Averil Ives – pseudonym of Ida Julia Pollock. She was one of the most prolific British romance writers of the twentieth century, publishing more than 125 novels under her own name and numerous pseudonyms, including:

Susan Barrie
Pamela Kent
Barbara Rowan
Anita Charles
Jane Beaufort
Rose Burghley
Mary Whistler
Marguerite Bell

Books as Averil Ives:

The Secret Heart – 1956
Haven of the Heart – 1956
Doctor’s Desire – 1957
The Uncertain Glory – 1957
Island in the Dawn – 1958
Nurse for the Doctor – 1958
Master of Hearts – 1959

Collectible Books Values

Common reading copies – $5–15
Nice first editions with dust jacket – $20–50
Scarce Ward Lock first editions – $50–100
Exceptional fine copies – $100–200+

Most later Harlequin or Mills & Boon reprints generally sell for under $10.

Rarest Averil Ives titles

The Secret Heart (1956)
Haven of the Heart (1956)
Master of Hearts (1959)