Scarlett Dunn

Colt McBride is a rancher and friend to Victoria’s late husband. These two men were good neighbors, and Colt feels it is his responsibility to protect his friend’s wife. Even though Colt is a sworn bachelor, he feels some way when he is around Victoria, and the attraction doesn’t diminish; however, he tries to suppress his feelings.

The best place to start is The McBride Brothers series, the earliest of Scarlett Dunn's multi-book series: it opens with Promises Kept (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2016, ending with Last Promise (2016). Scarlett Dunn's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Scarlett Dunn has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2015 and 2024. 9 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The Langtry Sisters series with 3 books — and 5 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. Scarlett Dunn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The McBride Brothers (2015–2016, 3 books), The Langtry Sisters (2017–2018, 3 books) and Murders in Bourbon Country (2019–2021, 2 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Scarlett Dunn's 14 books into 4 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Langtry Sisters (3 books, 2017–2018); The McBride Brothers (3 books, 2015–2016); Murders in Bourbon Country (2 books, 2019–2021); The Ghost on the Beach (1 book, 2022).