Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother Road | 2003 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 2 | Hope’s Highway | 2004 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 3 | Song of the Road | 2004 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 4 | A Cowboy For Christmas | 2013 | Dorothy Garlock | N/A |
| 5 | Stay a Little Longer | 2010 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 6 | Come a Little Closer | 2011 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 7 | Keep a Little Secret | 2011 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
The Route 66 series takes Dorothy Garlock’s historical romances to the open road. The seven books follow characters connected to America’s most famous highway, with stories set in the small towns and communities that lined Route 66 during the Depression and later years. Mother Road (2003) and Hope’s Highway (2004) are set during the Dust Bowl migration, while later books like A Cowboy For Christmas (2013) expand the timeline.
Route 66 as a setting gives Garlock a different kind of backdrop than her frontier westerns. The highway represents both opportunity and rootlessness, and her characters are often people trying to find stability in uncertain times. The series shares titles with both the Jazz Age and Tucker Family series, reflecting the interconnected world Garlock built across her career.