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Mary Wine Books in Order

Browse Mary Wine books in order, with series guides, short summaries, and where-to-start help for her Highland, Tudor, fantasy, and steampunk romances.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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Dream Shadow

by Mary Wine

2004

Army psychic tracker Grace is called in to help find a missing child, and skeptical sheriff Brice Campbell has no choice but to trust her. Their instant attraction turns risky when the case begins to look like a trap.

Dream Specter

by Mary Wine

2004

Roshelle is haunted by dream images she refuses to fear, only to discover the specter in her mind is a real man. Jared Campbell knows she is his match, but danger closes in before either of them can feel safe.

Alcandian Rage

by Mary Wine

2005

Zeva escapes captivity on Earth only to face new danger back on Alcandar. Two warriors know she is their mate, but enemies on both worlds threaten the freedom and future she is fighting to keep.

Beyond Boundaries

by Mary Wine

2005

In 2254, fertile women are so valuable that piracy and violence follow them everywhere. Enforcer commander Lee Tanner rescues Chenoa from captivity, then discovers duty is no defense against a fierce, unwanted bond.

Dream Surrender

by Mary Wine

2005

Psychic tracker Rourke Campbell knows Loren is the woman he wants, even if she belongs to another life. A quarantine, a murder, and a deadly clock force them together before either is ready to surrender.

Tortoise Tango

by Mary Wine

2005

Amber and Sheriff Joe Lott spark every time they meet, and neither is built for backing down. Throw in a drug dealer, a troublesome mother, a pet tortoise, and a team of SEALs, and chaos follows fast.

Alcandian Quest

by Mary Wine

2006

Jessica retreats to her mountain cabin after one more romantic disaster and gets swept off Earth instead. On Alcandar, warriors Dylan and Jett are certain she is their mate, whether she is ready for that or not.

Alcandian Soul

by Mary Wine

2007

Cole Somerton has made a life on Alcandar, but he cannot forget Cassandra on Earth. When he pulls her back across space, politics, pride, and a powerful new bond make survival almost as difficult as love.

Let Me Love You

by Mary Wine

2007

A western-set romance where passion arrives with more force than either lead expected. Pride, danger, and the fear of needing someone make every step toward love feel as risky as the next one away.

Still Mine

by Mary Wine

2008

Old desire refuses to stay buried in this intense reunion romance. As unfinished history resurfaces, two people who once mattered too much must decide whether trust can survive the pull between them.

In Bed with a Stranger

by Mary Wine

2009

Brodick McJames expects an English bride to secure his clan's future, but the woman who arrives is Anne Copper, her noble half-sister's stand-in. What starts as deception turns into a marriage neither expected to want.

Bedding the Enemy

by Mary Wine

2010

New laird Keir McQuade goes to court needing a wife and a fresh start for his clan. Helena Knyvett is trapped in her brother's schemes, and falling for Keir could free her or ruin them both.

Highland Hellcat

by Mary Wine

2010

Brina Chattan was meant for a very different life, until Connor Lindsey carries her off as his bride. Their forced marriage is full of sparks, clan pressure, and the steady surprise of wanting what neither planned.

Improper Seduction

by Mary Wine

2010

Lord Curan Ramsden comes home from war ready to claim the bride promised to him. Bridget's father has other plans, and suddenly duty, desire, and danger are all pulling her in different directions.

In the Warrior's Bed

by Mary Wine

2010

When Cullen McJames is accused of stealing Bronwyn McQuade's virtue, he steals the lady herself. He wants peace between their clans, but Bronwyn has no intention of making anything easy for him.

Prisoner of Desire

by Mary Wine

2010

A captive heroine and a dangerous protector are pushed into close quarters where distrust burns as hot as attraction. Mary Wine builds the story around power, temptation, and the cost of giving in.

To Conquer a Highlander

by Mary Wine

2010

Torin McLeren thwarts a plot against his king by taking his enemy's daughter prisoner. Shannon McBoyd plans to use seduction as revenge, until desire and loyalty turn the game against them both.

Highland Heat

by Mary Wine

2011

With Scotland in turmoil, disgraced Deirdre Chattan and laird Quinton Cameron are thrown into a fight bigger than themselves. Danger, loyalty, and fierce attraction make this Highland romance live up to its title.

My Fair Highlander

by Mary Wine

2011

Jemma Ramsden is rescued from danger by Gordon Dwyre, a Highland laird who solves problems by carrying her home to his keep. Jemma is no willing captive, which only sharpens the clash and the chemistry.

A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious

by Mary Wine

2012

Janette Aston's hunger for answers leads her to the secretive Illuminists and straight into the path of Darius Lawley. He is meant to stop intruders, but she may be the one person he cannot keep out.

Stealing the Bride

by Mary Wine

2012

Highland laird Hayden Monroe needs a wife, and Elspeth Leask lands squarely in his sights. What begins as a bold claim turns into a tug-of-war between pride, duty, and a passion neither can easily master.

The Highlander's Prize

by Mary Wine

2012

Clarissa of York is sent to Scotland to become a royal pawn, but Highland laird Broen MacNicols intercepts her first. He steals her for political reasons, then finds himself bound to her in far more personal ways.

The Trouble With Highlanders

by Mary Wine

2012

Daphne Macleod is out of choices and hunted for a fortune others think she holds. Norris Sutherland once helped her, and now she needs him again, if he can forgive the woman who walked away.

Unexpected Pleasures

by Mary Wine

2012

Lady Justina Wincott is trapped under a brutal guardian who uses her young son as leverage. In a court full of treachery, claiming freedom means risking everything, including the dangerous pull of new desire.

A Captain and a Corset

by Mary Wine

2013

Sophia Stevenson gains rare powers she never asked for and becomes valuable to both the Illuminists and their enemies. Captain Bion Donkova keeps rescuing her, but danger only makes their attraction burn hotter.

How to Handle a Highlander

by Mary Wine

2013

Moira Frazer is dutifully on her way to marry a man old enough to be her father until Gahan Sutherland intervenes. He knows the match will start trouble, but stopping it may cost him his heart.

The Highlander's Bride Trouble

by Mary Wine

2014

Betrayed by the family who raised her, Nareen Grant must survive on her own with only her skill and stubbornness to rely on. Saer MacLeod wants to protect her, but Nareen does not trust easily.

A Sword for His Lady

by Mary Wine

2015

Ramon de Segrave is ordered by Richard the Lionheart to win the lady of Thistle Keep. Isabel of Camoys intends to keep both her land and her independence, which makes every step toward love hard won.

Highland Spitfire

by Mary Wine

2016

Rival clans are pushed toward peace through the marriage of Ailis Robertson and Bhaic MacPherson. Neither welcomes the match, but attraction and pride make their forced union impossible to ignore.

Highland Flame

by Mary Wine

2017

Newly made laird Diocail Gordon inherits a crumbling castle and badly needs a wealthy bride. Widowed Lady Jane Stanley wants only to get back to England, until the Highland laird who shelters her changes everything.

Highland Hellion

by Mary Wine

2017

Rolfe thinks he knows the kind of wife he needs, until fierce Katherine proves otherwise. Their match becomes a battle of wills shaped by family pressure, danger, and a growing attraction neither can control.

Highland Vixen

by Mary Wine

2017

Marcus MacPherson thinks he wants a quiet, obedient bride and instead gets Helen Grant. She is fearless, stubborn, and ready to challenge him at every turn, which is exactly the problem and the appeal.

Between a Highlander and a Hard Place

by Mary Wine

2018

After discovering her lover wanted her only in secret, Athena Trappes burns his belongings and flees to Scotland. Widowed laird Symon Grant needs a proper wife, but Athena is anything but easy or expected.

Wicked Highland Ways

by Mary Wine

2019

Brenda Grant has no intention of marrying again after a cruel first match, but others keep trying to bargain her future away. Bothan Gunn has wanted her for years and means to get her to safety first.

The Highlander's Demand

by Mary Wine

2020

Clan ambition, secrets, and murder swirl around a fiercely claimed bride in this tense Highland romance. As danger closes in from every side, love becomes as risky as any oath of loyalty.

The Highlander's Destiny

by Mary Wine

2020

Faolan McKay has been feared all his life and prefers it that way, until he meets Cora Mackenzie on the wild edge of the Highlands. She was promised elsewhere, but fate seems to have other plans.

The Highlander's Captive

by Mary Wine

2021

Recently widowed Annis is still treated like a political prize because of her royal blood. Rolfe Munro may look like one more captor, but he could be the first man to offer her a real choice.

The Highlander's Promise

by Mary Wine

2021

Terin Campbell has spent too long doing what everyone else demanded of her and is done waiting for permission. Jasper, a third son used to making his own way, may be the one man who understands that choice.

Midnight Flame

by Mary Wine

2023

The master of Stonebriar is feared like a monster, and Alanna is offered up to quiet the rumors. Instead she finds Bastian, an honorable man hunting a spy, and a tenderness made dangerous by old-night legend.

Laird of Misrule

by Mary Wine

2024

During Samhain revels, Dugan plans one moonlit meeting with Braylin and gets far more than a stolen night. His stepmother sees the English Puritan girl as the perfect weapon in a battle over inheritance and honor.

Master of Mayhem

by Mary Wine

2024

Ruben Lindsey sees a woman's face in the Midnight Well, then discovers he must deliver a letter to that very lady. Modesty Hawlyn longs for freedom, but danger, duty, and an old legend close around them first.

Once Upon an Enchanted Well

by Mary Wine

2024

Sent away to lonely marshland, Rhona finds wonder instead of defeat when a strange well begins to appear by night. Peadair is only trying to scare the English off, until the legend starts working on him too.

Where should I start?

If you want classic clan-feud Highland romance: In Bed with a StrangerIn the Warrior's BedBedding the Enemy
If you want bold brides and sixteenth-century Highland drama: Highland SpitfireHighland VixenHighland Flame
If you want Tudor intrigue and marriage bargains: Improper SeductionMy Fair HighlanderUnexpected Pleasures
If you want newer Highland adventures: The Highlander's DemandThe Highlander's DestinyThe Highlander's CaptiveThe Highlander's Promise

Author bio

Mary Wine writes romance with one foot in history and the other in adventure. Her books move from medieval Scotland to Tudor England, and sometimes into psychic suspense, futuristic romance, and steampunk. Across all of it, she tends to like capable women, stubborn men, and stories where duty makes life harder before love makes it better.

Before her Highland books found a wide audience, Wine was already writing across genres. Early titles like Dream Shadow and Alcandian Quest show her interest in paranormal and futuristic romance. In interviews, she has said that historical romance was not selling well in ebook form when she first started publishing, so she wrote where the market was open and kept going.

Then history pulled harder.

Wine has long described herself as a history buff, a historical costumer, and a reenactor. She sews her own garments, from corsets and petticoats to clothing inspired by the court of Elizabeth I, and that hands-on interest shows up in the texture of her novels. Castles feel lived in. Clothing matters. So do rank, custom, and the practical work of daily life.

That practical streak may be one reason her romances feel grounded. Even in books with big emotions, there is usually a real problem to solve: a clan feud, a forced marriage, a political trap, a ruined keep, or a woman trying to hold on to her freedom. In the Highland novels, especially In Bed with a Stranger, To Conquer a Highlander, The Highlander's Prize, and Highland Spitfire, she returns again and again to loyalty, survival, and the rough bargain between desire and duty.

She also likes a heroine who pushes back.

Readers who stay with Wine's catalog get a good sense of her range. The McJames, Sutherlands, Highlander, Highland Weddings, and Highland Rogues books lean into Scottish clan politics and heated courtship. The Tudor books shift the action toward England and royal pressure. A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious and A Captain and a Corset let her play with steampunk machinery and secret societies, while the Dream books keep one foot in psychic suspense.

In 2008, she won an EPPIE Award in erotic western romance, a reminder that her career has never fit into one neat box. She has also built a loyal readership by moving comfortably between sensual romance, historical adventure, and stories with a speculative twist.

Off the page, Wine has shared that she lives in California with her husband and two sons. She has also written about another side of her life that fits her fiction better than you might expect: martial arts. She earned a second-degree black belt, and that discipline, patience, and respect for physical training seem to match the way her characters carry themselves, especially the ones who know that strength is as much mental as it is physical.

If you're new to her, the Highland romances are the easiest way in. If you've only read the Highland romances, the earlier paranormal and futuristic books show a different side of her imagination. Either way, Mary Wine tends to deliver the same promise: strong attraction, a lot of pressure, and people who have to choose love while the world keeps giving them reasons not to.

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