Lorelei James Books in Order

Landscaper Nathan LeBeau is used to casual hookups, not slow-burn courtship. When smart, stubborn Tate Cross hires him for a job, the sparks are instant, but both of them have very different ideas about what comes next.

City-bred Lacy Buchanan signs up for a rugged Wyoming survival trip and winds up lost with surly mountain man Becker. Forced proximity, bad weather, and sudden attraction turn a miserable hike into something far more dangerous, and far more intimate.

After her ex leaves her stranded, Channing Kinkaid falls in with bull rider Colby McKay and his rodeo partners. What begins as a wild summer experiment turns into a much messier tangle of desire, jealousy, and real feeling.

Widowed ranch owner Gemma Jansen hires former bull rider Cash Big Crow to manage her place, only to find the job comes with very personal complications. At the same time, Cash's daughter Macie sparks with Carter McKay, making for one crowded, emotional Wyoming summer.

DEA agent Drake March goes undercover during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally after a murder points toward mysterious Kenna Jones. He does not trust her, but he cannot ignore the attraction or the suspicion that she is deeper in trouble than she admits.

AJ Foster has wanted Cord McKay for years, and she is done waiting for him to notice her. Cord is older, divorced, and wary, but AJ's determination turns a no-strings lesson in desire into something that feels a lot like love.

Introverted accountant Holly North agrees to masquerade as Mistress Christmas at a holiday-themed strip club and acts on one reckless impulse too many. What starts as a masked holiday fling soon becomes much harder to leave behind.

Chassie and Trevor Glanzer's hard-won marriage is shaken when Trevor's former lover, Edgard, returns. Old feelings and new boundaries collide as the three of them try to figure out whether love can stretch far enough to hold them all.

Skylar Ellison never planned on raising a baby alone, and Kade McKay never knew he had a daughter. When he moves in to prove he is staying for the long haul, co-parenting quickly turns back into blazing chemistry.

Eden LaCroix thinks a fling with old flame Billy Buchanan might finally free her from the past. Then Billy's return, along with Jon White Feather's reappearance, tempts her into desires that are far more complicated than a simple reunion.

Hot-tempered Keely McKay and buttoned-down Jack Donohue can barely stand each other, which makes their fake engagement a terrible idea. Unfortunately for both of them, pretending stops feeling fake almost immediately.

Tattoo artist India Ellison and cowboy Colt McKay have built a hard-earned friendship after rougher years. When that friendship finally tips into desire, both of them have to decide whether they can trust a future that looks nothing like their past.

A dare lands construction worker Willow Gregory in a beauty pageant, and winning only makes her want to blow off steam. Then one reckless night leaves her in a stranger's bed, with no memory and a lot of explaining to do.

Deputy sheriff Cameron McKay keeps everyone at a distance until shy, strong-willed Domini Katzinski gets past his defenses. When tragedy leaves her responsible for a little boy, their unlikely connection becomes something neither can treat casually.

Quinn and Libby McKay are already married, but that does not mean they know how to stay together. A trial separation turns into one last chance to fix what pride, silence, and years of habit have almost broken.

A short, extra-steamy story that plays with the complications of three people instead of two. If you like James at her boldest, this quick read leans hard into heat and tangled feelings.

On the rodeo circuit, a hardworking woman is drawn to two dangerously tempting cowboys, Hank Lawson and Kyle Gilchrist. What starts as a no-strings arrangement turns into a messy collision of loyalty, desire, and real emotion.

Widow Jessie McKay is finally ready to move forward, until former brother-in-law Brandt steps back into her life. Caring for the child her late husband hid from her forces both of them to face betrayal, grief, and the chemistry they never managed to kill.

Attorney Ginger Paulson is injured and suddenly has to rely on Kane McKay, the cowboy mentoring her young son. Kane has wanted her for a long time, and being under the same roof makes it much harder to keep pretending otherwise.

Keely and Jack's wedding reception feels endless, and their honeymoon plans are not going smoothly. This short Rough Riders story is a funny, sexy glimpse at newlywed chaos.

This anthology includes Lorelei James's Rough Riders novella Strong Silent Type, a hot second-chance-at-marriage story for Quinn and Libby McKay. It works best as a bonus stop for readers already invested in the series.

This collection drops readers into the Wild West Boys corner of James's Wyoming world, where holiday chaos, bad decisions, and instant chemistry collide. It is a fast, sexy sampler of the series' playful tone.

Bull rider Chase McKay is hiding out after a scandal when actress Ava Cooper lands in the same Wyoming cabin. Their uneasy friendship, shared retreat from public drama, and mounting attraction make privacy very hard to keep.

Ben McKay keeps his dominant side separate from small-town life, until Ainsley Hamilton recognizes him outside the club. As private fantasies turn into something more public and personal, both have to decide how much trust they can give.

Rancher Bran Turner needs help during calving season and reluctantly hires Harper Masterson, the last woman he expects to survive the work. Harper is out to prove she is tougher than she looks, and the sparks between them make every chore harder.

Two romances knot together around the Split Rock Ranch and Resort. Janie and her ex-husband Abe face the wreckage of their past, while Renner Jackson and Tierney Pratt clash just as business trouble starts closing in.

Rock drummer Jon White Feather agrees to ballroom lessons for his niece and instantly clashes with the sexy instructor who tells him he has no rhythm. Pride, attraction, and a whole new set of moves do the rest.

Newly discovered McKay heir Gavin Daniels moves to Wyoming with his teenage daughter and winds up sharing a roof with Rielle Wetzler. Close quarters, blended-family chaos, and a second chance at reinvention push both of them into unexpected territory.

Georgia Hotchkiss returns to Wyoming and needs a date for a class reunion, so Tell McKay looks like the perfect solution. Their fake arrangement quickly turns real, which is exactly what Georgia was hoping to avoid.

After one tequila-soaked night, barrel racer Celia Lawson wakes up married to bull rider Kyle Gilchrist. She wants an annulment, he is not ready to let go, and a Wyoming ranch soon turns their mistake into something much more serious.

Dalton McKay ran from the altar years ago, and now he is back in Wyoming with a lot to prove. Rory Wetzler knows better than to trust his charm, even when old attraction starts burning again.

This Rough Riders anthology checks back in on favorite couples after their happy endings. It is less a starting point than a welcome bonus round for readers who already know the McKays.

Champion barrel racer Tanna Barker is sidelined, grieving, and unsure where home even is anymore. Veterinarian August Fletcher looks like exactly the kind of steady man she should want, which is why trusting him proves so hard.

A short contemporary romance where stubborn attraction and playful one-upmanship push two people together faster than either expects. James keeps the pacing quick, the chemistry sharp, and the heat high.

Graphic designer Amery Hardwick meets dojo owner Ronin Black while helping a friend take a self-defense class. What follows is an intense, erotic relationship built on curiosity, control, and the suspicion that Ronin is hiding more than he says.

Carson McKay falls hard for Carolyn West the moment he sees her, even though their families have history to spare. Their story stretches across decades, turning instant attraction into a full-blown family legend.

Country star Devin McClain needs protection after threats against him escalate, and ex-soldier Liberty Masterson gets the job. Pretending to be his girlfriend is supposed to be part of the cover, until the role starts feeling very real.

Injured bulldogger Sutton Grant needs horse help, and horse trainer London Gradsky needs a fake boyfriend. Their deal is practical right up until the attraction stops pretending.

This shorter romance throws two adults into a lesson in attraction, trust, and giving up the upper hand. It is compact, fast-moving, and firmly in Lorelei James's steamy lane.

Ronin Black and Amery Hardwick's relationship is hotter and more fragile than ever once secrets finally come to light. Trust, pride, and public fallout threaten to undo everything they have built together.

Another Black Arts romance, this book pairs fierce chemistry with the question of how much control anyone should give away. The result is dark, intimate, and intensely character-driven.

Cal McKay never forgot Kimi West, but timing and tragedy kept sending them in different directions. When she finally lands under his roof, both of them have to decide whether the future she wants might be right there at home.

This Blacktop Cowboys novella delivers a fast, sexy Wyoming romance with familiar series energy and a couple forced to drop their defenses. Short length, same Muddy Gap heat.

Set in the Mastered world, this story digs into control, vulnerability, and the mess that comes when desire starts feeling a lot like trust. James keeps the emotional knots tight and the heat very high.

Free-spirited Harlow Pratt and gruff ranch foreman Hugh Pritchett have irritated each other for years. Being forced together at the Split Rock Ranch turns that friction into a bond neither of them saw coming.

Tobin Hale only meant to help an older friend keep her home, not move in and start a war with her protective granddaughter. Jade Evans is sure he is trouble, right up until she realizes he might be the real thing.

Trinity Carlson is having a terrible day when she impulsively kisses a gorgeous stranger in a bar. Walker Lund is intrigued enough to track her down, and that one reckless moment quickly becomes something much harder to dismiss.

Rancher Creston Grant has withdrawn from the world after a devastating loss. When former flame Breck Christianson comes back into his orbit, both men have to decide whether a second chance is brave or foolish.

Years after Boone West broke Sierra McKay's heart, he comes back older, steadier, and determined not to lose her again. Their second chance has history, heat, and a lot of unfinished business behind it.

Workaholic executive Brady Lund has wanted Lennox Greene for months, but she is his employee and she keeps that part of her life locked down. One unexpected night out changes the rules for both of them.

PR agent Annika Lund is tasked with cleaning up bad-boy hockey star Axl Hammerquist's image, which means pretending to be his girlfriend. Neither of them expects the fake relationship to start feeling like the best part of the plan.

Stirling Gradsky leaves corporate life behind and winds up in the marijuana business with a brilliant, tattooed scientist who challenges her at every turn. Their partnership is all friction, ambition, and increasingly impossible chemistry.

Football star Jensen Lund has firm rules about who he will not date, and single mom Rowan Michaels breaks every one of them. Living next door to her makes those rules look weaker by the day.

Tomboy mechanic Larissa Thorpe assumes sexy cowboy Ike Palmer will never look twice at her, which should make working together easy. Instead their new partnership turns into a stubborn, combustible slow burn.

This Rough Riders and Blacktop Cowboys crossover novella centers on a later-in-life romance with plenty of spark and series nostalgia. It is a short, affectionate return to James's wider cowboy world.

The Want You series opens with a Lund-family romance built around heartbreak, recovery, and a connection that refuses to stay casual. It brings James's polished contemporary style into a more emotional, city-set lane.

Former Army woman Bailey Masterson can handle danger, but nannying little Olivia Hale is another story. Olivia's father, rancher Streeter Hale, is just as overwhelmed, and their attraction only complicates an already fragile family.

In 1897 Wyoming, charming drifter Silas McKay falls hard for schoolteacher Dinah Thompson. With a wild-west setup that also pulls in his twin brother and a warmhearted madam, this prequel shows the McKays long before the modern books.

Former hockey star Gabriella Welk needs a favor from Nolan Lund, the smart, aggravating man she never seems able to avoid. Mutual mistrust and family upheaval make their slow shift from enemies to something more especially satisfying.

Part cookbook, part Rough Riders extra, this book serves up recipes inspired by James's cowboy world along with fan-friendly series flavor. It is more companion piece than novel, and a fun stop for longtime readers.

Cord and AJ McKay are happily married, overworked, and not nearly as in sync as they think. This short story turns everyday family life into a sexy reminder that even solid couples need a tune-up.