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Colorado Cattle Barons Books in Order

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This page shows the Colorado Cattle Barons books by Barbara Dunlop in order, with summaries, series background, and help on where to start.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

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Colorado Cattle Barons books in publication order

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6 books

1

A Cowboy Comes Home

by Barbara Dunlop

2012

Businessman Caleb Terrell returns to his former home carrying his late father's will and a decade of bad blood. Going back to the ranch means facing family conflict, old questions, and unexpected romantic trouble.

2

A Cowboy in Manhattan

by Barbara Dunlop

2012

A western hero thrown into New York has to navigate family expectations, city life, and a woman who will not be charmed on command. The fish-out-of-water contrast gives this romance both heat and humor.

3

An Intimate Bargain

by Barbara Dunlop

2012

A seemingly practical deal brings two strong-willed people into dangerous emotional territory. The more they negotiate the terms, the clearer it becomes that desire is the one thing nobody can control.

4

A Cowboy's Temptation

by Barbara Dunlop

2013

Mayor Seth Jacobs wants a railroad project to save his town, and Darby Carroll is standing firmly in the way. Their political fight turns personal fast, and seduction proves to be a very risky strategy.

5

Millionaire in a Stetson

by Barbara Dunlop

2013

Money and ranch-country pride clash in this western family romance. A polished hero in cowboy boots finds that love is much harder to manage than business.

6

The Last Cowboy Standing

by Barbara Dunlop

2014

Bull rider Travis Jacobs can handle eight seconds on a bull, but family duty back in Colorado is harder. When romance collides with legacy, the last Jacobs cowboy has to decide what kind of future he really wants.

Colorado Cattle Barons books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "A Cowboy Comes Home"

    A Cowboy Comes Home

    by Barbara Dunlop

    2012Colorado Cattle Barons, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Cowboy in Manhattan"

    A Cowboy in Manhattan

    by Barbara Dunlop

    2012Colorado Cattle Barons, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "An Intimate Bargain"

    An Intimate Bargain

    by Barbara Dunlop

    2012Colorado Cattle Barons, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Millionaire in a Stetson"

    Millionaire in a Stetson

    by Barbara Dunlop

    2013Colorado Cattle Barons, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "A Cowboy's Temptation"

    A Cowboy's Temptation

    by Barbara Dunlop

    2013Colorado Cattle Barons, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Last Cowboy Standing"

    The Last Cowboy Standing

    by Barbara Dunlop

    2014Colorado Cattle Barons, Book 6

Series background & context

Colorado Cattle Barons is one of Dunlop's strongest western family worlds, set among ranches, growing towns, and old disputes that never quite stay settled.

The series includes A Cowboy Comes Home, A Cowboy in Manhattan, An Intimate Bargain, Millionaire in a Stetson, A Cowboy's Temptation, and The Last Cowboy Standing. That lineup tells you a lot. These books are full of returning sons, city-and-country clashes, land fights, public duty, and romantic complications that cut right across family business. Men who think of themselves as ranchers end up dealing with boardrooms, wills, town politics, or development pressure. Women arrive with their own plans and rarely make life easier.

There is a good balance here between western atmosphere and contemporary conflict. Horses, land, and Stetsons are part of the appeal, but so are mayors, businessmen, and questions about what comes next for a changing community.

If you want a longer cowboy sequence with connected families and a real sense of place, Colorado Cattle Barons is a satisfying run.

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