Vanessa Vale Books in Order
Explore Vanessa Vale collaborations connected to Helen Hardt, with books in order, quick summaries, and background on where their joint series fits.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
103 books
Relentless
by Vanessa Vale
2014
A relentless hero meets the one woman who makes keeping his distance impossible. This standalone romance mixes danger, heat, and the kind of determination that can look a lot like obsession.
Bride Pact
by Vanessa Vale
2015
A promise about marriage starts to feel a lot more real once desire gets involved. What begins as an agreement quickly turns into a fight for something lasting.
Cowboys and Kisses
by Vanessa Vale
2015
At Lenox Ranch in 1885 Montana, a feisty heroine meets a cowboy who has no intention of letting her slip away. Kisses are easy. Trusting what comes after is harder.
Mistletoe Marriage
by Vanessa Vale
2015
Holiday pressure and unexpected attraction make marriage seem both wildly impractical and perfectly timed. This festive romance keeps the warmth high and the complications close.
Reins and Ribbons
by Vanessa Vale
2015
Dahlia Lenox wants freedom more than marriage, while Garrison has run out of patience. When a high-stakes game forces the issue, pride and passion collide.
The Lawman
by Vanessa Vale
2015
A frontier lawman gets more than order and duty when romance rides into town. In 1885 Montana, love is complicated enough before secrets and danger show up.
Their Captivated Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2015
A woman drawn into Bridgewater’s orbit finds herself caught between danger, longing, and two men who are already all in. Once they decide she is theirs, walking away is no longer simple.
Their Christmas Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2015
Snow, frontier longing, and Bridgewater custom shape this holiday romance. A Christmas season that should be quiet turns into a warm, steamy chance at love with two men ready to claim forever.
Their Kidnapped Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2015
Emma James is sold into a terrible fate, then bought by Ian Stewart and Whitmore Kane in Bridgewater. What begins as rescue becomes a tense, passionate fight for safety, trust, and a new life.
Their Treasured Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2015
In Bridgewater, being treasured sounds safe until old fears and new threats make everything harder. Two devoted men are ready to protect their bride, but first she has to trust what they are offering.
Their Wayward Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2015
Fleeing an arranged marriage, Laurel Sinclair is rescued in a blizzard by Brody and Mason. Bridgewater offers shelter and desire, but her past is still coming for her.
Trig
by Vanessa Vale
2015
A rodeo champ rescues a woman from a Montana blizzard and gets stranded with her. What starts as survival turns into instalove, then into trouble once he realizes he does not know who she really is.
A Wanton Woman
by Vanessa Vale
2016
Celia enters a marriage that seems built on convenience instead of love. Then Luke and Walker show her that desire can become something much deeper, if danger does not tear them apart first.
Brands and Bows
by Vanessa Vale
2016
In 1885 Montana, desire and reputation are a dangerous combination. Marriage starts looking less like romance and more like the only way to protect what matters.
Lassos and Lace
by Vanessa Vale
2016
Jack is determined to protect Lily, even if it costs him the easy future he wanted. On the frontier, love can be the safest bet or the riskiest move of all.
Naked Choke
by Vanessa Vale
2016
A fighter’s world is all discipline and pressure until attraction throws his control off balance. This one leans into intensity, danger, and a romance that hits as hard as the title suggests.
The Alien's Mate
by Vanessa Vale
2016
Cassie Anderson, an orphan in the Montana Territory, dreams of a stranger who becomes dangerously real. Maddox of Everis comes to Earth hunting a killer and finds his marked mate.
Their Brazen Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2016
A bold heroine brings plenty of heat and even more trouble to Bridgewater. The two men who fall for her fast learn that keeping up with a brazen bride is only half the fight.
Their Reluctant Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2016
She is not looking for a Bridgewater marriage, and she makes that clear. Two men who know exactly what they want set out to prove that reluctance can turn into trust, desire, and home.
Their Stolen Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2016
When a woman is taken from safety, two fierce men are ready to do whatever it takes to get her back. In Bridgewater, rescue and claiming the future tend to happen at the same time.
A Wicked Woman
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Widowed Eve is trapped by greedy in-laws until Knox and Jed decide they will protect her. In Slate Springs, she does not have to choose between the two men who both want her.
A Wild Woman
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Piper Dare heads west to make her own life and ends up standing in for another woman as a mail-order bride. Lane and Spur are stunned by their fiery new wife, and trouble is not far behind.
Claim Me Hard
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Hiding from a controlling ex, Hannah Winters wants to stay invisible in Bridgewater. Then Cole and Declan walk in, and the safety she needs starts looking a lot like surrender.
Flirting With The Law
by Vanessa Vale
2017
A little flirting turns risky when the law is the one flirting back. Sparks, stubborn attraction, and trouble make this a quick contemporary romance with bite.
Hold Me Close
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Rachel thinks she has a practical plan to become a mother. Matt and Ethan have a much less practical idea, because once they get a second chance with her, they intend to keep her close.
Kiss Me Crazy
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Avery believes in flings, not forever, and she comes home to Bridgewater planning to keep it that way. Two determined cowboys have other ideas, especially once holiday wedding chaos brings everyone too close.
Make Me Yours
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Lacey has fame, money, and a tabloid problem she can’t outrun. Hiding in Bridgewater should be simple, until two relentless cowboys decide she belongs with them, not back in the spotlight.
Ride Me Dirty
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Catherine inherits property in Bridgewater, Montana, and returns to a town full of old memories. There she reconnects with Jack and Sam, two cowboys who make her question the life she thought she wanted.
Spurs and Satin
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Hyacinth is not about to give her heart without a fight. The cowboy who wants her knows winning this battle of wills will take patience, heat, and a lot of stubborn charm.
Take Me Fast
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Rory and Cooper claimed Ivy once, then life and military service tore them apart. Years later they are back, and this time they are done pretending she was ever anyone but theirs.
Their Runaway Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2017
A woman on the run finds herself in Bridgewater, where two protective men offer safety and a future she never expected. What starts as escape quickly becomes a battle between fear and belonging.
Twice As Delicious
by Vanessa Vale
2017
Harper Larson is just trying to build her catering business when she stumbles into mafia trouble. Dane and Leo step in to protect her, and the rescue gets very personal, very fast.
Hitched
by Vanessa Vale
2018
At Steele Ranch, one unexpected encounter turns into a romance that moves much faster than anyone planned. Family secrets and cowboy persistence keep the stakes high.
Lassoed
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Natalie is not easy to tame, but Sam and Ashe are done pretending she is just a fling. The final Steele Ranch romance ties passion to the family danger threatening all five sisters.
Montana Fire
by Vanessa Vale
2018
A small-town Montana romance where single-parent responsibilities and fresh attraction collide. Love arrives fast, but trusting it means opening the door to a whole new life.
Montana Heat
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Work, attraction, and a too-tempting boss turn up the temperature fast. This contemporary Montana romance leans into pressure, banter, and the trouble of wanting someone you should probably avoid.
Montana Ice
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Mistaken identity and instant chemistry make things messy in the best way. In small-town Montana, one wrong assumption can lead straight to the right person.
Montana Mine
by Vanessa Vale
2018
A sharp, buttoned-up heroine finds herself face to face with a man who is not intimidated in the least. Small-town charm and strong attraction turn into a very personal showdown.
Montana Wild
by Vanessa Vale
2018
A fake fiancée arrangement sounds safe until real feelings crash through the plan. Montana may be wide open, but there is nowhere to hide once the chemistry turns real.
Sir Loin of Beef
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Small-town librarian Kaitlyn catches the attention of two irresistible cowboys who are used to sharing everything. Her hidden past makes saying yes risky, but saying no may be impossible.
Spurred
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Kady Parks discovers she has half-sisters and a surprise inheritance at Steele Ranch. Montana gets even wilder when two hot cowboys decide she belongs right there with them.
T-Bone
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Ava Wilde may run the local seed and feed, but that does not prepare her for Tucker Duke and Colton Ridge. The two cowboys know exactly what they want, and it is her.
Tangled / Roped
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Another Steele sister lands in Montana expecting answers and gets a whole lot more than that. Attraction, family drama, and determined cowboys leave everything gloriously tangled.
Tri-Tip
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Parker Drew reunites with Gus after years apart and discovers the old spark never died. This time the attraction is bigger, bolder, and wrapped up with more than one determined cowboy.
Wrangled
by Vanessa Vale
2018
Penny heads to Montana ready to break free from the life planned for her. At Steele Ranch, two cowboys have ideas of their own about where she belongs.
Mountain Darkness
by Vanessa Vale
2019
Kit returns to Cutthroat and ends up tangled in a murder investigation. Two men who have wanted her for years are determined to prove her innocence and finally make her theirs.
Mountain Delights
by Vanessa Vale
2019
Champion skier Hailey Taylor is struggling to trust her body again after injury. Then Lucas and his best friend make getting back in the game far more tempting than she expected.
Porterhouse
by Vanessa Vale
2019
Another helping of Grade-A Beefcake lands a heroine in the middle of small-town gossip, fierce attraction, and cowboys who do not believe in backing off. Heat comes easy. Trust takes a little longer.
Skirt Steak
by Vanessa Vale
2019
Julia Duke’s confidence is wrecked by an awful ex, so love is the last thing she expects. Bennett and Cash disagree, but keeping her means facing scandal, baggage, and the past head-on.
Their Rebellious Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2019
A headstrong heroine collides with Bridgewater’s unusual marriage custom and two men who are done fighting their feelings. Rebellion only makes the attraction hotter, and the danger around them harder to ignore.
Their Reckless Bride
by Vanessa Vale
2019
A reckless woman lands in the sights of two determined men in Bridgewater, where passion and protection tend to arrive together. To build a future, all three have to survive the trouble already closing in.
Feral
by Vanessa Vale
2020
The alpha of Wolf Ranch needs a mate before moon madness takes over. The human woman next door is far too tempting, and staying away may already be impossible.
Fierce
by Vanessa Vale
2020
Another Wolf Ranch romance pairs a fiercely protective shifter with the woman fate keeps putting in his path. Trouble comes with the territory, but so does the bond neither of them can ignore.
Mountain Danger
by Vanessa Vale
2020
Eve Miranski is trying to find a killer before the killer finds her first. Two mountain men step in to protect her, but in Cutthroat danger never stays simple for long.
Mountain Desire
by Vanessa Vale
2020
In Cutthroat, Montana, desire gets tangled up with the town’s larger danger. A smart heroine and two intense men have to sort out attraction while the mystery around them keeps building.
Rough
by Vanessa Vale
2020
A rodeo champion breaks the first pack rule the day a beautiful doctor sees too much. Watching her should be easy. Keeping his hands off her is another matter.
Rough Love
by Vanessa Vale
2020
A rough-edged romance with high heat and real emotional risk. When attraction comes wrapped in danger and attitude, love has to fight harder to stick.
Ruthless
by Vanessa Vale
2020
Ordered to make a human woman sell her land and stay away from pack territory, a shifter instead scents his mate. Once he sees her, keeping her gone is no longer an option.
Savage
by Vanessa Vale
2020
A Wolf Ranch shifter with sharp edges finds the one woman who gets under his skin fast. Pack danger and mate instinct turn a hot attraction into something much harder to control.
The Cowboy
by Vanessa Vale
2020
A Montana cowboy decides the only way to find the right wife is through a mail-order bride. When she arrives, she seems perfect, until the truth about her past starts to surface.
The Outlaw
by Vanessa Vale
2020
An outlaw with a rough reputation meets the woman who could change everything. In frontier Montana, redemption is hard won, especially when the past still has teeth.
Untamed
by Vanessa Vale
2020
A Two Marks pack enforcer catches the scent of the mate meant for him and his alpha. In this world, the bond comes in pairs, and once they find her, letting go is not an option.
Wild
by Vanessa Vale
2020
At Wolf Ranch, pack rules and primal attraction keep colliding. Another shifter cowboy finds the one woman who makes keeping the secret, and himself, a whole lot harder.
Back in the Saddle
by Vanessa Vale
2021
Huck Manning never got over Sarah O'Banyon, even after years apart. When she buys him at the bachelor auction, old hurt, fresh anger, and unfinished love all come roaring back.
Desired
by Vanessa Vale
2021
Pack instinct and desire collide when another Two Marks bond snaps into place. The men know what fate is asking of them, even if the woman they want is not ready to believe it.
Hand Me The Reins
by Vanessa Vale
2021
Thatcher Manning can fake a boyfriend act for shy baker Astrid, no problem. Catching real feelings while helping her through a wedding weekend is the part he never planned for.
North
by Vanessa Vale
2021
An undercover FBI agent returns home posing as a disgraced cowboy and gets far too close to North Wainright. The deeper he digs into Billionaire Ranch, the harder it gets to protect her without telling the truth.
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.
South
by Vanessa Vale
2021
South Wainright thinks everyone wants his name and money, until a shy maid seems immune to both. Falling for Maisey is easy. Learning who she really is, not so much.
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.
Teach Me The Ropes
by Vanessa Vale
2021
Sawyer Manning hates being auctioned off like livestock, right up until the woman he wants places the winning bid. Their chemistry is instant, but she is not interested in making things easy for him.
Tempted
by Vanessa Vale
2021
Two wolf shifters want the human woman who could expose everything. She studies wolves for a living, which makes the attraction even more dangerous.
East
by Vanessa Vale
2022
A billionaire professor agrees to a fake setup with a fiery redhead and immediately forgets the fake part. Then he discovers she is his student, and the impossible gets even messier.
Enticed
by Vanessa Vale
2022
A fresh fated-mate clash shakes up the Two Marks pack when two shifters find the woman neither can resist. Pack rules, secrecy, and possessive attraction do the rest.
Flawed
by Vanessa Vale
2022
A billionaire heir who believes he’s too flawed for love meets the one person willing to fight for him, and for herself. Their chemistry is intense, but the stakes go beyond romance. Healing means facing what broke them.
Hero
by Vanessa Vale
2022
Back in Montana after years in the military, Jack is focused on revenge and a dead friend’s name. Protecting his best friend’s sister should be simple, until wanting her changes everything.
Manhunt
by Vanessa Vale
2022
Spilling coffee on her billionaire boss would have been bad enough. Accidentally sending him a sex quiz turns a smart heroine’s life upside down and kicks off a very steamy small-town mess.
Rebel
by Vanessa Vale
2022
A former SEAL falls hard for the town deputy, the one woman most likely to put cuffs on him. To make things right, he may have to break every rule she lives by.
Scarred
by Vanessa Vale
2022
A billionaire heir is scarred by the past and determined to stay in control. The woman who challenges him sees through his defenses and demands the truth. Their romance is hot, messy, and tied to secrets money can’t fix.
Warrior
by Vanessa Vale
2022
A one-night mistake turns into a much bigger problem when a former SEAL realizes the Navy pilot he cannot forget is now on his team. Friendship, desire, and high stakes make everything messy fast.
West
by Vanessa Vale
2022
A laid-back billionaire rancher clashes hard with a driven New York lawyer who lives for control. Sparks fly fast, but both of them have a lot to learn about whose life is really going to change.
Broken
by Vanessa Vale
2023
The final piece of a billionaire family’s story, where past betrayals come due and love gets tested under pressure. Two people who have been broken in different ways have to decide if they can build something honest, together.
Man Candy
by Vanessa Vale
2023
Looking for Mr. Right has gotten her nowhere, until Dex James strolls in looking very wrong in all the fun ways. She wants a fling and a muse. He has much bigger plans.
Man Cave
by Vanessa Vale
2023
An inexperienced heroine’s blind date is a bust, so the man she has been secretly crushing on steps in. Theo promises fun, not forever, which would be simpler if she were not already falling.
Man Handle
by Vanessa Vale
2023
A single-dad fire chief gets dragged into a firefighter calendar fundraiser and falls hard for the woman running it. The problem is not wanting Georgia. It is wanting her enough to risk his kid’s heart too.
Man Scape
by Vanessa Vale
2023
Dating your son’s ex is definitely a bad idea, especially when she only wants a fling. A departing lumberjack tells himself it is temporary, right up until it stops feeling temporary at all.
Man Splain
by Vanessa Vale
2023
A billionaire fixer tries to solve the problem he helped create when a coffee shop owner refuses his money. His plan gets complicated fast once he realizes he is the man on both sides of her fantasy.
Hannah and the Hitman
by Vanessa Vale
2024
A hitman reads over a librarian’s shoulder on a plane and becomes instantly obsessed. Hannah has her own secrets, and once mafia trouble hits, love gets tangled up with survival.
Man Spread
by Vanessa Vale
2024
A famous TV bachelor needs a fake girlfriend to fix his public image. Aspen is supposed to be convenient, but one night together makes pretending feel a lot too real.
Beau
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Beau delivers another quick Devil's Ditch romance full of instant attraction and cowboy certainty. Once this hero decides who is his, the story is about whether life will let him keep her.
Bray
by Vanessa Vale
2025
A fake-boyfriend setup and a best friend’s older brother spark make this short cowboy romance move fast. Bray sees the heroine in a whole new light, and he is not interested in giving her back.
Buck
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Buck follows the Devil's Ditch pattern that works so well: one cowboy, one undeniable connection, and just enough local trouble to make the ride bumpy before the happy ending.
Cam
by Vanessa Vale
2025
A Devil's Ditch cowboy meets the woman who upends his plans in one hot second. The pull is immediate, but the real fun comes when small-town complications start piling on.
Colt
by Vanessa Vale
2025
In Devil's Ditch, another cowboy takes one look at the right woman and is done for. The chemistry is immediate, but small-town trouble has a way of complicating the easy part.
Dangerous
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Boone keeps to himself for a reason. When Summer shows up carrying old wounds and a reason to be careful, the bond between them turns into something as healing as it is risky.
Fiona and the Fixer
by Vanessa Vale
2025
A professional fixer is used to cleaning up everyone else’s messes, not losing control over one woman. Fiona changes that fast, and the danger around them only makes the pull stronger.
Hayes
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Hayes closes out another steamy Devil's Ditch romance with fast attraction and strong protective energy. It is a short read, but the hero falls hard and wastes no time proving it.
Primal
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Cody is supposed to erase Riley’s memory after she sees his son shift. Instead he scents his mate, and suddenly the woman who knows too much is the one person he has to keep safe.
Ravenous
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Single dad Wes moves to Cooper Valley to keep life simple for his daughter. Then his sunshine next-door neighbor Joy walks in, and the wolf who wants peace decides he wants her more.
Rugged
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Johnny, a Wolf Ranch enforcer, has a job to do until he meets Emma and realizes fate has other plans. Her own secrets make the bond messier, but staying away is not happening.
Shep
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Another Devil's Ditch cowboy meets the woman who makes instalove look easy and keeping calm impossible. Short, spicy, and small-town, this one goes straight for the chemistry.
Zeb
by Vanessa Vale
2025
Zeb expects his assigned tutor to be boring, not the woman who changes everything. Their college setup turns sweet and steamy fast, with both hero and heroine stepping into first love together.
Unleashed
by Vanessa Vale
2026
Another Wolf Ranch shifter loses the fight to stay detached when fate points him toward the one woman he cannot ignore. The bond is wild, the danger is real, and control was never going to last.
Where should I start?
If you want her signature historical western world: Their Runaway Bride → Their Kidnapped Bride → Their Wayward Bride
If you want a contemporary take on Bridgewater: Ride Me Dirty → Claim Me Hard → Take Me Fast
If you want small-town cowboy romance with one couple per book: Teach Me The Ropes → Back in the Saddle → Hand Me The Reins
If you want billionaire cowboys and family drama: North → South → East → West
If you want paranormal romance with shifters: Untamed → Tempted → Desired → Enticed
Author bio
Vanessa Vale writes romance that knows exactly what it wants to be: hot, fast-moving, and full of characters who fall hard.
She is a USA Today bestselling author whose books have sold more than a million copies. Her public author bio keeps the focus on the work, not a long list of personal details, but one thing comes through clearly. She loves the American West, and that setting keeps showing up in her fiction, whether she is writing historical frontier romance, modern cowboy stories, or paranormal books with a ranching twist.
Montana matters in her work.
A lot of Vale's backlist is built around connected worlds. Readers who start one series often find themselves moving straight into another because the appeal stays consistent: strong chemistry, protective heroes, small towns, ranches, family ties, and plots that move quickly without losing the emotional pull. She has written historical western romance in the Bridgewater books, contemporary cowboy romance in series like Bridgewater County, Bachelor Auction, and Billionaire Ranch, and paranormal romance in books such as Two Marks and the co-written Wolf Ranch novels.
That range is part of what makes her bibliography easy to browse and hard to stop reading. If you want frontier marriages, town customs, and old-west danger, books like Their Kidnapped Bride and the rest of the Bridgewater world are a natural place to land. If you want a modern Montana setting with the same possessive, high-heat energy, Ride Me Dirty and Teach Me The Ropes show the contemporary side of her work. If you want shifters, pack rules, and fated-mate tension, Untamed and Rough shift the mood without losing the cowboy backbone.
She also collaborates well.
That matters here, because Vale has teamed up with other romance authors on several projects, including Helen Hardt on The Billion Heirs. In those books, you still get the things that feel recognizably Vanessa Vale: broody attraction, strong possessive energy, and characters pushed into emotional honesty by pressure, danger, or family trouble. The setting and exact tone may change from series to series, but the emotional promise stays pretty steady.
Readers usually come to her for a few specific reasons. The heroes tend to be all in, fast. The settings feel rooted in ranch country and small-town life, even when the stories get bigger, stranger, or darker. And the books are built to be devoured. They are not slow, distant romances. They are close-up, high-stakes love stories where desire shows up early and the characters have to figure out what to do with it.
She has written more than 100 books, and that kind of output gives readers options. You can try a short contemporary series, settle into a long connected world, or bounce between historical, cowboy, billionaire, and paranormal stories depending on your mood.
These days, Vale still lives in the American West, where she says she finds inspiration for what comes next. That tracks. Her books feel like they were written by someone who genuinely likes wide-open country, stubborn people, and the trouble that starts when attraction hits before anyone is ready for it.
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