Julie Garwood Books in Order
Julie Garwood has written 36 books, published between 1985 and 2022. The first book is Gentle Warrior (1985) and the newest is Grace Under Fire (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 1985–2022
- Confirmed
- 36 of 36 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,225 in 35 of 36 books
- Reading time
- 204–306 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,225 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 35 of 36 titles with a page count on record.
Julie Garwood (1944-2023) was an American novelist who wrote more than twenty-seven romance novels across historical and suspense subgenres. More than 35 million copies of Garwood's books are in print, and at least 24 reached the New York Times bestseller list. A Girl Named Summer is a Garwood novel for young adults. For the Roses became the television feature Rose Hill. The catalogue records 36 books, running from Gentle Warrior (1985) to Grace Under Fire (2022), with series including Buchanan-Renard-MacKenna, Claybornes of Rose Hill, Crown's Spies, Highlands' Lairds and Lairds' Brides.
How many Julie Garwood books are there?
Julie Garwood has 36 books, released between 1985 and 2022. They include 6 separate series.
Julie Garwood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Julie Garwood books in the order they were released, 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.
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- 222000–3/4
- 2320014023/4
- 2420024003/4
- 2520044363/4
- 2620053533/4
- 2720064003/4
- 2820073393/4
- 2920083203/4
- 3020093363/4
- 3120113223/4
- 3220123663/4
- 3320133563/4
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- 3520173033/4
- 3620223523/4
Julie Garwood 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.
Buchanan-Renard-MacKenna in order
14 books- 1. Heartbreaker
- 2. Mercy
- 3. Killjoy
- 4. Murder List
- 5. Slow Burn
- 6. Shadow Dance
- 7. Fire and Ice
- 8. Sizzle
- 9. The Ideal Man
- 10. Sweet Talk
- 11. Hotshot
- 12. Fast Track
- and 2 more in the table above
Julie Garwood Standalone Novels
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Claybornes of Rose Hill in order
5 booksCrown's Spies in order
4 books- 1. The Lion's Lady
- 2. Guardian Angel
- 3. The Gift
- 4. Castles
Highlands' Lairds in order
3 books- 1. The Secret
- 2. Ransom
- 3. Shadow Music
Lairds' Brides in order
2 books- 1. The Bride
- 2. The Wedding
Girls of Canby Hall in order
1 bookWildfire in order
1 bookJulie Garwood Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Julie Garwood books run from Gentle Warrior (1985) to Grace Under Fire (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Julie Garwood in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Julie Garwood books in order?
You only need to read Julie Garwood books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Julie Garwood books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Gentle Warrior (1985), the earliest published title. After it come What's a Girl to Do? (1985), Rebellious Desire (1986), A Girl Named Summer (1986) and The Lion's Lady (1988); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Julie Garwood book?
Grace Under Fire (2022) is the newest Julie Garwood book released so far.
Is there a new Julie Garwood book coming?
No next Julie Garwood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Julie Garwood Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 36 books in publication order is on the Julie Garwood reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Julie Garwood at a glance
- Died
- Julie Garwood died in 2023, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Julie Garwood on record dates from 2022.
- Release pace
- Julie Garwood books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,225 pages across the 35 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 358 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Julie Garwood books, 15 of 36, were published in the 1990s.
What the Julie Garwood books are about
33 of the 36 Julie Garwood books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 17 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical romance 17 of 33 books
- Man-woman relationships 6 of 33 books
- Social life and customs 6 of 33 books
- Clayborne family (fictitious characters) 5 of 33 books
- CollectionID:Mbodice_ripper 5 of 33 books
- United States 5 of 33 books
- Bodice ripper 3 of 33 books
- Brothers 3 of 33 books
- Government investigators 3 of 33 books
- History 3 of 33 books
- Marriage 3 of 33 books
- Montana 3 of 33 books