Barbara McMahon
Personal Information
Description
Barbara McMahon was born on July 1 in northern Virginia, USA. She grew up in Virginia, moving to California to attend the University of California at Berkeley. Upon graduation, she remained in California, making the San Francisco Bay Area her home base while she worked as a flight attendant for an international airline. What fun that job proved - flying to different cities all over the world. On most trips, she had layovers lasting a day or two - enough time to see some of the local sights - and shops - and then it was on to the next country! She kept a journal while flying and today delights in being able to use some of the descriptions she jotted down to add authenticity to settings for some of her books. When her flying days ended, she began to work in the computer industry, rising to a vice presidency in a software development firm. In her "spare time," Barbara decided to give in to a long cherished desire to try her hand at writing. One of the first things she discovered was that writing was one thing, but getting a book written is difficult to do when things like real-life interfere. But finally she finished a book, submitted it to a publisher, and Harlequin Mills & Boon bought it! Come into the Sun (1983) was the first of over three dozen books sold to Harlequin Mills & Boon and Silhouette. After that first sale, a new dream arose - to write for a living and leave the hectic pace of the San Francisco Bay Area behind. Once her younger daughter graduated from high school, she did just that - quitting her "day job" to move to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. "It's been wonderful!" reports Barbara. "I love every minute of living here!" What's special about Barbara's books, besides her ability to put the reader in another world full of the adventure she's sampled, can be summed up in one word: characters. They arrive on the page with fully developed pasts. Often her heroes have experienced betrayal that has hardened them. Lesser women would give up and move on, but, like the author herself, her heroines are empathetic and optimistic. They see the good in these honorable men and patiently nurture them to become equal partners in a relationship. Sometimes it's the heroine who has a past to overcome. But always, she's self-directed - a dynamic woman who knows what she wants and sets out to get it. For books with international settings, McMahon refers to her flight attendant's journal, but the U.S.American West is her favorite locale. She's as much at home on the back of a horse as she is behind an autograph table. She has participated in week-long horse drives, similar to the cattle drives in City Slickers, attends local rodeos, the Grand National Rodeo in San Francisco, and county fairs. To date, over five-and-a-half-million copies of her books have sold in thirty-five different countries in nineteen different languages. Her books routinely appear on the Waldenbooks bestseller list, the Ingram's Top 50 Requested Romances, and Amazon.com's bestselling lists. Bride of a Thousand Days made the USA Today bestseller list. With her recent nomination for a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, her books have either won or been a finalist in every major award in the romance industry. Dedicated to a strict work regimen to meet deadlines, Barbara still finds time to pursue her hobby of working on her family history, to serve on the board of directors of the local woman's networking group, and read voraciously. In memory of her mother who died from the disease, she actively supports breast cancer research. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Novelists, Inc. and the NSDAR, which has nothing to do with writing, but does tie in with her love for genealogy!
Books
Temporary Father (Ready For Baby)
When Luke Winters bumps into an old friend, recently widowed and heavily pregnant, he offers Lindsay Donovan financial security for herself and her baby. All she has to do is stay married to him until he can gain control of his family business! The plan works... only, Luke realizes that he's fallen for Lindsay. He also knows he'll love her baby as much as if he were the father. How can he make this temporary arrangement last forever?
Wanted, wife and mother
Dear Miss Evans, My aunt's attorney has assured me that the best solution to the problems facing us would be to marry... Nick Silverman needed a mother for his orphaned niece, and Caroline needed money to pay her Grandma's hospital bills. It certainly wasn't a marriage made in heaven, but Caroline was determined to make it work - for baby Amanda's sake. But whilst Caroline - a Texas girl, born and bred - knew plenty about cattle ranching, she knew very little about lean and sexy Outback ranchers...but she was going to find out!
The Pregnancy Promise
Having the boss's baby?Lianne O'Mallory is longing to have a baby, but time is running out! She's even created a secret wish list of her perfect man, but after a string of dating disasters, that list ends up in the bin....Only to be discovered by her sexy boss! Tray Elliott can't work out why his beautiful, intelligent colleague would need to put together such a list, but it intrigues him. A man like him would never admit his own secret desire for a family--but this boss has a pregnancy proposal that Lianne might not be able to resist....
Accidentally the Sheikh's Wife
Pilot for the Sheikh For Bethanne Saunders, flying Sheikh Rashid al Harunm's private plane has its perks. When her feet touch the ground it's on the plush carpet of his sumptuous palace. And just being near gorgeous Rashid makes her feel on cloud nine! Princes for his people? Bethanne has all the luxury she can handle - until suddenly she's promoted to princess! But the dazzling rock on her finger is a stark reminder that it's a convenient engagement. Everyone knows sheikhs don't fall for ordinary girls from Texas...
The first day
It was the first day of the rest of her life! Susannah Chapman is finally free-after spending eight years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. But circumstances have the most unlikely person attempting to right the past wrong-Jared Walker, the assistant district attorney who helped put Susannah away. Now exonerated, Susannah is scared. With little money, fewer friends-and the grief of giving up her baby while in prison-she needs support. Understandably, Jared is the last person she wants helping her, despite coming clean about his role in her conviction. Jared and his young son, Eric, penetrate her defenses, and Susannah sees him in a new light. Trouble is, how can Susannah ever know if Jared's feelings are real.
Marrying Margot
Marrying Margot Beaufort had been the happiest event of Rand Marstall's life, but when she lost their baby their marriage had fallen apart. So when Rand turned up five years later to see if they still had a chance together, Margot was stunned. She realized she still loved Rand, but she knew that being his wife again would mean trying for another baby.... Beaufort Brides: Margot, Shelby and Georgia are getting married. But first they have a mystery to solve.... Three sisters uncover secrets -- that lead to marriage with the men of their dreams!
Out Of Hours Enticing The Nanny
Seduction guaranteed CEO Nick Wainwright can handle billion-dollar business deals – but a baby? Nick needs help and fast, but he never mixes business with pleasure, until delectable Reese Chamberlain enters his Park Avenue apartment… When Sam finds herself dancing with billionaire Mac McAlheny, she feels like Cinderella! But when the clock chimes twelve, reality strikes! Now jobless and looking for work, can she really become Mac’s new nanny when she’s already head-over-heels for her boss? Fireman Mick Hanson was a working single dad; he didn’t need another complication – but then he saw Kayla James in a different light. Until now, he’d managed to see her as ‘the nanny.’ Now he wasn’t sure he could resist the electric attraction between them…
Her Desert Family
Bridget Rossi isn't used to mingling amongst the seriously rich and famous. But through her cousin, Bridget has just been invited to stay with a powerfully sexy sheikh at his opulent desert oasis! Powerful, sexy Sheikh Rashid al Halzid is everything Bridget knows she can never have. After all, what does a quiet librarian have in common with a sheikh? So Bridget can't believe it when she's invited to stay in Rashid's desert oasis with him and his little son. His home is stunning, but despite the luxury, Bridget discovers a man who's buried his emotions. Ever since Rashid's wife died, his little boy has been crying out for his daddy. Bridget knows she can bring these two lost souls together.... The only problem is that in the process, she's falling in love -- with them both! But how can there be a happily-ever-after for two adults who are so different in every way? There's only one way for Bridget to find out.... Ultimate Billionaire Collection 1) Cynical Sheikh (Taliq & Laura Toliver) a.k.a. The Sheikh's Secret 2) Falling for the Sheikh (Kharun bak Rijad & Sara Kindale) a.k.a. Sheikh's Proposal 3) ♡A Sheikh of her Own (Rashid al Halzid & Bridget Rossi) a.k.a Her Desert Family 4) Unforgettable Sheikh (Ben/Karif bin Shakirah & Chloe McDonald) •Sheikh Daddy (Ben Shalik & Megan O'Sullivan) Same Author/Same story/changed MC's names