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Plain Daisy Ranch Books in Order

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See the Plain Daisy Ranch books by Piper Rayne in order, with summaries, series background, and where to start in this ranch-town romance series.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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Plain Daisy Ranch books in publication order

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7 books

1

One Last Summer

by Piper Rayne

2024

On the night before her first love leaves town for college, one girl is determined to give him a memory he will never forget. It is a short, bittersweet setup for everything that follows.

2

The One I Didn't See Coming

by Piper Rayne

2024

Back in Willowbrook after life in Chicago falls apart, a heroine ends up living with the charming high school crush she now claims to hate. Distance is not an option, and neither is indifference.

3

The One I Left Behind

by Piper Rayne

2024

A retired football player returns to his ranching hometown and finds the woman he left behind still guarding her heart. Getting close to her, and to her son, makes leaving again much harder.

4

The One I Stood Beside

by Piper Rayne

2024

Lifelong best friends agree to fake a marriage to save a family farm from collapse. Pretending turns dangerous once the heroine has to admit she has loved him for years.

5

Chasing Forever

by Piper Rayne

2025

A woman abandoned at the altar wakes up married to her ex-fiancé's brother after a Vegas trip gone sideways. He will sign the annulment, but only after four very real dates.

6

Chasing Home

by Piper Rayne

2025

A country star ghosts a woman after a brief, intense connection, then shows up at her family's ranch to film a music video. Working together would be awkward enough if she were not carrying his baby.

7

Chasing Love

by Piper Rayne

2025

A woman returns to Willowbrook with her daughter and a plan not to stay, only to run straight back into the man who left years ago. He has no idea the little girl is his.

Plain Daisy Ranch books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "One Last Summer"

    One Last Summer

    by Piper Rayne

    2024Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The One I Left Behind"

    The One I Left Behind

    by Piper Rayne

    2024Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The One I Stood Beside"

    The One I Stood Beside

    by Piper Rayne

    2024Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The One I Didn't See Coming"

    The One I Didn't See Coming

    by Piper Rayne

    2024Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Chasing Forever"

    Chasing Forever

    by Piper Rayne

    2025Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Chasing Love"

    Chasing Love

    by Piper Rayne

    2025Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Chasing Home"

    Chasing Home

    by Piper Rayne

    2025Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 7

Series background & context

Plain Daisy Ranch plants Piper Rayne firmly in ranch country and lets them run with a close-knit small-town setup full of old love, family loyalty, and land that actually matters to the people living on it. Set around Willowbrook and its surrounding ranch families, the series feels slightly more country than some of the authors' Alaska books, but it shares that same comfort-read connection between place and people.

The heart of the series is homecoming.

That shows up in different ways across the books. A first love returns after professional football. Lifelong friends agree to a fake marriage to save a family farm. A woman comes home bitter and ends up stuck with the high school crush she still resents. A bride dumped at the altar wakes up married to her ex-fiancé's brother. Another heroine returns with a daughter and a secret that changes everything. Then the series folds in a country music star and a pregnancy that refuses to stay hidden.

What makes the books work together is the sense that these ranch families have been tangled up for years. The land, the businesses, the reputations, and the old hurts all carry forward from book to book. Even when the romance trope changes, fake marriage here, secret baby there, the emotional logic still feels rooted in the same community.

The tone is warm, romantic, and a touch more earnest than Piper Rayne's most banter-heavy city series. There is still humor, but the family and hometown stakes are front and center.

If you like small-town romance with ranch settings, overlapping families, and characters who cannot quite outrun the place that made them, Plain Daisy Ranch is a good fit. It is cozy, connected, and built around the idea that sometimes home is exactly where the trouble starts.

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