Mary Lyons

Mary-Jo Wormell (born 1947), better known as Mary Lyons, was a popular British writer of 45 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1983 to 2001.

Wormell, along with two other prolific Mills & Boon authors, launched Heartline Publishing on 14 February 2001. The publishing house was meant to fill the gap between Mills & Boon and mainstream fiction. The publishing house appears to have closed as the website is now defunct.

Wormell was a Conservative Party parliamentary candidate. She has been married three times.

Single novels

 * The Passionate Escape (1983)
 * Caribbean Confusion (1983)
 * Desire in the desert (1984)
 * Spanish serenade (1984)
 * Love's Tangled Web (1984)
 * Dangerous Stunt (1985)
 * No Other Love (1985)
 * Eclipse of the Heart (1985)
 * Mended Engagement (1985)
 * Escape from the Harem (1986)
 * Passionate Deception (1986)
 * Hay Fever (1987)
 * Stranger at Winterfloods (1988)
 * Hurricane! (1988)
 * Love in a Spin (1989)
 * No Surrender (1989)
 * Dark and Dangerous (1991)
 * Silver Lady (1991)
 * Double Fire (1992)
 * Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1992)
 * Love Is the Key (1992)
 * Love's Revenge (1993)
 * It Started with a Kiss (1994)
 * The Yuletide Bride (1995)
 * Keeping Secrets (1995)
 * Mr. Loverman (1996)
 * Husband Not Included! (1997)
 * The Valentine Affair! (1997)
 * The Playboy's Baby (1999)
 * The Italian Seduction (2000)
 * Their Convenient Marriage (2000)

The Notting Hill Grooms trilogy multi-Author

 * 2. Reform of the Playboy (1997)

Big Event Series multi-Author

 * Baby Included! (1998)

Society Weddings Series multi-Author

 * The Society Groom (1999)

Omnibus in collaboration

 * Desert Destinies (2001) (with Helen Brooks and Emma Darcy)

References and sources

 * Harlequin Enterprises Ltd's Website
 * BBC – Publishing for Love's Sake