A Cowboy Christmas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Long, Tall Christmas |
2015 |
Buy |
| Christmas on My Mind |
2016 |
Buy |
| Just a Little Christmas |
2017 |
Buy |
| Texas True |
2014 |
Buy |
| Texas Tough |
2015 |
Buy |
| Texas Fierce |
2017 |
Buy |
| Texas Tall |
2017 |
Buy |
| Texas Free |
2018 |
Buy |
| Texas Forever |
2019 |
Buy |
Americana Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama |
1976 |
Buy |
| Fire and Ice: California |
1975 |
Buy |
| Northern Magic: Alaska |
1982 |
Buy |
| Darling Jenny: Wyoming |
1975 |
Buy |
| Sonora Sundown: Arizona |
1978 |
Buy |
| Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas |
1976 |
Buy |
| After the Storm: Colorado |
1975 |
Buy |
| Fire and Ice |
1975 |
N/A |
| Show Me: Missouri |
1976 |
Buy |
| The Matchmakers: Delaware |
1977 |
Buy |
| Southern Nights: Florida |
1980 |
Buy |
| Night of the Cotillion: Georgia |
1976 |
Buy |
| Kona Winds |
1979 |
N/A |
| A Lyon’s Share: Illinois |
1976 |
Buy |
| A Lyon’s Share |
1976 |
N/A |
| The Indy Man |
1977 |
N/A |
| The Homeplace: Iowa |
1976 |
Buy |
| The Indy Man: Indiana |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Mating Season: Kansas |
1980 |
Buy |
| Bluegrass King |
1977 |
N/A |
| Bluegrass King: Kentucky |
1977 |
Buy |
| Bed of Grass |
1979 |
N/A |
| That Boston Man |
1979 |
N/A |
| Summer Mahogany: Maine |
1978 |
Buy |
| Enemy In Camp |
1980 |
N/A |
| Giant of Mesabi |
1978 |
N/A |
| The Bride of the Delta Queen: Louisiana |
1978 |
Buy |
| A Tradition of Pride: Mississippi |
1981 |
Buy |
| Show Me |
1976 |
N/A |
| Big Sky Country: Montana |
1977 |
Buy |
| Giant of Mesabi: Minnesota |
1978 |
Buy |
| Boss Man From Ogallala: Nebraska |
1975 |
Buy |
| Reilly’s Woman: Nevada |
1977 |
Buy |
| Bed of Grass: Maryland |
1979 |
Buy |
| Low Country Liar: South Carolina |
1979 |
Buy |
| Kona Winds: Hawaii |
1979 |
Buy |
| One of the Boys |
1980 |
N/A |
| Land of Enchantment: New Mexico |
1975 |
Buy |
| That Boston Man: Massachusetts |
1979 |
Buy |
| Beware of the Stranger: New York |
1978 |
Buy |
| Strange Bedfellow: Rhode Island |
1979 |
Buy |
| That Carolina Summer |
1981 |
N/A |
| The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio |
1977 |
Buy |
| For Mike’s Sake: Washington |
1979 |
Buy |
| Six White Horses: Oklahoma |
1977 |
Buy |
| Lord of the High Lonesome: North Dakota |
1980 |
Buy |
| To Tell the Truth: Oregon |
1977 |
Buy |
| Heart of Stone: New Hampshire |
1980 |
Buy |
| Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia |
1980 |
Buy |
| Strange Bedfellow |
1979 |
N/A |
| Enemy in Camp: Michigan |
1980 |
Buy |
| Low Country Liar |
1978 |
N/A |
| The Thawing of a Mara: Pennsylvania |
1980 |
Buy |
| Dakota Dreamin' |
1981 |
N/A |
| Sentimental Journey: Tennessee |
1979 |
Buy |
| Savage Land: Texas |
1974 |
Buy |
| Difficult Decision: Connecticut |
1980 |
Buy |
| A Land Called Deseret: Utah |
1979 |
Buy |
| One of the Boys: New Jersey |
1981 |
Buy |
| Green Mountain Man: Vermont |
1978 |
Buy |
| Tidewater Lover: Virginia |
1978 |
Buy |
| Dakota Dreamin’: South Dakota |
1981 |
Buy |
| Harlequin Janet Dailey Collector’s Edition #11: For Mike’s Sake/With A Little Luck |
1979 |
N/A |
| Wild and Wonderful |
1980 |
N/A |
| That Carolina Summer: North Carolina |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Travelling Kind: Idaho |
1981 |
Buy |
| With a Little Luck: Wisconsin |
1981 |
Buy |
| Darling Jenny |
1974 |
N/A |
| Something Extra |
1976 |
Buy |
| Sweet Promise |
1976 |
Buy |
| The Ivory Cane |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Master Fiddler |
1977 |
Buy |
| To Santa with Love |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Rogue |
1979 |
Buy |
| Touch the Wind |
1979 |
Buy |
| Nightway |
1980 |
Buy |
| Ride the Thunder |
1980 |
Buy |
| For the Love of God |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Hostage Bride |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Lancaster Men |
1981 |
Buy |
| Eve’s Christmas |
1982 |
Buy |
| Mistletoe and Holly |
1982 |
Buy |
| Terms of Surrender |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Second Time |
1982 |
Buy |
| Wildcatter’s Woman |
1982 |
Buy |
| Foxfire Light |
1983 |
Buy |
| Separate Cabins |
1983 |
Buy |
| The Best Way to Lose |
1983 |
Buy |
| Western Man |
1983 |
Buy |
| Leftover Love |
1984 |
Buy |
| Searching For Santa |
1984 |
Buy |
| Silver Wings, Santiago Blue |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Pride of Hannah Wade |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Glory Game |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Great Alone |
1986 |
Buy |
| Heiress |
1987 |
Buy |
| Travelling Kind |
1987 |
Buy |
| Rivals |
1988 |
Buy |
| Honourable Friends |
1989 |
Buy |
| Masquerade |
1990 |
Buy |
| Tangled Vines |
1992 |
Buy |
| American Dreams |
1994 |
Buy |
| Riding High |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Proud and the Free |
1994 |
Buy |
| Legacies |
1995 |
Buy |
| A Spring Bouquet |
1996 |
Buy |
| Notorious |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Healing Touch |
1996 |
Buy |
| Scrooge Wore Spurs |
1997 |
Buy |
| A Capital Holiday |
2001 |
Buy |
| Can’t Say Goodbye |
2002 |
Buy |
| Maybe This Christmas |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Not Forgotten War |
2003 |
Buy |
| Mistletoe and Molly |
2007 |
Buy |
| Something More |
2007 |
Buy |
| Stealing Kisses |
2008 |
Buy |
| American Destiny |
2009 |
Buy |
| Santa in a Stetson |
2009 |
Buy |
| Close to You |
2010 |
Buy |
| That Loving Feeling |
2010 |
Buy |
| A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree |
2012 |
Buy |
| Merry Christmas, Cowboy |
2013 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Christmas Magic |
1991 |
Buy |
| Marry Me, Cowboy! |
1995 |
Buy |
| Unmasked |
1997 |
Buy |
| You’re Still the One |
2013 |
Buy |
Aspen Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Aspen Gold |
1991 |
Buy |
| Illusions |
1997 |
Buy |
Bannon Brothers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Trust |
2011 |
Buy |
| Honor |
2012 |
Buy |
| Triumph |
2013 |
Buy |
Bennetts Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| When You Are Mine |
2011 |
N/A |
| Christmas in Cowboy Country |
2014 |
Buy |
| Loving You Always |
2014 |
N/A |
| Be Mine Forever |
2015 |
N/A |
| Until I’m Yours |
2016 |
N/A |
Calder Brand Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Calder Brand |
2021 |
Buy |
| Calder Grit |
2022 |
Buy |
| Calder Grit: A Sweeping Historical Ranching Dynasty Novel |
2022 |
N/A |
| A Calder at Heart |
2023 |
Buy |
| Calder Country |
2024 |
N/A |
| Calder Strong |
2025 |
Buy |
| Whirlwind |
2020 |
Buy |
| Whiplash |
2021 |
Buy |
| Quicksand |
2022 |
Buy |
Calder Saga Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| This Calder Range |
1982 |
Buy |
| Stands a Calder Man |
1983 |
Buy |
| This Calder Sky |
1981 |
Buy |
| Calder Born, Calder Bred |
1983 |
Buy |
| Calder Pride |
1999 |
Buy |
| Green Calder Grass |
2002 |
Buy |
| Shifting Calder Wind |
2003 |
Buy |
| Calder Promise |
2004 |
Buy |
| Lone Calder Star |
2005 |
Buy |
| Calder Storm |
2006 |
Buy |
| Santa in Montana |
2010 |
Buy |
| Calder Brand |
2021 |
Buy |
| Calder Grit |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Calder at Heart |
2023 |
Buy |
Christmas Tree Ranch Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| My Kind of Christmas |
2018 |
Buy |
| It’s a Christmas Thing |
2019 |
Buy |
| Holding Out for Christmas |
2020 |
Buy |
| Santa’s Sweetheart |
2021 |
Buy |
| Somebody Like Santa |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Sound of Sleighbells |
2023 |
Buy |
| No Quarter Asked |
1974 |
Buy |
| Fiesta San Antonio |
1977 |
Buy |
| For Bitter or Worse |
1978 |
Buy |
Cord & Stacy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| No Quarter Asked |
1974 |
Buy |
| Land Of Enchantment |
1975 |
N/A |
| Fiesta San Antonio |
1977 |
Buy |
| For Bitter or Worse |
1978 |
Buy |
| A Land Called Deseret: Utah |
1979 |
N/A |
| Long, Tall Christmas |
2015 |
Buy |
| Christmas on My Mind |
2016 |
Buy |
| Just a Little Christmas |
2017 |
Buy |
Frosted Firs Ranch#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Evergreen Christmas |
2024 |
Buy |
New Americana Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sunrise Canyon |
2016 |
Buy |
| Refuge Cove |
2018 |
Buy |
| Letters from Peaceful Lane |
2019 |
Buy |
| Hart’s Hollow Farm |
2019 |
Buy |
| Paradise Peak |
2021 |
Buy |
| Hope Creek |
2022 |
Buy |
| Blue Moon Haven |
2023 |
Buy |
| Magic Horse |
1974 |
N/A |
| Lone Oaks Crossing |
2024 |
Buy |
| Happy Holidays |
2004 |
Buy |
Rivalries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| One in a Million |
2024 |
Buy |
| Lie for a Million |
2025 |
Buy |
| Kill for a Million |
2026 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Happy Holidays |
2004 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sweet Promise |
1976 |
Buy |
| Something Extra |
1976 |
Buy |
| To Santa with Love |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Master Fiddler |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Ivory Cane |
1977 |
Buy |
| Touch the Wind |
1979 |
Buy |
| The Rogue |
1979 |
Buy |
| Ride the Thunder |
1980 |
Buy |
| Nightway |
1980 |
Buy |
| The Hostage Bride |
1981 |
Buy |
| For the Love of God |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Lancaster Men |
1981 |
Buy |
| Eve’s Christmas |
1982 |
Buy |
| Mistletoe and Holly |
1982 |
Buy |
| Wildcatter’s Woman |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Second Time |
1982 |
Buy |
| Terms of Surrender |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Best Way to Lose |
1983 |
Buy |
| Foxfire Light |
1983 |
Buy |
| Western Man |
1983 |
Buy |
| Separate Cabins |
1983 |
Buy |
| Silver Wings, Santiago Blue |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Pride of Hannah Wade |
1984 |
Buy |
| Searching For Santa |
1984 |
Buy |
| Leftover Love |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Glory Game |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Great Alone |
1986 |
Buy |
| Heiress |
1987 |
Buy |
| Travelling Kind |
1987 |
Buy |
| Rivals |
1988 |
Buy |
| Honourable Friends |
1989 |
Buy |
| Masquerade |
1990 |
Buy |
| Tangled Vines |
1992 |
Buy |
| American Dreams |
1994 |
Buy |
| Riding High |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Proud and the Free |
1994 |
Buy |
| Legacies |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Healing Touch |
1996 |
Buy |
| Notorious |
1996 |
Buy |
| A Spring Bouquet |
1996 |
Buy |
| Scrooge Wore Spurs |
1997 |
Buy |
| A Capital Holiday |
2001 |
Buy |
| Can’t Say Goodbye |
2002 |
Buy |
| Maybe This Christmas |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Not Forgotten War |
2003 |
Buy |
| Something More |
2007 |
Buy |
| Man of Mine |
2007 |
Buy |
| Mistletoe and Molly |
2007 |
Buy |
| Stealing Kisses |
2008 |
Buy |
| Santa in a Stetson |
2009 |
Buy |
| American Destiny |
2009 |
Buy |
| That Loving Feeling |
2010 |
Buy |
| Close to You |
2010 |
Buy |
| A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree |
2012 |
Buy |
| Merry Christmas, Cowboy |
2013 |
Buy |
The Champions Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Whirlwind |
2020 |
Buy |
| Whiplash |
2021 |
Buy |
| Quicksand |
2022 |
Buy |
| My Kind of Christmas |
2018 |
Buy |
| It’s a Christmas Thing |
2019 |
Buy |
| Holding Out for Christmas |
2020 |
Buy |
| Santa’s Sweetheart |
2021 |
Buy |
| Somebody Like Santa |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Sound of Sleighbells |
2023 |
Buy |
The Tylers of Texas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Texas True |
2014 |
Buy |
| Texas Tough |
2015 |
Buy |
| Texas Tall |
2017 |
Buy |
| Texas Fierce |
2017 |
Buy |
| Texas Free |
2018 |
Buy |
| Texas Forever |
2019 |
Buy |
| Savage Land: Texas |
1974 |
Buy |
| After the Storm: Colorado |
1975 |
Buy |
| Boss Man From Ogallala: Nebraska |
1975 |
Buy |
| Darling Jenny: Wyoming |
1975 |
Buy |
| Fire and Ice: California |
1975 |
Buy |
| Land of Enchantment: New Mexico |
1975 |
Buy |
| A Lyon’s Share: Illinois |
1976 |
Buy |
| Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama |
1976 |
Buy |
| Night of the Cotillion: Georgia |
1976 |
Buy |
| Show Me: Missouri |
1976 |
Buy |
| The Homeplace: Iowa |
1976 |
Buy |
| Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas |
1976 |
Buy |
| Big Sky Country: Montana |
1977 |
Buy |
| Bluegrass King: Kentucky |
1977 |
Buy |
| Reilly’s Woman: Nevada |
1977 |
Buy |
| Six White Horses: Oklahoma |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Indy Man: Indiana |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Matchmakers: Delaware |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio |
1977 |
Buy |
| To Tell the Truth: Oregon |
1977 |
Buy |
| Beware of the Stranger: New York |
1978 |
Buy |
| Giant of Mesabi: Minnesota |
1978 |
Buy |
| Green Mountain Man: Vermont |
1978 |
Buy |
| Sonora Sundown: Arizona |
1978 |
Buy |
| Summer Mahogany: Maine |
1978 |
Buy |
| The Bride of the Delta Queen: Louisiana |
1978 |
Buy |
| Tidewater Lover: Virginia |
1978 |
Buy |
| A Land Called Deseret: Utah |
1979 |
Buy |
| Bed of Grass: Maryland |
1979 |
Buy |
| For Mike’s Sake: Washington |
1979 |
Buy |
| Kona Winds: Hawaii |
1979 |
Buy |
| Low Country Liar: South Carolina |
1979 |
Buy |
| Sentimental Journey: Tennessee |
1979 |
Buy |
| Strange Bedfellow: Rhode Island |
1979 |
Buy |
| That Boston Man: Massachusetts |
1979 |
Buy |
| Difficult Decision: Connecticut |
1980 |
Buy |
| Enemy in Camp: Michigan |
1980 |
Buy |
| Heart of Stone: New Hampshire |
1980 |
Buy |
| Lord of the High Lonesome: North Dakota |
1980 |
Buy |
| Southern Nights: Florida |
1980 |
Buy |
| The Mating Season: Kansas |
1980 |
Buy |
| The Thawing of a Mara: Pennsylvania |
1980 |
Buy |
| Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia |
1980 |
Buy |
| A Tradition of Pride: Mississippi |
1981 |
Buy |
| Dakota Dreamin’: South Dakota |
1981 |
Buy |
| One of the Boys: New Jersey |
1981 |
Buy |
| That Carolina Summer: North Carolina |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Travelling Kind: Idaho |
1981 |
Buy |
| With a Little Luck: Wisconsin |
1981 |
Buy |
| Northern Magic: Alaska |
1982 |
Buy |
Janet Dailey (1944-2013) was one of the most prolific and commercially successful romance novelists of all time. She published her first book, No Quarter Asked, in 1974 and went on to write over 300 novels. Her Americana series, which set one romance in each of the 50 US states, was a landmark project that brought her national attention in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Calder Saga, set on a sprawling Montana cattle ranch across multiple generations, became her signature series and continued beyond her death with new installments written by other authors. Dailey’s work spanned contemporary romance, historical fiction, and westerns. Her later series like the Bannon Brothers and The Champions kept her on bestseller lists well into the 2010s.
Dailey sold over 300 million copies of her books worldwide and was one of the first romance authors to make the New York Times bestseller list regularly. Her estate has continued publishing new entries in her most popular series.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Janet Dailey written?
Janet Dailey has written 320 books across seventeen series.
What was Janet Dailey's first book?
Janet Dailey’s first book is Darling Jenny, published in 1974.
What is Janet Dailey best known for?
Janet Dailey is best known for her Calder Saga series set on a Montana cattle ranch and her Americana series, which featured a romance novel set in each of the 50 US states. She sold over 300 million copies of her books worldwide.