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Janet Dailey was a well-established writer who has penned more than 20 novels, which have been featured on the best sellers list of New York Times. Dailey’s books have been translated into more than 15 languages and sold approximately 300 million copies. Exceedingly decisive and strong characters and a strong sense of place and time characterize Janet Dailey’s novels. Janet Dailey used her stories to confront exceedingly controversial and important social issues. Born Janet Haradon, in Storm Lake Ohio, to a hairdresser mother and an elementary school teacher, Janet has always been an avid reader and an aspiring writer. Encouraged by her three sisters, who used to read her stories, she managed to obtain a library card at a very tender age. She was raised in an exceedingly small and rural town in America. A majority of her books have all been set in a rural setting.
Order of Aspen Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Aspen Gold | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Illusions | 1997 | Description / Buy |
Order of Bannon Brothers Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Trust | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Honor | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Triumph | 2013 | Description / Buy |
Order of Bennetts Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Christmas in Cowboy Country | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Calder Saga Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | This Calder Sky | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
2 | This Calder Range | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Stands a Calder Man | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Calder Born, Calder Bred | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Calder Pride | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Green Calder Grass | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Shifting Calder Wind | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Calder Promise | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Lone Calder Star | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Calder Storm | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Santa in Montana | 2010 | Description / Buy |
Chronological Order of Calder Saga Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | This Calder Range | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Stands a Calder Man | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
3 | This Calder Sky | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Calder Born, Calder Bred | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Calder Pride | 1999 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Green Calder Grass | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Shifting Calder Wind | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Calder Promise | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Lone Calder Star | 2005 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Calder Storm | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Santa in Montana | 2010 | Description / Buy |
Order of Calder Brand Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Calder Brand | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Calder Grit | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Calder at Heart | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Calder Country | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Champions Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Whirlwind | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Whiplash | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Quicksand | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of Christmas Tree Ranch Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | My Kind of Christmas | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
2 | It's a Christmas Thing | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Holding Out for Christmas | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Santa's Sweetheart | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Somebody Like Santa | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Sound of Sleighbells | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of Cord & Stacy Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | No Quarter Asked | 1974 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Fiesta San Antonio | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
3 | For Bitter or Worse | 1978 | Description / Buy |
Order of A Cowboy Christmas Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Long, Tall Christmas | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Christmas on My Mind | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Just a Little Christmas | 2017 | Description / Buy |
Order of Frosted Firs Ranch Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Evergreen Christmas | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Tylers of Texas Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Texas True | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Texas Tough | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Texas Tall | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Texas Fierce | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Texas Free | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Texas Forever | 2019 | Description / Buy |
Order of Americana Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Savage Land: Texas | 1974 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Fire and Ice: California | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Darling Jenny: Wyoming | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Land of Enchantment: New Mexico | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
5 | After the Storm: Colorado (Short Story) | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Boss Man From Ogallala: Nebraska | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Show Me: Missouri | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Homeplace: Iowa | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Night of the Cotillion: Georgia (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
12 | A Lyon's Share: Illinois (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Big Sky Country: Montana (Short Story) | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
14 | The Matchmakers: Delaware (Short Story) | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Reilly's Woman: Nevada | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
16 | The Indy Man: Indiana | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Six White Horses: Oklahoma (Short Story) | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
18 | The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Bluegrass King: Kentucky | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
20 | To Tell the Truth: Oregon | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
21 | Sonora Sundown: Arizona | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Summer Mahogany: Maine (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
23 | The Bride of the Delta Queen: Louisiana | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
24 | Green Mountain Man: Vermont (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
25 | Beware of the Stranger: New York (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Giant of Mesabi: Minnesota (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
27 | Tidewater Lover: Virginia | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
28 | Bed of Grass: Maryland | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Low Country Liar: South Carolina (Short Story) | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Kona Winds: Hawaii | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
31 | That Boston Man: Massachusetts | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Strange Bedfellow: Rhode Island | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
33 | Sentimental Journey: Tennessee (Short Story) | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
34 | A Land Called Deseret: Utah (Short Story) | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
35 | For Mike's Sake: Washington | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
36 | Lord of the High Lonesome: North Dakota | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
37 | Heart of Stone: New Hampshire (Short Story) | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
38 | Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
39 | Enemy in Camp: Michigan | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
40 | Southern Nights: Florida (Short Story) | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
41 | The Thawing of a Mara: Pennsylvania | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
42 | The Mating Season: Kansas | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
43 | Difficult Decision: Connecticut (Short Story) | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
44 | One of the Boys: New Jersey | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
45 | A Tradition of Pride: Mississippi | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
46 | Dakota Dreamin': South Dakota (Short Story) | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
47 | With a Little Luck: Wisconsin (Short Story) | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
48 | That Carolina Summer: North Carolina (Short Story) | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
49 | The Travelling Kind: Idaho | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
50 | Northern Magic: Alaska | 1982 | Description / Buy |
Chronological Order of Americana Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Dangerous Masquerade: Alabama (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Northern Magic: Alaska | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Sonora Sundown: Arizona | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Valley of the Vapours: Arkansas (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Fire and Ice: California | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
6 | After the Storm: Colorado (Short Story) | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Difficult Decision: Connecticut (Short Story) | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Matchmakers: Delaware (Short Story) | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Southern Nights: Florida (Short Story) | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Night of the Cotillion: Georgia (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Kona Winds: Hawaii | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
12 | The Travelling Kind: Idaho | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
13 | A Lyon's Share: Illinois (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
14 | The Indy Man: Indiana | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
15 | The Homeplace: Iowa | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
16 | The Mating Season: Kansas | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Bluegrass King: Kentucky | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
18 | The Bride of the Delta Queen: Louisiana | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Summer Mahogany: Maine (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
20 | Bed of Grass: Maryland | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
21 | That Boston Man: Massachusetts | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Enemy in Camp: Michigan | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Giant of Mesabi: Minnesota (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
24 | A Tradition of Pride: Mississippi | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
25 | Show Me: Missouri | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Big Sky Country: Montana (Short Story) | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
27 | Boss Man From Ogallala: Nebraska | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
28 | Reilly's Woman: Nevada | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Heart of Stone: New Hampshire (Short Story) | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
30 | One of the Boys: New Jersey | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
31 | Land of Enchantment: New Mexico | 1975 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Beware of the Stranger: New York (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
33 | That Carolina Summer: North Carolina (Short Story) | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
34 | Lord of the High Lonesome: North Dakota | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
35 | The Widow and the Wastrel: Ohio | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
36 | Six White Horses: Oklahoma (Short Story) | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
37 | To Tell the Truth: Oregon | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
38 | The Thawing of a Mara: Pennsylvania | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
39 | Strange Bedfellow: Rhode Island | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
40 | Low Country Liar: South Carolina (Short Story) | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
41 | Dakota Dreamin': South Dakota (Short Story) | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
42 | Sentimental Journey: Tennessee (Short Story) | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
43 | Savage Land: Texas | 1974 | Description / Buy | |
44 | A Land Called Deseret: Utah (Short Story) | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
45 | Green Mountain Man: Vermont (Short Story) | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
46 | Tidewater Lover: Virginia | 1978 | Description / Buy | |
47 | For Mike's Sake: Washington | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
48 | Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
49 | With a Little Luck: Wisconsin (Short Story) | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
50 | Darling Jenny: Wyoming | 1975 | Description / Buy |
Order of New Americana Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Sunrise Canyon | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Refuge Cove | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Letters from Peaceful Lane | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Hart's Hollow Farm | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Paradise Peak | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Hope Creek | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Blue Moon Haven | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Lone Oaks Crossing | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Janet Dailey Standalone Novels
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Sweet Promise | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Something Extra (Short Story) | 1976 | Description / Buy | |
3 | To Santa with Love | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Master Fiddler | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Ivory Cane (Short Story) | 1977 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Touch the Wind | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Rogue | 1979 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Ride the Thunder | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Nightway | 1980 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Hostage Bride | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
11 | For the Love of God | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
12 | The Lancaster Men | 1981 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Eve's Christmas | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Mistletoe and Holly | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Wildcatter's Woman | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
16 | The Second Time | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Terms of Surrender | 1982 | Description / Buy | |
18 | The Best Way to Lose | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Foxfire Light | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
20 | Western Man | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
21 | Separate Cabins | 1983 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Silver Wings, Santiago Blue | 1984 | Description / Buy | |
23 | The Pride of Hannah Wade | 1984 | Description / Buy | |
24 | Searching For Santa | 1984 | Description / Buy | |
25 | Leftover Love | 1984 | Description / Buy | |
26 | The Glory Game | 1985 | Description / Buy | |
27 | The Great Alone | 1986 | Description / Buy | |
28 | Heiress | 1987 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Travelling Kind | 1987 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Rivals | 1988 | Description / Buy | |
31 | Honourable Friends | 1989 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Masquerade | 1990 | Description / Buy | |
33 | Tangled Vines | 1992 | Description / Buy | |
34 | American Dreams | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
35 | Riding High (Short Story) | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
36 | The Proud and the Free | 1994 | Description / Buy | |
37 | Legacies | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
38 | The Healing Touch | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
39 | Notorious | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
40 | A Spring Bouquet | 1996 | Description / Buy | |
41 | Scrooge Wore Spurs | 1997 | Description / Buy | |
42 | A Capital Holiday | 2001 | Description / Buy | |
43 | Can't Say Goodbye | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
44 | Maybe This Christmas | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
45 | The Not Forgotten War (Short Story) | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
46 | Something More | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
47 | Mistletoe and Molly | 2007 | Description / Buy | |
48 | Stealing Kisses | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
49 | Santa in a Stetson | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
50 | American Destiny | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
51 | That Loving Feeling | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
52 | Close to You | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
53 | A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
54 | Merry Christmas, Cowboy | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
55 | One in a Million | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Janet Dailey Short Story Collections
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Happy Holidays | 2004 | Description / Buy |
Janet Dailey Anthologies
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Christmas Magic | 1991 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Marry Me, Cowboy! | 1995 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Unmasked | 1997 | Description / Buy | |
4 | You're Still the One | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Happy is the Bride | 2017 | Description / Buy |
After she had completed her high school education in the year 1962, Janet Dailey went on to serve as a construction company secretary. Dailey eventually got married to one Bill Dailey, the owner of the construction firm in the year 1964. In the year 1974, the two sold the construction firm and used the money from the sale to purchase a Silver Steamer Trailer that the used to travel around the United States. It was during this period that Janet Dailey, informed her husband, that she could pen down, a much better romance novel. Her husband, in turn, challenged her to write one. No Quarter Asked was the resultant manuscript and was accepted by Harlequin publishers. Dailey then went ahead to pen more than 50 romance novels for Harlequin publishers and approximately 100 novels in her lifetime. While she was cruising around the world in a trailer home, Dailey penned down the fiftieth novel, which is a part of the Janet Dailey American series, where each of the stories was formulated to represent each of the American states.
This achievement, in turn, earned her a slot in the Guinness Book of records. Janet Dailey’s American series, in turn, placed heroes, courtships, and heroines in the American West. These novels, in turn, introduced the female characters as the main characters normally marginalized in the traditional American Western setting, challenging the traditional societal expectations and confronting the various elements as well. Despite the fact that all the books in this series were set in a contemporary setting, there were so many parallels with traditional western fiction regarding themes and place.
Janet Dailey Awards
Janet Dailey is yet to receive any literary award.
Janet Dailey Books into Movies
When a Spider Bites and Foxfire Light were made into motion pictures. Janet Dailey’s husband, Bill Dailey was the producer of these movies.
Best Janet Dailey Books
Dangerous Masquerade: The first book in the Americana book series. In this book, the author, Janet Dailey introduces the readers to Laurie. The book begins as Laurie is pretending to be her cousin so that she can be able to retain the livelihood and the business that belonged to her aunt and uncle. Thus, when her acting is in a film acting, Laurie is, in turn, sent all the way to Alabama so that she can pose as her cousin, Laraine and also meet with the aunt to her cousin’s fiancée. Upon arriving, Laurie and his aunt end up becoming the best of friends. However, when Rian comes back early than expected, everything begins to go wrong. There is indeed many reasons as to why these two characters to not only engage in conflict but also fail to trust one another. The second novel in the American book series has been set in Alaska, and it is titled Northern Magic. One Shanon Heyes is betrothed to push Rick to Pilot. After she receives a one-way ticket from the pilot, Shannon Heyes heads to the Northern Frontier only to discover that no one has seen the pilot for more than two weeks.
When Shannon eventually discovers that the pilot may have crashed in an unknown location in the wilderness, she thus initiates a search party, and in the process meets with one Cody Steele who pursues Shannon relentlessly.
The Calder Sky: The Calder Saga is also another excellent series by Janet Dailey, and in the first book of the Calder Saga series, the author introduces the readers to Benteen Calder, who happens to be the heir to Seth Calder’s ranch and dream.
When Does The Next Janet Dailey book come out?
Janet Dailey doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is Evergreen Christmas and was released on September, 24th 2024. It is the newest book in the Frosted Firs Ranch Series.
Thank you for this updated information. Did Janet have a lot of books written or outlined but not released when she passed away? I really don’t want duplicates of her books; I have almost every book she has written; and under the original Harlequin, Silhouette, or basic novel release. If some of these later books are just reprint of previously released books under new titles, how do I find that out first? I always get paperbacks and don’t mind spending a few dollars, but I am not wealthy and don’t need to be wasting money on returning duplicate books. Example: Is Mistletoe and Holly the same as Mistletoe and Molly? Thank you again.
The newer books are a ghostwriter writing under the estate of Janet.