Elsie Lee Romance Novels, Lot of 15 Paperback Books

Publication dates range from 1971 to 1988. Condition of books varies from Acceptable to Very Good. Pages age toned; some have book store stamps/stickers; some have previous owner's name/sticker; covers lightly scuffed; some show wear to edges; a few covers have light creases; bindings intact.

BOOKS INCLUDED IN THIS LOT:

• The Curse of Carranca (1st Dell Printing, June 1973)
• Clouds Over Vellanti (1st Dell Printing, February 1979)
• Dark Moon, Lost Lady (1st Dell Printing, August 1976)
• The Diplomatic Lover (1st Zebra Books Printing, December 1987)
• The Drifting Sands (1st Dell Printing, August 1978)
• An Eligible Connection (1st Dell Printing, March 1975)
• Mansion of Golden Windows (1st Zebra Books Printing, June 1988)
• Prior Betrothal (1st Dell Printing, June 1976)
• Satan's Coast (1st Dell Printing, November 1978)
• Season of Evil (1st Zebra Books Printing, January 1987)
• Silence is Golden (New Dell Edition 1st Printing, April 1978)
• The Spy at the Villa Miranda (1st Zebra Books Printing, June 1987)
• Star of Danger (1st Dell Printing, November 1971)
• The Wicked Guardian (1st Dell Printing, April 1973)
• Wingarden (1st Dell Printing, October 1972)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elsie Lee (1912 – 1987) was an American author of over 35 fiction and non-fiction books.

She was a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), the Authors Guild of Authors League of America, and Mensa. Her interests included cats, cooking, music, bridge, two-pack solitaire games, word games, and jigsaw puzzles.

Lee worked as a librarian for Price, Waterhouse & Company 1937–1942; as an office manager for Reeves Laboratories 1942–1945; a librarian for the Gulf Oil Company 1947–1951; an executive secretary for Andrews, Clark & Buckley 1951-53 (all in New York City); and as a writer from 1945 until her death. She mentions in Elsie Lee's Book of Simple Gourmet Cookery that she lived in Washington for six years, and Hollywood for three.

Elsie began writing in the 1940s, selling her first stories to the Ladies Home Journal. She described her writing this way: "I write fairy tales for grownups, principally women... I am better at characterizations than plots, and best with cats who are unanimously adored by my readers... I will not compromise on the quality of vocabulary and grammar in my books... it is a writer's responsibility to TEACH subtly through entertainment..."

Her pseudonyms included Elsie Cromwell, Jane Gordon, and Lee Sheridan.