Charlotte Vale Allen was born in on January 19, 1941 in Toronto and lived in England (UK) from 1961 to 1964 where she worked as a television actress and singer. She returned to Toronto briefly, performing as a singer and in cabaret revues until she emigrated to the United States in 1966.

When she married in 1970 with Walter Bateman Allen Jr., she made her home in Connecticut and she began to write. Her first book, Daddy's Girl, was written in 1971, but was rejected by editors who considered the work too contentious.

As Charlotte Vale Allen

• Hidden Meanings 1976, Island Nation Press reissue
• Love Life 1976 Island Nation Press reissue
• Sweeter Music 1976 Island Nation Press reissue
• "Another Kind of Magic" 1977 subsequently combined with HIDDEN MEANINGS
• Gentle Stranger 1977 Island Nation Press reissue
• Mixed Emotions 1977 Island Nation Press reissue
• Running Away 1977 Island Nation Press reissue
• Becoming 1978 Island Nation Press reissue
• "Believing in Giants" 1978 reissued as MEMORIES Island Nation Press reissue
• Gifts of Love 1978 Island Nation Press reissue
• Julia's Sister 1978 Island Nation Press reissue
• Meet Me in Time 1978 Island Nation Press reissue
• Acts of Kindness 1979 Island Nation Press reissue
• Moments of Meaning 1979 Island Nation Press reissue
• Times of Triumph 1979
• Daddy's Girl 1980 / ISBN 0-7710-8668-7 (McLelland and Stewart); ISBN 1-892738-34-1 (Island Nation reissue)
• Promises 1980 Island Nation Press reissue
• Perfect Fools 1981 Island Nation Press reissue
• "The Marmalade Man" 1981 --issued in paperback as DESTINIES Island Nation Press reissue
• Intimate Friends 1983 Island Nation Press reissue
• Pieces of Dreams 1984 Island Nation Press reissue
• Matters of the Heart 1985 Island Nation Press reissue
• Time/Steps 1986 Island Nation Press reissue
• Illusions 1987 Island Nation Press reissue
• Dream Train 1988 Island Nation Press reissue
• Night Magic 1989 Island Nation Press reissue
• Painted Lives 1990 Island Nation Press reissue
• Leftover Dreams 1992 Island Nation Press reissue
• Dreaming in Color 1993
• Somebody's Baby 1995 / ISBN 1-55166-124-1 (Mira)
• Claudia's Shadow 1996
• Mood Indigo 1997
• Parting Gifts 2001
• Grace Notes 2002 / ISBN 1-55166-667-7 (paperback) ISBN 1-55166-906-4 (hardcover) (Mira)
• The Young Person's Dreambook, An Abuse Workbook, companion to Daddy's Girl 2002
• Fresh Air 2003 / ISBN 0-7783-2023-5 (paperback) ISBN 1-55166-682-0 (hardcover) (Mira)
• Sudden Moves 2004 / ISBN 0-7783-2036-7 (Mira)

As Katharine Marlowe

• Heart's Desires 1991 / ISBN 1-55611-226-2 (D.I. Fine)
• Secrets 1992 / ISBN 1-56054-430-9 (D.I. Fine)
• Nightfall 1993 Island Nation Press reissue