In The Bequest, a young teacher-in-training travels from her native Louisiana to the wild west when she inherits her mother's house. Kathe Robin described Proctor in a review for the Romantic Times Online as "a refreshing new voice." She further added: "There is great power in her writing and strong characterization, masterful storytelling and sensuality all add spice to her inborn talent." She is chosen by a recent widower as his son's wet nurse, and a relationship begins to develop between the two. She discovers she is pregnant on the journey, though her infant son dies not long after her arrival. The novel follows a young English woman found guilty of manslaughter who is sent to the penal colonies of Australia. Around this time a well-traveled Proctor settled with her family in Australia, and it was there that she found her niche-historical romance-and the inspiration for her first work of fiction, Night in Eden. Romance was her genre of choice, and she quickly learned that she had been misinformed that romances were easy novels to get published. Proctor's first serious attempt at writing fiction occurred in the early 1990s, after completing her first book, the nonfiction Women, Equality, and the French Revolution. Why Mermaids Sing, New American Library (New York, NY), 2007. When Gods Die, New American Library (New York, NY), 2006. What Angels Fear, New American Library (New York, NY), 2005. Midnight Confessions, Ballantine (New York, NY), 2002.īeyond Sunrise, Ivy Books (New York, NY), 2003. Whispers of Heaven, Ivy Books (New York, NY), 2001. The Last Knight, Ivy Books (New York, NY), 2000. September Moon, Fawcett Gold Medal (New York, NY), 1999. The Bequest, Wheeler Publishing (Rockland, MA), 1998. Night in Eden, Ivy Books ( New York, NY), 1997. Women, Equality, and the French Revolution (nonfiction), Greenwood Press ( New York, NY), 1990. AWARDS, HONORS:īest First Book, Romantic Times, 1997, for Night in Eden Best British Isles Historical, Romantic Times, 2001, for Whispers in Heaven Best American Historical, Romantic Times, 2002, for Midnight Confessions. Former partner in an international business consulting firm. Former field archaeologist at sites in San Juan Island, Tennessee, Australia, and England. Former professor at the University of Idaho and Midwestern State University in Texas. Agent-Helen Breitweiser, Cornerstone Literary, Inc., 4500 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010.
attended the American School of Classical Studies. Education: University of Idaho, B.A., 1975 earned M.A. (an Air Force officer) and Bernadine Proctor married children: two. Born September 29, 1954, in SD daughter of Raymond L.
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