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by Tina Leonard

by Allison Leigh

by Teresa Southwick

by Karen Templeton

by Judith Arnold

Christine Rimmer, born January 28 in California, is a USA Today and Waldenbooks bestselling American romance novelist who began publishing novels in 1987. Rimmer has also placed poems and short stories in small literary journals. The catalogue counts 130 books, from The Road Home (1987) to The Maverick's Homecoming (2026). Several series carry the Bravo name, including Bravo Family, Bravos of Valentine Bay, Bravo Royales and Bravos of Justice Creek, alongside the Jones Gang, Viking Brides and Wild Rose Sisters. Contemporary and western romance, single parents, pregnancy and small-town life are recorded subjects.

Susan Mallery is an American romance novelist born in 1970, whose books are set in small, tight-knit communities and give pets a prominent role. The catalogue counts 201 books from Tender Loving Care (1991) onward, including early titles published as Susan Macias. Series include Fool's Gold, Desert Rogues, Hometown Heartbreakers, Happily Inc., Marcelli, Buchanans, Blackberry Island and Mischief Bay. The Bookstore Diaries (2026) is the newest release, and Friend Request is due in 2027.

Tina Leonard writes western and contemporary romance, with cowboys, ranch life, Texas and New Mexico among the subjects. The catalogue lists 64 books from It Takes Two (1996) to Wish Upon a Star (2019). Callahan Cowboys, Cowboys by the Dozen, Bridesmaids Creek, Tulips Saloon, Hell's Outlaws, Star Canyon and Pecan Creek are the series. Cowboy Cootchie Coo (1998) and A Match Made in Texas (1999) are among the early titles.

Sherryl Woods is an American writer of romance and mystery, born July 23, 1944, in Arlington, Virginia, who has also used the pen names Alexandra Kirk and Suzanne Sherrill. The Chesapeake Shores novels became a six-season Hallmark Channel series, and Netflix's Sweet Magnolias is based on Woods' books, with Woods as an executive producer. The catalogue lists 157 titles from Restoring Love (1982) to Starlit Secrets (2024). Other named series include Calamity Janes, Devaney Brothers and the Amanda Roberts and Molly DeWitt mysteries.

Brenda Novak is an American author of historical romance, contemporary romance and romantic suspense, born in 1964 in Vernal, Utah. The catalogue lists 87 books, opening with Of Noble Birth (1999) and reaching Meet Me in Italy (2026). Early titles include Baby Business (2000), Snow Baby (2000) and Dear Maggie (2001). Series on the author page include the Hanover Chronicles/Evelyn Talbot Chronicles, Bulletproof, the Stillwater Trilogy, Dept 6 Hired Guns, Coyote Canyon and Fairham Island. Whiskey Creek, Silver Springs and Dundee, Idaho appear in the character listing, and subject tags cover missing persons, murder investigation and single mothers.

Tara Taylor Quinn writes romance and romantic suspense, with 144 books catalogued from Yesterday's Secrets (1993) to Colton's Covert Challenge (2026). Colton's Protection Detail is listed for 2027. Subjects include contemporary romance, pregnancy, women lawyers, single mothers, missing persons and Arizona. Quinn's series include Sierra's Web, Where Secrets Are Safe, Parent Portal, Cottages on Ocean Breeze, Coltons of Dark Canyon, Chapman Files, It Happened in Comfort Cove and Hayden Sisters. Shelter Valley Stories also appears in the listing.

Karen Templeton writes contemporary romance, with catalogue subjects that include marriage, weddings, pregnancy, single fathers, widows, widowers and romantic suspense. The catalogue lists 47 books from Wedding Belle (1998) to A Gift for the Rancher (2019), with the 2000s the busiest decade. Wedding Daze (1998), Plain-Jane Princess (2001) and Loose Screws (2002) are among the titles. Series include Wed In The West, Men Of Mayes County, Babies Inc., Guys and Daughters, Jersey Boys and How To Marry A Monarch.

Allison Leigh's catalogue subjects list contemporary and western romance, ranchers, Wyoming, Texas, pregnancy and child custody. The 70 books start with Stay... (1998) and reach Fortune's Fake Fiancé (2026), and Fortune's Lone Star Family is due in 2027. Series credited to Leigh are Return to the Double-C Ranch, Cape Cardinale and Turnabout. The Rancher And The Redhead (1998), Married to a Stranger (2000) and Montana Lawman (2002) are among the earlier titles.

Marie Ferrarella is an American romance writer, born Marie Rydzynski in Germany on 28 March 1948. Ferrarella has also written as Marie Nicole, Marie Michael and Marie Charles, and the novels have been translated into at least seven languages. The catalogue lists 328 books from 1983 to 2024, beginning with Scenes from the Heart, issued as Marie Charles. Series include Cavanaugh Justice, Matchmaking Mamas, Forever Texas, Baby of the Month Club and ChildFinders, Inc. Subjects include contemporary, western and suspense romance, police, physicians, single fathers and single mothers. Cavanaugh Justice: Cold Case Squad (2024) is the newest title.

RaeAnne Thayne has 87 books in the catalogue, from The Mating Game / Endangered (1996) to Cozy Little Christmas (2026), with subject headings centred on contemporary romance, small towns, ranchers, cowboys and single parents. Series include Hope's Crossing, Haven Point, Cape Sanctuary, Women Of Brambleberry House, Searchers, Outlaw Hartes, Redhawks and Dugan/Riley, and Cowboys of Cold Creek is a listed grouping. Wild Streak (1996), Sweet Justice (1998), Saving Grace (2000) and Renegade Father (2001) are early titles. Suspense also appears among the subjects.

Diana Palmer is the pen name of Susan Kyle, born Susan Spaeth on December 11, 1946, an American novelist publishing romance since 1979. Kyle spent sixteen years as a journalist under the name Susan Spaeth before turning to fiction, and has also written as Diana Blayne, Katy Currie and Susan Kyle, with a science fiction novel as Susan S. Kyle. The catalogue lists 199 books from 1979 to 2026, opening with titles such as Dream's End and Sweet Enemy and reaching Blaze of Glory (2026). Wyoming Men, Soldiers of Fortune, Men of Medicine Ridge and Morcai Battalion are among the series, and Long, Tall Texans is a listed grouping. Diamond Girl became a 1998 television film. Subjects name ranchers, cowboys, Texas, Wyoming and western romance.

Lindsay McKenna is the pseudonym of Eileen Nauman, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1967 and has also been a volunteer firefighter, an EMT in Arizona and a pilot. Nauman is known as the Top Gun of Women's Military Fiction. The catalogue records 148 books from Captive of Fate (1983) to No Turning Back (2024). Morgan's Mercenaries and its sub-series, Delos, Wind River Valley, Shadow Team and Black Jaguar Squadron are among the series, and military veterans, cowboys and Wyoming appear in the subjects alongside romantic suspense.

Lisa Childs writes romantic suspense and paranormal romance, and the catalogue holds 102 books from Return of the Lawman (2002) to Christmas Security (2025). Born on 31 October, Childs has written since childhood, turned to mysteries after reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, and won a first writing award at age 11. Bachelor Bodyguards, Hotshot Heroes, Bachelor Cowboys, Secret Vampire Society, Special Agents at the Altar and Bane Island are among the series. Subjects include bodyguards, widows and single mothers.

Cathy Gillen Thacker is an American romance novelist. The catalogue lists 153 books published from 1982 to 2025, from Island of Desire to Stand-In Texas Dad. Texas appears among the subjects, alongside cowboys, ranchers, physicians, single fathers and single mothers, and the romance is tagged as both contemporary and western. Family series under the Thacker name include McCabes of Texas, McCabe Multiples, Lockharts of Texas, Deveraux Legacy and Texas Legacies: The Carrigans.

Linda Warren, born Linda Pearl Siegert on 2 July 1945, is an American author of contemporary romance novels. Subject records cite Texas, western romance, romantic suspense, single mothers and police. The catalogue lists 56 books from Branded (1992) to A Texan's Christmas Baby (2021), with Swept Away (1993) and Deep in the Heart of Texas (2000) among them. Texas Rebels, Hardin Boys, Willow Creek, Texas, McCain Brothers and Belles of Texas are the listed series.

Karen Rose Smith is an American author born in Pennsylvania whose first romance appeared in 1992. Smith has written for Meteor/Kismet, Kensington, Silhouette and Harlequin, and has indie-published novels and short story collections as e-books. Awards include New Jersey's Golden Leaf Award for short contemporary romance (twice), CRA's Award of Excellence and the Golden Quill for Traditional Romance. The catalogue lists 124 books from A Man Worth Loving (1992) to If Books Could Kill (2026). Mystery lines include Caprice De Luca Mystery and Daisy's Tea Garden Mysteries.

Cindi Myers writes romantic suspense and romance, with 125 books in the catalogue from Patchwork Hearts (1999) to K-9 in Pursuit (2026). Early titles published as Cynthia Sterling include A Willing Spirit (1999), Great Caesar's Ghost (2000) and A Husband by Law (2001). Myers series include Ranger Brigade, Eagle Mountain Murder Mystery, Eagle Mountain: Search and Rescue, Eagle Mountain: Critical Response, Men of Search Team Seven, Crested Butte, Titled Texans and Eureka, Colorado. Subjects include Colorado, police procedurals, law enforcement romance and missing persons.

Teresa Southwick's 76 catalogued books run from Reckless River (1994) to A Matchmaker's Challenge (2020), with the 2000s the most productive decade. Catalogue subjects include contemporary and western romance, physicians, nurses, nannies, single mothers and Montana. Series include Men of Mercy Medical, Bachelors of Blackwater Lake, Marchetti Siblings, Destiny, Texas, Buy-A-Guy, Nanny Network and Brothers of Bha'Khar. Southwick was born in California and writes contemporary and historical romance novels.

Cowboys, ranchers and ranch life run through Linda Lael Miller's 134 catalogued books, in historical, contemporary and western romance alike. Miller's families and places include the McKettricks, the Montana Creeds, Stone Creek, Springwater Seasons, Painted Pony Creek and the Brides of Bliss County, with a Tremayne vampire sequence off to one side. Desire and Destiny (1983) is the earliest title and The Silver Hills Boarding House the newest.

Tracy Wolff

71 books• 22 series

Tracy Wolff is the professional name of Tracy Deebs-Elkenaney, an American young adult author best known for the Crave series, who also writes as Tessa Adams. The catalogue lists 73 Wolff books, from No Apologies (2008) to It's Always Us (2026), with Mythfall scheduled for 2027. Other Wolff series include Dragon's Heat, Ethan Frost, Vilified, Shaken Dirty, Extreme Risk, Lone Star Witch, Diamond Tycoons, Fort Worth Wranglers, His Royal Hotness and Calder Academy. Subjects include romantic suspense, paranormal romance, erotica and mermaids.

Molly O'Keefe is an American contemporary romance author and a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award. Crazy Thing Called Love won Best Contemporary Romance in 2014, and The Christmas Eve Promise won Best Romance Novella in 2010. The catalogue lists 48 books from Kiss the Cook (2004) to Second Chance At The Riverview Inn (2022). Series include Crooked Creek Ranch, Riverview Inn, Boys of Bishop, Into the Wild and Notorious O'Neills, with subjects such as single fathers, ranches and Arkansas.

Family is the recurring subject in Anna DeStefano's catalogue: the tags name romance, families and family life, along with nurses, widowers, single mothers, sick children and fathers and daughters. The 24 catalogued books were published between 2004 and 2016, opening with The Unknown Daughter (2004) and reaching Waiting For Your Love (2016). Echoes of the Heart and Atlanta Heroes are the two series headings. A Sweetbrook Family and A Family for Daniel both appeared in 2005, and the median listed length is 296 pages.

Romance and romantic suspense define the Karina Bliss catalogue, which holds 18 books published between 2006 and 2021. The run opens with Mr. Imperfect (2006) and ends at Christmas, with love (2021). Subject headings cover marriage, widows, veterans, women journalists and home and family. Two series are credited to Bliss: Special Forces and Rock Solid.

Emilie Richards has 78 books in the catalogue, from Angel and the Saint (1985) to Peaks and Valleys (2022), and no new title has appeared since. Richards is an American writer of contemporary romance and mystery novels. Series include MacDonald Sisters, Shenandoah Album, Tales of the Pacific, Goddesses Anonymous, Happiness Key, Iron Lace, Whiskey Islands and Ministry Is Murder. Brendan's Song (1985), Gilding the Lily (1985) and Something So Right (1986) are among the early titles. Subjects include female friendship, mothers and daughters, sisters and family life.