Royals Collection

24 November 1946 – 31 December 2011

Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on 24 November 1946 at about seven pounds in a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, England. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, an engineer, who died at 85, and his wife Margaret Louise Groves Jones. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru". She had been a keen reader from the childhood - her mother used to leave her in the children's section of their local library whilst she changed her father's library books. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction. At the age of eight, she was creating serialised bedtime stories, featuring make-believe adventures, for her younger sister Prue, who was always the h…

1967-08-07

Lucy Monroe has sold more than 40 books and has hit national bestsellers lists in the UK and the US. Her sexy category romances for Harlequin Presents include her ongoing mini-series, The Royal Brides. Lucy is a passionate lover of romance and writes in several subcategories of the genre. She hopes to transport her readers to an extraordinary place where the heart rules and love wins out. Lucy is an avid people-watcher and reader. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children and pets. She loves romantic movies, action adventure, theater and dabbling in hobbies.