Betty Neels

Betty Neels (born 15 September 1909 in Leyton, England – d. 7 June 2001 in England) was a prolific British writer of over 134 romance novels (first publication entirely for Mills & Boon in United Kingdom and later reprinted in the North America by Harlequin), beginning in 1969 and continuing until her death.

[citation needed] Evelyn Jessy "Betty" Neels was born on 15 September 1909 in Leyton[1] (then part of Essex but now in Greater London) to a family with firm roots in the Civil Service.

Later she worked in Scotland and Northern Ireland, where she met a Dutchman, named Johannes Meijer.

[2][3][4] The married couple lived in London, and later they moved to the Netherlands for thirteen years, where she resumed her nursing career.

[citation needed] The heroine is usually either a Cinderella or a "splendidly built" queen-sized woman.