Cathy Gillen Thacker is an American

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Author

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 of over seventy romance novels.

Biography

Thacker began writing to occupy herself while she was raising small children. She wrote seven books as she taught herself how to be an author. Her eighth attempt was finally published in July 1982. She has written over seventy novels since then, which have been published in seventeen languages and thirty-five countries.

Thacker is a charter member of Romance Writers of America

Romance Writers of America

Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...

. She and her husband Charlie have three children, Julie, David, and Sarah.

Too Many Dads

1. Baby on the Doorstep (1994)
2. Daddy to the Rescue (1994)
3. Too Many Moms (1994)

Wild West Weddings

1. The Cowboy's Bride (1996)
2. The Ranch Stud (1996)
3. The Maverick Marriage (1996)
4. One Hot Cowboy (1997)
5. Spur-Of-The-Moment Marriage (1997)

McCabe Family

1. Dr. Cowboy (1999)
2. Wildcat Cowboy (1999)
3. A Cowboy's Woman (1999)
4. A Cowboy Kind of Daddy (1999)
5. Texas Vows (2001)
6. The Ultimate Texas Bachelor (2005)
7. Santa's Texas Lullaby (2005)
8. A Texas Wedding Vow (2006)
9. Blame It On Texas (2006)
10. A Laramie, Texas Christmas (2006)
11. From Texas, With Love (2007)

Brides of Holly Springs

1. The Virgin's Secret Marriage (2003)
2. The Secret Wedding Wish (2004)
3. The Secret Seduction (2004)
4. Plain Jane's Secret Life (2004)
5. Her Secret Valentine (2005)

Deveraux Legacy

1. Her Bachelor Challenge (2002)
2. His Marriage Bonus (2002)
3. My Secret Wife (2002)
4. Their Instant Baby (2002)
5. The Heiress (2003)
6. Taking Over the Tycoon (2003)

Lockhart Women Series

1. The Bride Said, I Did? (2000)
2. The Bride Said, Finally! (2000)
3. The Bride Said, Surprise! (2001)
4. The Virgin Bride Said, Wow! (2001)

Texas Legacies: Carrigans

1. The Rancher Next Door (2007)
2. The Rancher's Family Thanksgiving (2007)
3. The Rancher's Christmas Baby (2007)
4. The Gentleman Rancher (2008)

Made in Texas

1. Hannah's Baby (2008)
2. The Inherited Twins (2008)
3. A Baby In The Bunkhouse (2008)
4. Found: One Baby (2009)

The Lonestar Dad’s Club

1. A Baby for Mommy (2009)
2. A Mommy for Christmas (2009)
3. Wanted: One Mommy (2010)
4. The Mommy Proposal (2010)

Texas Legacies: The McCabes

1. A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe (2010)
2. One Wild Cowboy (2011)
3. A Cowboy to Marry (2011)

Stand Alone Novels

• Touch of Fire (1983)
• Intimate Scoundrels (1983)
• Wildfire Trace (1984)
• Heart's Journey (1985)
• Embrace Me Love (1985)
• Promise Me Today (1985)
• A Private Passion (1985)
• Reach for the Stars (1985)
• A Family to Cherish (1986)
• Heaven Shared (1986)
• The Devlin Dare (1986)
• Family to Treasure (1987)
• Rogue's Bargain (1987)
• Family Affair (1988)
• Guardian Angel (1988)
• Fatal Amusement (1988)
• Natural Touch (1988)
• Dream Spinners (1988)
• Perfect Match (1988)
• One Man's Folly (1989)
• Lifetime Guarantee (1989)
• Meant to Be (1990)
• Slalom to Terror (1990)
• It's Only Temporary (1990)
• Father of the Bride (1991)
• An Unexpected Family (1991)
• Tangled Web (1992)
• Home Free (1992)
• Anything's Possible (1992)
• Honeymoon for Hire (1993)
• Beguiled Again (1993)
• Fiance for Sale (1993)
• Kidnapping Nick (1993)
• Guilty as Sin (1994)
• Baby on the Doorstep (1994)
• Daddy to the Rescue (1994)
• Jenny and the Fortune Hunter (1994)
• Too Many Mums (1994)
• Love Potion 5 (1994)
• A Shotgun Wedding (1995)
• Miss Charlotte Surrenders (1995)
• Matchmaking Baby (1995)
• Daddy Christmas (1995)
• Mathmaking Baby (1996)
• The Cowboy's Bride (1996)
• The Ranch Stud (1996)
• The Maverick Marriage (1996)
• How to Marry...One Hot Cowboy (1997)
• Spur-of-the-moment Marriage (1997)
• Snowbound Bride (1998)
• Hot Chocolate Honeymoon (1998)
• Snow Baby (1998)
• The Cowboy's Mistress (1998)
• Make Room for Baby (1998)
• Baby's First Christmas (1998)
• His Cinderella (1999)
• A Baby by Chance (2000)
• Texas Vows (2001)
• Return to Crystal Creek (2002) (with Bethany Campbell
  Bethany Campbell
  Bethany Campbell and Lisa Harris are pen-names of Sally McCluskey, an American writer of romance novels.-Biography:Sally McCluskey was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska. She received a B.A. from Wayne State Teachers College, an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D...
  
   and Vicki Lewis Thompson
  Vicki Lewis Thompson
  Vicki Lewis Thompson is a best-selling U.S.American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Lost and Found (2003)
• Twice and for Always (2003)
• The Heiress (2003)
• Blame It on Texas (2006)
• Christmas Lullaby (2006)
• A Laramie, Texas Christmas (2006)
• From Texas, With Love (2007)

Omnibus

• Marriage by Design (1994)
• Yours, Mine And Ours (1997) (with Marisa Carroll, Penny Jordan
  Penny Jordan
  Penny Halsall, née Penelope Jones better known by her pen name of Penny Jordan, is a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels...
  
  )
• The Cupid Connection (1998) (with Anne Stuart
  Anne Stuart
  Anne Stuart, born Anne Kristine Stuart , is a prolific and best-selling American romance novelist. She has written over 60 novels and was the recipient of the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.Her first book was published in 1974 by Ballantine Press when she was 25 years old...
  
   and Vicki Lewis Thompson)
• In Defense of Love / Her Special Angel / Daddy Christmas / Home for Christmas (1999) (with Kathleen Creighton, Marie Ferrarella
  Marie Ferrarella
  Marie Ferrarella, née Rydzynski is a popular and prolific American writer of over 150 romance novels as Marie Ferrarella, which have been translated into at least seven languages...
  
  )
• The Baby Game (2000) (with Judy Christenberry)
• Western Rogues (2002) (with Annette Broadrick
  Annette Broadrick
  Annette Broadrick is an United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1984.-Biography:Broadrick was born on November 26, 1938 and raised as an only child for sixteen years, until her younger sister, Derralee, was born. Two years after that, as soon as she was graduated from high school in...
  
  )
• Temporary Santa (2003) (with Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger , a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also teaches romance writing for Gothan Writers' Workshop among other places.-Biography:LeAnn was born on...
  
  )
• Her Surprise Baby (2004) (with Paula Detmer Riggs)
• Special Delivery (2004) (with Maggie Shayne
  Maggie Shayne
  Maggie Shayne is an American author of more than 50 romance and paranormal novels. She has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award...
  
  )
• Her Bachelor Challenge / His Marriage Bonus (2004)
• My Secret Wife / Their Instant Baby (2004)
• Be My Baby (2005) (with Adrianne Lee)
• Married in White (2005) (with Linda O. Johnston
  Linda O. Johnston
  Linda O. Johnston is an American author of mystery and romance novels.Johnston’s first published fiction appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for Best First Mystery Short Story of the Year...
  
  )
• Bride Said, Surprise! / Bride Said, Wow! (2005)
• Secret Wedding Wish / the Sugar House (2005) (with Christine Flynn)
• Secret Seduction / Which Child is Mine? (2005) (with Karen Rose Smith
  Karen Rose Smith
  Karen Rose Smith is a popular U.S.American writer of over 70 romance novels. She has also signed her novels as Kari Sutherland and Karen Hughes.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Plain Jane's Secret Life / Beauty and the Black Sheep (2005) (with Jessica Bird)