Katie Lane Books in Order
Browse Katie Lane books in order, with quick summaries, series background, and easy places to start across her funny, heartfelt Texas romances.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
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Katie Lane books in publication order
45 books
Going Cowboy Crazy
by Katie Lane
2011
Faith Aldridge comes to Bramble searching for the twin sister she never knew, only to be mistaken for her on arrival. That mix-up drops her straight into the path of cowboy Slate Calhoun, with secrets, sparks, and heartbreak close behind.
Make Mine a Bad Boy
by Katie Lane
2011
Hope Scroggs returns to Bramble ready to marry her high school love, only to watch him wed someone else. The last man she wants to lean on is bad boy Colt Lomax, which is exactly why their renewed chemistry becomes so dangerous.
Catch Me A Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2012
Widowed Shirlene Dalton loses her rich life and lands back in a rundown trailer, determined to prove Bramble wrong about her. Then she falls for charming neighbor Billy Wilkes, not knowing he is hiding a plan that could destroy the whole town.
Hunk for the Holidays
by Katie Lane
2012
Cassie McPherson hires a gorgeous escort for her company Christmas party and wakes up wanting much more. The problem is James is not an escort at all, he is the family's biggest business rival, and that truth could ruin everything.
Trouble in Texas
by Katie Lane
2012
Prim librarian Elizabeth Murphy inherits Bramble's most notorious old house and finds a stranger handcuffed to a bed inside. Brant Cates is chasing an old murder mystery, but his biggest complication may be the buttoned-up woman he cannot stop wanting.
Flirting with Texas
by Katie Lane
2013
Jenna Jay Scroggs is trying to make it in New York when a runaway carriage ride throws her together with rodeo star Beau Cates. He stirs up her Texas roots, and soon both of them have to decide whether going home means risking their hearts.
A Match Made in Texas
by Katie Lane
2014
Brianne Cates bolts from her overprotective brothers and lands in trouble with sheriff Dusty Hicks. Community service in Bramble should be simple, but sparks fly fast when a rebellious good girl collides with a lawman who likes rules.
Ring in the Holidays
by Katie Lane
2014
Fresh off a breakup, psychologist Ellie Simpson heads to Vegas for a no-strings rebound and meets irresistible attorney Matthew McPherson. Their New Year's Eve fling should stay in the past, except neither of them is ready to walk away.
The Last Cowboy in Texas
by Katie Lane
2014
Country star Starlet Brubaker needs protection, and ex-Marine Beckett Cates is the last man who wants to be treated like backup. Their chemistry is instant, but fame, old assumptions, and Beckett's pride make the road to love anything but smooth.
A Billionaire Between the Sheets
by Katie Lane
2015
Deacon Beaumont storms into lingerie company French Kiss ready to fix the business his way. Olivia Harrington has no intention of making that easy, and their fight for control quickly turns into a much more dangerous kind of attraction.
Unwrapped
by Katie Lane
2015
Runaway bride Jac Maguire has one unforgettable snowed-in night with stranger Patrick McPherson and thinks that is the end of it. When they meet again at Christmas, Patrick gets a surprise that could change his bachelor life for good.
A Billionaire After Dark
by Katie Lane
2016
Reporter Eden Huckabee thinks Nash Beaumont's secret could save her career. Instead, her investigation turns into a risky attraction with a billionaire whose polished image hides guilt, desire, and far more vulnerability than she expected.
Waking Up With a Billionaire
by Katie Lane
2016
Artist Grayson Beaumont has lost his creative spark and thinks Chloe might be the muse who brings it back. As posing sessions turn intimate, Chloe's hidden past threatens to change the way he sees both art and love.
Falling for a Christmas Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2017
An ice storm leaves interior designer Savannah Reynolds trapped with bad boy Raff Arrington at the Tender Heart Ranch. Holiday chaos, old guilt, and unexpected tenderness force them to look past first impressions and toward something lasting.
Falling for a Cowboy's Smile
by Katie Lane
2017
Dirk Hadley arrives in Bliss pretending to be a drifter, but he is really hunting the truth about his past. Gracie Arrington lets him feel like more than a guest, until the secret he is keeping threatens everything between them.
Falling for a Texas Hellion
by Katie Lane
2017
Becky Arrington wants one particular ranch, and lawyer Mason Granger has the nerve to buy it first. Their feud is hot, stubborn, and deeply personal, and Becky soon has to decide whether she is fighting for land, love, or both.
Falling for Tender Heart
by Katie Lane
2017
Editor Emery Wakefield heads to Bliss looking for the missing final Tender Heart manuscript and finds cowboy Cole Arrington in her way. He wants nothing to do with the books, but resisting Emery proves much harder than resisting the past.
Falling Head Over Boots
by Katie Lane
2017
Chef Carly Hanover sees a rundown diner in Bliss as her last shot at the future she wants. Rancher Zane Arrington keeps getting in the way, and their clashing goals slowly turn into the kind of partnership neither expected.
Autumn Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018
Autumn Hadley has always played the good girl, but her past with ex-football star Maverick Murdoch is not nearly so tidy. When he lands in Bliss as the new coach, buried chemistry and hidden mistakes rise right back to the surface.
Christmas Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018
Single mom Christie Buchanan is counting on a gingerbread contest to save Christmas for her daughter. Then rodeo champion Cord Evans offers help, and two people trying to fix their lives discover that the season may still have room for love.
Spring Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018
Free-spirited Spring Hadley gets stranded in Bliss and talks her way into a job with the town's serious new sheriff. Their attraction grows quickly, but family trouble and old assumptions threaten to blow through town like a Texas storm.
Summer Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018
Summer Hadley is desperate to save her business and decides sexy businessman Ryker Evans is the man who can help. One reckless night, one car accident, and a forced stay in Bliss make business and pleasure very hard to separate.
My Big Fat Texas Wedding
by Katie Lane
2019
Super Bowl champion Austin Reeves comes back to Bramble expecting cheers and gets a chilly welcome instead. The only woman on his side is Mia Cates, the shy girl who has loved him for years and may finally be ready to fight for her own happy ending.
Taming a Texas Bad Boy
by Katie Lane
2019
Cru Cassidy blows back into Simple and finds the old boys' ranch that shaped him in bad shape. Staying to help means facing Penny Gardener, the woman who adored him for years and may finally be the one to tame him.
Taming a Texas Charmer
by Katie Lane
2020
Geoscientist Devlin McMillian needs access to Holden Lancaster's land, and he wants her gone. A fake-courtship bargain and a lot of stubborn sparks pull them together, but both are hiding the kind of past that can blow up a fragile romance.
Taming a Texas Devil
by Katie Lane
2020
Texas Ranger Lincoln Hayes comes back to Simple to clear the names of the men who once saved him. The last thing he needs is spoiled pageant queen Dixie Leigh Meriwether as his problem, and then his bodyguard assignment turns personal.
Taming a Texas Heartbreaker
by Katie Lane
2020
Reba Dixon needs bestselling author Valentine Sterling's endorsement to help her boardinghouse succeed, so she agrees to his demanding terms. What starts as a bargain turns intimate fast, and both of them risk exposing the softer truths they hide.
Taming a Texas Rascal
by Katie Lane
2020
Sawyer Dawson is a reckless rodeo cowboy nursing a broken heart when he wakes up beside bronc rider Maisy Sweeney. One impulsive night changes everything, and now two fiercely independent riders have to face feelings neither planned on keeping.
Taming a Texas Rebel
by Katie Lane
2020
Fifteen years after a summer romance tore them apart, Logan McCord and Evie Gardener meet again in Simple, Texas. Old hurt, a long-kept secret, and the son Logan never knew he had make their second chance anything but easy.
Taming a Texas Christmas Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2021
Mechanic Cal Daily is trying to rebuild his life after loss, bad luck, and a daughter determined to play matchmaker. Straight-laced banker Jolene Applegate seems all wrong for him, until a secret holiday fling starts feeling dangerously right.
Taming a Texas Tease
by Katie Lane
2021
Boone Murphy left Simple and Emma Johansen with a shattered future years ago. Now he is back, working beside the woman he once loved, and Emma intends to make him pay before he can charm his way back into her heart.
Charming a Big Bad Texan
by Katie Lane
2022
Gretchen Flaherty lands a job at Kingman Castle and finally gets the stable home she has always wanted, except for bad boy Wolfe Kingman. Winning him over could save her place there, but her past may still chase her into his arms.
Charming a Christmas Texan
by Katie Lane
2022
Everly Grayson takes a holiday bartending job in Cursed, Texas, and ends up face to face with grieving preacher Chance Ransom. Their history, his loss, and a little Christmas mischief make this opposites-attract romance surprisingly tender.
Charming a Fairytale Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2022
Delaney Kingman is tired of being overprotected and decides to chase one mysterious cowboy who vanishes with her boot. Shane Ransom has plans of his own, but a fake engagement and very real attraction turn their fairy tale setup into a messier kind of romance.
Charming a Knight in Cowboy Boots
by Katie Lane
2022
Adeline Kingman is stuck in grief when clues point to ranch foreman Gage Reardon as the threat to her family. To save Kingman Ranch, she has to step out of hiding and decide whether Gage is the danger, or the man she can trust.
Charming a Texas Beast
by Katie Lane
2022
Lily Daltry returns to Kingman Ranch after years away and finds old grief, fresh sabotage, and Stetson Kingman waiting for her. Their history is prickly and painful, but the danger surrounding the ranch forces them closer than either wants.
Charming a Texas Prince
by Katie Lane
2022
Mystic Malone has loved Buck Kingman for years and wishes he would finally see her as more than a friend. When Buck learns her psychic gift is real, old comfort gives way to new desire, and friendship starts looking a lot like magic.
Charming a Cowboy King
by Katie Lane
2023
Paisley Stanford escapes an abusive relationship and lands in Cursed, Texas, with her young son and a heart full of fear. Ex-rodeo cowboy Hayden West wants to help, but trusting him means risking the fresh start she fought to claim.
Wrangling a Hot Summer Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2024
Quiet Belle Holiday is left to deal with the man who wants to take her family ranch and make good on an old grudge. As Corbin Whitlock learns ranch life from the very woman he blamed, revenge starts giving way to something warmer.
Wrangling a Lucky Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2024
Practical Cloe Holiday agrees to a fake marriage with Rome Remington as part of a wild plan to save her family's ranch. It should be business only, but Rome soon realizes there is nothing plain or easy about falling for Cloe.
Wrangling a Texas Firecracker
by Katie Lane
2024
Liberty Holiday thinks she can outsmart the man foreclosing on her family ranch, until Jesse James Cates shows up looking charming and very hard to resist. His secret connection to the foreclosure means love could cost them both dearly.
Wrangling a Texas Sweetheart
by Katie Lane
2024
Sweetie Holiday comes home to Wilder hoping to help her family and maybe save the ranch, even if it means shelving her music dreams. Sheriff Decker Carson has loved her from a distance for years, which makes their forced closeness impossible to ignore.
Promise Me a Forever Texas Love
by Katie Lane
2026
Huck Hennessy already found the woman he loves and lost her once. Now he gets another chance with Cadee Stockton, if he can become the man she needs before old mistakes and unfinished business pull them apart again.
Promise Me a Slow Texas Dance
by Katie Lane
2026
Deputy Tallulah Gentry has loved Honky Tonk Heaven for years, and helping reopen the old dancehall means working with tattooed bad boy Jaxon Hennessy. Renovations, inheritance pressure, and a shared history make every step between them electric.
Promise Me a Sweet Texas Kiss
by Katie Lane
2026
Dawson Hennessy wants out of Promise Springs as soon as his family's dancehall and inheritance mess are settled. Then sunny bookseller Magnolia Hastings offers help, and his hunt for the person contesting the will becomes a whole lot more personal.
Where to start with Katie Lane
If you want the classic small-town Texas series: Going Cowboy Crazy → Make Mine a Bad Boy → Catch Me a Cowboy
If you want fairy tale cowboys with a modern twist: Charming a Texas Beast → Charming a Knight in Cowboy Boots → Charming a Big Bad Texan
If you want emotional ranch romance: Falling for Tender Heart → Falling Head Over Boots → Falling for a Texas Hellion
If you want festive romance: Hunk for the Holidays → Ring in the Holidays → Unwrapped
If you want a newer family ranch saga: Wrangling a Texas Sweetheart → Wrangling a Lucky Cowboy → Wrangling a Texas Firecracker
Katie Lane sub-series and character series
- Bad Boy Ranch books in order
- Brides of Bliss Texas books in order
- Deep in the Heart of Texas books in order
- Holiday Ranch books in order
- Honky Tonk Heaven books in order
- Hunk for the Holidays books in order
- Kingman Ranch books in order
- Tender Heart Texas books in order
- The Overnight Billionaires books in order
Bad Boy Ranch books in order
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Taming a Texas Bad Boy
by Katie Lane
2019Bad Boy Ranch, Book 1
Taming a Texas Charmer
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 3
Taming a Texas Devil
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 5
Taming a Texas Heartbreaker
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 4
Taming a Texas Rascal
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 6
Taming a Texas Rebel
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 2
Taming a Texas Christmas Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2021Bad Boy Ranch, Book 8
Taming a Texas Tease
by Katie Lane
2021Bad Boy Ranch, Book 7
Bad Boy Ranch books in chronological order

Taming a Texas Bad Boy
by Katie Lane
2019Bad Boy Ranch, Book 1
Taming a Texas Rebel
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 2
Taming a Texas Charmer
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 3
Taming a Texas Heartbreaker
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 4
Taming a Texas Devil
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 5
Taming a Texas Rascal
by Katie Lane
2020Bad Boy Ranch, Book 6
Taming a Texas Tease
by Katie Lane
2021Bad Boy Ranch, Book 7
Taming a Texas Christmas Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2021Bad Boy Ranch, Book 8
Brides of Bliss Texas books in order
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Autumn Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018Brides of Bliss Texas, Book 3
Christmas Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018Brides of Bliss Texas, Book 4
Spring Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018Brides of Bliss Texas, Book 1
Summer Texas Bride
by Katie Lane
2018Brides of Bliss Texas, Book 2
Brides of Bliss Texas books in chronological order
Deep in the Heart of Texas books in order
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Going Cowboy Crazy
by Katie Lane
2011Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 1
Make Mine a Bad Boy
by Katie Lane
2011Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 2
Catch Me A Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2012Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 3
Trouble in Texas
by Katie Lane
2012Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 4
Flirting with Texas
by Katie Lane
2013Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 5
A Match Made in Texas
by Katie Lane
2014Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 6
The Last Cowboy in Texas
by Katie Lane
2014Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 7
My Big Fat Texas Wedding
by Katie Lane
2019Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 8
Deep in the Heart of Texas books in chronological order

Going Cowboy Crazy
by Katie Lane
2011Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 1
Make Mine a Bad Boy
by Katie Lane
2011Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 2
Catch Me A Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2012Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 3
Trouble in Texas
by Katie Lane
2012Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 4
Flirting with Texas
by Katie Lane
2013Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 5
A Match Made in Texas
by Katie Lane
2014Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 6
The Last Cowboy in Texas
by Katie Lane
2014Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 7
My Big Fat Texas Wedding
by Katie Lane
2019Deep in the Heart of Texas, Book 8
Holiday Ranch books in order
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Wrangling a Hot Summer Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2024Holiday Ranch, Book 4
Wrangling a Lucky Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2024Holiday Ranch, Book 2
Wrangling a Texas Firecracker
by Katie Lane
2024Holiday Ranch, Book 3
Wrangling a Texas Sweetheart
by Katie Lane
2024Holiday Ranch, Book 1
Holiday Ranch books in chronological order
Honky Tonk Heaven books in order
Explore this seriesHunk for the Holidays books in order
Explore this seriesKingman Ranch books in order
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Charming a Big Bad Texan
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 3
Charming a Christmas Texan
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 6
Charming a Fairytale Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 4
Charming a Knight in Cowboy Boots
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 2
Charming a Texas Beast
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 1
Charming a Texas Prince
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 5
Charming a Cowboy King
by Katie Lane
2023Kingman Ranch, Book 7
Kingman Ranch books in chronological order

Charming a Texas Beast
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 1
Charming a Knight in Cowboy Boots
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 2
Charming a Big Bad Texan
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 3
Charming a Fairytale Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 4
Charming a Texas Prince
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 5
Charming a Christmas Texan
by Katie Lane
2022Kingman Ranch, Book 6
Charming a Cowboy King
by Katie Lane
2023Kingman Ranch, Book 7
Tender Heart Texas books in order
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Falling for a Christmas Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 5
Falling for a Cowboy's Smile
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 4
Falling for a Texas Hellion
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 3
Falling for Tender Heart
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 1
Falling Head Over Boots
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 2
Tender Heart Texas books in chronological order

Falling for Tender Heart
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 1
Falling Head Over Boots
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 2
Falling for a Texas Hellion
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 3
Falling for a Cowboy's Smile
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 4
Falling for a Christmas Cowboy
by Katie Lane
2017Tender Heart Texas, Book 5
The Overnight Billionaires books in order
Explore this seriesAuthor bio
Katie Lane writes contemporary and western contemporary romances that like to keep one boot planted in real life and the other in pure fun. She is a USA Today bestselling author, and her books now stretch across series such as Deep in the Heart of Texas, Tender Heart Texas, Bad Boy Ranch, Kingman Ranch, and more.
Long before publication, she was the kind of kid who lived in daydreams. On her site, Lane describes a childhood full of imaginary scenes, odd little twists, and characters who never behaved in the usual way. At some point those daydreams moved from playacting into spiral notebooks, and that shift turned into the beginning of a writing life.
One school writing assignment seems to have sealed it.
In interviews, Lane has said that making her classmates laugh with a story showed her how much she loved telling one. That mix of storytelling and humor still runs through her fiction. Even when her books lean emotional, they usually leave room for a joke, a nosy small town, or a hero who takes himself a little too seriously until the right woman knocks him sideways.
Then life got busy. Writing slipped behind high school, marriage, and raising a family, and Lane did not come back to it in a serious way until her two daughters were grown. That later start matters because her novels often feel written by someone who understands how family chaos, old hurts, money trouble, and second chances can all land at the same kitchen table.
Her first published novel, Going Cowboy Crazy, arrived in 2011 and introduced readers to Bramble, Texas, a town full of gossip, matchmaking, and romantic trouble. From there she kept building. Hunk for the Holidays leans into festive romantic comedy. A Billionaire Between the Sheets shifts into a glossier world of wealth and workplace sparks. Falling for Tender Heart mixes bookish wish fulfillment with cowboy romance. Charming a Texas Beast shows how much fun she can have with a fairy tale setup once she adds ranch land, family drama, and Texas attitude.
The through line is easy to spot. Lane likes strong, outspoken women, men who may look rough around the edges but carry softer hearts underneath, and communities where everybody knows everybody else's business. Her stories return again and again to ranches, small towns, old flames, sibling chaos, and heroines who do not want to be rescued so much as respected.
She also likes to mix tones. A Katie Lane novel can be flirty and ridiculous one minute, then quietly tender the next. Readers who come for the cowboy banter usually stay for the sense of family, the emotional payoff, and the feeling that even the rowdiest people might still grow into the life they were meant to have.
These days Lane lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has said she enjoys reading, traveling to see her daughters and grandchildren, eating dark chocolate, and spending time with her high school sweetheart and her cairn terrier, Roo.
That all fits her books pretty well. They may be full of larger-than-life cowboys and dramatic setups, but the details she shares about her own life are grounded, funny, and warm. That same mix, heart, humor, and a real belief in happy endings, is what keeps showing up on the page.
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