May Agnes Earlie/Early, Mrs. Fleming (1840-1880), also known as Cousin May Carleton, was a prolific and popular Canadian author. She wrote 42 novels in 17 years, 15 published during her short lifetime and 27 after her death. At the age of 15, she sold her first story under the pseudonym Cousin May Carleton to The New York Mercury. Her books were filled with exotic characters and excellent descriptions. Her works include: The Heiress of Glen Gower (1868), The Baronet's Bride; or, A Woman's Vengeance (1868), Magdalen's Vow (1871), Guy Earlecourt's Wife (1873), A Wonderful Woman (1873), A Terrible Secret (1874), The Rival Brothers (1875), The Dark Secret (1875), The Heiress of Castle Cliff (1875), The Midnight Queen (1876), One Night's Mystery (1876), Silent and True (1877), Kate Danton; or, Captain Danton's Daughters (1877), The Heir of Charlton (1879), Carried by Storm (1880), Lost for a Woman (1880), A Wife's Tragedy (1881), A Changed Heart (1881), Fated to Marry (1881), Pride and Passion (1882) and Sharing Her Crime (1882). --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.