Elizabeth Hoy


Alice Nina Hoysradt, née Conarain was an Irish writer of over 70 romance novels as her maiden name Nina Conarain and under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Hoy from 1933 to 1980.

Biography

Alice Nina Conarain was born in Dublin, Ireland. She married Mr. Hoysradt. She worked as a nurse, secretary-receptionist, and staff member of the Daily News in London. She disliked secretarial work, recalling that "It was decided that I should take a course in shorthand and typing and become a secretary, a prospect that appalled me. But I had no choice. No one believe that I would ever succeed in earning a living with my pen."
She started publishing romance novels in the 1930s at Mills & Boon under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Hoy, she also wrote as Nina Conarain at Arcadia House. Over thirty of her books were published by Harlequin. She was a close friend to writer Nina Boyle.
Conarain died in Maidenhead in 1982, at the age of 84.

As Elizabeth Hoy

Love in Apron Strings Roses in the Snow Sally in the Sunshine also published as Nurse TennantCrown For a Lady Shadow of the Hills Stars over Egypt You Belong to Me You Took My Heart also published as Doctor GarthJune for Enchantment Mirage for Love Runaway Bride Enchanted Wilderness Heart, Take Care! It Had to be You You Can't Lose Yesterday I'll Find You Again Take Love Easy Come Back My Dream also published as Nurse in TrainingHearts at Random Proud Citadel Ask Only Love One Step from Heaven You Can't Live Alone Give Me New Wings Sylvia Sorelle Heart's Haven It's Wise to Forget Dear Stranger Sword in the Sun To Win a Paradise The Dark Loch Though I Bid Farewell Background to Hyacinthe Immortal Morning Silver Maiden The Web of Love When You Have Found Me White Hunter The Enchanted Fanfare for Lovers If Love Were Wise So Loved and So Far Who Loves Believes Snare the Wild Heart Young Doctor Kirkdene Because of Doctor Danville My Heart Has Wings Do Something Dangerous City of Dreams Dark Horse, Dark Rider Dear Fugitive The Door Into the Rose Garden Heart, Have You No Wisdom? Her Wild Voice Singing Homeward the Heart Flowering Desert The Faithless One Honeymoon Holiday My Secret Love Be More Than Dreams Music I Heard with You It Happened in Paris Into a Golden Land African Dream Immortal Flower That Island Summer The Girl in the Green Valley Shadows on the Sand The Blue Jacaranda Black Opal
  • ''When the Dream Fades''

As Nina Conarain

  • "O'Toole's Miracle"
  • "The Temperance Tent" 365 Days Give Me New Wings Shatter the Rainbow
  • ''For Love's Sake Only''