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Roberta Leigh


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
December 22, 1926

Died
December 19, 2014

Website

Genre
Romance, Contemporary, Fiction


aka Rachel Lindsay, Janey Scott, Rozella Lake

Roberta Leigh was the most frequently used pen name of an author who also published novels as Rachel Lindsay, Rozella Lake, and Janey Scott. Her birth name was Rita Shulman.

Leigh was one of the first romance writers to introduce strong, career-minded heroines who wouldn't be bossed around by the hero.

Leigh had her own film company and wrote and produced 7 TV series for children. She would also "write" the music for her series, although this usually involved her humming or singing the tune into a tape recorder, after which someone else would arrange and write a score.

She studied oil and watercolor painting with Diana Raphael and Michael Chaitow, who her interest in abstract art. Her work has been ...more

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Average rating: 3.21 · 4,071 ratings · 710 reviews · 113 distinct works • Similar authors
Temporary Wife
3.35 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions
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In Name Only
3.08 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 1950 — 9 editions
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Storm Cloud Marriage
3.42 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1987 — 11 editions
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Confirmed Bachelor
3.62 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions
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Not His Kind of Woman
3.42 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions
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The Wrong Kind of Wife
2.71 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions
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Cinderella in Mink
3.43 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions
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Maid To Measure
3.31 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions
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Two-Timing Man
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And Then Came Love
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