Curtiss Ann Matlock is the author of thirty-six novels and novellas. With over 7 million copies in print worldwide, her books have earned rave reviews, spots on the USA TODAY bestseller lists and numerous awards.
Born in North Carolina, into a family of avid readers, Curtiss Ann began her writing career with publication of two small, warmhearted articles about her life, for which she received a total of $100. She was so enthused at this success that she immediately started writing her first novel. which led her to experience the dream of publishing the first novel she ever wrote. She went on to enroll in the professional writing program at the University of Oklahoma, where she studied under the bestselling writer Jack Bickham and Grand Master mystery writer, Carolyn Hart, and to continued to sell every book she wrote.
Told with a strong Southern voice, her insightful stories portray the extraordinary valor of ordinary people and the humor, heartbreak, and shining graces of small-town life. In 1999, Lost Highways was nominated for a RITA Award in women’s fiction from the Romance Writers of America, and began the tender and funny series about the lives of the beloved characters in fictional Valentine, Oklahoma. The sixth book of the series, Sweet Dreams at the Goodnight Motel, was a Oklahoma Book Award Finalist.
Currently CurtissAnn occupies herself with family life in south Alabama, essays on the writing life on her blog, and the republishing of her early novels, as well as working on new projects. You can learn more about her at curtissannmatlock.com
Christmas Homecoming: Past and Present: 2 heart-warming novels in one
by Curtiss Ann Matlock
Two full novels, previously published, now a special offer in one book. At Christmas all roads lead home Once Upon a Christmas Olivia Pritchett arrives on the Texas frontier with two sons and a trunk full of dreams, only to discover the man she had come to marry has died. The prospect of the arduous return trip is too painful...
Christmas Homecoming: Past and Present: 2 heart-warming novels in one
by Curtiss Ann Matlock
Two full novels, previously published, now a special offer in one book. At Christmas all roads lead home Once Upon a Christmas Olivia Pritchett arrives on the Texas frontier with two sons and a trunk full of dreams, only to discover the man she had come to marry has died. The prospect of the arduous return trip is too painful...
Sweet Dreams at the Goodnight Motel (A Valentine Novel)
by Curtiss Ann Matlock
“Looking for Real Life...” The graffiti scrawled on the ladies’ room wall was an abrupt wake-up call for 40-year-old divorcée Claire Wilder. Grabbing tattered courage, she jettisons her current life—stressful job, lovely condo, and an ex-husband who’s made it clear she’ll always be in his rear-view mirror—and hits the road in...
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Romance; All Women's Fiction
Love in a Small Town
by Curtiss Ann Matlock
With her engaging style of emotional drama and affectionate humor, USA TODAY bestselling author Curtiss Ann Matlock goes deep into the hidden desires and needs of a passionate woman and the man strong enough to love her. Childhood sweethearts and perfect couple, Molly and Tommy Lee Hayes are are getting ready to celebrate their...
Marilee James has a complicated life—caring for her special-needs son, playing surrogate mother to an abandoned niece and temporarily running the local paper until the new managing editor arrives. She's so busy attending to everyone else that her own yearnings get pushed aside. Then Tate Holloway comes speeding into town in his BMW...
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Romance; All Women's Fiction
DRIVING LESSONS (A Valentine Novel Book 2)
by Curtiss Ann Matlock
On the road of life, sometimes you have to shift gears and slow down for those rough patches, but in the end, if you drive carefully, you'll end up home at last .After twenty years of marriage, Charlene's husband, Joey, has left her and their three children. Now, with an Oklahoma ranch house, a Chevy Suburban that's seen better days, and...
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Romance; All Women's Fiction
LOST HIGHWAYS (A Valentine Novel Book 1)
by Curtiss Ann Matlock
As her mother always said, nothing happens by coincidence…Meet Rainey Valentine: thirty-five, twice divorced, a woman with broken dreams but irrepressible hope.When her mother dies, she inherits a truck, an old barrel-racing mare named Lulu and a lifetime supply of Mary Kay cosmetics. So taking a page from her mother’s life, Rainey packs...
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Romance; All Women's Fiction
AT THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HEARTACHE (A Valentine Novel Book 4)
by Curtiss Ann Matlock
Life is just about as good as it gets in Valentine, Oklahoma….In this funny and poignant sequel to Cold Tea on a Hot Day, Valentine’s own Marilee James is engaged to Tate Holloway, the new editor of the Valentine Voice, a man whose sweet Southern sensibilities and melting kisses have convinced her to take a leap of faith. But marriage is...
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Romance; All Sex & Erotica; All Women's Fiction
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