About Ann Major
Margaret Major was born on February 13, 1946 in Texas, U.S.A.. She grew up
in south Texas fascinated by the vast ranches, the oil industry, and the
vital clash and blend of the Hispanic and Anglo cultures. Her post-secondary
education is as varied and far-reaching as the woman herself. She attended
Del Mar College, the University of the Americas in Mexico City, and the
University of Texas in Austin from which she received a B.A. in English and
Spanish. She taught school for two years before going on to receive her M.A.
in English and Spanish from Texas A & I University. Fluent in three
languages English, Spanish, and French, Margaret also is an accomplished
pianist. She has played for well over 30 years and has studied music at university level.
A model of perseverance, Margaret began writing when her first child was born and sold her first novel six years later. "I taught myself how to write without the aid of other writers, writing books or writing courses. It was a very lonely and solitary pursuit." Yet Margaret never once considered giving up and, as a testament to her dedication, she has written over 45 books to date for Silhouette Desire, Special Edition and Mills & Boon Sensual Romance. Her first novel for MIRA Books Wild Enough for Willa, was released in December 2000.
Nora Roberts has described her work thusly: "Engaging characters, stories that thrill and delight, shivering suspense, and captivating romance." and Sandra Brown says, "Her name on the cover instantly identifies the book as a good read." It will come as no surprise to readers of women's fiction that they are both speaking about Ann Major. However, it may surprise her peers to know that writing does not always come easily to Margaret. "I love being a romance writer even though writing is very hard work for me as I am not the kind of writer who lives to write. I love my life my kids, my parents, my cats, my hobbies just the little rituals of everyday life. These precious experiences give me the energy and the material so that I can write." These should come not only as words of encouragement to those of us who share this struggle but also as an indicator as to the heights can be scaled when an individual is as focused and driven as Margaret.
A founding member of the Romance Writers of America, Margaret is also the co-author of the article "The Contemporary Light Romance" which has been collected in the book Writing and Selling the Romance Novel.
Margaret Major Cleaves calls Corpus Christi, Texas, home when she is not travelling. She have a screened porch in her home that is full of hanging baskets. So, she love to eat out on this porch with her husband on cool evenings.
A model of perseverance, Margaret began writing when her first child was born and sold her first novel six years later. "I taught myself how to write without the aid of other writers, writing books or writing courses. It was a very lonely and solitary pursuit." Yet Margaret never once considered giving up and, as a testament to her dedication, she has written over 45 books to date for Silhouette Desire, Special Edition and Mills & Boon Sensual Romance. Her first novel for MIRA Books Wild Enough for Willa, was released in December 2000.
Nora Roberts has described her work thusly: "Engaging characters, stories that thrill and delight, shivering suspense, and captivating romance." and Sandra Brown says, "Her name on the cover instantly identifies the book as a good read." It will come as no surprise to readers of women's fiction that they are both speaking about Ann Major. However, it may surprise her peers to know that writing does not always come easily to Margaret. "I love being a romance writer even though writing is very hard work for me as I am not the kind of writer who lives to write. I love my life my kids, my parents, my cats, my hobbies just the little rituals of everyday life. These precious experiences give me the energy and the material so that I can write." These should come not only as words of encouragement to those of us who share this struggle but also as an indicator as to the heights can be scaled when an individual is as focused and driven as Margaret.
A founding member of the Romance Writers of America, Margaret is also the co-author of the article "The Contemporary Light Romance" which has been collected in the book Writing and Selling the Romance Novel.
Margaret Major Cleaves calls Corpus Christi, Texas, home when she is not travelling. She have a screened porch in her home that is full of hanging baskets. So, she love to eat out on this porch with her husband on cool evenings.
New and Forthcoming Paperbacks
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Series
Children of Destiny
1. Passion's Child (1988)
2. Destiny's Child (1988)
3. Night Child (1988)
4. Wilderness Child (1989)
5. Scandal's Child (1990)
6. The Goodbye Child (1991)
7. Nobody's Child (1997)
8. Secret Child (1998)
1. Passion's Child (1988)
2. Destiny's Child (1988)
3. Night Child (1988)
4. Wilderness Child (1989)
5. Scandal's Child (1990)
6. The Goodbye Child (1991)
7. Nobody's Child (1997)
8. Secret Child (1998)
Girls with the Golden Love
1. The Girl with the Golden Spurs (2004)
2. The Girl with the Golden Gun (2005)
1. The Girl with the Golden Spurs (2004)
2. The Girl with the Golden Gun (2005)
Novels
Brand of Diamonds (1983)
The Fairy Tale Girl (1984)
Dazzle (1985)
Beyond Love (1985)
In Every Stranger's Face (1986)
What This Passion Means (1987)
A Knight in Tarnished Armor (1991)
Married to the Enemy (1992)
The Accidental Bridegroom (1994)
A Cowboy Christmas (1995)
The Accidental Bodyguard (1996)
Love Me True (1999)
Inseparable (1999)
Midnight Fantasy (2000)
Cowboy Fantasy (2001)
Marry a Man Who Will Dance (2002)
A Cowboy and a Gentleman (2002)
The Hot Ladies Murder Club (2003)
The Bride Tamer (2004) (with Kristi Gold)
The Secret Lives Of Doctors' Wives (2006)
The Amalfi Bride (2007)
Sold Into Marriage (2007)
Mistress For A Month (2008)
The Throw-Away Bride (2008)
The Fairy Tale Girl (1984)
Dazzle (1985)
Beyond Love (1985)
In Every Stranger's Face (1986)
What This Passion Means (1987)
A Knight in Tarnished Armor (1991)
Married to the Enemy (1992)
The Accidental Bridegroom (1994)
A Cowboy Christmas (1995)
The Accidental Bodyguard (1996)
Love Me True (1999)
Inseparable (1999)
Midnight Fantasy (2000)
Cowboy Fantasy (2001)
Marry a Man Who Will Dance (2002)
A Cowboy and a Gentleman (2002)
The Hot Ladies Murder Club (2003)
The Bride Tamer (2004) (with Kristi Gold)
The Secret Lives Of Doctors' Wives (2006)
The Amalfi Bride (2007)
Sold Into Marriage (2007)
Mistress For A Month (2008)
The Throw-Away Bride (2008)
Omnibus
Wild Lady / Circumstantial Evidence / Island on the Hill (1990) (with Annette Broadrick, Dixie Browning)
Silhouette Summer Sizzlers, 1992 (1992) (with Linda Lael Miller and Paula Detmer Riggs)
Bad Boys (1993) (with Dixie Browning, Ginna Gray)
Birds, Bees and Babies (1994) (with Nora Roberts and Dallas Schulze)
A Special Love (1995) (with Nora Roberts and Dallas Schulze)
Silhouette Summer Sizzlers (1995) (with Mary Lynn Baxter and Laura Parker)
A Baby? Maybe (1996) (with Marie Ferrarella and Diana Palmer)
Lessons in Love (1997) (with Terry Essig, Marie Ferrarella)
The Father Factor (1998) (with Debbie Macomber and Diana Palmer)
Montana Brides (1999) (with Susan Mallery and Diana Palmer)
The Man She Married (1999) (with Annette Broadrick, Emma Darcy)
Dazzled! (1999)
Forget Me Not (2001) (with Marilyn Pappano)
Summer Heat (2001) (with Linda Howard, Lindsay McKenna)
Made for Love (2002) (with Dixie Browning)
Christmas Cowboys (2002) (with Stella Bagwell)
Winter Nights (2002) (with Rebecca Brandewyne, Ginna Gray, Joan Hohl)
A Cowboy and a Gentleman / Beckett's Children (2003) (with Dixie Browning)
The Ultimate Treasure (2003) (with Heather Graham, Merline Lovelace)
Matters of the Heart (2003) (with Annette Broadrick and Pamela Morsi)
What the Heart Can't Hide (2003) (with Linda Howard and Susan Mallery)
Small Wonders (2004) (with Candace Camp, Raye Morgan and Dallas Schulze)
Challenged by the Sheikh: Dynasties: The Danforths (2004) (with Kristi Gold)
Bride Tamer / Pretending with the Playboy (2004) (with Cathleen Galitz)
Shameless / Desperado Dad (2004) (with Linda Conrad)
The Bride Tamer / Standing Outside the Fire (2005) (with Sara Orwig)
Secret Admirer (2005) (with Christine Rimmer and Karen Rose Smith)
Blackmailed in Bed / Amalfi Bride (2008) (with Heidi Betts)
Magnate's Mistress / Married to the Enemy / Woman of Spirit X (2008) (with Lucy Gordon, Miranda Lee)
Captured by the Billionaire / Sold into Marriage (2008) (with Maureen Child)
His Mistress, His Rules (2008) (with Jamie Sobrato and Cathy Gillen Thacker)
Silhouette Summer Sizzlers, 1992 (1992) (with Linda Lael Miller and Paula Detmer Riggs)
Bad Boys (1993) (with Dixie Browning, Ginna Gray)
Birds, Bees and Babies (1994) (with Nora Roberts and Dallas Schulze)
A Special Love (1995) (with Nora Roberts and Dallas Schulze)
Silhouette Summer Sizzlers (1995) (with Mary Lynn Baxter and Laura Parker)
A Baby? Maybe (1996) (with Marie Ferrarella and Diana Palmer)
Lessons in Love (1997) (with Terry Essig, Marie Ferrarella)
The Father Factor (1998) (with Debbie Macomber and Diana Palmer)
Montana Brides (1999) (with Susan Mallery and Diana Palmer)
The Man She Married (1999) (with Annette Broadrick, Emma Darcy)
Dazzled! (1999)
Forget Me Not (2001) (with Marilyn Pappano)
Summer Heat (2001) (with Linda Howard, Lindsay McKenna)
Made for Love (2002) (with Dixie Browning)
Christmas Cowboys (2002) (with Stella Bagwell)
Winter Nights (2002) (with Rebecca Brandewyne, Ginna Gray, Joan Hohl)
A Cowboy and a Gentleman / Beckett's Children (2003) (with Dixie Browning)
The Ultimate Treasure (2003) (with Heather Graham, Merline Lovelace)
Matters of the Heart (2003) (with Annette Broadrick and Pamela Morsi)
What the Heart Can't Hide (2003) (with Linda Howard and Susan Mallery)
Small Wonders (2004) (with Candace Camp, Raye Morgan and Dallas Schulze)
Challenged by the Sheikh: Dynasties: The Danforths (2004) (with Kristi Gold)
Bride Tamer / Pretending with the Playboy (2004) (with Cathleen Galitz)
Shameless / Desperado Dad (2004) (with Linda Conrad)
The Bride Tamer / Standing Outside the Fire (2005) (with Sara Orwig)
Secret Admirer (2005) (with Christine Rimmer and Karen Rose Smith)
Blackmailed in Bed / Amalfi Bride (2008) (with Heidi Betts)
Magnate's Mistress / Married to the Enemy / Woman of Spirit X (2008) (with Lucy Gordon, Miranda Lee)
Captured by the Billionaire / Sold into Marriage (2008) (with Maureen Child)
His Mistress, His Rules (2008) (with Jamie Sobrato and Cathy Gillen Thacker)
Collections
Silhouette Christmas Stories 1990 (1990) (with Kathleen Creighton, Lindsay McKenna and Rita Rainville)
Silhouette Christmas Stories (1992)
Getting Hitched Vol. 8: Marriage Diamond Style; Married to the Enemy; The Perfect Husband; I Thee Wed (1999)
Silhouette Christmas Stories (1992)
Getting Hitched Vol. 8: Marriage Diamond Style; Married to the Enemy; The Perfect Husband; I Thee Wed (1999)
Series contributed to
Lone Star Country Club
The Debutantes: Jenna's Wild Ride / Reinventing Mary / Frankie's First Dress (omnibus) (2002) (with Beverly Barton and Christine Rimmer)
Shameless (2003)
The Debutantes: Jenna's Wild Ride / Reinventing Mary / Frankie's First Dress (omnibus) (2002) (with Beverly Barton and Christine Rimmer)
Shameless (2003)
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