Jo Ann Vest is an American author of contemporary

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under the

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Joanna Wayne.

Biography

Wayne was born and raised in

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. She began reading when she was four years old, and quickly began making weekly trips to the library to find books to read. In 1984, she married and moved to

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, where she enrolled in a writing course and joined a professional writing organization. Her books have appeared on the Waldenbooks Bestselling List for romance. She has been nominated four times for a ''Romantic Times'' Reviewers' Choice Award, winning twice with ''Surprise Package'' and ''Attempted Matrimony''. ''Romantic Times'' has also nominated her for a Career Achievement Award. Wayne currently lives just north of

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Bibliography

* ''Deep in the Bayou'' (1994) * ''Behind the Mask'' (1995) * ''Extreme Heat'' (1996) * ''Family Ties'' (1997) * ''All I Want for Christmas'' (1998) * ''Jodie's Little Secrets'' (1998) * ''Lone Star Lawman'' (1999) * ''Memories at Midnight'' (1999) * ''The Second Son'' (2000) * ''The Stranger Next Door'' (2000) * ''A Mother's Secrets'' (2000) * ''The Outsider's Redemption'' (2000) * ''Another Woman's Baby'' (2001) * ''Unconditional Surrender'' (2001) * ''Mystic Isle'' (2002) * ''Behind the Veil'' (2002) * ''Surprise Package'' (2002) * ''What Lies Beneath (Feature anthology with Anne Stuart and Caroline Burnes)'' (2002) * ''Just One Look'' (2003) * ''Attempted Matrimony'' (2003) * ''Under Wraps'' (2003) (with Susan Kearney) * ''Alligator Moon'' (2004) * ''As Darkness Fell'' (2012) * ''Escape the Night'' (2004) * ''Just Before Dawn'' (2004) * ''A Father's Duty'' (2004) * ''The Amulet'' (2012) * ''Justice for All'' (2005) * ''Security Measures'' (2005) * ''The Gentleman's Club'' (2005) * ''A Clandestine Affair'' (2006) * ''Maverick Christmas'' (2006) * ''24 Karat Ammunition (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 1)'' (2007) * ''Texas Gun Smoke (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 2)'' (2007) * ''Point Blank Protector (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 3)'' (2008) * ''Loaded (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 4)'' (2008) * ''Miracle at Colts Run Cross (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 5)'' (2008) * ''Cowboy Commando (Special Ops Texas Book 1)'' (2009) * ''Cowboy to the Core (Special Ops Texas Book 2)'' (2009) * ''Bravo, Tango, Cowboy (Special Ops Texas Book 3)'' (2009) * ''Cowboy Delirium'' (2010) * ''Cowboy Swagger (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 1)'' (2010) * ''Genuine Cowboy (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 2)'' (2011) * ''AK-Cowboy (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 3)'' (2011) * ''Cowboy Fever (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 4)'' (2011) * ''Stranger, Seducer, Protector'' (2011) * ''Maverick Christmas'' (2011) * ''A Clandestine Affair'' (2011) * ''24/7 Bodyguard'' (2011) * ''Cowboy Conspiracy (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 5)'' (2012) * ''Attempted Matrimony'' (2012) * ''Just Before Dawn'' (2012) * ''A Father's Duty'' (2012) * ''Son of a Gun (Big D Dads Book 1)'' (2012) * ''Live Ammo (Big D Dads Book 2)'' (2012) * ''Big Shot (Big D Dads Book 3)'' (2012) * ''Trumped Up Charges (The Daltons Book 1)'' (2013) * ''Another Woman's Baby'' (2014) * ''The Stranger Next Door'' (2014) * ''Unrepentant Cowboy (The Daltons Book 2)'' (2014) * ''Hard Ride to Dry Gulch (The Daltons Book 3)'' (2014) * ''The Second Son'' (2014) * ''Midnight Rider (The Daltons Book 4)'' (2015) * ''Showdown at Shadow Junction (The Daltons Book 7)'' (2015) * ''Ambush at Dry Gulch (The Daltons Book 8)'' (2016) * ''Riding Shotgun (The Kavanaughs Book 1)'' (2017) * ''Quickdraw Cowboy (The Kavanaughs Book 2)'' (2017) * ''Fearless Gunfighter (The Kavanaughs)'' (2017) * ''Dropping the Hammer (The Kavanaughs Book 1775)'' (2018) * ''New Orleans Noir'' (2019) * ''French Quarter Fatale'' (2023)

Omnibus

* ''Bayou Blood Brothers'' (2001) (with Metsy Hingle and Rebecca York) * ''What Lies Beneath: The Road to Hidden Harbor / Remember Me / Primal Fear'' (2002) (with Caroline Burnes, Anne Stuart) * ''When Duty Calls: Lone Star Lawman/Hotshot P.I.'' (2003) (with B J Daniels) * ''Private Scandals: Shadows of the Past / Family Unveiled / Sleeping with Secrets'' (2004) (with Tori Carrington, Judy Christenberry) * ''Heatwave'' (2004) (with Kay David and Bobby Hutchinson)

References

External links

Official website
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