Marilyn Pappano/ Rachel Butler Books In Order
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Season for Miracles | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Some Enchanted Season | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Father to Be | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
First Kiss | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Getting Lucky | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heaven on Earth | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cabin Fever | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Small Wonders | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Cedar Creek Books
Killer Secrets | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Killer Smile | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Detective on the Hunt | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Chance, Texas Books
Texas Manhunt | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Texas Baby Sanctuary | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christmas Confidential | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Last Chance Reunion | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Copper Lake - with the Calloway Brothers Books
One Stormy Night | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Forbidden Stranger | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Intimate Enemy | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Passion to Die For | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Scandal in Copper Lake | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Criminal Deception | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Protector's Temptation | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Copper Lake Secrets | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In the Enemy's Arms | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Copper Lake Encounter | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Copper Lake Confidential | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Undercover in Copper Lake | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Daddy Knows Last Books
The Baby Notion | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baby in a Basket | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Discovered | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Hook a Husband --- and a Baby | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Heartbreak Canyon Books
Cattleman's Promise | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Horseman's Bride | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogues Reform | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sheriff's Surrender | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lawman's Redemption | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One True Thing | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bluest Eyes in Texas | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Montana Mavericks: Wed in Whitehorn Books
Big Sky Lawman | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kincaid Bride | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Marriage Bargain | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cheyenne Bride | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magnificent Seven | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Birth Mother | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw Marriage | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Outlaw Marriage | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Rawlins Brothers Books
The Truth About Tate | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trouble With Josh | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Romancing the Crown Books
The Man Who Would Be King | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prince's Wedding | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Princess and the Mercenary | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Disenchanted Duke | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Secret-Agent Sheik | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Virgin Seduction | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Royal Murder | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sarah's Knight | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Under the King's Command | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kate & Lucas | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Drew & Samira | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lorenzo & Anna | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leila & Gage | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Romancing the Crown: Nina & Dominic | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Romancing the Crown: Nina & Dominic | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Selena McCaffrey Books
The Assassin | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deep Cover | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Scorched | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Somebody Trilogy Books
Somebody's Baby | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Somebody's Lady | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Somebody's Hero | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Southern Knights Books
Regarding Remy | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Michael's Gift | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Man Like Smith | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Overnight Alibi | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Convincing Jamey | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Taming of Reid Donovan | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Knight Errant | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Tallgrass Books
A Hero to Come Home To | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Man To Hold On To | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Love to Call Her Own | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Promise of Forever | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Chance of a Lifetime | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Summer to Remember | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Within Reach | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lights of Home | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Room at the Inn | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Something in Heaven | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Not Without Honor | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Dangerous Man | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guilt by Association | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Probable Cause | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Operation Homefront | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Retreat | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sweet Annie's Pass | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Memories of Laura | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christmas Memories | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Sinful Harmony | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Survive the Night | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Passion | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Suspicion | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Older, Wiser... Pregnant | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cody Daniel's Return | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murphy's Law | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Who Do You Love? | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Forget Me Not | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honourable Intentions | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pregnant with His Child | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
More Than a Hero | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bayou Hero | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nights with a Thief | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Detective Defender | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dangerous Reunion | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of 36 Hours Books
Strange Bedfellows | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ooh Baby, Baby | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For Her Eyes Only | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cinderella Story | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Father and Child Reunion | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Partners In Crime | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nine Months | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Parent Plan | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
You Must Remember This | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marriage By Contract | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cinderella for a Night | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Thanksgiving To Remember | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Christmas That Changed Everything | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Very... Pregnant New Year's | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Secret Valentine | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Partners in Crime Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Partners in Crime Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Partners in Crime Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ooh Baby, Baby Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ooh Baby, Baby Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ooh Baby, Baby Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For Her Eyes Only Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For Her Eyes Only Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For Her Eyes Only Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Strange Bedfellows Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Strange Bedfellows Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Strange Bedfellows Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightning Strikes Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightning Strikes Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightning Strikes Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cinderella Story Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cinderella Story Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cinderella Story Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marriage by Contract Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marriage by Contract Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marriage by Contract Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Father and Child Reunion Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Father and Child Reunion Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Father and Child Reunion Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nine Months Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nine Months Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nine Months Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Parent Plan Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Parent Plan Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Parent Plan Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
You Must Remember This Part 1 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
You Must Remember This Part 2 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
You Must Remember This Part 3 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lightning Strikes | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
The Christmas That Changed Everything | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Covert Christmas | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Christmas to Remember | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I Need a Hero Box Set: A Military Romance Collection | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marilyn Pappano is an American bestselling and award-winning author of romance and romantic suspense books. She has authored more than twenty standalones and four book series. She also writes Selena McCaffrey series under the pen name, Rachel Butler. Pappano was born and raised in Oklahoma and also had the fun of living in California, Georgia, Carolinas, and Alabama thanks to her husband’s career in the Navy. When her husband retired, the couple returned to their Oklahoma home and has since then lived in the same house for more than seventeen years.
With more than two dozen books (series and standalones included), and over three million copies of her work in print, she is popularly known for her sensual and intensely emotional stories. Her books have made appearances in several bestseller lists, and she has been recognized with several awards including Reviewers Choice Award, Maggie Award, and Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.
A Hero To Come Home To
A Hero to Come Home To is the first book in Tallgrass series by Marilyn Pappano. The novel opens up precisely 13 months after Carly lost her beloved husband in a military mission in Afghanistan. She is yet to come in terms with her husband’s death, has much sorrow and finds life difficult to handle. She talks with her friend Therese and then joins a group of widows known as The Tuesday Night Marguarita Group, a year later with the support they offer, she slowly piecing together her life back.
On one of their meetings, Carly meets Dane, a serious man dealing with his own personal demons after returning from war. He is struggling with his injuries from the battlefield and trying to come in terms with how the injuries have impacted his own life and what next move he’ll make. He always wanted to dedicated two decades into the army. Now he’s injured, his mother feels that a piece of him is missing, his wife cheated and left him, and Dane is certain that relationship won’t work at this time in his life.
However by coincidence or rather say fate, Dane and Carly keep on bumping on each other, and soon they become good friends. They soon start to develop feelings of more than friendship, but they’re still struggling with their problems. Carly still has her wedding ring and still keeps her husband’s belongings in her house, and the house still looks the same when her husband left for the battlefield. Additionally, she is struggling with the guilt as she feels like she’s cheating on her dead husband because she is getting attached to Dane. She has support from her friend as well as her family especially her sister-in-law who assures her that everything is going to be okay. She soon starts feeling what she hasn’t ever felt before when she takes her relationship with Dane to the next level.
On the other hand, Dane isn’t coping too well with his injuries, and he’s afraid to tell Carly because he fears that she likes perfection and he isn’t perfect. As they take what they’ve built forward, Dane keeps on holding back. Carly suspects that something’s up with Dane, but she’s also patient enough knowing love is patient and shouldn’t be forced. But the longer he keeps on holding back, the more it becomes hard for him to confess to her. However, he’ll have to take the risk if he needs some solid relationship with Carly.
Marilyn Pappano has given the readers not only a romantic themed story but also a story that handles other issues faced by the men behind enemy lines and their families. Through Carly, the reader can see how those left behind by men who die in battlefield struggle to come in terms with the sudden death of their loved ones, with millions of questions lingering in their mind. It’s always hard for such a family to adjust, and while they might come to terms with the death of their loved ones, the wounds never heal, and the gaps left behind are never fully occupied.
Through Dane, the readers also get to know how those who’ve been behind enemy lines try to adapt to their lives when they come back home. Some are left with life-changing injuries while others are left to deal with what is commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Dane has to deal with a life-changing injury and through him; the readers are able to understand how the problems faced by the brave men from war affect not only their lives but also the lives of their loved ones. A Hero to Come To is an emotional and also happy love story that guarantees to leave you sad and happy at the same time. It brings out the true meaning of love, and how love can withstand even the mightiest storms.
The Assassin
The Assassin is Selena McCaffrey series debut novel by Marilyn Pappano under the pseudonym, Rachel Butler. The author introduces us to Selena McCaffrey, a woman who truly knows what it is like to fight for her own life, hone her body and never let her guard down for anyone regardless of who they are.
A gorgeous artist but with a dark and painful past, she also has known how to keep her skeletons in the closet securely guarded. Armed to the tooth with a 40 caliber gun and a double-edged knife in her bags, she leaves Key West into the American Heartland with only one mission in mind- to kill a man.
A decade and a half ago, a chance encounter thrashed Selena into the arms of a criminal gang leader, William Davis, who became the savior and her father figure. Now the man has ordered her live next door to a Tulsa detective investigating three murder cases. A man of unknown strength, investigator Tony Ceola is closer enough to crippling William’s gang empire. But as the lady assassin slowly get to explore her neighborhood, her past starts slipping away. She is faced with a dilemma, to finish the task she was commanded to by a man who introduced her to the world of violence or lives with the man who can set her free.
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