Shirley Penick

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2016
  • Latest Book:
    May 2022
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Full Series List in Order

Burlap and Barbed Wire

1 - A Cowboy for Alyssa (Jan-2018)
2 - Taming Adam (Mar-2018)
3 - Tempting Chase (Jun-2018)
4 - Roping Cade (Sep-2018)
5 - Trusting Drew (May-2019)
6 - Emma's Rodeo Cowboy (Jun-2019)

Helluva Engineer

1 - Helluva Engineer (Jun-2019)
2 - Christmas at the Rockin' K (Nov-2021)
3 - Her Forever Man (May-2022)

A Lake Chelan Novel

0.5 - The Rancher's Lady (Sep-2016)
1 - Sawdust and Satin (Nov-2016)
2 - Designs on Her (Mar-2017)
3 - Smokin' (Oct-2017)
4 - Fire on the Mountain (Apr-2018)
5 - The Fire Chief's Desire (Jan-2019)
6 - Mysterious Ways (Mar-2019)
7 - Conflict of Interest (Sep-2019)
8 - Another Chance for Love (Nov-2019)
9 - Frames (Sep-2020)
9.5 - Christmas in Lake Chelan (Jan-2021)
10 - The Author's Lady Librarian (Jul-2021)
11 - The Fire Chief's Surprise (Aug-2021)
12 - Hello Again (Sep-2021)
13 - Three's a Crowd (Feb-2022)
14 - A Heart Knows (Mar-2022)

Saddles and Secrets

1 - The Lawman (Jan-2020)
2 - The Watcher (Jun-2020)
3 - The Rescuer (Jul-2020)
4 - The Vacation (Jun-2020)
5 - The Neighbor (Oct-2021)

Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • The Rancher's Lady

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 0.5

    A single dad, a matchmaking eight-year-old daughter, and a sexy new third grade teacher is an explosive combination in this holiday romance.On the second anniversary of her mommy’s death eight-year-old Alyssa ditches Brownies and her best friend to...

  • Sawdust and Satin

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 1

    Chedwick, Washington is on the verge of extinction. The economic downturn sent people fleeing from the remote town on Lake Chelan, businesses closed, the hotel is run down, and the population is under 1000 people. But those who are still living in Ch...

  • Designs on Her

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 2

    Kristen Mathews is a snarky self-sufficient woman who lives alone on the top of a mountain with her faithful dog as her only companion. She changes her own oil, runs a backhoe and designs jewelry. Kristen goes into town occasionally to see her sister...

  • Smokin'

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 3

    Amber Clarkson is not looking for a protector, but when volunteer firefighter and children’s book author, Jeremy Scott, diffuses a tense situation with a frazzled customer, and then carries her to safety when her restaurant catches on fire, she can...

  • A Cowboy for Alyssa

    Burlap and Barbed Wire - 1

    Alyssa Jefferson is ready to start her veterinary internship at the Rockin’ K ranch, in the beautiful Colorado Rockies, where she will be assisting with the births of over three hundred pregnant cows. It’s a dream come true, and she’s so excite...

  • Taming Adam

    Burlap and Barbed Wire - 2

    There are five brothers. Each one of them have killer good looks. One is engaged to her best friend. That leaves four to flirt with, four hot men, so why does she only have eyes for the oldest grumpiest one in the bunch. Rachel Reardon has to questio...

  • Fire on the Mountain

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 4

    Hotshot firefighter, Trey Peterson, is on temporary assignment above the town of Chedwick, Washington on beautiful Lake Chelan. He puts in long days working to get the monster wildfire under control. On his short breaks from fighting the wildfire try...

  • Tempting Chase

    Burlap and Barbed Wire - 3

    Friends forever. Chase Kipling and his twin brother Cade have been best friends with Katie since grade school. They hang out together all the time, riding horses, playing cards, going to movies and sporting events. A fun friendship for all three of t...

  • Roping Cade

    Burlap and Barbed Wire - 4

    A fake relationship is the plan.Summer Attwood has been hiding in baggy clothes and ugly glasses for nearly ten years. When the town hottie asks her to be his faux girl-friend for a couple of weeks she decides it's time to put away the disguise and s...



  • The Fire Chief's Desire

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 5

    Trapped in the friend zone.Greg Jones has a great life. He's assistant chief of the town's volunteer fire department, he owns his own profitable tavern, he's got a pre-law degree, and never has trouble finding a willing female to spend time with. The...

  • Mysterious Ways

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 6

    An arsonist is loose in their town. Two buildings burned. They have to find him. Stop him. Nicole Roman is on a quest to track down her brother. She believes he's reverted back to his pyromaniac tendencies and she is determined to find him, before so...

  • Trusting Drew

    Burlap and Barbed Wire - 5

    A death-bed promise turns lethal.Lily Smith is kidnapped and held captive to prevent her from participating in a beauty pageant her best friend begged her to enter. But she is no passive little miss to let someone else determine her future. Unfortuna...

  • Emma's Rodeo Cowboy

    Burlap and Barbed Wire - 6

    He's never even kissed the woman, but her son is clearly, without a doubt, his. Zach McCoy has been on the rodeo circuit for six years and is making a damn fine living at it. When he comes home, for the first time, to be in his best friend's wedding ...

  • Helluva Engineer

    Helluva Engineer - 1

    How hard is it to re-ignite an old flame?Steve Sampson has one week to convince his college sweetheart to give him the second chance he craves. He still loves her and knows he was a fool to let her go. Steve learned the hard way, that sometimes being...

  • Conflict of Interest

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 7

    A summer vacation fling, or so much more. Jacqueline Hurst is taking the first vacation in forever. She's going to read, relax, shop, and see the sights. The last thing she's interested in is a man, especially a local. Although some stress relief mig...

  • Another Chance for Love

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 8

    Mystery and Romance combine to give this couple a second chance to fall in love.Carol Anderson is shocked when a simple handshake sends sparks flying along her nerve endings. She never thought to feel that kind of attraction again after her husband d...

  • The Lawman

    Saddles and Secrets - 1

    Sabotage on Maggie Ann's horse rescue ranch has her reaching for her phone to call the sheriff, John Beaumont. Maggie Ann hasn't had much interaction with her former high school sweetheart since she returned to the family ranch eight months ago, afte...

  • The Vacation

    Saddles and Secrets - 4

    Andrea Clementine has a wonderful vacation planned. Nine whole days away from work, from home, from everything but fun. Right up until her car conks out, not even halfway to her destination. Her vacation is ruined, and she's stranded on the side of t...

  • The Watcher

    Saddles and Secrets - 2

    Bobby and Chrissy were inseparable as kids, running wild in the neighborhoods of the small town in Wyoming. It was a great place to grow up and they promised each other, they would always be best friends. Right up until the day his family moved far, ...



  • The Rescuer

    Saddles and Secrets - 3

    Milly Astara fled Chicago to escape her violent ex-boyfriend, landing in the small town of Bedford, Wyoming. Thank God they'd never married. But he's somehow gotten her phone number and is sending her harassing texts. He'd be breaking parole to come ...

  • Frames

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 9

    Enemies to Lovers. They fight like crazy and then passion takes over. Deborah Bryant is back to take the final series of photos for her four seasons book of the Lake Chelan area. She's dreading it. Each time she makes it to Chedwick, she and Terry An...

  • Christmas in Lake Chelan

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 9.5

    Ted was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He lived in an affluent and very loving family until he was a toddler. When his father took him away to live off the grid in the mountains above the town of Chedwick, Washington in the Lake Chelan valley...

  • The Author's Lady Librarian

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 10

    Love Harbor is a place of magic, where true love can be found.Patty Anne LaGrange snorted at the idea of finding true love in a town, especially one clear across the country. The website where she was looking to book her vacation to Love Harbor was r...

  • The Fire Chief's Surprise

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 11

    Epilogue short story to The Fire Chief's Desire and Frames.Greg Jones has had a horrible fall. His wife of only two years has been in Seattle nearly non-stop, while he's been alone in Chedwick. A couple of quick trips between them is all he's seen he...

  • Hello Again

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 12

    Everett Smith had planned to retire from the military, he had his goals plainly in sight for another dozen or so years. A phone call from his hometown brought those plans to a screeching halt. His high school sweetheart and the only girl he'd ever lo...

  • The Neighbor

    Saddles and Secrets - 5

    The man next door. Rafe Carlson's first day home after many trips has him discovering some of his neighbor's geriatric horses on his land. He takes the two he's found and heads for his neighbor side. When he gets to the fence that should be separatin...

  • Christmas at the Rockin' K

    Helluva Engineer - 2

    The Kipling family has returned for a Christmas celebration.Brenda Straton is shocked and, in truth, a little appalled that she and her roommate have been invited by their mentors to spend Winter break at a cattle ranch in the mountains of Colorado. ...

  • Three's a Crowd

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 13

    Friends to Lovers.Kyle Moore wants to know what this new interloper is doing taking his girl out for dinner. Sure, he and Samantha Prescott are just friends, but they do everything together. And sometimes when the timing and feelings are just right, ...

  • A Heart Knows

    A Lake Chelan Novel - 14

    Cops and Dispatchers, too intense to match?Dispatcher Michelle Dubois reluctantly attends the conference in Pittsburg. She doesn't mind the idea of a conference but this one takes two days to get to, with the road travel from the remote Washington to...



  • Her Forever Man

    Helluva Engineer - 3

    Tracy Langley is back on the Rockin' K ranch to work with the mine reclamation company chosen to clean up the gold mine that is contaminating the ranch. She's excited for several reasons, first she has a well-paying job, second that well-paying job w...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shirley Penick has published 30 books.

Shirley Penick does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Her Forever Man, was published in May 2022.

The first book by Shirley Penick, The Rancher's Lady, was published in September 2016.

Yes. Shirley Penick has 4 series.
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