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Janet Dailey Books in Order

161 books are credited to Janet Dailey, published between 1974 and 2026; 36 of them appeared after Janet Dailey's death in 2013. The first book is No Quarter Asked (1974) and the newest is Kill for a Million (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Janet Dailey is the pen name of Janet Anne Haradon.

Books
161
Published
1974–2026
Confirmed
161 of 161 titles
Pages on record
29,103 in 110 of 161 books
Reading time
485–728 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 29,103 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 110 of 161 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Janet Dailey, author

Janet Anne Haradon Dailey (1944-2013) was an American author of romance novels, translated into nineteen languages and sold in the hundreds of millions of copies. The Dailey catalogue holds 161 books opening with No Quarter Asked (1974), followed by state-titled entries including Savage Land: Texas (1974), Darling Jenny: Wyoming (1975) and Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama (1976). Subjects cover contemporary and historical romance, western romance, ranch life, love stories, Christmas stories and the Calder family. Series listed include the Calder Saga, New Americana, Tylers of Texas, Bannon Brothers and Christmas Tree Ranch. The listing also carries titles dated after 2013, running to Kill for a Million (2026).

How many Janet Dailey books are there?

Janet Dailey has 161 books, released between 1974 and 2026. 36 of them were published after Janet Dailey's death in 2013. They include 12 separate series.

Janet Dailey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 161 Janet Dailey 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Savage Land: Texas by Janet Dailey, book 1 of the Americana series (1974)
  2. Cover of After the Storm: Colorado by Janet Dailey, book 5 of the Americana series (1975)
  3. Cover of Sweet Promise by Janet Dailey, book 1 of the Janet Dailey Standalone Novels series (1976)
  4. Cover of Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama by Janet Dailey, book 9 of the Americana series (1976)
  5. Cover of Night of the Cotillion: Georgia by Janet Dailey, book 10 of the Americana series (1976)
  6. Cover of Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas by Janet Dailey, book 11 of the Americana series (1976)
  7. Cover of A Lyon's Share: Illinois by Janet Dailey, book 12 of the Americana series (1976)
  8. Cover of To Santa with Love by Janet Dailey, book 3 of the Janet Dailey Standalone Novels series (1977)
  9. Cover of Big Sky Country: Montana by Janet Dailey, book 13 of the Americana series (1977)
  10. Cover of The Matchmakers: Delaware by Janet Dailey, book 14 of the Americana series (1977)
  11. Cover of Reilly's Woman: Nevada by Janet Dailey, book 15 of the Americana series (1977)
  12. Cover of The Indy Man: Indiana by Janet Dailey, book 16 of the Americana series (1977)
  13. Cover of Six White Horses: Oklahoma by Janet Dailey, book 17 of the Americana series (1977)
  14. Cover of The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio by Janet Dailey, book 18 of the Americana series (1977)
  15. Cover of Bluegrass King: Kentucky by Janet Dailey, book 19 of the Americana series (1977)
  16. Cover of To Tell the Truth: Oregon by Janet Dailey, book 20 of the Americana series (1977)
  17. Cover of For Bitter or Worse by Janet Dailey, book 3 of the Cord & Stacy series (1978)
  18. Cover of Summer Mahogany: Maine by Janet Dailey, book 22 of the Americana series (1978)
  19. Cover of Green Mountain Man: Vermont by Janet Dailey, book 24 of the Americana series (1978)
  20. Cover of Beware of the Stranger: New York by Janet Dailey, book 25 of the Americana series (1978)
  21. Cover of Giant of Mesabi: Minnesota by Janet Dailey, book 26 of the Americana series (1978)
  22. Cover of Tidewater Lover: Virginia by Janet Dailey, book 27 of the Americana series (1978)
  23. Cover of The Rogue by Janet Dailey, book 7 of the Janet Dailey Standalone Novels series (1979)
  24. Cover of Bed of Grass: Maryland by Janet Dailey, book 28 of the Americana series (1979)
  1. 1
    No Quarter AskedCord & Stacy #11974 · 168 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1974168
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  2. 2
    Savage Land: TexasAmericana #11974 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1974246
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  3. 3
    Fire and Ice: CaliforniaAmericana #21975 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975186
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  4. 4
    Darling Jenny: WyomingAmericana #31975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975–
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  5. 5
    Land of Enchantment: New MexicoAmericana #41975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975–
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  6. 6
    After the Storm: ColoradoAmericana #51975 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975116
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  7. 7
    Boss Man From Ogallala: NebraskaAmericana #61975 · confirmed 3/4
    1975–
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  8. 8
    Sweet PromiseJanet Dailey Standalone Novels #11976 · 217 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976217
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  9. 9
    Something ExtraJanet Dailey Standalone Novels #21976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976–
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  10. 10
    Show Me: MissouriAmericana #71976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976–
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  11. 11
    The Homeplace: IowaAmericana #81976 · confirmed 3/4
    1976–
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  12. 12
    Dangerous Masquerade: AlabamaAmericana #91976 · 124 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976124
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  13. 13
    Night of the Cotillion: GeorgiaAmericana #101976 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976128
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  14. 14
    Valley of the Vapours: ArkansasAmericana #111976 · 124 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976124
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  15. 15
    A Lyon's Share: IllinoisAmericana #121976 · 124 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976124
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  16. 16
    Fiesta San AntonioCord & Stacy #21977 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977251
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  17. 17
    To Santa with LoveJanet Dailey Standalone Novels #31977 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977344
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  18. 18
    The Master FiddlerJanet Dailey Standalone Novels #41977 · confirmed 3/4
    1977–
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  19. 19
    The Ivory CaneJanet Dailey Standalone Novels #51977 · confirmed 3/4
    1977–
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  20. 20
    Big Sky Country: MontanaAmericana #131977 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977120
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  21. 21
    The Matchmakers: DelawareAmericana #141977 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977120
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  22. 22
    Reilly's Woman: NevadaAmericana #151977 · 193 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977193
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  23. 23
    The Indy Man: IndianaAmericana #161977 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977192
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  24. 24
    Six White Horses: OklahomaAmericana #171977 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977116
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  25. 25
    The Widow and the Wastrel: OhioAmericana #181977 · confirmed 3/4
    1977–
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  26. 26
    Bluegrass King: KentuckyAmericana #191977 · confirmed 3/4
    1977–
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  27. 27
    To Tell the Truth: OregonAmericana #201977 · confirmed 3/4
    1977–
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  28. 28
    For Bitter or WorseCord & Stacy #31978 · 189 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978189
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  29. 29
    Sonora Sundown: ArizonaAmericana #211978 · 188 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978188
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  30. 30
    Summer Mahogany: MaineAmericana #221978 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978120
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Janet Dailey characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Janet Dailey books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Janet Dailey Standalone Novels

55 books

55 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Americana books in order

50 books by Janet Dailey
  1. 1. Savage Land: Texas
  2. 2. Fire and Ice: California
  3. 3. Darling Jenny: Wyoming
  4. 4. Land of Enchantment: New Mexico
  5. 5. After the Storm: Colorado
  6. 6. Boss Man From Ogallala: Nebraska
  7. 7. Show Me: Missouri
  8. 8. The Homeplace: Iowa
  9. 9. Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama
  10. 10. Night of the Cotillion: Georgia
  11. 11. Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas
  12. 12. A Lyon's Share: Illinois
  13. and 38 more in the table above

Calder Saga in order

11 books
  1. 1. This Calder Sky
  2. 2. This Calder Range
  3. 3. Stands a Calder Man
  4. 4. Calder Born, Calder Bred
  5. 5. Calder Pride
  6. 6. Green Calder Grass
  7. 7. Shifting Calder Wind
  8. 8. Calder Promise
  9. 9. Lone Calder Star
  10. 10. Calder Storm
  11. 11. Santa in Montana

New Americana in order

8 books
  1. 1. Sunrise Canyon
  2. 2. Refuge Cove
  3. 3. Letters from Peaceful Lane
  4. 4. Hart's Hollow Farm
  5. 5. Paradise Peak
  6. 6. Hope Creek
  7. 7. Blue Moon Haven
  8. 8. Lone Oaks Crossing

Tylers of Texas in order

6 books
  1. 1. Texas True
  2. 2. Texas Tough
  3. 3. Texas Tall
  4. 4. Texas Fierce
  5. 5. Texas Free
  6. 6. Texas Forever

Christmas Tree Ranch in order

6 books
  1. 1. My Kind of Christmas
  2. 2. It's a Christmas Thing
  3. 3. Holding Out for Christmas
  4. 4. Santa's Sweetheart
  5. 5. Somebody Like Santa
  6. 6. The Sound of Sleighbells

Calder Brand in order

5 books
  1. 1. Calder Brand
  2. 2. Calder Grit
  3. 3. A Calder at Heart
  4. 4. Calder Country
  5. 5. Calder Strong

Cord & Stacy in order

3 books
  1. 1. No Quarter Asked
  2. 2. Fiesta San Antonio
  3. 3. For Bitter or Worse

Bannon Brothers in order

3 books
  1. 1. Trust
  2. 2. Honor
  3. 3. Triumph

A Cowboy Christmas in order

3 books
  1. 1. Long, Tall Christmas
  2. 2. Christmas on My Mind
  3. 3. Just a Little Christmas

Champions in order

3 books
  1. 1. Whirlwind
  2. 2. Whiplash
  3. 3. Quicksand

Rivalries in order

3 books
  1. 1. One in a Million
  2. 2. Lie for a Million
  3. 3. Kill for a Million

Aspen in order

2 books
  1. 1. Aspen Gold
  2. 2. Illusions

Janet Dailey Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Bennetts in order

1 book
  1. 1. Christmas in Cowboy Country

Frosted Firs Ranch in order

1 book
  1. 1. Evergreen Christmas

Janet Dailey Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Janet Dailey books run from No Quarter Asked (1974) to Kill for a Million (2026), the sequence in the table above. The Americana series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Americana books in chronological order. No other Janet Dailey story order is on record.

Do you have to read Janet Dailey books in order?

You only need to read Janet Dailey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Janet Dailey

Start with the first book of the Janet Dailey series you want to read: Calder starts with This Calder Sky (1981) and Americana starts with Savage Land: Texas (1974). The earliest catalogued title overall is No Quarter Asked (1974).

What is the newest Janet Dailey book?

Kill for a Million (2026) is the newest Janet Dailey book released so far.

Is there a new Janet Dailey book coming?

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

Janet Dailey at a glance

Died
Janet Dailey died in 2013, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Janet Dailey are still being published after Janet Dailey's death in 2013; the newest appeared in 2026.
Release pace
Janet Dailey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
29,103 pages across the 110 of 161 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Janet Dailey books, 45 of 161, were published in the 1970s.

What the Janet Dailey books are about

130 of the 161 Janet Dailey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 49 of 130. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.