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Lipstick and Lead Books in Order

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Read the Lipstick and Lead books by Sylvia McDaniel in order, with summaries, series background, and where to begin this bounty-hunting Western romance.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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Lipstick and Lead books in publication order

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8 books

1

Deadly

by Sylvia McDaniel

2014

Meg McKenzie dresses as a man and takes a bounty-hunting job to save her family's land. One last outlaw should solve everything, until old feelings and a dangerous second chance complicate the hunt.

2

Desperate

by Sylvia McDaniel

2014

After their father dies, Meg, Annabelle, and Ruby McKenzie are about to lose their Zenith, Texas homestead. Failed attempts at respectable jobs leave the sisters one startling option, become bounty hunters.

3

Dangerous

by Sylvia McDaniel

2015

Annabelle McKenzie recognizes a handsome stranger from a wanted poster and finds herself chasing more than a reward. The hunt becomes personal as danger, attraction, and the future of the sisters' ranch collide.

4

Daring

by Sylvia McDaniel

2015

A bounty-hunting McKenzie woman learns that the past has not finished with her. As an old threat returns, she must trust a man who may be able to help, or make everything worse.

5

Determined

by Sylvia McDaniel

2015

Betrayal leaves a determined woman hungry for revenge, but the trail ahead offers no easy justice. In the rough Texas West, love and vengeance pull her toward very different choices.

6

Deceived

by Sylvia McDaniel

2018

A bumbling female bounty hunter crosses paths with a dime novelist who has a story of his own. Their unlikely partnership brings danger, laughter, and a romance neither of them expected.

7

Defiant

by Sylvia McDaniel

2021

A woman on the edge of losing everything discovers that a husband she believed gone may not be finished with her. Old wounds and new danger force her to fight for her future.

8

Devious

by Sylvia McDaniel

2021

Addie King is driven by a need for revenge, but the West has a way of turning simple plans into dangerous ones. A growing attraction challenges what she is willing to sacrifice for payback.

Lipstick and Lead books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Desperate"

    Desperate

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2014Lipstick and Lead, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Deadly"

    Deadly

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2014Lipstick and Lead, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Dangerous"

    Dangerous

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2015Lipstick and Lead, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Daring"

    Daring

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2015Lipstick and Lead, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Determined"

    Determined

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2015Lipstick and Lead, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Deceived"

    Deceived

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2018Lipstick and Lead, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Defiant"

    Defiant

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2021Lipstick and Lead, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Devious"

    Devious

    by Sylvia McDaniel

    2021Lipstick and Lead, Book 8

Series background & context

In Lipstick and Lead, the McKenzie sisters discover that respectable work is not enough to keep their Texas home. After their father dies, Meg, Annabelle, and Ruby are left with a struggling homestead and a bank ready to take it away.

Marriage is one option. Low-paid women's work is another. The sisters choose bounty hunting.

The books are set in the late nineteenth-century West, where three women carrying weapons and tracking wanted men draw plenty of attention. Their father knew the trade, and the sisters have the grit to learn it, but the work brings danger, difficult choices, and men who are not sure what to make of them.

Meg carries responsibility for the family. Annabelle and Ruby bring their own skills, frustrations, and hopes. As the series grows, the women encounter old enemies, painful history, revenge plots, and fellow travelers whose loyalties are not always clear. Romance is part of each adventure, but the sisters' determination to save their home stays at the core.

Expect action with a playful edge, cowboy-country settings, capable heroines, and plenty of romantic sparring. The stories are connected by the McKenzie family and their bounty-hunting work, though individual books focus on different women and couples. Begin with Desperate, which shows why the sisters take such an unexpected path, then continue through the cases and complications that follow.

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