Jody Hedlund Books in Order
Browse Jody Hedlund books in order, with quick summaries, series background, reading paths, and simple help deciding where to start.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).
Publication Order
75 books
The Preacher's Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2010
In 1650s England, Elizabeth Whitbread steps in to help a widowed preacher and his fragile newborn, whether he wants her help or not. As enemies close in on his ministry, compassion pulls her into danger and toward a love that could cost them both dearly.
The Doctor's Lady
by Jody Hedlund
2011
Priscilla White and Dr. Eli Ernest agree to a marriage in name only so they can head west as missionaries. The brutal journey tests their calling, their resolve, and the careful distance they meant to keep between them.
Unending Devotion
by Jody Hedlund
2012
Lily Young will risk anything to find her missing sister, even searching rough Michigan lumber camps in disguise. Connell McCormick joins her hunt, but helping Lily may force him to confront the corruption he has long ignored.
A Noble Groom
by Jody Hedlund
2013
Widowed Annalisa Werner needs help saving her Michigan farm, not another disappointment. Then a mysterious German schoolteacher arrives, and the more she leans on him, the harder it becomes to trust the future she thought she had settled for.
Rebellious Heart
by Jody Hedlund
2013
Smart, outspoken Susanna Smith wants more than the narrow future set before her. When she falls for an ambitious lawyer her family rejects, love, class, and conviction collide in colonial Massachusetts.
Captured by Love
by Jody Hedlund
2014
Returning to British-held Mackinac, fur trader Pierre Durant finds hunger, unrest, and the childhood friend he never forgot. As war closes in, Pierre and Angelique must decide what freedom will really cost.
Love Unexpected
by Jody Hedlund
2014
After a shipwreck leaves Emma Chambers stranded and penniless, a hasty marriage to a widowed lighthouse keeper seems like salvation. But at his remote station, rumors about his late wife threaten the home Emma has only just found.
Out of the Storm
by Jody Hedlund
2014
Isabelle Thornton has spent her life in lighthouse loneliness, expecting little to change. When her father rescues a young man from the lake, danger, hope, and first love all arrive at once.
An Uncertain Choice
by Jody Hedlund
2015
Lady Rosemarie can escape a life in the convent if she marries before her eighteenth birthday. But when three knights arrive and violence follows in their wake, she must decide whom she can trust with both her future and her heart.
Hearts Made Whole
by Jody Hedlund
2015
Caroline Taylor has been running a Michigan lighthouse, but the job is about to be handed to a haunted Civil War veteran. Forced to work together, Caroline and Ryan must face grief, pride, and the possibility of healing.
Luther and Katharina
by Jody Hedlund
2015
Escaped nun Katharina von Bora wants a purposeful life, not a convenient bargain. Martin Luther is busy changing the world, but neither of them expects their unlikely marriage to become the heart of a turbulent age.
The Vow
by Jody Hedlund
2015
Young Rosemarie begins to imagine a future with Thomas, the baron's son, until plague and forced isolation change everything. This prequel sets the emotional stakes for the medieval world of An Uncertain Choice.
Undaunted Hope
by Jody Hedlund
2015
Tessa Taylor arrives in Michigan expecting a teaching post and instead finds suspicion, manipulation, and danger. As two brothers are drawn to her, someone else is quietly tightening a trap around her life.
A Daring Sacrifice
by Jody Hedlund
2016
In a Robin Hood style twist, a dispossessed young woman steals from the rich to protect the poor her cruel uncle oppresses. Falling for a noble knight was never part of her plan, and it could ruin everything.
Forever Safe
by Jody Hedlund
2016
When threats force wealthy Victoria Cole into hiding, her bodyguard takes her to a remote lighthouse and has her pose as his wife. Safety should be simple, but danger and attraction only grow stronger in isolation.
Newton and Polly
by Jody Hedlund
2016
John Newton and Polly Catlett fall in love young, but pride, war, and the sea keep tearing them apart. Their sweeping story traces the long road that leads Newton toward repentance, faith, and the writing of Amazing Grace.
An Awakened Heart
by Jody Hedlund
2017
Wealthy Christine Pendelton begins volunteering among New York's poor and quickly sees how much more needs to be done. Her new ideas clash with Guy Bedell's methods, but working together may awaken both purpose and love.
For Love and Honor
by Jody Hedlund
2017
Lady Sabine hides a blemish that could destroy her future if anyone calls it witchcraft. Sir Bennet needs a wealthy bride to save his family, but the secrets between them may prove deadlier than poverty.
Never Forget
by Jody Hedlund
2017
Abbie Watson tends a lighthouse and an aging grandfather when an injured stranger washes ashore with no memory of his past. Letting him believe they are married may save her home, but the lie grows costlier by the day.
With You Always
by Jody Hedlund
2017
When poverty forces Elise Neumann to leave her sisters for Illinois, she takes the only chance she has. Thornton Quincy needs to build a town and secure his future, but meeting Elise changes the bargain he thought he was making.
A Loyal Heart
by Jody Hedlund
2018
Captured during a siege, Lady Olivia is ordered to steal a sacred relic from the men holding her hostage. Sir Aldric plans to save her life with a desperate betrothal, but loyalty, danger, and duty soon test them both.
A Worthy Rebel
by Jody Hedlund
2018
Runaway noblewoman Isabelle hides her identity after a rebel peasant rescues her from danger. Cole wants justice for his people, not forbidden love, but war and betrayal keep pulling them together.
Searching for You
by Jody Hedlund
2018
Sophie Neumann has spent years running, and now she is determined to protect two abandoned children as well as herself. Fleeing west on an orphan train, she turns to an old friend and finds the hardest choice of her life waiting there.
Together Forever
by Jody Hedlund
2018
Marianne Neumann becomes an orphan train placing agent to help children and search for her lost sister. On the journey west, fellow agent Drew Brady becomes an ally, but grief and a coming tragedy threaten everything they are building.
A Reluctant Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2019
Mercy Wilkins escapes London's slums on a bride ship bound for British Columbia, hoping for a better life. Ship's surgeon Joseph Colville seems safely out of reach, until the voyage turns their forbidden attraction into a real risk.
Always
by Jody Hedlund
2019
As Mercia falls to an invading king, Lady Felicia vows to save three young princesses before they are killed. This fast-moving prequel launches a series of hidden heirs, rebellion, and long-buried destiny.
Evermore
by Jody Hedlund
2019
Lady Adelaide learns she is not merely an orphan but the rightful queen of Mercia, with a key to an ancient treasure. Rebel leader Christopher Langley must protect her as war and first love close in together.
Foremost
by Jody Hedlund
2019
Maribel has always expected to remain at her abbey and devote herself to healing, until she discovers she is one of Mercia's lost princesses. Fleeing a king's army with Edmund, she must choose between duty, safety, and love.
Hereafter
by Jody Hedlund
2019
Emmeline has spent her life hiding in the forest as Mercia's last lost princess. Captured by Prince Ethelrex and forced into marriage, she enters the final struggle for the throne with both fear and defiance.
A Bride of Convenience
by Jody Hedlund
2020
Zoe Hart comes to British Columbia searching for her brother and finds herself helping care for an abandoned baby. A rushed marriage to pastor Abe Merivale may solve immediate problems, but it quickly becomes anything but simple.
Almost a Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2020
Kate Millington arrives in British Columbia eager for true love and somehow keeps ending up almost engaged instead. When danger closes in, old friend Zeke Hart may be the only man who can protect both her heart and her life.
Beguiled
by Jody Hedlund
2020
Princess Pearl escapes her murderous mother and hides on the Isle of Outcasts behind a veil. A hidden prince agrees to a desperate marriage, but the queen's pursuit threatens to destroy them before love can take hold.
Beholden
by Jody Hedlund
2020
Lady Gabriella is condemned to Warwick's gem mine, where her beauty and kindness make her a target as much as a hope. A prince disguised as a slave joins her fight against a cruel queen and risks his future for her.
Besotted
by Jody Hedlund
2020
Hidden in the forest, young Queen Aurora has spent her life waiting to claim her throne safely. Then a prince living as a woodcutter crosses her path, and the fight against Queen Margery becomes painfully personal.
The Runaway Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2020
Arabella Lawrence reaches British Columbia determined not to make another terrible mistake in love. As suitors circle and a smallpox crisis grows, helping an abandoned girl may cost her the safe choice entirely.
A Cowboy for Keeps
by Jody Hedlund
2021
Greta Nilsson reaches Fairplay to discover her intended husband is dead, her money is gone, and her sister still needs help. Rancher Wyatt McQuaid is offered cattle if he agrees to marry, and Greta becomes the mayor's answer to both their problems.
Come Back to Me
by Jody Hedlund
2021
Research scientist Marian Creighton thinks her father's holy water theory is absurd, until it sends him into a coma and points toward the Middle Ages. To save her family, she must follow the trail back through time.
Enamored
by Jody Hedlund
2021
Princess Elinor must choose a husband and future king, but the man she truly wants is a royal sage's son who can never be her match. Court intrigue and treachery make their love even more dangerous.
Entwined
by Jody Hedlund
2021
Lis discovers she is the rightful heir to Norvegia just as a plot against the throne turns deadly. Falsely accused knight Ansgar finds refuge at her farm, and together they must decide whether love can survive a kingdom in chaos.
The Heart of a Cowboy
by Jody Hedlund
2021
Linnea Newberry heads west on a botanical expedition, determined to prove she is more than an assistant. Flynn McQuaid is driving cattle to Colorado while avoiding love at all costs, but the trail keeps forcing them together.
Enflamed
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Sylvi Prestegard begs her childhood friend Espen to help her escape a terrible marriage bargain. Their rushed union offers safety, but the hunt for a holy lamp and her father's pursuit put both love and survival at risk.
Enriched
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Karina agrees to an arranged marriage to help her family, only to find a husband determined to keep his heart closed. As knight Torvald pursues a holy relic, her steady love may become the greatest sacrifice of all.
Ensnared
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Mikaela longs to help the people suffering under a cruel earl, while knight Gunnar returns home searching for a sacred chalice. Love, danger, and a brutal forest journey force them to decide what is worth risking everything for.
Entrusted
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Enemy princess Birgitta is captured by knight Kristoffer as war looms between their peoples. With a sacred relic, shifting loyalties, and a kingdom at stake, both must choose what they are willing to betray and what they cannot.
Falling for the Cowgirl
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Ivy McQuaid can rope, ride, and hold her own with any rancher in Colorado Territory. But handling the pull of romance proves harder, especially when danger and family loyalties leave her heart with nowhere easy to hide.
Never Leave Me
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Dying Ellen Creighton wants peace, not false hope, but Harrison Burlington refuses to stop searching for a cure. When criminals seize on the power of holy water, Ellen is pulled into a deadly race that crosses time itself.
Stay with Me
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Private investigator Sybil Huxham has seen enough strange things to know the holy water is real. When it links her to a condemned nobleman in the Middle Ages, she must cross fully into the past to save him.
To Tame a Cowboy
by Jody Hedlund
2022
Brody McQuaid knows he is carrying damage he cannot easily outrun. In Fairplay, a growing bond with a determined woman forces him to face old pain and ask whether love can reach a man who feels beyond repair.
Calling on the Matchmaker
by Jody Hedlund
2023
Finola Shanahan keeps ruining every match her parents arrange, convinced she is not meant for a family of her own. Matchmaker Bellamy pairs her with Riley Rafferty, and a cholera-ridden St. Louis soon tests them both.
Captivated by the Cowgirl
by Jody Hedlund
2023
Felicity Courtney is finally running the boardinghouse on her own, but independence brings its own pressures. A new romantic entanglement threatens her careful balance and asks whether she is willing to risk both security and love.
Cherishing the Cowgirl
by Jody Hedlund
2023
Charity Courtney is desperate to save her boardinghouse and care for her sisters, even if it means giving up on romance. Then wealthy Hudson Vanderwater enters the picture and complicates every practical plan she has made.
Committing to the Cowgirl
by Jody Hedlund
2023
Astrid Nilsson returns to Fairplay hoping to practice medicine and quietly manage her failing health. Logan Steele needs a male replacement for his clinic, but Astrid may be exactly the doctor, and woman, he did not expect.
Convincing the Cowgirl
by Jody Hedlund
2023
When strangers claim the Courtney Boardinghouse, Patience Courtney is suddenly left homeless and broke. Starting over in Fairplay means trusting the wrong man could ruin her, but refusing help may be just as risky.
The Last Chance Cowboy
by Jody Hedlund
2023
Prodigal son Dylan McQuaid comes back to Fairplay hoping it is not too late to make things right. Home offers one last chance at belonging, but love may ask more honesty and courage than he thinks he can give.
Wait for Me
by Jody Hedlund
2023
Dawson Huxham believes his sister is gone until a brief crossing through time suggests otherwise. Chased by enemies in the present, he lands in the medieval past and agrees to marry a noblewoman whose life is also in danger.
A Wife for the Rancher
by Jody Hedlund
2024
Heiress Genevieve Hollis answers a rancher's ad for a mother to his baby and hides her true identity to escape her stepmother's control. Ryder Oakley wants only a practical marriage, until love and custody troubles upend the bargain.
Claiming the Cowgirl
by Jody Hedlund
2024
Widowed Serena Taylor hides in Colorado's high country to protect her little boy from his late father's family. She needs a husband for safety, but finding a good father without losing herself proves far more complicated.
Finally His Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2024
With Manchester starving and the mills closed, Willow Rhodes boards a bride ship for the Pacific Northwest hoping to help her family. Boxer Caleb Edwards follows, but a new world may change both their futures.
His Treasured Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2024
Daisy Harper wants to avoid a bad marriage, so she makes a careful list for any future husband. Then mapmaker Seth Ryann needs the key she holds, and a treasure hunt soon turns into a marriage of convenience.
Saved by the Matchmaker
by Jody Hedlund
2024
Enya Shanahan's annulment leaves her trapped between scandal, secrecy, and family expectation. Steamboat captain Sullivan O'Brien needs a wife to keep his livelihood, and their convenient match soon runs into fire, danger, and real feeling.
Waiting for the Rancher
by Jody Hedlund
2024
Hazel Noble has loved Maverick Oakley for years, but a promise between men stands in the way. When family conflict and sudden tragedy strike, Maverick must decide whether loyalty means walking away or finally fighting for her.
Willing to Wed the Rancher
by Jody Hedlund
2024
Clarabelle Oakley wants a marriage built on love, not convenience, but saying no has never been her strength. When widowed father Eric Meyer proposes, she faces a tender problem that only grows more complicated with time.
Wishing for the Rancher's Love
by Jody Hedlund
2024
In Colorado's high country, danger pushes two enemies into the same fight. Working together slowly turns resentment into attraction, but both have good reasons to keep their hearts out of reach.
Wrangling the Wandering Rancher
by Jody Hedlund
2024
A woman shaped by Colorado's wild high country crosses paths with a rancher drawn to a solitary, wandering life. Old hurt, mountain danger, and reluctant attraction force them to ask whether love is worth staying for.
A Wager with the Matchmaker
by Jody Hedlund
2025
Alannah Darragh hides in the Shanahan household after her brother's trouble with an Irish gang turns dangerous. Kiernan Shanahan wants a wealthy bride for business reasons, but a meddling matchmaker keeps pulling him toward the wrong woman, and the right one.
Broncos and Ballads
by Jody Hedlund
2025
A McQuaid family bad boy is sure lasting love is out of reach for him. Then a fresh connection begins to challenge that story, and Healing Springs Ranch becomes the place where he has to decide what he really wants.
His Perfect Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2025
Sage Rhodes leaves England as a lady's maid, hoping to outrun heartbreak, and lands in the home of a reclusive engineer. A missing sister and a pretend marriage soon thrust Sage and Jackson Lennox into real danger and deeper feeling.
His Unforgettable Bride
by Jody Hedlund
2025
Juliet Dash, once a pickpocket, comes to British Columbia determined to become a respectable lady. When she discovers an unconscious stranger with no memory, her chance at reinvention collides with a romance neither of them can easily explain.
Spurs and Sparks
by Jody Hedlund
2025
At Healing Springs Ranch, a new romance tests whether the famed McQuaid legacy of love belongs only to the past. Family expectations and present-day doubts keep the sparks coming.
The Favored Cowboy
by Jody Hedlund
2025
Veterinarian Thatcher Hoyt thinks his long-awaited mail-order bride has finally arrived, until the truth proves much messier. Amelia Stone is fleeing a killer and carrying a baby, and their accidental marriage starts to feel heartbreakingly real.
The Forever Cowboy
by Jody Hedlund
2025
Runaway bride Violet Berkley returns home only to face her father's debts and the man she left at the altar. Sterling Noble still has every reason to shut her out, but protecting her may reopen both danger and love.
Horseshoes and Honeymoons
by Jody Hedlund
2026
A man who thought he had already found his forever is forced to question the past at Healing Springs Ranch. Childhood history, second thoughts, and the old McQuaid legacy of love all pull him in different directions.
Lassos and Lace
by Jody Hedlund
2026
The only daughter in the McQuaid family doubts that the legendary love tied to Healing Springs Ranch could ever belong to her. Then a new romance forces her to test that fear instead of hiding behind it.
Marrying the Matchmaker
by Jody Hedlund
2026
Zaira Shanahan hides her dream of becoming a published author until a scandal forces her into a fake match with Bellamy McKenna. For a famous matchmaker who can find love for everyone else, this may be the one pairing he cannot control.
The Fearless Cowboy
by Jody Hedlund
2026
Hyacinth Berkley wants a husband unlike her needy father, while Beckett Thorpe needs a wife fast to claim his inheritance. Their bickering marriage of convenience takes them to Texas, where danger and dependence change everything.
Where should I start?
If you want historical romance rooted in real lives: The Preacher's Bride → The Doctor's Lady → Rebellious Heart
If you want frontier romance with strong heroines: A Cowboy for Keeps → The Heart of a Cowboy → To Tame a Cowboy
If you want sister-centered historical drama: With You Always → Together Forever → Searching for You
If you want fairy-tale medieval adventure: An Uncertain Choice → A Daring Sacrifice → For Love and Honor
If you want time-slip suspense: Come Back to Me → Never Leave Me → Stay with Me → Wait for Me
Author bio
Jody Hedlund writes historical romance, medieval adventure, and time-crossing stories that move quickly but still make room for tenderness. She grew up in part in Granby, Colorado, and that love of big landscapes never really left her. You can feel it in her books, whether she is writing about Michigan shorelines, wagon trails, or mountain country.
Before writing full time, she studied social work, earning a bachelor's degree from Taylor University and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin. She has said those years of working with people, especially people on the edges, shaped the kinds of heroines she loves to write. Again and again, her stories return to women who help, protect, organize, nurse, teach, and refuse to look away.
She'd been telling stories since childhood.
Like a lot of writers, she kept at it for years before publication. She wrote while working, kept submitting manuscripts, then stepped away for seven years after the birth of her twins, when life was full of diapers, small children, and not much quiet. When she came back to writing, the book that broke through was The Preacher's Bride.
That novel debuted in 2010 and opened the door to a long run of bestselling and award-winning books. Over time, Hedlund built a body of work that ranges from faith-rooted historical romance to young adult medieval series and later to westerns and time-slip fiction. Awards followed too, including major recognition for books such as A Noble Groom and Luther and Katharina.
Readers often come to her for the romance and stay for the sense of place. In one stretch of books, she writes lighthouse keepers and lonely shore stations in Love Unexpected and Hearts Made Whole. In another, she gives readers the grit of nineteenth-century migration and rail expansion in With You Always. Then she can pivot to the suspense of Come Back to Me or the ranch-country heart of A Cowboy for Keeps without losing what makes her voice feel familiar.
She likes bringing overlooked corners of history to life.
That shows up in the kinds of stories she chooses. Some are inspired by real couples, as in The Doctor's Lady, Luther and Katharina, and Newton and Polly. Others play with fairy tales, medieval courts, or legends of sacred relics. Even when the settings change, the emotional core tends to hold steady: brave women, wounded men, danger pressing close, and a strong hope that love can grow in hard places.
Her books also tend to be very readable. The history is there, but it doesn't sit on the page like homework. Instead, it usually comes through in the problems her characters have to solve, the jobs they do, the roads they travel, and the risks they take for family, faith, and each other.
Now she lives in central Michigan with her husband, their five children, and a house full of spoiled cats. Off the page, she still sounds a lot like the person her readers expect: busy, funny, fond of coffee and chocolate, and always ready to disappear into another story. That mix of warmth, faith, and forward motion is a big part of why so many readers keep coming back.
Edited by
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.





















































































Comments
Did we miss something? Have feedback?
Help us improve this page by sharing your thoughts