Order of Janet Dailey Books
Janet Dailey (1944-2013) was an American novelist of romance novels. Dailey largely writes standalone titles, but also has a few series to name, including the 50 book Americana series, the Calder series and more. In 1997, Dailey was sued by popular romance novelist Nora Roberts for plagiarism, which Roberts considered “mind rape.”
Janet Dailey started her literary career in 1974 when she started her Cord & Stacy series with No Quarter Asked. She quickly became a prolific author when she started her Americana series, where she wrote 50 books between the years of 1976 and 1982. Below is a list of all of Janet Dailey’s books in order of publication and in chronological order:
Publication Order of Aspen Books
| Aspen Gold | (1991) |    |
| Illusions | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Bannon Brothers Books
| Trust | (2011) | |
| Honor | (2012) | |
| Triumph | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Bennetts Books
| Christmas in Cowboy Country | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Calder Saga Books
| This Calder Sky | (1981) | |
| This Calder Range | (1982) | |
| Stands A Calder Man | (1983) | |
| Calder Born, Calder Bred | (1983) | |
| Calder Pride | (1999) | |
| Green Calder Grass | (2002) | |
| Shifting Calder Wind | (2003) | |
| Calder Promise | (2004) | |
| Lone Calder Star | (2005) | |
| Calder Storm | (2006) | |
| Santa In Montana | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Calder Brand Books
| Calder Brand | (2021) | |
Publication Order of The Champions Books
| Whirlwind | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Cord & Stacy Books
| No Quarter Asked | (1974) | |
| Fiesta San Antonio | (1977) | |
| For Bitter or Worse | (1978) | |
Publication Order of The Christmas Tree Ranch Books
| My Kind of Christmas | (2018) | |
| It's a Christmas Thing | (2019) | |
| Holding Out for Christmas | (2020) | |
Publication Order of A Cowboy Christmas Books
| Long, Tall Christmas | (2015) | |
| Christmas on My Mind | (2016) | |
| Just a Little Christmas | (2017) | |
Publication Order of The Tylers of Texas Books
| Texas True | (2014) | |
| Texas Tough | (2015) | |
| Texas Tall | (2017) | |
| Texas Fierce | (2017) | |
| Texas Free | (2018) | |
| Texas Forever | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Americana Books
| Savage Land: Texas | (1974) | |
| Darling Jenny: Wyoming | (1974) | |
| Fire and Ice: California | (1975) | |
| Land of Enchantment: New Mexico | (1975) | |
| After the Storm: Colorado | (1975) | |
| Boss Man From Ogallala: Nebraska | (1975) | |
| Show Me: Missouri | (1976) | |
| The Homeplace: Iowa | (1976) | |
| Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama | (1976) | |
| Night of the Cotillion: Georgia | (1976) | |
| Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas | (1976) | |
| A Lyon's Share: Illinois | (1976) | |
| Big Sky Country: Montana | (1977) | |
| The Matchmakers: Delaware | (1977) | |
| Reilly's Woman: Nevada | (1977) | |
| The Indy Man: Indiana | (1977) | |
| Six White Horses: Oklahoma | (1977) | |
| The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio | (1977) | |
| Bluegrass King: KY | (1977) | |
| To Tell the Truth: OR | (1977) | |
| Sonora Sundown: Arizona | (1978) | |
| Summer Mahogany: Maine | (1978) | |
| The Bride of the Delta Queen: Louisiana | (1978) | |
| Green Mountain Man: Vermont | (1978) | |
| Beware of the Stranger: NY | (1978) | |
| Giant of Mesabi: MN | (1978) | |
| Low Country Liar: SC | (1978) | |
| Tidewater Lover: VA | (1978) | |
| Bed of Grass: Maryland | (1979) | |
| Kona Winds: Hawaii | (1979) | |
| That Boston Man: Massachusetts | (1979) | |
| Strange Bedfellow: RI | (1979) | |
| Sentimental Journey: TN | (1979) | |
| For Mike's Sake: Washington | (1979) | |
| A Land Called Deseret: UT | (1979) | |
| Lord of the High Lonesome: ND | (1980) | |
| Heart of Stone: New Hampshire | (1980) | |
| Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia | (1980) | |
| Enemy in Camp: MI | (1980) | |
| The Mating Season: KS | (1980) | |
| Southern Nights: Florida | (1980) | |
| The Thawing of a Mara: Pennsylvania | (1980) | |
| Difficult Decision: Connecticut | (1980) | |
| A Tradition of Pride: Mississippi | (1981) | |
| Dakota Dreamin': South Dakota | (1981) | |
| With a Little Luck: Wisconsin | (1981) | |
| That Carolina Summer: North Carolina | (1981) | |
| The Travelling Kind: Idaho | (1981) | |
| Northern Magic: Alaska | (1982) | |
| One of the Boys: New Jersey | (1983) | |
Chronological Order of Americana Books
| Boss Man From Ogallala: Nebraska | (1975) | |
| Land of Enchantment: New Mexico | (1975) | |
| Savage Land: Texas | (1974) | |
| Fire and Ice: California | (1975) | |
| The Homeplace: Iowa | (1976) | |
| After the Storm: Colorado | (1975) | |
| Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama | (1976) | |
| Night of the Cotillion: Georgia | (1976) | |
| Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas | (1976) | |
| Show Me: Missouri | (1976) | |
| Bluegrass King: KY | (1977) | |
| A Lyon's Share: Illinois | (1976) | |
| The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio | (1977) | |
| The Indy Man: Indiana | (1977) | |
| Darling Jenny: Wyoming | (1974) | |
| Reilly's Woman: Nevada | (1977) | |
| To Tell the Truth: OR | (1977) | |
| Sonora Sundown: Arizona | (1978) | |
| Big Sky Country: Montana | (1977) | |
| Beware of the Stranger: NY | (1978) | |
| Giant of Mesabi: MN | (1978) | |
| The Matchmakers: Delaware | (1977) | |
| Green Mountain Man: Vermont | (1978) | |
| Six White Horses: Oklahoma | (1977) | |
| Summer Mahogany: Maine | (1978) | |
| The Bride of the Delta Queen: Louisiana | (1978) | |
| Tidewater Lover: VA | (1978) | |
| Strange Bedfellow: RI | (1979) | |
| Low Country Liar: SC | (1978) | |
| For Mike's Sake: Washington | (1979) | |
| Sentimental Journey: TN | (1979) | |
| A Land Called Deseret: UT | (1979) | |
| Kona Winds: Hawaii | (1979) | |
| That Boston Man: Massachusetts | (1979) | |
| Bed of Grass: Maryland | (1979) | |
| The Thawing of a Mara: Pennsylvania | (1980) | |
| The Mating Season: KS | (1980) | |
| Lord of the High Lonesome: ND | (1980) | |
| Southern Nights: Florida | (1980) | |
| Enemy in Camp: MI | (1980) | |
| Heart of Stone: New Hampshire | (1980) | |
| One of the Boys: New Jersey | (1983) | |
| Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia | (1980) | |
| A Tradition of Pride: Mississippi | (1981) | |
| The Travelling Kind: Idaho | (1981) | |
| Dakota Dreamin': South Dakota | (1981) | |
| Northern Magic: Alaska | (1982) | |
| Difficult Decision: Connecticut | (1980) | |
| With a Little Luck: Wisconsin | (1981) | |
| That Carolina Summer: North Carolina | (1981) | |
Publication Order of New Americana Books
| Sunrise Canyon | (2016) | |
| Refuge Cove | (2018) | |
| Letters from Peaceful Lane | (2019) | |
| Hart's Hollow Farm | (2019) | |
| Paradise Peak | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Sweet Promise | (1976) | |
| Something Extra | (1976) | |
| To Santa With Love | (1977) | |
| The Master Fiddler | (1977) | |
| The Ivory Cane | (1977) | |
| Touch the Wind | (1979) | |
| The Rogue | (1979) | |
| Ride The Thunder | (1980) | |
| Nightway | (1980) | |
| The Hostage Bride | (1981) | |
| For the Love of God | (1981) | |
| The Lancaster Men | (1981) | |
| Eve's Christmas | (1982) | |
| Mistletoe and Holly | (1982) | |
| Wildcatter's Woman | (1982) | |
| The Second Time | (1982) | |
| Boss Man From Ogallala | (1982) | |
| Terms of Surrender | (1982) | |
| The Best Way to Lose | (1983) | |
| Foxfire Light | (1983) | |
| Western Man | (1983) | |
| Separate Cabins | (1983) | |
| Silver Wings, Santiago Blue | (1984) | |
| The Pride of Hannah Wade | (1984) | |
| Searching For Santa | (1984) | |
| Leftover Love | (1984) | |
| The Glory Game | (1985) | |
| The Great Alone | (1986) | |
| Heiress | (1987) | |
| Travelling Kind | (1987) | |
| Rivals | (1988) | |
| Honourable Friends | (1989) | |
| Masquerade | (1990) | |
| Tangled Vines | (1992) | |
| American Dreams | (1994) | |
| Riding High | (1994) | |
| The Proud and the Free | (1994) | |
| Legacies | (1995) | |
| The Healing Touch | (1996) | |
| Notorious | (1996) | |
| A Spring Bouquet | (1996) | |
| Scrooge Wore Spurs | (1997) | |
| A Capital Holiday | (2001) | |
| Can't Say Goodbye | (2002) | |
| Always With Love | (2002) | |
| Because Of You | (2002) | |
| Maybe This Christmas | (2003) | |
| The Not Forgotten War | (2003) | |
| Forever | (2004) | |
| Dance With Me | (2004) | |
| Everything | (2004) | |
| Happily Ever After | (2005) | |
| It Takes Two | (2005) | |
| Going My Way | (2005) | |
| Ranch Dressing | (2006) | |
| Bring the Ring | (2006) | |
| Try To Resist Me | (2006) | |
| Something More | (2007) | |
| With This Kiss | (2007) | |
| Wearing White | (2007) | |
| Man of Mine | (2007) | |
| Mistletoe and Molly | (2007) | |
| Stealing Kisses | (2008) | |
| Crazy In Love | (2008) | |
| Yes, I Do | (2008) | |
| When You Kiss Me | (2009) | |
| Texas Kiss | (2009) | |
| Lover Man | (2009) | |
| Santa In A Stetson | (2009) | |
| American Destiny | (2009) | |
| That Loving Feeling | (2010) | |
| Close To You | (2010) | |
| A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree | (2012) | |
| Merry Christmas, Cowboy | (2013) | |
| Happy Is the Bride | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Happy Holidays | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Unmasked | (1997) | |
| You're Still the One | (2013) | |
Notes: Marry Me, Cowboy! also has stories by Susan Fox, Anne McAllister and Margaret Way. Unmasked also has stories by Jennifer Blake and Elizabeth Gage. Happy is the Bride was written with Cat Johnson, Kate Pearce and Lori Wilde.
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