Maureen Child (born September 28, 1951 in

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po ...

, United States) is an American writer who wrote over 50

romance novel 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 ...

s since 1990. She has written under the pen names Ann Carberry, Kathleen Kane, Sara Hart and Regan Hastings.

Biography

Child was born on September 28, 1951 in California, United States. She is married, they have two children and a golden retriever, Abbey. She continues to live in

. She published her first novels in 1990.

Bibliography

As Maureen Child

Stand alones novels

*Run Wild My Heart (1992) *Bandit's Lady (1995) *Have Bride, Need Groom (1997) *The Surprise Christmas Bride (1997) *Maternity Bride (1998) *Sleeping with the Boss (2003) *Kiss Me, Cowboy! (2003) *Loving You (2003) *Some Kind of Wonderful (2004) *And Then Came You (2004) *Lost in Sensation: Mantalk (2004) *A Crazy Kind of Love (2004) *Turn My World Upside Down: Jo's Story (2005) *Expecting Lonergan's Baby (2006) *The Part-Time Wife (2006) *Eternally (2006) *Nevermore (2007) *More Than Fiends (2007) *Scorned By The Boss (2007) *Seduced By The Rich Man (2007) *Captured By the Billionaire (2007) *A Fiend in Need (2008)

Bachelor Battalion Series

#Littlest Marine(1998) #The Non-commissioned Baby (1998) #The Oldest Living Married Virgin (1998) #Colonel Daddy (1998) #Mom in Waiting (1999) #Marine Under the Mistletoe (1999) #The Daddy Salute (2000) #The Last Santini Virgin (2000) #The Next Santini Bride (2000) #Marooned with a Marine (2000) #Prince Charming in Dress Blues (2001) #His Baby! (2001) #Last Virgin in California (2001) #The Marine and the Debutante (2002)

=Candello Sub-Series

= #The Oldest Living Married Virgin (1998) #Colonel Daddy (1999)

=The Santini & The Paretti Sub-Series

= #Marine Under the Mistletoe (1999) #The Last Santini Virgin (2000) #The Next Santini Bride (2000) #Marooned with a Marine (2000) #Prince Charming in Dress Blues (2001)

=Rogan Sub-Series

= #His Baby! (2001) #Last Virgin in California (2001)

Fortunes of Texas Series Multi-Author

*Did You Say Twins?! (2001)

Dynasties the Connellys Series Multi-Author

*The Seal's Surrender (2002)

Crown and Glory Series Multi-Author

*The Royal Treatment (2002)

Dynasties the Barones Series Multi-Author

*Beauty and the Blue Angel (2003)

Merlyn County Midwives Series Multi-Author

*Forever... Again (2004)

Dynasties the Danforths Series Multi-Author

*Man Beneath the Uniform (2004)

Three-Way Wager Series

#The Tempting Mrs. Reilly (2005) #Whatever Reilly Wants... (2005) #The Last Reilly Standing (2005)

Dynasties the Ashtons Series Multi-Author

:3. Society-Page Seduction (2005)

Lonergan's Summer Of Secrets Series

#Expecting Lonergan's Baby / Sins of His Past (2007) (with Roxanne St. Claire) #Strictly Lonergan's Business / Durango Affair (2006) (with Brenda Jackson) & Strictly Lonergan's Business / Pregnant with the First Heir (2007) (with Sara Orwig) #Satisfying Lonergan's Honor (2006) & Satisfying Lonergan's Honour / Revenge of the Second Son (2007) (with Sara Orwig)

Candellano Family Trilogy

#Finding You (2015) #Knowing You (2015)

Signet Eclipse

#Bedeviled (2009) #Beguiled: A Queen of the Otherworld Novel (2009)

Fortunes of Texas: Reunion Series Multi-Author

*Fortune's Legacy (2006)

Hotel Marchand Series Multi-Author

*Bourbon Street Blues (2006)

Dynasty the Elliotts Series Multi-Author

*Beyond The Boardroom (2006)

Millionaire of the Month Series Multi-Author

*Thirty Day Affair (2007)

Collections

*Finding You / Knowing You (2003) *Seducing Reilly / Tempting Mrs Reilly / Whatever Reilly Wants... (2006)

Omnibus In Collaboration

*Shotgun Grooms (2001) (with

Susan Mallery Susan Mallery (born 1970) is an American author of popular romance novels set in non-urban, close-knit communities. Because of her love for animals, pets play a significant role in her books. Biography Born in 1970, Susan grew up in the Los Ang ...

) *Special Delivery (2002) (with B.J. James) *Secret Child (2002) (with

Alexandra Sellers Alexandra Sellers is a writer and author of 40 contemporary romance novels and a cat language textbook considered by some to be an academic spoof. Her novels have been published in various Harlequin and Silhouette category lines, including Desi ...

) *Up Close and Passionate (2002) (with

) *The Romance Collection (2002) (with

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 ...

and

Sharon Sala Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...

) *Love Is Murder (2003) (with

Rebecca Brandewyne Rebecca Brandewyne née Wadsworth (born March 4, 1955 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States) is an American bestselling writer of romance novels. Brandewyne has been published in multiple languages in over 60 countries. Biography Personal l ...

and Linda Winstead Jones) *The Marine and the Debutante / Wild About a Texan (2003) (with Jan Hudson) *The Sheikh Takes a Bride / The Seal's Surrender (2003) (with

Caroline Cross Caroline may refer to: People *Caroline (given name), a feminine given name * J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player * Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player Places Antarctica * ...

) *Searching for Her Prince / The Royal Treatment (2003) (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' ...

) *His Christmas Bride (2003) (with

Dallas Schulze Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

) *Kiss Me, Cowboy! / The Tycoon's Lady (2004) (with

Katherine Garbera Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

) *Man Beneath the Uniform / Playing by the Baby Rules (2004) (with Michelle Celmer) *Where There's Smoke... / Beauty and The Blue Angel (2004) (with

Barbara McCauley Barbara McCauley is an American romance writer. She has written over 35 romance novels for Harlequin Enterprises since 1991. Biography McCauley was born in Southern California. The youngest of five children, she loved reading and writing from a ...

) *Dynasties: Summer in Savannah (2004) (with

and ''Sheri Whitefeather'') *His Virgin Seductress (2004) (with

Linda Turner Black Cat is a comic book adventure heroine published by Harvey Comics from 1941 to 1951. Harvey also published reprints of the character in both the mid-1950s and the early 1960s. The character's creation is claimed by the Harvey family to have o ...

) *Sheik and the Princess in Waiting / Forever...Again (2004) (with

) *Sleeping with the Boss / The Cowboy's Baby Surprise (2004) (with

Linda Conrad Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake ...

) *Summer Surrender (2004) (with

Peggy Webb Peggy Webb, née Peggy Elaine Hussey (born February 8, 1942) is an American author of romance novels. Biography Peggy Webb has born and raised on a farm in Lee County, Mississippi. As a child she would often sit in the hayloft and write down he ...

) *The Cinderella Scandal / Man Beneath the Uniform (2004) (with

) *Lost in Sensation / Very Private Duty (2005) (with

Rochelle Alers Rochelle Alers (born August 7, 1943) is an American writer of romance novels. She has also written under the pen names Susan James and Rena McLeary. Biography Rochelle Alers was born on August 7, 1943 in Manhattan, New York, where she was also ...

) *Tempting Mrs. Reilly / Bedroom Secrets (2005) (with Michelle Celmer) *Lost in Sensation / For Services Rendered (2005) (with

Anne Marie Winston Anne Marie Rodgers is an American writer of romance novels as Anne Marie Winston. Many of her novels have appeared on the ''USAToday'' Bestseller lists and she has served as both vice-president and retreat chairman of the Washington Romance Writ ...

) *Whatever Reilly Wants... / Sultan's Bed (2005) (with

Laura Wright Laura Wright (née Sisk) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Ally Rescott on ''Loving (TV series), Loving'' (1991–1995) and ''The City (1995 TV series), The City'' (1995–1997), Cassie Layne Winslow on ''Guidin ...

) *Last Reilly Standing / Craving Beauty (2005) (with

Nalini Singh Nalini Singh (born September 01, 1945) is an Indian journalist. She has been the anchor for several current affairs programs on Doordarshan, and is most known for her program, 'Aankhon Dekhi', on investigative journalism. She had made another ...

) *Society-Page Seduction / Just A Taste (2006) (with

Bronwyn Jameson Bronwyn is a Welsh feminine given name, a variant of the mostly feminine version Bronwen/Branwen, literally meaning "White Raven (or Crow)" or, abstractly, "White Breast" (from ''bran'', raven, and ''bron'' ("breast") and 'gwen'' ("white, fair ...

) *Her Fifth Husband? / Last Reilly Standing (2006) (with

Dixie Browning Dixie Browning, née Burrus (born September 9, 1930 in North Carolina) is an American artist and writer of over 100 romance novels. She also has published under the pen name Zoe Dozier, and with her sister Mary Burrus Williams, she writes histor ...

) *His Virgin Temptress (2006) (with

Eileen Wilks Eileen Wilks is an American fiction writer living in Midland, Texas. Biography Eileen Wilks moved from West Texas to the town of Norman, OK in the summer of 2012, and has previously lived in Canada and Venezuela, as well as twelve U.S. cities ...

) *For the Twins (2006) (with

Joan Elliott Pickart Joan Elliott Pickart (d. November 13, 2018) was an American writer of over 100 romance novels, who also wrote under the pen name Robin Elliott. Biography Pickart was one of three daughters of Robert G. Elliott, an Episcopal pastor in Detroit, ...

) *Christmas Together (2006) (with

Allison Leigh Allison may refer to: People * Allison (given name) * Allison (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer Companies * Allison Engine Company, American aircraft engine ...

) *The Connellys: Chance, Doug And Justin (2007) (with Metsy Hingle and Kate Little)

As Ann Carberry

Single novels

*Frontier Bride (1992) *Nevada Heat (1993) *Shotgun Bride (1993) *Runaway Bride (1994) *Scoundrel (1995) *Maggie and the Gambler (1995) *Frannie and the Charmer (1996) *Alice and the Gunfighter (1996)

As Kathleen Kane

Single novels

*Mountain Dawn (1992) *Small Treasures (1993) *Charms (1995) *Wishes (1995) *A Pocketful of Paradise (1997) *Still Close to Heaven (1997) *Dreamweaver (1998) *This Time for Keeps (1998) *Simply Magic (1999) *The Soul Collector (1999) *Catch a Fallen Angel (2000) *Wish Upon a Cowboy (2000) *Just West of Heaven (2001) *When the Halo Falls (2002)

Town Called Harmony Series

#Coming Home (1994) #Keeping Faith (1994)

Omnibus in Collaboration

*Sweet Hearts (1993) (with Jill Marie Landis,

Colleen Quinn Colleen is an Irish language name and is of Irish origin and a generic term for women or girls, from the Irish '' cailín'' 'girl/woman', the diminutive of '' caile'' 'woman, countrywoman'. Although it originates in the Irish language, Colleen ...

and

Jodi Thomas Jodi Thomas (born Amarillo, Texas) is the pen name of Jodi Koumalats, an American author of historical romance novels, most of which are set in Texas. In 2006, she was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Biography Jodi Tho ...

) *Hearts of Gold (1994) (with

Kay Hooper Kay Hooper (born 1957) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling American author of more than 60 books. Biography Kay Hooper was born in Merced County, California to Martha and James Hooper. Her father, an Air Force employee, was stationed in the b ...

, Karen Lockwood and Bonnie K. Winn) *Perfect Secrets (1999) (with Brenda Joyce, Judith O'Brien and Delia Parr)

As Regan Hastings

Single novels

*Whispers from Heaven (1996)

As Regan Hastings

Awakening

#Visions of Magic (2011) #Visions of Skyfire (2011) #Visions of Chains (2012)

References and sources

Maureen Child's Official WebsiteMaureen Child at Mills & Boon

External links

Maureen Child at Fantastic Fiction
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Kathleen Kane at Fantastic Fiction
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