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Southern Fires
Dana Bivens pins her hopes of success as a journalist on a no-holds-barred expose+a7 of famed infertility expert Dr. Yancy Granger, but her ambitions are thwarted by her growing attraction to Granger. Original.
- GenresRomanceContemporary
368 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1996
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Mary Lynn Baxter
149 books32 followersMary Lynn Baxter was born on 28 July 1943 in Lufkin, Texas, USA, where she bred, home of the cowboy - hero of the Western romance, which is one of the most popular of the category's sub-genres. She would be the first to say that it's her background that gives her a unique feel for romance writing.
Since she was a young girl, books and reading have been an important part of her life. Only after she read all the "goodies" in her public library did her mother encourage her to buy Harlequin romances, then 35 cents each. Wow! Those reading years laid the background for her decision to major in Library Science at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and become a school librarian.
After eight years of working in various school systems, she felt a need to do something different. What she wanted was to open a bookstore. With the help of her husband, Leonard, and her mother, Mary Lynn did just that. For over 20 years she sold books, and loved every minute of it. Then Mary Lynn decided she needed a new challenge. Following an intense amount of pushing and prodding from her husband she took the plunge and tried her hand at writing.
After months of agonising and chewing her nails, she finally mailed All our Tomorrows to Silhouette books in February 1981. One year later it was published as a Silhouette Special Edition. Now, over 40 books later, she's still writing. Mary Lynn can't think of anything else she'd rather do with her time and energy. She surfaces from her writing, she's a voracious reader. But this petite dynamo is always happy to tumble out of her world of fiction into her local fitness center for a bracing workout. She's also dedicated to her volunteer work... and still manages to fit in plenty of quality time with her family at their home in Lufkin, Texas.
Since she was a young girl, books and reading have been an important part of her life. Only after she read all the "goodies" in her public library did her mother encourage her to buy Harlequin romances, then 35 cents each. Wow! Those reading years laid the background for her decision to major in Library Science at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and become a school librarian.
After eight years of working in various school systems, she felt a need to do something different. What she wanted was to open a bookstore. With the help of her husband, Leonard, and her mother, Mary Lynn did just that. For over 20 years she sold books, and loved every minute of it. Then Mary Lynn decided she needed a new challenge. Following an intense amount of pushing and prodding from her husband she took the plunge and tried her hand at writing.
After months of agonising and chewing her nails, she finally mailed All our Tomorrows to Silhouette books in February 1981. One year later it was published as a Silhouette Special Edition. Now, over 40 books later, she's still writing. Mary Lynn can't think of anything else she'd rather do with her time and energy. She surfaces from her writing, she's a voracious reader. But this petite dynamo is always happy to tumble out of her world of fiction into her local fitness center for a bracing workout. She's also dedicated to her volunteer work... and still manages to fit in plenty of quality time with her family at their home in Lufkin, Texas.
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September 30, 2025
Damn the 90's where unhinged. This novel was a soap opera and nobody it's gonna convince me otherwise. The fact that it's published by "warner " books made me think that maybe this has a start as a script for something.
The doctor, his lover, his other lover Wich s his lovers mother... you get the point.
The doctor, his lover, his other lover Wich s his lovers mother... you get the point.
January 12, 2026
This was good, but parts were a bit bat crap crazy, especially the h's mom from HELL!!! (The dad was no better, either.) And if all this stuff had happened in real life, I'm not so sure the H and h would have gotten a HEA. Not to mention that the real relationship between the h and OM was too big a stretch, even though it resolved things nicely.
BTW: parents getting horny while their baby son is nursing at mommy's breast is a bit too ICKY for me!
BTW: parents getting horny while their baby son is nursing at mommy's breast is a bit too ICKY for me!
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