# Jill MacLean > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jill_MacLean > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jill_MacLean.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_MacLean > Source revision: 1340397188 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian writer Jill MacLean[1] Born 1941 (age 84–85) England Pen name Sandra Field Jill MacLean Jan MacLean (in collaboration) Jocelyn Haley Occupation Novelist Nationality Canadian Period 1974-Present Genre Romantic novel, children's fiction Website jillmaclean.wordpress.com **Jill MacLean** (born 1941 in England) is a Canadian writer of [children's fiction](/source/Children's_fiction) books and, under the pseudonyms of **Sandra Field**, **Jan MacLean** and **Jocelyn Haley,** a popular author of over 70 [romance novels](/source/Romance_novel) for [Harlequin Enterprises Ltd](/source/Harlequin_Enterprises_Ltd) since 1974. ## Biography Jill MacLean was born in 1941 in England. In 1950, her family moved to [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Canada.[2] She graduated in Science with honours from Dalhousie University. After her graduation, she married, and worked on metal-induced rancidity of cod fillets at the Fisheries Research Board[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*], until her daughter was born. Following the birth of her son, she was employed by the pathology laboratory of [Sydney City Hospital](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sydney_City_Hospital&action=edit&redlink=1) and the biology department of [Mount Allison University](/source/Mount_Allison_University).[2] When her husband joined the armed forces as a chaplain, the family moved 3 times in the first 18 months. Her children went to the school, and she did not consider to work. She read a dozen romance novels, and began to write. When she was published in 1974, she decided to use pseudonyms to avoid that her congregation knew, that the chaplain's wife wrote romances.[3] She published her romance novels as Sandra Field and Jocelyn Haley, and in collaboration with other Maritimer writer she wrote as Jan MacLean.[1] She also wrote under her real name a historical biography, a collection of poetry and now to please her grandson, Stuart, she writes also children's books. Jill is a member of The [Writers' Union of Canada](/source/Writers'_Union_of_Canada). She completed a Masters in Theological Studies at the [Atlantic School of Theology](/source/Atlantic_School_of_Theology).[2] Before she turned 40, her life was changed, she had lost three of the most important women in her life: her mother and sister to illness, and her seventeen-year-old daughter to a car accident. She separated from her husband in 1976[1] Jill now lives in [Bedford, Nova Scotia](/source/Bedford%2C_Nova_Scotia),[2] is grandmother of two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[3] ## Awards - Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature - The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy: 2010 Atlantic Book Awards. ## Bibliography ### As Sandra Field [4] #### Single Novels - To Trust My Love (1974) - Scent of Apples (1975) - Winds of Winter (1980) - Storms of Spring (1981) - Sight of a Stranger (1981) - Walk by My Side (1982) - Attraction of Opposites (1983) - A Mistake in Identity (1983) - The Tides of Summer (1983) - Mackenzie Country (1983) - Change of Heart (1984) - Out of Wedlock (1985) - World of Difference (1985) - One in a Million (1986) - Ideal Match (1986) - Single Combat (1987) - Love in a Mist (1988) - Chase a Rainbow (1988) - The Right Man (1988) - Goodbye Forever (1989) - Ring of Gold (1989) - The Land of Maybe (1990) - Love at First Sight (1990) - Happy Ending (1991) - Safety in Numbers (1991) - Taken by Storm (1992) - One-Night Stand (1992) - Travelling Light (1993) - The Dating Game (1994) - Wildfire (1994) - The Sun at Midnight (1994) - Untouched (1995) - Honeymoon for Three (1996) - Seducing Nell (1997) - Up Close and Personal! (1997) - Girl Trouble (1998) - Remarried in Haste (1998) - The Mother of His Child (1999) - Jared's Love-Child (1999) - Contract Bridegroom (2000) - Expecting His Baby (2001) - The Mistress Deal (2001) - Pregnancy of Convenience (2002) - On the Tycoon's Terms (2002) - Surrender to Marriage (2004) - The English Aristocrat's Bride (2005) - His One-Night Mistress (2005) - The Millionaire's Pregnant Wife (2006) - The Jet-Set Seduction (2006) - The Billionaire's Virgin Mistress (2008) #### Significant Others Series 1. Beyond Reach (1995) 1. Second Honeymoon (1995) 1. After Hours (1996) #### Millionaire Marriages Series 1. The Millionaire's Marriage Demand (2003) 1. The Tycoon's Virgin Bride (2003) #### Wed Again Series - Remarried in Haste (1998) #### Man Talk Series Multi-Author - Girl Trouble (1998) #### Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author - Jared's Love-Child (1999) #### Expecting! Series Multi-Author - Expecting His Baby (2001) - Pregnancy of Convenience (2002) #### For Love or Money Series Multi-Author - His One-Night Mistress (2005) #### Omnibus In Collaboration - Blind to Love (1997) (with [Catherine George](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catherine_George&action=edit&redlink=1)) - Bodyguards (1997) (with [Elizabeth Oldfield](/source/Elizabeth_Oldfield)) - Boardroom Baby (2003) (with [Emma Darcy](/source/Emma_Darcy) and [Kim Lawrence](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kim_Lawrence&action=edit&redlink=1)) - Pregnant Brides (2004) (with [Emma Darcy](/source/Emma_Darcy) and [Carol Marinelli](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carol_Marinelli&action=edit&redlink=1)) - Hot Summer Loving (2004) (with [Jacqueline Baird](/source/Jacqueline_Baird) and [Miranda Lee](/source/Miranda_Lee)) - His Virgin Lover (2006) (with [Sara Craven](/source/Sara_Craven) and [Susan Napier](/source/Susan_Napier)) - The Tycoon's Virgin (2007) (with [Daphne Clair](/source/Daphne_Clair) and [Cathy Williams](/source/Cathy_Williams)) - Married to a Millionaire (2007) (with [Margaret Mayo](/source/Margaret_Mayo_(novelist)) and [Lee Wilkinson](/source/Lee_Wilkinson)) - One Passionate Night (2008) (with [Robyn Donald](/source/Robyn_Donald) and [Miranda Lee](/source/Miranda_Lee)) - Jet-Set Summer Affairs (2009) (with [Penny Jordan](/source/Penny_Jordan) and [Sarah Morgan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarah_Morgan_(novelist)&action=edit&redlink=1)) - To Claim His Secret Son (2009) (with [Lucy Clark](/source/Lucy_Clark) and [Julia James](/source/Julia_James)) - Her Lover Tycoon (2010) (with Amanda Browning and [Lee Wilkinson](/source/Lee_Wilkinson)) - The Right Bride (2010) (with [Sara Craven](/source/Sara_Craven) and [Jessica Steele](/source/Jessica_Steele)) ### As Jill MacLean [5] #### Historical biography - Jean Pierre Roma (1977) #### Poetry - The Brevity of Red (2003) #### Children's Fiction - The Nine Lives of Travis Keating (2008) - The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy (2009) - Home Truths (2010) - [The Hidden Agenda of Sigrid Sugden](/source/The_Hidden_Agenda_of_Sigrid_Sugden) (2013) ### As Jan MacLean [6] #### Single Novels - To Begin Again (1978) - Bitter Homecoming (1978) - Early Summer (1979) - White Fire (1979) - Island Loving (1980) - All Our Tomorrows (1982) #### Omnibus In Collaboration - The Enchanted Woods / To Begin Again / Handful of Stardust (1986) (with [Katrina Britt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katrina_Britt&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Yvonne Whittal](/source/Yvonne_Whittal)) ### As Jocelyn Haley [7] #### Single Novels - Love Wild and Free (1981) - Winds of Desire (1982) - La Nymphe de Sioux Lake (1983) - Romance D'Automne (1983) - Serenade for a Lost Love (1983) - Cry of the Falcon (1983) - Shadows in the Sun (1984) - Dream of Darkness (1985) - Drive the Night Away (1988) - A Time to Love (1989) ## References - [Children's literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OttawaCitizen_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OttawaCitizen_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OttawaCitizen_1-2) [*Maritimer makes good writing romance novels*](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19860213&id=ca8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1401,1286494) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-peibooks.ca_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-peibooks.ca_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-peibooks.ca_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-peibooks.ca_2-3) [*Jill MacLean at peibooks.ca*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110706193516/http://www.peibooks.ca/Authors/JillMacLean.html), archived from [the original](http://www.peibooks.ca/Authors/JillMacLean.html) on 2011-07-06 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SFHarlequin_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SFHarlequin_3-1) [*Sandra Field at Harlequin*](https://web.archive.org/web/20090125113729/http://www.eharlequin.com/author.html?authorid=67), archived from [the original](http://www.eharlequin.com/author.html?authorid=67) on 2009-01-25, retrieved 2007-06-17 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SFFF_4-0)** [*Sandra Field at Fantastic Fiction*](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/sandra-field) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-JILLFF_5-0)** [*Jill MacLean at Fantastic Fiction*](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/jill-maclean/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-JANFF_6-0)** [*Jan MacLean at Fantastic Fiction*](https://web.archive.org/web/20081206000727/http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/jan-maclean/), archived from [the original](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/jan-maclean) on 2008-12-06, retrieved 2007-06-17 1. **[^](#cite_ref-JHFF_7-0)** [*Jocelyn Haley at Fantastic Fiction*](https://web.archive.org/web/20090207193838/http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/jocelyn-haley/), archived from [the original](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/jocelyn-haley) on 2009-02-07, retrieved 2007-06-17 Authority control databases International ISNI 2 VIAF 2 GND FAST WorldCat National United States 2 3 4 France BnF data Japan Czech Republic 2 3 4 Spain Netherlands Norway Korea Poland Israel People DDB Other IdRef Open Library Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jill MacLean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_MacLean) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_MacLean?action=history)). 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