Mary Connealy

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.

The best place to start is the Lassoed in Texas series, the earliest of Mary Connealy's multi-book series: it opens with Petticoat Ranch (2006) and runs to 3 books across 2006–2009, ending with Gingham Mountain (2009). Mary Connealy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Mary Connealy has 145 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2027. 135 of them belong to 28 named series — the largest being The 12 Brides of Christmas series with 12 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mary Connealy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lassoed in Texas (2006–2009, 3 books), Alaska Brides (2007, 1 book) and Maxie Mouse Mystery (2008–2011, 3 books), plus 24 more.

This guide splits Mary Connealy's 145 books into 28 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The 12 Brides of Christmas (12 books, 2014); The 12 Brides of Summer (11 books, 2015–2021); Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection Two (6 books, 2019); Garrison's Law (5 books, 2018–2019); Kincaid Brides (5 books, 2011–2018), plus 23 further series.