Cathy MacRae Books in Order

Cathy MacRae has written 21 books, published between 2013 and 2021. The first book is The Highlander's Accidental Bride (2013) and the newest is The Highlander's Pirate Bride (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
2013–2021
Pages on record
511 in 2 of 21 books

Romance and historical are the two subject headings for Cathy MacRae, whose catalogue holds 21 books dated 2013 to 2021, all credited to MacRae alone. The Highlander's Accidental Bride opened the listing in 2013, The Highlander's Tempestuous Bride followed in 2014, and Highland Escape, The Highlander's French Bride and The Highlander's Outlaw Bride in 2015. Adam (2015) and MacLeod, Malcolm and Patrick (2016) sit alongside them, and The Highlander's Pirate Bride is dated 2021. Hardy Heroines is the one series listed.

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How many Cathy MacRae books are there?

Cathy MacRae has 21 books, released between 2013 and 2021. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Cathy MacRae Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Cathy MacRae books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of October 2026.

  1. 1
    The Highlander's Accidental BrideHighland Brides #12013 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013356
  2. 2
    The Highlander's Tempestuous BrideHighland Brides #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  3. 3
    Highland EscapeHardy Heroines #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  4. 4
    The Highlander's Outlaw BrideHighland Brides #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  5. 5
    The Highlander's French BrideHighland Brides #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  6. 6
    AdamGhosts of Culloden Moor #112015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
  7. 7
    MalcolmGhosts of Culloden Moor #162016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  8. 8
    MacLeodGhosts of Culloden Moor #212016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  9. 9
    PatrickGhosts of Culloden Moor #262016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  10. 10
    The Highlander's Viking BrideHardy Heroines #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  11. 11
    The Highlander's Crusader BrideHardy Heroines #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  12. 12
    Mhàiri’s Yuletide Wish2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  13. 13
    The Highlander's Norse BrideHardy Heroines #42018 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018155
  14. 14
    The Highlander's Welsh BrideHardy Heroines #52018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  15. 15
    The SaintDe Wolfe Pack Connected World #62018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  16. 16
    The PenitentDe Wolfe Pack Connected World #132019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  17. 17
    The CursedDe Wolfe Pack Connected World #162019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  18. 18
    Brenna's Yuletide Song2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  19. 19
    The Prince's Highland BrideHardy Heroines #62020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  20. 20
    The Highlander's Reluctant BrideHighland Brides #52021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  21. 21
    The Highlander's Pirate BrideHardy Heroines #72021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–

Cathy MacRae books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Hardy Heroines in order

7 books
  1. 1. Highland Escape
  2. 2. The Highlander's Viking Bride
  3. 3. The Highlander's Crusader Bride
  4. 4. The Highlander's Norse Bride
  5. 5. The Highlander's Welsh Bride
  6. 6. The Prince's Highland Bride
  7. 7. The Highlander's Pirate Bride

Highland Brides in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Highlander's Accidental Bride
  2. 2. The Highlander's Tempestuous Bride
  3. 3. The Highlander's Outlaw Bride
  4. 4. The Highlander's French Bride
  5. 5. The Highlander's Reluctant Bride

Ghosts of Culloden Moor in order

4 books
  1. 11. Adam
  2. 16. Malcolm
  3. 21. MacLeod
  4. 26. Patrick

De Wolfe Pack Connected World in order

3 books
  1. 6. The Saint
  2. 13. The Penitent
  3. 16. The Cursed

Standalone books

2 books

2 Cathy MacRae titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cathy MacRae books in order?

You only need to read Cathy MacRae books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Cathy MacRae

Start with The Highlander's Accidental Bride (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cathy MacRae book?

The Highlander's Pirate Bride (2021) is the newest Cathy MacRae book released so far.

Is there a new Cathy MacRae book coming?

No next Cathy MacRae book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Cathy MacRae at a glance

Paused
No new Cathy MacRae title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Cathy MacRae books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
511 pages across the 2 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cathy MacRae books, 17 of 21, were published in the 2010s.

When Cathy MacRae books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Cathy MacRae titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 17 titles.

2010s
17
2020s
4

21 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Cathy MacRae books are about

10 of the 21 Cathy MacRae books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.