Virginia Henley

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born

December 05, 1935 in The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://www.virginiahenley.com/

genre

Romance

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Virginia Syddall was born on December 5, 1935 in England, where her father, Thomas Syddall, taught her to love history. She obtained a degree in History in the University. In 1956, Virginia married Arthur Henley. They moved to America, and now they live most of the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and they spend the hot summers in Ontario, Canada, where they have their two adult children and three grandsons.

Virginia Henley is a New York Times bestselling writer of historical novels. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She is the recipient of more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Wr...more

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Books by Virginia Henley

Average rating: 3.78 · 8,973 ratings · 451 reviews · 42 distinct works

	The Falcon and the Flower (Medieval Plantagenet, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 618 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions	My rating:
	A Year and a Day (DeWarenn, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Enslaved 3.86 avg rating — 526 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Pirate and the Pagan 3.97 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Dragon and the Jewel (Medieval Plantagenet #2) 3.99 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Hawk and the Dove 3.94 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 1988 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Tempted (Douglas/Kennedy, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Seduced 3.76 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Raven and the Rose by Virginia Henley, Vriginia Henley 3.81 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Desired 3.75 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	My rating:

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Series by Virginia Henley

Medieval Plantagenet (3 books)
by Virginia Henley

3.89 avg rating — 1,372 ratings

DeWarenn (3 books)
by Virginia Henley

3.78 avg rating — 1,063 ratings

Douglas/Kennedy (2 books)
by Virginia Henley

3.84 avg rating — 712 ratings

Decadent Duke (3 books)
by Virginia Henley

3.47 avg rating — 314 ratings

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Quotes by Virginia Henley

“With horror he saw that her hair was already afire as the tarred stake burned about her head. He held her agonized gaze with his fierce black eyes. "I'll love you forever, and beyond," he vowed as he raised both arms and plunged his sword into her heart.

~Marcus Magnus”
― Virginia Henley, Enslaved

tags: love , passion , sacrifice

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