Sylvia McDaniel is a USA Today bestselling author, who has written over forty novels in various genres, including western historical romance, contemporary romance, and science fiction. She is known for her sweet, humorous, and family-oriented stories, and has published a number of series such as The Burnett Brides, a historical western series, The Cuvier Widows, a Louisiana historical series, Lipstick and Lead, a western historical series, and several short contemporary romances. McDaniel has received several accolades for her work, including being a finalist in the 1996 Golden Heart Contest and placing or winning in various other romance writing contests.
Sylvia McDaniel is a long-time member of the Romance Writers of America®, former President of the Dallas Area Romance Authors, and a member of Novelists Inc. She has been married to her best friend for over twenty years, and they share their home with two dachshunds. McDaniel enjoys a variety of hobbies, including gardening, hiking, shopping, knitting, and watching football, particularly the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. She is an active participant in social media and has a large online following. Fans can sign up for her newsletter, follow her on Twitter, and join her on Facebook, BookBub, and Goodreads to stay up-to-date on her latest releases and to connect with her.
Bad Girls of the West Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Scandalous Sadie
2021
2
Ravenous Rose
2021
3
Tempting Tessa
2021
4
Nellie's Redemption
2021
Burnett Brides Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Rancher Takes a Bride
2000
2
The Outlaw Takes a Bride
2000
3
The Marshall Takes a Bride
2001
4
The Christmas Bride
2013
5
Travis
2022
6
Tanner
2022
7
Tucker
2022
8
Joshua
2022
9
Jacob
2023
10
Justin
2023
11
Caleb
2025
Coming Home For Christmas Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
I'll Be Home For Christmas
2023
2
White Christmas
2023
3
Santa's Baby
2023
4
All I Want For Christmas
2023
Cuvier Women Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Wronged / Sunlight On Josephine Street
2002
2
Betrayed / The Price of Moonlight
2002
3
Beguiled / Starlight Surrender
2004
Debutantes of Durango Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Debutante's Escape
2020
2
The Debutante's Escape (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2020
3
The Debutante's Secret (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2020
4
The Debutante's Secret
2020
5
The Debutante's Holiday
2020
6
The Debutante's Holiday (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2020
7
The Debutante's Scandal
2020
8
The Debutante's Gamble
2020
9
The Debutante's Revenge
2020
10
The Debutante's Gift (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2021
11
The Debutante's Gift
2021
12
The Debutante's Santa
2021
Kissing Oaks Billionaire Brothers Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Cowboy Billionaire's Lucky Break
2024
2
The Cowboy Billionaire's Fate
2024
3
The Cowboy Billionaire's Playbook
2024
4
The Cowboy Billionaire's Secret
2024
5
The Cowboy Billionaire's Deception
2024
6
The Cowboy Billionaire's Match
2024
Lipstick and Lead Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Desperate
2014
2
Deadly
2014
3
Dangerous
2015
4
Daring
2015
5
Determined
2015
6
Deceived
2018
7
Defiant
2021
8
Devious
2021
Lipstick and Lead 2.0 Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Nailing the Hit Man
2019
2
Nailing the Billionaire
2019
3
Nailing the Single Dad
2019
Racy Reunions Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Paying for the Past
2015
2
Her Christmas Lie
2015
3
Cupid's Revenge
2016
Return to Cupid, Texas Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Cupid Stupid
2017
2
Cupid Scores
2017
3
Cupid's Dance
2017
4
Cupid Help Me!
2017
5
Cupid Cures
2017
6
Cupid's Heart
2017
7
Cupid Santa
2017
8
Cupid's Second Chance
2018
9
Cupid Charmer
2019
10
Cupid Crazy
2020
11
Cupid's Bachelorette
2022
Scandalous Suffragettes Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Abigail
2015
2
Bella
2016
Secrets of Mustang Island Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Secrets of a Summer Place
2022
2
Secrets of a Runaway Bride
2023
The Trouble With Twins Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
My Sister's Boyfriend
2012
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
A Scarlet Bride
2000
2
The Wanted Bride
2013
3
The Reluctant Santa
2013
4
A Hero\'s Heart
2013
5
The Relationship Coach
2014
6
Second Chance Cowboy
2016
7
Secrets, Lies, and Online Dating
2016
8
Mistletoe Scandal
2017
9
A Brother's Betrayal
2018
10
Pearl
2018
11
Inheriting an Irish Groom
2025
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Ace's Bride: Mail Order Bride Tales
2016
2
Love Across Time
2019
The Alphabet Mail-Order Brides Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Abigail's Adventure (By: Caroline Lee)
2019
2
Abigail's Adventure
2019
3
Beulah's Brains (By: Kirsten Osbourne)
2019
4
Beulah's Brains: A McClain Story
2019
5
Catalina's Cause (By: Sara Jolene)
2019
6
Catalina's Cause
2019
7
Dorthy's Disasters (By: George H. McVey)
2019
8
Dorthy's Disasters
2019
9
Emmeline's Exile
2019
10
Emmeline's Exile (By: Josephine Blake)
2019
11
Fae's Fantasy
2019
12
Fae's Fantasy (By: Kay P. Dawson)
2019
13
Glory's Groom (By: Kathleen Ball)
2019
14
Glory's Groom
2019
15
Imogene's Ingenuity
2019
16
Harriet's Hope (By: Morgan Dawson)
2019
17
Jessamine's Journal
2019
18
Imogene's Ingenuity (By: Reina Torres)
2019
19
Jessamine's Journal (By: Kirsten Osbourne)
2019
20
Leanna's Light
2019
21
Leanna's Light (By: Maxine Douglas)
2019
22
Mia's Misfits
2019
23
Nellie's Notions
2019
24
Mia's Misfits (By: Heidi Vanlandingham)
2019
25
Nellie's Notions (By: Hildie McQueen)
2019
26
Olivia's Obligation
2019
27
Olivia's Obligation (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2019
28
Phebe's Promise
2019
29
Phebe's Promise (By: Cathryn Chandler)
2019
30
Quinlan's Quest: A Lipstick and Lead Story
2019
31
Quinlan's Quest
2019
32
Rebecca's Renegade
2019
33
Rebecca's Renegade (By: Carra Copelin)
2019
34
Sally's Sailor
2019
35
Sally's Sailor (By: Laura Stapleton)
2019
36
Tillie's Theatre
2019
37
Uma's Umbrage
2019
38
Tillie's Theatre (By: Keira K. Barton)
2019
39
Uma's Umbrage (By: Dallis Adams)
2019
40
Vera's Virtues
2019
41
Vera's Virtues (By: Cissie Patterson)
2019
42
Wendi's Wish
2019
43
Wendi's Wish (By: Danni Roan)
2019
44
Yetta's Yearning
2019
45
Yetta's Yearning (By: Michele Lindsey)
2019
46
Zara's Zephyr
2019
47
Zara's Zephyr (By: Janelle Daniels)
2019
American Mail-Order Brides Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Prequel (By: Kirsten Osbourne)
2015
2
Prequel
2015
3
Lottie: Bride of Delaware ( By: Kit Morgan)
2015
4
Lottie: Bride of Delaware
2015
5
Willow: Bride of Pennsylvania (By: Merry Farmer)
2015
6
Willow: Bride of Pennsylvania
2015
7
Hope: Bride of New Jersey (By: Amelia C. Adams)
2015
8
Hope: Bride of New Jersey
2015
9
Mollie: Bride of Georgia
2015
10
Mollie: Bride of Georgia (By: Lorrie Farrelly)
2015
11
Edwina: Bride of Connecticut
2015
12
Santa's Mail-Order Bride (By: E.E. Burke)
2015
13
Edwina: Bride of Connecticut (By: Margaret Tanner)
2015
14
Adelaide: Bride of Maryland
2015
15
Rachel: Bride of New Hampshire
2015
16
Beth: Bride of Massachusetts (By: Ashley Merrick)
2015
17
Adelaide: Bride of Maryland ( By: Ciara Knight)
2015
18
Dacey: Bride of North Carolina
2015
19
Rachel: Bride of New Hampshire (By: Diane Darcy)
2015
20
Julia: Bride of New York
2015
21
Katie: Bride of Virginia
2015
22
Dacey: Bride of North Carolina (By: Shanna Hatfield)
2015
23
Alice: Bride of Rhode Island
2015
24
Gabrielle: Bride of Vermont
2015
25
Julia: Bride of New York (By: Callie Hutton)
2015
26
Emma: Bride of Kentucky
2015
27
Alice: Bride of Rhode Island (By: Kristy McCaffrey)
2015
28
Gabrielle: Bride of Vermont (By: Emily Claire)
2015
29
Lucie: Bride of Tennessee
2015
30
Josephine: Bride of Louisiana
2015
31
Emma: Bride of Kentucky (By: Peggy L. Henderson)
2015
32
Michelle: Bride of Mississippi
2015
33
Lucie: Bride of Tennessee (By: Heidi Vanlandingham)
2015
34
Josephine: Bride of Louisiana (By: Cindy Caldwell)
2015
35
Lilly: Bride of Illinois
2015
36
Anna: Bride of Alabama
2015
37
India: Bride of Indiana (By: Ashley Merrick)
2015
38
Michelle: Bride of Mississippi (By: Cindy Caldwell)
2015
39
Gillian: Bride of Maine
2015
40
Lilly: Bride of Illinois (By: Linda K. Hubalek)
2015
41
Tabitha: Bride of Missouri
2015
42
Laurel: Bride of Arkansas
2015
43
Anna: Bride of Alabama (By: Lily Graison)
2015
44
Johanna: Bride of Michigan
2015
45
Gillian: Bride of Maine (By: Kirsten Lynn)
2015
46
Della: Bride of Texas
2015
47
Tabitha: Bride of Missouri (By: Amelia C. Adams)
2015
48
Constance: Bride of Florida
2015
49
Laurel: Bride of Arkansas (By: Carra Copelin)
2015
50
Hannah: Bride of Iowa
2015
51
Johanna: Bride of Michigan (By: Clara Kincaid)
2015
52
Della: Bride of Texas (By: Trinity Ford)
2015
53
Roberta: Bride of Wisconsin
2015
54
Constance: Bride of Florida (By: Patricia PacJac Carroll)
2015
55
Sarah: Bride of Minnesota
2015
56
Hannah: Bride of Iowa (By: Penny Estelle)
2015
57
Darby: Bride of Oregon
2015
58
Victoria: Bride of Kansas
2015
59
Roberta: Bride of Wisconsin (By: Kirsten Osbourne)
2015
60
Hannah, Bride of Iowa (By: P.A. Estelle)
2015
61
Trinity: Bride of West Virginia
2015
62
Genevieve: Bride of Nevada
2015
63
Sarah: Bride of Minnesota (By: Katie Crabapple)
2015
64
Darby: Bride of Oregon (By: Bella Bowen)
2015
65
Madeline: Bride of Nebraska
2015
66
Victoria: Bride of Kansas (By: E.E. Burke)
2015
67
Violet: Bride of North Dakota
2015
68
Cora: Bride of South Dakota
2015
69
Trinity: Bride of West Virginia (By: Carré White)
2015
70
Genevieve: Bride of Nevada (By: Cynthia Woolf)
2015
71
Grace: Bride of Montana
2015
72
Patience: Bride Of Washington
2015
73
Madeline: Bride of Nebraska (By: Mia Blackwood)
2015
74
Mercy: Bride of Idaho
2015
75
Violet: Bride of North Dakota (By: Heather Horrocks)
2015
76
Cora: Bride of South Dakota (By: Susan Horsnell)
2015
77
Judith: Bride of Wyoming
2016
78
Grace: Bride of Montana (By: Debra Holland)
2015
79
Lessie: Bride of Utah
2016
80
Chevonne: Bride of Oklahoma
2016
81
Patience: Bride Of Washington (By: Caroline Clemmons)
2015
82
Mercy: Bride of Idaho (By: Jacquie Rogers)
2015
83
Josie: Bride of New Mexico
2016
84
Libbie: Bride of Arizona
2016
85
Judith: Bride of Wyoming (By: Hildie McQueen)
2016
86
Poppy: Bride of Alaska
2016
87
Lessie: Bride of Utah (By: Kristin Holt)
2016
88
Kitty: Bride of Hawaii
2016
89
Chevonne: Bride of Oklahoma (By: Leighann Dobbs)
2016
90
Isabella Bride of Ohio
2016
91
Josie: Bride of New Mexico (By: Kristin Holt)
2016
92
Rose: Bride of Colorado
2016
93
Libbie: Bride of Arizona (By: Linda Carroll-Bradd)
2016
94
Poppy: Bride of Alaska (By: Cassie Hayes)
2016
95
Jessie: Bride of South Carolina
2017
96
Kitty: Bride of Hawaii (By: Janelle Daniels)
2016
97
Isabella Bride of Ohio (By: Debra Parmley, Robert Arrow)
2016
98
Rose: Bride of Colorado (By: Margery Scott)
2016
99
Jessie: Bride of South Carolina (By: Rose Gordon)
2017
Angel Creek Christmas Brides Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Charity
2018
2
Julia (By: Lily Graison)
2018
3
Julia
2018
4
Ruby
2018
5
Ruby (By: Hildie McQueen)
2018
6
Sarah (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2018
7
Sarah
2018
8
Anna
2018
9
Anna (By: Everly West)
2018
10
Caroline (By: Lily Graison)
2019
11
Caroline
2019
12
Melody (By: Caroline Clemmons)
2019
13
Melody
2019
14
Elizabeth (By: Jovie Grace)
2019
15
Elizabeth
2019
16
Emma (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2019
17
Viola
2019
18
Viola (By: Cyndi Raye)
2019
19
Ginger
2019
20
Emma
2019
21
Abigail (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2020
22
Abigail
2020
23
Grace (By: Jovie Grace)
2020
24
Grace
2020
25
Pearl (By: Hildie McQueen)
2020
26
Pearl
2020
27
Rebecca (By: Lily Graison)
2020
28
Rebecca
2020
29
Charlotte
2020
30
Charlotte (By: Kari Trumbo)
2020
31
Minnie
2020
32
Adele (By: Cynthia Woolf)
2020
33
Adele
2020
34
Victoria
2020
35
Victoria (By: Maxine Douglas)
2020
36
Meg
2020
37
Meg (By: Caroline Clemmons)
2020
38
Glenda (By: Hildie McQueen)
2021
39
Glenda
2021
40
Temperance
2021
41
Temperance (By: Lily Graison)
2021
42
Lilly
2021
43
Lilly (By: Jovie Grace)
2021
44
Hannah (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2021
45
Hannah
2021
46
Amy (By: Caroline Clemmons)
2021
47
Amy
2021
48
Cora
2021
The Langley Legacy Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Finn's Fortune (By: Kathleen Ball)
2018
2
Finn's Fortune
2018
3
Patrick's Proposal
2018
4
Patrick's Proposal (By: Hildie McQueen)
2018
5
Donovan's Deceit (By: Kathy Shaw)
2018
6
Donovan's Deceit
2018
7
Heath's Homecoming
2018
8
Heath's Homecoming (By: Merry Farmer)
2018
9
Collin's Challenge
2018
10
Aidan's Arrangement
2018
11
Aidan's Arrangement (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2018
Mistletoe Falls Christmas Brides Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Holly (By: Peggy McKenzie)
2022
2
Holly
2022
3
Angel
2022
4
Angel (By: Lily Graison)
2022
5
Belle
2022
The Surprise Brides Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Gideon
2015
2
Gideon (By: Cynthia Woolf)
2015
3
Jamie (By: Caroline Clemmons)
2015
4
Jamie
2015
5
Caleb
2015
6
Caleb (By: Callie Hutton)
2015
7
Ethan
2015
The 80s Mixtape Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Dancing in the Dark (By: Olivia Hardin)
2024
2
I Want to Dance With Somebody
2024
3
Baby, I Lied (By: Peggy McKenzie, Nikki Malone)
2024
4
Born To Be My Baby (By: P.J. Fiala)
2024
5
Love Walks In (By: Lisa Mondello)
2024
6
King for a Day (By: Olivia Hardin)
2024
Bride, Texas Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Cowboy’s Bride for Hire / Bride for Hire (By: Debra Clopton)