Margaret has been writing for over 20 years. She started writing in the late 1970s because she wanted to see if she could put a whole story down on paper. That book is still in the drawer and will never see the light of day. But she was able to finish a book, which was her goal.
She decided after that to get some help, and joined a writers' roundtable where she met once a week with some fellow writers who went over each other's work. She sold her first book in the early 1980s and has been selling ever since.
When she isn't working, she loves to read, travel, and go to lunch and a movie with a friend. She has been to many countries in the world and loves to meet new people. Her favorite place is Tahiti - Bora Bora. It is as beautiful as all the pictures portray it.
In her travels she has found herself in some interesting situations. Once, in London, she got caught in the middle of a protest that later turned into a riot over poll taxes. In the rain forest of Costa Rica, she was covered from head to toe in mud and ruined a perfectly good outfit. She should have remembered it was going to be wet since it was called a rain forest. In Rio, she and a friend were left with no means to get back to the hotel on the other side of the city. Neither Margaret nor her companion spoke Portuguese and there wasn't a cab in sight. Thankfully one finally pulled up to the curb at the museum because she couldn't see herself hiking across Rio to get back to the hotel.
She decided after that to get some help, and joined a writers' roundtable where she met once a week with some fellow writers who went over each other's work. She sold her first book in the early 1980s and has been selling ever since.
When she isn't working, she loves to read, travel, and go to lunch and a movie with a friend. She has been to many countries in the world and loves to meet new people. Her favorite place is Tahiti - Bora Bora. It is as beautiful as all the pictures portray it.
In her travels she has found herself in some interesting situations. Once, in London, she got caught in the middle of a protest that later turned into a riot over poll taxes. In the rain forest of Costa Rica, she was covered from head to toe in mud and ruined a perfectly good outfit. She should have remembered it was going to be wet since it was called a rain forest. In Rio, she and a friend were left with no means to get back to the hotel on the other side of the city. Neither Margaret nor her companion spoke Portuguese and there wasn't a cab in sight. Thankfully one finally pulled up to the curb at the museum because she couldn't see herself hiking across Rio to get back to the hotel.
Genres: Inspirational, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Young Adult Romance, Historical Romance
Series
Danger in Paradise (as by Kit Daley)
1. Danger in Paradise (1987)
2. Dangerous Hideaway (1987)
3. Orchids of Passion (1987)
1. Danger in Paradise (1987)
2. Dangerous Hideaway (1987)
3. Orchids of Passion (1987)
Ladies of Sweetwater Lake
1. Gold in the Fire (2004)
2. A Mother for Cindy (2004)
3. Light In The Storm (2005)
4. When Dreams Come True (2006)
5. Tidings of Joy (2006)
1. Gold in the Fire (2004)
2. A Mother for Cindy (2004)
3. Light In The Storm (2005)
4. When Dreams Come True (2006)
5. Tidings of Joy (2006)
Heart of the Amazon
1. Heart of the Amazon (2006)
2. Buried Secrets (2007)
3. Forsaken Canyon (2008)
1. Heart of the Amazon (2006)
2. Buried Secrets (2007)
3. Forsaken Canyon (2008)
Fostered by Love
1. Once Upon A Family (2007)
2. Heart Of The Family (2007)
3. Family Ever After (2008)
4. Second Chance Family (2009)
5. Together for the Holidays (2009)
1. Once Upon A Family (2007)
2. Heart Of The Family (2007)
3. Family Ever After (2008)
4. Second Chance Family (2009)
5. Together for the Holidays (2009)
Helping Hands Homeschooling
1. Love Lessons (2010)
2. Heart of a Cowboy (2010)
3. A Daughter for Christmas (2010)
1. Love Lessons (2010)
2. Heart of a Cowboy (2010)
3. A Daughter for Christmas (2010)
Guardians, Inc.
1. Christmas Bodyguard (2010)
2. Protecting Her Own (2011)
3. Hidden in the Everglades (2011)
4. Christmas Stalking (2012)
5. Guarding the Witness (2013)
6. Bodyguard Reunion (2014)
1. Christmas Bodyguard (2010)
2. Protecting Her Own (2011)
3. Hidden in the Everglades (2011)
4. Christmas Stalking (2012)
5. Guarding the Witness (2013)
6. Bodyguard Reunion (2014)
Men of the Texas Rangers
1. Saving Hope (2012)
2. Shattered Silence (2012)
3. Scorned Justice (2013)
4. Severed Trust (2013)
1. Saving Hope (2012)
2. Shattered Silence (2012)
3. Scorned Justice (2013)
4. Severed Trust (2013)
Second Chances
1. Love Gone to the Dogs (2012)
2. Yours, Mine and Ours (2013)
3. Love Triumphs (2013)
4. Captive Hearts (2013)
5. In Defense of Love (2014)
1. Love Gone to the Dogs (2012)
2. Yours, Mine and Ours (2013)
3. Love Triumphs (2013)
4. Captive Hearts (2013)
5. In Defense of Love (2014)
Caring Canines
1. Healing Hearts (2013)
2. Her Holiday Hero (2013)
3. Her Hometown Hero (2014)
4. The Nanny's New Family (2015)
1. Healing Hearts (2013)
2. Her Holiday Hero (2013)
3. Her Hometown Hero (2014)
4. The Nanny's New Family (2015)
Strong Women, Extraordinary Situations
1. Deadly Hunt (2014)
2. Deadly Intent (2014)
3. Deadly Holiday (2014)
4. Deadly Countdown (2015)
5. Deadly Noel (2015)
6. Deadly Dose (2016)
7. Deadly Legacy: The Inheritance (2016)
8. Deadly Night, Silent Night (2016)
9. Deadly Fires: Rodeo Knight (2017)
10. Deadly Secrets (2017)
Deadly Hunt / Deadly Intent (2014)
1. Deadly Hunt (2014)
2. Deadly Intent (2014)
3. Deadly Holiday (2014)
4. Deadly Countdown (2015)
5. Deadly Noel (2015)
6. Deadly Dose (2016)
7. Deadly Legacy: The Inheritance (2016)
8. Deadly Night, Silent Night (2016)
9. Deadly Fires: Rodeo Knight (2017)
10. Deadly Secrets (2017)
Deadly Hunt / Deadly Intent (2014)
Alaskan Search and Rescue
1. The Yuletide Rescue (2014)
2. To Save Her Child (2015)
3. The Protector's Mission (2015)
4. Standoff at Christmas (2015)
1. The Yuletide Rescue (2014)
2. To Save Her Child (2015)
3. The Protector's Mission (2015)
4. Standoff at Christmas (2015)
New Beginnings
1. Love's Healing Power (2019)
2. Unexpected Love (2019)
3. Finding Love Again (2019)
4. Heart of a Hero (2019)
5. A Gift of Love (2019)
6. An Act of Love (2019)
7. Love Runs Deep (2019)
8. Shelter of Hope (2014)
9. Shelter of Love (2019)
10. Her Cowboy Hero (2020)
1. Love's Healing Power (2019)
2. Unexpected Love (2019)
3. Finding Love Again (2019)
4. Heart of a Hero (2019)
5. A Gift of Love (2019)
6. An Act of Love (2019)
7. Love Runs Deep (2019)
8. Shelter of Hope (2014)
9. Shelter of Love (2019)
10. Her Cowboy Hero (2020)
Lone Star Justice
1. High-Risk Reunion (2016)
2. Lone Star Christmas Rescue (2017)
3. Texas Ranger Showdown (2018)
4. Texas Baby Pursuit (2018)
5. Lone Star Christmas Witness (2018)
6. Lone Star Standoff (2019)
1. High-Risk Reunion (2016)
2. Lone Star Christmas Rescue (2017)
3. Texas Ranger Showdown (2018)
4. Texas Baby Pursuit (2018)
5. Lone Star Christmas Witness (2018)
6. Lone Star Standoff (2019)
Everyday Heroes
1. Hunted (2018)
2. Obsessed (2018)
3. Trapped (2019)
4. Kidnapped (2019)
5. Stolen (2019)
6. Missing (2020)
Everyday Heroes Box Set 1-3 (2019)
1. Hunted (2018)
2. Obsessed (2018)
3. Trapped (2019)
4. Kidnapped (2019)
5. Stolen (2019)
6. Missing (2020)
Everyday Heroes Box Set 1-3 (2019)
Daring Escapes
1. Into the Darkness (2019)
2. Into the Fire (2019)
3. Into the Fray (2020)
4. Into the Danger (2021)
1. Into the Darkness (2019)
2. Into the Fire (2019)
3. Into the Fray (2020)
4. Into the Danger (2021)
Novels
A Second Chance on Love (1981) (as by Margaret Ripy)
The Flaming Tree (1982) (as by Margaret Ripy)
A Treasure of Love (1982) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Gift of Orchids (1982) (as by Patti Moore)
Tomorrow's Memory (1983) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Rainy Day Dreams (1983) (as by Margaret Ripy)
A Matter of Pride (1983) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Firebird (1984) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Feathers in the Wind (1984) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Promise Her Tomorrow (1984) (as by Margaret Ripy)
And One Makes Five (1984) (as by Kit Daley)
Dance for Two (1984) (as by Kit Daley)
In Defense of Passion (1985) (as by Kit Daley)
Midnight Secrets (1986) (as by Kit Daley)
Wildcatter's Promise (1986) (as by Margaret Ripy)
The Lady and the Cop (1996) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Flight of Fantasy (1999) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Louisiana Bride (1999) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Captive Love (2000) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Hold Onto the Night (2000) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Fair Exchange (2000) (as by Shauna Michaels)
The Power of Love (2002)
Dream Snatcher (2002) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Family for Keeps (2002)
Sadie's Hero (2002)
The Courage to Dream (2003)
What the Heart Knows (2003)
A Family for Tory (2004)
So Dark The Night (2007)
Vanished (2007)
Christmas Peril (2009) (with Debby Giusti)
From This Day Forward (2011)
Deadly Race (2011)
Sadie's Prize (2014)
The Firefighter Daddy (2016)
The Flaming Tree (1982) (as by Margaret Ripy)
A Treasure of Love (1982) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Gift of Orchids (1982) (as by Patti Moore)
Tomorrow's Memory (1983) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Rainy Day Dreams (1983) (as by Margaret Ripy)
A Matter of Pride (1983) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Firebird (1984) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Feathers in the Wind (1984) (as by Margaret Ripy)
Promise Her Tomorrow (1984) (as by Margaret Ripy)
And One Makes Five (1984) (as by Kit Daley)
Dance for Two (1984) (as by Kit Daley)
In Defense of Passion (1985) (as by Kit Daley)
Midnight Secrets (1986) (as by Kit Daley)
Wildcatter's Promise (1986) (as by Margaret Ripy)
The Lady and the Cop (1996) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Flight of Fantasy (1999) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Louisiana Bride (1999) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Captive Love (2000) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Hold Onto the Night (2000) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Fair Exchange (2000) (as by Shauna Michaels)
The Power of Love (2002)
Dream Snatcher (2002) (as by Shauna Michaels)
Family for Keeps (2002)
Sadie's Hero (2002)
The Courage to Dream (2003)
What the Heart Knows (2003)
A Family for Tory (2004)
So Dark The Night (2007)
Vanished (2007)
Christmas Peril (2009) (with Debby Giusti)
From This Day Forward (2011)
Deadly Race (2011)
Sadie's Prize (2014)
The Firefighter Daddy (2016)
Omnibus
Family for Keeps / Sadie's Hero (2007)
Power of Love / Courage to Dream (2008)
Family for Tory / Mother for Cindy (2009)
Gold in the Fire / Light in the Storm (2010)
The Courage To Dream / The Power Of Love (2011)
Countdown to First Night (2013) (with Jillian Hart and Brenda Minton)
Love Gone to the Dogs / Yours, Mine and Ours (2013)
Love Inspired December 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2 (2013) (with Valerie Hansen and Mia Ross)
Tidings of Joy / Heart of the Family (2013)
Love Inspired Suspense May 2014 Bundle (2014) (with Katy Lee and Sarah Varland)
Love Inspired Suspense December 2014 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2014) (with Liz Johnson and Camy Tang)
Love Inspired Suspense February 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Maggie K Black and Lisa Harris)
Love Inspired Suspense June 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Elizabeth Goddard and Katy Lee)
Love Inspired Suspense December 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Katy Lee and Sandra Robbins)
Harlequin Love Inspired April 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Lorraine Beatty and Jill Kemerer)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense October 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Elizabeth Goddard and Annslee Urban)
Harlequin Love Inspired January 2017-Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Renee Andrews and Brenda Minton)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense March 2017 Box Set 2 of 2 (2017) (with Michelle Karl, Elisabeth Rees and Susan Sleeman)
Her Baby's Protector (2017) (with Susan Sleeman)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense November 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2017) (with Michelle Karl and Dana Mentink)
Heart of a Cowboy / Home for Good (2018) (with Jessica Keller)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense April 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Michelle Karl and Sharee Stover)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense August 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Virginia Vaughan and Heather Woodhaven)
Her Holiday Hero / Lone Star Holiday (2018) (with Jolene Navarro)
Lone Star Standoff / Lethal Ransom (2018) (with Laurie Alice Eakes, Vicki Hinze and Mary Ellen Porter)
aka Christmas Mountain Protector 1
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense December 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2018) (with Jessica R Patch)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense May 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Lisa Harris and Sarah Varland)
His Holiday Family / The Christmas Children (2019) (with Irene Brand)
Yuletide Threat (2019) (with Valerie Hansen and Laura Scott)
A New Beginning (2020) (with Annie Jones)
Deadly Risk (2021) (with Dana Mentink)
Christmas Peril / Yuletide Abduction (2021) (with Debby Giusti and Virginia Vaughan)
A Wish for the Season (2022) (with Linda Goodnight)
Ambush in Alaska (2022) (with Darlene L Turner)
Power of Love / Courage to Dream (2008)
Family for Tory / Mother for Cindy (2009)
Gold in the Fire / Light in the Storm (2010)
The Courage To Dream / The Power Of Love (2011)
Countdown to First Night (2013) (with Jillian Hart and Brenda Minton)
Love Gone to the Dogs / Yours, Mine and Ours (2013)
Love Inspired December 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2 (2013) (with Valerie Hansen and Mia Ross)
Tidings of Joy / Heart of the Family (2013)
Love Inspired Suspense May 2014 Bundle (2014) (with Katy Lee and Sarah Varland)
Love Inspired Suspense December 2014 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2014) (with Liz Johnson and Camy Tang)
Love Inspired Suspense February 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Maggie K Black and Lisa Harris)
Love Inspired Suspense June 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Elizabeth Goddard and Katy Lee)
Love Inspired Suspense December 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Katy Lee and Sandra Robbins)
Harlequin Love Inspired April 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Lorraine Beatty and Jill Kemerer)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense October 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Elizabeth Goddard and Annslee Urban)
Harlequin Love Inspired January 2017-Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Renee Andrews and Brenda Minton)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense March 2017 Box Set 2 of 2 (2017) (with Michelle Karl, Elisabeth Rees and Susan Sleeman)
Her Baby's Protector (2017) (with Susan Sleeman)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense November 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2017) (with Michelle Karl and Dana Mentink)
Heart of a Cowboy / Home for Good (2018) (with Jessica Keller)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense April 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Michelle Karl and Sharee Stover)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense August 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Virginia Vaughan and Heather Woodhaven)
Her Holiday Hero / Lone Star Holiday (2018) (with Jolene Navarro)
Lone Star Standoff / Lethal Ransom (2018) (with Laurie Alice Eakes, Vicki Hinze and Mary Ellen Porter)
aka Christmas Mountain Protector 1
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense December 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2018) (with Jessica R Patch)
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense May 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Lisa Harris and Sarah Varland)
His Holiday Family / The Christmas Children (2019) (with Irene Brand)
Yuletide Threat (2019) (with Valerie Hansen and Laura Scott)
A New Beginning (2020) (with Annie Jones)
Deadly Risk (2021) (with Dana Mentink)
Christmas Peril / Yuletide Abduction (2021) (with Debby Giusti and Virginia Vaughan)
A Wish for the Season (2022) (with Linda Goodnight)
Ambush in Alaska (2022) (with Darlene L Turner)
Collections
Standoff at Christmas / Christmas Escape / Yuletide Target (2019) (with Valerie Hansen and Laura Scott)
Christmas Mountain Protector (2020) (with Mary Ellen Porter)
aka Christmas Stalking / Off the Grid Christmas
A Father's Promise / A Baby for the Rancher (2021) (with Mindy Obenhaus)
Christmas Mountain Protector (2020) (with Mary Ellen Porter)
aka Christmas Stalking / Off the Grid Christmas
A Father's Promise / A Baby for the Rancher (2021) (with Mindy Obenhaus)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Texas K-9 Unit
2. Detection Mission (2013)
Texas K-9 Unit Books 1-3 (omnibus) (2015) (with Sharon Dunn and Shirlee McCoy)
Search and Recover (omnibus) (2018) (with Shirlee McCoy)
2. Detection Mission (2013)
Texas K-9 Unit Books 1-3 (omnibus) (2015) (with Sharon Dunn and Shirlee McCoy)
Search and Recover (omnibus) (2018) (with Shirlee McCoy)
Inspy Kisses
First Kisses (2014) (with Debra Clopton, Linda Goodnight, Camy Tang, Janet Tronstad and Lacy Williams)
Sealed with a Kiss (2014) (with Camy Tang, Janet Tronstad and Lacy Williams)
Mistletoe Kisses (2014) (with Camille Elliot, Lisa Mondello, Pamela Tracy, Janet Tronstad, Lacy Williams, Lenora Worth and Cheryl Wyatt)
First Kisses (2014) (with Debra Clopton, Linda Goodnight, Camy Tang, Janet Tronstad and Lacy Williams)
Sealed with a Kiss (2014) (with Camy Tang, Janet Tronstad and Lacy Williams)
Mistletoe Kisses (2014) (with Camille Elliot, Lisa Mondello, Pamela Tracy, Janet Tronstad, Lacy Williams, Lenora Worth and Cheryl Wyatt)
Capitol K-9 Unit
4. Security Breach (2015)
Capitol K-9 Unit Series Books 4-6 (omnibus) (2016) (with Valerie Hansen and Lenora Worth)
Danger Trail (omnibus) (2018) (with Lynette Eason)
aka Trail of Evidence / Security Breach
Lethal Rescue (omnibus) (2018) (with Elizabeth Goddard)
aka Backfire / To Save Her Child
4. Security Breach (2015)
Capitol K-9 Unit Series Books 4-6 (omnibus) (2016) (with Valerie Hansen and Lenora Worth)
Danger Trail (omnibus) (2018) (with Lynette Eason)
aka Trail of Evidence / Security Breach
Lethal Rescue (omnibus) (2018) (with Elizabeth Goddard)
aka Backfire / To Save Her Child
Rodeo Knights
2. The Knight and the Damsel (2015)
9. Deadly Fires (2017)
The Knight and the Damsel / Deadly Fires (omnibus) (2018)
2. The Knight and the Damsel (2015)
9. Deadly Fires (2017)
The Knight and the Damsel / Deadly Fires (omnibus) (2018)
Non fiction
The Overcomers (2011) (with Ginny Aiken, Molly Noble Bull, Jane Myers Perrine and Ruth Scofield)
Recipes of Love (2015) (with Lyn Cote, Melinda Curtis, 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)
Recipes of Love (2015) (with Lyn Cote, Melinda Curtis, 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)
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