Broken Promises
Patricia Oliver, born a Britisher but now a self-styled Texas native, has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and teaches English at the university level. She grew up in Argentina and Uruguay, speaks Spanish, and loves horses, cats, gardens, and books. Her Regencies have been Golden Heart and RITA finalists, appeared on Dalton’s and Waldenbooks’ bestseller lists, and have been listed as aPublishers WeeklyRecommended Read.The Scandalous Wagerwon the 1993Romantic TimesAward for Best First Regency Romance. HerRoses for Harrietwon the 1995Romantic TimesAward for Best Regency Romance. AnInconvenient Wife, May 1998, recently won the National Reader’s Choice Award. Her books have been published in Italy, Germany, and Russia. Her latest Regencies from Signet includeThe Lady in Gray, February 1999,Scandalous Secrets, December 1999, andLady Jane’s Nemesis, July 2000.