Romance History: Bertrice Small

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Bertrice Small (b. December 9, 1937 in Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S.A.) is an U.S.American New York Times bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels. Married to George Small, they have a son.

"I took care of you," her husband, George, announced when she sold her first historical romance, "Now you can take care of me." And so she has: Small-Sunny to friends, for her cloudless disposition - supported their son and George, a former photographer who handles her business affairs from their Long Island home. Small's novels are epics featuring frisky, inexhaustible heroines. Skye O'Malley, her best-selling tale, tracks its 16th century Irish heroine through three marriages, a harem, a stint as a pirate, and a nasty grudge match with Queen Bess that leaves Skye to give birth to her fourth child in a chilly Tower of London. When prudes complain about the endless entwining and exploding, says Small, a former convent student, "I just tell them it's all in the Bible." Fans savor the details, down to beribboned underblouses and busks - "If you're going to undress a heroine," says Small, "you'd better damn well know what she's got on underneath." 

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Comments

Bertrice

[peachette48.livejournal.com]

I've met her. A lovely lady, very strong-willed. Her husband is not well, though, and she takes good care of him.

Re: Bertrice

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

They seem a very bounded couple. Wish them to be together for long time. Elisa

[cicirossi.livejournal.com]

hee! Oh, I so remember Skye O'Malley!

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I think Skye O'Malley saga was one of the first published in Italy. Elisa

[jillapet.livejournal.com]

Up until a few years ago, I had her entire library! She definitely pushed the envelope.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, you can hate her or love her, but definetely she has a very original voice. Elisa