📖 About Brand Family

Brand Family is a series universe written by Maggie Shayne. The complete collection runs to 16 books across 2 series, published between 1996 and 2015.

The main series is Publication Order of The Texas Brands Books with 9 books. It opens with The Littlest Cowboy (1996) and currently runs to The Homecoming / Texas Homecoming (2001).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Brand Family

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Littlest Cowboy (1996), book 1 of Publication Order of The Texas Brands Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Brand Family Books in Order

Publication Order of The Texas Brands Books
9 books
1
The Littlest Cowboy book cover1The Littlest Cowboy1996Buy on Amazon
The Baddest Virgin in Texas book cover2The Baddest Virgin in Texas1997Buy on Amazon
Badlands Bad Boy book cover3Badlands Bad Boy1997Buy on Amazon
The Husband She Couldn't Remember / Long Gone Lonesome Blues book cover4The Husband She Couldn't Remember / Long Gone Lonesome Blues1998Buy on Amazon
The Mysterious Texas Brand Man / That Mysterious Man / Texas Guardian / The Lone Cowboy book cover5The Mysterious Texas Brand Man / That Mysterious Man / Texas Guardian / The Lone Cowboy1998Buy on Amazon
The Baddest Bride in Texas / Lone Star Lonely book cover6The Baddest Bride in Texas / Lone Star Lonely1999Buy on Amazon
The Outlaw Bride book cover7The Outlaw Bride1999Buy on Amazon
Angel Meets the Badman / Texas Angel book cover8Angel Meets the Badman / Texas Angel2000Buy on Amazon
The Homecoming / Texas Homecoming book cover9The Homecoming / Texas Homecoming2001Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Oklahoma All-Girl Brands Books
7 books
2
The Brands Who Came for Christmas book cover1The Brands Who Came for Christmas2000Buy on Amazon
Brand New Heartache book cover2Brand New Heartache2001Buy on Amazon
Secrets and Lies book cover3Secrets and Lies2002Buy on Amazon
Feels Like Home / A Mommy for Christmas book cover4Feels Like Home / A Mommy for Christmas2005Buy on Amazon
One Magic Summer / Dangerous Lover book cover5One Magic Summer / Dangerous Lover2006Buy on Amazon
Sweet Vidalia Brand book cover6Sweet Vidalia Brand2014Buy on Amazon
A Brand of Christmas book cover7A Brand of Christmas2015Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Brand Family books are there?
There are 16 books in the Brand Family collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1996 and 2015.
What is the first Brand Family book?
The first book is The Littlest Cowboy, published in 1996.
What order should I read the Brand Family books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Brand Family books?
The Brand Family books were written by Maggie Shayne.
Is the Brand Family series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of The Texas Brands Books, has 9 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Brand Family series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1996, and the most recent in 2015.