Wayne was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. She began reading when she was four years old, and quickly began making weekly trips to the library to find books to read. In 1984, she married and moved to New Orleans, where she enrolled in a writing course and joined a professional writing organization.

Her books have appeared on the Waldenbooks Bestselling List for romance. She has been nominated four times for a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, winning twice with Surprise Package and Attempted Matrimony. Romantic Times has also nominated her for a Career Achievement Award.

Wayne currently lives just north of Houston, Texas.

• Deep in the Bayou (1994)
• Behind the Mask (1995)
• Extreme Heat (1996)
• Family Ties (1997)
• All I Want for Christmas (1998)
• Jodie's Little Secrets (1998)
• Lone Star Lawman (1999)
• Memories at Midnight (1999)
• The Second Son (2000)
• The Stranger Next Door (2000)
• A Mother's Secrets (2000)
• The Outsider's Redemption (2000)
• Another Woman's Baby (2001)
• Unconditional Surrender (2001)
• Mystic Isle (2002)
• Behind the Veil (2002)
• Surprise Package (2002)
• Just One Look (2003)
• Attempted Matrimony (2003)
• Under Wraps (2003) (with Susan Kearney)
• Alligator Moon (2004)
• As Darkness Fell (2004)
• Escape the Night (2004)
• Just Before Dawn (2004)
• A Father's Duty (2004)
• The Amulet (2005)
• Justice for All (2005)
• Security Measures (2005)
• The Gentleman's Club (2005)
• A Clandestine Affair (2006)
• Maverick Christmas (2006)
• 24 Karat Ammunition (2007)
• 24/7 (2007)
• Texas Gun Smoke (2007)

Omnibus

• Bayou Blood Brothers (2001) (with Metsy Hingle and Rebecca York)
• What Lies Beneath: The Road to Hidden Harbor / Remember Me / Primal Fear (2002) (with Caroline Burnes, Anne Stuart)
• When Duty Calls: Lone Star Lawman/Hotshot P.I. (2003) (withB J Daniels)
• Private Scandals: Shadows of the Past / Family Unveiled / Sleeping with Secrets (2004) (with Tori Carrington, Judy Christenberry)
• Heatwave (2004) (with Kay David and Bobby Hutchinson)