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Mary Burton loves writing suspense, researching law enforcement and forensic procedures, morning walks, baking, books, and tiny dachshunds. She also enjoys hunting down serial killers, which she does in her New York Times and USA Today bestselling novels of suspense and romance. Library Journal has compared her work to that of Lisa Jackson and Lisa Gardner, and Fresh Fiction likened her writing to that of James Patterson.
A Richmond native, Mary has lived there for most of her life. She is a graduate of Virginia's Hollins University and worked in marketing before she began writing full time. Her first book was published in 2000 and she's now the author of thirty-four published novels, five novellas and four works of contemporary women's fiction written as Mary Ellen Taylor.
A Richmond native, Mary has lived there for most of her life. She is a graduate of Virginia's Hollins University and worked in marketing before she began writing full time. Her first book was published in 2000 and she's now the author of thirty-four published novels, five novellas and four works of contemporary women's fiction written as Mary Ellen Taylor.
Genres: Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Romance, Historical Romance
Series
Alexandria
1. Senseless (2011)
2. Merciless (2011)
3. Before She Dies (2012)
3.5. Christmas Past (2013)
1. Senseless (2011)
2. Merciless (2011)
3. Before She Dies (2012)
3.5. Christmas Past (2013)
Morgans of Nashville
1. Cover Your Eyes (2014)
2. Be Afraid (2015)
3. I'll Never Let You Go (2015)
4. Vulnerable (2016)
1. Cover Your Eyes (2014)
2. Be Afraid (2015)
3. I'll Never Let You Go (2015)
4. Vulnerable (2016)
Criminal Profiler
1. The Last Move (2017)
2. Her Last Word (2018)
3. Cut and Run (2018)
4. Hide and Seek (2019)
5. I See You (2019)
6. Never Look Back (2020)
1. The Last Move (2017)
2. Her Last Word (2018)
3. Cut and Run (2018)
4. Hide and Seek (2019)
5. I See You (2019)
6. Never Look Back (2020)
Novels
A Bride for McCain (2000)
The Colorado Bride (2001)
The Perfect Wife (2002)
Rafferty's Bride (2002)
The Lightkeeper's Woman (2004)
The Unexpected Wife (2004)
Heart of the Storm (2005)
In Dark Waters (2005)
The Arsonist (2006)
Wise Moves (2006)
aka Find You
Cold Case Cop (2007)
Don't Look Now (2021)
Keep You Close (2022)
Playing With Fire (2022)
The Lies I Told (2022)
The House Beyond the Dunes (2023)
The Colorado Bride (2001)
The Perfect Wife (2002)
Rafferty's Bride (2002)
The Lightkeeper's Woman (2004)
The Unexpected Wife (2004)
Heart of the Storm (2005)
In Dark Waters (2005)
The Arsonist (2006)
Wise Moves (2006)
aka Find You
Cold Case Cop (2007)
Don't Look Now (2021)
Keep You Close (2022)
Playing With Fire (2022)
The Lies I Told (2022)
The House Beyond the Dunes (2023)
Omnibus
Christmas Gold (2002) (with Elizabeth Lane and Cheryl St. John)
A Hero's Kiss (2003) (with Diana Palmer and Judith Stacy)
Defending the Rancher's Daughter / In Dark Waters (2005) (with Carla Cassidy)
A Season of the Heart (2005) (with Kate Bridges and Jillian Hart)
Silver Bells (2008) (with Judy Duarte, Fern Michaels and JoAnn Ross)
Our First Christmas (2014) (with Mary Carter and Lisa Jackson)
A Hero's Kiss (2003) (with Diana Palmer and Judith Stacy)
Defending the Rancher's Daughter / In Dark Waters (2005) (with Carla Cassidy)
A Season of the Heart (2005) (with Kate Bridges and Jillian Hart)
Silver Bells (2008) (with Judy Duarte, Fern Michaels and JoAnn Ross)
Our First Christmas (2014) (with Mary Carter and Lisa Jackson)
Collections
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Mary Burton recommends
Yesterday's News (2018)
(Clare Carlson Mystery, book 1)
R G Belsky
"Taut, fast-paced and compelling characters make Yesterday's News a page-turner."
Over the Falls (2021)
Rebecca Hodge
"Rebecca Hodge's Over the Falls is a well-crafted suspense full of richly drawn characters and unexpected twists. I couldn’t put it down!"
Vanishing Hour (2022)
Laura Griffin
"This page-turning romantic thriller hooked me on page one and held me to the end. A must read."
All the Dark Places (2022)
Terri Parlato
"Hooks you immediately. Sharp characters and a plot full of twists kept the pages turning to the last. Fantastic read!"
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