Mary Lynn Baxter was born on 28 July 1943 in Lufkin, Texas, USA, where she bred, home of the cowboy - hero of the Western romance, which is one of the most popular of the category's sub-genres. She would be the first to say that it's her background that gives her a unique feel for romance writing.
Since she was a young girl, books and reading have been an important part of her life. Only after she read all the "goodies" in her public library did her mother encourage her to buy Harlequin romances, then 35 cents each. Wow! Those reading years laid the background for her decision to major in Library Science at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and become a school librarian.
After eight years of working in various school systems, she felt a need to do something different. What she wanted was to open a bookstore. With the help of her husband, Leonard, and her mother, Mary Lynn did just that. For over 20 years she sold books, and loved every minute of it. Then Mary Lynn decided she needed a new challenge. Following an intense amount of pushing and prodding from her husband she took the plunge and tried her hand at writing.
After months of agonising and chewing her nails, she finally mailed All our Tomorrows to Silhouette books in February 1981. One year later it was published as a Silhouette Special Edition. Now, over 40 books later, she's still writing. Mary Lynn can't think of anything else she'd rather do with her time and energy. She surfaces from her writing, she's a voracious reader. But this petite dynamo is always happy to tumble out of her world of fiction into her local fitness center for a bracing workout. She's also dedicated to her volunteer work... and still manages to fit in plenty of quality time with her family at their home in Lufkin, Texas.
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Shared moments
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All our tomorrows
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Autumn Awakening
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Another kind of love
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Tears Of Yesterday
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Wish giver
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Without you
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Mike's baby
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Slow Burn
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Between the Raindrops
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A Day in April
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Priceless
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Moonbeams aplenty
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Southern Fires
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Pulse points
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Like silk
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Hot Texas Nights
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Dancler's woman
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And baby makes perfect
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Saddle Up (Man Of The Month; Celebration 1000)
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Tall in the saddle
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Moonbeams Aplenty (Western Lovers: Denim & Diamonds #19)
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Heart Of Texas (Man Of The Month/Man Of The Month Anniversary)
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Un Defi Pour Dixon
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Marriage, diamond style
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Another Kind Of Love (Men Made In America Series) #4 (Men Made in America, No 4)
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Tears Of Yesterdy
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Knight Sparks
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Winter Heat
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Totally Texan
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Completamente Opuestos (Completely Opposed) (Deseo, 298)
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36 Hours: The Christmas that Changed Everything
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Knight Sparks (Men at Work: Men in Uniform #21)
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Millionaire Comes Home (Man Of The Month)
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Memories Linger
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Raw Heat
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Everything But Time
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Totally Texan
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memories that linger
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The Millionaire's First Love
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Lone Star Heat
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Cuentos de Navidad
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Fool's Music
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To Claim His Own
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Added delight
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At the Texan's Pleasure
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Totally Texan
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To Claim His Own
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Added Delight
1 edition - first published in 1989 Borrow -
Hard candy
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Price Above Rubies
1 edition - first published in 1986 Borrow -
Silhouette summer sizzlers
1 edition - first published in 1995 Borrow -
Tears of yesterday
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Undercover lovers
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When We Touch
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Winter heat
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One summer evening
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Price above rubies
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Tempting Janey
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Fool's music
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Sweet justice
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Evening hours
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His touch
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In hot water
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Sultry
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Yuletide Protector
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Yuletide Protector
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Best́s̀ennoe sokrovishche
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History Created April 1, 2008 · 6 revisions
| June 23, 2012 | Edited by E-Romance | Edited without comment. |
| May 10, 2012 | Edited by E-Romance | Added new photo |
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| April 18, 2011 | Edited by E-Romance | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |