Gina Wilkins

Gina Wilkins finds creating happily-ever-after romances an easy task - she simply uses her own life as an inspiration! Raised with a romantic heritage as well as gift for storytelling she credits her successful career in romance to her long, happy marriage.

Starting to write romances because she believes in happy ending she sold her first category romance (Hero In Disguise) in 1987 to Harlequin - it was published as a Harlequin Temptation - and has been writing full-time since. She wrote for the Silhouette Special Edition imprint under the name Gina Ferris since 1988 and later as Gina Ferris Wilkins, but starting with The Father Next Door of 1997 she writes as Gina Wilkins in that line. Her first contemporary romance was published as a Pageant Romance in 1988 and since 2000 she writes for Harlequin and the Harlequin Signature Select imprint.

A lifelong resident of central Arkansas she has chosen to set many of her books in the South, where she finds a rich treasury of characters and settings. She particularly loves the Ozark mountain region of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. When she isn't shopping, she enjoys reading, travelling, and attending plays and concerts. She collects porcelain brides an music boxes and loves music of allmost all kinds.

See Also

• Gina Ferris
• Gina Ferris Wilkins

On The Web

• Gina Wilkins on Harlequin
• Interview with Gina Wilkins at All About Romance regarding being plagiarized

Bibliography

Books

• Adding To The Family - October 2005 (Silhouette Special Edition #1712)
• After Hours - August 1990 (Harlequin Temptation #309)
• All I Want For Christmas - December 1995 (Harlequin Temptation #567)
• Almost Famous August 2007 (Harlequin NASCAR)
• As Luck Would Have It - December 1993 (Harlequin Temptation #470)
• At Long Last Love - August 1992 (Harlequin Temptation #408)
• Bachelor Cop Finally Caught? - August 2001 (Silhouette Special Edition #1413)
• Best Man's Plan, The - July 2002 (Silhouette Special Edition #1479)
• Borrowed Ring, The November 2005 (Silhouette Special Edition #1717)
• Bridesmaid's Gifts, The - February 2007 (Silhouette Special Edition #1809)
• Bright Idea, A - April 1989 (Harlequin Temptation #245)
• Cause For Celebration - July 1988 (Harlequin Temptation #212)
• Changing The Rules - May 1990 (Harlequin Temptation #299)
• Conflict Of Interest - April 2003 (Silhouette Special Edition #1531)
• Could It Be Magic - January 1990 (Harlequin Temptation #283)
• Countdown To Baby - February 2004 (Silhouette Special Edition #1592)
• Date Next Door, The - December 2006 (Silhouette Special Edition #1799)
• Dateline Matrimony - October 2001 (Silhouette Special Edition #1424)
• Designs On Love - June 1992 (Harlequin Temptation #400)
• Doctor In Disguise - March 1999 (World's Most Eligible Bachelors #7)
• Enticing Emily - May 1998 (Harlequin Temptation #684)
• Faith, Hope And Family- May 2003 (Silhouette Special Edition #1538)
• Family Plan, The - March 2003 (Silhouette Special Edition #1525)
• Father Next Door, The - February 1997 (Silhouette Special Edition #1082)
• Finding Family - April 2008 (Silhouette Special Edition #1892)
• Getaway Bride, The - May 1997 (Harlequin Temptation #633)
• Gold And Glitter - August 1994 (Harlequin Temptation #501)
• Groom's Stand-In, The - April 2002 (Silhouette Special Edition #1460)
• Healing Sympathy - May 1998 (Men at Work #18) = previously published as Gina Ferris
• Hearts Under Caution - February 2007 (Harlequin NASCAR)
• Her Very Own Family - May 1999 (Silhouette Special Edition #1243)
• Hero By Nature - May 1988 (Harlequin Temptation #204)
• Hero For The Asking - April 1988 (Harlequin Temptation #198)
• Hero In Disguise - October 1987 (Harlequin Temptation #174)
• Homecoming, The - November 2004 (Silhouette Special Edition #1652)
• Hotline - November 1991 (Harlequin Temptation #369)
• I Won't!- May 1995 (Harlequin Temptation #539)
• In From The Rain - August 1999 (Family #21) = previously published as Gina Ferris
• In High Gear - February 2008 (Harlequin NASCAR)
• It Could Happen To You - August 1997 (Silhouette Special Edition #1997)
• It Takes A Cowboy - November 1999 (Heart Of The West #5)
• It Takes A Hero - May 1999 (Harlequin Temptation #729)
• Just Her Luck - April 1994 (Harlequin Temptation #486)
• Littlest Stowaway, The - October 1999 (Harlequin Temptation #749)
• Love Lessons - October 2006 (Silhouette Special Edition #1787)
• Make-Believe Mistletoe - December 2003 (Silhouette Special Edition #1583)
• Man Next Door, The - June 2008 (Silhouette Special Edition #1905)
• Night To Remember, A - January 1997 (Harlequin Temptation #620)
• Partner For Life - October 1988 (Pageant Romance)
• Perfect Stranger, A - July 1991 (Harlequin Temptation #353)
• Rafe's Island - September 1993 (Harlequin Temptation #458)
• Rebel At Heart, A - March 1991 (Harlequin Temptation #337)
• Rebels Return, The - December 1998 (Harlequin Temptation #710)
• Risky Moves - November 2008 (Harlequin NASCAR)
• Road To Reunion, The - February 2006 (Silhouette Special Edition #1735)
• Secret Heir, The - February 2005 (Logan's Legacy #9)
• Secretly Yours - August 2000 (Harlequin Temptation #796)
• Seducing Savannah - January 1998 (Harlequin Temptation #668)
• Seductively Yours - July 2000 (Harlequin Temptation #792)
• Stranger In Room 205, The - June 2001 (Silhouette Special Edition #1399)
• Stroke Of Genius, A - August 1989 (Harlequin Temptation #262)
• Surprise Partners - April 2000 (Silhouette Special Edition #1318)
• Taking A Chance On Love - April 1992 (Harlequin Temptation #392)
• Tempting Tara - March 1998 (Harlequin Temptation #676)
• That First Special Kiss - September 1999 (Silhouette Special Edition #1269)
• Undercover Baby - January 1995 (Harlequin Temptation #521)
• Valentine Baby - February 1998 (Silhouette Special Edition #1153)
• Valentine Wish, A - February 1996 (Harlequin Temptation #576)
• Wealth Beyond Riches - January 2006 (Harlequin Signature Select)
• When It's Right - June 1993 (Harlequin Temptation #445)
• Wish For Love, A - June 1996 (Harlequin Temptation #592)
• Yesterday's Scandal - May 2000 (Harlequin)

Novellas

• Born To wed in "Marriage For Keeps" - May 1999 (Harlequin)
• Denim And Diamonds in "My Valentine 1992" - February 1992 (Harlequin)
• Gift Of The Heart in "Valentine Delights" - February 1997 (Harlequin)
• Season Of Dreams in "A NASCAR Holiday 2" - November 2007 (Harlequin)
• Star Crossed in "Written In The Stars" - December 2001 (Harlequin)

Collections

• Holding Out For A Hero - June 1999 (Harlequin By Request) (Hero By Nature / Hero For The Asking / Hero In Disguise)
• Once A Family - December 2005 (Harlequin Signature Select) (Full Of Grace / Hardworking Man) = previously published as Gina Ferris

Series/Related Titles

Reed Sisters

• 1. Hero In Disguise (1987)
• 2. Hero For The Asking (1988)
• 3. Hero By Nature (1988)

James Family

• 1. Cause For Celebration (1988)
• 2. A Bright Idea (1989)
• 3. A Rebel At Heart (1991)

Veils and Vows

• 1. Taking A Chance On Love (1992)
• 2. Designs On Love (1992)
• 3. At Long Last Love (1992)

Luck Brothers

• 1. As Luck Would Have It (1993)
• 2. Just Her Luck (1994)

Cameron / Gates

• 1. A Valentine Wish (1996)
• 2. A Wish For Love (1996)

Southern Scandals

• 1. Seducing Savannah (1997)
• 2. Tempting Tara (1998)
• 3. Enticing Emily (1998)
• 4. The Rebels Return (1998)
• 5. Seductively Yours (2000)
• 6. Secretly Yours (2000)
• 7. Yesterday's Scandal (2000)

Arkansas Firefighters

• 1. It Could Happen To You (1997)
• 2. Valentine Baby (1998)

Family Found

The first 4 titles in the Family Found series were written as Gina Ferris.

• spin off: Wealth Beyond Riches, 2006

Sons and Daughters

1. Her Very Own Family, 1999
2. That First Special Kiss, 1999

Home at last

1. The Borrowed Ring, 2005
2. The Road To Reunion, 2006

Hot Off the Press

• 1. The Stranger In Room 205 (2002)
• 2. Bachelor Cop Finally Caught? (2001)
• 3. Dateline Matrimony (2001)

McClouds of Mississippi

• 1. The Family Plan (2003)
• 2. Conflict Of Interest (2003)
• 3. Faith, Hope And Family (2003

The Brannon Brothers

1. -
2. The Bridesmaid's Gifts, 2007
3. Finding Family, 2008

• spin off The Man Next Door, 2008

Series contributed to

• Heart Of The West - #5, It Takes A Cowboy, November 1999
• Logan's Legacy - #9, The Secret Heir, February 2005
• World's Most Eligible Bachelors - #7, Doctor In Disguise, March 1999

Awards/Honors

• 2003 RT Career Achievement Nominee
• Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award in 2003 for Best Silhouette Special Edition, Make-Believe Mistletoe
• Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award nomination for Best Harlequin Temptation (1998 for Tempting Tara)
• The Georgia Romance Writers have awarded her the Maggie Award For Excellence four times.