Gayle Wilson

Gayle Wilson is a celebrated author and two-time RITA® Award winner, recognized for her contributions to romantic suspense. She won the RITA® Award for Best Romantic Suspense Novel in 2000 and for Best Romantic Novella in 2004. Her extensive body of work includes 41 novels and four novellas published under Harlequin Enterprises imprints such as Harlequin Historicals, Harlequin Intrigue, HQN Books, MIRA, and Mills & Boon. Among her notable works is "Victim," which earned her the Daphne du Maurier Award for Best Single Title Romantic Suspense in 2008.

With a master’s degree in secondary education and certification in gifted education, Wilson brings depth to her storytelling, informed by her experience as a high school history and English teacher. Her career in education spanned teaching remedial reading to advanced Shakespeare courses, reflecting her versatility. Beyond writing, she has been an active leader in the literary community, serving on the Romance Writers of America board of directors and as its president in 2006. Wilson’s novels are distinguished by their gripping suspense and emotional depth, cementing her reputation as a standout voice in romantic fiction.
Heart's Desire Books
# Title Year
1 The Heart's Desire 1994
2 The Heart's Wager 1995
3 The Gambler's Heart 1995
Home to Texas Books
# Title Year
1 Ransom My Heart 1998
2 Whisper My Love 1998
3 Remember My Touch 1998
Men of Mystery Books
# Title Year
1 The Bride's Protector 1999
2 The Stranger She Knew 1999
3 Her Baby, His Secret 1999
More Men of Mystery Books
# Title Year
1 Her Private Bodyguard 2000
2 Renegade Heart 2000
3 Midnight Remembered 2000
Phoenix Brotherhood Books
# Title Year
1 Rafe Sinclair's Revenge 2002
2 Under Surveillance 2003
3 Sight Unseen 2004
4 Rules of Engagement 2004
5 Take No Prisoners 2005
Sinclair Brides Books
# Title Year
1 My Lady's Dare 2000
2 Anne's Perfect Husband 2001
3 Her Dearest Sin 2002
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Only a Whisper 1996
2 Raven's Vow 1997
3 Heart Of The Night 1997
4 His Secret Duchess 1997
5 Honor's Bride 1998
6 Never Let Her Go 1998
7 Lady Sarah's Son 1999
8 Night and Day (With: Anne Stuart) 2001
9 Secrets In Silence 2002
10 Keeping Watch 2003
11 In Plain Sight 2004
12 Wednesday's Child 2005
13 Double Blind 2005
14 The Inquisitor 2006
15 Bogeyman 2006
16 The Suicide Club 2007
17 Victim 2008
18 Flashback 2011
Colorado Confidential Books
# Title Year
1 Rocky Mountain Maverick 2003
2 Special Agent Nanny ( By: Linda O. Johnston) 2003
3 Kiss and Tell ( By: Amanda Stevens) 2003
4 Covert Cowboy ( By: Harper Allen) 2003
5 A Warrior's Mission (By: Rita Herron) 2003
6 Cheyenne Wife (By: Judith Stacy) 2004
7 Rocky Mountain Marriage (By: Debra Lee Brown) 2004
Hidden Identity Books
# Title Year
1 Undercover Christmas (By: B.J. Daniels) 1997
2 The Redemption of Deke Summers 1997
3 Wed to a Stranger? ( By: Jule McBride) 1997
4 Alias: Daddy (By: Adrianne Lee) 1997
5 Ben's Wife (By: Charlotte Douglas) 1997
6 Married In Haste ( By: Dani Sinclair) 1998
McCord Family Countdown Books
# Title Year
1 Stolen Moments (By: B.J. Daniels) 1999
2 Memories at Midnight ( By: Joanna Wayne) 1999
3 Each Precious Hour 1999
Regency Silk & Scandal Books (with Louise Allen, with Christine Merrill, with Julia Justiss, with Annie Burrows, with Margaret McPhee)
# Title Year
1 The Viscount and the Virgin (By: Annie Burrows) 2010
2 Unlacing the Innocent Miss (By: Margaret McPhee) 2010
3 The Officer and the Proper Lady ( By: Louise Allen) 2010
4 Taming Her Gypsy Lover (By: Christine Merrill) 2010
5 The Lord and the Wayward Lady (By: Louise Allen) 2010
6 Paying the Virgin's Price ( By: Christine Merrill) 2010
7 The Smuggler and the Society Bride (By: Julia Justiss) 2010
8 Claiming the Forbidden Bride 2010
9 Taken by the Wicked Rake ( By: Christine Merrill) 2010
Safe Haven Books
# Title Year
1 The Message (By: Stella Cameron) 1988
2 Measure of Deceit (By: Caroline Burnes) 1988
3 Come Gentle the Dawn (By: Lindsay McKenna) 1989
4 Life Line (By: Rebecca York) 1990
5 Deadly Currents (By: Caroline Burnes) 1992
6 The Reluctant Bride (By: Barbara Bretton) 1992
7 A Haven in His Arms (By: Phyllis Halldorson) 1993
8 Hired Hand (By: Elizabeth Bevarly) 1993
9 Dead Heat (By: Patricia Rosemoor) 1993
10 Night Prince (By: Muriel Jensen) 1994
11 Tempting Faith (By: Susan Mallery) 1994
12 Odd Man Out (By: B.J. Daniels) 1995
13 True Lies (By: Ingrid Weaver) 1995
14 At the Midnight Hour (By: Alicia Scott) 1995
15 Caitlin's Guardian Angel (By: Marie Ferrarella) 1995
16 His Friend's Wife (By: Janice Kay Johnson) 1995
17 Badlands Bride (By: Cheryl St. John) 1996
18 The Marrying Kind (By: Beverly Bird) 1996
19 Renegade's Redemption (By: Lindsay Longford) 1997
20 Sunset Promises (By: Carla Cassidy) 1997
21 The Amnesiac Bride (By: Marie Ferrarella) 1997
22 Return to Sender (By: Merline Lovelace) 1998
23 Clay Yeager's Redemption (By: Justine Davis) 1999
24 Keeping Annie Safe (By: Beverly Barton) 1999
25 Her Private Bodyguard 2000
26 Inadmissible Passion (By: Ann Voss Peterson) 2000
27 One Good Man (By: Julie Miller) 2000
28 Secrets and Lies (By: Maggie Shayne) 2002
29 Memories of Megan (By: Rita Herron) 2002
Trueblood, Texas Books
# Title Year
1 Someone's Baby ( By: Dani Sinclair) 2001
2 The Cowboy Wants a Baby (By: Jo Leigh) 2001
3 A Father's Vow ( By: Tina Leonard) 2001
4 Daddy Wanted ( By: Kate Hoffmann) 2001
5 The Cowboy's Secret Son 2001
6 The Rancher's Bride ( By: Tara Taylor Quinn) 2002
7 Dylan's Destiny ( By: Kimberly Raye) 2002
8 Hot on His Trail (By: Karen Hughes) 2002
9 The Best Man in Texas ( By: Kelsey Roberts) 2002
10 The Sheriff Gets His Lady (By: Dani Sinclair) 2002
11 Truly, Madly, Deeply ( By: Vicki Lewis Thompson) 2002
12 Every Move You Make (By: Tori Carrington) 2002
13 Hero for Hire (By: Jill Shalvis) 2004
14 Her Protector (By: Liz Ireland) 2004
15 Lover Under Cover (By: Charlotte Douglas) 2004
Woman of Mystery Books
# Title Year
1 Without a Past (By: Judi Lind) 1993
2 Lying Eyes (By: Erika Rand) 1993
3 His Brother's Keeper (By: Gay Cameron) 1994
4 Private Eyes (By: Madeline St. Claire) 1994
5 Looks Are Deceiving (By: Maggie Ferguson) 1994
6 Deep in the Bayou (By: Joanna Wayne) 1994
7 Something Borrowed, Something Blue (By: Adrianne Lee) 1994
8 The Shelter of Her Arms (By: Jean Barrett) 1994
9 Silent Masquerade (By: Molly Rice) 1995
10 Odd Man Out (By: B.J. Daniels) 1995
11 Indiscreet (By: Laura Parker) 1995
12 Tara's Child ( By: Susan Kearney) 1995
13 Echoes In The Dark 1995
14 His Secret Side (By: Pamela Burford) 1996
15 The Tender Hours (By: Paige Phillips) 1996
16 The Hunt for Hawke's Daughter (By: Jean Barrett) 2001
Men In Uniform Books
# Title Year
1 Heart of the Tiger (By: Lindsay McKenna) 1988
2 Five-Alarm Affair (By: Marie Ferrarella) 1988
3 The White Night (By: Stella Bagwell) 1989
4 Informed Risk (By: Robyn Carr) 1989
5 By Leaps and Bounds (By: Jacqueline Diamond) 1990
6 Return To Tomorrow (By: Marisa Carroll) 1990
7 Moriah's Mutiny (By: Elizabeth Bevarly) 1991
8 Serious Risks (By: Rachel Lee) 1991
9 Bad Moon Rising (By: Kathleen Eagle) 1991
10 One Last Chance (By: Justine Davis) 1993
11 A Vow to Love (By: Sherryl Woods) 1994
12 A Match for Celia (By: Gina Wilkins) 1995
13 Deputy Daddy (By: Carla Cassidy) 1996
14 A Family Man (By: Mindy Neff) 1996
15 The Sheriff's Proposal (By: Karen Rose Smith) 1996
16 Strangers When We Meet (By: Rebecca Winters) 1997
17 The Hero's Son (By: Amanda Stevens) 1998
18 Snowbound Bride (By: Cathy Gillen Thacker) 1998
19 Remember My Touch 1998
20 AKA: Marriage (By: Jule McBride) 1998
21 Baby Our Baby (By: Patricia Thayer) 1999
22 The President's Daughter (By: Annette Broadrick) 1999
23 The Major and the Librarian (By: Nikki Benjamin) 1999
24 Mistaken Identity (By: Merline Lovelace) 2000
25 Landry's Law (By: Kelsey Roberts) 2000
26 Love at First Sight (By: B.J. Daniels) 2000
27 Same Place, Same Time (By: C.J. Carmichael) 2000
28 My Baby, My Love (By: Dani Sinclair) 2000
29 That's Our Baby! (By: Pamela Browning) 2000
30 Daddy in Dress Blues (By: Cathie Linz) 2000
31 Special Assignment: Baby (By: Debra Webb) 2001
32 Code Name: Prince (By: Valerie Parv) 2001
33 Dear Maggie (By: Brenda Novak) 2001
34 Have Gown, Need Groom (By: Rita Herron) 2001
35 The Marriage Conspiracy (By: Christine Rimmer) 2001
36 If You Don't Know By Now (By: Teresa Southwick) 2001
37 The Woman for Dusty Conrad (By: Tori Carrington) 2001
38 On Pins and Needles (By: Victoria Pade) 2002
39 Pregnant And Protected (By: Lilian Darcy) 2002
40 Return of the Lawman (By: Lisa Childs) 2002
41 The Man From Texas (By: Rebecca York) 2002
42 The Sheriff of Shelter Valley (By: Tara Taylor Quinn) 2002
43 Serving Up Trouble (By: Jill Shalvis) 2002
44 Babe In The Woods (By: Caroline Burnes) 2003
45 Surprise Inheritance (By: Charlotte Douglas) 2003
46 A Randall Returns (By: Judy Christenberry) 2003
47 The Good Daughter (By: Jean Brashear) 2003
48 Secretly Married (By: Allison Leigh) 2004
49 Secret Witness (By: Jessica Andersen) 2004
50 Too Many Brothers (By: Roz Fox) 2004
51 Bullseye (By: Jessica Andersen) 2005
Gayle Wilson Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Bride by Arrangement 2000
2 Lonesome Rider & The Heart's Desire 2001
3 Regency Brides 2002
4 The Pregnancy Surprise 2003
5 Regency Christmas Proposals 2010