Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Island of Desire | 1982 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 2 | Intimate Scoundrels | 1983 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 3 | Promise Me Today | 1984 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 4 | The Wildfire Trace | 1984 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 5 | Embrace Me, Love | 1985 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 6 | Heart’s Journey | 1985 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 7 | A Private Passion | 1985 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 8 | Reach For The Stars | 1985 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 9 | A Family to Cherish | 1986 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 10 | Rogue’s Bargain | 1986 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 11 | Family to Treasure | 1987 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 12 | Guardian Angel | 1987 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 13 | Dream Spinners | 1988 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 14 | Fatal Amusement | 1988 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 15 | Natural Touch | 1988 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 16 | Perfect Match | 1988 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 17 | Slalom To Terror | 1990 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 18 | An Unexpected Family | 1991 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 19 | Anything’s Possible | 1992 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 20 | Honeymoon for Hire | 1993 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 21 | Beguiled Again | 1993 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 22 | Fiance For Sale | 1993 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 23 | Kidnapping Nick | 1993 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 24 | Guilty as Sin | 1994 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 25 | Marriage by Design | 1994 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 26 | Jenny and the Fortune Hunter | 1994 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 27 | Love Potion #5 | 1994 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 28 | Miss Charlotte Surrenders | 1995 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 29 | A Night Worth Remembering | 1999 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 30 | Lost and Found | 2003 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 31 | His Cinderella | 2003 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 32 | Temporary Santa | 2003 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 33 | My Secret Wife ; Their Instant Baby | 2004 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 34 | Her Surprise Baby | 2004 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 35 | Sheikhs Honour | 2004 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 36 | Married in White | 2005 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 37 | His Virgin Wife | 2010 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 38 | The Last Virgin in Texas | 2012 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 39 | A Family Man | 2014 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 40 | The Groom WhoGot AwayThe Texas Rancher’s Marriage | 2015 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 41 | Trusting the Rancher | 2019 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 42 | The Cowboy’s Surprise | 2019 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 43 | The Texan’s Christmas Bounty | 2019 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 44 | Texas Country Legacy | 2020 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 45 | A Family for the Texan | 2021 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
| 46 | Three Little Texans | 2022 | Cathy Gillen Thacker | Buy |
Cathy Gillen Thacker’s standalone novels span four decades, from Island of Desire in 1982 to Three Little Texans in 2022. The 46-book collection covers a wide range of titles, from early works like Intimate Scoundrels (1983) and The Wildfire Trace (1984) through the prolific mid-period output of the late 1980s and 1990s, when she published multiple titles per year.
Later titles, including Trusting the Rancher (2019), The Cowboy’s Surprise (2019), and A Family for the Texan (2021), lean toward Texas settings and family-driven stories. Since each book is a standalone, readers can start anywhere in the catalogue.