

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · FICTION · ROMANCE
Susan Mallery
Also known as: Susan Macias, susan mallery
New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery has entertained millions of readers with her witty and emotional stories about women and the relationships that move them. Publisher’s Weekly calls Susan’s prose “luscious and provocative,” and Booklist says, “Novels don’t get much better than Mallery’s expert blend of emotional nuance, humor and superb storytelling.” While Susan appreciates the critical praise, she is most honored by the enthusiastic readers who write to tell her that her books made them laugh, made them cry, and made the world a happier place to live. Susan lives in Seattle with her husband and her tiny but intrepid toy poodle. She’s there for the coffee, not the weather.
Do be reasonable, my Lord Wolfe.
— from Only Mine, 1991
Most acclaimed

Desert Heat
FIERY PASSION When her social-climbing mother decided to marry her off to some empty-headed fop, Jayne Worthington decided that the time had come to leave the foolish frivolity of New York society far behind. But embarking on a search for her beloved, long-lost brother was no easy task ... nor was resisting the rugged charms of the arrogant stranger she encountered on the waterfront! All she wanted was to book passage on Andrew MacGregor's clipper ship bound for the Mediterranean. but all he desired was a willing female to warm his cabin bed -- and possess in passion's ultimate embrace! SCORCHING DESIRE The bastard son of a Highlands laird, Andrew was determined to make his way in the world alone and tied to no woman. But his unwanted passenger was far from undesirable, and the moment he captured her lips with his, he knew she would soon belong to him -- body and soul! With kisses of intoxicating delight, the determined sea captain plotted his course of seduction and conquest .. on a voyage that would take them from the high seas to the golden sands of exotic Tripoli. And, as sizzling desires ignited beneath a blazing eastern sky, he vowed to keep the ebony-eyed beauty with him forever, as together, they surrendered to the fiery rapture of their searing... DESERT HEAT.

Falling for Gracie
First comes love, then comeses marriage...At least, that was Gracie's plan at the ripe old age of fourteen. She loved eighteen-year-old heartthrob Riley with a desperation that made her a town legend. Even now that she's all grown up, the locals in sleepy Los Lobos won't let her forget her youthful crush.And how can she, when she's face-to-face with Riley at every turn? The onetime bad boy has come back to town seeking respectability--but the sparks that fly between them are anything but respectable! Gracie's determined to keep her distance, but when someone sets out to ruin both their reputations, the two discover that first love is sometimes better the second time around.

Unexpectedly Expecting ! (Lone Star Canyon)
Sassy hairdresser Nora Darby had a chip on her shoulder the size of Texas. Abandoned by her dad and betrayed by her fiance, she was anti-man, anti-marriage and mouthy about it to boot. All of which suited Stephen Remington, M.D., to a tee. Though the townsfolk considered him the ideal candidate to scale Nora's defenses and soften her heart, the sexy widower had vowed never to love and lose again.But their public battle of the sexes led to a night of shocking, private passion...and an unexpected pregnancy...leaving no strings Nora and love shy Stephen staring straight down the shotgun of motherhood and -shudder!- matrimony....