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Karen Templeton Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Karen Templeton in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 71 books / 12 series

American author Karen Templeton is best known for her contemporary romance novels, including the popular *Brides of the West* series. A multiple RITA Award winner, her emotionally resonant stories have captivated millions of readers. This page provides the Karen Templeton books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Karen Templeton in Publication Order

1994 Wedding Invitation(By: Marisa Carroll) POoWIB / 1 Buy
1994 Expectations(By: Shannon Waverly) POoWIB / 2 Buy
1994 Wedding Song(By: Vicki Lewis Thompson) POoWIB / 3 Buy
1994 The Wedding Gamble(By: Muriel Jensen) POoWIB / 4 Buy
1994 The Vengeful Groom(By: Sara Wood) POoWIB / 5 Buy
1994 Edge of Eternity(By: Jasmine Cresswell) POoWIB / 6 Buy
1994 Vows(By: Margaret Moore) POoWIB / 7 Buy
1995 Marry Me Tonight(By: Marisa Carroll) POoWIB / 8 Buy
1998 Angus's Lost Lady(By: Marie Ferrarella) POoFaFB / 1 Buy
1998 A Husband Waiting to Happen(By: Marie Ferrarella) POoFaFB / 2 Buy
1998 Partners in Parenthood(By: Raina Lynn) POoFaFB / 3 Buy
1998 Secondhand Dad(By: Kayla Daniels) POoFaFB / 4 Buy
1998 Home For Christmas(By: Patricia Potter) POoFaFB / 5 Buy
1998 Friday's Child(By: Kylie Brant) POoFaFB / 6 Buy
1998 Wedding Belle POoWIB / 9 Buy
1998 Wedding Daze POoWIB / 10 Buy
1999 Suddenly a Family(By: Leann Harris) POoFaFB / 7 Buy
1999 The Daddy Trap(By: Kayla Daniels) POoFaFB / 8 Buy
1999 Her Second Chance Family(By: Christine Scott) POoFaFB / 9 Buy
1999 The Hijacked Wife(By: Bonnie K. Winn) POoFaFB / 10 Buy
1999 Code Name: Santa(By: Kayla Daniels) POoFaFB / 11 Buy
1999 Wedding? Impossible! POoWIB / 11 Buy
1999 Anything for His Children POoFaFB / 12 Buy
2000 Anything for Her Marriage POoAB / 1 Buy
2000 Everything But A Husband POoAB / 2 Buy
2000 The Comeback of Conn MacNeill(By: Virginia Kantra) POoFaFB / 13 Buy
2001 Runaway Bridesmaid POoSN / 1 Buy
2001 Plain-Jane Princess POoHTMAMB / 1 Buy
2001 Honky-Tonk Cinderella POoHTMAMB / 2 Buy
2002 Loose Screws POoSN / 2 Buy
2003 Saving Dr. Ryan POoTMOMCB / 1 Buy
2003 Fathers and Other Strangers POoTMOMCB / 2 Buy
2003 What a Man's Gotta Do POoSN / 3 Buy
2003 Playing for Keeps POoSN / 4 Buy
2004 Everybody's Hero POoTMOMCB / 3 Buy
2004 Staking His Claim POoTMOMCB / 4 Buy
2004 Hanging by a Thread POoSN / 5 Buy
2005 Marriage, Interrupted POoBIB / 1 Buy
2005 Swept Away POoTMOMCB / 5 Buy
2006 The Prodigal Valentine POoBIB / 2 Buy
2006 Baby Steps POoBIB / 3 Buy
2006 A Husband's Watch POoTMOMCB / 6 Buy
2007 Dear Santa POoGaDB / 1 Buy
2007 Pride and Pregnancy POoBIB / 4 Buy
2008 Reining in the Rancher POoWITWB / 1 Buy
2008 Yours, Mine... or Ours? POoGaDB / 2 Buy
2008 A Mother's Wish POoWITWB / 2 Buy
2008 Baby, I'm Yours POoGaDB / 3 Buy
2009 A Marriage-Minded Man POoWITWB / 3 Buy
2009 From Friends to Forever POoGaDB / 4 Buy
2010 Welcome Home, Cowboy POoWITWB / 4 Buy
2010 Adding Up to Marriage POoWITWB / 5 Buy
2011 Fortune's Cinderella POoFoTWRB / 1 Buy
2011 Husband Under Construction POoWITWB / 6 Buy
2012 The Doctor's Do-Over POoSSB / 1 Buy
2012 Fortune's Hero(By: Susan Crosby) POoFoTWRB / 2 Buy
2012 A Gift for All Seasons POoSSB / 2 Buy
2012 Fortune's Unexpected Groom(By: Nancy Robards Thompson) POoFoTWRB / 3 Buy
2012 Fortune's Valentine Bride(By: Marie Ferrarella) POoFoTWRB / 4 Buy
2012 Mendoza's Miracle(By: Judy Duarte) POoFoTWRB / 5 Buy
2013 The Marriage Campaign POoSSB / 3 Buy
2014 The Real Mr. Right POoJBB / 1 Buy
2014 More Than She Expected POoJBB / 2 Buy
2014 Santa's Playbook POoJBB / 3 Buy
2014 Fortune's Perfect Match(By: Allison Leigh) POoFoTWRB / 6 Buy
2015 Meant-to-Be Mom / Meant-to-Be Mum POoJBB / 4 Buy
2016 A Soldier's Promise POoWITWB / 7 Buy
2016 Back in the Saddle POoWITWB / 8 Buy
2016 The Rancher's Expectant Christmas POoWITWB / 9 Buy
2017 Falling for the Rebound Bride POoWITWB / 10 Buy
2019 A Gift for the Rancher(With: April Arrington) POoSN / 6 Buy

Complete Karen Templeton Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Plain-Jane Princess 2001 Buy
02 Honky-Tonk Cinderella 2001 Buy
Babies Inc. Reading Order 4 books / 2005-2007
01 Marriage, Interrupted 2005 Buy
02 The Prodigal Valentine 2006 Buy
03 Baby Steps 2006 Buy
04 Pride and Pregnancy 2007 Buy
Guys and Daughters Reading Order 4 books / 2007-2009
01 Dear Santa 2007 Buy
02 Yours, Mine... or Ours? 2008 Buy
03 Baby, I'm Yours 2008 Buy
04 From Friends to Forever 2009 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 6 books / 2001-2019
01 Runaway Bridesmaid 2001 Buy
02 Loose Screws 2002 Buy
03 What a Man's Gotta Do 2003 Buy
04 Playing for Keeps 2003 Buy
05 Hanging by a Thread 2004 Buy
06 A Gift for the Rancher(With: April Arrington) 2019 Buy
01 Fortune's Cinderella 2011 Buy
02 Fortune's Hero(By: Susan Crosby) 2012 Buy
03 Fortune's Unexpected Groom(By: Nancy Robards Thompson) 2012 Buy
04 Fortune's Valentine Bride(By: Marie Ferrarella) 2012 Buy
05 Mendoza's Miracle(By: Judy Duarte) 2012 Buy
06 Fortune's Perfect Match(By: Allison Leigh) 2014 Buy
Summer Sisters Reading Order 3 books / 2012-2013
01 The Doctor's Do-Over 2012 Buy
02 A Gift for All Seasons 2012 Buy
03 The Marriage Campaign 2013 Buy
Families are Forever Reading Order 13 books / 1998-2000
01 Angus's Lost Lady(By: Marie Ferrarella) 1998 Buy
02 A Husband Waiting to Happen(By: Marie Ferrarella) 1998 Buy
03 Partners in Parenthood(By: Raina Lynn) 1998 Buy
04 Secondhand Dad(By: Kayla Daniels) 1998 Buy
05 Home For Christmas(By: Patricia Potter) 1998 Buy
06 Friday's Child(By: Kylie Brant) 1998 Buy
07 Suddenly a Family(By: Leann Harris) 1999 Buy
08 The Daddy Trap(By: Kayla Daniels) 1999 Buy
09 Her Second Chance Family(By: Christine Scott) 1999 Buy
10 The Hijacked Wife(By: Bonnie K. Winn) 1999 Buy
11 Code Name: Santa(By: Kayla Daniels) 1999 Buy
12 Anything for His Children 1999 Buy
13 The Comeback of Conn MacNeill(By: Virginia Kantra) 2000 Buy
Jersey Boys Reading Order 4 books / 2014-2015
01 The Real Mr. Right 2014 Buy
02 More Than She Expected 2014 Buy
03 Santa's Playbook 2014 Buy
04 Meant-to-Be Mom / Meant-to-Be Mum 2015 Buy
Weddings, Inc. Reading Order 11 books / 1994-1999
01 Wedding Invitation(By: Marisa Carroll) 1994 Buy
02 Expectations(By: Shannon Waverly) 1994 Buy
03 Wedding Song(By: Vicki Lewis Thompson) 1994 Buy
04 The Wedding Gamble(By: Muriel Jensen) 1994 Buy
05 The Vengeful Groom(By: Sara Wood) 1994 Buy
06 Edge of Eternity(By: Jasmine Cresswell) 1994 Buy
07 Vows(By: Margaret Moore) 1994 Buy
08 Marry Me Tonight(By: Marisa Carroll) 1995 Buy
09 Wedding Belle 1998 Buy
10 Wedding Daze 1998 Buy
11 Wedding? Impossible! 1999 Buy
Wed In The West Reading Order 10 books / 2008-2017
01 Reining in the Rancher 2008 Buy
02 A Mother's Wish 2008 Buy
03 A Marriage-Minded Man 2009 Buy
04 Welcome Home, Cowboy 2010 Buy
05 Adding Up to Marriage 2010 Buy
06 Husband Under Construction 2011 Buy
07 A Soldier's Promise 2016 Buy
08 Back in the Saddle 2016 Buy
09 The Rancher's Expectant Christmas 2016 Buy
10 Falling for the Rebound Bride 2017 Buy
01 Saving Dr. Ryan 2003 Buy
02 Fathers and Other Strangers 2003 Buy
03 Everybody's Hero 2004 Buy
04 Staking His Claim 2004 Buy
05 Swept Away 2005 Buy
06 A Husband's Watch 2006 Buy
Anything Reading Order 2 books / 2000-2000
01 Anything for Her Marriage 2000 Buy
02 Everything But A Husband 2000 Buy

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What is the best order to read Karen Templeton books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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