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Margaret Brownley Books in Order

Explore Margaret Brownley books in order, with series lists, quick summaries, reading order help, and where to start with her witty Western romances.

Last updated: July 4, 2026

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Full Circle

by Margaret Brownley

1987

Set in Oakdale, this tie-in novel follows the Hughes, Lowell, and Stewart families through the emotional turns of the seasons. It is relationship-heavy, dramatic, and built around the tangled personal lives that drive soap storytelling.

A Parents' Guide to Teenage Pregnancy

by Margaret Brownley

1988

A practical guide for parents facing the shock and complexity of a teen pregnancy in the family. Brownley focuses on communication, next steps, and steady support during a difficult, emotional season.

Youth's Guide to Job Hunting

by Margaret Brownley

1988

This nonfiction guide gives young readers straightforward help with finding work, preparing to apply, and presenting themselves well. It is aimed at the basics, with an emphasis on confidence and practical job-search skills.

Napa

by Margaret Brownley

1989

A compact nonfiction look at Napa, introducing the area's history, landmarks, and local character. It works as a quick, approachable guide to the region rather than a story-driven title.

Silent Walks The Moon

by Margaret Brownley

1991

An emotional contemporary romance about old wounds, hard choices, and the risky work of trusting again. Brownley pairs family strain and quiet longing with a love story shaped as much by healing as by attraction.

Cry Of The Seagull

by Margaret Brownley

1992

Janette Taylor has long been haunted by the cry of the newborn she believes she lost. When the past begins to stir again, buried grief and old secrets force her to face the life she thought was gone forever.

Whispers Of The Heart

by Margaret Brownley

1992

Brock Adams survives a terrifying highway accident that changes his life in an instant. Tracey Edwards understands grief all too well, but her reasons for helping Brock rebuild have little to do with sympathy and everything to do with the heart.

The Kissing Bandit

by Margaret Brownley

1993

Widow Maggie Turner is fighting to support herself and her children when she is thrown into a fake marriage with Dominick Sanders, the notorious Kissing Bandit. What starts as survival soon turns into a far more dangerous kind of hope.

Rawhide and Lace

by Margaret Brownley

1994

Widow Libby Summerhill is stranded in Deadman's Gulch with a new baby and no desire to stay in such a lawless place. Rugged Logan St. John should be the last man to tempt her, which is exactly why he does.

Wind song

by Margaret Brownley

1994

Schoolmarm Maddie Percy reaches Kansas ready to teach, only to find the town burned down and shelter with widower Luke Tyler and his son instead. Maddie refuses to be discouraged, but Luke's guarded heart may be her hardest challenge.

Petticoats and Pistols

by Margaret Brownley

1995

Inventive and unconventional Kate Whittaker shocks her town at every turn. Jonas Hunter arrives insisting she stole his ideas, and their battle over credit soon turns into a spirited romance full of argument, attraction, and change.

Ribbons in the Wind

by Margaret Brownley

1996

Elizabeth Davenport enters a cross-country Model T race hoping to win enough money to open an orphans' home. Then she accidentally kidnaps mechanic Jimmy Hunter, and the road ahead becomes a rattling mix of secrets, sparks, and adventure.

Touch of Lace

by Margaret Brownley

1996

Searching for her missing salesman uncle, tomboy Abby Parker lands in the tiny Colorado town of Dangling Rope and is mistaken for a woman of easy virtue. The handsome sheriff is the least of her problems, though he may be the hardest to forget.

A Bicycle Build For Two

by Margaret Brownley

1997

Amanda Blackwell runs a fashionable cycling school while caring for her vulnerable younger brother. Architect Damian Newcastle needs her property for his grandest project yet, but their shared past and growing attraction make this collision impossible to pedal away from.

Buttons and Beaus

by Margaret Brownley

1997

Amanda Blackwell's cycling school gives independent women a rare place to learn and earn. Architect Damian Newcastle wants the land for a towering new building, but old grief and fresh attraction make their conflict much more personal.

Body Language

by Margaret Brownley

1998

After a letter bomb blows up Rick Westley's office, he is assigned a bodyguard and gets the last person he expects: Jacquie Summers. Jack has to keep him alive long enough to redeem herself, which gets harder once they start falling for each other.

Spittin' Image

by Margaret Brownley

2001

Snowbound strangers Samantha Smith and Jayne Roberts discover they look enough alike to trade places for a week. One heads to a grandmother in San Francisco, the other to divorce papers in Los Angeles, and both step into comic disaster.

Grieving God's Way

by Margaret Brownley

2004

Written after the loss of Brownley's oldest son, this devotional offers ninety days of Scripture, reflection, and gentle guidance for readers walking through grief. It is practical, compassionate, and centered on finding hope without rushing sorrow.

A Lady Like Sarah

by Margaret Brownley

2009

Outlaw-raised Sarah Prescott and disgraced preacher Justin Wells set out for Rocky Creek with a dying lawman and an orphaned baby between them. It is a rough journey toward justice, mercy, and a love neither of them expected.

A Suitor for Jenny

by Margaret Brownley

2010

Jenny Higgins brings her two sisters to Rocky Creek to find them suitable husbands and has no plans to fall in love herself. Then town marshal Rhett Armstrong starts seeing through her careful plans and straight into her guarded heart.

A Vision of Lucy

by Margaret Brownley

2011

Lucy Fairbanks dreams of working as a photographer for the Rocky Creek newspaper and finally being taken seriously. But accidents, a fire, and her growing fascination with reclusive David Wolf make that future far more complicated.

A Long Way Home

by Margaret Brownley

2012

Stranded in the rough mining town of Deadman's Gulch with her new baby, widow Libby Summerhill wants only to get back to Boston. Rugged Logan St. John and the wild place around him make leaving a lot harder than she planned.

Dawn Comes Early

by Margaret Brownley

2012

Disgraced dime novelist Kate Tenney heads to Arizona Territory for a fresh start at Last Chance Ranch. Ranch life is harder than anything she ever wrote, and falling for steady Luke Adams could cost her the future she came west to claim.

Head Over Heels

by Margaret Brownley

2012

Inventor Kate Whittaker keeps shocking her town with one new idea after another. When Jonas Hunter rides in claiming she stole his inventions, their battle of wits turns into a lively romance built on pride, sparks, and stubborn admiration.

Waiting for Morning

by Margaret Brownley

2012

Molly Hatfield comes to Last Chance Ranch determined to build a secure life for herself and her younger brother Donny. Then Dr. Caleb Fairbanks enters the picture, and Molly has to decide whether love threatens that dream or completes it.

And Then Came Spring

by Margaret Brownley

2013

Mary-Jo travels west as a mail-order bride and arrives just in time for her intended's funeral. With home no simple option, his brother offers a daring alternative that turns bad luck, second chances, and faith into something like hope.

Gunpowder Tea

by Margaret Brownley

2013

At Last Chance Ranch, Miranda hopes one difficult case can change her future for good. Instead she finds secrets, danger, and a man who sees past her defenses, with romance and mystery arriving together over cups of gunpowder tea.

High Button Shoes

by Margaret Brownley

2013

Respectable widow Maggie Turner is trying to support her children when she is thrown together with the notorious Kissing Bandit, Dominick Sanders. A fake marriage offers protection, but it also brings exactly the kind of trouble neither expected.

Courting Trouble

by Margaret Brownley

2014

Attorney Brock Daniels meets Grace Davenport in jail, where she stands accused of murdering her third husband. As Brock and Grace's determined son hunt for the truth, the case grows more tangled and the attraction harder to deny.

Petticoat Detective

by Margaret Brownley

2014

Pinkerton detective Jennifer Layne goes undercover in a parlor house to track the Gunnysack Bandit, only to find murder waiting inside. Former Texas Ranger Tom Colton may be the key to the case, or the most dangerous complication of all.

The Nutcracker Bride

by Margaret Brownley

2014

This holiday novella blends old-fashioned humor, Christmas warmth, and an unexpected romance. Brownley keeps the tone light and lively as misunderstandings, hope, and a fresh start turn the season into something memorable.

Undercover Bride

by Margaret Brownley

2015

Pinkerton detective Maggie Cartwright poses as a mail-order bride to investigate widower Garrett Thomas, who may be the Whistle-Stop Bandit. The trouble is that the wedding date keeps moving closer, and Maggie is no longer sure whom to trust.

Calico Spy

by Margaret Brownley

2016

Pinkerton operative Katie Madison goes undercover as a Harvey Girl in Calico, Kansas, to investigate the murders of two young women. Sheriff Branch Whitman distrusts Pinkertons on principle, which makes partnership and romance equally risky.

Do You Hear What I Hear?

by Margaret Brownley

2016

When a snowstorm strands Sally Cartwright at the Star Inn, she comes face to face with Rick Rennick, the man she once loved and still clashes with. Christmas, old regrets, and a forced reunion make this second chance hard to ignore.

Left at the Altar

by Margaret Brownley

2016

Meg Lockwood's wedding was supposed to heal a feud and unite Two-Time, Texas. Instead she is jilted at the altar, and a breach-of-promise case brings lawyer Grant Garrison into town, where sympathy soon turns into something more dangerous.

A Match Made in Texas

by Margaret Brownley

2017

Amanda Lockwood becomes Two-Time, Texas's first female sheriff and wastes no time taking down a wanted man. But when outlaw suspect Rick Barrett seems less guilty than everyone thinks, Amanda must choose between public duty and what her heart is telling her.

Christmas at Star Inn

by Margaret Brownley

2017

Returning to Heywood, Oregon, to sell her inherited family inn, a driven executive plans to stay just long enough to sign paperwork. Snowstorms, persistent townsfolk, and a kind local man upend her plans, offering healing, home, and a very different kind of Christmas future.

How the West Was Wed

by Margaret Brownley

2017

Widow Josie Lockwood thinks running the town newspaper will be challenge enough, until Brandon Wade arrives to launch a rival paper. Their print war turns Two-Time, Texas upside down, and the battle for readers starts looking a lot like courtship.

Cowboy Charm School

by Margaret Brownley

2018

Texas Ranger Brett Tucker crashes a wedding to arrest a dangerous outlaw, only to discover he has the wrong groom. His blunder leaves bride-to-be Kate Denver furious, and his attempt to fix the mess only pulls them closer together.

Cowboy Meets His Match

by Margaret Brownley

2019

Chase McKnight needs a wife to keep his family's ranch, but the veiled bride waiting at the courthouse is the wrong woman. Boston runaway Emily Fields never planned this marriage, yet both are soon trapped in a lie that starts to feel dangerously real.

Dog Days of Summer Bride

by Margaret Brownley

2020

Music teacher Miralee Davis and blacksmith Tom Colbert discover they have both been claiming the same dog. When the animal digs up stolen loot, the fight over ownership turns into a summer romance with more than one surprise buried underneath.

The Outlaw's Daughter

by Margaret Brownley

2020

Widowed mother Ellie-May Nelson will do anything to protect her children and the life she built in Haywire, Texas. Then Ranger Matt Taggert arrives to investigate her late husband's possible part in an old robbery, and the questions get personal fast.

Where should I start?

If you want a classic place to start: A Lady Like SarahA Suitor for JennyA Vision of Lucy
If you like small-town western comedy: Left at the AltarA Match Made in TexasHow the West Was Wed
If you want mystery with the romance: Petticoat DetectiveUndercover BrideCalico Spy
If you prefer ranch stories with a gentler pace: Dawn Comes EarlyWaiting for MorningGunpowder Tea
If you want her later, lighter rom-com westerns: Cowboy Charm SchoolCowboy Meets His MatchThe Outlaw's Daughter

Author bio

Margaret Brownley was born in Britain and later made Southern California home. She built her career on romance, first in the secular market and later in inspirational fiction, and along the way wrote more than forty-five novels and novellas. Her books mix frontier settings, humor, mystery, and a real fondness for stubborn people who do not make life easy for themselves.

The funny part is that she flunked eighth-grade English.

Brownley had a degree in child education and worked in education before fiction took over. She also wrote widely for magazines, publishing more than four hundred articles in family, bridal, travel, and teaching publications. That background shows up in her novels. Even when the stories are light, the settings feel researched and lived in, whether she is writing about ranch work, stage travel, Victorian newspaper offices, or the odd rules that shaped life in the West.

A church newsletter helped nudge her back toward fiction. Brownley has said that a pastor noticed how much story and character kept sneaking into her writing and suggested that maybe she was being called to write novels. She also wrote for television soap development, which makes sense once you see how much she enjoys reversals, secrets, and people colliding at exactly the wrong moment.

That nudge stuck.

Her early historical romances include The Kissing Bandit, Rawhide and Lace, Wind Song, and Ribbons in the Wind. Later, after moving into inspirational fiction, she found a particularly good fit in humorous western romance. A Lady Like Sarah became a RITA finalist, and books like Dawn Comes Early, Gunpowder Tea, Left at the Altar, Petticoat Detective, and Cowboy Charm School show how comfortably she can move from ranch stories to small-town comedy to light mystery.

When Brownley shifted away from secular romance, the change was not really a break with what she already did well. She had always been interested in the emotional build, the misunderstandings, the family tangles, and the moment when two people finally learn how to trust each other. Her later books lean harder into faith, forgiveness, and second chances, but they keep the same comic timing and appetite for adventure.

Readers usually come to Brownley for the same things. They want lively dialogue, women with jobs and opinions, and heroes who have to work hard for their happy endings. Her favorite world is the Old West, but not the gloomy version of it. Brownley's frontier is full of newspaperwomen, inventors, teachers, Pinkerton operatives, mail-order brides, sheriffs, ranch hands, widowers, and children who complicate everything.

She has the heart of a history buff and the timing of a romantic comedian.

Brownley has won awards including Readers' Choice and the Award of Excellence, and she was a two-time Romance Writers of America RITA finalist. Official bios also note that she and her husband have three grown children and have long lived in Southern California. More recently, she stepped into cozy mystery under the pen name Kate Damon, which feels fitting for a writer who has always liked a little mystery mixed in with the romance.

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