Storytelling has always been a part of Charlene Sands's life. As a young girl, she remembers sitting with her father in the evenings asking him to tell her a story. His imagination and flare for the dramatic always entertained and had her coming back for more. Later she began reading his written word; journals and romantic poetry that he'd penned for the family, and those words inspired her to take the writing plunge.
She began her writing journey in 1995 and sold her first novel in 1998, appropriately named Chance in a Million. To date, she has sold sixteen books and counting, writing both Silhouette Desire and Harlequin Historical novels. Presently, she heads the Ask an Author program for the Orange County Chapter of RWA where she is proudly an active member.
She began her writing journey in 1995 and sold her first novel in 1998, appropriately named Chance in a Million. To date, she has sold sixteen books and counting, writing both Silhouette Desire and Harlequin Historical novels. Presently, she heads the Ask an Author program for the Orange County Chapter of RWA where she is proudly an active member.
Genres: Romance, Historical Romance
Series
Suite Secrets
1. The Corporate Raider's Revenge (2008)
2. Five-Star Cowboy (2008)
3. Do Not Disturb Until Christmas (2008)
4. Reserved For The Tycoon (2009)
1. The Corporate Raider's Revenge (2008)
2. Five-Star Cowboy (2008)
3. Do Not Disturb Until Christmas (2008)
4. Reserved For The Tycoon (2009)
Napa Valley Vows
1. Million-Dollar Marriage Merger (2010)
2. Seduction on the CEO's Terms (2010)
3. The Billionaire's Baby Arrangement (2010)
1. Million-Dollar Marriage Merger (2010)
2. Seduction on the CEO's Terms (2010)
3. The Billionaire's Baby Arrangement (2010)
Worths of Red Ridge
1. Carrying the Rancher's Heir (2011)
2. The Cowboy's Pride (2011)
3. A Cowboy Worth Claiming (2012)
4. Worth the Risk (2012)
1. Carrying the Rancher's Heir (2011)
2. The Cowboy's Pride (2011)
3. A Cowboy Worth Claiming (2012)
4. Worth the Risk (2012)
Moonlight Beach Bachelors
1. Her Forbidden Cowboy (2015)
2. One Secret Night, One Secret Baby (2016)
1. Her Forbidden Cowboy (2015)
2. One Secret Night, One Secret Baby (2016)
Forever Texan
1. Taming the Texas Cowboy (2017)
2. Loving the Texas Lawman (2017)
3. Redeeming the Texas Rancher (2017)
1. Taming the Texas Cowboy (2017)
2. Loving the Texas Lawman (2017)
3. Redeeming the Texas Rancher (2017)
Western Embrace
1. Kincaide and The Nanny (2018)
2. Chase and the Rancher's Daughter (2021)
3. Jenna and the Gambler's Vow (2021)
1. Kincaide and The Nanny (2018)
2. Chase and the Rancher's Daughter (2021)
3. Jenna and the Gambler's Vow (2021)
Boone Brothers of Texas
1. Texan for the Taking (2019)
2. Stranded and Seduced (2019)
3. Vegas Vows, Texas Nights (2019)
1. Texan for the Taking (2019)
2. Stranded and Seduced (2019)
3. Vegas Vows, Texas Nights (2019)
Home to Texas
1. One-of-a-Kind Bride (2020)
2. Merry Christmas, Cowboy (2020)
3. The Texas Hero's Homecoming (2021)
1. One-of-a-Kind Bride (2020)
2. Merry Christmas, Cowboy (2020)
3. The Texas Hero's Homecoming (2021)
Texas Tremaines
1. Craving A Real Texan (2021)
2. The Fake Engagement Favor (2021)
aka The Fake Engagement Favour
1. Craving A Real Texan (2021)
2. The Fake Engagement Favor (2021)
aka The Fake Engagement Favour
Novels
Lily Gets Her Man (2001)
Chase Wheeler's Woman (2002)
The Heart of a Cowboy (2003)
The Law and Kate Malone (2003)
Winning Jenna's Heart (2003)
Expecting the Cowboy's Baby (2003)
The Courting of Widow Shaw (2004)
Like Lightning (2005)
Renegade Wife (2006)
Abducted At the Altar (2006)
Bunking Down with the Boss (2006)
Between the CEO's Sheets (2007)
Bodine's Bounty (2007)
Taming the Texan (2008)
The Way To A Man's Heart (2008)
Chase Wheeler's Woman (2002)
The Heart of a Cowboy (2003)
The Law and Kate Malone (2003)
Winning Jenna's Heart (2003)
Expecting the Cowboy's Baby (2003)
The Courting of Widow Shaw (2004)
Like Lightning (2005)
Renegade Wife (2006)
Abducted At the Altar (2006)
Bunking Down with the Boss (2006)
Between the CEO's Sheets (2007)
Bodine's Bounty (2007)
Taming the Texan (2008)
The Way To A Man's Heart (2008)
Collections
Fortune's Vengeful Groom / Mistress of Fortune (2008) (with Kathie DeNosky)
Millionaire Magnates (2014) (with Katherine Garbera and Brenda Jackson)
Pursued / A Royal Temptation (2015) (with Tracy Wolff)
Summer Sizzle (2016) (with others)
Millionaire Magnates (2014) (with Katherine Garbera and Brenda Jackson)
Pursued / A Royal Temptation (2015) (with Tracy Wolff)
Summer Sizzle (2016) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
Omnibus editions
Baby Notion / Like Lightning (2005) (with Dixie Browning)
Heart of a Cowboy / Apache Nights (2005) (with Sheri Whitefeather)
Mr and Mistress / Heiress Beware (2007) (with Heidi Betts)
Paying the Playboy's Price / Heart of a Cowboy (2007) (with Emilie Rose)
Exposing the Executive's Secrets / Expecting the Cowboy's Baby (2007) (with Emilie Rose)
Bunking down with the Boss / Holiday Confessions (2007) (with Anne Marie Winston)
Western Weddings (2008) (with Kate Bridges and Jillian Hart)
Like Lightning / Playboy's Ruthless Payback (2008) (with Laura Wright)
One-Click Buy: August Silhouette Desire (2008) (with others)
Playboy's Ruthless Payback / Like Lightning (2008) (with Laura Wright)
Between the CEO's Sheets / House Calls (2008) (with Michelle Celmer)
Corporate Raider's Revenge / Tycoon's Valentine Vendetta (2009) (with Yvonne Lindsay)
Five-Star Cowboy / Baby Benefits (2009) (with Emily McKay)
Do Not Disturb Until Christmas / Black Sheep Billionaire (2009) (with Jennifer Lewis)
One-Click Buy: July 2010 Silhouette Desire (2010) (with others)
Texan's Wedding-Night Wager / Oilman's Baby Bargain (2010) (with Michelle Celmer)
Western Winter Wedding Bells (2010) (with Jenna Kernan and Cheryl St. John)
Christmas with the Prince / Reserved for the Tycoon (2010) (with Michelle Celmer)
Saved by the Sheikh! / Million-Dollar Marriage Merger (2011) (with Tessa Radley)
His Convenient Virgin Bride / Seduction on the CEO's Terms (2011) (with Barbara Dunlop)
Bargaining for Baby / The Billionaire's Baby Arrangement (2011) (with Robyn Grady)
Carrying the Rancher's Heir / Secret Son, Convenient Wife (2011) (with Maxine Sullivan)
Fortune's Mergers (2012) (with Bronwyn Jameson and Peggy Moreland)
Secrets, Lies & Lullabies / Worth the Risk (2012) (with Heidi Betts)
Sunset Surrender / Undeniable demands (2013) (with Andrea Laurence)
Carrying the Rancher's Heir / The Cowboy's Pride (2013)
Sunset Seduction / A Beauty Uncovered (2013) (with Andrea Laurence)
The Secret Heir of Sunset Ranch / Yuletide Baby Surprise (2013)
Harlequin Desire November 2013 Bundle (2013) (with Sarah M Anderson and Olivia Gates)
The Highest Bidder (2014) (with others)
The Texas Renegade Returns / Double the Trouble (2014)
Harlequin Desire March 2014 Bundle (2014) (with Olivia Gates and Robyn Grady)
Harlequin Desire August 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2 (2014) (with Robyn Grady and Dani Wade)
Her Forbidden Cowboy / The Blackstone Heir (2015) (with Dani Wade)
Harlequin Desire February 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Merline Lovelace and Dani Wade)
One Night with a Red-Hot Rancher (2015) (with Donna Alward and Diana Palmer)
Billionaire's Daddy Test / A Royal Amnesia Scandal (2015) (with Jules Bennett)
Wed on His Terms (2015)
Harlequin Desire July 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Jules Bennett and Lauren Canan)
Harlequin Desire October 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Rachel Bailey and Maya Banks)
In Pursuit of His Wife / Twins for the Texan (2016) (with Kristi Gold)
The Rancher's Marriage Pact / One Secret Night, One Secret Baby (2016) (with Kristi Gold)
Harlequin Desire March 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Kat Cantrell and Joanne Rock)
Twins for The Texan / The CEO's Little Surprise (2016) (with Kat Cantrell)
Harlequin Desire May 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Jules Bennett and Kat Cantrell)
Harlequin Desire Pregnant in Texas (2016) (with Kat Cantrell and Maureen Child)
The Texan's One-Night Standoff / Maid Under the Mistletoe (2016) (with Maureen Child)
Harlequin Desire December 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Kat Cantrell and Joss Wood)
Special Deliveries: Her Nine-Month Secret (2016) (with Dani Collins and Cathy Williams)
Special Deliveries (2017) (with Dani Collins and Cathy Williams)
Desire Collection: November Books 1 - 4 (2017) (with others)
Harlequin Desire November 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Karen Booth and Sheri Whitefeather)
The Montoros Affair (2017) (with Jules Bennett and Kat Cantrell)
Harlequin Desire April 2018 Box Set - 1 of 2 (2018) (with Sarah M Anderson and Maisey Yates)
Secrets In The Boardroom (2018) (with Fiona Brand and Alison Fraser)
Harlequin Desire August 2018 Box Set - 2 of 2 (2018) (with Joanne Rock and Kimberly Troutte)
Harlequin Desire May 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Lauren Canan and Janice Maynard)
Harlequin Desire September 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Jules Bennett and Anna DePalo)
Harlequin Desire January 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Barbara Dunlop and Robyn Grady)
Scandalous Secrets: The Hidden Heir (2020) (with Jules Bennett and Ann Major)
The Rancher's Wager / One Night In Texas (2020) (with Maisey Yates)
Harlequin Desire January 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Nicki Night and Joanne Rock)
At The Rancher's Pleasure / Craving A Real Texan (2021) (with Joss Wood)
Harlequin Desire March 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Shannon McKenna and Reese Ryan)
The Scandalous Secrets And Twins Collection (2021) (with others)
The Scandalous Secrets Collection (2021) (with others)
Royal Rebels: Seducing The Crown (2021) (with Jules Bennett and Sandra Hyatt)
Harlequin Desire September 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Yahrah St John and Naima Simone)
Irresistible Bachelors: Bachelor Undone (2021) (with Sarah M Anderson and Cat Schield)
The Irresistible Bachelors Collection (2022) (with others)
Once Upon A Time: Charmed (2024) (with Christine Flynn and Nancy Robards Thompson)
Heart of a Cowboy / Apache Nights (2005) (with Sheri Whitefeather)
Mr and Mistress / Heiress Beware (2007) (with Heidi Betts)
Paying the Playboy's Price / Heart of a Cowboy (2007) (with Emilie Rose)
Exposing the Executive's Secrets / Expecting the Cowboy's Baby (2007) (with Emilie Rose)
Bunking down with the Boss / Holiday Confessions (2007) (with Anne Marie Winston)
Western Weddings (2008) (with Kate Bridges and Jillian Hart)
Like Lightning / Playboy's Ruthless Payback (2008) (with Laura Wright)
One-Click Buy: August Silhouette Desire (2008) (with others)
Playboy's Ruthless Payback / Like Lightning (2008) (with Laura Wright)
Between the CEO's Sheets / House Calls (2008) (with Michelle Celmer)
Corporate Raider's Revenge / Tycoon's Valentine Vendetta (2009) (with Yvonne Lindsay)
Five-Star Cowboy / Baby Benefits (2009) (with Emily McKay)
Do Not Disturb Until Christmas / Black Sheep Billionaire (2009) (with Jennifer Lewis)
One-Click Buy: July 2010 Silhouette Desire (2010) (with others)
Texan's Wedding-Night Wager / Oilman's Baby Bargain (2010) (with Michelle Celmer)
Western Winter Wedding Bells (2010) (with Jenna Kernan and Cheryl St. John)
Christmas with the Prince / Reserved for the Tycoon (2010) (with Michelle Celmer)
Saved by the Sheikh! / Million-Dollar Marriage Merger (2011) (with Tessa Radley)
His Convenient Virgin Bride / Seduction on the CEO's Terms (2011) (with Barbara Dunlop)
Bargaining for Baby / The Billionaire's Baby Arrangement (2011) (with Robyn Grady)
Carrying the Rancher's Heir / Secret Son, Convenient Wife (2011) (with Maxine Sullivan)
Fortune's Mergers (2012) (with Bronwyn Jameson and Peggy Moreland)
Secrets, Lies & Lullabies / Worth the Risk (2012) (with Heidi Betts)
Sunset Surrender / Undeniable demands (2013) (with Andrea Laurence)
Carrying the Rancher's Heir / The Cowboy's Pride (2013)
Sunset Seduction / A Beauty Uncovered (2013) (with Andrea Laurence)
The Secret Heir of Sunset Ranch / Yuletide Baby Surprise (2013)
Harlequin Desire November 2013 Bundle (2013) (with Sarah M Anderson and Olivia Gates)
The Highest Bidder (2014) (with others)
The Texas Renegade Returns / Double the Trouble (2014)
Harlequin Desire March 2014 Bundle (2014) (with Olivia Gates and Robyn Grady)
Harlequin Desire August 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2 (2014) (with Robyn Grady and Dani Wade)
Her Forbidden Cowboy / The Blackstone Heir (2015) (with Dani Wade)
Harlequin Desire February 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Merline Lovelace and Dani Wade)
One Night with a Red-Hot Rancher (2015) (with Donna Alward and Diana Palmer)
Billionaire's Daddy Test / A Royal Amnesia Scandal (2015) (with Jules Bennett)
Wed on His Terms (2015)
Harlequin Desire July 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Jules Bennett and Lauren Canan)
Harlequin Desire October 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Rachel Bailey and Maya Banks)
In Pursuit of His Wife / Twins for the Texan (2016) (with Kristi Gold)
The Rancher's Marriage Pact / One Secret Night, One Secret Baby (2016) (with Kristi Gold)
Harlequin Desire March 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Kat Cantrell and Joanne Rock)
Twins for The Texan / The CEO's Little Surprise (2016) (with Kat Cantrell)
Harlequin Desire May 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Jules Bennett and Kat Cantrell)
Harlequin Desire Pregnant in Texas (2016) (with Kat Cantrell and Maureen Child)
The Texan's One-Night Standoff / Maid Under the Mistletoe (2016) (with Maureen Child)
Harlequin Desire December 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Kat Cantrell and Joss Wood)
Special Deliveries: Her Nine-Month Secret (2016) (with Dani Collins and Cathy Williams)
Special Deliveries (2017) (with Dani Collins and Cathy Williams)
Desire Collection: November Books 1 - 4 (2017) (with others)
Harlequin Desire November 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Karen Booth and Sheri Whitefeather)
The Montoros Affair (2017) (with Jules Bennett and Kat Cantrell)
Harlequin Desire April 2018 Box Set - 1 of 2 (2018) (with Sarah M Anderson and Maisey Yates)
Secrets In The Boardroom (2018) (with Fiona Brand and Alison Fraser)
Harlequin Desire August 2018 Box Set - 2 of 2 (2018) (with Joanne Rock and Kimberly Troutte)
Harlequin Desire May 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Lauren Canan and Janice Maynard)
Harlequin Desire September 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Jules Bennett and Anna DePalo)
Harlequin Desire January 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Barbara Dunlop and Robyn Grady)
Scandalous Secrets: The Hidden Heir (2020) (with Jules Bennett and Ann Major)
The Rancher's Wager / One Night In Texas (2020) (with Maisey Yates)
Harlequin Desire January 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Nicki Night and Joanne Rock)
At The Rancher's Pleasure / Craving A Real Texan (2021) (with Joss Wood)
Harlequin Desire March 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Shannon McKenna and Reese Ryan)
The Scandalous Secrets And Twins Collection (2021) (with others)
The Scandalous Secrets Collection (2021) (with others)
Royal Rebels: Seducing The Crown (2021) (with Jules Bennett and Sandra Hyatt)
Harlequin Desire September 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2021) (with Yahrah St John and Naima Simone)
Irresistible Bachelors: Bachelor Undone (2021) (with Sarah M Anderson and Cat Schield)
The Irresistible Bachelors Collection (2022) (with others)
Once Upon A Time: Charmed (2024) (with Christine Flynn and Nancy Robards Thompson)
Series contributed to
Billionaires and Babies
2. The Billionaire's Daddy Test (2015)
Twins for The Texan (2016)
Heart of a Texan (2018)
2. The Billionaire's Daddy Test (2015)
Twins for The Texan (2016)
Heart of a Texan (2018)
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