Mary George, who writes as Elizabeth Thornton, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was an elementary school teacher before establishing the St. Swithin Street Nursery School in 1967.

In 1969, she and her family, her husband and their three sons, moved to Winnipeg, Canada, where she continued her teaching career. In 1977, she was appointed as a Pastoral Assistant of a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg. In 1985, she completed an honors degree in Classical Greek winning the Gold Medal in Classics. Her honor's thesis was entitled "Women in Euripides."

In 1987, she became a full time writer.

Mary George died on July 12th, 2010 in Winnipeg, Canada.

Single novels

• Bluestocking Bride November 1988 ISBN 0821775375
• A Virtuous Lady March 1988 ISBN 0821723146
• The Passionate Prude October 1988 reprinted as To Love an Earl in 2004 ISBN 0821776002
• Fallen Angel April 1989 ISBN 0821776061
• The Worldly Widow January 1990 ISBN 0821777149
• Scarlet Angel August 1990 reprinted October 2005 ISBN 0821777130
• Highland Fire January 1994 ISBN 0821774948
• The Bride's Bodyguard April 1997 reprinted September 2006 ISBN 0553589237
• You Only Love Twice March 1998 ISBN 0553574264
• Strangers at Dawn November 1999 ISBN 0553581171
• Shady Lady February 2004 ISBN 0553584901
• The Runaway McBride February 2009 ISBN 0425226344
• The Scot and I June 2009 ISBN 0425228320

Devereux Family Saga series

1. Tender the Storm May 1991 ISBN 1558175164
2. Velvet is the Night April 1992 ISBN 1558175989
3. Cherished September 1993 ISBN 0821773895

Dangerous series

1. Dangerous to Love June 1994 ISBN 0553589245
2. Dangerous to Kiss April 1995 ISBN 0553573721
3. Dangerous to Hold April 1996 ISBN 0553574795

Princess series

1. Whisper his Name March 1999 ISBN 0553574272
2. Princess Charming February 2001 ISBN 0553581201
3. The Perfect Princess November 2001 ISBN 0553581236
4. Almost the Princess January 2003 ISBN 0553587749

The Trap series

1. The Marriage Trap July 2005 ISBN 0553587536
2. The Bachelor Trap April 2006 ISBN 0553587544
3. The Pleasure Trap July 2007 ISBN 0553589571

Anthologies in collaboration

• "Sheer Sorcery" in Christmas Holiday November 1990
• "The Trouble with Angels" in My Guardian Angel February 1995 (with Sandra Chastain, Kay Hooper, Susan Krinard and Karyn Monk)