Who This Author Is

Brenda Hiatt has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1992 to 2022, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Runaway Heiress and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harlequin and Harpercollins.

Best Place To Start

The Runaway Heiress

Avon Books • 2005 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Harlequin and Harpercollins

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harlequin and Harpercollins.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Runaway Heiress

    Avon Books • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 374 pages.

  2. Taming Tessa

    Harpercollins • 2004 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 374 pages.

  3. Innocent Passions

    Harpercollins • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 372 pages.

  4. Ship of Dreams

    Harpercollins • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 393 pages.

  5. Gabriella

    Mills & Boon • 1997 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 350 pages.

  6. A Christmas Bride

    Harlequin • 1993 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993.

  7. Lord Dearborn'S Destiny (Harlequin Regency Romance, No 91)

    Harlequin • 1993 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  8. Gabriella (Harlequin Regency Romance, No 31169)

    Harlequin • 1992 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992.

  9. Starstruck

    Hiatt, Brenda • 2022 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2022.

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