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Rebecca Paisley Books in Order

Browse Rebecca Paisley books in order, with quick summaries, reading tips, and background on her whimsical historical romances and fairy-tale love stories.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Moonlight and Magic

by Rebecca Paisley

1990

Chimera, an Arizona would-be witch with a land baron after her property, catches more than she expected when Sterling Montoya appears in her homemade werewolf trap. Their story blends frontier danger, eccentric humor, and a reluctant romance touched by make-believe magic.

The Barefoot Bride

by Rebecca Paisley

1990

Aristocrat Saxon Blackwell needs a bride fast, and Chickadee McBride, a fiery mountain woman from North Carolina, seems like the perfect scandal. When he brings her into high society, culture clash, danger, and real feeling quickly upend his careful plan.

Diamonds and Dreams

by Rebecca Paisley

1991

Goldie Mae needs a duke to save her English home, so she decides to train a handsome stranger to play the part. The trouble is that Saber Tremayne is the real Duke of Ravenhurst, and her ridiculous plan starts melting his guarded heart.

Midnight and Magnolias

by Rebecca Paisley

1992

After a doctor tells Peachy McGee she is dying, she sails to the tiny kingdom of Aventine to marry a prince before time runs out. Prince Seneca looks ideal on paper, but pride, class, and desire make their fairy tale anything but simple.

Rainbows and Rapture

by Rebecca Paisley

1992

Russia Valentine, a hopeful saloon girl with a bruised past, blackmails bounty hunter Santiago Zamora into helping her hunt a villain. Their uneasy alliance mixes danger, comedy, and a tender love story between two people who do not trust happy endings.

Heartstrings

by Rebecca Paisley

1994

Bookish Boston bluestocking Theodosia Worth heads west after placing an ad for a man to father a child for her sister. Roman Montana means only to guard her, but their trip through Texas turns into a funny, prickly, unexpectedly sweet romance.

A Basket of Wishes

by Rebecca Paisley

1995

Fairy princess Splendor is sent to wed Duke Jourdian Amberville and bear a child, then return to her own realm. What begins as a magical bargain grows into a funny, tender romance where love itself is the only true enchantment.

Love Potion

by Rebecca Paisley

1995

A historical romance anthology built around the idea of a love potion, this volume pairs Rebecca Paisley's story Gingham and Gold with three other tales. It is a good pick for readers who enjoy short, themed romantic adventures.

Bed of Roses

by Rebecca Paisley

1996

In a hidden Sierra Madre canyon, Zafiro Quintana protects her grandfather's aging outlaws until a wounded stranger crashes into her life. Amnesiac Sawyer Donovan may be the help she needs, but desire and danger make him impossible to keep at a distance.

Yonder Lies Heaven

by Rebecca Paisley

1997

This very scarce 1997 Rebecca Paisley title is difficult to pin down and appears not to have seen normal publication. It is mainly a bibliography item for completists rather than an easy book to track down or sample.

A Prince to Call My Own

by Rebecca Paisley

2015

Peachy McGee heads for the island kingdom of Aventine after deciding to live big while she still can, and that means marrying a prince. Seneca is handsome and highborn, but their clash of wills makes this royal romance anything but orderly.

Happily Forever After

by Rebecca Paisley

2015

Russia Valentine still believes in Prince Charming, even if life has given her every reason not to. When she ropes hardbitten bounty hunter Santiago Zamora into helping her face an old threat, the result is a funny, dangerous, surprisingly gentle western romance.

Romantic Times

by Rebecca Paisley

2016

This multi-author collection gathers shorter pieces by Rebecca Paisley and several other writers. It works best as a sampler for readers who want to track down her anthology appearances rather than as a single, full-length romance.

Where to start with Rebecca Paisley

For the mountain-girl classic: The Barefoot Bride
For a witty faux-duke romance: Diamonds and Dreams
For magical fairy-tale energy: Moonlight and MagicA Basket of Wishes
For westerns with humor and heart: Rainbows and RaptureHeartstringsBed of Roses
If you prefer the later reissues: A Prince to Call My OwnHappily Forever After

Rebecca Paisley collections, short stories, and related book types

Collections

  1. Book cover for "Love Potion"

    Love Potion

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1995
  2. Book cover for "Romantic Times"

    Romantic Times

    by Rebecca Paisley

    2016

Standalone Rebecca Paisley books

  1. Book cover for "Moonlight and Magic"

    Moonlight and Magic

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1990
  2. Book cover for "The Barefoot Bride"

    The Barefoot Bride

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1990
  3. Book cover for "Diamonds and Dreams"

    Diamonds and Dreams

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1991
  4. Book cover for "Midnight and Magnolias"

    Midnight and Magnolias

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1992
  5. Book cover for "Rainbows and Rapture"

    Rainbows and Rapture

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1992
  6. Book cover for "Heartstrings"

    Heartstrings

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1994
  7. Book cover for "A Basket of Wishes"

    A Basket of Wishes

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1995
  8. Book cover for "Bed of Roses"

    Bed of Roses

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1996
  9. Book cover for "Yonder Lies Heaven"

    Yonder Lies Heaven

    by Rebecca Paisley

    1997
  10. Book cover for "A Prince to Call My Own"

    A Prince to Call My Own

    by Rebecca Paisley

    2015
  11. Book cover for "Happily Forever After"

    Happily Forever After

    by Rebecca Paisley

    2015

Author bio

Rebecca Paisley is the pen name of Rebecca Boado-Rosas, a romance novelist from North Carolina whose books mixed historical settings with slapstick humor, oddball heroines, and a real belief in happy endings. She started writing young, first in letters to family and poems, long before publishing ever seemed like a practical plan.

She has described herself as an Air Force brat, and her family history mattered to her. Her father, Emil Edward Boado Jr., was a fighter pilot, and she later wrote about how much he shaped her imagination. She also had strong ties to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the landscape that helped spark the voice of Chickadee McBride in The Barefoot Bride.

Those mountains stayed with her.

Boado-Rosas attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Years later, she said the people she met in the smaller mountain towns helped plant the first seed for Chickadee, the wild, funny heroine who would launch her career. That book did not come from trying to sound polished. It came from leaning into the rhythms, jokes, and emotional instincts that felt true to her.

Before publication, she wrote for years in private. By her late twenties, married and raising a young son, she had already filled pages and pages with stories. Her first serious historical romance went nowhere, and after 17 rejections she changed course. Instead of writing what she thought New York editors wanted, she wrote the book she wanted to read. Avon bought it, and The Barefoot Bride arrived in 1990.

That decision seems to have unlocked everything.

Over the 1990s she published nine novels and four shorter works, then later brought some favorites back into print. The Barefoot Bride is probably the clearest introduction to her style, a class-clash romance powered by a heroine who refuses to behave. Diamonds and Dreams leans into mistaken identity and fairy-tale comedy. A Basket of Wishes goes full adult fairy tale, while Bed of Roses heads to Mexico with aging outlaws, a pet cougar, and a hero who has lost his memory.

Then there is Heartstrings, where a brilliant Boston bluestocking heads west in search of a father for the child she wants to give her sister. That setup tells you a lot about Paisley. She liked mismatched couples, heroes who are baffled before they are smitten, animals with opinions, and plots that can swing from absurd to sincere without warning.

Her success was not just a cult-reader thing. She reached the bestseller lists, landed on the Romance Writers of America Honor Roll, became a RITA finalist, and picked up major romance awards along the way. A Basket of Wishes in particular won honors for both historical romance fantasy and love-and-laughter, which tells you a lot about the lane she made for herself.

She also wrote under a name with family meaning. Rebecca came from her own first name, and Paisley from her daughter's name. Later author notes place her back in North Carolina, surrounded by animals she loved and still drawn to rescue work. Even now, her romances have a very specific charm: strange, sweet, funny, and completely committed to love.

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