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Best Of The West Books in Order

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Find the Best Of The West books by Cat Devon in order, with summaries, series background, and a good starting point for these contemporary cowboy romances.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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Best Of The West books in publication order

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The Rancher Gets Hitched / An Affair of Convenience

by Cat Devon

1999

In Cathie Linz's story, city woman Tracy lands in the world of rancher Zane Best and his wild twins. She is not looking for rescue, but Zane's family and the Western life she resists may offer an unexpected new start.

Best Of The West books in chronological order

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    The Rancher Gets Hitched / An Affair of Convenience

    by Cat Devon

    1999Best Of The West, Book 1

Series background & context

The Best Of The West books are light contemporary romances with cowboy heroes, family complications, and a playful Western setting. Cat Devon's stories in the sequence focus on the Best family and the trouble that starts when independent women enter their world.

The first book, The Rancher Gets Hitched, brings city woman Tracy into the orbit of rancher Zane Best and his unruly twin children. Tracy may be running from a bad situation, but she is not looking to hand over control of her life. Zane has his own ideas about how things should work, which makes their growing connection anything but smooth.

The West is not short on strong personalities.

Later books continue the theme with other Best-family men, including The Cowboy Finds a Bride and The Lawman Gets Lucky. The series uses ranch life, family expectations, humor, and practical day-to-day problems rather than high-stakes danger. The romances are connected by setting and family, but each one gives a different couple room to take center stage.

Start with The Rancher Gets Hitched for the clearest introduction to the Best family. The stories are quick, character-driven reads for anyone who likes cowboys, meddling relatives, and city-and-country clashes that turn into something more.

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