Dorothy Garlock: Marriage to a Stranger writing as Dorothy Phillips

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Dorothy Garlock writing as Dorothy Phillips
• Title: Marriage to a Stranger
• Publisher: ‎ Thorndike Press Large Print; Large Print Hardcover Edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover Large Print – 281 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0786290501
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0786290505
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.1 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.75 inches
• Book Condition: New / Like New – Excellent
• Cover Condition: Excellent
• Edition: Large Print Hardcover Edition

Synopsis:

Could she agree to the terms?

Could she marry a cold, arrogant stranger–and pretend to all the world that she truly loved him?

Once, everything in Molly's being had shrieked "No!" Yet she had agreed. She had adored her father, and the terms of his will left her no choice. She would lose her beloved wilderness home.

Isolated in the Alaskan wilds, Molly ached for Adam's touch, longed for the warm haven of his arms. Without warning, her naïve panic turned to burning desire!

He was hers in name only. He wanted her, but he would never love her. It was so painful to remember…so dangerous to forget!

About the Author:

Dorothy Garlock was a Best-selling American author of over 50 historical romance novels, most of them set in the American West. She also wrote under the pen names Johanna Phillips, Dorothy Phillips and Dorothy Glenn.

Dorothy Garlock was born on June 22, 1929, in Texas, but spent twenty-five years in Oklahoma City. She and her husband moved to Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1955. Garlock worked for fourteen years as a bookkeeper and columnist for the local newspaper before retiring at age 49.

To fill her time while she and her husband spent winters in a small south-Texas town, Garlock began to write stories. She completed four manuscripts before she decided to try to publish one of them. In 1976, she entered one of her books in a contest for unpublished writers. Although it did not win the contest, one of the judges, an agent, offered to represent her. He sold all four of her books in a few weeks.

Over 20 million copies of Garlock's books are in print in 18 languages and 36 countries. She was one of the six launch authors for Bantam Books' Loveswept Line. Two of Garlock's short stories, "Interlude in Big Bend" and "Beneath the Midnight Sun", were chosen by Universal Press Syndicate to launch their series Day Dreams.

The two stories were published one chapter each day for one month, and ran in 57 major newspapers. Her novel A Love for All Time has been used as an example in the textbook Writing Romantic Fiction, by Helen Barnhardt. Garlock is also a member of the Romance Writers Hall of Fame.

Garlock donated many of her manuscripts and other unpublished writings to the University of Iowa libraries. She and her husband, Herb Garlock Sr., lived in Clear Lake, Iowa. They have a son and daughter and several grandsons.

Garlock died April 6, 2018.