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Cathy Gillen Thacker is an American
author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
of over seventy
romance novels A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...
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Biography

Thacker began writing to occupy herself while she was raising small children. She wrote seven books as she taught herself how to be an author. Her eighth attempt was finally published in July 1982. She has written over seventy novels since then, which have been published in seventeen languages and thirty-five countries. Thacker is a charter member of
Romance Writers of America Romance Writers of America (RWA) is an American non-profit writers' association founded in 1980. Its mission is to "advance the professional and common business interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy and by incr ...
. She and her husband Charlie have three children, Julie, David, and Sarah.


Bibliography


Too Many Dads

# ''Baby on the Doorstep'' (1994) # ''Daddy to the Rescue'' (1994) # ''Too Many Moms'' (1994)


Wild West Weddings

# ''The Cowboy's Bride'' (1996) # ''The Ranch Stud'' (1996) # ''The Maverick Marriage'' (1996) # ''One Hot Cowboy'' (1997) # ''Spur-Of-The-Moment Marriage'' (1997)


McCabe Family

# ''Dr. Cowboy'' (1999) # ''Wildcat Cowboy'' (1999) # ''A Cowboy's Woman'' (1999) # ''A Cowboy Kind of Daddy'' (1999) # ''Texas Vows'' (2001) # ''The Ultimate Texas Bachelor'' (2005) # ''Santa's Texas Lullaby'' (2005) # ''A Texas Wedding Vow'' (2006) # ''Blame It On Texas'' (2006) # ''A Laramie, Texas Christmas'' (2006) # ''From Texas, With Love'' (2007)


Brides of Holly Springs

# ''The Virgin's Secret Marriage'' (2003) # ''The Secret Wedding Wish'' (2004) # ''The Secret Seduction'' (2004) # ''Plain Jane's Secret Life'' (2004) # ''Her Secret Valentine'' (2005)


Deveraux Legacy

# ''Her Bachelor Challenge'' (2002) # ''His Marriage Bonus'' (2002) # ''My Secret Wife'' (2002) # ''Their Instant Baby'' (2002) # ''The Heiress'' (2003) # ''Taking Over the Tycoon'' (2003)


Lockhart Women Series

# ''The Bride Said, I Did?'' (2000) # ''The Bride Said, Finally!'' (2000) # ''The Bride Said, Surprise!'' (2001) # ''The Virgin Bride Said, Wow!'' (2001)


Texas Legacies: Carrigans

# ''The Rancher Next Door'' (2007) # ''The Rancher's Family Thanksgiving '' (2007) # ''The Rancher's Christmas Baby'' (2007) # ''The Gentleman Rancher'' (2008)


Made in Texas

# ''Hannah's Baby'' (2008) # ''The Inherited Twins'' (2008) # ''A Baby In The Bunkhouse'' (2008) # ''Found: One Baby'' (2009)


The Lonestar Dad’s Club

# ''A Baby for Mommy'' (2009) # ''A Mommy for Christmas'' (2009) # ''Wanted: One Mommy'' (2010) # ''The Mommy Proposal'' (2010)


Texas Legacies: The McCabes

# ''A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe'' (2010) # ''One Wild Cowboy'' (2011) # ''A Cowboy to Marry'' (2011)


Stand Alone Novels

*''Touch of Fire'' (1983) *''Intimate Scoundrels'' (1983) *''Wildfire Trace'' (1984) *''Heart's Journey'' (1985) *''Embrace Me Love'' (1985) *''Promise Me Today'' (1985) *''A Private Passion'' (1985) *''Reach for the Stars'' (1985) *''A Family to Cherish'' (1986) *''Heaven Shared'' (1986) *''The Devlin Dare'' (1986) *''Family to Treasure'' (1987) *''Rogue's Bargain'' (1987) *''Family Affair'' (1988) *''Guardian Angel'' (1988) *''Fatal Amusement'' (1988) *''Natural Touch'' (1988) *''Dream Spinners'' (1988) *''Perfect Match'' (1988) *''One Man's Folly'' (1989) *''Lifetime Guarantee'' (1989) *''Meant to Be'' (1990) *''Slalom to Terror'' (1990) *''It's Only Temporary'' (1990) *''Father of the Bride'' (1991) *''An Unexpected Family'' (1991) *''Tangled Web'' (1992) *''Home Free'' (1992) *''Anything's Possible'' (1992) *''Honeymoon for Hire'' (1993) *''Beguiled Again'' (1993) *''Fiance for Sale'' (1993) *''Kidnapping Nick'' (1993) *''Guilty as Sin'' (1994) *''Baby on the Doorstep'' (1994) *''Daddy to the Rescue'' (1994) *''Jenny and the Fortune Hunter'' (1994) *''Too Many Mums'' (1994) *''Love Potion 5'' (1994) *''A Shotgun Wedding'' (1995) *''Miss Charlotte Surrenders'' (1995) *''Matchmaking Baby'' (1995) *''Daddy Christmas'' (1995) *''Mathmaking Baby'' (1996) *''The Cowboy's Bride'' (1996) *''The Ranch Stud'' (1996) *''The Maverick Marriage'' (1996) *''How to Marry...One Hot Cowboy'' (1997) *''Spur-of-the-moment Marriage'' (1997) *''Snowbound Bride'' (1998) *''Hot Chocolate Honeymoon'' (1998) *''Snow Baby'' (1998) *''The Cowboy's Mistress'' (1998) *''Make Room for Baby'' (1998) *''Baby's First Christmas'' (1998) *''His Cinderella'' (1999) *''A Baby by Chance'' (2000) *''Texas Vows'' (2001) *''Return to Crystal Creek'' (2002) (with
Bethany Campbell Sally Lea McCluskey (née Bostwick; April 27, 1941 – March 26, 2022), known by her pen names Bethany Campbell and Lisa Harris, was an American writer of romance novels. Biography Sally McCluskey was born on April 27, 1941, in Omaha, Nebraska. ...
and
Vicki Lewis Thompson Vicki Lewis Thompson (born 11 October 1950 in United States) is a best-selling American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels. Biography Vicki L ...
) *''Lost and Found'' (2003) *''Twice and for Always'' (2003) *''The Heiress'' (2003) *''Blame It on Texas'' (2006) *''Christmas Lullaby'' (2006) *''A Laramie, Texas Christmas'' (2006) *''From Texas, With Love'' (2007)


Omnibus

*''Marriage by Design'' (1994) *''Yours, Mine And Ours'' (1997) (with
Marisa Carroll Marisa may refer to: * Marisa (town), an Indonesian town * Marisa, Hellenised name of Maresha, town in Idumea (today in Israel) * Marisa (given name), a feminine personal name * ''Marisa'' (gastropod), a genus of apple snails * MV ''Marisa'' (193 ...
,
Penny Jordan Penelope Halsall (née Jones; 24 November 1946 – 31 December 2011) was a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and wrote contemporary romances as Penny ...
) *''The Cupid Connection'' (1998) (with Anne Stuart and Vicki Lewis Thompson) *''In Defense of Love / Her Special Angel / Daddy Christmas / Home for Christmas'' (1999) (with
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,
Marie Ferrarella Marie Ferrarella, née Rydzynski (b. March 28 in West Germany) is an American writer of over 272 romance novels as Marie Ferrarella, which have been translated into at least seven languages. She has also written under the names Marie Nicole, M ...
) *''The Baby Game'' (2000) (with Judy Christenberry) *''Western Rogues'' (2002) (with
Annette Broadrick Annette Broadrick (born November 26, 1938) is an American writer of over 55 romance novels since 1984. Biography Broadrick was born on November 26, 1938, and raised as an only child for sixteen years, until her younger sister, Derralee, was bor ...
) *''Temporary Santa'' (2003) (with
Leigh Michaels Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger (born July 27, 1954 in Iowa, United States), a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also te ...
) *''Her Surprise Baby'' (2004) (with
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) *''Special Delivery'' (2004) (with
Maggie Shayne Maggie Shayne (born Margaret Lewis) is an American author of more than 70 novels. Shayne has won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, multiple Reviewers' Choice and Career Achievement Awards, The Readers' Choice A ...
) *''Her Bachelor Challenge / His Marriage Bonus'' (2004) *''My Secret Wife / Their Instant Baby'' (2004) *''Be My Baby'' (2005) (with Adrianne Lee) *''Married in White'' (2005) (with Linda O. Johnston) *''Bride Said, Surprise! / Bride Said, Wow!'' (2005) *''Secret Wedding Wish / the Sugar House'' (2005) (with Christine Flynn) *''Secret Seduction / Which Child is Mine?'' (2005) (with
Karen Rose Smith Karen Rose Smith is an American author born in Pennsylvania. Her first romance was published in 1992; her 97th novel, a mystery, will be published in 2017. It is the sixth in her eight book Caprice De Luca Home Staging mystery series. Her Daisy' ...
) *''Plain Jane's Secret Life / Beauty and the Black Sheep'' (2005) (with
Jessica Bird Jessica Rowley Pell Bird Blakemore is an American novelist. Under her maiden name, Jessica Bird, she writes contemporary romance novels, and as J.R. Ward, she writes paranormal romance. She is a three-time winner of the Romance Writers of Americ ...
)


External links


Cathy Gillen Thacker official website
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