Lynda Chance Books in Order (Updated May 29, 2026)

Lynda Chance writes contemporary erotic romance, alpha-male romance, cowboy romance, billionaire romance, and short sensual romance. Her catalog is much smaller than many modern high-volume romance authors, but it needs careful sorting because some book databases group her titles differently.

The safest reading method is simple: read Redwood Falls, The House of Rule, Ranchers of Chatum County, Louisiana Liaisons, and Temptation in Texas in their own series order. Treat the remaining novellas, collections, and historical-style titles as optional unless you are doing a complete Lynda Chance read-through.

The catalog issue to know first

Some third-party databases list Redwood Falls as a larger ten-book grouping, while Goodreads, Fantastic Fiction, and retailer labeling usually present Redwood Falls as the four-book sequence beginning with Josh and Hannah.

For reader clarity, this article uses the cleaner four-book Redwood Falls order. Earlier titles that are sometimes cross-listed are handled separately where they fit better.

Best Lynda Chance starting point

1. Start with Josh and Hannah if you want the most recognizable series entry point.
2. Start with Rule’s Obsession if you want a billionaire-family series.
3. Start with Staking His Claim if you want a short rancher series.
4. Start with Seduced by the American Millionaire if you want to read from her earliest connected erotic-romance work.

Redwood Falls books in order

This is the most useful core order for Redwood Falls. Read these in order because the small-town setting and recurring family connections matter more as the series continues.

1. Josh and Hannah (2013): Josh Turner wants Hannah McIntyre despite the class and family divide between them, making this the natural opening point for the Redwood Falls sequence.
2. An Eye for an Eye: Zach and Katie’s Story (2014): Zach McIntyre enters the series with a revenge-driven setup involving Katie Turner and a conflict shaped by money, blame, and family damage.
3. Resisting the Rancher (2017): Janet Smith arrives at the Bar M Ranch needing work, but the rancher’s attention turns the job into a tense and possessive romance.
4. Ethan and Ava (2019): Ethan Jackson’s long-running attraction to his best friend’s younger sister finally becomes impossible to contain, closing the currently confirmed Redwood Falls run.

The House of Rule books in order

This is Lynda Chance’s billionaire-family series. Read it in order because each book follows a different relationship inside or around the Rule family.

1. Rule’s Obsession (2014): Damian Rule begins the series as a controlled, powerful businessman whose carefully managed life is disrupted by obsession and desire.
2. Rule’s Property (2014): Courtney Powell comes into the Rule family’s orbit after being orphaned, creating a romance shaped by dependence, tension, and forbidden attachment.
3. Rule’s Addiction (2014): Garrett Rule’s romance with Maria Alvarez centers on resistance, control, and the emotional pressure of a man used to getting his way.
4. Rule’s Seduction (2015): Max Villarreal and Erin Rule’s story turns revenge into attraction, bringing the series to its final listed book.

Ranchers of Chatum County books in order

This is a short rancher romance series. Read in order.

1. Staking His Claim (2012): The first Chatum County romance introduces the series’ rancher-and-claiming pattern with a possessive hero and a fast emotional pull.
2. Sarah’s Surrender (2012): Sarah McAlister faces a wealthy, forceful hero whose pursuit gives the second book its surrender-and-resistance structure.

Louisiana Liaisons books in order

This is an early connected novella series. The box set is optional and simply collects the three main novellas.

1. Seduced by the American Millionaire (2010): The first Louisiana Liaisons novella starts the series with money, temptation, and a powerful hero.
2. Blackmailed Into Bed (2011): Baton Rouge police officer Jake Fontenot wants Amy Sanford, but misunderstanding and pressure complicate the romance.
3. Bedded by the Boss (2011): The third Louisiana Liaisons novella moves into boss-and-employee territory, keeping the series focused on power, desire, and short-form romance.

Temptation in Texas books in order

This series is best read in the Goodreads-style order below. The short holiday and Valentine entries work as extras after the main Logan and Lauren material.

1. Mike and Megan (2011): Megan’s Dallas life sets up a short Texas romance where attraction moves quickly and the series’ sensual tone is established.
2. The Thrill of the Chase (2011): A chase-driven alpha romance that continues the Texas setting with pursuit as the central relationship force.
3. Logan and Lauren (2013): Logan Crenshaw’s chance meeting with Lauren Jacobs becomes the start of a predatory, possessive courtship.
4. Pursuit (2013): Logan and Lauren’s story continues with more direct pursuit, making this better read after their first short story.
5. A Christmas Special (2014): A holiday follow-up to Logan and Lauren, best treated as a seasonal extra after the main couple’s story.
6. Logan and Lauren: A Valentine’s Special (2017): A later Valentine’s follow-up for the same couple, best read after the Christmas short.

Standalone novels and novellas

These books can be read outside the main series, though some databases cross-list a few of them with broader settings.

1. Under the Cowboy’s Control (2011): A cowboy romance built around control, attraction, and a dominant rancher-style hero.
2. His Indecent Proposal (2011): Jenna Hardin receives a business proposition that becomes intimate, making this a transactional-romance setup with clear power imbalance.
3. The Sheriff and the Innocent Housekeeper (2011): A historical-leaning sheriff romance involving Becky Hamilton and the brooding lawman whose home and attention shape her future.
4. The Rancher’s Virgin Acquisition (2012): A rancher romance centered on acquisition, innocence, and a hero who treats desire as something to claim.
5. Marco’s Redemption (2012): Marco Donati begins as a ruthless, casual man of wealth before Natalie Lambert forces the story toward redemption and emotional consequence.
6. The Mistress Mistake (2013): Jessica Conway and Connor’s romance begins with money and mistaken expectations, making this one of Chance’s more complicated alpha-hero setups.
7. Her First Choice (2016): Whitney Jennings wants revenge after catching her boyfriend cheating, but a man from her past changes the night from a rebound into a second-chance possibility.

Collections and anthology material

Collections are optional. They are not new reading-order positions unless they include a story you do not already own separately.

1. The Louisiana Liaisons Series Box Set (2013): Collects the three Louisiana Liaisons novellas and should be read in the same internal order: Seduced by the American Millionaire, Blackmailed Into Bed, then Bedded by the Boss.
2. Texas Heat (2015): A collection of previously published Lynda Chance material, best treated as a bundle rather than a separate novel in the reading order.
3. For the First Time: Twenty-One Brand New Stories of First Love (2016): A multi-author anthology that originally included Her First Choice, which was later available as a single Lynda Chance title.

Complete Lynda Chance publication-order checklist

Use this only if you want to read the whole catalog by release timing rather than by series.

1. Seduced by the American Millionaire (2010): The earliest Louisiana Liaisons entry and a useful starting point for publication-order readers.
2. Mike and Megan (2011): The first Temptation in Texas story by series order, though release listings sometimes place it beside other 2011 novellas.
3. Under the Cowboy’s Control (2011): An early cowboy alpha romance outside the cleaner modern series groupings.
4. Blackmailed Into Bed (2011): Louisiana Liaisons book 2, involving a Baton Rouge police officer and a misunderstanding around the heroine’s availability.
5. The Sheriff and the Innocent Housekeeper (2011): A sheriff-and-housekeeper romance that is best handled as a separate historical-style novella.
6. Bedded by the Boss (2011): Louisiana Liaisons book 3 and the final main novella in that sequence.
7. His Indecent Proposal (2011): A money-and-proposition romance where the premise begins as a transaction.
8. The Thrill of the Chase (2011): A Temptation in Texas story built around pursuit and alpha-male pressure.
9. Staking His Claim (2012): Ranchers of Chatum County book 1 and the best starting point for that rancher duo.
10. The Rancher’s Virgin Acquisition (2012): A rancher romance with acquisition and innocence at the center.
11. Sarah’s Surrender (2012): Ranchers of Chatum County book 2, completing the short rancher sequence.
12. Marco’s Redemption (2012): A redemption romance about a rich, ruthless hero and a heroine who changes the terms of his life.
13. The Mistress Mistake (2013): A money-based relationship turns into a full romance with sharper emotional complications.
14. Logan and Lauren (2013): The first Logan-and-Lauren-focused story and a key Temptation in Texas entry.
15. Josh and Hannah (2013): Redwood Falls book 1 and the strongest series starting point for most new readers.
16. Pursuit (2013): A continuation of Logan and Lauren’s romance, best read after their first story.
17. An Eye for an Eye: Zach and Katie’s Story (2014): Redwood Falls book 2, bringing revenge and family conflict into the small-town series.
18. Rule’s Obsession (2014): The House of Rule begins with Damian Rule and the first Rule-family romance.
19. Rule’s Property (2014): The second Rule-family book, with Courtney Powell pulled into a complicated household and relationship.
20. Rule’s Addiction (2014): Garrett Rule’s romance adds another possessive Rule brother to the sequence.
21. A Christmas Special (2014): A holiday Logan-and-Lauren extra, best read after Pursuit.
22. Rule’s Seduction (2015): The fourth House of Rule book, completing the main Rule-family series.
23. Texas Heat (2015): A collection of previously published material, not a new continuity step.
24. Her First Choice (2016): A short romance about revenge, a nightclub choice, and a man from the heroine’s past.
25. Logan and Lauren: A Valentine’s Special (2017): A later Valentine follow-up for the Logan-and-Lauren thread.
26. Resisting the Rancher (2017): Redwood Falls book 3, returning to the Bar M Ranch setting.
27. Ethan and Ava (2019): Redwood Falls book 4 and the latest confirmed Lynda Chance release I found.

Chronological order

A full chronological order is not recommended.

Lynda Chance’s books are mostly short romance arcs, series novellas, and couple-focused stories. Series order is more useful than trying to build one timeline across Louisiana, Texas, rancher, billionaire, and Redwood Falls material.

Use chronological order only inside a confirmed series when a book is clearly a follow-up, such as Logan and Lauren’s holiday and Valentine shorts.

Recommended reading order

For the cleanest Lynda Chance experience, read this way:

1. Josh and Hannah
2. An Eye for an Eye
3. Resisting the Rancher
4. Ethan and Ava

Then read:

1. Rule’s Obsession
2. Rule’s Property
3. Rule’s Addiction
4. Rule’s Seduction

After that, move to the shorter sequences:

1. Seduced by the American Millionaire
2. Blackmailed Into Bed
3. Bedded by the Boss
4. Staking His Claim
5. Sarah’s Surrender
6. Mike and Megan
7. The Thrill of the Chase
8. Logan and Lauren
9. Pursuit
10. A Christmas Special
11. Logan and Lauren: A Valentine’s Special

The standalones can be read anywhere after that.

Latest release status

The latest confirmed Lynda Chance release I found is Ethan and Ava, published in 2019 as Redwood Falls book 4.

I did not find a confirmed newer Lynda Chance novel or novella after Ethan and Ava. Current catalog pages still point to that book as the most recent main release.

FAQ

Do Lynda Chance books need to be read in order?

Only the connected series do. Redwood Falls, The House of Rule, Ranchers of Chatum County, Louisiana Liaisons, and Temptation in Texas work best in series order.

What is the best Lynda Chance book to start with?

Start with Josh and Hannah for the clearest series entry point. Start with Rule’s Obsession if you prefer billionaire-family romance.

Is Redwood Falls four books or ten books?

For reader-facing order, treat Redwood Falls as four books: Josh and Hannah, An Eye for an Eye, Resisting the Rancher, and Ethan and Ava. Some databases attach additional earlier titles to the setting, but the four-book order is the cleanest and most widely useful version.

Are Logan and Lauren part of Temptation in Texas?

Yes. Logan and Lauren, Pursuit, A Christmas Special, and Logan and Lauren: A Valentine’s Special belong together as the Logan-and-Lauren thread inside or alongside Temptation in Texas.

Should I read Texas Heat as a separate book?

No. Texas Heat is best treated as a collection of previously published work, not a new novel in the reading order.

Is Her First Choice part of a series?

No confirmed core series placement is needed. It is best treated as a standalone short romance, originally connected to anthology publication.

Are there any upcoming Lynda Chance books?

I did not find a reliably confirmed upcoming Lynda Chance title as of this update.

Conclusion

Lynda Chance is easiest to read in small groups.

Begin with Josh and Hannah for the core Redwood Falls path, then continue through Ethan and Ava. Read The House of Rule in order if you want the billionaire-family series. Use Louisiana Liaisons, Ranchers of Chatum County, and Temptation in Texas as shorter connected sets.