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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

C.J. Carmichael writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense, with 64 books catalogued from Jessie's Father (1999) to Bitter Past (2025). A Daughter's Place, Her Best Friend's Baby and The Fourth Child date from 2000. Series include Carrigans of the Circle C, Coffee Creek, Montana, Shannon Sisters, Return to Summer Island, Bramble House Chronicles, Bitter Root Mysteries, Twisted Cedar Mysteries and Fox & Fisher Detective Agency. Private investigators, cowboys and single mothers appear in the subjects.

Melinda Curtis is a romance author whose books carry the subjects contemporary, small town and rural, clean and wholesome, and western romance. The catalogue lists 81 books, from Michael's Father (2003) to Winning the Bull Rider's Heart (2026). Series include Harmony Valley, Mountain Monroes, Bridesmaids, Sunshine Valley, Kissing Test, Cowboy Academy and Bennetts of Bentwood Creek. Single mothers, twins and family life also appear among the subjects. Melinda Curtis is still publishing.