Annette Broadrick was born on November 26, 1938. After her youngest child graduated from high school, Broadrick decided to try writing a book. In January 1984, she sold her first manuscript to Silhouette. She has been a full-time writer since then, with over fifty books published by Silhouette. Her titles include Daddy's Angel, Instant Mommy, and The Man Means Business. She has also written several series including: Men on a Mission Series, Brandon Sisters Series, Crawford-Duncan Series, Max Series and Sons of Texas Series. She has also won several literary awards such as 1984 nominee for Romantic Times Magazine's Best New Authors of the Year, Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Winner for Best in Series, Romantic Times W.I.S.H. Award winner, and Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award winner for Series Romantic Fantasy.