About
Colleen Collins
Colleen Collins (1956-) is an award-winning American author known for her historical fiction novels. Born in New York, Collins developed a passion for writing in her childhood. After graduating from the University of Iowa, she worked as a journalist and an English teacher, while secretly pursuing her writing dreams. Her debut novel, "The Accidental Tourist," was published in 1985, garnering critical acclaim. The novel was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Collins's other notable works include "My Friend Anna," "The Terms of My Surrender," and "The Missing Rose." Collins's novels often explore themes of love, loss, and redemption. She has received numerous awards, including the National Book Award for Fiction (2001) for "The Accidental Tourist." Her work is critically praised for its lyrical prose, complex characters, and evocative sense of time and place.
Book Series by Colleen Collins
A Humorous Colorado Mystery Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Zen Man | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ungrateful Dead (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Affairs to Remember Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
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| Mistletoe and Murder in Las Vegas | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Lust Potion # 9 Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
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| A Taste Of Temptation ( By: Carrie Alexander) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Scent Of Seduction | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
Right, Wrong Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
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| Right Chest, Wrong Name (Short Story) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Right Chapel, Wrong Couple | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
Wolfman-Durand Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Joyride | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Building a Bad Boy | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Colleen Collins Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Rough and Rugged | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| She's Got Mail! | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tongue-Tied | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Too Close for Comfort | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Perfect Girlfriend | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sleepless in Las Vegas | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Next Right Thing | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hearts in Vegas | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Let It Bree | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sweet Talkin' Guy | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Can't Buy Me Louie | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Colleen Collins Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| How to Write a Dick | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| How Do Private Eyes Do That? | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Secrets of a Real-Life Female Private Eye | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Lawyer's Primer for Writers | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Sex on the Beach Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Child ( By: Cindi Myers) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Swept Away ( By: Dawn Atkins) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shock Waves | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
Wrong Bed Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Strikes | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bedded Bliss ( By: Heather McAllister) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Love Me, Love My Bed ( By: Rita Clay Estrada) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wrong Wife ( By: Eileen Wilks) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| His Double, Her Trouble ( By: Donna Sterling) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| About Last Night ... ( By: Stephanie Bond) | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Out of the Blue ( By: Jill Shalvis) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Suite Seduction ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Carried Away ( By: Donna Kauffman) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Her Perfect Stranger ( By: Jill Shalvis) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Two to Tangle ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's A Guy Thing! ( By: Cindi Myers) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Just Treat Me / Trick Me, Treat Me ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| One Naughty Night ( By: Joanne Rock) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Sure Thing? ( By: Jacquie D'Alessandro) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Back in the Bedroom ( By: Jill Shalvis) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Strangers In The Night ( By: Kristin Gabriel) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| All I Want... ( By: Isabel Sharpe) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Anticipation ( By: Jennifer LaBrecque) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Letting Loose! ( By: Mara Fox) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Breath Away ( By: Wendy Etherington) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cold Case, Hot Bodies ( By: Jule McBride) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Slow Hands ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heated Rush ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ms. Match ( By: Jo Leigh) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Texas Blaze ( By: Debbi Rawlins) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Letting Go! ( By: Mara Fox) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Surprise Me... ( By: Isabel Sharpe) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| While She Was Sleeping... ( By: Isabel Sharpe) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rock My World ( By: Cindi Myers) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Simon Says... ( By: Donna Kauffman) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| It Happened One Christmas ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Take My Breath Away... ( By: Cara Summers) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Honeymoon with a Stranger ( By: Janice Kaiser) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Midnight Train From Georgia ( By: Glenda Sanders) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Not In My Bed! ( By: Kate Hoffmann) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tangles Sheets ( By: Jo Leigh) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| While He Was Sleeping ( By: Carolyn Andrews) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Just One Night ( By: Nancy Warren) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Not Just Friends ( By: Kate Hoffmann) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lying in Bed ( By: Jo Leigh) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Your Bed or Mine? ( By: Kate Hoffmann) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Half-Hitched ( By: Isabel Sharpe) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bedspell ( By: Jule McBride) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Early to Bed? ( By: Cara Summers) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight? ( By: Wendy Etherington) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Night After Night... ( By: Kristin Gabriel) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Just A Little Fling ( By: Julie Kistler) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Naughty by Nature ( By: Jule McBride) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Better Than Chocolate... ( By: Jennifer LaBrecque) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| When the Lights Go Out... ( By: Barbara Daly) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Once Upon A Mattress ( By: Kathleen O'Reilly) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nothing to Hide ( By: Isabel Sharpe) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cabin Fever ( By: Jillian Burns) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Good with His Hands ( By: Tanya Michaels) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hottest Ticket in Town ( By: Kimberly Van Meter) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best Man...with Benefits ( By: Nancy Warren) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Naked Thrill ( By: Jill Monroe) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Wrong Bed Christmas ( By: Kimberly Van Meter, Liz Talley) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Naked Pursuit ( By: Jill Monroe) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Compromising Positions ( By: Kate Hoffmann) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Perfect Mistake ( By: Toni Blake) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Heat Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Insatiable ( By: Julie Elizabeth Leto) | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Relentless ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Risky Moves ( By: Carrie Alexander) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Into the Fire ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| We've Got Tonight ( By: Jacquie D'Alessandro) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wickedly Hot ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Building a Bad Boy | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Her Last Temptation ( By: Leslie Kelly) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nights Before Christmas ( By: Vicki Lewis Thompson) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Smooth Moves ( By: Carrie Alexander) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Night Pleasures ( By: Jule McBride) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Under the Covers ( By: Jamie Denton) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Her Private Dancer ( By: Cami Dalton) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Unforgettable ( By: Rhonda Nelson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Never Naughty Enough ( By: Jill Monroe) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hot & Bothered ( By: Kate Hoffmann) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Going All the Way ( By: Tanya Michaels) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Warm & Willing ( By: Kate Hoffmann) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seduce Me ( By: Jill Shalvis) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
Colleen Collins Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Night We Met | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Men at Work | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Coast to Coast Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
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