Bertrice Small


Bertrice Small, was an American New York Times- bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels. Bertrice lived on Long Island, New York, with her husband George Small. She was a member of The Authors Guild, Romance Writers of America, PAN, and PASIC.

Biography

Personal life

Small was born Bertrice Williams in Manhattan on December 9, 1937. Her parents were David Williams and the former Doris Steen. Both worked in the business side of television broadcasting. She attended St. Mary's, a school for girls run by Anglican nuns in Peekskill, N.Y. She later entered Western College for Women in Ohio but dropped out and transferred to a Katherine Gibbs secretarial school, after which she worked as a secretary in advertising agencies.
She was married for 49 years to George Small, who died in 2012. They had a son, Thomas, and 4 grandchildren. She had lived on eastern Long Island for 30 years.
Small died on February 24, 2015, aged 77, in Southold, New York.
She is survived by her son Thomas, and her four grandchildren; Chandler, Cora, Sophia, and Evan.

Writing career

From 1978 on Small authored over 50 novels, including in the historical romance, fantasy romance and erotic contemporary genres. Her novels included The Kadin, and the series The O'Malley Saga and Skye's Legacy.
A New York Times bestselling author, Small also appeared on other best-seller lists including Publishers Weekly, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times. She was the recipient of numerous awards including Best Historical Romance, Outstanding Historical Romance Series, Career Achievement for Historical Fantasy and several Reviewers Choice awards from Romantic Times. She had a "Silver Pen" from Affaire de Coeur, and an Honorable Mention from The West Coast Review of Books. In 2004 Bertrice Small was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Romantic Times magazine for her contributions to the genre.

Leslie Family Saga Series

  1. The Kadin, 1978
  2. Love Wild and Fair, 1978

    Single Novels

  1. Skye O'Malley, 1981
  2. All the Sweet Tomorrows, 1984
  3. A Love for All Time, 1986
  4. This Heart of Mine, 1988
  5. Lost Love Found, 1989
  6. Wild Jasmine, 1992

    Wyndham Family Saga Series

  7. Blaze Wyndham, 1988
  8. Love, Remember Me, 1994

    Skye's Legacy Series

  9. Darling Jasmine, 1997
  10. Bedazzled, 1999
  11. Besieged, 2001
  12. Intrigued, 2001
  13. Just Beyond Tomorrow, 2002
  14. Vixens, 2003

    Friarsgate Inheritance Saga Series

  15. Rosamund, 2002
  16. Until you, 2003
  17. Philippa, 2004
  18. The Last Heiress, 2005

    Channel Pleasures Series

  19. Private Pleasures, 2004
  20. Forbidden Pleasure, 2006
  21. Sudden Pleasures, 2007
  22. Dangerous Pleasures, 2008
  23. Passionate Pleasures, 2010
  24. Guilty Pleasures, 2011

    World of Hetar Series

  25. Lara, 2005
  26. A Distant Tomorrow, 2006
  27. The Twilight Lord, 2007
  28. The Sorceress of Belmair, 2008
  29. The Shadow Queen, 2009
  30. Crown of Destiny, 2010

    The Silk Merchants Daughters

  31. Bianca, 2012
  32. Francesca, 2013
  33. Lucianna, 2013
  34. Serena

    Anthologies in collaboration