Joanna Wayne Books in Order
Joanna Wayne has written 55 books, published between 1994 and 2023. The first book is Deep in the Bayou (1994) and the newest is French Quarter Fatale (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 55
- Published
- 1994–2023
- Confirmed
- 7 of 55 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,923 in 41 of 55 books
- Reading time
- 182–273 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,923 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 55 titles with a page count on record.
Joanna Wayne is the pseudonym of Jo Ann Vest, an American author of contemporary romance. The catalogue lists 55 books from Deep in the Bayou (1994) to French Quarter Fatale (2023). Subjects include romantic suspense, western romance, murder, private investigators, women journalists, cowboys and Texas. Series include Big D Dads: The Daltons, Hidden Passions, Four Brothers of Colt's Run Cross, Sons of Troy Ledger, Kavanaughs, Randolph Family Ties and Special Ops Texas. Early titles include Behind The Mask (1995), Extreme Heat (1996) and The Stranger Next Door (2000).
How many Joanna Wayne books are there?
Joanna Wayne has 55 books, released between 1994 and 2023. They include 8 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Joanna Wayne Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 55 Joanna Wayne 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.
- 119942563/4
- 21995–3/4
- 31996–3/4
- 41997–3/4
- 5Jodie's Little Secrets1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419982561/4
- 6All I Want for Christmas1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419982561/4
- 720002561/4
- 820002561/4
- 920002561/4
- 1020022561/4
- 1120022561/4
- 1220032511/4
- 13Under Wraps2003 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420035121/4
- 142003–2/4
- 152004–1/4
- 1620042511/4
- 17Alligator Moon2004 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/420042981/4
- 1820042481/4
- 1920042502/4
- 20The Gentleman's Club2005 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/420052971/4
- 21Security Measures2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420053201/4
- 222005–3/4
- 23Maverick Christmas2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420062561/4
- 2420072481/4
- 2520072822/4
- 2620072241/4
- 2720082241/4
- 2820082241/4
- 2920082181/4
- 3020092161/4
- 3120092881/4
- 3220092171/4
- 332010–1/4
- 3420102881/4
- 3520112191/4
- 362011–3/4
- 372012–1/4
- 382012–1/4
- 392012–1/4
- 402012–1/4
- 4120122831/4
- 4220122883/4
- 43Cover Me2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 4420132181/4
- 4520132051/4
- 4620142191/4
- 4720142191/4
- 4820152241/4
- 4920162881/4
- 5020162881/4
- 5120172561/4
- 5220172881/4
- 532018–1/4
- 54New Orleans Noir2019 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420195121/4
- 55French Quarter Fatale2023 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420232561/4
Joanna Wayne 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.
Big D Dads: The Daltons in order
6 booksFour Brothers of Colt's Run Cross in order
5 booksSons of Troy Ledger in order
4 booksBig D Dads in order
4 books- 1. Son of a Gun
- 2. Son of a Gun
- 4. Big Shot
- 5. Big Shot
Kavanaughs in order
4 booksSpecial Ops Texas in order
3 booksRandolph Family Ties in order
3 booksCowboy For Every Mood in order
2 books- 9. Cowboy Fever
- 32. Live Ammo
Bodyguards Unlimited, Denver, Colorado in order
1 bookNew Orleans Confidential in order
1 bookWoman of Mystery in order
1 bookFor Her Eyes Only in order
1 book- 9. Extreme Heat
Forrester Square in order
1 book- 13. Escape the Night
Cooper's Corner in order
1 book- 18. Just One Look
Code Red in order
1 book- 22. Justice for All
Dangerous to Love USA Series in order
1 book- 26. Behind The Mask
Greatest Texas Love Stories of All Time in order
1 book- 32. Family Ties
Standalone books
10 books10 Joanna Wayne titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Joanna Wayne books in order?
You only need to read Joanna Wayne books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Joanna Wayne
Start with Deep in the Bayou (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Joanna Wayne book?
French Quarter Fatale (2023) is the newest Joanna Wayne book released so far.
Is there a new Joanna Wayne book coming?
No next Joanna Wayne book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joanna Wayne at a glance
- Paused
- No new Joanna Wayne title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Joanna Wayne books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,923 pages across the 41 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joanna Wayne books, 26 of 55, were published in the 2000s.
What the Joanna Wayne books are about
43 of the 55 Joanna Wayne 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 16 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 16 of 43 books
- Romantic suspense 15 of 43 books
- Man-woman relationships 12 of 43 books
- Suspense 6 of 43 books
- Texas 6 of 43 books
- Western romance 5 of 43 books
- Cowboys 4 of 43 books
- Murder 4 of 43 books
- Suspense & adventure 4 of 43 books
- Investigation 3 of 43 books
- Private investigators 3 of 43 books
- Contemporary romance 3 of 43 books