Author · updated 2026
Joan Johnston Books in Order
Every Joan Johnston book in publication order — 82 in total, spanning 1985–2019.
Publication Order of Sisters of the Lone Star Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frontier Woman | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Comanche Woman | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Texas Woman | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Wolf Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Hazard Ranch | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Never Tease A Wolf | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Big Sky Country | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mail-Order Brides Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Barefoot Bride | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Outlaw's Bride | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Hawk's Way Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Little Time in Texas | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Honey and the Hired Hand | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Wrangler and the Rich Girl | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Cowboy And The Princess | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Rancher and the Runaway Bride | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Cowboy Takes a Wife | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Unforgiving Bride | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Headstrong Bride | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Disobedient Bride | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Temporary Groom | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | A Hawk's Way Christmas | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  The Virgin Groom | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Lone Star Christmas | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Substitute Groom | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Colt | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Sisters Found | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Faron & Garth | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Carter & Falcon | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Frontier Brides Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Inheritance | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Maverick Heart | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Captive Hearts Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Captive | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  After the Kiss | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Bodyguard | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Bridegroom | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Bitter Creek Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cowboy | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Texan | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Loner | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Price | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Rivals | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Next Mrs. Blackthorne | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  A Stranger's Game | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Shattered | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Bitter Creek Christmas | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Sinful | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Shameless | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Surrender | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Sullivan's Promise | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Bitter Creek: Mail-Order Bride Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Bride | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Wyoming Bride | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Montana Bride | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Blackthorne's Bride | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Bitter Creek Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Men of Bitter Creek | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Benedict Brothers Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Outcast | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Invincible | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Watch Out for My Girl | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Unforgettable | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Loving Defiance | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Colter's Wife | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Fit to Be Tied | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Marriage By The Book | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Sweetwater Seduction | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Kid Calhoun | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  I Promise | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Heartbeat | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Breathless Seduction | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  No Longer A Stranger | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Taming the Lone Wolf | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Something New | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Simple Wish | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  To Have and to Hold | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  A Christmas Together | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Outlaws And Heroes | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Breathing In | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Hot Pursuit | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Lone Star Christmas... and Other Gifts | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Spouse for Hire | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Under the Mistletoe | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Abduction & Seduction | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Hawk's Way Brides | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Texas Brides | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  One Hot Summer | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  More Than Words, Volume 6 | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Premiere: A Romance Writers of America Collection | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 82, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Loving Defiance | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Colter's Wife | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Frontier Woman | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Fit to Be Tied | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Comanche Woman | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Texas Woman | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Marriage By The Book | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Sweetwater Seduction | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Hazard Ranch | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Never Tease A Wolf | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Barefoot Bride | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Little Time in Texas | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Honey and the Hired Hand | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Outlaw's Bride | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Wrangler and the Rich Girl | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Cowboy And The Princess | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Rancher and the Runaway Bride | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Kid Calhoun | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | One Simple Wish | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Cowboy Takes a Wife | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Unforgiving Bride | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Headstrong Bride | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | To Have and to Hold | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | A Christmas Together | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Disobedient Bride | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Inheritance | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Maverick Heart | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Outlaws And Heroes | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Abduction & Seduction | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Temporary Groom | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Captive | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | I Promise | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | A Hawk's Way Christmas | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Virgin Groom | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Lone Star Christmas | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | After the Kiss | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Heartbeat | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Breathing In | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Substitute Groom | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Colt | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Bodyguard | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Bridegroom | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Hot Pursuit | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Lone Star Christmas... and Other Gifts | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Spouse for Hire | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Hawk's Way Brides | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Cowboy | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Texan | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Sisters Found | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Loner | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Breathless Seduction | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Price | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Big Sky Country | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Rivals | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Next Mrs. Blackthorne | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | No Longer A Stranger | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Texas Brides | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Under the Mistletoe | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Faron & Garth | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | One Hot Summer | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | A Stranger's Game | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Carter & Falcon | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Shattered | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Outcast | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Invincible | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | More Than Words, Volume 6 | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Texas Bride | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Wyoming Bride | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Watch Out for My Girl | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | A Bitter Creek Christmas | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Montana Bride | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Sinful | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Unforgettable | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Shameless | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Taming the Lone Wolf | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Premiere: A Romance Writers of America Collection | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Blackthorne's Bride | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Something New | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Surrender | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Sullivan's Promise | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | The Men of Bitter Creek | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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