Cathy Williams - The By Request Collection

RAEANNE THAYNEfinds inspiration in the beautiful northern Utah mountains, where the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author lives with her husband and three children. Her books have won numerous honours, including RITA® Award nominations from Romance Writers of America and a Career Achievement Award from RT Book Reviews . RaeAnne loves to hear from readers and can be contacted through her website, www.raeannethayne.com.

Award-winning author KATE HARDYlives in Norwich with her husband, two children, one spaniel and too many books to count! She’s a fan of the theater, ballroom dancing, posh chocolate and anything Italian. She’s a history and science geek, plays the guitar and piano and makes great cookies (which is why she also has to go to the gym five days a week. . .)

Two-time Golden Heart Award finalist AMI WEAVERhas been reading romance since she was a teen and writing for even longer, so it was only natural she would put the two together. Now she can be found drinking gallons of iced tea at her local coffee shop while doing one of her very favourite things—convincing two characters they deserve their happy-ever-after. Ami lives in Michigan with her four kids, three cats and her very supportive husband.

MELANIE MILBURNEread her first Mills & Boon at age seventeen, in between studying for her final exams. After completing a Master’s Degree in Education she decided to write a novel in between settling down to do a PhD. She became so hooked on writing romance the PhD was shelved and her career as a romance writer was born. Melanie is an ambassador for the Australian Childhood Foundation, is a keen dog-lover and trainer and enjoys long walks in the Tasmanian bush.

TARA PAMMIcan’t remember a moment when she wasn’t lost in a book—especially a romance, which was much more exciting than a mathematics textbook. Years later, Tara’s wild imagination and love for the written word revealed what she really wanted to do. Now she pairs Alpha males who think they know everything with strong women who knock that theory and them off their feet!

CATHY WILLIAMScan remember reading Mills & Boon books as a teenager, and now that she is writing them she remains an avid fan. For her, there is nothing like creating romantic stories and engaging plots, and each and every book is a new adventure. Cathy lives in London, and her three daughters—Charlotte, Olivia and Emma—have always been, and continue to be, the greatest inspirations in her life.

Married to the man she met at eighteen, SUSANNE HAMPTONis the mother of two adult daughters—one a musician and the other an artist. Susanne loves everything romantic and pretty, so her home is brimming with romance novels, movies and shoes. With her interest in all things medical, her career has been in the dental field and the medical world in different roles—and now Susanne has taken that love into writing Mills & Boon Medical Romance.

LOUISA HEATONfirst started writing romance at school, and would take her stories in to show her friends, scrawled in a big red binder, with plenty of crossings out. She dreamt of romance herself, and after knowing her husband-to-be for only three weeks shocked her parents by accepting his marriage proposal. After four children—including a set of twins—and fifteen years of trying to get published, she finally received ‘The Call’! Now she lives on Hayling Island and, when she’s not busy as a First Responder, creates her stories wandering along the wonderful Hampshire coastline with her two dogs, muttering to herself and scaring the locals.

Visit Louisa on Twitter, @louisaheaton, on Facebook, LouisaHeatonAuthor, or on her website, louisaheaton.com.

The by Request Collection

Forbidden Secrets

Jules Bennett, Michelle Celmer and Charlene Sands

Snowkissed

Nina Milne, Jessica Gilmore and Jennifer Faye

A Cinderella Story

Maureen Child, Elizabeth Bevarly and Anna DePalo

Their Forever Family

Molly Evans, Abigail Gordon and Emily Forbes

Her Christmas Hero

Robin Perini, Cassie Miles and Elle James

A Mistletoe Vow

RaeAnne Thayne, Kate Hardy and Ami Weaver

Scandalous Sins

Melanie Milburne, Tara Pammi and Cathy Williams

Winter Wonderland Wishes

Susanne Hampton, Abigail Gordon and Louisa Heaton

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ISBN: 978-1-474-09467-2

THE BY REQUEST COLLECTION

His Secret Baby Bombshell © 2016 Harlequin Books S.A. Back In The Enemy’s Bed © 2016 Harlequin Books S.A. The Texan’s One-Night Standoff © 2016 Harlequin Books S.A. Christmas Kisses With Her Boss © 2015 Nina Milne Proposal At The Winter Ball © 2015 Jessica Gilmore The Prince’s Christmas Vow © 2015 Jennifer F. Stroka Maid Under The Mistletoe © 2016 Maureen Child My Fair Billionaire © 2014 Elizabeth Bevarly Second Chance With The CEO © 2016 Anna DePalo Her Family for Keeps © 2015 Molly Evans A Father for Poppy © 2015 Abigail Gordon His Little Christmas Miracle © 2015 Emily Forbes Christmas Justice © 2014 Robin L. Perini Snow Blind © 2014 Kay Bergstrom Christmas At Thunder Horse Ranch © 2014 Mary Jernigan A Cold Creek Christmas Story © 2015 RaeAnne Thayne Falling For Mr December © 2015 Pamela Brooks A Husband For The Holidays © 2015 Ami Weaver Unwrapping His Convenient Fiancée © 2016 Melanie Milburne The Sheikh’s Pregnant Prisoner © 2016 Tara Pammi Snowbound with His Innocent Temptation © 2016 Cathy Williams A Mummy to Make Christmas © 2015 Susanne Panagaris His Christmas Bride-to-Be © 2015 Abigail Gordon A Father This Christmas? © 2015 Louisa Heaton

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