Order of Joan Johnston Books
Joan Johnston is an American author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She writes the Hawk’s Way, Captive Heart, Bitter Creek, Benedict Brothers and many other series. Joan grew up the daughter of an Air Force sergeant and a music teacher. She earned her B.A. from Jacksonville University and her M.A. from the University of Illinois, Urbana – both in theatre. Joan then got her law degree with honours from the University of Texas and served as an attorney for five years. She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic and as a college professor. Joan is a member of the Authors Guild, Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America and Florida Romance Writers. She splits her time between Colorado and Florida and has two children and a grandchild.
Joan Johnston became a published author in 1988 with the novel Frontier Woman, beginning her Sisters of the Lone Star Trilogy. Below is a list of Joan Johnston’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Sisters Of The Lone Star Books
Frontier Woman | (1988) | |
Comanche Woman | (1989) | |
Texas Woman | (1989) |
Publication Order of Wolf Books
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing / Hazard Ranch | (1991) | |
Never Tease a Wolf | (1991) | |
Big Sky Country | (2004) |
Publication Order of Mail-Order Brides Books
The Barefoot Bride | (1991) | |
Outlaw’s Bride | (1993) |
Publication Order of Hawk’s Way Books
A Little Time in Texas / Dallas | (1992) | |
Honey and the Hired Hand / Jesse | (1992) | |
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride / Adam | (1993) | |
The Cowboy and the Princess / Faron | (1993) | |
The Wrangler and the Rich Girl / Garth | (1993) | |
The Cowboy Takes a Wife / Carter | (1994) | |
The Unforgiving Bride / Falcon | (1994) | |
The Headstrong Bride / Callen | (1994) | |
The Disobedient Bride / Zach | (1995) | |
The Temporary Groom / Billy | (1996) | |
The Virgin Groom / Mac | (1997) | |
The Substitute Groom / Colt | (1998) | |
Sisters Found / Sisters / Breathless Seduction | (2002) |
Publication Order of Frontier Brides Books
The Inheritance | (1995) | |
Maverick Heart | (1995) |
Publication Order of Captive Hearts Books
Captive | (1996) | |
After the Kiss | (1997) | |
The Bodyguard | (1998) | |
The Bridegroom | (1999) |
Publication Order of Bitter Creek Books
The Cowboy | (2000) | |
The Texan | (2001) | |
The Loner | (2002) | |
The Price | (2003) | |
The Rivals | (2004) | |
The Next Mrs. Blackthorne | (2005) | |
A Stranger’s Game | (2008) | |
Shattered | (2009) | |
A Bitter Creek Christmas | (2013) | |
Sinful | (2014) | |
Shameless | (2015) | |
Surrender | (2018) | |
Sullivan’s Promise | (2019) | |
Winter Magic | (2020) |
Publication Order of Bitter Creek: Mail-Order Bride Books
Texas Bride | (2012) | |
Wyoming Bride | (2012) | |
Montana Bride | (2013) | |
Blackthorne’s Bride | (2017) |
Publication Order of Bitter Creek Collections
The Men of Bitter Creek | (2019) |
Publication Order of Benedict Brothers Books
Outcast | (2009) | |
Invincible | (2010) | |
Watch Out for My Girl | (2012) | |
Unforgettable | (2014) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
A Loving Defiance | (1985) | |
Colter’s Wife | (1986) | |
Fit to Be Tied / Something New | (1988) | |
Marriage by the Book | (1989) | |
Sweetwater Seduction | (1990) | |
Kid Calhoun | (1993) | |
I Promise | (1996) | |
Heartbeat | (1997) | |
No Longer a Stranger | (2005) | |
Taming the Lone Wolf | (2015) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
One Simple Wish | (1993) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
To Have and to Hold | (1994) | |
A Christmas Together | (1994) | |
Outlaws and Heroes | (1995) | |
Breathing In | (1997) | |
Hot Pursuit | (1999) | |
Spouse for Hire | (1999) | |
Under the Mistletoe | (2006) |
Publication Order of Men at Work Books
Captive of Fate | (1983) | |
The Perfect Match | (1984) | |
A Season for Butterflies | (1985) | |
Undercover | (1986) | |
Sound Of Summer | (1986) | |
MacKenzie’s Lady | (1986) | |
A Fragile Beauty | (1987) | |
The Heart Club | (1987) | |
Playing for Time | (1987) | |
Something Worth Keeping | (1987) | |
Windstorm | (1987) | |
Silver Noose | (1988) | |
Something New | (1988) | |
A Classic Encounter | (1988) | |
Healing Sympathy | (1988) | |
Knight Sparks | (1988) | |
All My Tomorrows | (1988) | |
Hoodwinked | (1989) | |
Glass Houses | (1989) | |
Miss Liz’s Passion | (1989) | |
Night of the Hunter | (1989) | |
Expiration Date | (1989) | |
Destinations South | (1989) | |
Fear Familiar | (1989) | |
Confidentially Yours | (1989) | |
Could It Be Magic | (1989) | |
Magic & Moonbeams | (1990) | |
Handsome Devil | (1990) | |
Body and Soul | (1990) | |
Hotshot | (1990) | |
Stormwalker | (1990) | |
Angel Vs. Maclean | (1990) | |
It’s Only Temporary | (1990) | |
The Forever Rose | (1990) | |
Valentine’s Knight | (1991) | |
Dillon After Dark | (1991) | |
A Rebel at Heart | (1991) | |
The Cowboy’s Mistress | (1992) | |
Defying Gravity | (1992) | |
Under The Covers | (1992) | |
To Die For | (1993) | |
More Than Friends | (1993) | |
The Mighty Quinn | (1993) | |
Dance with a Dynasty | (1993) | |
Only in the Moonlight | (1993) | |
An Irritating Man | (1998) | |
Heaven Shared | (1998) | |
We Give Thanks | (1998) | |
The Miracle | (1998) | |
Stark Lightning | (1999) | |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Abduction & Seduction | (1995) | |
Hawk’s Way Brides | (1999) | |
One Hot Summer | (2007) | |
More Than Words, Volume 6 | (2010) |
Notes: Untamed Maverick Hearts also contains stories by Patricia Potter and Heather Graham Pozzessere. To Have and to Hold also contains stories by Jane Bonander, Elaine Coffman and Kasey Michaels. A Christmas Together also has stories by Jane Bonander, Tanya Anne Crosby and Jennifer Horsman.
Abduction and Seduction also has stories by Rebecca Brandewyne and Diana Palmer. Outlaws and Heroes also has stories by Mallory Rush and Dallas Schulze. Spouse for Hire also has stories from Lee Magner and Kasey Michaels. Hot Pursuit also includes stories by Mallory Rush and Anne Stuart. Lone Star Christmas and Other Gifts and Under the Mistletoe also have stories by Diana Palmer.
em>Taming the Lone Wolf is available in a collection with the story Single in the Saddle by Vicki Lewis Thompson. The Bluest Eyes in Texas is available in a collection with the story Wife in Name Only by Carolyn Zane. More Than Words, Vol. 6 also has stories by Rochelle Alers, Robyn Carr, Maureen Child and Christina Skye.