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ⓘ About Julianne MacLean
Author Julianne MacLean writes romance novels, typically historical romance. She is a USA Today bestselling author and her books have sold over 1.3 million copies in just North America. Her books have been translated into different foreign languages. She earned a bachelor’s degree from University of King’s College in English literature in the year 1987. She went back to college to study accounting, and got a degree in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting in the year 1992. Before she quit to write novels, she worked in the Office of the Auditor General. She had made her first sale to Harlequin, with her novel “Prairie Bride” in the year 1999. “Love According to Lily” won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Best Regency-Set Historical Romance Award.
All Book Series by Julianne MacLean
Surrender to a Scoundrel / Where Love Begins
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2006
Portrait of a Lover / To Annabelle, With Love
Single-title series · published 2006
Mail Order Prairie Bride / Prairie Bride
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2000
Taken by the Cowboy /A Time For Love
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011
The Color of a Silver Lining
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2017
The Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Julianne MacLean?
Author Julianne MacLean writes romance novels, typically historical romance. She is a USA Today bestselling author and her books have sold over 1.3 million copies in just North America. Her books have been translated into different foreign languages.
Which Julianne MacLean series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dodge City Brides series, the earliest of Julianne MacLean's multi-book series: it opens with Mail Order Prairie Bride / Prairie Bride (2000) and runs to 3 books across 2000–2011, ending with Taken by the Cowboy /A Time For Love (2011). Julianne MacLean's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Julianne MacLean written?
Julianne MacLean has 51 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2026. 38 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being The Color of Heaven series with 13 books — and 13 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Julianne MacLean's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Julianne MacLean's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dodge City Brides (2000–2011, 3 books), American Heiresses (2003–2006, 6 books) and Can This Be Love (2006, 1 book), plus 4 more.
How are Julianne MacLean's books organised into series?
This guide splits Julianne MacLean's 51 books into 7 named series and 13 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Color of Heaven (13 books, 2011–2017); American Heiresses (6 books, 2003–2006); Highlanders (6 books, 2011–2015); Pembroke Palace (6 books, 2007–2013); Dodge City Brides (3 books, 2000–2011), plus 2 further series.