Women Betrayed Books in Order
Part ofMargaret Tanner Books in OrderSee the Women Betrayed books by Margaret Tanner in order, with concise summaries, series background, and where to start.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Women Betrayed books in publication order
6 books
Claire
by Margaret Tanner
2017
Destitute at eighteen, Claire is forced to work in a high-class men's club in New Orleans. A chance encounter with childhood sweetheart Aaron Kirby offers escape, but her past may still stand between them and happiness.
Jessica
by Margaret Tanner
2017
Raised in hardship, Jessica falls into a brothel owner's trap and is carried toward an even worse fate. Ethan has every reason to doubt her, and she has every reason to fear trusting him.
Scarlett
by Margaret Tanner
2017
A traumatic childhood leaves Scarlett in the hands of a ruthless brothel owner who makes her his star attraction. Sent to a floating bordello on the Mississippi, she must fight for freedom before she disappears into that life forever.
Tess
by Margaret Tanner
2017
Tess is one more woman chewed up by the brutal rules of the frontier. Escape offers her a slim chance at dignity and love, but only if she dares believe her rescuer sees more than her past.
Flame
by Margaret Tanner
2018
Flame has survived betrayal and hard choices, but the past is not done with her yet. In a world quick to judge and slow to forgive, love may be the bravest risk she takes.
Sophie
by Margaret Tanner
2018
Sophie's world narrows to survival when frontier cruelty leaves her with almost no safe road forward. Her chance at rescue comes with a man she is not sure she can trust, and hope may cost her dearly.
Women Betrayed books in chronological order

Claire
by Margaret Tanner
2017Women Betrayed, Book 1
Tess
by Margaret Tanner
2017Women Betrayed, Book 2
Flame
by Margaret Tanner
2018Women Betrayed, Book 3
Sophie
by Margaret Tanner
2018Women Betrayed, Book 4
Scarlett
by Margaret Tanner
2017Women Betrayed, Book 5
Jessica
by Margaret Tanner
2017Women Betrayed, Book 6
Series background & context
This is one of Tanner's darker western groupings. The women in these books have not simply had bad luck. They have been betrayed, judged, trapped, or forced into degrading circumstances, and the emotional weight comes from watching them fight their way back toward safety.
Even so, these are still romances. Tanner does not leave her heroines in despair. She gives them escape routes, moments of courage, and men who eventually prove themselves worthy of trust. The settings often involve saloons, men's clubs, brothels, or frontier towns where a woman's reputation can be destroyed in a day.
Readers who want western romance with more pain at the beginning, and a stronger sense of survival and second chances, will probably find this series especially memorable.
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