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Chateau in the Palms
Tied to Don, she loved Philippe...
Jane was stunned when her husband wanted a divorce so he could marry the woman he really loved. Jane had to get away--had to think things out.
The job in Mauritius was a godsend, but caring for the two small children brought her into contact with their temporary guardian, Philippe de Chameral. And suddenly Jane, too, realized there was more to love than what she and Don had had.
But Philippe didn't love her, and Don suddenly wanted her back....
Jane was stunned when her husband wanted a divorce so he could marry the woman he really loved. Jane had to get away--had to think things out.
The job in Mauritius was a godsend, but caring for the two small children brought her into contact with their temporary guardian, Philippe de Chameral. And suddenly Jane, too, realized there was more to love than what she and Don had had.
But Philippe didn't love her, and Don suddenly wanted her back....
192 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 1979
About the author
Anne Hampson
150 books155 followersAnne Hampson was born on 28 November 1928 in England. At age six she had two ambitions: to teach and to write. Poverty after WWI deprived her of an education and at 14 she was making Marks & Spencer's blouses at one shilling (5p) each.
She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two.
In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) and she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette. Many of "Presents" have been reprinted many times (some as many as 16) and are now fetching up to $55, being classed as "rare" books.
She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her.
She was retired, but in 2005 she wrote two romance and crime novels, both of which were published by Severn House.
She passed away on 25 September 2014. She has been written her autobiography, entitled Fate Was My Friend.
She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two.
In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) and she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette. Many of "Presents" have been reprinted many times (some as many as 16) and are now fetching up to $55, being classed as "rare" books.
She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her.
She was retired, but in 2005 she wrote two romance and crime novels, both of which were published by Severn House.
She passed away on 25 September 2014. She has been written her autobiography, entitled Fate Was My Friend.
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March 30, 2015
This h is an idiot, she is sweet but a total idiot. Hubby leaves her for a hot bimbo and wants a divorce. She becomes a nanny on a tropical island but not before hubby wants her back cause hot babe dumped him. She falls in love with her employer but then hubby shows up cause hot bimbo love of his life died after happy Spanish reunion. H and h are engaged but hubby now won't divorce cause she has to support his whining, mourning whimpering alcoholic rear. She reluctantly agrees as her kiddie charges are resettling into new life with their actual parent. H finds out she is married, she leaves, hubby dies and H returns to sweep her off her feet and HEA.
Great mess with drama, the H is sorta remote but nice, however the h truly was an idiot, she was nice about it though and she did feel really woebegone about lying etc. However H will beat her if she apologizes anymore so all is good in HPlandia.
Great mess with drama, the H is sorta remote but nice, however the h truly was an idiot, she was nice about it though and she did feel really woebegone about lying etc. However H will beat her if she apologizes anymore so all is good in HPlandia.
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February 4, 2020
Second good Harlequin in a row. You don't get to know the hero that much for most of the book, but the ending is a bittersweet dream. There's genuine sadness with this one, quite emotional. The children are delights and the heroine a joy. It's not fast paced and I wanted her to reveal the truth already - why, oh why, do they keep up lies that will come and bite them in the face during the finale? Don't they know how much this frustrates me, and how much aggravation it will cause? Either way, this one has an almost gothic touch complete with castle, brooding hero, and sinister companions.
October 7, 2018
As I've observed before, Hampson had a brutal, but efficient, way of removing inconvenient family members from the scene. This book follows that pattern, but not until the end of the book, meaning the h and the reader had to put up with a lot of annoying selfishness. The H did not deserve this trainwreck.
June 15, 2026
Liked this and is one of my favourites.
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