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Joan Johnston

American author Joan Johnston is best known for her bestselling Bitter Creek and Texas Bride series. With over 10 million copies of her novels in print, she is a celebrated voice in contemporary and historical romance. This page provides the Joan Johnston books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1983Captive of Fate(By: Lindsay McKenna)POoMaWB · 1Buy ↗

1984The Perfect Match(By: Ginna Gray)POoMaWB · 2Buy ↗

1985A Loving DefiancePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1985A Season for Butterflies(By: Laurie Paige)POoMaWB · 3Buy ↗

1986Colter's WifePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1986Undercover(By: Jasmine Cresswell)POoMaWB · 4Buy ↗

1986Sound Of Summer(By: Annette Broadrick)POoMaWB · 5Buy ↗

1986MacKenzie's Lady(By: Dallas Schulze)POoMaWB · 6Buy ↗

1987A Fragile Beauty(By: Lucy Gordon)POoMaWB · 7Buy ↗

1987The Heart Club(By: Margaret St. George)POoMaWB · 8Buy ↗

1987Playing for Time(By: Barbara Bretton)POoMaWB · 9Buy ↗

1987Something Worth Keeping(By: Kathleen Eagle)POoMaWB · 10Buy ↗

1987Windstorm(By: Katherine Sutcliffe)POoMaWB · 11Buy ↗

1988Frontier WomanPOoSOTLSB · 1Buy ↗

1988Fit to Be Tied / Something NewPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1988Silver Noose(By: Patricia Gardner Evans)POoMaWB · 12Buy ↗

1988Something NewPOoMaWB · 13Buy ↗

1988A Classic Encounter(By: Emilie Richards)POoMaWB · 14Buy ↗

1988Healing Sympathy(By: Gina Wilkins)POoMaWB · 15Buy ↗

1988Knight Sparks(By: Mary Lynn Baxter)POoMaWB · 16Buy ↗

1988All My Tomorrows(By: Karen Young)POoMaWB · 17Buy ↗

1989Comanche WomanPOoSOTLSB · 2Buy ↗

1989Texas WomanPOoSOTLSB · 3Buy ↗

1989Marriage by the BookPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1989Hoodwinked(By: Diana Palmer)POoMaWB · 18Buy ↗

1989Glass Houses(By: Anne Stuart)POoMaWB · 19Buy ↗

1989Miss Liz's Passion(By: Sherryl Woods)POoMaWB · 20Buy ↗

1989Night of the Hunter(By: Jennifer Greene)POoMaWB · 21Buy ↗

1989Expiration Date(By: Aim�e Thurlo)POoMaWB · 22Buy ↗

1989Destinations South(By: Elizabeth Bevarly)POoMaWB · 23Buy ↗

1989Fear Familiar(By: Caroline Burnes)POoMaWB · 24Buy ↗

1989Confidentially Yours(By: Helen Myers)POoMaWB · 25Buy ↗

1989Could It Be Magic(By: Gina Wilkins)POoMaWB · 26Buy ↗

1990Sweetwater SeductionPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1990Magic & Moonbeams(By: Margot Dalton)POoMaWB · 27Buy ↗

1990Handsome Devil(By: Joan Hohl)POoMaWB · 28Buy ↗

1990Body and Soul(By: Janice Kaiser)POoMaWB · 29Buy ↗

1990Hotshot(By: Kathleen Korbel)POoMaWB · 30Buy ↗

1990Stormwalker(By: Bronwyn Williams)POoMaWB · 31Buy ↗

1990Angel Vs. Maclean(By: Cait London)POoMaWB · 32Buy ↗

1990It's Only Temporary(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)POoMaWB · 33Buy ↗

1990The Forever Rose(By: Curtiss Matlock)POoMaWB · 34Buy ↗

1991The Barefoot BridePOoMBB · 1Buy ↗

1991A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing / Hazard RanchPOoWB · 1Buy ↗

1991Never Tease a WolfPOoWB · 2Buy ↗

1991Valentine's Knight(By: Renee Roszel)POoMaWB · 35Buy ↗

1991Dillon After Dark(By: Leandra Logan)POoMaWB · 36Buy ↗

1991A Rebel at Heart(By: Gina Wilkins)POoMaWB · 37Buy ↗

1992A Little Time in Texas / DallasPOoHWB · 1Buy ↗

1992Honey and the Hired Hand / JessePOoHWB · 2Buy ↗

1992The Cowboy's Mistress(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)POoMaWB · 38Buy ↗

1992Defying Gravity(By: Rachel Lee)POoMaWB · 39Buy ↗

1992Under The Covers(By: Roseanne Williams)POoMaWB · 40Buy ↗

1993One Simple WishPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1993Outlaw's BridePOoMBB · 2Buy ↗

1993The Rancher and the Runaway Bride / AdamPOoHWB · 3Buy ↗

1993The Cowboy and the Princess / FaronPOoHWB · 4Buy ↗

1993The Wrangler and the Rich Girl / GarthPOoHWB · 5Buy ↗

1993Kid CalhounPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1993To Die For(By: M.J. Rodgers)POoMaWB · 41Buy ↗

1993More Than Friends(By: Susan Mallery)POoMaWB · 42Buy ↗

1993Dance with a Dynasty(By: JoAnn Ross)POoMaWB · 43Buy ↗

1993Only in the Moonlight(By: Vicki Lewis Thompson)POoMaWB · 44Buy ↗

1994To Have and to HoldPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1994A Christmas TogetherPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1994The Cowboy Takes a Wife / CarterPOoHWB · 6Buy ↗

1994The Unforgiving Bride / FalconPOoHWB · 7Buy ↗

1994The Headstrong Bride / CallenPOoHWB · 8Buy ↗

1995The InheritancePOoFBB · 1Buy ↗

1995Maverick HeartPOoFBB · 2Buy ↗

1995Outlaws and HeroesPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1995The Disobedient Bride / ZachPOoHWB · 9Buy ↗

1996CaptivePOoCHB · 1Buy ↗

1996I PromisePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1996The Temporary Groom / BillyPOoHWB · 10Buy ↗

1997After the KissPOoCHB · 2Buy ↗

1997Breathing InPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1997HeartbeatPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1997The Virgin Groom / MacPOoHWB · 11Buy ↗

1998The BodyguardPOoCHB · 3Buy ↗

1998The Substitute Groom / ColtPOoHWB · 12Buy ↗

1998An Irritating Man(By: Lass Small)POoMaWB · 45Buy ↗

1998Heaven Shared(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)POoMaWB · 46Buy ↗

1998We Give Thanks(By: Linda Randall Wisdom)POoMaWB · 47Buy ↗

1998The Miracle(By: Muriel Jensen)POoMaWB · 48Buy ↗

1999The BridegroomPOoCHB · 4Buy ↗

1999Hot PursuitPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1999Spouse for HirePOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1999Stark Lightning(By: Elaine Barbieri)POoMaWB · 49Buy ↗

2000The CowboyPOoBCB · 1Buy ↗

2001The TexanPOoBCB · 2Buy ↗

2002The LonerPOoBCB · 3Buy ↗

2002Sisters Found / Sisters / Breathless SeductionPOoHWB · 13Buy ↗

2003The PricePOoBCB · 4Buy ↗

2004Big Sky CountryPOoWB · 3Buy ↗

2004The RivalsPOoBCB · 5Buy ↗

2005The Next Mrs. BlackthornePOoBCB · 6Buy ↗

2005No Longer a StrangerPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2006Under the MistletoePOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2008A Stranger's GamePOoBCB · 7Buy ↗

2009OutcastPOoBBB · 1Buy ↗

2009ShatteredPOoBCB · 8Buy ↗

2010InvinciblePOoBBB · 2Buy ↗

2012Texas BridePOoBCMBB · 1Buy ↗

2012Wyoming BridePOoBCMBB · 2Buy ↗

2012Watch Out for My GirlPOoBBB · 3Buy ↗

2013Montana BridePOoBCMBB · 3Buy ↗

2013A Bitter Creek ChristmasPOoBCB · 9Buy ↗

2014UnforgettablePOoBBB · 4Buy ↗

2014SinfulPOoBCB · 10Buy ↗

2015Taming the Lone WolfPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2015ShamelessPOoBCB · 11Buy ↗

2017Blackthorne's BridePOoBCMBB · 4Buy ↗

2018SurrenderPOoBCB · 12Buy ↗

2019The Men of Bitter CreekPOoBCC · 1Buy ↗

2019Sullivan's PromisePOoBCB · 13Buy ↗

2020Winter MagicPOoBCB · 14Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Mail-Order Brides Books2 books · 1991–1993

01The Barefoot Bride1991Buy ↗

02Outlaw's Bride1993Buy ↗

Publication Order of Men at Work Books49 books · 1983–1999

01Captive of Fate(By: Lindsay McKenna)1983Buy ↗

02The Perfect Match(By: Ginna Gray)1984Buy ↗

03A Season for Butterflies(By: Laurie Paige)1985Buy ↗

04Undercover(By: Jasmine Cresswell)1986Buy ↗

05Sound Of Summer(By: Annette Broadrick)1986Buy ↗

06MacKenzie's Lady(By: Dallas Schulze)1986Buy ↗

07A Fragile Beauty(By: Lucy Gordon)1987Buy ↗

08The Heart Club(By: Margaret St. George)1987Buy ↗

09Playing for Time(By: Barbara Bretton)1987Buy ↗

10Something Worth Keeping(By: Kathleen Eagle)1987Buy ↗

11Windstorm(By: Katherine Sutcliffe)1987Buy ↗

12Silver Noose(By: Patricia Gardner Evans)1988Buy ↗

13Something New1988Buy ↗

14A Classic Encounter(By: Emilie Richards)1988Buy ↗

15Healing Sympathy(By: Gina Wilkins)1988Buy ↗

16Knight Sparks(By: Mary Lynn Baxter)1988Buy ↗

17All My Tomorrows(By: Karen Young)1988Buy ↗

18Hoodwinked(By: Diana Palmer)1989Buy ↗

19Glass Houses(By: Anne Stuart)1989Buy ↗

20Miss Liz's Passion(By: Sherryl Woods)1989Buy ↗

21Night of the Hunter(By: Jennifer Greene)1989Buy ↗

22Expiration Date(By: Aim�e Thurlo)1989Buy ↗

23Destinations South(By: Elizabeth Bevarly)1989Buy ↗

24Fear Familiar(By: Caroline Burnes)1989Buy ↗

25Confidentially Yours(By: Helen Myers)1989Buy ↗

26Could It Be Magic(By: Gina Wilkins)1989Buy ↗

27Magic & Moonbeams(By: Margot Dalton)1990Buy ↗

28Handsome Devil(By: Joan Hohl)1990Buy ↗

29Body and Soul(By: Janice Kaiser)1990Buy ↗

30Hotshot(By: Kathleen Korbel)1990Buy ↗

31Stormwalker(By: Bronwyn Williams)1990Buy ↗

32Angel Vs. Maclean(By: Cait London)1990Buy ↗

33It's Only Temporary(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)1990Buy ↗

34The Forever Rose(By: Curtiss Matlock)1990Buy ↗

35Valentine's Knight(By: Renee Roszel)1991Buy ↗

36Dillon After Dark(By: Leandra Logan)1991Buy ↗

37A Rebel at Heart(By: Gina Wilkins)1991Buy ↗

38The Cowboy's Mistress(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)1992Buy ↗

39Defying Gravity(By: Rachel Lee)1992Buy ↗

40Under The Covers(By: Roseanne Williams)1992Buy ↗

41To Die For(By: M.J. Rodgers)1993Buy ↗

42More Than Friends(By: Susan Mallery)1993Buy ↗

43Dance with a Dynasty(By: JoAnn Ross)1993Buy ↗

44Only in the Moonlight(By: Vicki Lewis Thompson)1993Buy ↗

45An Irritating Man(By: Lass Small)1998Buy ↗

46Heaven Shared(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)1998Buy ↗

47We Give Thanks(By: Linda Randall Wisdom)1998Buy ↗

48The Miracle(By: Muriel Jensen)1998Buy ↗

49Stark Lightning(By: Elaine Barbieri)1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bitter Creek: Mail-Order Bride Books4 books · 2012–2017

01Texas Bride2012Buy ↗

02Wyoming Bride2012Buy ↗

03Montana Bride2013Buy ↗

04Blackthorne's Bride2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels10 books · 1985–2015

01A Loving Defiance1985Buy ↗

02Colter's Wife1986Buy ↗

03Fit to Be Tied / Something New1988Buy ↗

04Marriage by the Book1989Buy ↗

05Sweetwater Seduction1990Buy ↗

06Kid Calhoun1993Buy ↗

07I Promise1996Buy ↗

08Heartbeat1997Buy ↗

09No Longer a Stranger2005Buy ↗

10Taming the Lone Wolf2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bitter Creek Books14 books · 2000–2020

01The Cowboy2000Buy ↗

02The Texan2001Buy ↗

03The Loner2002Buy ↗

04The Price2003Buy ↗

05The Rivals2004Buy ↗

06The Next Mrs. Blackthorne2005Buy ↗

07A Stranger's Game2008Buy ↗

08Shattered2009Buy ↗

09A Bitter Creek Christmas2013Buy ↗

10Sinful2014Buy ↗

11Shameless2015Buy ↗

12Surrender2018Buy ↗

13Sullivan's Promise2019Buy ↗

14Winter Magic2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Benedict Brothers Books4 books · 2009–2014

01Outcast2009Buy ↗

02Invincible2010Buy ↗

03Watch Out for My Girl2012Buy ↗

04Unforgettable2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Sisters Of The Lone Star Books3 books · 1988–1989

01Frontier Woman1988Buy ↗

02Comanche Woman1989Buy ↗

03Texas Woman1989Buy ↗

Publication Order of Hawk's Way Books13 books · 1992–2002

01A Little Time in Texas / Dallas1992Buy ↗

02Honey and the Hired Hand / Jesse1992Buy ↗

03The Rancher and the Runaway Bride / Adam1993Buy ↗

04The Cowboy and the Princess / Faron1993Buy ↗

05The Wrangler and the Rich Girl / Garth1993Buy ↗

06The Cowboy Takes a Wife / Carter1994Buy ↗

07The Unforgiving Bride / Falcon1994Buy ↗

08The Headstrong Bride / Callen1994Buy ↗

09The Disobedient Bride / Zach1995Buy ↗

10The Temporary Groom / Billy1996Buy ↗

11The Virgin Groom / Mac1997Buy ↗

12The Substitute Groom / Colt1998Buy ↗

13Sisters Found / Sisters / Breathless Seduction2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections7 books · 1994–2006

01To Have and to Hold1994Buy ↗

02A Christmas Together1994Buy ↗

03Outlaws and Heroes1995Buy ↗

04Breathing In1997Buy ↗

05Hot Pursuit1999Buy ↗

06Spouse for Hire1999Buy ↗

07Under the Mistletoe2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Frontier Brides Books2 books · 1995–1995

01The Inheritance1995Buy ↗

02Maverick Heart1995Buy ↗

Publication Order of Wolf Books3 books · 1991–2004

01A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing / Hazard Ranch1991Buy ↗

02Never Tease a Wolf1991Buy ↗

03Big Sky Country2004Buy ↗

Publication Order of Captive Hearts Books4 books · 1996–1999

01Captive1996Buy ↗

02After the Kiss1997Buy ↗

03The Bodyguard1998Buy ↗

04The Bridegroom1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bitter Creek Collections1 book · 2019

01The Men of Bitter Creek2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 1993

01One Simple Wish1993Buy ↗

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