Melinda Curtis is the award winning author of light-hearted, contemporary romances that span the sexy scale - from Harlequin Heartwarmings (sweet romance, rated G) to her Hollywood Rules series (hot reads written as Mel Curtis).
Melinda loves writing romances about women who don't realize how strong they are until a hero comes along to show them, while simultaneously capturing the wry humorous power struggle of falling in love (because, really, who lets the man have the last word?).
Melinda loves all her children...er, books...equally. But some have different tones and characters than others. If you liked the more light-hearted Amber Rules, you'd probably also enjoy Blue Rules, Count on Love, Once Upon a Christmas and The Best-Kept Secret. If you liked the drama in Michael's Father, you'd probably also enjoy A Marriage Between Friends and Back to Eden. The rest of her library falls somewhere in between.
Genres: Romance
Series
Harmony Valley
1. Dandelion Wishes (2013)
2. Summer Kisses (2014)
3. Season of Change (2014)
4. One Perfect Year (2015)
5. Time for Love (2015)
6. A Memory Away (2015)
7. A Man of Influence (2016)
8. Marrying the Single Dad (2016)
9. Love, Special Delivery (2017)
10. Support Your Local Sheriff (2017)
11. Marrying the Wedding Crasher (2018)
1. Dandelion Wishes (2013)
2. Summer Kisses (2014)
3. Season of Change (2014)
4. One Perfect Year (2015)
5. Time for Love (2015)
6. A Memory Away (2015)
7. A Man of Influence (2016)
8. Marrying the Single Dad (2016)
9. Love, Special Delivery (2017)
10. Support Your Local Sheriff (2017)
11. Marrying the Wedding Crasher (2018)
Bridesmaids
1. The Wedding Promise (2014)
2. Always a Bridesmaid (2015)
3. Rescued by a Bridesmaid (2015)
4. You May Now Kiss the Bridesmaid (2016)
5. The Bridesmaid Wore White (2017)
1. The Wedding Promise (2014)
2. Always a Bridesmaid (2015)
3. Rescued by a Bridesmaid (2015)
4. You May Now Kiss the Bridesmaid (2016)
5. The Bridesmaid Wore White (2017)
Mountain Monroes
0.5. The Secrets to My Success (2019)
1. Kissed by the Country Doc (2019)
2. Snowed in with the Single Dad (2019)
3. Rescued by the Perfect Cowboy (2019)
4. Lassoed by the Would-Be Rancher (2020)
0.5. The Secrets to My Success (2019)
1. Kissed by the Country Doc (2019)
2. Snowed in with the Single Dad (2019)
3. Rescued by the Perfect Cowboy (2019)
4. Lassoed by the Would-Be Rancher (2020)
Novels
Omnibus
Cowboy at Heart / Getting Married Again (2004) (with Roz Denny Fox)
Back to Eden / Unexpected Complication (2006)
Once Upon a Christmas (2006) (with Anna Adams and Brenda Novak)
More Little Secrets Volume 1 (2007) (with Janice Macdonald)
Marriage Between Friends / Nobody's Hero (2008) (with Carrie Alexander)
Christmas, Actually (2014) (with Anna Adams and Anna J Stewart)
Rescued by a Wedding (2015) (with Kathleen O'Brien)
Harlequin Heartwarming August 2015 - Box Set (2015) (with Roz Denny Fox, Shirley Hailstock and Syndi Powell)
Harlequin Heartwarming December 2015 Box Set (2015) (with Helen DePrima, Gwen Ford Faulkenberry and Anna J Stewart)
Make Me a Match (2016) (with Anna J Stewart and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming April 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Liz Flaherty, Cynthia Reese and Leigh Riker)
A Heartwarming Holiday (2016) (with Anna Adams, Amie Denman, Cheryl Harper, Tara Taylor Quinn, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming November 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Anna Adams, Patricia Forsythe and Tara Taylor Quinn)
Harlequin Heartwarming April 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Helen DePrima, Catherine Lanigan and Pamela Kaye Tracy)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Amie Denman, Cheryl Harper and Kate James)
Heartwarming Holiday Wishes (2017) (with Anna Adams, Liz Flaherty, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming March 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Amie Denman, Kim Findlay and Anna J Stewart)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Patricia Johns, Carolyn McSparren and M K Stelmack)
Harlequin Heartwarming June 2019 Box Set (2019) (with Rula Sinara, Angel Smits and Cynthia Thomason)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2019 Box Set (2019) (with Claire McEwen, Carol Ross and Jeannie Watt)
Harlequin Heartwarming January 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Tanya Agler, Shirley Hailstock and Amy Vastine)
Back to Eden / Unexpected Complication (2006)
Once Upon a Christmas (2006) (with Anna Adams and Brenda Novak)
More Little Secrets Volume 1 (2007) (with Janice Macdonald)
Marriage Between Friends / Nobody's Hero (2008) (with Carrie Alexander)
Christmas, Actually (2014) (with Anna Adams and Anna J Stewart)
Rescued by a Wedding (2015) (with Kathleen O'Brien)
Harlequin Heartwarming August 2015 - Box Set (2015) (with Roz Denny Fox, Shirley Hailstock and Syndi Powell)
Harlequin Heartwarming December 2015 Box Set (2015) (with Helen DePrima, Gwen Ford Faulkenberry and Anna J Stewart)
Make Me a Match (2016) (with Anna J Stewart and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming April 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Liz Flaherty, Cynthia Reese and Leigh Riker)
A Heartwarming Holiday (2016) (with Anna Adams, Amie Denman, Cheryl Harper, Tara Taylor Quinn, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming November 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Anna Adams, Patricia Forsythe and Tara Taylor Quinn)
Harlequin Heartwarming April 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Helen DePrima, Catherine Lanigan and Pamela Kaye Tracy)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Amie Denman, Cheryl Harper and Kate James)
Heartwarming Holiday Wishes (2017) (with Anna Adams, Liz Flaherty, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming March 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Amie Denman, Kim Findlay and Anna J Stewart)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Patricia Johns, Carolyn McSparren and M K Stelmack)
Harlequin Heartwarming June 2019 Box Set (2019) (with Rula Sinara, Angel Smits and Cynthia Thomason)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2019 Box Set (2019) (with Claire McEwen, Carol Ross and Jeannie Watt)
Harlequin Heartwarming January 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Tanya Agler, Shirley Hailstock and Amy Vastine)
Collections
Holly Jolly Christmas (2018)
Be My Heartwarming Valentine (2020) (with Anna Adams, LeAnne Bristow, Beth Carpenter, Liz Flaherty, Claire McEwen, Anna J Stewart and Cari Lynn Webb)
Be My Heartwarming Valentine (2020) (with Anna Adams, LeAnne Bristow, Beth Carpenter, Liz Flaherty, Claire McEwen, Anna J Stewart and Cari Lynn Webb)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Heartwarming Christmas
1. Coming Home to Christmas Town (2015) (with Anna Adams and Anna J Stewart)
1. 1. The Comeback Christmas (2015)
A Heartwarming Christmas (omnibus) (2015) (with Anna Adams, Liz Flaherty, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Rula Sinara, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
A Christmas Carousel Proposal (2018) (with Cari Lynn Webb)
1. Coming Home to Christmas Town (2015) (with Anna Adams and Anna J Stewart)
1. 1. The Comeback Christmas (2015)
A Heartwarming Christmas (omnibus) (2015) (with Anna Adams, Liz Flaherty, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Rula Sinara, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
A Christmas Carousel Proposal (2018) (with Cari Lynn Webb)
Non fiction
Recipes of Love (2015) (with Lyn Cote, Margaret Daley, Denise Devine, Raine English, Donna Fasano, Aileen Fish, Grace Greene, Shanna Hatfield, Milou Koenings, Karen Rock, Roxanne Rustand, Alicia S, Magdalena Scott and Alicia Street)
A Heartwarming Christmas Craft & Cookbook (2015) (with Anna Adams, Liz Flaherty, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Frankly, My Dear: Creating Unforgettable Characters (2017)
A Heartwarming Christmas Craft & Cookbook (2015) (with Anna Adams, Liz Flaherty, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Frankly, My Dear: Creating Unforgettable Characters (2017)
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