Cheryl Lanham

Cheryl Lanham Arguile
Born Cheryl Lanham
(1948-11-10) November 10, 1948
Richwood, West Virginia, United States
Pen name Sarah Temple, (Romance Novels)
Emily Brightwell, (Mysteries)
Cheryl Lanham, (YA Novels)
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Genre Historical, Historical mystery, Romance
Spouse Richard James Arguile
Children Matthew
Amanda
Website
www.emilybrightwell.com

Cheryl Arguile, née Lanham (b. November 10, 1948 in Richwood, West Virginia, United States) is an American writer under her maiden name Cheryl Lanham, and under the pseudonyms Sarah Temple and Emily Brightwell.

Biography

Personal life

Born Cheryl Lanham on November 10, 1948 in Richwood, West Virginia, USA. In May 1976, she married an Englishman, Richard James Arguile. They have two children.

Writing career

She was published several times in the Young Adult novel genre (writing as Cheryl Lanham) and Contemporary Romance novels (writing as Sarah Temple).

As Emily Brightwell, Cheryl is the sole author of all thirty-four titles in her Victorian murder mystery series, that started with The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries in February 1993. The latest published mystery in the series is Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize - an original paperback published in March 2016.

The series has grown in popularity in recent years as each new mystery is published and as the earlier titles are reissued as three-book anthologies. Her mystery - Mrs. Jeffries and The One Who Got Away made the New York Times Mass Market Fiction Bestseller List - for February 22, 2015.[1] Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide made the New York Times Mass Market Fiction Bestseller List - for May 26, 2013.[2] "Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own" - Emily Brightwell's previous paperback original mystery - made the New York Times Mass Market Fiction Bestseller List in May 2012[3]

Bibliography

As Sarah Temple

Single novels

As Emily Brightwell

Mrs. Jeffries series

  1. The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993) (A)
  2. Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues (A)
  3. The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (A)
  4. Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock (B)
  5. Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball (B)
  6. Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail (B)
  7. Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook (C)
  8. Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi (C)
  9. Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected (C)
  10. Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage (D)
  11. Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer (D)
  12. Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art (D)
  13. Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake (E)
  14. Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat (E)
  15. Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot (E)
  16. Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post (F)
  17. Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case (F)
  18. Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney (F)
  19. Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter
  20. Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight (Hardcover)
  21. Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict
  22. Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans
  23. Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen (Hardcover)
  24. Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump
  25. Mrs. Jeffries In the Nick of Time
  26. Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings (Hardcover)
  27. Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind
  28. Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead
  29. Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up (Hardcover)
  30. Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own
  31. Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide
  32. Mrs. Jeffries and the Merry Gentlemen (Hardcover)
  33. Mrs. Jeffries and the One Who Got Away
  34. Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize

Mrs. Jeffries Reprint Anthology Series

  1. (A) All three titles now an anthology trade paperback: Mrs. Jeffries Learns the Trade.
  2. (B) All three titles now an anthology trade paperback: Mrs. Jeffries Takes A Second Look.
  3. (C) All three titles now an anthology trade paperback: Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three.
  4. (D) All three titles now an anthology trade paperback: Mrs. Jeffries Sallies Forth.
  5. (E) All three titles now an anthology trade paperback: Mrs. Jeffries Pleads the Fifth.
  6. (F) All three titles now an anthology trade paperback: Mrs. Jeffries Serves at Six

As Cheryl Lanham

Dear Diary Series Multi-author

2. Remember Me (1996)
5. Dying Young (2000)
6. Fighting Back (2000)

Life at Sixteen Series Multi-author

2. Good Intentions (1998)
3. No Guarantees (1997)
4. Second Best (1997)

Anthologies in collaboration

References

  1. ↑ "Paperback Mass-Market Fiction - Feb 22, 2015". The New York Times. Feb 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Paperback Mass-Market Fiction - May 26, 2013". The New York Times. May 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Paperback Mass-Market Fiction - May 20, 2012". The New York Times. May 20, 2012.

IMBA, Bestsellers March 2009 Softcover, retrieved 2009-04-20 

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