Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short-Straw Bride | 2012 | Karen Witemeyer | Buy |
| 2 | Stealing the Preacher | 2013 | Karen Witemeyer | Buy |
| 3 | A Cowboy Unmatched | 2014 | Karen Witemeyer | Buy |
| 4 | A Match Made in Texas | 2013 | Karen Witemeyer | N/A |
| 5 | The Christmas Heirloom: Four Holiday Novellas of Love Through the Generations | 2018 | Karen Witemeyer | N/A |
| 6 | An Old-Fashioned Texas Christmas | 2019 | Karen Witemeyer | Buy |
Karen Witemeyer’s Archer Brothers series spans six books published between 2012 and 2019. It opens with Short-Straw Bride and follows with Stealing the Preacher and A Cowboy Unmatched in the next two years, establishing the core cast and Texas setting early on.
The series mixes full novels with holiday-themed entries. A Match Made in Texas (2013) and The Christmas Heirloom (2018) are novella collections, and An Old-Fashioned Texas Christmas (2019) closes out the series with another seasonal story. That holiday thread runs through much of the later half, giving the series a warm, festive quality alongside its Western romance roots.
With seven years between the first and last book, the Archer Brothers series grew at a steady pace. Readers who enjoy faith-based historical romance with a Texas backdrop will find plenty to work through here.