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Barbara Elsborg lives in West Yorkshire in the north of England. She always wanted to be a spy, but having confessed to everyone without them even resorting to torture, she decided it was not for her. Vulcanology scorched her feet. A morbid fear of sharks put paid to marine biology. So instead, she spent several years successfully selling cyanide.

After dragging up two rotten, ungrateful children and frustrating her sexy, devoted, wonderful husband (who can now stop twisting her arm) she finally has time to conduct an affair with an electrifying plugged-in male, her laptop.

Her books feature quirky heroines and bad boys, and she hopes they are as much fun to read as they are to write.



I'm so lucky. This is almost on my doorstep. The river Wharfe wending its way through the Yorkshire countryside. Hard to believe that a little way downstream the river narrows to a channel only a few feet wide. Almost narrow enough to jump. Of course, water rushes through and it's very dangerous and jumping is the last thing anyone should do. But people still do it. A couple on their honeymoo... read more »
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Published on May 29, 2012 02:51 • 6 views
Average rating: 3.78 · 3,177 ratings · 365 reviews · 31 distinct works
Strangers
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,041 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Saying Yes (Naughty Nooners)
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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An Ordinary Girl
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Anna in the Middle
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Kiss a Falling Star
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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The Bad Widow (Naughty Noon...
2.88 of 5 stars 2.88 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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The Consolation Prize (True...
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
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Susie's Choice
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Cowboys Down
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2012
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Falling for You (Trueblood,...
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
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The Witness by Sandra Brown
The Witness
by Sandra Brown (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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I liked the first part of the book, the second half less so. It's really difficult to give a review without giving the plot away!!! But it was the plot I had a bit of trouble with. A villain who was so awful, he didn't quite work for me but nonethele...more
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Raveling by Peter Moore Smith
Raveling: A Novel
by Peter Moore Smith
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I think this has to be the most unusual suspense novel I've ever read. I'm so used to straight forward points of view and it takes a well to get into the very strange POV of this story, but it's well worth perservering. The tale is largely told throu...more
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Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
Back Roads
by Tawni O'Dell (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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I love dark, gritty stories like this. Second time I've read it. The hero is almost totally unlikeable and yet what he has to put up with is so awful, he somehow ellicits modicums of sympathy. This world, where a mother is in prison for murder, and a...more
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Worlds Apart by Barbara Elsborg
Worlds Apart by Barbara Elsborg
" Gennie's review posted on Guilty Pleasures

This is a fabulous book!!! Worlds Apart by Barbara Elsborg is a MMF story about the power of love, and it is also a paranormal/fantasy book with the focus on a parallel faery world with a portal in an Engl... "
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Worlds Apart by Barbara Elsborg
" This is a fabulous book!!! Worlds Apart by Barbara Elsborg is a MMF story about the power of love, and it is also a paranormal/fantasy book with the focus on a parallel faery world with a portal in an English walled garden. The story starts out in... "
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Hanging Hill by Mo Hayder
Hanging Hill
by Mo Hayder
read in May, 2012
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I've read everything she's written and while I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as some of the others, it was still a great read. I think what I like so much about Ms Hayder's books is her ability to draw you straight into the story. Her prose rea...more
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Wanted by Judi McCoy
Wanted: One Perfect Man (Starlight Trilogy, #1)
by Judi McCoy (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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I felt this book had the potential to be so much better. I liked the premise very much but it just seemed to plod along without any real heart. It was written in a light way but wasn't light hearted. I feel a few more humorous lines would have helped...more
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Barbara Elsborg You're welcome!


Basia Rose Thanks for the friendship!


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Barbara Elsborg Thank YOU, Elaina! I'm so glad you enjoyed Strangers.


Elaina Thank you for the add. I really enjoyed Strangers and can't wait to read more of your work.


Barbara Elsborg You're an angel!!!!


RiN a.k.a ♥ Thwisted Dhelyght ♥ You are very welcomed and thanks for letting me know. Oh and I am a mod over at Reading Is My Escape and you can bet I have mentioned this series as well as a few of your other books to folks in the group. Maybe I will start a new challenge along the lines of Mod Pick of the Week/Month or something like that to help spread the word of Elsborg Awesomeness!!


Barbara Elsborg Ah thank you!!! Loose-Id didn't want anymore in the series. They only want 3 books in a series I think. BUT mine weren't really a series because they didn't feature the same characters just members of the same family. I did leave the last book - Fight to Remember - with a hint about more family members at the end! Just in case. Maybe I'll ask Loose Id and see what they say. If you're in the paranormal group on Goodreads, maybe you could suggest one of the Trueblood books for a group read?
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RiN a.k.a ♥ Thwisted Dhelyght ♥ Thanks for accepting my friend-vite!
I have to say that I fell in love with books beginning with Anna in the Middle and Strangers but what really sent me over the edge was your Trueblood series which has become one of my top faves. Can you tell me if there are any other mysteriously missing Markovs we don't know about because I would really enjoying reading more. I love LOVE love this series!!!


Barbara Elsborg I'm thrilled to bits with this one. One of my favorites!! Let's see if readers like it and the story inside! LOL


Josephine Myles Hi Barbara - thanks for friending me :D

Great to see the cover for Cowboys Down - it looks fabulous! Doesn't Scott do a smashing job with them?


Barbara Elsborg Thanks, Shelly!!


Shelly Thanks for accepting the friend request! I will definitely be looking forward to reading more of your work!


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