BAGWELL, Stella 1953-

PERSONAL:

Born May 7, 1953, in Paducah, KY; daughter of Louis and Lucille Back (Parks) Cook; married Harrell Bagwell (a truck driver), April 9, 1971; children: Jason. Ethnicity: "English/Irish." Education: Attended high school. Religion: Baptist.

ADDRESSES:

Home and office—P.O. Box 706, Seadrift, TX 77983. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Novelist. Formerly worked as a hairdresser.

WRITINGS:

ROMANCE NOVELS

The Damsel and the Desperado, 1984.

Golden Glory, 1986.

Moonlight Bandit, 1987.

A Mist on the Mountain, 1987.

Madeline's Song, 1987.

The Outsider, 1988.

The New Kid in Town, 1988.

Cactus Rose, 1988.

Hillbilly Heart, Silhouette Books (New York, NY), 1989.

Teach Me, 1989.

The White Night, 1989.

No Horsing Around, 1990.

That Southern Touch, 1990.

Gentle as a Lamb, 1990.

A Practical Man, 1991.

Precious Pretender, 1991.

Done to Perfection, 1991.

Rodeo Rider, 1992.

Their First Thanksgiving, 1992.

The Best Christmas Ever, 1992.

New Year's Baby, 1993.

Here on Disguise, 1993.

Corporate Cowgirl, 1994.

Daniel's Daddy, 1994.

A Cowboy for Christmas, 1994.

Daddy Lesson, 1995.

Wanted: Wife, 1996.

Found: One Runaway Bride, 1996.

The Sheriff's Son, 1997.

The Rancher's Bride, 1997.

The Tycoon's Tots, 1997.

The Rancher's Blessed Event, 1998.

The Ranger and the Widow Woman, 1998.

The Cowboy and the Debutante, 1998.

Millionaire on Her Doorstep, 1999.

Penny Parker's Pregnant, 1999.

The Heiress and the Sheriff, 1999.

The Bridal Bargain, 2000.

Falling for Grace, 2000.

Just for Christmas, 2000.

Baby on Her Doorstep, 2000.

The Expectant Princess, 2001.

The Missing Maitland, 2001.

Twins under the Tree, 2001.

Because of the Ring, 2002.

White Dove's Promise, Harlequin Enterprises (Don Mills, Ontario, Canada), 2002.

The Bride's Big Adventure, 2002.

(With Laurie Paige) Whenever You Need Them, Silhouette Books (New York, NY), 2003.

Should Have Been Her Child, Silhouette Books (New York, NY), 2003.

His Defender, Silhouette Books (New York, NY), 2003.

Her Texas Ranger, Silhouette Books (New York, NY), 2004.

A Baby on the Ranch, Silhouette Books (New York, NY), 2004.

SIDELIGHTS:

Stella Bagwell told CA: "I began writing after health problems forced me to quit my job as a hairdresser. I had always been a big reader of romances and believed I could write them as well or better than what I was reading.

"Usually, places in the United States inspire me to write a particular story. More often than not, it will be some place I have visited in the past.

"I try to write five days a week from about eight in the morning to three-thirty in the afternoon. I write from an outline in my head. The power of love inspires me to write."