Order of Bitter Creek Books
Bitter Creek is a series of contemporary romance novels by American author Joan Johnston. The series is set in present-day Texas, where the Blackthornes and Creeks have been feuding for about a century. But despite the feud, there are romances that develop between the two sides.
Joan Johnston began her Bitter Creek series in 1999 with the novel The Cowboy. The series is currently ongoing. There is also a spin-off series called Mail-Order Brides. Below is a list of Joan Johnston’s Bitter Creek books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):
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) | |
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Bitter Creek Synopsis: In The Cowboy by Joan Johnston (book 1 of the Bitter Creek series). Trace Blackthorne has always got whatever he’s wanted. And what he wants now is Callie Creed. Over a decade ago, their family feud kept them apart, but now Trace is back home and has an offer for Callie – marry him and he’ll save her family from their financial woes. Will Callie choose the family who needs her or the only man she has ever loved?
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