Leigh Greenwood Books in Order

Leigh Greenwood has written 48 books, published between 1987 and 2015. The first book is Wyoming Wildfire (1987) and the newest is Forever and Always (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
48
Published
1987–2015
Pages on record
10,031 in 26 of 48 books
Reading time
167–251 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,031 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 48 titles with a page count on record.

Leigh Greenwood writes historical romance set in the American West, with cowboys, ranchers and trading posts across Texas and Wyoming. Wyoming Wildfire (1987) opens 48 catalogued books that close with Forever and Always (2015). Seven Brides, Night Riders and Cactus Creek Cowboys are the series. Greenwood is a man writing under that name, and credits the romances that piled up around the house after his 1972 marriage with starting him off.

How many Leigh Greenwood books are there?

Leigh Greenwood has 48 books, released between 1987 and 2015. They include 4 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.

Leigh Greenwood Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 48 Leigh Greenwood 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
    Wyoming Wildfire1987 · 459 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987459
  2. 2
    The Captain's Caress1988 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988436
  3. 3
    Wicked Wyoming Nights1989 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989384
  4. 4
    Seductive Wager1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990
  5. 5
    Colorado Bride1990 · 383 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990383
  6. 6
    Sweet Temptation1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991
  7. 7
    Scarlet Sunset, Silver Nights1992 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992416
  8. 8
    Rebel Enchantress1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992
  9. 9
    A Resolute Man / RoseSeven Brides #11993 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993416
  10. 10
    Arizona Embrace1993 · 382 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993382
  11. 11
    A Dauntless Man / FernSeven Brides #21994 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994448
  12. 12
    A Defiant Man / IrisSeven Brides #31994 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994448
  13. 13
    A Fearless Man / LaurelSeven Brides #41995 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995448
  14. 14
    A Steadfast Man / DaisySeven Brides #51995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995
  15. 15
    A Daring Man / LilySeven Brides #61996 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996416
  16. 16
    A Worthy Man / VioletSeven Brides #71996 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996352
  17. 17
    JakeCowboys #11997 · 391 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997391
  18. 18
    WardCowboys #21997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997
  19. 19
    BuckCowboys #31998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998
  20. 20
    ChetCowboys #41998 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998400
  21. 21
    Just What The Doctor Ordered1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998
  22. 22
    SeanCowboys #51999 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999393
  23. 23
    PeteCowboys #61999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999
  24. 24
    The Winner's Circle1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999
  25. 25
    Married By High Noon1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999
  26. 26
    DrewCowboys #72000 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000394
  27. 27
    LukeCowboys #82000 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000393
  28. 28
    Love on the Run2000 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000251
  29. 29
    MattCowboys #92001 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001394
  30. 30
    Texas HomecomingNight Riders #12002 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002344

Leigh Greenwood 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.

Cowboys in order

13 books
  1. 1. Jake
  2. 2. Ward
  3. 3. Buck
  4. 4. Chet
  5. 5. Sean
  6. 6. Pete
  7. 7. Drew
  8. 8. Luke
  9. 9. Matt
  10. 10. The Mavericks
  11. 11. A Texan's Honor
  12. 12. Texas Tender
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Seven Brides in order

8 books
  1. 1. A Resolute Man / Rose
  2. 2. A Dauntless Man / Fern
  3. 3. A Defiant Man / Iris
  4. 4. A Fearless Man / Laurel
  5. 5. A Steadfast Man / Daisy
  6. 6. A Daring Man / Lily
  7. 7. A Worthy Man / Violet
  8. 8. No One But You

Night Riders in order

7 books
  1. 1. Texas Homecoming
  2. 2. Texas Bride
  3. 3. Born to Love
  4. 4. Someone Like You
  5. 5. When Love Comes
  6. 6. Texas Pride
  7. 7. Heart of a Texan

Cactus Creek Cowboys in order

3 books
  1. 1. To Have and to Hold
  2. 2. To Love and to Cherish
  3. 3. Forever and Always

Standalone books

17 books

17 Leigh Greenwood titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Leigh Greenwood books in order?

You only need to read Leigh Greenwood 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 Leigh Greenwood

Start with Wyoming Wildfire (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Leigh Greenwood book?

Forever and Always (2015) is the newest Leigh Greenwood book released so far.

Is there a new Leigh Greenwood book coming?

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

Leigh Greenwood at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Leigh Greenwood title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Leigh Greenwood books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,031 pages across the 26 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Leigh Greenwood books, 22 of 48, were published in the 1990s.

What the Leigh Greenwood books are about

20 of the 48 Leigh Greenwood 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 4 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.