Eileen Ramsay (née Ainsworth; 16 December 1940 – 18 January 2023)[1] was a British writer of romance novels. She wrote 18 books from 1985.
Eileen Ainsworth Ramsay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eileen Ainsworth 16 December 1940 Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 18 January 2023 (aged 82) |
| Pen name | Eileen Ainsworth Ramsay; Eileen Ramsay |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1985–2023 |
| Genre | Romance, Children's fiction |
| Spouse | Ian Ramsay |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| eileenramsay | |
Biography
editEileen Ainsworth was born in Ayrshire, Scotland on 16 December 1940. After graduating[where?] she went to teach in the United States for 18 years. She married Ian Ramsay, a Scottish scientist, and they had two children. They returned to Scotland, and after teaching for a few years she became a full-time writer.[2]
Ramsay was elected the twenty-seventh chairman (2015–2017) of the Romantic Novelists' Association.[3]
Ramsay died of pneumonia on 18 January 2023 at the age of 82.[4]
Bibliography
editAs Eileen Ainsworth Ramsay
editRomance novel
edit- The Mysterious Marquis (1985)
As Eileen Ramsay
editRomance novels
edit- The Broken Gate (1994)
- The Dominie's Lassie (1995)
- Butterflies in December (1995)
- The Quality of Mercy (1997)
- Walnut Shell Days (1997)
- Harvest of Courage (1998)
- Never Call It Loving (1998)
- The Wings of Friendship (2001)
- The Feein' Market (2002)
- Lace for a Lady (2002)
- Someday, Somewhere (2003)
- A Way of Forgiving (2004)
- The Stuff of Dreams (2005)
- Rainbow's End (2006)
- Henriqueta's treasure (2008)
- Love Changes Everything (2012)
Flowers of Scotland
edit- Rich Girl, Poor Girl (2017)
- The Farm Girl's Dream (2017)
- A Pinch of Salt (2017)
Children's fiction
edit- Danger by Gaslight (1998)
Anthologies
edit- Sakura and other stories (2012)
References and sources
edit- ^ Eileen Ramsay obituary
- ^ Eileen Ramsay's Biography
- ^ Past RNA Officers, archived from the original on 11 March 2016, retrieved 10 June 2016
- ^ Brown, Lauren (3 March 2023). "Tributes paid to author Eileen Ramsay after death at 82". The Bookseller. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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