More Than A Cowboy Books in Order
Part ofVanessa Vale Books in OrderSee the More Than A Cowboy books by Vanessa Vale in order, with quick summaries, series background, reading-order help, and where to start.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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More Than A Cowboy books in publication order
2 books
Rough and Ready
by Vanessa Vale
2021
Reed Johnson survived by fighting, and now that same toughness is all he has to offer Harper Lane. She is running from danger, and he is ready to step back into the fire for her.
Strong and Steady
by Vanessa Vale
2021
Grayson Green, known as The Outlaw, wants a quiet life until Emory walks straight into it. When danger from his past returns, he has to prove he is more than a cowboy with a bad reputation.
More Than A Cowboy books in chronological order
Series background & context
More Than A Cowboy is a short contemporary duo that leans into the idea in the title. The heroes may come from ranch country, but the books make room for more complicated lives, harder pasts, and higher danger than a simple cowboy setup suggests.
The series includes Strong and Steady and Rough and Ready. One centers on Grayson Green, known as The Outlaw, a hard-working man trying to leave the past behind. The other follows a fighter whose old life is never quite as far away as he wants. In both books, the romance is tied to protection, second chances, and the question of whether these men can be trusted with more than a night.
The tone is contemporary, steamy, and slightly more suspense-driven than some of Vale's lighter cowboy series. If you want alpha heroes with rough edges and women who pull them toward something better, this is a quick and satisfying stop.
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