Peggy Morse, née Bozeman (born in

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, United States) well known as Peggy Moreland is a ''

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'' and Waldenbooks bestselling American writer of over 40

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s since 1989. She also signed a novel with her married name Peggy Morse.

Biography

Peggy Bozeman was born Taurus in

, United States. She grew up with her two sisters in a farm. Her father died when she was in high school, leaving her mother to raise her three daughters alone. Peggy received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from

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, with a minor in English. She worked on her master's degree in writing at the University of Central Oklahoma. She co-wrote the story of the

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for

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's '' Guideposts'' magazine. Later, in 1987 she began to write romantic novels, and she was published in 1989. Peggy married a Texan green beret. They have three children and live on a ranch in the

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, near her parents farm. There, she has cattle, goats and other critters, including her owner of a registered quarter horse. 1997 she fulfilled a lifelong dream by competing in her first rodeo and brought home two silver championship buckles, one for Champion Barrel Racer, and a second for All-Around Cowgirl.

Bibliography

As Peggy Moreland

Single novels

*''Little Bit of Country'' (1989) *''Miss Prim'' (1991) *''The Rescuer'' (1993) *''The Baby Doctor'' (1994) *''Seven Year Itch'' (1994) *''Miss Lizzy's Legacy'' (1995) *''A Willful Marriage'' (1996) *''Rugrats and Rawhide'' (1997) *''Billionaire Bridegroom'' (1999) *''Groom of Fortune'' (2000) *''The Way to a Rancher's Heart'' (2001) *''Millionaire Boss'' (2001) *''The Texan's Tiny Secret'' (2001)

American Heroes: Against All Odds Series Multi-Author

*''Run for the Roses'' (1990)

Trouble In Texas Series

*''A Little Texas Two-Step'' (1997) *''Lone Star Kind of Man'' (1997) *''Marry Me, Cowboy'' (1997)

Texas Brides Series

#''The Rancher's Spitting Image'' (1998) #''The Restless Virgin'' (1998) #''A Sparkle in the Cowboy's Eyes'' (1998) #''That McCloud Woman'' (1999) #''Hard Loving Man'' (2000)

Texas Grooms Series

#''Ride a Wild Heart'' (2000) #''In Name Only'' (2000) #''Slow Waltz Across Texas'' (2000)

Texas Cattleman's Club : The Last Bachelor Series Multi-Author

*''Her Lone Star Protector'' (2002)

Lone Star Country Club Series Multi-Author

*''An Arranged Marriage'' (2002)

"T" Of Texas Or Tanner Series

#''Five Brothers and a Baby'' (2003) #''Baby, Your Mine'' (2003) #''Tanner's Millions'' (2004) #''The Last Good Man in Texas'' (2004) #''Sins of a Tanner'' (2004) #''Tanner Ties'' (2005)

Fortunes of Texas: Reunion Series Multi-Author

*In the Arms of the Law (2005)

A Piece Of Texas Series

#''The Texan's Forbidden Affair'' (2006) #''The Texan's Convenient Marriage'' (2006) #''The Texan's Honor-Bound Promise'' (2006) #''The Texan's Business Proposition'' (2007) #''The Texan's Secret Past'' (2007)

Dakota Fortunes Series Multi-Author

*''Merger of Fortunes'' (2007)

Collections

*''Baby, You're Mine / Awakening Beauty'' (2004) *''Five Brothers and a Baby / Baby, You're Mine'' (2005) *''The Last Good Man in Texas / Sins of a Tanner'' (2005)

Omnibus In Collaboration

*''One Hundred Per Cent Male'' (2001) (with

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) *''Turning Point'' (2002) (with Paula Detmer Riggs and

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) *''Millionaire Marriages'' (2002) (with

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) *''The Bounty / A Little Texas Two-Step'' (2002) (with Rebecca Brandewyne) *''His Kind of Woman'' (2002) (with Fayrene Preston) *''Her Lone Star Protector / Tall, Dark...and Framed?'' (2003) (with

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) *''To the One I Love'' (2003) (with

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and

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) *''Last Good Man in Texas / At Any Price'' (2004) (with Margaret Allison) *''Sins of A Tanner / Principles and Pleasures'' (2005) (with Margaret Allison) *''Resolved to (Re) Marry / Tanner Ties'' (2005) (with

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) *''Boss Man / Tanner Ties'' (2006) (with Diana Palmer) *''Millionaire Bridegrooms'' (2006) (with Christine Rimmer) *''Forbidden Affair / Tempt Me'' (2006) (with

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) *''The Convenient Marriage / Reunion of Revenge'' (2007) (with

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) *''Honour-Bound Promise / Bedded Then Wed'' (2007) (with

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)

As Peggy Morse

Single novels

*''The Stillman Curse'' (1992)

Awards

*Winner of the National Readers' Choice Award

References and sources

Peggy Moreland's Official Website
in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd

External links

Peggy Moreland's Webpage
in Fantastic Fiction's Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreland, Peggy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Writers from Texas 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American romantic fiction writers American women novelists Stephen F. Austin State University alumni University of Central Oklahoma alumni 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers