Author Information
Rita Gallagher's Latest Book

Newest Release

  • Bibliography:
    3 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 1982
  • Latest Book:
    December 1986
  • Share:
About the Author

Rita Gallagher was born on 1922, she was a former Miss Michigan, who married a U.S. Air Force pilot.

A Romance novelist of three novels, Rita is famous for creating with her daughter, Rita Clay Estrada, the Romance Writers of America (R.W.A.). Her daughter was the first president, after which, in their honour, the R.W.A. named their award's golden statuette "RITA", now the highestaward of excellence in the genre and a symbol for the very best that romance fiction has to offer each year. Rita also was a noted writinginstructor, who published with her daughter the books "Writing Romances" and"You Can Write a Romance".

Rita died on the first of February 2004 in Houston, Texas.

Full Series List in Order

Related Books

1 - Shadows on the Wind (May-1982)
2 - Shadowed Destiny (Jun-1985)

Book List in Order: 3 titles



  • IN SEDATE NEW BEDFORD MANSIONS...ON SLAVE SHIPS BATTLING TURBULENT SEAS...THEY PLAYED OUT A DANGEROUS GAME OF PLUNDER AND PASSION... Captain Nathaniel Larimore: The golden-haired Viking dared to sail a contraband human cargo to freedom and claim ...



  • She was midnight's child, born to love under a...Shadowed Destiny BORN TO SEIZE MORNING'S GOLDEN PROMISE... A mere child, she'd fled the squalid New York docks and a brutal stepfather--a ragged stowaway to be discovered and adopted ...



  • HOW DOES A WOMAN CHOOSE, TORN BETWEEN HER HERITAGE AND HER HEART’S DESIRE?   Born as the comet blazed across the heavens, cursed by her mother’s dying breath, Lori Riley had been promised her father’s fortune and Windswept, his elegant Hud...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rita Gallagher has published 3 books.

Rita Gallagher does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Passion Star, was published in December 1986.

The first book by Rita Gallagher, Shadows on the Wind, was published in May 1982.

Yes. Rita Gallagher has 1 series.