Brenda Novak

17 Series

Brenda Novak is an American novelist known for her contemporary romance, historical romance, and romantic suspense novels, including the Whiskey Creek, Dundee, Idaho, Stillwater Trilogy, Last Stand, Hired Gun, and Bulletproof series. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in commercial real estate and as a loan officer. Novak, who initially studied business in college, took five years to hone her writing skills and complete her first book. She resides in Sacramento, California, with her husband, Ted, and their five children.

Brenda Novak's "The Bastard," later retitled "Honor Bound," explores the complexities of familial bonds and personal honor. "Mother, Please" includes additional stories by Alison Kent and Jill Shalvis, focusing on maternal relationships. "A Hot Pursuit," co-authored with Marie Ferrarella, delves into thrilling romantic suspense. "Taking a Risk/Party of Three," co-authored by Joan Kilby, examines the dynamics of unconventional relationships. Novak's collaborative works, such as "Once Upon a Christmas," "The Night Before Christmas," "That Christmas Feeling," and "More Than Words: Stories of the Heart," feature holiday themes and heartfelt narratives alongside contributions from other notable authors.

Coyote Canyon

Talulah's Back in Town

(2023)

The Talk of Coyote Canyon

(2023)

The Messy Life of Jane Tanner

(2024)

Dundee, Idaho

A Baby of Her Own

(2002)

A Husband of Her Own

(2003)

A Family of Her Own

(2004)

A Home of Her Own

(2004)

Stranger in Town

(2005)

Big Girls Don't Cry

(2005)

The Other Woman / Just the Two of Us

(2006)

Coulda Been a Cowboy

(2007)

A Dundee Christmas

(2010)

Stillwater Trilogy

Dead Silence

(2006)

Dead Giveaway

(2007)

Dead Right

(2007)

The Last Stand

Trust Me

(2008)

Stop Me

(2008)

Watch Me

(2008)

The Perfect Couple

(2009)

The Perfect Liar

(2009)

The Perfect Murder

(2009)

Dept 6 Hired Guns

White Heat

(2010)

Body Heat

(2010)

Killer Heat

(2010)

Bulletproof

Inside

(2011)

In Seconds

(2011)

In Close

(2011)

Whiskey Creek

When We Touch

(2012)

When Lightning Strikes

(2012)

When Snow Falls

(2012)

When Summer Comes

(2013)

Home to Whiskey Creek

(2013)

Take Me Home for Christmas

(2013)

Come Home to Me

(2014)

The Heart of Christmas

(2014)

This Heart of Mine

(2015)

A Winter Wedding

(2015)

Discovering You

(2016)

Hanover Chronicles/Evelyn Talbot Chronicles

Hanover House

(2015)

Her Darkest Nightmare

(2016)

Hello Again

(2017)

Face Off

(2018)

Blind Spot

(2019)

Fairham Island

The Secret Sister

(2015)

The Secrets She Kept

(2016)

Silver Springs

Finding Our Forever

(2017)

No One But You

(2017)

Until You Loved Me

(2017)

Right Where We Belong

(2017)

Unforgettable You

(2019)

Christmas in Silver Springs

(2019)

A California Christmas

(2020)

When I Found You

(2021)

Home for the Holidays

(2021)

Keep Me Warm at Christmas

(2021)

Standalone Novels

Of Noble Birth

(1999)

We Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

(2001)

Shooting The Moon

(2002)

Taking the Heat

(2003)

To Win Her Heart

(2004)

Cold Feet

(2004)

Every Waking Moment

(2005)

The Bastard

(2011)

A Family by Christmas

(2011)

Through the Smoke

(2013)

A Matter of Grave Concern

(2014)

The Best Christmas Surprise / Just Like the Ones We Used to Know

(2017)

Blood In, Blood Out

(2018)

On a Snowy Christmas

(2018)

Before We Were Strangers

(2018)

One Perfect Summer

(2020)

The Bookstore on the Beach

(2021)

Summer on the Island

(2022)

The Seaside Library

(2023)

Tourist Season

(2024)

Tying the Knot

(2024)

The Banned Books Club

(2024)

Non-Fiction

Love That! Brenda Novak's Every Occasion Cookbook

(2015)

9 Months Later

Her Sister's Baby

(1995)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Three for the Road

(1995)(By: Shannon Waverly)

Having His Baby

(1996)(By: Karen Young)

The Miracle Baby

(1997)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Another Man's Child

(1997)(By: Tara Taylor Quinn)

The Fraudulent Fiancee

(1997)(By: Muriel Jensen)

Laura's Baby

(1997)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Deception

(1998)(By: Morgan Hayes)

Father: Unknown

(1998)(By: Tara Taylor Quinn)

His Brother's Baby

(1998)(By: Connie Bennett)

Deborah's Son

(1998)(By: Rebecca Winters)

The Pull of the Moon

(1999)(By: Darlene Graham)

Expecting The Best

(1999)(By: Lynnette Kent)

The Family Way

(1999)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Expectations / Back To You

(2000)

Because of the Baby

(2000)(By: Anne Haven)

And Baby Makes Six

(2000)(By: Linda Markowiak)

Mom's the Word

(2000)(By: Roz Fox)

Snow Baby

(2000)

Baby Business

(2000)

Mr. and Mrs. Wrong

(2001)(By: Fay Robinson)

True Heart

(2001)(By: Peggy Nicholson)

Child of His Heart

(2001)(By: Joan Kilby)

You're My Baby

(2002)(By: Laura Abbot)

Her Baby's Father

(2002)(By: Anne Haven)

A Baby of Her Own

(2002)

Child of Their Vows

(2003)(By: Joan Kilby)

After That Night

(2003)(By: Ann Evans)

A Baby in the House

(2003)(By: Pamela Bauer)

Oh Baby!

(2004)(By: Pamela Ford)

The New Baby

(2004)(By: Brenda Mott)

The Toy Box

(2004)(By: K.N. Casper)

With Child

(2005)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

His Best Friend's Baby

(2005)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Pregnant Protector

(2005)(By: Anne Marie Duquette)

First Comes Baby

(2007)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Father Material

(2007)(By: Kimberly Van Meter)

A Town Called Christmas

(2007)(By: Carrie Alexander)

Unexpected Gifts

(2009)(By: Holly Jacobs)

Mother To Be

(2009)(By: Tanya Michaels)

The Baby Album

(2009)(By: Roz Fox)

Best for the Baby

(2009)(By: Ann Evans)

The Baby Agenda

(2010)(By: Janice Kay Johnson)

Beginning with Their Baby

(2010)(By: Tracy Wolff)

For Their Baby

(2011)(By: Kathleen O'Brien)

Men In Uniform

Heart of the Tiger

(1988)(By: Lindsay McKenna)

Five-Alarm Affair

(1988)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

The White Night

(1989)(By: Stella Bagwell)

Informed Risk

(1989)(By: Robyn Carr)

By Leaps and Bounds

(1990)(By: Jacqueline Diamond)

Return To Tomorrow

(1990)(By: Marisa Carroll)

Moriah's Mutiny

(1991)(By: Elizabeth Bevarly)

Serious Risks

(1991)(By: Rachel Lee)

Bad Moon Rising

(1991)(By: Kathleen Eagle)

One Last Chance

(1993)(By: Justine Davis)

A Vow to Love

(1994)(By: Sherryl Woods)

A Match for Celia

(1995)(By: Gina Wilkins)

Deputy Daddy

(1996)(By: Carla Cassidy)

A Family Man

(1996)(By: Mindy Neff)

The Sheriff's Proposal

(1996)(By: Karen Rose Smith)

Strangers When We Meet

(1997)(By: Rebecca Winters)

The Hero's Son

(1998)(By: Amanda Stevens)

Snowbound Bride

(1998)(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)

Remember My Touch

(1998)(By: Gayle Wilson)

AKA: Marriage

(1998)(By: Jule McBride)

The President's Daughter

(1999)(By: Annette Broadrick)

Baby Our Baby

(1999)(By: Patricia Thayer)

The Major and the Librarian

(1999)(By: Nikki Benjamin)

Mistaken Identity

(2000)(By: Merline Lovelace)

My Baby, My Love

(2000)(By: Dani Sinclair)

Landry's Law

(2000)(By: Kelsey Roberts)

Same Place, Same Time

(2000)(By: C.J. Carmichael)

Love at First Sight

(2000)(By: B.J. Daniels)

That's Our Baby!

(2000)(By: Pamela Browning)

Daddy in Dress Blues

(2000)(By: Cathie Linz)

Special Assignment: Baby

(2001)(By: Debra Webb)

Code Name: Prince

(2001)(By: Valerie Parv)

Dear Maggie

(2001)

Have Gown, Need Groom

(2001)(By: Rita Herron)

The Marriage Conspiracy

(2001)(By: Christine Rimmer)

If You Don't Know By Now

(2001)(By: Teresa Southwick)

The Woman for Dusty Conrad

(2001)(By: Tori Carrington)

On Pins and Needles

(2002)(By: Victoria Pade)

Pregnant And Protected

(2002)(By: Lilian Darcy)

Return of the Lawman

(2002)(By: Lisa Childs)

The Man From Texas

(2002)(By: Rebecca York)

The Sheriff of Shelter Valley

(2002)(By: Tara Taylor Quinn)

Serving Up Trouble

(2002)(By: Jill Shalvis)

A Randall Returns

(2003)(By: Judy Christenberry)

Babe In The Woods

(2003)(By: Caroline Burnes)

Surprise Inheritance

(2003)(By: Charlotte Douglas)

The Good Daughter

(2003)(By: Jean Brashear)

Secretly Married

(2004)(By: Allison Leigh)

Secret Witness

(2004)(By: Jessica Andersen)

Too Many Brothers

(2004)(By: Roz Fox)

Bullseye

(2005)(By: Jessica Andersen)

Men: Made in America

Dream Come True

(1982)(By: Ann Major)

Winter Lady

(1983)(By: Janet Joyce)

Another Kind of Love

(1983)(By: Mary Lynn Baxter)

Kiss Yesterday Goodbye

(1984)(By: Leigh Michaels)

Moments Harsh, Moments Gentle

(1984)(By: Joan Hohl)

Call It Destiny

(1984)(By: Jayne Ann Krentz)

The Wrong Man

(1984)(By: Ann Major)

Tangled Lies

(1984)(By: Anne Stuart)

Too Near The Fire

(1984)(By: Lindsay McKenna)

To Love A Dreamer

(1985)(By: Ruth Ryan Langan)

Starstruck

(1985)(By: Anne McAllister)

Borrowed Dreams: Alaska

(1985)(By: Debbie Macomber)

Rocky Road

(1985)(By: Anne Stuart)

A Time and a Season

(1985)(By: Curtiss Matlock)

Natural Attraction

(1985)(By: Marisa Carroll)

A Class Act

(1985)(By: Kathleen Eagle)

Love By Proxy

(1985)(By: Diana Palmer)

Straight from the Heart

(1986)(By: Barbara Delinsky)

In Good Faith

(1986)(By: Judith McWilliams)

Deceptions

(1986)(By: Annette Broadrick)

For Old Time's Sake

(1986)(By: Kathleen Eagle)

The Security Man

(1986)(By: Dixie Browning)

After the Storm

(1986)(By: Rebecca Flanders)

The Devlin Dare

(1986)(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)

Within Reach

(1987)(By: Marilyn Pappano)

Stormwalker

(1987)(By: Dallas Schulze)

Bayou Midnight

(1987)(By: Emilie Richards)

A Time to Keep

(1987)(By: Curtiss Matlock)

Pros and Cons

(1987)(By: Bethany Campbell)

To Tame a Wolf

(1987)(By: Anne McAllister)

All in the Family

(1987)(By: Heather Graham Pozzessere)

Author's Choice

(1988)(By: Elizabeth August)

Nobody's Baby

(1988)(By: Barbara Bretton)

Rogue's Valley

(1988)(By: Kathleen Creighton)

The Bargain

(1988)(By: Patricia Coughlin)

Finders Keepers

(1989)(By: Carla Neggers)

The Love Thing

(1993)(By: Dixie Browning)

Full House

(1993)(By: Jackie Weger)

Murdock's Family

(1994)(By: Paula Detmer Riggs)

Arizona Heat

(1995)(By: Jennifer Greene)

The Wolf and the Woman's Touch

(1996)(By: Ingrid Weaver)

A Husband by Any Other Name

(1996)(By: Cheryl St. John)

The Paternity Test

(1997)(By: Pamela Toth)

Midnight Wishes

(1997)(By: Carla Cassidy)

The Silent Groom

(1997)(By: Kelsey Roberts)

Send Me a Hero

(1998)(By: Rita Herron)

Warrior's Embrace

(2000)(By: Peggy Webb)

Found: His Perfect Wife

(2000)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

Mysterious Stranger

(2000)(By: Patricia Rosemoor)

Baby Business

(2000)

The Temptation of Rory Monahan

(2001)(By: Jennifer Greene,Elizabeth Bevarly)

The Marine's Babies

(2009)(By: Laura Marie Altom)

The Fireman's Christmas

(2009)(By: Meg Lacey)

Bachelor CEO

(2009)(By: Michele Dunaway)

A Cowboy's Promise

(2009)(By: Marin Thomas)

The Rodeo Rider

(2009)(By: Roxann Delaney)

Once a Lawman

(2009)(By: Lisa Childs)

The Chief Ranger

(2009)(By: Rebecca Winters)

The Wrangler

(2009)(By: Pamela Britton)

The Texas Ranger's Twins

(2012)(By: Tina Leonard)

Top Gun Dad

(2021)(By: Ann DeFee)

The Birth Place

Sanctuary

(2003)

Enchanting Baby

(2003)(By: Darlene Graham)

Christmas at Shadow Creek

(2003)(By: Roxanne Rustand)

Leaving Enchantment

(2003)(By: C.J. Carmichael)

The Homecoming Baby

(2004)(By: Kathleen O'Brien)

The Midwife and the Lawman

(2004)(By: Marisa Carroll)

Anthologies

Mother, Please!

(2004)

More Than Words

(2004)

A Hot Pursuit

(2005)

Once Upon a Christmas

(2006)

The Night Before Christmas

(2009)

That Christmas Feeling

(2010)

Stories of the Heart

(2012)

Love is Murder

(2012)

Together for Christmas

(2014)

Bake, Love, Write

(2014)

All I Want For Christmas

(2016)

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