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Marie Ferrarella

(Marie Rydzynski-Ferrarella)
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Marie Charles, Marie Michaels, Marie Nicole
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About Marie Ferrarella
Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany, of Polish parents. She came to America when she was four years of age. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.

Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.

Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.

After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto," the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.

In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that you enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks

Mistletoe And Miracles
Mistletoe And Miracles
(Kate's Boys)

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Becoming a Cavanaugh
Becoming a Cavanaugh
(Cavanaugh Justice, book 14)

Bravo's Honor / Loving the Right Brother / Lexy's Little Matchmaker
Bravo's Honor / Loving the Right Brother / Lexy's Little Matchmaker

Secrets, Lies & Loves
Secrets, Lies & Loves
(Parks Empire)


The Agent's Secret Baby
The Agent's Secret Baby
(Top Secret Deliveries)

A Lawman for Christmas
A Lawman for Christmas
(Kate's Boys)

The Cavanaugh Code
The Cavanaugh Code
(Cavanaugh Justice)


Prescription for Romance
Prescription for Romance
(Baby Chase)

In Bed with the Badge
In Bed with the Badge
(Cavanaugh Justice)

Doctoring the Single Dad
Doctoring the Single Dad

Series
The Baby Beneath the Mistletoe
 
Christmas Every DayCaitlin's Guardian Angel
 
Mother on the Wing
 
Baby in the MiddleHusband, Some Assembly Required
 
Baby's First ChristmasHappy New Year, Baby!7lb, 2oz ValentineHusband, Optional
Do You Take This Child?In The Family WayBaby TalkThe Once and Future Father
An Abundance of BabiesDetective Dad
 
The Amnesiac Bride
 
The Baby Came C.O.D.Desperately Seeking Twin....
 
McCloud: Like Mother, Like Daughter
1. One Plus One Makes Marriage (1998)
2. Never Too Late for Love (1999)
One Plus One Makes MarriageNever Too Late for Love
 
Fiona and the Sexy StrangerCowboys Are for LovingWill and the Headstrong FemaleThe Law and Ginny Marlow
A Match for MorganA Triple Threat to Bachelorhood
 
Wife in the MailStand-in MumFound, His Perfect WifeThe MD Meets His Match
Lily and the LawmanThe Bride Wore Blue JeansThe Prodigal M.D. Returns
 
A Hero for All SeasonsA Forever Kind of HeroHero in the Nick of TimeHero for Hire
An Uncommon HeroA Hero in Her EyesHeart of a Hero
 
In Graywolf's HandsMac's Bedside MannerMD Most WantedUndercover MD
The M.D.'s Surprise FamilySearching for CateThe Best Medicine
 
A Billionaire and a BabyA Bachelor and a BabyBeauty and the BabyThe Baby Mission
 
Crime and PassionInternal AffairRacing Against TimeAlone in the Dark
Cavanaugh's WomanDangerous GamesIn Broad Day LightThe Strong Silent Type
Dangerous DisguiseThe Woman Who Wasn't ThereCavanaugh WatchCavanaugh Heat
Cavanaugh PrideBecoming a CavanaughProtecting His WitnessThe Cavanaugh Code
In Bed with the Badge
 
Because a Husband Is ForeverShe's Having A BabyHer Special Charm
 
Her Lawman On CallDiagnosis: DangerHer Sworn ProtectorA Doctor's Secret
Secret Agent Affair
 
Remodeling The BachelorTaming the PlayboyCapturing The Millionaire
 
The Bride With No NameDiamond In The RoughMistletoe And MiraclesA Lawman for Christmas
Travis's Appeal
 
Top Secret Deliveries
The Agent's Secret Baby (2009)
The Agent's Secret Baby
 
Baby Chase
Prescription for Romance (2010)
Prescription for Romance
 
Novels
Smoldering Embers (1982) (writing as Marie Charles)
Scenes From The Heart (1983) (writing as Marie Charles)
Claimed By Rapture (1983) (writing as Marie Charles)
December 32nd - and Always (1983) (writing as Marie Michaels)
Irresistible Forces (1984) (writing as Marie Michaels)
Pocketful of Rainbows (1986)
No Way To Treat (1986) (writing as Marie Michaels)
No Way To Treat A Lover (1986) (writing as Marie Michaels)
The Gift (1988)
Five-Alarm Affair (1988)
Heart To Heart (1989)
It Happened One Night (1990)
Borrowed Baby (1990)
Her Special Angel (1990)
Undoing Of Justin Starbuck (1990)
A Girl's Best Friend (1991)
Blessing in Disguise (1991)
Sapphire and Shadow (1991)
Someone to Talk to (1991)
Moonlight Rebel (1992)
World's Greatest Dad (1992)
Aunt Connie's Wedding (1993)
The Right Man (1993)
In Her Own Backyard (1993)
Family Matters (1993)
Her Man Friday (1993)
Moonlight Lover (1993)
She Got Her Man (1993)
Flash and Fire (1994)
Moonlight Surrender (1994)
Callaghan's Way (1994)
Father in the Making (1995)
Brooding Angel (1995)
The Women in Joe Sullivan's Life (1995)
Let's Get Mommy Married: Yours Truly (1996)
My Phony Valentine (1997)
Traci on the Spot (1997)
Mommy and the Policeman Next Door (1997)
Serena McKee's Back in Town (1997)
Wanted, Husband, Will Train (1997)
The Offer She Couldn't Refuse (1998)
Cassandra (1998)
This Heart for Hire (1999)
Tall Strong and Cool Under Fire (2000)
Father Most Wanted (2000)
For Her Baby's Sake (2001)
Rough Around the Edges (2001)
Starting from Scratch (2005)
Sundays Are for Murder (2006)
Finding Home (2006)
The Second Time Around (2007)
Romancing The Teacher (2007)
Doctor In The House (2007)
The Heiress's 2-Week Affair (2009)
The 39-year-old Virgin (2009)
Doctoring the Single Dad (2010)
Pocketful of RainbowsBlessing in DisguiseMoonlight RebelWorld's Greatest Dad
Aunt Connie's WeddingIn Her Own BackyardFamily MattersMoonlight Lover
Flash and FireMoonlight SurrenderFather in the MakingBrooding Angel
The Women in Joe Sullivan's LifeLet's Get Mommy Married: Yours TrulyMy Phony ValentineTraci on the Spot
Mommy and the Policeman Next DoorSerena McKee's Back in TownWanted, Husband, Will TrainThe Offer She Couldn't Refuse
CassandraThis Heart for HireTall Strong and Cool Under FireFather Most Wanted
Rough Around the EdgesStarting from ScratchSundays Are for MurderFinding Home
The Second Time AroundRomancing The TeacherDoctor In The HouseThe Heiress's 2-Week Affair
The 39-year-old Virgin
 
Omnibus
Silhouette Christmas Stories 1992 (1992) (with Mary Lynn Baxter, Sondra Stanford and Jeanne Stephens)
A Taste of Heaven / Moonlight Lover / Gypsy Jewel / Sea Mistress (1993) (with Barbara Benedict, Patricia McAllister and Candace McCarthy)
A Baby? Maybe (1996) (with Ann Major and Diana Palmer)
For the Baby's Sake (1997) (with Mary Lynn Baxter, Kathleen Eagle)
Lessons in Love (1997) (with Terry Essig and Ann Major)
Summer Loving (1998) (with Diane Pershing, JoAnn Ross and Tiffany White)
Christmas Celebrations (1999) (with Mary Lynn Baxter, Sondra Stanford and Jeanne Stephens)
Silhouette Sensational (1999) (with Barbara Boswell, Susan Mallery and Maggie Shayne)
Crazy for You (1999)
In Defense of Love / Her Special Angel / Daddy Christmas / Home for Christmas (1999) (with Kathleen Creighton and Cathy Gillen Thacker)
3, 2, 1... Married! (1999) (with Beverly Barton and Sharon Sala)
Nine Months and Counting (2000) (with Myrna Temte)
Take This Man (2000) (with Diana Palmer and Nora Roberts)
Yuletide Brides (2001) (with Suzanne Carey)
The Inheritance / Trueblood Texas (2001) (with Jo Leigh)
Labor of Love (2002) (with Leanne Banks and Sharon Sala)
The Family Factor (2002) (with Carolyn Zane)
At Her Service (2002) (with Annette Broadrick)
A Mother's Day (2002) (with Elizabeth Bevarly and Emilie Richards)
Dangerous to Love (2002) (with Beverly Barton and Lindsay McKenna)
The Romance Collection (2002) (with Maureen Child and Sharon Sala)
Everybody's Talking (2003) (with Jasmine Cresswell and Jayne Ann Krentz)
Beauty and the Baby / Social Graces (2004) (with Dixie Browning)
Crime and Passion / Midnight Run (2004) (with Linda Castillo)
Mother's Love (2004) (with Elizabeth Bevarly and Emilie Richards)
Dangerous Games / Irresistible Forces (2004) (with Candace Irvin)
Baby on the Way / Counting on a Cowboy / Secrets of a Small Town (2004) (with Patricia Kay and Karen Sandler)
Scenes of Passion / A Bachelor and a Baby (2004) (with Suzanne Brockmann)
Cattleman's Heart / Strong Silent Type (2004) (with Lois Faye Dyer)
Daddy Survey / Cavanaugh's Woman (2004) (with Janis Reams Hudson)
California Christmas (2004) (with Dallas Schulze)
Charlie's Angels / Diamonds and Deceptions (2004) (with Cheryl St. John)
Alone in the Dark / Her Man to Remember (2004) (with Suzanne McMinn)
Their New Year Babies (2004) (with Debbie Macomber)
Inheritance / Very Special Delivery (2005) (with Myrna Mackenzie)
Triple Dare / Immovable Objects (2005) (with Candace Irvin)
From This Day Forward (2005) (with Emilie Richards)
For Love and Family / The Bachelor (2005) (with Victoria Pade)
Her Good Fortune / Tycoon in Texas (2005) (with Crystal Green)
Tycoon's Marriage Bid / Measure of a Man (2005) (with Allison Leigh)
She's Having a Baby / Once and Again (2005) (with Brenda Harlen)
In Broad Daylight / Romancing the Renegade (2005) (with Ingrid Weaver)
Way Home / Cowboy's Christmas Miracle / Because a Husband is Forever (2005) (with Linda Howard and Anne McAllister)
Her Special Charm / Past Imperfect (2006) (with Crystal Green)
Temporary Brides? (2006) (with Patricia Hagan)
Instant Family! (2007) (with Christine Rimmer)
Loving the Lawman (2007) (with Allison Leigh)
A Wedding In Paris (2007) (with Barbara Bretton and Cindi Myers)
Their Baby Girl...? (2008) (with Victoria Pade)
Romancing the Crown (2008) (with Linda Winstead Jones)
Secret Agent Affair / Heart of a Thief (2008)
Wrong Place, Right Girl / Snowbound with the Bodyguard / Killer Passion (2008) (with Carla Cassidy and Sheri Whitefeather)
Mistletoe and Miracles / Her Best Christmas Ever (2008) (with Judy Duarte)
Undercover Wife / Colton's Secret Service (2008) (with Merline Lovelace)
Colton's Secret Service / Rancher's Redemption (2009) (with Beth Cornelison)
Bravo's Honor / Loving the Right Brother / Lexy's Little Matchmaker (2009) (with Christine Rimmer and Lynda Sandoval)
Silhouette Christmas Stories 1992A Baby? MaybeFor the Baby's SakeLessons in Love
Summer LovingChristmas CelebrationsSilhouette Sensational: Forgotten Vows...? / license to Love / cowboy Daddy / babies On His MindCrazy for You
3, 2, 1... Married!: Catch a Cowboy, Collide with a Single Daddy, Get PersonalNine Months and CountingTake This ManYuletide Brides: Christmas Bride / Father By Marriage
The Inheritance / Trueblood TexasLabor of LoveThe Family FactorAt Her Service
A Mother's DayDangerous to LoveThe Romance CollectionEverybody's Talking: Edge of Eternity / My Phony Valentine / Main Attraction
Beauty and the Baby / Social GracesMother's LoveScenes of Passion / A Bachelor and a BabyCalifornia Christmas
Their New Year BabiesFrom This Day ForwardFor Love and Family / The BachelorTemporary Brides?
Instant Family!Loving the LawmanA Wedding In Paris: We'll Always Have Paris / Something Borrowed, Something Blue / Picture PerfectTheir Baby Girl...?
Romancing the Crown: Max & ElenaColton's Secret Service / Rancher's Redemption
 
Collections
Husbands and Other Strangers
 
Series contributed to
Husband, Some Assembly Required
 
Detective Dad
 
Found, His Perfect Wife
 
Mother for Hire
 
Father Goose
 
Your Baby or Mine?
 
Christmas Bride
 
Forgotten Honeymoon
 
Angus's Lost LadyA Husband Waiting to Happen
 
Suddenly...Marriage!
 
Expecting in Texas
 
Dad by ChoiceA Dad at LastThe Inheritance
 
Those Matchmaking Babies
 
Once a FatherTexas Rose
 
The Disenchanted Duke
 
And Babies Make Four
 
Immovable Objects
 
Diamonds and DeceptionsSecrets, Lies & Loves
 
The Bachelor
 
A Baby Changes EverythingHer Good FortuneMilitary Man
 
The Measure Of A Man
 
The Heart of a Ruler
 
The Setup
 
Mother In Training
 
Mr. Hall Takes A Bride
 
My Spy
 
Falling for the M.D.
 
Colton's Secret Service
 
Plain Jane and the Playboy
 
Loving the Right Brother
 
Awards
Rita Awards Best Novel winner (1993) : Father Goose


Links to other websites
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