Night Riders books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Night Riders series?"

"There are seven books in the Night Riders series, published between 2002 and 2012."

Q: "What is the first book in the Night Riders series?"

"The first book in the Night Riders series is Texas Homecoming, published in 2002."

Q: "What is the central conflict in the Night Riders series?"

"The Night Riders were an elite Confederate raiding unit who operated behind enemy lines during the Civil War. After the war ends, the group is shattered when one of their number betrays the others. The series follows the surviving members as they rebuild their lives in Texas, each finding love while the shadow of that betrayal — and the effort to identify and confront the traitor — runs through the seven-book sequence. The combination of revenge arc, frontier life, and romance gives the series a tension the purely domestic frontier romances lack."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Texas Homecoming	2002	Leigh Greenwood	Buy
2	Texas Bride	2002	Leigh Greenwood	Buy
3	Born to Love	2003	Leigh Greenwood	Buy
4	Someone Like You	2009	Leigh Greenwood	Buy
5	When Love Comes	2010	Leigh Greenwood	Buy
6	Texas Pride	2012	Leigh Greenwood	Buy
7	Heart of a Texan	2012	Leigh Greenwood	Buy

Texas Homecoming (2002) launched the Night Riders series by introducing one of the unit’s survivors returning to a Texas that has changed during the war and its aftermath. The books balance the immediate romance of each novel with the longer arc of the betrayal plot that connects the seven volumes, giving readers who follow the full sequence a sense of progression alongside the standalone romance in each entry.

The series ran for a decade, with Heart of a Texan (2012) closing out the arc. The Night Riders books appeal to readers who want their Western historical romance to carry a thriller element — the question of who betrayed the unit and how the survivors will respond gives the series an edge that distinguishes it from Greenwood’s Cowboys and Seven Brides work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Night Riders series?

There are seven books in the Night Riders series, published between 2002 and 2012.

What is the first book in the Night Riders series?

The first book in the Night Riders series is Texas Homecoming, published in 2002.

What is the central conflict in the Night Riders series?

The Night Riders were an elite Confederate raiding unit who operated behind enemy lines during the Civil War. After the war ends, the group is shattered when one of their number betrays the others. The series follows the surviving members as they rebuild their lives in Texas, each finding love while the shadow of that betrayal — and the effort to identify and confront the traitor — runs through the seven-book sequence. The combination of revenge arc, frontier life, and romance gives the series a tension the purely domestic frontier romances lack.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order