Francis Ray

FRANCIS RAY

Biography

Francis Ray is a native Texan and lives in Dallas. Ms. Ray's titles consistently make bestseller's lists such as Blackboard and Essence Magazine. INCOGNITO, her sixth title, was the first made-for-TV movie for BET. She has written forty-two titles to date. Awards include Romantic Times Career Achievement, EMMA, The Golden Pen, The Atlantic Choice, and Borders 2008 Bestselling Multicultural Romance Award.

NOBODY BUT YOU, hit stored March 2009 and promptly made the New York Times and USA Today bestseller's list. ONE NIGHT WITH YOU, Book #3 of The Graysons Friends is scheduled for November 03, 2009.

Her current release is AND MISTRESS MAKES THREE, Book #5 in the Invincible Women Series. Coming February 2010 is IF YOU WERE MY MAN, Book #6 of the series. Ms. Ray is hard at work on her next book.

On the Web

Official Author Website- [[1]] Readers Group[[2]][3] Francis' MySpace[[4]] Francis'Facebook[[5] Francis'Shelfari[6] Francis'Goodreads[7]]

Books

Fiction

• FALLEN ANGEL - 1992 reissue 2003 (Odyssey Books/St. Martin's Press)
• UNDENIABLE - 1995 (Kensington/Arabesque)
• THE BARGAIN - 1995 (Kensington)
• INCOGNITO - 1996 (Arabesque Bet's first made-for-TV movie in 1999)
• SILKEN BETRAYAL - 1995 (Arabesque)
• I KNOW WHO HOLDS TOMORROW - 2002 (ST. MARTIN'S)
• ROCKIN' AROUND THAT CHRISTMAS TREE - 2003 (ST. MARTIN'S)

Novellas

• SPIRIT OF THE SEASON (Sarah's Miracle novella) - 1994 (Kensington/Arabesque)
• ROSIE'S CURL AND WEAVE (The Awakening novella) - 1999 (St. Martin's Press)
• WINTER NIGHTS (Until Christmas novella) - 1998 reissue 2004 (Kensington/Arabesque)
• DELLA'S HOUSE OF STYLE (A Matter of Trust novella) - 2000(St. Martin's)
• WELCOME TO LEO'S ) - 2000 (St. Martin's)
• GOING TO THE CHAPEL (Southern Comfort novella) - 2001 (St. Martin's)
• GETTING MERRY (The Wish novella) - 2002 (St. Martin's)
• LIVING LARGE (Strictly Business novella) - 2003 (NAL)
• WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (That Wright Woman novella) - 2004 (NAL)
• LET'S GET IT ON (Blind Date novella) - 2004 (St. Martin's)
• BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY (His Everything Woman novella) - 2005 (NAL)
• HOW SWEET THE SOUND (Then Sings My Soul novella) - 2005 (Harlequin)
• CHOCOLATE KISSES (novella) - 2006 (Signet)
• ON THE LINE (novella) - 2007 (Sepia)

Series/Related Titles

Grayson Friends Series

• THE WAY YOU LOVE ME- September 2008 (St. Martin's)
• NOBODY BUT YOU - March 2009 (St. Martin's)
• ONE NIGHT WITH YOU - November 2009 (St. Martin's)

Invincible Women Series

• LIKE THE FIRST TIME - May 2004 (St. Martin's)
• ANY RICH MAN WILL DO - September 2005 (St. Martin's)
• IN ANOTHER MAN'S BED - February 2007 (St. Martin's)
• NOT EVEN IF YOU BEGGED - February 2008 (St. Martin's)
• AND MISTRESS MAKES THREE - July 2009 (St. Martin's)

Taggart/Falcon Series

• FOREVER YOURS - July 1994(Pinnacle Books )
• ONLY HERS - April 1996 (reissued August 2004 in a 3-in-1 edition titled FALCON SAGA)
• BREAK EVERY RULE - August 1998 (reissued August 2004 in a 3-in-1 edition titled FALCON SAGA)
• HEART OF THE FALCON - April 2000 (reissued August 2004 in a 3-in-1 edition titled FALCON SAGA)

The Graysons of New Mexico Series

• UNTIL THERE WAS YOU - April 2000 (reissued November 2008 )
• YOU AND NO OTHER - March 2005 (St. Martin's)
• DREAMING OF YOU - September 2006 (St. Martin's)
• IRRESISTIBLE YOU - March 2007 (St. Martin's)
• ONLY YOU - October 2007 (St. Martin's)

Against the Odds Series

• TROUBLE DON'T LAST ALWAYS - February 2004 (reissue of THE TURNING POINT from April 2001)
• SOMEBODY'S KNOCKING AT MY DOOR - May 2003

Awards/Honors

Romantic Times Career Achievement, EMMA, The Golden Pen, The Atlantic Choice, and Borders 2008 Bestselling Multicultural Romance Award.