Sheila F. Walsh

Sheila Frances O'Nions was born on 10 October 1928 in Birmingham, England, UK. She was the daughter of Wilfred O'Nions, a civil servant, and his wife Margaret (Moran) O'Nions. She studied at the Notre Dame Convent at Birkdale, Southport.

In 1971, Sheila joined the Southport Writers' Circle. Published in 1975, her debut novel, "The Golden Songbird", won the Netta Muskett award for new writers from the Romantic Novelists' Association, and in 1984, her novel, A Highly Respectable Marriage won the Elizabeth Goudge award. Since 1980, she became the vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and later the thirteenth elected Chairman (1985-1987).

Sheila suffered from Alzheimer's disease in her later years. Survived by her husband and their two daughters, she passed away in 20 January 2009, at 80.

• The Golden Songbird

  
  The Golden Songbird 1975
• Lady Aurelia's Bequest
  Lady Aurelia's Bequest 1987
• Bath Intrigue

  
  Bath Intrigue 1986
• A Highly Respectable Marriage

  
  A Highly Respectable Marriage 1982
• Kate and the Marquess

  
  Kate and the Marquess 1997
• The Sergeant Major's Daughter

  
  The Sergeant Major's Daughter 1977
• The Nabob
  The Nabob 1989
• Improper Acquaintances

  
  Improper Acquaintances 1985
• A Woman of Little Importance

  
  A Woman of Little Importance 1991
• The Notorious Nabob
  The Notorious Nabob 1989
• Lord Gilmore's Bride
  Lord Gilmore's Bride 1978
• A Regency Summer
  A Regency Summer 1992
• The Wary Widow
  The Wary Widow 1985
• The Lady from Lisbon
  The Lady from Lisbon 2001
• The Rose Domino
  The Rose Domino 1981
• Madalena

  
  Madalena 1976
• The Diamond Waterfall

  
  The Diamond Waterfall 1984
• The Cornwell Bride

  
  The Cornwell Bride 1997
• Minerva's Marquis
  Minerva's Marquis 1988
• Cousins of a Kind
  Cousins of a Kind 1985