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Ruth Langan Books in Order

Ruth Langan has written 74 books, published between 1981 and 2022. The first book is Just Like Yesterday (As: Ruth Ryan) (1981) and the newest is Sealed with a Kissla (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Ruth Langan also publishes as Eve Lang, R. C. Ryan books in order.

Books
74
Published
1981–2022
Pages on record
12,475 in 45 of 74 books
Reading time
208–312 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,475 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 45 of 74 titles with a page count on record.

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Ruth Ryan Langan, born in Detroit in 1937, wrote over one hundred romance novels, historical and contemporary, as Ruth Langan. She published contemporary western romantic suspense with Grand Central Publishing and novellas for Jove as R. C. Ryan, and her earliest titles appeared as Ruth Ryan. Jewels of Texas, Lassiter Law, Devil's Cove, the O'Neil Saga, Wildes of Wyoming and Sirens Of The Sea are among her series. The catalogue holds 74 titles dated 1981 to 2022.

How many Ruth Langan books are there?

Ruth Langan has 74 books, released between 1981 and 2022. They include 10 series and 30 titles listed outside any series.

Ruth Langan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 74 Ruth Langan 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 Eden Of Temptation (As: Ruth Ryan) by Ruth Langan (1984)
  2. Cover of Nevada Nights (As: Ruth Ryan) by Ruth Langan (1985)
  3. Cover of Star Crossed (As: Ruth Ryan) by Ruth Langan (1985)
  4. Cover of Family Secrets (As: Ruth Ryan) by Ruth Langan (1985)
  5. Cover of Destiny's Daughter by Ruth Langan (1987)
  6. Cover of Highland Fire by Ruth Langan, book 3 of the Highlander series (1991)
  7. Cover of Texas Healer by Ruth Langan, book 2 of the Texas series (1992)
  8. Cover of Addy Starr by Ruth Langan (1992)
  9. Cover of Texas Hero by Ruth Langan, book 3 of the Texas series (1993)
  10. Cover of Christmas Miracles (As: Ruth Ryan) by Ruth Langan (1994)
  11. Cover of All That Glitters by Ruth Langan (1994)
  12. Cover of Angel by Ruth Langan (1994)
  13. Cover of Highland Heaven by Ruth Langan, book 5 of the Highlander series (1995)
  14. Cover of Diamond by Ruth Langan, book 1 of the Jewels of Texas series (1996)
  15. Cover of Jade by Ruth Langan, book 3 of the Jewels of Texas series (1997)
  16. Cover of Ruby by Ruth Langan, book 4 of the Jewels of Texas series (1997)
  17. Cover of Malachite by Ruth Langan, book 5 of the Jewels of Texas series (1998)
  18. Cover of Blackthorne (As: Ruth Ryan) by Ruth Langan (1998)
  19. Cover of Rory by Ruth Langan, book 1 of the O'Neil Saga (1999)
  20. Cover of Conor by Ruth Langan, book 2 of the O'Neil Saga (1999)
  21. Cover of Briana by Ruth Langan, book 3 of the O'Neil Saga (1999)
  22. Cover of Chance by Ruth Langan, book 1 of the Wildes of Wyoming series (2000)
  23. Cover of The Sea Witch by Ruth Langan, book 1 of the Sirens Of The Sea series (2000)
  24. Cover of Hazard by Ruth Langan, book 2 of the Wildes of Wyoming series (2000)
  1. 1
    Just Like Yesterday (As: Ruth Ryan)1981 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981192
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  2. 2
    Hidden Isle (As: Ruth Ryan)1983 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983192
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  3. 3
    Beloved Gambler (As: Ruth Ryan)1983 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983256
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  4. 4
    No Gentle Love (As: Ruth Ryan)1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  5. 5
    Eden Of Temptation (As: Ruth Ryan)1984 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984187
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  6. 6
    Nevada Nights (As: Ruth Ryan)1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  7. 7
    This Time Forever (As: Ruth Ryan)1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  8. 8
    Star Crossed (As: Ruth Ryan)1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985256
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  9. 9
    September's Dream1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  10. 10
    Family Secrets (As: Ruth Ryan)1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  11. 11
    Mysteries of the Heart (As: Ruth Ryan)1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  12. 12
    Whims of Fate (As: Ruth Ryan)1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  13. 13
    Destiny's Daughter1987 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987368
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  14. 14
    The Proper Miss Porter (As: Ruth Ryan)1987 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987186
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  15. 15
    Passage West1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  16. 16
    Mistress of The Seas (As: Ruth Ryan)1988 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988301
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  17. 17
    Texas HeartTexas #11989 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989299
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  18. 18
    The Heart's Secrets1989 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989343
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  19. 19
    Highland BarbarianHighlander #11990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  20. 20
    Captive of Desire1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  21. 21
    Highland HeatherHighlander #21991 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991298
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  22. 22
    Highland FireHighlander #31991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  23. 23
    Texas HealerTexas #21992 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992306
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  24. 24
    Highland HeartHighlander #41992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  25. 25
    Addy Starr1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  26. 26
    Texas HeroTexas #31993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  27. 27
    Deception (As: Ruth Ryan)1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  28. 28
    Christmas Miracles (As: Ruth Ryan)1994 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994286
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  29. 29
    All That Glitters1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  30. 30
    Angel1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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Ruth Langan 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.

Highlander in order

7 books
  1. 1. Highland Barbarian
  2. 2. Highland Heather
  3. 3. Highland Fire
  4. 4. Highland Heart
  5. 5. Highland Heaven
  6. 6. The Highlander
  7. 7. One Christmas Night

Jewels of Texas in order

5 books
  1. 1. Diamond
  2. 2. Pearl
  3. 3. Jade
  4. 4. Ruby
  5. 5. Malachite

Lassiter Law in order

4 books
  1. 1. By Honor Bound
  2. 2. Return Of The Prodigal Son
  3. 3. Banning's Woman
  4. 4. His Father's Son

Devil's Cove in order

4 books
  1. 1. Cover-Up
  2. 2. Wanted
  3. 3. Vendetta
  4. 4. Retribution

Texas in order

3 books
  1. 1. Texas Heart
  2. 2. Texas Healer
  3. 3. Texas Hero

O'Neil Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. Rory
  2. 2. Conor
  3. 3. Briana

Wildes of Wyoming in order

3 books
  1. 1. Chance
  2. 2. Hazard
  3. 3. Ace

Sirens Of The Sea in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sea Witch
  2. 2. The Sea Nymph
  3. 3. The Sea Sprite

Sullivan Sisters in order

3 books
  1. 1. Loving Lizbeth
  2. 2. Awakening Alex
  3. 3. Seducing Celeste

Badlands in order

3 books
  1. 1. Badlands Law
  2. 2. Badlands Legend
  3. 3. Badlands Heart

Mystical Highlands in order

3 books
  1. 1. Highland Sword
  2. 2. The Betrayal
  3. 3. The Knight & the Seer

Stories of Passion and Magic in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dream Lover
  2. 2. The Roses of Glenrossla
  3. 3. Sealed with a Kissla

Standalone books

30 books

30 Ruth Langan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ruth Langan books in order?

You only need to read Ruth Langan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ruth Langan

Start with Just Like Yesterday (As: Ruth Ryan) (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ruth Langan book?

Sealed with a Kissla (2022) is the newest Ruth Langan book released so far.

Is there a new Ruth Langan book coming?

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

Ruth Langan at a glance

Paused
No new Ruth Langan title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Ruth Langan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,475 pages across the 45 of 74 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ruth Langan books, 27 of 74, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ruth Langan books are about

46 of the 74 Ruth Langan 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 18 of 46. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.