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Conard County: The Next Generation Books in Order

Conard County: The Next Generation by Rachel Lee contains 59 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Protector of One (2009) and the newest is Lethal Homecoming (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
59
Published
2009–2026
Pages on record
8,579 in 33 of 59 books
Reading time
143–214 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,579 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 59 titles with a page count on record.

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Conard County: The Next Generation is Rachel Lee's romantic suspense series set in a Wyoming county. Ranchers, veterans, police officers, journalists and college teachers populate the town, and murder cases drive the plots. The series runs to 59 books published between 2009 and 2026, opening with Protector of One and The Unexpected Hero in 2009 and reaching Lethal Homecoming (2026). Median length is 256 pages, and the series continues.

How many Conard County: The Next Generation books are there?

Conard County: The Next Generation has 59 books, released between 2009 and 2026.

Conard County: The Next Generation Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 59 Conard County: The Next Generation 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 Protector of One by Rachel Lee, book 1 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2009)
  2. Cover of The Man from Nowhere by Rachel Lee, book 3 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2010)
  3. Cover of Her Hero in Hiding by Rachel Lee, book 4 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2010)
  4. Cover of A Soldier's Redemption by Rachel Lee, book 5 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2010)
  5. Cover of No Ordinary Hero by Rachel Lee, book 6 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2011)
  6. Cover of Just a Cowboy by Rachel Lee, book 8 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Rescue Pilot by Rachel Lee, book 9 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2011)
  8. Cover of No Ordinary Hero / Operation by Rachel Lee, book 10 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2011)
  9. Cover of Guardian in Disguise by Rachel Lee, book 11 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2012)
  10. Cover of The Widow's Protector by Rachel Lee, book 12 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2012)
  11. Cover of Rancher's Deadly Risk by Rachel Lee, book 13 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2012)
  12. Cover of What She Saw by Rachel Lee, book 14 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2013)
  13. Cover of Rocky Mountain Lawman by Rachel Lee, book 15 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2013)
  14. Cover of The Widow of Conard County by Rachel Lee, book 16 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2013)
  15. Cover of Killer's Prey by Rachel Lee, book 17 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2013)
  16. Cover of Thanksgiving Daddy by Rachel Lee, book 18 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2013)
  17. Cover of Reuniting with the Rancher by Rachel Lee, book 19 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2014)
  18. Cover of Deadly Hunter by Rachel Lee, book 20 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2014)
  19. Cover of Defending the Eyewitness by Rachel Lee, book 21 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2014)
  20. Cover of Snowstorm Confessions by Rachel Lee, book 22 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2014)
  21. Cover of Undercover Hunter by Rachel Lee, book 23 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2015)
  22. Cover of A Conard County Baby by Rachel Lee, book 24 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2015)
  23. Cover of The Lawman Lassoes a Family by Rachel Lee, book 25 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2015)
  24. Cover of A Cowboy for Christmas by Rachel Lee, book 27 of the Conard County: The Next Generation series (2015)
  1. 1
    Protector of One2009 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009217
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  2. 2
    The Unexpected Hero2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Man from Nowhere2010 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010213
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Her Hero in Hiding2010 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010219
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    A Soldier's Redemption2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    No Ordinary Hero2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Final Mission2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Just a Cowboy2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Rescue Pilot2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    No Ordinary Hero / Operation2011 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Guardian in Disguise2012 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Widow's Protector2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Rancher's Deadly Risk2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    What She Saw2013 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013281
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Rocky Mountain Lawman2013 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013280
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Widow of Conard County2013 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013219
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Killer's Prey2013 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013281
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Thanksgiving Daddy2013 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013217
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Reuniting with the Rancher2014 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Deadly Hunter2014 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014282
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Defending the Eyewitness2014 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014281
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Snowstorm Confessions2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Undercover Hunter2015 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015279
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    A Conard County Baby2015 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    The Lawman Lassoes a Family2015 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Playing with Fire2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    A Cowboy for Christmas2015 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015216
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Conard County Witness2015 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    A Secret in Conard County2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Conard County Spy2016 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016282
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Is there a chronological order for Conard County: The Next Generation?

No separate chronological order is on record for Conard County: The Next Generation, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Conard County: The Next Generation books in order?

You should read the Conard County: The Next Generation books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Conard County: The Next Generation book also stands alone.

Where to start with Conard County: The Next Generation

Start with Protector of One (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Conard County: The Next Generation book?

Lethal Homecoming (2026) is the newest Conard County: The Next Generation book released so far.

Is there a new Conard County: The Next Generation book coming?

No next Conard County: The Next Generation book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Conard County: The Next Generation at a glance

Still running
Conard County: The Next Generation is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Conard County: The Next Generation books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,579 pages across the 33 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Conard County: The Next Generation books, 41 of 59, were published in the 2010s.

What the Conard County: The Next Generation books are about

33 of the 59 Conard County: The Next Generation books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 20 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Rachel Lee

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Conard County: The Next Generation books

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