The MacGregors books in order

The complete reading order for Nora Roberts' MacGregors series, a sprawling family saga spanning twelve books from 1985 to 2023, centered on the loud, lovable MacGregor clan.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 All The Possibilities 1985 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
2 One Man’s Art 1985 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
3 Playing The Odds 1985 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
4 Tempting Fate 1985 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
5 For Now, Forever 1987 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
6 Rebellion 1988 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
7 In from the Cold 1990 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
8 The MacGregor Brides 1997 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
9 The MacGregor Grooms 1998 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
10 The Winning Hand 1998 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
11 The Perfect Neighbor 1999 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy
12 MacGregor Ever After 2023 Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Buy

The MacGregors is one of Nora Roberts’ longest-running family series, following the boisterous Scottish-American MacGregor clan across twelve books and nearly four decades. The series is held together by patriarch Daniel MacGregor, a cigar-smoking matchmaker who meddles in his descendants’ love lives with equal parts charm and stubbornness. Each book focuses on a different family member finding romance, while Daniel pulls strings in the background.

The series grew gradually, starting with four books in 1985 and adding new installments as the family expanded through marriages and children. Roberts returned to the MacGregors as recently as 2023 with MacGregor Ever After. Reading in publication order is recommended, since characters and relationships carry forward throughout.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The MacGregors series?

There are twelve books in the The MacGregors series, published between 1985 and 2023.

What is the first book in the The MacGregors series?

The first book in the The MacGregors series is All The Possibilities, published in 1985.

Who is Daniel MacGregor and why is he important to the series?

Daniel MacGregor is the family patriarch, a larger-than-life Scottish-American who spends much of the series scheming to match his children and grandchildren with suitable partners. He appears throughout the books as a beloved meddler, and his backstory is told in For Now, Forever, which shows how he won his own wife, Anna.

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