears to have closed as the website is now defunct.

Wormell was a Conservative Party parliamentary candidate. She has been married three times.

Bibliography

Single novels

• The Passionate Escape (1983)
• Caribbean Confusion (1983)
• Desire in the Desert (1984)
• Spanish Serenade (1984)
• Love's Tangled Web (1984)
• Dangerous Stunt (1985)
• No Other Love (1985)
• Eclipse of the Heart (1985)
• Mended Engagement (1985)
• Escape from the Harem (1986)
• Passionate Deception (1986)
• Hay Fever (1987)
• Stranger at Winterfloods (1988)
• Hurricane! (1988)
• Love in a Spin (1989)
• No Surrender (1989)
• Dark and Dangerous (1991)
• Silver Lady (1991)
• Double Fire (1992)
• Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1992)
• Love Is the Key (1992)
• Love's Revenge (1993)
• It Started with a Kiss (1994)
• The Yuletide Bride (1995)
• Keeping Secrets (1995)
• Mr. Loverman (1996)
• Husband Not Included! (1997)
• The Valentine Affair! (1997)
• The Playboy's Baby (1999)
• The Italian Seduction (2000)
• Their Convenient Marriage (2000)

The Notting Hill Grooms trilogy multi-author

2. Reform of the Playboy (1997)

Big Event Series multi-author

• Baby Included! (1998)

Society Weddings Series multi-author

• The Society Groom (1999)

Omnibus in collaboration

• Desert Destinies (2001; with Helen Brooks and Emma Darcy)

References and sources

• Harlequin Enterprises Ltd's Website
• BBC – Publishing for Love's Sake

External links

• Mary Lyons's Webpage in Fantastic Fiction's Website