Lois Kleinsasser was born on April 11 and raised in rural Washington state.With rumours of an Austrian princess in her ancestry, Lois is of GermanRussian heritage, and is the only member of her family who is not bilingual.However, like Lois, every member of her family has achieved in the creativearts."I usually teach myself," she says. "And that is what I did withwriting. I believed then, and still do, that artistic elements aretranslatable that given dedication and the eagerness to learn, one can movefrom one art form to another.... In some ways, that untrained,do-it-yourself creativity is more pure than when it is taught. 'Live andlearn' has always served me well. I have been an artist since I was 10, soit seemed only natural to move into writing, that is, creating pictures onpages instead of canvas."
Published since 1986, she started writing historical romances under thepseudonym Cait Logan (the editors didn't want her to use her real name). Loisenjoyed doing research driving the full length of historic Western Americantrails. She has driven the entire Oregon Trail and loved that experience.She uses this historic background in her contemporary romances as CaitLondon. This love of historical research is especially found in the popularTallchief series from Silhouette. The original five-book series was designedas a complete unit, and her editor at the time said she had never seenanything like it. Lois designed the Tallchief logo, the genealogy chart, andof course the ancestral stories and the additional Tallchief books. Also,much of her writing as includes that early background amid the sage and sandand the wheat and apple crops. Where does she get her ideas?" All I have todo is take a long drive, look at an old house or a windmill missing apaddle, and a story unfolds to me," she says. "So those long drives acrossthe West are very profitable, stories sticking to me like lint.
A USA Today bestseller, Lois has received several national kudos includingfeatured alternate in Doubleday and Rhapsody book clubs, and featuredselection in romantic suspense in Mystery Guild book club. Her awardsinclude Holt, Laurel Wreath, RIO (Reviewers International Organization),Bookseller's Best, WRWA Reader's Award for Single Title, B.Dalton'sBestseller Award, several RT nominations and awards, including Reviewer'sChoice Award. However, she lists her top achievement as several years as asingle mother of her three daughters, while she worked a full-time day joband wrote for two publishers.Lois lives in Missouri with her three daughters, she says that three is herlucky number, because she was born in a three year, married in one, and shehas three lovely daugthers. She loves computers, the Internet, creatingbookmarks and newsletters, and reading everything, and she attends museums,festivals, powwows, and other rendezvous for research. Lois also enjoysraising herbs and scented geraniums, driving cross-country, photography,cooking, and generally experiencing life. On her list of future experiencesare updating her ballroom, Latin American, and folk dancing, and travellingabroad (and having Robert Duvall as a tango teacher).
Genres: Romance, Historical Romance
Series
Blaylocks
1. Midnight Rider (1992)
2. The Seduction of Jake Tallman (1993)
3. Blaylock's Bride (1999)
4. Rio, Man of Destiny (1999)
5. Typical Male (1999)
1. Midnight Rider (1992)
2. The Seduction of Jake Tallman (1993)
3. Blaylock's Bride (1999)
4. Rio, Man of Destiny (1999)
5. Typical Male (1999)
Tallchiefs
1. The Cowboy and the Cradle (1996)
2. Tallchief's Bride (1996)
3. Tallchief for Keeps (1998)
4. The Groom Candidate (1997)
5. The Seduction of Fiona Tallchief (1998)
6. Rafe Palladin: Man of Secrets (1998)
7. The Perfect Fit (1998)
8. Tallchief, the Homecoming (2000)
9. Tallchief: The Hunter (2002)
1. The Cowboy and the Cradle (1996)
2. Tallchief's Bride (1996)
3. Tallchief for Keeps (1998)
4. The Groom Candidate (1997)
5. The Seduction of Fiona Tallchief (1998)
6. Rafe Palladin: Man of Secrets (1998)
7. The Perfect Fit (1998)
8. Tallchief, the Homecoming (2000)
9. Tallchief: The Hunter (2002)
Basket
1. The Basket Maker's Wife (2013)
2. The Egg Basket (2016)
3. The Bride's Basket (2016)
4. The Rose Basket (2017)
1. The Basket Maker's Wife (2013)
2. The Egg Basket (2016)
3. The Bride's Basket (2016)
4. The Rose Basket (2017)
Novels
Rugged Glory (1986) (as by Cait Logan)
A Lady's Choice (1988) (as by Cait Logan)
Tame the Fury (1990) (as by Cait Logan)
The Pendragon Virus (1990)
Wild Dawn (1992) (as by Cait Logan)
Gambler's Lady (1992) (as by Cait Logan)
Maybe No, Maybe Yes (1993)
Night Fire (1994) (as by Cait Logan)
Delilah (1995) (as by Cait Logan)
Miracles and Mistletoe (1995)
The Wedding Gamble (1996) (as by Cait Logan)
Be Mine (1997) (as by Cait Logan)
Three Kisses (1998)
Sleepless in Montana (1999)
It Happened at Midnight (2000)
A Loving Man (2001)
Leaving Lonely Town (2001)
Forbidden Attraction (2002) (with Laurie Paige)
When Night Falls (2002)
With Her Last Breath (2003)
Taking Her Time (2004)
What Memories Remain (2004)
Hidden Secrets (2005)
Flashback (2005)
Silence the Whispers (2006)
Season of Truth (2012)
Return to Fairy Cove (2013)
Donovan's Second Chance (2014)
My Trail to You (2020)
A Lady's Choice (1988) (as by Cait Logan)
Tame the Fury (1990) (as by Cait Logan)
The Pendragon Virus (1990)
Wild Dawn (1992) (as by Cait Logan)
Gambler's Lady (1992) (as by Cait Logan)
Maybe No, Maybe Yes (1993)
Night Fire (1994) (as by Cait Logan)
Delilah (1995) (as by Cait Logan)
Miracles and Mistletoe (1995)
The Wedding Gamble (1996) (as by Cait Logan)
Be Mine (1997) (as by Cait Logan)
Three Kisses (1998)
Sleepless in Montana (1999)
It Happened at Midnight (2000)
A Loving Man (2001)
Leaving Lonely Town (2001)
Forbidden Attraction (2002) (with Laurie Paige)
When Night Falls (2002)
With Her Last Breath (2003)
Taking Her Time (2004)
What Memories Remain (2004)
Hidden Secrets (2005)
Flashback (2005)
Silence the Whispers (2006)
Season of Truth (2012)
Return to Fairy Cove (2013)
Donovan's Second Chance (2014)
My Trail to You (2020)
Omnibus
Baby On the Way (1994) (with Dallas Schulze and Linda Turner)
Spring Fancy (1994) (with Pepper Adams (Debrah Morris) and Dixie Browning)
Spring Fever (1997) (with Pepper Adams (Debrah Morris) and Dixie Browning)
Outlaw Love (1997) (with Connie Brockway, Brenda Joyce (as by Cait Logan) and Stephanie Mittman)
Maternity Leave (1998) (with Candace Camp and Sherryl Woods)
Do You Take This Cowboy (2000) (with Anne McAllister)
First Love, Only Love (2001) (with B J James)
Her Ideal Man (2002) (with Fayrene Preston)
Luke's Promise / Tallchief, the Hunter (2002)
Mr.Temptation / Plain Jane's Texan (2003) (with Jan Hudson)
The Millionaire's Proposal / Plain Jane's Texan (2003) (with Susan Mallery)
Stuck on You (2004) (with Wendy Rosnau and Carolyn Zane)
Lionhearted / Instinctive Male (2004) (with Diana Palmer)
Lassoed Hearts (2004) (with Susan Mallery)
Nine-month Knight / Paternity Test / Tabloid Baby (2004) (with Candace Camp and Sherryl Woods)
Hold Me Tight / Cowboy Crescendo (2004) (with Cathleen Galitz)
Breathless Passion / Total Package (2006) (with Emilie Rose)
Dreamy Dads (2015)
The Caseys (2016)
Spring Fancy (1994) (with Pepper Adams (Debrah Morris) and Dixie Browning)
Spring Fever (1997) (with Pepper Adams (Debrah Morris) and Dixie Browning)
Outlaw Love (1997) (with Connie Brockway, Brenda Joyce (as by Cait Logan) and Stephanie Mittman)
Maternity Leave (1998) (with Candace Camp and Sherryl Woods)
Do You Take This Cowboy (2000) (with Anne McAllister)
First Love, Only Love (2001) (with B J James)
Her Ideal Man (2002) (with Fayrene Preston)
Luke's Promise / Tallchief, the Hunter (2002)
Mr.Temptation / Plain Jane's Texan (2003) (with Jan Hudson)
The Millionaire's Proposal / Plain Jane's Texan (2003) (with Susan Mallery)
Stuck on You (2004) (with Wendy Rosnau and Carolyn Zane)
Lionhearted / Instinctive Male (2004) (with Diana Palmer)
Lassoed Hearts (2004) (with Susan Mallery)
Nine-month Knight / Paternity Test / Tabloid Baby (2004) (with Candace Camp and Sherryl Woods)
Hold Me Tight / Cowboy Crescendo (2004) (with Cathleen Galitz)
Breathless Passion / Total Package (2006) (with Emilie Rose)
Dreamy Dads (2015)
The Caseys (2016)
Collections
Mistletoe Kisses (1998) (with Andrea Edwards (Anne and Ed Kolaczyk) and Rachel Lee)
Sugarplums and Scandal (2006) (with Lori Avocato, Dana Cameron, Mary Daheim, Suzanne Macpherson and Kerrelyn Sparks)
His Christmas Present (2015)
Sugarplums and Scandal (2006) (with Lori Avocato, Dana Cameron, Mary Daheim, Suzanne Macpherson and Kerrelyn Sparks)
His Christmas Present (2015)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Heartbreakers
11. Hold Me Tight (2004)
Mr. Temptation (2002)
Instinctive Male (2003)
Total Package (2005)
11. Hold Me Tight (2004)
Mr. Temptation (2002)
Instinctive Male (2003)
Total Package (2005)
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