Margaret Daley

Margaret Daley

Margaret Daley's most popular book is Saving Hope with 4 saves and an average rating of -.

Author Bio

Margaret has been writing for over 35 years. She started writing in the late 1970s because she wanted to see if she could put a whole story down on paper. That book is still in the drawer and will never see the light of day. But she was able to finish a book, which was her goal.

She decided after that to get some help, and joined a writers' roundtable where she met once a week with some fellow writers who went over each other's work. She sold her first book in the early 1980s and has been selling ever since. She loves to tell a story. When she was a little girl she made up stories while playing with her dolls. On long trips with her family she would weave a story about the surrounding countryside. From those early beginnings grew a love of entertaining people with a story. She has sold nearly 5 million books worldwide with over 90 books.

When she went away to college, she met her husband, Mike, to whom she has been married for over 40 years. He is her support and her best friend. She has always felt she was the luckiest woman the day she bumped into him on campus.

When they married, they moved to Tulsa, where she finished her degree in special education and began teaching. She loved teaching and working with students with special needs. They helped her remember what is important in life. She also participated in the Special Olympics as a coach with her students and has attended the State Games in May for years. Recently she retired from teaching to write full-time.

Besides teaching and writing, she is also a mother of one. Her son, Shaun, loves animals and there have been times they could have their own zoo at the house. The most interesting pet Shaun had is a leopard tortoise, which could outlive him. She has joked that his children will be inheriting a tortoise. He is married with four daughters.

When she isn't working, she loves to read, travel, and go to lunch and a movie with a friend. She has been to many countries in the world and loves to meet new people. Her favorite place is Tahiti -- Bora Bora. It is as beautiful as all the pictures portray it.

In her travels she has found herself in some interesting situations. Once, in London, she got caught in the middle of a protest that later turned into a riot over poll taxes. In the rain forest of Costa Rica, she was covered from head to toe in mud and ruined a perfectly good outfit. She should have remembered it was going to be wet since it was called a rain forest. In Rio, she and a friend were left with no means to get back to the hotel on the other side of the city. Neither Margaret nor her companion spoke Portuguese and there wasn't a cab in sight. Thankfully one finally pulled up to the curb at the museum because she couldn't see herself hiking across Rio to get back to the hotel at night.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

5 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Fostered by Love

Fostered by Love is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Once Upon a Family
#2
Heart of the Family
#3
Family Ever After
#4
Second Chance Family
#5
Together for the Holidays

Series

5 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Guardians, Inc.

Guardians, Inc. is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Christmas Bodyguard
#2
Protecting Her Own
#3
Hidden in the Everglades
#4
Christmas Stalking
#5
Guarding the Witness

Series

4 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Ladies of Sweetwater Lake

The Ladies of Sweetwater Lake is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Gold in the Fire
#2
A Mother for Cindy
#4
When Dreams Come True
#5
Tidings of Joy and Heart of the Family: An Anthology

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Men of the Texas Rangers

The Men of the Texas Rangers is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Saving Hope
#3
Scorned Justice
#4
Severed Trust

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Heart of the Amazon

Heart of the Amazon is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Heart of the Amazon
#2
Buried Secrets & Christmas Bodyguard
#3
Forsaken Canyon

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Caring Canines

Caring Canines is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Healing Hearts
#2
Her Holiday Hero
#3
Her Hometown Hero

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Alaskan Search and Rescue

Alaskan Search and Rescue is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
The Yuletide Rescue
#2
To Save Her Child
#4
Standoff at Christmas

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Lone Star Justice

Lone Star Justice is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#2
Lone Star Christmas Rescue
#4
Texas Baby Pursuit

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Helping Hands Homeschooling

Helping Hands Homeschooling is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Love Lessons
#3
A Daughter for Christmas

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Daring Escapes

Daring Escapes is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

Series

6 primary books

Authored 17% of series

Lone Star Cowboy League: Boys Ranch

Lone Star Cowboy League: Boys Ranch is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Brenda Minton, Jessica Keller, and Lee Tobin McClain.

#1
The Rancher's Texas Match
#2
The Ranger's Texas Proposal
#3
The Nanny's Texas Christmas
#4
The Cowboy's Texas Family
#5
The Doctor's Texas Baby

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Second Chances

Second Chances is a 1-book series first released in 2012 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

#1
Love Gone to the Dogs

Series

4 primary books

Authored 25% of series

Homecoming Heroes

Homecoming Heroes is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Lenora Worth, Patricia Davids, and Margaret Daley.

#2
Lone Star Secret
#4
A Matter of the Heart
#5
A Texas Thanksgiving
#6
Homefront Holiday

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Protecting the Witnesses

Protecting the Witnesses is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Marta Perry, Margaret Daley, and Lenora Worth.

#1
Twin Targets
#3
Cowboy Protector
#6
Risky Reunion

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Strong Women, Extraordinary Situations

Strong Women, Extraordinary Situations is a 1-book series first released in 2014 with contributions by Margaret Daley.

Series

7 primary books

Authored 14% of series

Texas K-9 Unit

Texas K-9 Unit is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Shirlee McCoy, Margaret Daley, and Sharon Dunn.

#1
Tracking Justice
#2
Detection Mission
#3
Guard Duty
#4
Explosive Secrets
#5
Scent of Danger

Series

4 primary books

Authored 25% of series

Texas Ranger Justice

Texas Ranger Justice is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Valerie Hansen, Margaret Daley, and Lynette Eason.

#3
Face of Danger
#4
Trail of Lies
#5
Threat of Exposure
#6
Out of Time

Series

7 primary books8 released books

Authored 13% of series

Capitol K-9 Unit

Capitol K-9 Unit is a 8-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Terri Reed, Shirlee McCoy, and Lynette Eason.

#0.5
Dangerous Justice
#1
Protection Detail: An Uplifting Hero Dog Suspense Story
#2
Duty Bound Guardian
#3
Trail of Evidence
#4
Security Breach

Series

6 primary books

Authored 17% of series

Without A Trace

Without A Trace is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Margaret Daley, Robin Caroll, and Shirlee McCoy.

#1
What Sarah Saw
#2
Framed!
#3
Cold Case Murder
#4
A Cloud of Suspicion
#5
Deadly Competition

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Reunion Revelations

Reunion Revelations is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Valerie Hansen, Margaret Daley, and Lenora Worth.

#1
Hidden in the Wall
#3
Don't Look Back
#5
A Face in the Shadows

Series

6 primary books

Authored 17% of series

Faith at the Crossroads

Faith at the Crossroads is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Lois Richer, Valerie Hansen, and Sharon Mignerey.

#1
A Time to Protect
#2
The Danger Within
#3
Through the Fire
#4
In the Enemy's Sights
#5
Strictly Confidential

Series

12 primary books

Authored 8% of series

Tiny Blessings

Tiny Blessings is a 12-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Jillian Hart, Carolyne Aarsen, and Dana Corbit.

#1
For the Twins' Sake
#2
Brought Together by Baby
#3
On The Doorstep
#4
The Cinderella Plan
#5
Her Christmas Wish

Series

8 released books

Authored 11% of series

American Tapestries

American Tapestries is a 8-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Margaret Daley, Melanie Dobson, and Janice Thompson.

Series

6 primary books

Authored 17% of series

Witness Protection

Witness Protection is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Shirlee McCoy, Margaret Daley, and Liz Johnson.

#1
Safe by the Marshal's Side
#2
The Baby Rescue
#3
Stolen Memories
#4
Top Secret Identity
#5
Family in Hiding

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

A Town Called Hope

A Town Called Hope is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Catherine Palmer and Catherine Palmer.

#1
Prairie Rose
#2
Prairie Fire