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Jo Goodman Books in Order

Jo Goodman has written 43 books, published between 1984 and 2020. The first book is The Captain's Lady (1984) and the newest is Ramsey Rules (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
43
Published
1984–2020
Pages on record
15,787 in 36 of 43 books
Reading time
263–395 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,787 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 43 titles with a page count on record.

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Jo Goodman writes historical romance, westerns included. Forty-three books are catalogued between The Captain's Lady (1984) and Ramsey Rules (2020), with recorded subjects covering ranchers, physicians, private investigators, brothers, missing persons and manners and customs. The Dennehy Sisters, McClellan Family, Compass Club, Thorne Brothers, Bitter Springs, Reidsville and Cowboys of Colorado series all appear in the listing.

How many Jo Goodman books are there?

Jo Goodman has 43 books, released between 1984 and 2020. They include 12 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Jo Goodman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 43 Jo Goodman 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 The Captain's Lady by Jo Goodman (1984)
  2. Cover of Crystal Passion by Jo Goodman, book 1 of the McClellan Family series (1985)
  3. Cover of Seaswept Abandon by Jo Goodman, book 2 of the McClellan Family series (1986)
  4. Cover of Violet Fire by Jo Goodman (1987)
  5. Cover of Tempting Torment by Jo Goodman, book 3 of the McClellan Family series (1989)
  6. Cover of Passion's Sweet Revenge / His Heart's Revenge by Jo Goodman, book 2 of the Marshall Brothers series (1990)
  7. Cover of Sweet Fire by Jo Goodman (1991)
  8. Cover of Tidewater Promise by Jo Goodman, book 4 of the McClellan Family series (1991)
  9. Cover of Rogue's Mistress / My Heart's Desire by Jo Goodman, book 2 of the Dennehy Sisters series (1993)
  10. Cover of Forever in My Heart by Jo Goodman, book 3 of the Dennehy Sisters series (1994)
  11. Cover of Always In My Dreams by Jo Goodman, book 4 of the Dennehy Sisters series (1995)
  12. Cover of My Steadfast Heart by Jo Goodman, book 1 of the Thorne Brothers series (1997)
  13. Cover of Only In My Arms by Jo Goodman, book 5 of the Dennehy Sisters series (1997)
  14. Cover of My Reckless Heart by Jo Goodman, book 2 of the Thorne Brothers series (1998)
  15. Cover of More Than You Know by Jo Goodman, book 1 of the Hamilton Family series (2000)
  16. Cover of More Than You Wished by Jo Goodman, book 2 of the Hamilton Family series (2001)
  17. Cover of Let Me Be The One by Jo Goodman, book 1 of the Compass Club series (2002)
  18. Cover of Everything I Ever Wanted by Jo Goodman, book 2 of the Compass Club series (2003)
  19. Cover of All I Ever Needed by Jo Goodman, book 3 of the Compass Club series (2003)
  20. Cover of Beyond a Wicked Kiss by Jo Goodman, book 4 of the Compass Club series (2004)
  21. Cover of A Season to Be Sinful by Jo Goodman, book 1 of the Grantham series (2005)
  22. Cover of One Forbidden Evening by Jo Goodman, book 2 of the Grantham series (2006)
  23. Cover of If His Kiss Is Wicked by Jo Goodman, book 3 of the Grantham series (2007)
  24. Cover of The Price Of Desire by Jo Goodman (2008)
  1. 1
    The Captain's Lady1984 · 476 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984476
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  2. 2
    Crystal PassionMcClellan Family #11985 · 494 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985494
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  3. 3
    Seaswept AbandonMcClellan Family #21986 · 445 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986445
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  4. 4
    Velvet NightPassion's Bride #11987 · 477 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987477
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  5. 5
    Violet Fire1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    Scarlet Lies1988 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988480
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  7. 7
    Midnight Princess / Her Defiant HeartMarshall Brothers #11989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  8. 8
    Tempting TormentMcClellan Family #31989 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989512
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  9. 9
    Passion's Sweet Revenge / His Heart's RevengeMarshall Brothers #21990 · 479 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990479
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  10. 10
    Sweet Fire1991 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991448
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  11. 11
    Tidewater PromiseMcClellan Family #41991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  12. 12
    Wild Sweet Ecstasy / Only My LoveDennehy Sisters #11992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  13. 13
    Rogue's Mistress / My Heart's DesireDennehy Sisters #21993 · 444 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993444
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  14. 14
    Forever in My HeartDennehy Sisters #31994 · 474 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994474
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  15. 15
    Always In My DreamsDennehy Sisters #41995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  16. 16
    My Steadfast HeartThorne Brothers #11997 · 413 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997413
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  17. 17
    Only In My ArmsDennehy Sisters #51997 · 444 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997444
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  18. 18
    My Reckless HeartThorne Brothers #21998 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998441
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  19. 19
    With All My HeartThorne Brothers #31999 · 429 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999429
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  20. 20
    More Than You KnowHamilton Family #12000 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000396
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  21. 21
    More Than You WishedHamilton Family #22001 · 415 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001415
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  22. 22
    Let Me Be The OneCompass Club #12002 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002432
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  23. 23
    Everything I Ever WantedCompass Club #22003 · 446 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003446
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  24. 24
    All I Ever NeededCompass Club #32003 · 431 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003431
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  25. 25
    Beyond a Wicked KissCompass Club #42004 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004441
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  26. 26
    A Season to Be SinfulGrantham #12005 · 431 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005431
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  27. 27
    One Forbidden EveningGrantham #22006 · 444 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006444
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  28. 28
    If His Kiss Is WickedGrantham #32007 · 414 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007414
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  29. 29
    The Price Of Desire2008 · 439 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008439
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  30. 30
    Never Love A LawmanReidsville #12009 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009384
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Jo Goodman 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.

Dennehy Sisters in order

5 books
  1. 1. Wild Sweet Ecstasy / Only My Love
  2. 2. Rogue's Mistress / My Heart's Desire
  3. 3. Forever in My Heart
  4. 4. Always In My Dreams
  5. 5. Only In My Arms

McClellan Family in order

4 books
  1. 1. Crystal Passion
  2. 2. Seaswept Abandon
  3. 3. Tempting Torment
  4. 4. Tidewater Promise

Compass Club in order

4 books
  1. 1. Let Me Be The One
  2. 2. Everything I Ever Wanted
  3. 3. All I Ever Needed
  4. 4. Beyond a Wicked Kiss

Thorne Brothers in order

3 books
  1. 1. My Steadfast Heart
  2. 2. My Reckless Heart
  3. 3. With All My Heart

Grantham in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Season to Be Sinful
  2. 2. One Forbidden Evening
  3. 3. If His Kiss Is Wicked

Bitter Springs in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Last Renegade
  2. 2. True to the Law
  3. 3. In Want of a Wife

Cowboys of Colorado in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Touch of Frost
  2. 2. A Touch of Flame
  3. 3. A Touch of Forever

Marshall Brothers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Midnight Princess / Her Defiant Heart
  2. 2. Passion's Sweet Revenge / His Heart's Revenge

Hamilton Family in order

2 books
  1. 1. More Than You Know
  2. 2. More Than You Wished

Reidsville in order

2 books
  1. 1. Never Love A Lawman
  2. 2. Marry Me

McKenna Brothers in order

2 books
  1. 1. This Gun for Hire
  2. 2. The Devil You Know

Passion's Bride in order

1 book
  1. 1. Velvet Night

Standalone books

9 books

9 Jo Goodman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jo Goodman books in order?

You only need to read Jo Goodman 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 Jo Goodman

Start with The Captain's Lady (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jo Goodman book?

Ramsey Rules (2020) is the newest Jo Goodman book released so far.

Is there a new Jo Goodman book coming?

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

Jo Goodman at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jo Goodman title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jo Goodman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
15,787 pages across the 36 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 436 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jo Goodman books, 11 of 43, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jo Goodman books are about

33 of the 43 Jo Goodman 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 13 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.