Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home to Her Heart | 1993 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 2 | Pirate’s Prize | 2005 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 3 | Never Say Never | 2006 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 4 | A Daughter’s Quest | 2006 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 5 | Who Am I? | 2007 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 6 | The Gold Digger | 2011 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 7 | The Spinster and the Cowboy | 2012 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 8 | Christmas Confusion | 2012 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
| 9 | The 12 Gifts of Christmas | 2018 | Lena Nelson Dooley | Buy |
Lena Nelson Dooley’s standalone novels span nearly three decades, from her debut Home to Her Heart (1993) to The 12 Gifts of Christmas (2018). The nine books demonstrate her range across Western historical romance, holiday fiction, and inspirational women’s fiction. Earlier titles such as Pirate’s Prize (2005) and A Daughter’s Quest (2006) reflect a broader genre interest, while later works like The Spinster and the Cowboy (2012) and Christmas Confusion (2012) align more closely with her established historical romance identity.
The standalones are useful for readers who want to sample Dooley’s work without committing to a series, or who want to explore her output beyond the McKenna’s Daughters and Minnesota Brothers series she is best known for.