Margaret Tanner Books in Order

A collection that gathers stories shaped by memory, longing, and Tanner's fondness for heartfelt romance. It offers a broader look at her emotional range across shorter works.

Working undercover, Poppy comes face to face with the man she once loved. The past still hurts, and the truth behind their separation could either free them or break them for good.

Primrose escapes a debt-ridden ranch with her baby and very few safe choices left. The West offers hardship, danger, and one unexpected man who might help her build a steadier life.

Rosemary needs a husband to keep little Luke out of a ruthless man's reach. What begins as a desperate solution slowly becomes something more tender, and far more dangerous to lose.

Arlene's journey by stagecoach is meant to be an escape, but the past does not let go easily. A determined western hero may be her best hope, if she can learn to trust him before trouble catches up.

Bethany's stagecoach journey turns into a fight for safety and belonging. The man drawn into her troubles is the last person she expected to trust, but the road gives them little choice except to rely on each other.

Erin flees a town that blames her for her late husband's swindle and boards the first stage out. Bounty hunter Shannon Hicks follows for the missing money, then finds himself falling for the woman he was supposed to suspect.

Katrina wants justice for her murdered brother, while Zane McClure is hunting a dangerous outlaw. Their fake engagement and uneasy alliance soon turn into something far more complicated and personal.

Marnie climbs aboard the stagecoach carrying more trouble than luggage. On the road west, danger, suspicion, and an unexpected protector force her to risk her heart as well as her future.

Tara sets out looking for a new beginning and finds danger riding the same trail. With a guarded man at her side and old secrets close behind, survival and love become tangled together.

To save herself and her beloved horse, Violet runs to Virginia City and the cousin she barely knows. Instead she finds hostile Wade Reardon, a forced marriage, and the hope that two wary hearts might still heal.

Widowhood and a proxy marriage make for a precarious beginning in this frontier romance. The heroine needs stability, while the hero must learn that compassion can change everything.

Zinnia lands in jail and shares a cell with a man who may be her rescuer or another threat. In a world full of fear and deception, trusting the wrong person could cost her everything.

Belle needs more than a husband. She needs rescue, steadiness, and a place where danger cannot reach her so easily. The mail-order setup gives the romance a fast, urgent pace.

Braydon meets a woman in urgent need of safety and quickly discovers the truth is far messier than it looks. Frontier law, private loyalty, and growing love all pull him in different directions.

Abandoned and betrayed, Evie has little reason to trust another man. Cullen offers protection and the possibility of a fairy-tale ending, but both of them know hard lives rarely change so easily.

Sarah is shunned because she spent part of her childhood among Native people, and Sheriff Kent is hunting the outlaw who killed his deputy. When violence destroys her home, marriage may be the only way to keep Sarah and her daughter safe.

Laurena is the Union Army's most wanted woman and has spent years in hiding. When Sheriff Maynard is sent to capture the woman he once loved, both are forced to confront the lies that ruined their past.

Miss Aylett arrives as the replacement no one really wanted until necessity made her useful. On a western ranch, she has to prove she is more than second choice if she wants a first-rate future.

Sent west under awkward circumstances, Miss Grant must build trust in a household that expected someone else. What begins as a practical arrangement slowly turns into a test of patience, loyalty, and love.

After losing her teaching post, Anna Martin is sent west as a substitute bride for rancher Dayne Pengelly. Winning his spoiled daughter may be harder than winning Dayne, but without that trust no real family can form.

A preacher gets an unexpected second chance at love in this gentle western romance. Faith, maturity, and emotional honesty matter as much as attraction in the path to a new beginning.

A bad situation in Grantville leaves the heroine and hero with almost no time to make the right decision. Tanner adds holiday pressure and a hurried marriage to create a brisk, high-stakes romance.

Federal Marshal Tully is sent on a mission and finds Amy Gilbert hiding in an abandoned church. When he learns he has been lied to about her, a temporary marriage may be the only way to keep her safe.

Widowed Annie travels to Nevada expecting to marry Reed after a letter changes her life. Reed thinks he is being joined by Annie's sister instead, and that mistake leaves both of them facing a painful, impossible marriage.

Bonnie's future depends on a marriage that was never meant to happen this way. With the past closing in and emotions running high, she and her reluctant groom must decide whether necessity can turn into real devotion.

Emmie expects a fresh start and instead walks into confusion, suspicion, and danger. The man at the center of the mix-up may be exactly what she needs, if he can look past the way she arrived.

Jessie reaches the West expecting one life and finds another entirely. Her unplanned arrival stirs old wounds, new danger, and the possibility that an awkward beginning could still lead to love.

Maddie arrives as a bride no one was prepared for and finds herself tied to a man carrying old hurts. A practical arrangement may solve their immediate problems, but it cannot erase the truth they both fear.

Kirby Dalton has already been deceived once and dreads returning home without a wife. Sophie needs security just as badly, but the truth about her family could destroy their marriage before it has a real chance to begin.

Lawman Wesley is used to danger, but not to the woman who suddenly upends his orderly life. Her troubles draw him into a protective marriage where duty and affection begin to blur.

Widowed Hannah is cast out by her father-in-law's evil cult and nearly dies in a snowstorm. Scarred, guilt-ridden Drake rescues her, and weeks of forced shelter make both of them wonder if happiness is still possible.

Blake meets a woman already caught in the bitter crossfire of western land wars. To protect her, he must choose where he stands, and whether he is brave enough to stay there.

Emily Sherwood is threatened for refusing to give in to ruthless rancher Hank Abel. Hired gun Darcy Jacobs comes to town on the wrong side, then starts wondering if helping Emily may be the first decent thing he has done in years.

Stranded in brutal winter country, the heroine discovers that being deserted may be only the beginning of her problems. A solitary western man offers survival first, and perhaps something deeper after that.

Jilted and badly hurt, Holly is found on the prairie by Luke, a man with his own reasons not to trust love. Their broken beginnings make room for a tender western family romance.

Young widow Grace McLeish is deceived by a woman determined to steal her baby. Morgan Lafferty has his own reasons not to trust anyone, but helping Grace may be his one chance at a better life too.

A widowed woman caught in a web of family greed and danger fights for freedom. The man who steps beside her offers protection, but love is much harder to believe in than escape.

Pregnant widow Alex McPhee is fleeing in-laws who want her unborn child for themselves. Bounty hunter Nick Wilson may be her liberator, if he can believe her before greed and lies drag her back.

Clara's future is shaped by a bride lottery, an unsettling premise that leaves little room for certainty. Tanner builds the story around risk, pride, and the question of whether chance can still lead to love.

The final book in this range-war run pairs frontier danger with a hard-won romance. McKenzie and his heroine must fight outside enemies and private fears before peace is possible.

A replacement bride is not what the hero wanted, but Miss Bell may be exactly what his troubled household needs. The romance grows from small acts of steadiness rather than instant trust.

Miss Dwyer arrives in the West knowing she is filling another woman's place. That uneasy beginning leads to a tender, practical romance about proving your worth in a home that never expected you.

Miss Nash takes another woman's place and finds herself in a home full of unresolved needs. Tanner uses the substitute bride setup to explore hurt pride, family pressures, and the chance of unexpected happiness.

Burdened bounty hunter Noah Broderick finds a little girl wandering alone, then discovers her widowed mother trapped beneath an overturned wagon. Joanna and her daughter awaken feelings Noah believes he does not deserve.

Samson steps into the middle of a frontier dispute where the heroine has far too much to lose. Love grows in the shadow of violence, land hunger, and men willing to cheat for power.

In a town poisoned by greed and intimidation, one stubborn woman finds an uneasy ally in Taylor. Their growing feelings are tested by the same range-war tensions that threaten everyone around them.

A marriage shadowed by legality and reputation puts both hero and heroine on unstable ground. The rancher may want to protect her, but love cannot flourish unless the truth is faced.

Amy's troubles draw in a man no one would mistake for a polished hero, only a capable one. Tanner builds the romance around danger, compassion, and the surprising courage of ordinary people.

Callum's life is not ready for a bride, but the woman who enters it changes everything. Tanner gives the pair frontier obstacles, emotional resistance, and a satisfying path toward trust.

Dustin lives by dangerous work and knows better than to get emotionally involved. Then a woman in trouble forces him to choose between keeping his distance and becoming the kind of man she can count on.

The heroine is under threat long before love has a chance to matter. In snowbound country, protection and trust become inseparable, and both may come from the last man she expected to rely on.

Evie needs help from a man whose life has not prepared him for tenderness. Their story turns on protection, emotional healing, and the slow realization that unlikely heroes often make the best partners.

Recently widowed and heavily pregnant, Franny is still reeling from her husband's senseless death. Help comes from a man willing to believe her story, but safety and love are both fragile in her condition.

Proxy bride Lilly is running from her late husband's ruthless partner when she falls into a disused mineshaft. Hidden away with reclusive Jordan Walsh, she must survive his secrets and the men still hunting her.

Imogen's widowhood leaves her vulnerable and cut off just when she needs help most. Tanner combines pregnancy, frontier isolation, and a protective hero to create a tender, high-stakes romance.

Ivy's future rests on trusting a man who seems an improbable savior at first glance. In classic Tanner fashion, hardship and quiet courage open the door to romance.

Bounty hunter Riley Dolton is hired by a wealthy man to find his grandson and the boy's mother, Kitty. When Riley discovers he has been lied to, protecting Kitty and little Davey becomes far more important than the reward.

Hope Carroll is a recent widow and the only witness against a ruthless murderer, so she flees with her young son into winter country. Snowbound on Dylan's isolated ranch, she gets one last chance at safety and perhaps love.

Banished from a wagon train after helping a dying woman, Polly ends up at the ranch of bitter ex-officer Declan Ellis. A marriage between them would solve both their problems, if only they can trust each other enough to risk it.

A woman who thought love had passed her by gets one more chance to choose differently. Tanner builds the romance around healing old hurts and daring to begin again.

War, faith, and duty collide in this emotionally intense historical romance. Amy's story asks what love can survive when the world around it is being torn apart.

Anna's future depends on adults brave enough to make a real home for her. Tanner uses a child-centered western setup to build a romance rooted in care, trust, and second chances.

A child without a father and a mother running out of options arrive at the doorstep of a man who prefers isolation. Ben's story turns a rescue into the fragile beginning of a new family.

When little Lila goes missing after a shocking event leaves her mute, her desperate mother has no choice but to seek help. Reclusive Brady Doolan finds the child first and may become far more than a rescuer.

Ruth needs safety, steadiness, and a future bigger than hardship. The man drawn into her life is not looking to become anyone's father, which makes the growing family bond all the more moving.

A vulnerable child and a mother under pressure force a lonely western man to rethink the life he has chosen. Sam's story blends danger, tenderness, and the promise of found family.

Tim's story brings together a child in need, a mother stretched to the limit, and a man who does not yet know he is capable of becoming family. It is a gentle western romance with real emotional stakes.