Abra Taylor (–2005)

She died at the age of 75 of a massive heart attack after struggling with health issues for months. she was later a copy editor for Simpson’s department store and a creative force in the advertising company she ran with her husband. In the seventies, Barbara took up a second career as romance novelist (Harlequin, Silhouette) and, with more than a dozen titles (under the pen names of Abra Taylor and Araby Scott) she supported her family.  She was hand-picked to write Harlequin's first ever "Super Romance," the company's successful foray into longer (and steamier) titles.