Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Texas Way | 1996 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 2 | Mother in the Making | 1996 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 3 | The Man From Blue River | 1996 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 4 | She Caught the Sheriff | 1996 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 5 | Texas Standoff | 1996 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 6 | Trouble At Lone Spur | 1996 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 7 | The Truth About Cowboys | 1997 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 8 | In the Arms of the Law | 1997 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 9 | She’s the Sheriff | 1998 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 10 | Cottonwood Creek | 1998 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 11 | What A Man’s Got To Do | 1999 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 12 | Safe Haven | 1999 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 13 | Montana Legacy | 2000 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 14 | The Texan | 2000 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 15 | Cowboy Come Home | 2000 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 16 | The First Family of Texas | 2000 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 17 | That Man Matthews | 2000 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 18 | A Cowboy for Clementine | 2001 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 19 | Sarah’s Legacy | 2002 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 20 | Wide Open Spaces | 2002 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 21 | Cowboy at the Crossroads | 2002 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 22 | Montana Dreaming | 2002 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 23 | A Baby by Christmas | 2003 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 24 | Cowgirl, Say Yes | 2003 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 25 | Buffalo Summer | 2003 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 26 | What Madeline Wants | 2003 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 27 | Dylan’s Last Dare | 2004 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 28 | A Cowboy Summer | 2004 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 29 | More Than a Cowboy | 2004 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 30 | Real Cowboys | 2007 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 31 | The Last Cowboy Hero | 2007 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 32 | Nevada - The Horseman’s Secret | 2007 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 33 | The Brother Returns | 2008 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 34 | Cowboy for Keeps | 2008 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 35 | Caitlin’s Cowboy | 2008 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 36 | The Sheriff of Sage Bend | 2008 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 37 | Caitlyn’s Prize | 2009 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 38 | A Cowboy’s Redemption | 2009 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 39 | Madison’s Children | 2009 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 40 | No Ordinary Cowboy | 2009 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 41 | Cowboy Comes Home | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 42 | A Cowboy’s Plan | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 43 | Texas Trouble | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 44 | The Cowboy Soldier | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 45 | This Cowboy’s Son | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 46 | Luke: The Cowboy Heir | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 47 | The Lionhearted Cowboy Returns | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 48 | Second Chance Ranch | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 49 | The Baby Promise | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 50 | Rocky Mountain Hero | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 51 | The Rancher’s Reunion | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 52 | The Cowboy’s Family | 2010 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 53 | Oklahoma Reunion | 2011 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 54 | Maddie Inherits a Cowboy | 2011 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 55 | Temporary Rancher | 2011 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 56 | Make-Believe Mom | 2012 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 57 | Her Secret, His Baby | 2013 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 58 | Montana Rodeo Star | 2014 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 59 | Home on the Ranch - Texas | 2014 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 60 | The Maverick’s Holiday Surprise | 2016 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 61 | Wanted: Texas Daddy | 2017 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 62 | Montana Unbranded | 2017 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 63 | Texas Vows | 2018 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 64 | Montana Christmas Secrets | 2019 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 65 | Montana Holiday Promises | 2019 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
| 66 | Redeeming the Texan | 2020 | Karen Rose Smith | Buy |
Home on the Ranch is Karen Rose Smith’s largest thematic collection, gathering sixty-six western and ranch-themed romances published from 1996 to 2020. The books span her Silhouette Romance, Silhouette Special Edition, and Harlequin Special Edition work, with settings ranging from Texas to Montana to Oklahoma. Cowboys, ranchers, sheriffs, and the women who enter their world are the recurring types.
The series covers enormous ground across twenty-four years of publishing. Early entries like The Texas Way and She Caught the Sheriff represent the classic mid-1990s western romance style, while later titles like Redeeming the Texan show how the genre and Smith’s writing evolved. The books are all standalone romances despite appearing under the series banner.
Readers who enjoy western romance with strong community ties and family dynamics will find plenty to explore in this collection. The Texas-set books and Montana-set books within the series each have their own distinct regional character.