Jill Gregory Books in Order

Jill Gregory has written 33 books, published between 1980 and 2020. The first book is To Distant Shores (1980) and the newest is The Rose and the Sword (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
33
Published
1980–2020
Pages on record
6,577 in 18 of 33 books
Reading time
110–164 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,577 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 33 titles with a page count on record.

Jill Gregory writes historical and western romance. Cowboys, sisters, women teachers and love stories recur across 33 books published between 1980 and 2020, from To Distant Shores (1980) to The Rose and the Sword (2020). The series are Thunder Creek, Lonesome Way, Bryony Hill and the Barclays, and the 1990s brought the most titles: Lone Star Lady (1990), Cherished (1992), Forever After (1993), Daisies in the Wind (1994).

How many Jill Gregory books are there?

Jill Gregory has 33 books, released between 1980 and 2020. They include 4 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.

Jill Gregory Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 33 Jill Gregory 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. 1
    To Distant Shores1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980
  2. 2
    The Wayward HeartBryony Hill #11982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982
  3. 3
    Promise Me the Dawn1984 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984342
  4. 4
    My True and Tender LoveBryony Hill #21985 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985328
  5. 5
    Moonlit Obsession1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986
  6. 6
    Looking Glass Years1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987
  7. 7
    Lone Star Lady1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990
  8. 8
    Cherished1992 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992416
  9. 9
    Forever After1993 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993496
  10. 10
    Daisies in the Wind1994 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994388
  11. 11
    When the Heart Beckons1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995
  12. 12
    Always You1996 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996384
  13. 13
    Just This Once1997 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997360
  14. 14
    Never Love a Cowboy1998 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998408
  15. 15
    Cold Night, Warm Stranger1999 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999390
  16. 16
    Rough Wrangler, Tender KissesBarclays #12000 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000370
  17. 17
    Once an OutlawBarclays #22001 · 355 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001355
  18. 18
    Thunder CreekThunder Creek #12002 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002356
  19. 19
    Night ThunderThunder Creek #22004 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004352
  20. 20
    Thunder at DawnThunder Creek #32005 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005307
  21. 21
    The Book of Names2006 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006304
  22. 22
    Wolf River2007 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007416
  23. 23
    The Illumination2009 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009309
  24. 24
    Sage CreekLonesome Way #12011 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011296
  25. 25
    Larkspur RoadLonesome Way #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  26. 26
    And Then There Was You2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  27. 27
    Blackbird LakeLonesome Way #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  28. 28
    Sunflower LaneLonesome Way #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  29. 292015
  30. 30
    Moonstone Magic2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  31. 31
    Impossible2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  32. 32
    Mirror, Mirror2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  33. 33
    The Rose and the Sword2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020

Jill Gregory 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.

Lonesome Way in order

4 books
  1. 1. Sage Creek
  2. 2. Larkspur Road
  3. 3. Blackbird Lake
  4. 4. Sunflower Lane

Thunder Creek in order

3 books
  1. 1. Thunder Creek
  2. 2. Night Thunder
  3. 3. Thunder at Dawn

Bryony Hill in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Wayward Heart
  2. 2. My True and Tender Love

Barclays in order

2 books
  1. 1. Rough Wrangler, Tender Kisses
  2. 2. Once an Outlaw

Standalone books

22 books

22 Jill Gregory titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jill Gregory books in order?

You only need to read Jill Gregory books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jill Gregory

Start with To Distant Shores (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jill Gregory book?

The Rose and the Sword (2020) is the newest Jill Gregory book released so far.

Is there a new Jill Gregory book coming?

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

Jill Gregory at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jill Gregory title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jill Gregory books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,577 pages across the 18 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 358 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jill Gregory books, 9 of 33, were published in the 1990s.

What the Jill Gregory books are about

22 of the 33 Jill Gregory books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 4 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • History 4 of 22 books
  • Romance 4 of 22 books
  • Man-woman relationships 3 of 22 books
  • Cowboys 2 of 22 books
  • Westerns 2 of 22 books