Mary Connealy


Mary Alice Moore Connealy is an American author of Christian fiction who specializes in romantic comedy set in the cowboy era of the American west.

Early life

Connealy was born in Oakland, Nebraska, and grew up on a farm in rural Lyons, Nebraska. She is the third of eight children of farmer and social worker Jackson Moore, and social worker and pianist Dorothy Moore.
Connealy attended Jefferson School, a one-room country school house, for eight years during elementary school, and graduated from Lyons High School in 1974. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications, graduating magna cum laude from Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska, in 1976.

Career

Connealy wrote for ten years before she got her first book published, and had 20 finished books when she made her first sale. She published her first books with Barbour Publishing. After writing nineteen books for Barbour Publishing, she signed with Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, in 2011. Out of Control appeared on the Christian Booksellers Association national best-sellers list in September 2011 and also on the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association national fiction best-seller list. Connealy is also published by Thomas Nelson Publishing, a division of HarperCollins Publishers LLC. Connealy was a finalist for best first book in the American Christian Fiction Writer's 2008 Carol Awards with Petticoat Ranch. Doctor in Petticoats was a finalist for a 2011 RITA Award finalist-Best Inspirational Romance. Calico Canyon was a nominee for a Christy Award. Calico Canyon featured the opening line: "The Five Horseman of the Apocalypse rode in. Late as usual."

Selected published works

  • Lassoed in Texas
  • *Petticoat Ranch
  • *Calico Canyon
  • *Gingham Mountain
  • *Lassoed in Texas Trilogy – containing all three books
  • Montana Marriage
  • *Montana Rose
  • *The Husband Tree
  • *Wildflower Bride
  • *Montana Marriage Trilogy – containing all three books
  • Sophie's Daughters
  • *Doctor in Petticoats
  • *Wrangler in Petticoats
  • *Sharpshooter in Petticoats
  • *Sophie's Daughters Trilogy – containing all three books
  • Wild West Weddings
  • *Cowboy Christmas
  • *Deep Trouble
  • The Kincaid Brides series
  • *Out of Control
  • *In Too Deep
  • *Over the Edge
  • Trouble in Texas Series
  • *Swept Away
  • *Fired Up
  • *Stuck Together
  • Wild at Heart Series
  • *Tried & True
  • *Now & Forever
  • *Fire & Ice
  • Cimarron Legacy Series
  • *The Boden Birthright ASIN: B01CRHOTJQ
  • *No Way Up
  • *Long Time Gone
  • *Too Far Down
  • High Sierra Sweethearts Series
  • *The Accidental Guardian
  • *The Reluctant Warrior
  • *The Unexpected Champion
  • Brides of Hope Mountain Series
  • *Aiming for Love
  • *Woman of Sunlight
  • *Her Secret Song
  • Brothers in Arms Series
  • *Braced for Love
  • *A Man with a Past
  • *Love on the Range
  • The Lumber Baron's Daughters Series
  • *The Elements of Love
  • *Inventions of the Heart
  • Model of Devotion ISBN 0764239600 Wyoming Sunrise Series
  • *Forged in Love
  • *Laws of Attraction
Marshaling Her Heart
The Western Light Series
The Golden State Treasure Series
  • Whispers of Fortune
  • Legends of Gold ISBN 764244396
  • Riches Beyond Measure
Rocky Mountain Marshals Series
  • Ambush of the Heart
Garrison's Law Series
  • Loving the Texas Lawman
  • Loving Her Texas Protector
  • Loving the Texas Negotiator
  • Loving the Texas Stranger
  • Loving the Mysterious Texan
Romantic Thriller
  • Ten Plagues: A Romantic Thriller
  • Novella Collections
  • *Black Hills Blessing
  • *A Bride for All Seasons
  • *Alaska Brides Collection
  • *A Match Made in Texas
  • *Four Weddings and a Kiss
  • *The Homestead Brides Collection
  • *12 Brides of Christmas
  • *With This Ring?
  • *Lassoed by Marriage
  • *12 Brides of Summer
  • *The Calico and Cowboys Romance Collection: Love Is a Lighthearted Adventure in Eight Novellas from the Old West
  • *Hearts Entwined: A Historical Romance Novella Collection by Mary Connealy/Karen Witemeyer/Regina Jennings/Melissa Jagears
Three Christmas Novellas: Longhorn Christmas, The Sweetest Gift, The Christmas Candle
  • ebooks
  • *Room at the Inn for Christmas ASIN: B01JGMQDTO
  • *The Advent Bride ASIN: B00NTI2YXG
  • Nosy in Nebraska
  • Bury the Lead ASIN: B007QO8RKS
  • Fright at the Museum ASIN: B007QOAZL2
  • Trial and Terror ASIN: B007QOAYQ8
  • ''Ten Plagues: A Romantic Thriller''

Awards

Milestone Pin 50 books published
Milestone Pin 50 books published
  • Carol award Finalist 2008 Best First Book-Petticoat Ranch
  • Carol Award Finalist—4 Time 2009 Best Long Historical Romance-Montana Rose, Two time Best Short Contemporary Romance-Buffalo Gal, Clueless Cowboy, Best Short Mystery-Of Mice...and Murder
  • Carol Award Finalist Best Long Historical Romance 2011-The Husband Tree