Mary Connealy Books In Order
Book links take you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases.Publication Order of Bride For All Seasons Books
A Bride for All Seasons | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
An Ever After Summer | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winter Wedding Bells | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Autumn's Angel | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Alaska Brides Books
Publication Order of Brides of Hope Mountain Books
Aiming for Love | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Woman of Sunlight | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Her Secret Song | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Brothers in Arms Books
Braced for Love | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Man with a Past | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Love on the Range | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Cimarron Legacy Books
The Boden Birthright | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Way Up | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Long Time Gone | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Too Far Down | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Four Weddings and A Kiss Books
Four Weddings and a Kiss | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Courting Trouble | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spitfire Sweetheart | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Love Letter to the Editor | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cowboy for Katie | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Garrison's Law Books
Loving the Texas Lawman | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Loving Her Texas Protector | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Loving the Texas Negotiator | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Loving the Texas Stranger | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Loving the Mysterious Texan | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of High Sierra Sweethearts Books
The Accidental Guardian | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Reluctant Warrior | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unexpected Champion | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Kincaid Brides Books
Out of Control | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Too Deep | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Over the Edge | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Runaway Bride | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tangled Ties That Bind | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Lassoed in Texas Books
Petticoat Ranch | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Calico Canyon | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gingham Mountain | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Lumber Baron's Daughters Books
The Element of Love | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Inventions of the Heart | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Model of Devotion | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Maxie Mouse Mystery Books
Of Mice... and Murder | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pride and Pestilence | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mice Man Cometh | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of A Match Made in Texas Books
Meeting Her Match | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
An Unforeseen Match | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Montana Marriages Books
Montana Rose | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Husband Tree | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wildflower Bride | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Romancing America: South Dakota Books
Publication Order of Sophie's Daughters Books
Doctor in Petticoats | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wrangler in Petticoats | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sharpshooter in Petticoats | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of South Dakota Weddings Books
Buffalo Gal | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Clueless Cowboy | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bossy Bridegroom | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Spark Magazine Books
May 2018 Spark Magazine | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spark Magazine August 2018 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The 12 Brides of Christmas Books
The Advent Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Nutcracker Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Evergreen Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gift-Wrapped Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Yuletide Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gingerbread Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Christmas Tree Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Nativity Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Festive Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Christmas Star Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snowbound Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fruitcake Bride | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Trouble in Texas Books
Swept Away | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fired Up | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stuck Together | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Wild at Heart Books
Tried and True | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Now and Forever | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fire and Ice | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Wild West Weddings Books
Publication Order of Wyoming Sunrise Books
Forged in Love | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Laws of Attraction | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marshaling Her Heart | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
California Capers-Nosy in Nebraska | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ten Plagues | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Murder Of Crows | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The 12 Brides of Summer Books
The Sunbonnet Bride | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fourth of July Bride | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dogwood Blossom Bride | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The County Fair Bride | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Columbine Bride | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Honey Bride | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wildflower Bride | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blue Moon Bride | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Summer Harvest Bride | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dog Days of Summer Bride | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lumberjack's Bride | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection Two Books
Texas Tears | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mail-Order Misfire | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thankful for the Cowboy | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Amish Thanksgiving | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spring of Thanksgiving | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
These Great Gifts | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Christmas Treasures | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 12 Brides of Christmas Collection | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cowboy Christmas Homecoming | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mary Connealy is an American author that writes romantic comedies. The author’s books emphasize Christian values that are in line with her faith.
+Biography
Mary Connealy was born in 1956 in Oakland, Nebraska. Her childhood was spent in rural Lyons on a farm. She came from a family of eight children. The third child, Mary’s parents, a farmer, and a pianist were trained social workers and they ensured their child grew up with a good head on her shoulders.
Mary’s childhood was largely restricted to her rural home town. Her elementary school –Jefferson School—was a county institution that constituted one room. Following her graduation from Lyons High School in the 1970s, Mary pursued a Mass Communications degree from Wayne State College, also in Nebraska, eventually graduating in 1976.
The author began writing and publishing novels after her last child started high school. She initially worked with Barbour Publishing but eventually switched to Bethany House.
The author’s books have made appearances on lists of Christian fiction bestsellers. Mary has also been fortunate enough to win numerous accolades for her literary efforts, this including a Carol Award and a RITA Award nomination.
Older readers might be aware of Mary Connealy’s earlier novels which she published under the ‘Mary Nealy’ pseudonym.
Mary’s husband is a farmer. They have four daughters.
+Literary Career
Mary has no idea when she decided to become a writer. She doesn’t even know when the passion for writing first manifested. She does know that, even before she was published, writing was her life.
And even after she got published, writing wasn’t something she did but what she was. The hobby brings her great joy and she rarely comes across activities that make her laugh and cry quite like writing her stories down.
But Mary Connealy will be hard pressed to tell you when the passion first manifested and what caused her to take an interest in writing in the first place. The one memory that Mary has of her childhood literary exploits revolves around the romance story she wrote when she was twelve.
She doesn’t remember what happened to the story or what it was about. But she can, at the very least, say that she was passionate about writing when she was twelve.
However, the idea of writing professionally seemed preposterous to her. Living in a rural town in Nebraska, she couldn’t imagine seeing her books on a bookshelf in a bookstore. She didn’t even know how one went about writing and getting a book published.
However, that is what tells Mary Connealy that she has writing in her blood. The fact that she could never imagine being published never stopped Mary from writing. As a young wife, she was constantly creating simple slice of life stories. And by the time she actually reached out to a potential publisher, she had twenty books on her computer, all ready to go.
At some point in the author’s life, while she was teaching GED, Mary Connealy reached out to Silhouette Romance. She sent them a few chapters of a story. They responded positively and asked for a full manuscript, which she eventually delivered. It took a year before the publisher got back to her. And even though the response took so long to come, all they had to offer was a rejection.
Mary was shocked by how slow publishing was. But she did not give up. She entered a writing contest and while she did not win, the feedback she got pushed her to keep improving her craft.
The author kept writing stories and entering contests and doing far better than she expected, this while submitting to different publishers. Eventually, Mary began attracting interest and it wasn’t long before people started asking her to send them her manuscripts.
Mary believes she was fortunate to have made so many submissions over the years. The rejections she received made her stronger to the point where she wasn’t afraid to expose her work to professionals.
Mary’s big break came when an organization called the Heartsong gave her and one other unpublished author a contract. From there, Mary’s star continued to climb and it wasn’t long before her books were lining the shelves of bookstores.
Mary Connealy writes Christian fiction because she wants to counter secular publishing. Mary believes that secular fiction has reached new heights of reveling in sin, so much so that Christian readers all over the world are starving for new avenues of entertainment that will not offend their sensibilities.
It is Mary’s goal to sate the needs of this circle of readers. Even though Mary purposes to produce novels that are free of profanity and sexual innuendo and elements of sin, she makes a point to make her novels as entertaining and thrilling as possible.
Mary Connealy wants her readers to have a blast when they open up one of her novels.
+Petticoat Ranch
Sophie Edwards is perfectly fine on her own. Even with four daughters to care for, Sophie is certain that she can fend for herself. So she isn’t too amused when a headstrong mountain man comes into her life and makes it his business to take care of Sophie and her family.
Clay McClellan is furious when he learns of his brother’s murder. He makes it his goal to find and make the people responsible pay. However, before he can dish out justice, Clay must first sort out Sophie’s situation.
As his sister-in-law, Clay believes it is his duty to marry Sophie. That is the only way he can protect her from the harsh world. Clay is surprised to find that Sophie isn’t nearly as weak and helpless as he presumed and that he has a lot of work to do to worm his way into her heart.
+Out of Control
Julia Gilliland has always been adventurous. She loves nature and she doesn’t think twice before going into the cave near her home for a bit of an exploratory undertaking. Julia thought the cave was perfectly safe. But then she lost her rope and found that she had no way of escaping the cave.
Rafe Kincaid is surprised to find a woman stuck in his ranch’s cavern. And being so prideful about his self-control, Rafe is even more surprised to find that he can barely keep himself from kissing her.
Julia intrigues Rafe but as their relationship begins to take shape, outside forces begin moving to keep them apart.
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I love your books. Having a time finding the third book of the bride’s of hope mountain. I have read alot of your books and love them all. Thank you for your great writing.
I have loved reading the Kincaid Brides, trouble in Texas, and Cimarron Legacy books, especially because the characters are connected through them all. Are any other series connected to these? Or are there other groups of series with similar connections?