DONALD, ROBYN, born 1940

Robyn Donald

Robyn Donald (born 1940) is a New Zealand romance novelist who has written more than 85 Mills & Boon novels since 1977.

Books
81
Editions tracked
98
First editions
67

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About Robyn Donald

Robyn Donald (born 14 August 1940) is a New Zealand romance novelist who has written more than 85 novels for Mills & Boon since her first, Bride at Whangatapu, appeared in 1977.

Born Robyn Elaine Donald in Warkworth, New Zealand, she trained and worked as a teacher before turning to fiction. Her books have been reissued by Harlequin and translated into 25 languages.

Bride at Whangatapu was published by Mills & Boon in 1977. Her early novels also appeared in the numbered Harlequin Romance line, including Bay of Stars (number 2391, March 1981) and Iceberg (number 2437, November 1981). Her fiftieth novel, The Mirror Bride, came out in 1996. With fellow New Zealand novelist Daphne Clair she wrote Writing Romantic Fiction (1999) and co-leads a workshop with Clair for aspiring romance writers.

For collectors

Her debut, Bride at Whangatapu (Mills & Boon, 1977), is the obvious first edition to seek. Her early titles were also issued in the numbered Harlequin Romance line, and the series number identifies those editions.

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Collect Robyn Donald

Earliest first editionBride at WhangatapuMills & Boon, 1977 Most editions trackedAn Unbreakable Bond2 editions
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Reading guide

Robyn Donald books in order

In publication order

  1. 1Bride at Whangatapu1977
  2. 2Summer at Awakopu1978
  3. 3Shadow of the Past1979
  4. 4Wife in Exchange1979
  5. 5Bay of Stars1980
  6. 6Iceberg1980
  7. 7The Dark Abyss1981
  8. 8The Interloper1981
  9. 9An Old Passion1982
  10. 10Mansion for My Love1982
  11. 11Return To Yesterday1983
  12. 12The Guarded Heart1983
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  1. 13A Durable Fire1984
  2. 14A Willing Surrender1986
  3. 15An Unbreakable Bond1986
  4. 16Captives Of The Past1986
  5. 17Duet1986
  6. 18A Late Loving1987
  7. 19Country of the Heart1987
  8. 20Smoke in the Wind1987
  9. 21The Sweetest Trap1988
  10. 22A Bitter Homecoming1989
  11. 23A Matter of Will1989
  12. 24Love's Reward1989
  13. 25A Summer Storm1990
  14. 26No Guarantees1990
  15. 27No Place Too Far1990
  16. 28The Darker Side of Paradise1990
  17. 29Some Kind of Madness1991
  18. 30Storm Over Paradise1991
  19. 31The Stone Princess1991
  20. 32Once Bitten, Twice Shy1992
  21. 33The Golden Mask1992
  22. 34Island Enchantment1993
  23. 35Pagan Surrender1993
  24. 36Paradise Lost1993
  25. 37Such Dark Magic1993
  26. 38Dark Fire1994
  27. 39Element of Risk1994
  28. 40The Colour of Midnight1994
  29. 41Tiger Eyes1994
  30. 42Prince of Lies1995
  31. 43Final Proposal1996
  32. 44Indiscretions1996
  33. 45Meant To Marry1996
  34. 46A Forbidden Desire1997
  35. 47Forbidden Pleasure1998
  36. 48Surrender to Seduction1998
  37. 49The Nanny Affair1998
  38. 50A Reluctant Mistress1999
  39. 51The Paternity Affair1999
  40. 52The Devil's Bargain2001
  41. 53Wolfe's Temptress2002
  42. 54E Seirena Tou Tarika Bei2003
  43. 55The Millionaire's Virgin Mistress2003
  44. 56The Billionaire's Passion2004
  45. 57The Blackmail Bargain2005
  46. 58The Royal Baby Bargain2005
  47. 59By Royal Demand2006
  48. 60The Rich Man's Royal Mistress2006
  49. 61The Prince's Convenient Bride2007
  50. 62The Prince's Forbidden Virgin2007
  51. 63Virgin Bought and Paid For2007
  52. 64His Majesty's Mistress2008
  53. 65Innocent Mistress, Royal Wife2008
  54. 66One Passionate Night2008
  55. 67The Mediterranean Prince's Captive Virgin2008
  56. 68Rich, Ruthless and Secretly Royal2009
  57. 69Ruthless Billionaire, Inexperienced Mistress2009
  58. 70The Rich Man's Blackmailed Mistress2009
  59. 71The Virgin And His Majesty2009
  60. 72Bought for His Bed2010
  61. 73Brooding Billionaire, Impoverished Princess2010
  62. 74Powerful Greek, Housekeeper Wife2010
  63. 75One Night In The Orient2011
  64. 76Stepping Out of the Shadows2012
  65. 77Island of Secrets2013
  66. 78Captured by the Billionaire2014
  67. 79Innocent Surrender2014
  68. 80Unbuttoned by the Boss2015
  69. 81His Most Exquisite Conquest2016
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1977Bride at WhangatapuMills & Boon
  2. 1978Summer at AwakopuMills & Boon
  3. 1979Shadow of the PastMills & Boon
  4. 1979Wife in ExchangeMills & Boon
  5. 1980IcebergMills & Boon
  6. 1980Bay of StarsMills & Boon
  7. 1981The Dark AbyssMills & Boon
  8. 1982An Old PassionMills & Boon
  9. 1982Mansion for My LoveMills & Boon
  10. 1983Return To YesterdayMills & Boon
  11. 1984A Durable FireMills & Boon
  12. 1986A Willing SurrenderMills & Boon
  13. 1986Captives Of The PastMills & Boon
  14. 1987Country of the HeartMills & Boon
  15. 1987Smoke in the WindMills & Boon
  16. 1987A Late LovingMills & Boon
  17. 1988The Sweetest TrapMills & Boon
  18. 1989A Bitter HomecomingMills & Boon
  19. 1989Love's RewardMills & Boon
  20. 1989A Matter of WillMills & Boon
  21. 1990A Summer StormHarlequin Mills & Boon
  22. 1990No GuaranteesMills & Boon
  23. 1990No Place Too FarMills & Boon
  24. 1990The Darker Side of ParadiseMills & Boon
  25. 1991Storm Over ParadiseMills & Boon
  26. 1991The Stone PrincessMills & Boon
  27. 1991Some Kind of MadnessMills & Boon
  28. 1993Island EnchantmentMills & B
  29. 1994Element of RiskMills & Boon
  30. 1994Tiger EyesMills & Boon
  31. 1996Meant To MarryMills & Boon
  32. 1996IndiscretionsHarlequin
  33. 1996Final ProposalHarlequin Mills & Boon
  34. 1997A Forbidden DesireMills & Boon
  35. 1998Forbidden PleasureMills & Boon
  36. 1998Surrender to SeductionHarlequin Mills & Boon
  37. 1998The Nanny AffairHarlequin
  38. 1999The Paternity AffairMills & Boon
  39. 1999A Reluctant MistressMills & Boon
  40. 2001The Devil's BargainHarlequin Mills & Boon

And 27 more in the full list below.

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Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Robyn Donald's books in?

In publication order they begin with Bride at Whangatapu (1977), then Summer at Awakopu (1978) and Shadow of the Past (1979). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Robyn Donald's first book?

The earliest book we list is Bride at Whangatapu, first published in 1977.

When was Robyn Donald born?

Robyn Donald was born in 1940.

How many Robyn Donald books does MyVolumes track?

We track 81 books by Robyn Donald across 98 editions, 67 of them first editions.

How do I know if my Robyn Donald book is a first edition?

Open the book's page here and compare the publisher, place, date and the issue points we list for the first printing with your copy's title page and copyright page.

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