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ⓘ About Sylvia McDaniel
Sylvia worked for a major telecommunications company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area until the year 2002. At that time the communications company shut its doors and forced her to work at writing, the job of her dreams. Sylvia loves creating worlds where she gets to show the power of love. As she’s writing, she has a movie in her mind playing. She is the actors, the director, and the script writer. It is her show and she loves to come up with the scenes and putting her characters through trying times. Comedy, action, romance, and adventure are her favorite genres and she puts a little of these genres into her stories. She is a 1995 President of North Texas Romance Writers of America and a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist.
All Book Series by Sylvia McDaniel
Wronged / Sunlight On Josephine Street
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2002
Beguiled / Starlight Surrender
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2004
The Debutante's Escape
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2020 Anthology · Peggy McKenzie
The Cowboy Billionaire's Lucky Break
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2024
The Cowboy Billionaire's Match
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2024
Inheriting an Irish Groom
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025
Ace's Bride: Mail Order Bride Tales
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2016
Abigail's Adventure
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 2019 Anthology · Caroline Lee
Jessamine's Journal
Book 10 of 25 · published 2019 Anthology · Kirsten Osbourne
Prequel
Series opener · book 1 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Kirsten Osbourne
Willow: Bride of Pennsylvania
Book 3 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Merry Farmer
Hope: Bride of New Jersey
Book 4 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Amelia C. Adams
Mollie: Bride of Georgia
Book 5 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Lorrie Farrelly
Edwina: Bride of Connecticut
Book 7 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Margaret Tanner
Beth: Bride of Massachusetts
Book 8 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Ashley Merrick
Adelaide: Bride of Maryland
Book 9 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Ciara Knight
Rachel: Bride of New Hampshire
Book 10 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Diane Darcy
Dacey: Bride of North Carolina
Book 12 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Shanna Hatfield
Julia: Bride of New York
Book 13 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Callie Hutton
Alice: Bride of Rhode Island
Book 14 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Kristy McCaffrey
Gabrielle: Bride of Vermont
Book 15 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Emily Claire
Emma: Bride of Kentucky
Book 16 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Peggy L. Henderson
Lucie: Bride of Tennessee
Book 17 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Heidi Vanlandingham
Josephine: Bride of Louisiana
Book 18 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Cindy Caldwell
India: Bride of Indiana
Book 19 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Ashley Merrick
Michelle: Bride of Mississippi
Book 20 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Cindy Caldwell
Lilly: Bride of Illinois
Book 21 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Linda K. Hubalek
Gillian: Bride of Maine
Book 23 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Kirsten Lynn
Tabitha: Bride of Missouri
Book 24 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Amelia C. Adams
Laurel: Bride of Arkansas
Book 25 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Carra Copelin
Johanna: Bride of Michigan
Book 26 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Clara Kincaid
Constance: Bride of Florida
Book 28 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Patricia PacJac Carroll
Roberta: Bride of Wisconsin
Book 29 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Kirsten Osbourne
Sarah: Bride of Minnesota
Book 31 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Katie Crabapple
Victoria: Bride of Kansas
Book 33 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · E.E. Burke
Trinity: Bride of West Virginia
Book 34 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Carré White
Genevieve: Bride of Nevada
Book 35 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Cynthia Woolf
Madeline: Bride of Nebraska
Book 36 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Mia Blackwood
Violet: Bride of North Dakota
Book 37 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Heather Horrocks
Cora: Bride of South Dakota
Book 38 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Susan Horsnell
Grace: Bride of Montana
Book 39 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Debra Holland
Patience: Bride Of Washington
Book 40 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Caroline Clemmons
Mercy: Bride of Idaho
Book 41 of 51 · published 2015 Anthology · Jacquie Rogers
Judith: Bride of Wyoming
Book 42 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Hildie McQueen
Chevonne: Bride of Oklahoma
Book 44 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Leighann Dobbs
Josie: Bride of New Mexico
Book 45 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Kristin Holt
Libbie: Bride of Arizona
Book 46 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Linda Carroll-Bradd
Kitty: Bride of Hawaii
Book 48 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Janelle Daniels
Isabella Bride of Ohio
Book 49 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Debra Parmley,Robert Arrow
Rose: Bride of Colorado
Book 50 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Margery Scott
Jessie: Bride of South Carolina
Latest in the series · book 51 of 51 · published 2017 Anthology · Rose Gordon
Finn's Fortune
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2018 Anthology · Kathleen Ball
Aidan's Arrangement
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2018 Anthology · Peggy McKenzie
Dancing in the Dark
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2024 Anthology · Olivia Hardin
Baby, I Lied
Book 3 of 6 · published 2024 Anthology · Peggy McKenzie,Nikki Malone
King for a Day
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2024 Anthology · Olivia Hardin
The Cowboy’s Bride for Hire / Bride for Hire
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Debra Clopton
Sleigh Bride
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Neve Cottrell
Ace's Bride: Mail Order Bride Tales
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2016
The Gamblers Surprise Bride
Book 2 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Crystal Green
Thorpe's Mail Order Bride
Book 6 of 7 · published 2021 Anthology · Cynthia Woolf
Kissed by a Stranger
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2021 Anthology · Cynthia Woolf
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sylvia McDaniel?
Sylvia worked for a major telecommunications company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area until the year 2002. At that time the communications company shut its doors and forced her to work at writing, the job of her dreams. Sylvia loves creating worlds where she gets to show the power of love.
Which Sylvia McDaniel series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Burnett Brides series, the earliest of Sylvia McDaniel's multi-book series: it opens with The Rancher Takes a Bride (2000) and runs to 11 books across 2000–2025, ending with Caleb (2025). Sylvia McDaniel's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sylvia McDaniel written?
Sylvia McDaniel has 221 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2025. 206 of them belong to 22 named series — the largest being the Angel Creek Christmas Brides series with 26 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sylvia McDaniel's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sylvia McDaniel's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Burnett Brides (2000–2025, 11 books), Cuvier Women (2002–2004, 3 books) and The Trouble With Twins (2012, 1 book), plus 17 more.
How are Sylvia McDaniel's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sylvia McDaniel's 221 books into 22 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Angel Creek Christmas Brides (26 books, 2018–2021); Burnett Brides (11 books, 2000–2025); Kissing Oaks Billionaire Brothers (11 books, 2024); Return to Cupid, Texas (11 books, 2017–2022); Debutantes of Durango (8 books, 2020–2021), plus 17 further series.