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Beverly Barton
(1946 - 2011)Beverly Marie Inman was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA. Daughter of Doris Marie and Walter D. Inman Jr. A born romantic, she fell in love with The Beauty and the Beast epic at an early age, when her grandfather bought her an illustrated copy of the famous fairy tale. Even before she learned to read and write, her vivid imagination created magical words and fabulous characters inside her mind. Movies fascinated her, and by the time she was seven she was rewriting the movies she saw on television and at the local theater to give them all happy endings. By the age of nine she'd penned her first novel. She wrote short stories, TV scripts, poetry, and novels throughout high school and into college.
After her marriage to Billy Ray Beaver, the "love of her life", and the births of her two children, Beverly continued to be a voracious reader and a devoted moviegoer, but she put her writing aspirations on hold until her children were teenagers. At every age of their lives, from infancy to adulthood, the children had been a true joy to her. She devoted herself to her husband and children and considered herself one of the many selfless "supermoms" who put their family's needs first. She believed she had had it all, just not all at the same time.
In her mid-30s, Beverly returned to her former passion writing as a hobby, but before 40, she decided that she wanted to make writing a full-time career. And when she rediscovered an old dream of becoming a published writer no one was more supportive of her aspirations than her family. Her children were her greatest cheerleaders and her husband was her biggest supporter. After writing over 40 books and receiving numerous awards and nominations, as well as having books on the USA Today list and consistently on the Waldenbooks bestseller list, her career was indeed a dream come true. Having a fantastic family and fabulous friends, as well as making a living doing the one thing she had loved doing since childhood, she considered herself truly blessed. Beverly died suddenly of heart failure on 21 April 2011.
After her marriage to Billy Ray Beaver, the "love of her life", and the births of her two children, Beverly continued to be a voracious reader and a devoted moviegoer, but she put her writing aspirations on hold until her children were teenagers. At every age of their lives, from infancy to adulthood, the children had been a true joy to her. She devoted herself to her husband and children and considered herself one of the many selfless "supermoms" who put their family's needs first. She believed she had had it all, just not all at the same time.
In her mid-30s, Beverly returned to her former passion writing as a hobby, but before 40, she decided that she wanted to make writing a full-time career. And when she rediscovered an old dream of becoming a published writer no one was more supportive of her aspirations than her family. Her children were her greatest cheerleaders and her husband was her biggest supporter. After writing over 40 books and receiving numerous awards and nominations, as well as having books on the USA Today list and consistently on the Waldenbooks bestseller list, her career was indeed a dream come true. Having a fantastic family and fabulous friends, as well as making a living doing the one thing she had loved doing since childhood, she considered herself truly blessed. Beverly died suddenly of heart failure on 21 April 2011.
Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Mystery, Paranormal Romance
Series
Protectors
1. This Side of Heaven (1992)
2. Paladin's Woman (1993)
3. The Outcast (1994)
4. Defending His Own (1995)
5. Guarding Jeannie (1996)
6. Blackwood's Woman (1996)
7. Roarke's Wife (1997)
8. A Man Like Morgan Kane (1997)
9. Gabriel Hawk's Lady (1997)
10. Keeping Annie Safe (1999)
11. Murdock's Last Stand (2001)
12. Egan Cassidy's Kid (2000)
13. Navajo's Woman (2001)
14. Whitelaw's Wedding (2001)
15. Sweet Caroline's Keeper (2001)
16. Jack's Christmas Mission (2001)
17. The Princess's Bodyguard (2002)
18. On Her Guard (2002)
19. Faith, Hope and Love (2002)
20. Grace Under Fire (2003)
21. Downright Dangerous (2004)
22. Keeping Baby Secret (2004)
23. Laying His Claim (2004)
24. Worth Dying for (2004)
25. Ramirez's Woman (2005)
26. Penny Sue Got Lucky (2005)
27. Dangerous Deception (2006)
28. His Only Obsession (2007)
29. A Time To Die (2007)
30. Dying For You (2008)
1. This Side of Heaven (1992)
2. Paladin's Woman (1993)
3. The Outcast (1994)
4. Defending His Own (1995)
5. Guarding Jeannie (1996)
6. Blackwood's Woman (1996)
7. Roarke's Wife (1997)
8. A Man Like Morgan Kane (1997)
9. Gabriel Hawk's Lady (1997)
10. Keeping Annie Safe (1999)
11. Murdock's Last Stand (2001)
12. Egan Cassidy's Kid (2000)
13. Navajo's Woman (2001)
14. Whitelaw's Wedding (2001)
15. Sweet Caroline's Keeper (2001)
16. Jack's Christmas Mission (2001)
17. The Princess's Bodyguard (2002)
18. On Her Guard (2002)
19. Faith, Hope and Love (2002)
20. Grace Under Fire (2003)
21. Downright Dangerous (2004)
22. Keeping Baby Secret (2004)
23. Laying His Claim (2004)
24. Worth Dying for (2004)
25. Ramirez's Woman (2005)
26. Penny Sue Got Lucky (2005)
27. Dangerous Deception (2006)
28. His Only Obsession (2007)
29. A Time To Die (2007)
30. Dying For You (2008)
3 Babies for 3 Brothers
1. His Secret Child (1999)
2. His Woman, His Child (1999)
3. Having His Baby (1999)
1. His Secret Child (1999)
2. His Woman, His Child (1999)
3. Having His Baby (1999)
Griffin Powell
1. After Dark (2000)
aka Time To Kill
2. The Fifth Victim (2003)
3. The Last to Die (2004)
4. As Good As Dead (2004)
5. Killing Her Softly (2005)
6. Close Enough to Kill (2006)
7. The Dying Game (2007)
8. The Murder Game (2008)
9. Cold Hearted (2008)
10. Silent Killer (2009)
11. Dead By Midnight (2010)
12. Dead By Morning (2011)
13. Dead By Nightfall (2011)
1. After Dark (2000)
aka Time To Kill
2. The Fifth Victim (2003)
3. The Last to Die (2004)
4. As Good As Dead (2004)
5. Killing Her Softly (2005)
6. Close Enough to Kill (2006)
7. The Dying Game (2007)
8. The Murder Game (2008)
9. Cold Hearted (2008)
10. Silent Killer (2009)
11. Dead By Midnight (2010)
12. Dead By Morning (2011)
13. Dead By Nightfall (2011)
Protectors Omnibus
Protectors: The Early Years (2003)
The Beginning (2005)
Back to the Beginning (2005)
The Protectors (2010)
Witness (2010)
'Til Death Do Us Part (2011)
Protectors: The Early Years (2003)
The Beginning (2005)
Back to the Beginning (2005)
The Protectors (2010)
Witness (2010)
'Til Death Do Us Part (2011)
Novels
Yankee Lover (1990)
Lucky in Love (1991)
Sugar Hill (1992)
Talk of the Town (1992)
Lover and Deceiver (1994)
The Tender Trap (1996)
Emily and the Stranger (1998)
Every Move She Makes (2001)
What She Doesn't Know (2002)
Most Likely to Die (2007) (with Lisa Jackson and Wendy Corsi Staub)
The Right Wife (2014)
I'll Be Watching You (2014)
Just the Way You Are (2015)
Lucky in Love (1991)
Sugar Hill (1992)
Talk of the Town (1992)
Lover and Deceiver (1994)
The Tender Trap (1996)
Emily and the Stranger (1998)
Every Move She Makes (2001)
What She Doesn't Know (2002)
Most Likely to Die (2007) (with Lisa Jackson and Wendy Corsi Staub)
The Right Wife (2014)
I'll Be Watching You (2014)
Just the Way You Are (2015)
Series contributed to
This Time, Forever
The Mother of My Child (1993)
Nothing But Trouble (1994)
A Child of Her Own (1997)
The Mother of My Child (1993)
Nothing But Trouble (1994)
A Child of Her Own (1997)
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