Jodi Thomas Books in Order

After her mother's death, Bethanie Lane tries to escape a cruel uncle with Josh Weston, only to face kidnapping, loss, and one hard trial after another. On the Texas frontier, survival and love come from the last place she expects.

On the run from a ruthless Union officer, Perry McLain heads into dangerous country and finds a feverish hunter who complicates every plan she has. Civil War danger turns flight into a fierce, emotional romance.

In postwar Texas, two battered hearts are pushed together by danger and need. Jodi Thomas pairs frontier hardship with a tender romance built on patience, loyalty, and the slow work of trust.

Set on the open plains, this historical romance follows people trying to build a future in a land that tests every promise. Love has to survive grief, distance, and the rough pull of frontier life.

A woman chasing a better life in Texas finds her plans shaken by danger and by a man she never meant to trust. The story blends frontier struggle with a slow, heartfelt romance.

Jennie Munday leaves Iowa to become a Harvey Girl and meets Austin McCormick, a hard Texas marshal, on the trip west. A train holdup throws them together and turns adventure into romance.

True McCormick secretly writes western adventures under the name Granite Westwind and hires Seth Atherton to play her famous hero in public. The scheme gets dangerous fast, and pretending starts to feel very real.

Set in the Texas Panhandle, this romance follows two lonely people trying to outrun the past and build something lasting on rough land. Thomas leans into wide-open country, family ties, and hard-earned love.

Sloan Alexander, a former Union soldier, and widowed McCall Harrison meet while helping Cheyenne children after the Civil War. Shared losses pull them together in a bruised Texas still learning how to heal.

Kora Adams thinks she's cursed until Winter McQuillen arrives needing a wife before dawn so he can claim his ranch. Their marriage of necessity turns into a gamble on trust, luck, and home.

Adam McLain, a Union doctor, is kidnapped to treat a wounded Confederate and discovers the patient is Nicole in disguise. When fate throws them together again in Texas, war wounds and old loyalties still stand in the way.

Returning from the Civil War, Wes McLain rescues Allie, a terrified young woman abused into silence. Crossing Texas together, they slowly build trust, safety, and the chance for a real life.

A brief Texas romance about two people blindsided by change and forced to decide whether one sudden connection is worth the risk. Thomas keeps it warm, quick, and emotional.

Widowed Reverend Daniel McLain needs help with his twin daughters and expects an elderly aunt, not desperate cousin Karlee Whitworth. In rough little Jefferson, two lonely people begin to heal each other.

Kara O'Riley flees trouble in Pittsburgh and takes a bookkeeping job on Jonathan Catlin's Texas ranch. The ranch is full of secrets, and so is the haunted man trying to make it succeed.

Wolf Hayward and Molly Donovan fall in love at first sight during the Civil War, then lose each other for years. When fate brings them together again in Texas, buried secrets and old loyalties still matter.

After being thrown off a wagon train and facing prison, Bailee Moore enters Cedar Point's wife lottery and marries silent farmer Carter McKoy. What begins as desperation slowly becomes a very real marriage.

When a woman dies in a crumbling Texas house, a local committee starts uncovering long-hidden family stories and old grief. This one leans more toward women's fiction and mystery than straight romance.

Sarah Andrews survives the wife lottery only to find her new husband, Sam Gatlin, stabbed on their wedding night. Getting him to safety means danger, pursuit, and a love neither of them saw coming.

Lacy Larson shocks Captain Walker Larson by appearing and claiming she is his wife from a long-ago wife lottery. Years later, danger forces them together, and their unwanted marriage gets a second chance.

A Texas mystery about searching for the truth behind a woman whose story has slipped into rumor and shadow. Thomas threads family history, local memory, and emotional reckoning through the investigation.

A light Texas romance with sparks, stubborn characters, and the problem of catching someone who does not want to be caught. Thomas keeps the tone playful without losing the heart.

After Rosa Lee's death, people digging through her old house uncover clues to the past she kept locked away. Thomas blends community gossip, buried history, and quiet suspense.

Texas Ranger Jacob Dalton once protected orphan Nell, called Two Bits, when she was a child. Now grown and in danger again, she needs him in a very different way.

A contemporary Texas love story about bruised hearts, second chances, and people learning to trust gentleness again. Thomas keeps the stakes emotional and the tone warm.

Rainey Adams steals Texas Ranger Travis McMurray's horse right after stealing a kiss. Their chase leads to Whispering Mountain, where a fierce woman and a determined ranger test each other at every turn.

Tobin McMurray has spent his life guarding Whispering Mountain from outsiders until Liberty Mayfield changes everything. She is promised elsewhere, and wanting her means risking the life he has always controlled.

A collection of Texas-set romance stories, each pairing frontier trouble with a shot at love. It is a quick way to sample Jodi Thomas alongside other western romance voices.

Teagen McMurray offers marriage to Jessie Barton to protect her and her three daughters. What begins as shelter on the ranch slowly becomes a real family in the making.

A drifting young woman lands in tiny Twisted Creek, Texas, where the locals seem odd but kind and a quiet rancher keeps turning up when she needs him. It is a gentle story about belonging.

A contemporary story about wanting a do-over and discovering that life rarely offers one neatly. Thomas mixes everyday messiness, humor, and romance as her characters try to start again.

Newly widowed Sage McMurray is taken hostage in Galveston and nearly sold before a stranger buys her freedom. Getting home to Whispering Mountain means trusting a mysterious man with scars of his own.

Now rooted in Harmony, Reagan is drawn to other strays and outsiders while danger circles close again. The town's biggest lesson is that love only works if you let people in.

Sixteen-year-old runaway Reagan comes to Harmony under a false name looking for a place to belong. Prairie fires and the kindness of strangers slowly turn the town into the home she never had.

A holiday anthology of Texas romances, full of reunions, winter longing, and the promise that even stubborn hearts can thaw by Christmas. Good if you want seasonal stories with western flavor.

This anthology leans into dangerous men, frontier trouble, and heroines who can handle both. The stories are quick, romantic, and steeped in western atmosphere.

Gambler Lewton Paterson heads to Whispering Mountain hoping to win respect by courting into a good family. Instead he finds ranch work, hard truths, and feelings he did not plan for.

Reagan finally has family in Harmony, but illness, storms, and fear of losing the people she loves shake her fragile sense of safety. The town must decide what home really means.

A short western romance built around the urgent problem of finding the right husband and the wrong time to fall in love. Thomas keeps it brisk, warm, and rooted in Texas.

A Valentine's anthology of Texas love stories, with first kisses, second chances, and plenty of western charm. It is a quick seasonal read with a romantic sweep.

Harmony librarian Emily starts a writing group just as someone from her past returns with a dangerous secret. At the same time, lawyer Rick Matheson finds love and trouble arriving together.

Grieving rancher Tinch Turner meets Dr. Addison Spencer after one brawl too many lands him in the ER. A vulnerable boy and old trouble force them to imagine a future neither expected.

Rose McMurray looks fearless from the outside, but she has backed away from marriage more than once. Her first truly reckless step may be the one that finally opens her life to love.

Nevada Britain offers Cord McMillan a bargain marriage to settle a bitter land dispute and repay an old wrong. Living as husband and wife brings up feelings neither of them can safely ignore.

A shorter romance about a man who shows more feeling than he wants to admit and a woman who has reasons not to trust it. Thomas keeps the stakes intimate and emotional.

A collection of Texas stories linked by danger, longing, and one fateful night that changes everything. Expect western atmosphere and several different romantic pairings.

Beth McMurray learns an ugly truth about her fiancé, then survives a train wreck and ends up on the run with injured outlaw Andrew McLaughlin. A lie meant for survival turns into something real.

This prequel goes back to the hard beginnings of Harmony and the three couples who helped build the town. Storms, outlaws, and family trouble shape the place before later books call it home.

Sisters Abby and Dusti Delaney dream of more than life on Rainbow Lane, and a poker tournament makes change seem possible. Romance blooms for them, and for another pair of wary neighbors as well.

In Jodi Thomas's novella, Callie needs a husband fast to keep her stepfather from having her committed. She finds Luke under unlikely circumstances, and a fake marriage quickly turns serious.

A contemporary Texas story about unanswered questions, hidden pain, and the risk of asking for the truth. Thomas focuses on damaged people who may still have time to choose love.

A short Texas romance where a risky wager turns personal fast. Thomas mixes attraction, pride, and a late-night decision that changes both lives.

Returning home, logical Millanie McAllen and road-worn singer Beau Yates both run into old feelings and fresh secrets. Harmony once again proves that the past is never quite finished with anyone.

Staten Kirkland guards his land and his grief while reclusive Quinn O'Grady keeps secrets of her own. Around them, Lucas Reyes and Yancy Grey show how one canyon can change many lives at once.

Wanderer James Randall Kirkland rescues Millie, a woman brutalized and traded for years after being taken from her village. In this Ransom Canyon prequel, trust grows slowly on a hard frontier.

After her career collapses, Jubilee Hamilton inherits a rundown farm and clashes with foreman Charley Collins. Their uneasy partnership grows deeper while a boy named Thatcher Jones pulls them into bigger trouble.

Angela Harrell is running, Wilkes Wagner is rooted to his ranch, and Lauren Brigman is still reaching for Lucas Reyes. In Ransom Canyon, separate lives collide around danger, secrets, and second chances.

Ex-con Yancy Grey finds a mysterious woman hiding in his loft just as Parker Lacey and drifter Gabe Snow are pulled toward Crossroads. This entry widens the canyon into a fuller small-town ensemble.

After an accident leaves Maria Anne Davis blind, she builds a new life around her kitchen business. Quiet grocer Wes Whitman hopes Christmas will help him prove that a grand love affair can still be hers.

Blade Hamilton rolls into Crossroads and discovers the Hamiltons and his new neighbor Dakota belong to a generations-old feud. Thomas mixes family history, outsider energy, and a love story with real obstacles.

Sheriff Dan Brigman meets grieving singer Brandi Malone, while Lauren Brigman returns home and faces Lucas again. The novel leans into second chances, family ties, and the strong pull of Crossroads.

Three couples find love in Crossroads during a busy Texas Christmas season. Ranch money troubles, surprise houseguests, and mistaken identity keep the holiday warm, lively, and heartfelt.

When Jillian James arrives in worn-down Laurel Springs to untangle family history, she gets pulled into the lives of people who need as much healing as she does. Main Street secrets and slow trust drive the story.

A Valentine's tale with a mischievous hint of fate, bad luck, and the possibility that love shows up when people are busy dodging it. Light, quick, and affectionate.

Cooper Holloway heads to remote Winter Valley to care for wild mustangs and gets surprise company instead. Back at Maverick Ranch, family chaos and returning love set up a heartfelt holiday reunion.

One winter night at the St. Nicholas becomes a turning point for characters carrying old hurt and fresh longing. It is a compact holiday romance with a cozy Texas feel.

A short, warm romance about the dangerous power of wanting one thing very badly and then getting more than expected. Thomas keeps the focus on hope, timing, and heart.

A childhood tea-party ritual binds three women through friendship, loss, and love in Laurel Springs. Thomas treats Main Street habits and long memory as part of the emotional story.

Mayor Piper Kate McKenzie fights corruption in her small town and brings in outside help to uncover what is wrong. Between scandal and romance, Honey Creek starts to feel like a place that changes lives.

A holiday western romance where a cowboy with burdens of his own steps in just when someone else's world is falling apart. Thomas pairs Christmas spirit with rescue, family, and second chances.

Reserved professor Benjamin Monroe and exuberant Virginia Clark team up on a study of student mating habits. Their research drags half the valley into the experiment and proves love does not care about method.

Marcie Latimer wants out of Someday Valley after lies wreck her reputation, but quiet cowboy Brand Rodgers keeps showing up for her. Around them, other Honey Creek lives keep shifting toward love and trouble.

A heart-forward Texas story about a man pulled into a role he never expected and the family it creates around him. Thomas mixes humor, caretaking, and romance.

Restaurant owner Jam McKenzie has nearly stopped hoping for love when Sergeant Tucson Smith literally appears on her land from the river. Honey Creek gives them both a muddy, unexpected second chance.

A quilt, a wish, and a close-knit Texas community tie several lives together in this tender contemporary romance. Thomas leans into shared stories, healing, and the comfort of neighbors.

Rusty O'Sullivan survives a wreck and learns he has inherited more than land, including siblings he never knew. Starri Knight and Auntie Ona-May pull him toward family, community, and a future he never imagined.

In Someday Valley, Cora Lee Buchanan, her sister Katherine, and their father Bear are tangled in plans, secrets, and new love. A hidden past and an unexpected will stir up the whole town.

This prequel traces the Kirkland family's roots on the Double K Ranch and shows how the land shaped generations in Ransom Canyon. It is an origin story about hardship, loyalty, and love beside the water that named the place.