Heart of Texas · Book 1

Lonesome Cowboy

Published
1 January 1998
Pages
218
ISBN-13
9780373833429
Type
novel
Cover of Lonesome Cowboy

About this book

Released in 1998, Lonesome Cowboy is the first entry in Debbie Macomber's Heart of Texas series, set in the fictional ranching town of Promise, Texas, and centered on rancher twin Grady Patterson as the town's residents begin pairing off one book at a time. It spans 218 pages.

Key facts about Lonesome Cowboy

Debbie Macomber wrote Lonesome Cowboy, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1998. The book has 218 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780373833429 to find the main one.

Lonesome Cowboy is book 1 of 8 in the Heart of Texas series. The series has 8 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, Debbie Macomber writes Legendary Lovers, Navy and The Manning Sisters, plus 11 more series. Those series sit on our contemporary romance and romantic suspense shelves. Meanwhile, A Date with Santa is the latest published Debbie Macomber book on file, from 13 October 2026.

About Debbie Macomber

Debbie Macomber is one of the most commercially successful authors in contemporary romance, with more than 200 million copies of her books in print. See every Debbie Macomber book in order.

Its place in Heart of Texas

Lonesome Cowboy is book 1 in the Heart of Texas series. It is followed by Texas Two-Step. See the full Heart of Texas reading order.

Set in the fictional ranching town of Promise, Texas, the Heart of Texas series follows the Patterson twins -- rancher Grady and schoolteacher Savannah -- along with a wide circle of neighbors, cowboys, and townsfolk as Promise slowly modernizes and its residents pair off, one book at a time. Debbie Macomber wrote all six of the original numbered entries in a single burst in 1998, an unusually fast release pace even by her standards, giving the core series a tight, unified feel before two further books extended…

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