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Tara Taylor Quinn
Tara Taylor Quinn was born and raised in Ohio. Though she wrote her first story at the age of seven, her professional writing career began ten years later when she was hired as a stringer with the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and graduated from Harding College in Arkansas with a degree in English and Journalism. She published several magazine articles before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she's not writing or fulfilling speaking engagements, Ms. Quinn enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she's not writing or fulfilling speaking engagements, Ms. Quinn enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends.
Genres: Romance, Romantic Suspense
New Books
Series
Shelter Valley Stories
1. Becca's Baby (2000)
2. My Sister, Myself (2000)
3. White Picket Fences (2000)
4. Sheltered in His Arms (2001)
5. Just Around the Corner (2001)
6. Born in the Valley (2003)
7. The Sheriff of Shelter Valley (2002)
8. Nothing Sacred (2004)
9. Somebody's Baby (2005)
10. Sophie's Secret (2009)
11. Full Contact (2011)
12. It's Never Too Late (2013)
13. Second Time's the Charm (2013)
14. The Moment of Truth (2013)
15. Their Secret Twins (2023)
1. Becca's Baby (2000)
2. My Sister, Myself (2000)
3. White Picket Fences (2000)
4. Sheltered in His Arms (2001)
5. Just Around the Corner (2001)
6. Born in the Valley (2003)
7. The Sheriff of Shelter Valley (2002)
8. Nothing Sacred (2004)
9. Somebody's Baby (2005)
10. Sophie's Secret (2009)
11. Full Contact (2011)
12. It's Never Too Late (2013)
13. Second Time's the Charm (2013)
14. The Moment of Truth (2013)
15. Their Secret Twins (2023)
Chapman Files
1. The First Wife (2010)
2. The Second Lie (2010)
3. The Third Secret (2010)
4. The Fourth Victim (2010)
1. The First Wife (2010)
2. The Second Lie (2010)
3. The Third Secret (2010)
4. The Fourth Victim (2010)
It Happened in Comfort Cove
1. A Son's Tale (2012)
2. A Daughter's Story (2012)
3. The Truth About Comfort Cove (2013)
1. A Son's Tale (2012)
2. A Daughter's Story (2012)
3. The Truth About Comfort Cove (2013)
Where Secrets are Safe
1. Wife by Design (2014)
2. Once a Family (2014)
3. Husband by Choice (2014)
4. Child by Chance (2014)
5. Mother by Fate (2015)
6. The Good Father (2015)
7. Love by Association (2016)
8. His First Choice (2016)
9. The Promise He Made Her (2016)
10. Her Secret Life (2017)
11. The Fireman's Son (2017)
12. For Joy's Sake (2017)
13. A Family for Christmas (2017)
14. Falling for the Brother (2018)
15. A Defender's Heart (2018)
16. Her Detective's Secret Intent (2019)
17. Shielded in the Shadows (2020)
18. Falling for His Suspect (2021)
1. Wife by Design (2014)
2. Once a Family (2014)
3. Husband by Choice (2014)
4. Child by Chance (2014)
5. Mother by Fate (2015)
6. The Good Father (2015)
7. Love by Association (2016)
8. His First Choice (2016)
9. The Promise He Made Her (2016)
10. Her Secret Life (2017)
11. The Fireman's Son (2017)
12. For Joy's Sake (2017)
13. A Family for Christmas (2017)
14. Falling for the Brother (2018)
15. A Defender's Heart (2018)
16. Her Detective's Secret Intent (2019)
17. Shielded in the Shadows (2020)
18. Falling for His Suspect (2021)
Family Secrets
1. For Love or Money (2016)
2. Her Soldier's Baby (2016)
3. The Cowboy's Twins (2017)
1. For Love or Money (2016)
2. Her Soldier's Baby (2016)
3. The Cowboy's Twins (2017)
Daycare Chronicles
1. Her Lost And Found Baby (2018)
2. An Unexpected Christmas Baby (2018)
3. The Baby Arrangement (2019)
aka Braden's Baby Plan
1. Her Lost And Found Baby (2018)
2. An Unexpected Christmas Baby (2018)
3. The Baby Arrangement (2019)
aka Braden's Baby Plan
Parent Portal
1. Having the Soldier's Baby (2019)
2. A Baby Affair (2020)
3. Her Motherhood Wish (2020)
4. A Mother's Secrets (2020)
5. The Child Who Changed Them (2020)
6. Their Second-Chance Baby (2021)
7. Her Christmas Future (2021)
1. Having the Soldier's Baby (2019)
2. A Baby Affair (2020)
3. Her Motherhood Wish (2020)
4. A Mother's Secrets (2020)
5. The Child Who Changed Them (2020)
6. Their Second-Chance Baby (2021)
7. Her Christmas Future (2021)
Sierra's Web
1. His Lost and Found Family (2021)
2. Reluctant Roommates (2022)
3. Tracking His Secret Child (2022)
5. Her Best Friend's Baby (2022)
6. Cold Case Sheriff (2023)
7. The Bounty Hunter's Baby Search (2023)
8. On the Run with His Bodyguard (2023)
9. Not Without Her Child (2023)
9. Old Dogs, New Truths (2023)
10. A Firefighter's Hidden Truth (2023)
11. A Family-First Christmas (2023)
12. Last Chance Investigation (2023)
13. Danger on the River (2023)
1. His Lost and Found Family (2021)
2. Reluctant Roommates (2022)
3. Tracking His Secret Child (2022)
5. Her Best Friend's Baby (2022)
6. Cold Case Sheriff (2023)
7. The Bounty Hunter's Baby Search (2023)
8. On the Run with His Bodyguard (2023)
9. Not Without Her Child (2023)
9. Old Dogs, New Truths (2023)
10. A Firefighter's Hidden Truth (2023)
11. A Family-First Christmas (2023)
12. Last Chance Investigation (2023)
13. Danger on the River (2023)
Novels
Yesterday's Secret (1993)
McGillus V. Wright (1994)
Dare to Love (1994)
The Heart of Christmas (1998)
Gabe's Special Delivery (2000)
Where the Road Ends (2003)
Street Smart (2004)
Hidden (2005)
The Promise of Christmas (2005)
A Child's Wish (2006)
In Plain Sight (2006)
Merry Christmas, Babies (2006)
The Night We Met (2007)
Sara's Son (2007)
Behind Closed Doors (2007)
The Sheriff's Daughter (2008)
Trusting Ryan (2008)
The Holiday Visitor (2008)
At Close Range (2008)
It Happened on Maple Street (2011)
The Friendship Pact (2014)
McGillus V. Wright (1994)
Dare to Love (1994)
The Heart of Christmas (1998)
Gabe's Special Delivery (2000)
Where the Road Ends (2003)
Street Smart (2004)
Hidden (2005)
The Promise of Christmas (2005)
A Child's Wish (2006)
In Plain Sight (2006)
Merry Christmas, Babies (2006)
The Night We Met (2007)
Sara's Son (2007)
Behind Closed Doors (2007)
The Sheriff's Daughter (2008)
Trusting Ryan (2008)
The Holiday Visitor (2008)
At Close Range (2008)
It Happened on Maple Street (2011)
The Friendship Pact (2014)
Omnibus
Valentine Babies (2001) (with Jule McBride and Anne Stuart)
The First Man You Meet / Jacob's Girl (2001) (with Debbie Macomber)
Mother's Day (2001)
Lost in the Night (2002) (with Barbara Delinsky and Anne Stuart)
Christmas Wishes, Christmas Gifts (2002) (with Day Leclaire)
Yesterday's Memories (2003) (with Amanda Stevens)
Knock Three Times / For the Children (2004) (with Muriel Jensen)
25 Years (2005) (with Margot Early and Janice Macdonald)
From Here to Maternity (2006) (with Inglath Cooper and Karen Rose Smith)
The Valentine Gift (2008) (with Jean Brashear and Linda Cardillo)
A Bundle of Valentines! (2008) (with Jacqueline Diamond, Kate Hoffmann, Muriel Jensen, Wendy Rosnau and Vicki Lewis Thompson)
Confessions Bundle (2008) (with Lilian Darcy, Jo Leigh, Kara Lennox, Anne Mather and Margaret Moore)
Trusting Ryan / Bachelor's Stand-in Wife (2009) (with Susan Crosby)
Holiday Visitor / Worth Fighting for (2009) (with Molly O'Keefe)
Daughter's Trust / For the Love of Family (2010) (with Kathleen O'Brien)
Harlequin Superromance November 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2 (2013) (with Dawn Atkins and Kimberly Van Meter)
Suspicious / The Sheriff of Shelter Valley (2015) (with Heather Graham)
Harlequin Heartwarming July 2015 Box Set (2015) (with Dana Mentink, Leigh Riker and Amy Vastine)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2015 Box Set (2015) (with Cheryl Harper, Kate James and Carol Ross)
Harlequin Superromance March 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Janice Kay Johnson, Cara Lockwood and Claire McEwen)
Harlequin Superromance May 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Sarah M Anderson, Janice Kay Johnson and Kristina Knight)
Harlequin Superromance July 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Janice Kay Johnson, Claire McEwen and Angel Smits)
Harlequin Heartwarming August 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Amie Denman, Marion Ekholm and Cynthia Thomason)
A Heartwarming Holiday (2016) (with Anna Adams, Melinda Curtis, Amie Denman, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming January 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Patricia Johns, Lee McKenzie and Sophia Singh Sasson)
Harlequin Superromance March 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Kris Fletcher, Dana Nussio and Joanne Rock)
Harlequin Superromance May 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Sharon Hartley, Kristina Knight and Claire McEwen)
Harlequin Superromance August 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Rachel Brimble, Nan Dixon and Cindy Miles)
Harlequin Superromance March 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Nan Dixon, Kris Fletcher and Cathryn Parry)
Harlequin Superromance June 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Jennifer Lohmann, Jo McNally and Angel Smits)
Harlequin Special Edition August 2018 Box Set 1 of 2 (2018) (with Allison Leigh and Melissa Senate)
Harlequin Special Edition November 2018 Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Caro Carson and Joanna Sims)
Her Festive Flirtation / An Unexpected Christmas Baby (2018) (with Therese Beharrie)
Harlequin Special Edition December 2018 Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Christy Jeffries and Christine Rimmer)
Harlequin Special Edition March 2019 Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Kathy Douglass and Marie Ferrarella)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2019 Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Judy Duarte and Allison Leigh)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense September 2019 Box Set (2019) (with Carla Cassidy, Marie Ferrarella and Anna J Stewart)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense January 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Cindy Dees, Marie Ferrarella and Rachel Lee)
Harlequin Special Edition March 2020 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2020) (with Michelle Major and Diana Palmer)
Her Billionaire Protector / Her Motherhood Wish (2020) (with Nina Singh)
Harlequin Special Edition April 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Stella Bagwell and Nancy Robards Thompson)
A Desperate Search / Colton 911: Family Defender (2020) (with Amanda Stevens)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense June 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Marilyn Pappano, Colleen Thompson and Karen Whiddon)
Unlocking The Tycoon's Heart / A Mother's Secrets (2020) (with Ella Hayes)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Beth Cornelison, Marie Ferrarella and Bonnie Vanak)
Harlequin Special Edition July 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Melissa Senate and Shannon Stacey)
Wedding Date With The Billionaire / The Child Who Changed Them (2020) (with Andrea Bolter)
Cold Case Colorado / Colton's Killer Pursuit (2021) (with Cassie Miles)
Harlequin Special Edition January2021 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2021) (with Laurel Greer and Michelle Major)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense February 2021 - Box Set (2021) (with Lisa Childs, Lara Lacombe and Rachel Lee)
Harlequin Special Edition April 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Rochelle Alers and Brenda Harlen)
Cold Case True Crime / Falling For His Suspect (2021) (with Denise N Wheatley)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2021 - Box Set (2021) (with Carla Cassidy, Lisa Childs and Addison Fox)
Harlequin Special Edition October 2021 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2021) (with Makenna Lee and Allison Leigh)
Harlequin Special Edition January 2022 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2021) (with Michelle Major and Sasha Summers)
Harlequin Special Edition May 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2022) (with Rochelle Alers and Kathy Douglass)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2022) (with Darby Baham and Michelle Major)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2022 - Box Set (2022) (with Jennifer D Bokal, Beth Cornelison and Karen Whiddon)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense September 2022 - Box Set (2022) (with Lisa Childs, Lara Lacombe and Rachel Lee)
Harlequin Special Edition January 2023 Box Set 2 - 2 (2022) (with Makenna Lee and Carrie Nichols)
French Quarter Fatale / Protecting Colton's Baby (2023) (with Joanna Wayne)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense March 2023 - Box Set (2023) (with Lisa Childs, Marie Ferrarella and Linda O Johnston)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense April 2023 - Box Set (2023) (with Justine Davis, Kimberly Van Meter and Karen Whiddon)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense May 2023 - Box Set (2023) (with Beth Cornelison, Karen Whiddon and Amber Leigh Williams)
K-9 Hunter / Not Without Her Child (2023) (with Cassie Miles)
High Mountain Terror / A Firefighter's Hidden Truth (2023) (with Janice Kay Johnson)
The First Man You Meet / Jacob's Girl (2001) (with Debbie Macomber)
Mother's Day (2001)
Lost in the Night (2002) (with Barbara Delinsky and Anne Stuart)
Christmas Wishes, Christmas Gifts (2002) (with Day Leclaire)
Yesterday's Memories (2003) (with Amanda Stevens)
Knock Three Times / For the Children (2004) (with Muriel Jensen)
25 Years (2005) (with Margot Early and Janice Macdonald)
From Here to Maternity (2006) (with Inglath Cooper and Karen Rose Smith)
The Valentine Gift (2008) (with Jean Brashear and Linda Cardillo)
A Bundle of Valentines! (2008) (with Jacqueline Diamond, Kate Hoffmann, Muriel Jensen, Wendy Rosnau and Vicki Lewis Thompson)
Confessions Bundle (2008) (with Lilian Darcy, Jo Leigh, Kara Lennox, Anne Mather and Margaret Moore)
Trusting Ryan / Bachelor's Stand-in Wife (2009) (with Susan Crosby)
Holiday Visitor / Worth Fighting for (2009) (with Molly O'Keefe)
Daughter's Trust / For the Love of Family (2010) (with Kathleen O'Brien)
Harlequin Superromance November 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2 (2013) (with Dawn Atkins and Kimberly Van Meter)
Suspicious / The Sheriff of Shelter Valley (2015) (with Heather Graham)
Harlequin Heartwarming July 2015 Box Set (2015) (with Dana Mentink, Leigh Riker and Amy Vastine)
Harlequin Heartwarming October 2015 Box Set (2015) (with Cheryl Harper, Kate James and Carol Ross)
Harlequin Superromance March 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Janice Kay Johnson, Cara Lockwood and Claire McEwen)
Harlequin Superromance May 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Sarah M Anderson, Janice Kay Johnson and Kristina Knight)
Harlequin Superromance July 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Janice Kay Johnson, Claire McEwen and Angel Smits)
Harlequin Heartwarming August 2016 Box Set (2016) (with Amie Denman, Marion Ekholm and Cynthia Thomason)
A Heartwarming Holiday (2016) (with Anna Adams, Melinda Curtis, Amie Denman, Cheryl Harper, Tara Randel, Leigh Riker, Carol Ross, Anna J Stewart, Amy Vastine and Cari Lynn Webb)
Harlequin Heartwarming January 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Patricia Johns, Lee McKenzie and Sophia Singh Sasson)
Harlequin Superromance March 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Kris Fletcher, Dana Nussio and Joanne Rock)
Harlequin Superromance May 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Sharon Hartley, Kristina Knight and Claire McEwen)
Harlequin Superromance August 2017 Box Set (2017) (with Rachel Brimble, Nan Dixon and Cindy Miles)
Harlequin Superromance March 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Nan Dixon, Kris Fletcher and Cathryn Parry)
Harlequin Superromance June 2018 Box Set (2018) (with Jennifer Lohmann, Jo McNally and Angel Smits)
Harlequin Special Edition August 2018 Box Set 1 of 2 (2018) (with Allison Leigh and Melissa Senate)
Harlequin Special Edition November 2018 Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Caro Carson and Joanna Sims)
Her Festive Flirtation / An Unexpected Christmas Baby (2018) (with Therese Beharrie)
Harlequin Special Edition December 2018 Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Christy Jeffries and Christine Rimmer)
Harlequin Special Edition March 2019 Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Kathy Douglass and Marie Ferrarella)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2019 Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Judy Duarte and Allison Leigh)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense September 2019 Box Set (2019) (with Carla Cassidy, Marie Ferrarella and Anna J Stewart)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense January 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Cindy Dees, Marie Ferrarella and Rachel Lee)
Harlequin Special Edition March 2020 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2020) (with Michelle Major and Diana Palmer)
Her Billionaire Protector / Her Motherhood Wish (2020) (with Nina Singh)
Harlequin Special Edition April 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Stella Bagwell and Nancy Robards Thompson)
A Desperate Search / Colton 911: Family Defender (2020) (with Amanda Stevens)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense June 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Marilyn Pappano, Colleen Thompson and Karen Whiddon)
Unlocking The Tycoon's Heart / A Mother's Secrets (2020) (with Ella Hayes)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2020 Box Set (2020) (with Beth Cornelison, Marie Ferrarella and Bonnie Vanak)
Harlequin Special Edition July 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Melissa Senate and Shannon Stacey)
Wedding Date With The Billionaire / The Child Who Changed Them (2020) (with Andrea Bolter)
Cold Case Colorado / Colton's Killer Pursuit (2021) (with Cassie Miles)
Harlequin Special Edition January2021 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2021) (with Laurel Greer and Michelle Major)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense February 2021 - Box Set (2021) (with Lisa Childs, Lara Lacombe and Rachel Lee)
Harlequin Special Edition April 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Rochelle Alers and Brenda Harlen)
Cold Case True Crime / Falling For His Suspect (2021) (with Denise N Wheatley)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2021 - Box Set (2021) (with Carla Cassidy, Lisa Childs and Addison Fox)
Harlequin Special Edition October 2021 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2021) (with Makenna Lee and Allison Leigh)
Harlequin Special Edition January 2022 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2021) (with Michelle Major and Sasha Summers)
Harlequin Special Edition May 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2022) (with Rochelle Alers and Kathy Douglass)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2022) (with Darby Baham and Michelle Major)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2022 - Box Set (2022) (with Jennifer D Bokal, Beth Cornelison and Karen Whiddon)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense September 2022 - Box Set (2022) (with Lisa Childs, Lara Lacombe and Rachel Lee)
Harlequin Special Edition January 2023 Box Set 2 - 2 (2022) (with Makenna Lee and Carrie Nichols)
French Quarter Fatale / Protecting Colton's Baby (2023) (with Joanna Wayne)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense March 2023 - Box Set (2023) (with Lisa Childs, Marie Ferrarella and Linda O Johnston)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense April 2023 - Box Set (2023) (with Justine Davis, Kimberly Van Meter and Karen Whiddon)
Harlequin Romantic Suspense May 2023 - Box Set (2023) (with Beth Cornelison, Karen Whiddon and Amber Leigh Williams)
K-9 Hunter / Not Without Her Child (2023) (with Cassie Miles)
High Mountain Terror / A Firefighter's Hidden Truth (2023) (with Janice Kay Johnson)
Collections
A Taste of Romance (2012) (with Michele Hauf, Jennifer Morey and Debbi Rawlins)
Colton Countdown / The Spy Switch (poems) (2022) (with Karen Whiddon)
Colton Countdown / The Spy Switch (poems) (2022) (with Karen Whiddon)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Little Secret
1. Her Secret, His Child (1999)
5. The Secret Son (2002)
12. What Daddy Doesn't Know (2004)
1. Her Secret, His Child (1999)
5. The Secret Son (2002)
12. What Daddy Doesn't Know (2004)
Trueblood Dynasty
7. The Rancher's Bride (2002)
Trueblood Christmas (omnibus) (2002) (with Jasmine Cresswell and Kate Hoffmann)
7. The Rancher's Bride (2002)
Trueblood Christmas (omnibus) (2002) (with Jasmine Cresswell and Kate Hoffmann)
More Than Words (with Stephanie Bond, Candace Camp, Heather Graham and Brenda Jackson)
5. More Than Words, Volume 5 (2009)
5. More Than Words, Volume 5 (2009)
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