Brenda Minton is a author who was born and raised on a farm in the Ozarks. As a child, she spent her time reading, watching network TV, hosting friends for card games and music, and developing an active imagination. Her rural upbringing had a significant impact on her career as a writer. Minton always dreamed of becoming an author and a jockey, but ultimately writing won out over her other aspirations.
In 2006, Minton received a call that changed her life and made her dreams come true, as she was welcomed into the Steeple Hill family of authors. She is now married and lives with her spouse in the Ozarks, where she continues to write, procrastinate, drink coffee, and raise her children. Minton is also a pastor's wife and a children's ministry worker, and she enjoys spending her free time sitting on the porch with a cup of coffee or going out to eat with friends.
Minton is the author of the Love Inspired Cooper Creek series and can often be found on facebook, connecting with her readers and discussing her work. She is known for her ability to create engaging and heartwarming stories that resonate with her audience. Her writing is influenced by her background and experiences, and she continues to draw inspiration from her life in the Ozarks.
Cowboy Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
His Little Cowgirl
2008
2
A Cowboy's Heart
2009
3
The Cowboy Next Door
2009
4
Jenna's Cowboy Hero
2009
5
The Cowboy's Courtship
2010
6
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
2010
7
The Cowboy's Family
2010
8
The Cowboy's Homecoming
2011
Cowboy Books (with Gail Gaymer Martin)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
His Little Cowgirl
2008
2
A Cowboy's Heart
2009
3
The Cowboy Next Door
2009
4
Jenna's Cowboy Hero
2009
5
The Cowboy's Courtship
2010
6
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
2010
7
The Cowboy's Family
2010
8
The Cowboy's Homecoming
2011
9
Christmas Gifts
2011
Cooper Creek Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Cowboy's Holiday Blessing
2011
2
The Bull Rider's Baby
2012
3
The Rancher's Secret Wife
2012
4
The Cowboy's Healing Ways
2013
5
The Cowboy Lawman
2013
6
The Cowboy's Christmas Courtship
2013
7
The Cowboy's Reunited Family
2014
8
Single Dad Cowboy
2014
Martin's Crossing Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
A Rancher for Christmas
2014
2
The Rancher Takes a Bride
2015
3
The Rancher's Second Chance
2015
4
The Rancher's First Love
2016
5
Her Rancher Bodyguard
2016
6
Her Guardian Rancher
2016
Bluebonnet Springs Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Second Chance Rancher
2017
2
The Rancher's Christmas Bride
2017
3
The Rancher's Secret Child
2018
Mercy Ranch Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Reunited with the Rancher
2018
2
The Rancher's Christmas Match
2018
3
Her Oklahoma Rancher
2019
4
The Rancher's Holiday Hope
2019
5
The Prodigal Cowboy
2020
6
The Rancher's Holiday Arrangement
2020
Sunset Ridge Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Reunited by the Baby
2023
2
A Valentine's Day Return
2024
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Strongest Cord
2006
2
Trusting Him
2007
3
Western Christmas Wishes (With: Jill Kemerer)
2019
4
Western Christmas Wishes
2019
5
Her Small Town Secret
2021
6
Her Christmas Dilemma
2021
After the Storm Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Matchmaking Pact
2009
2
The Matchmaking Pact (By: Carolyne Aarsen)
2009
3
Jingle Bell Babies (By: Kathryn Springer)
2009
4
Jingle Bell Babies
2009
5
Marrying Minister Right (By: Annie Jones)
2009
6
Marrying Minister Right
2009
7
Healing the Boss's Heart
2009
8
Healing the Boss's Heart (By: Valerie Hansen)
2009
9
A Family for Thanksgiving (By: Patricia Davids)
2009
10
A Family for Thanksgiving
2009
11
Rekindled Hearts
2013
Alaskan Bride Rush Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Treasure Creek Dad ( By: Terri Reed)
2010
2
Doctor Right (By: Janet Tronstad)
2010
3
Klondike Hero ( By: Jillian Hart)
2010
4
Yukon Cowboy ( By: Debra Clopton)
2010
5
The Lawman's Christmas Wish (By: Linda Goodnight)
2010
6
Thanksgiving Groom
2011
The Heart of Main Street Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Cozy Christmas
2013
2
Cozy Christmas (By: Valerie Hansen)
2013
3
Tail of Two Hearts
2013
4
Tail of Two Hearts (By: Charlotte Carter)
2013
5
Love in Bloom
2013
6
Love in Bloom (By: Arlene James)
2013
7
The Bachelor Baker
2013
8
The Bachelor Baker (By: Carolyne Aarsen)
2013
9
The Boss's Bride
2013
10
Storybook Romance
2013
11
Storybook Romance (By: Lissa Manley)
2013
Home on the Ranch Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Texas Way (By: Jan Freed)
1996
2
Mother in the Making (By: Ellen James)
1996
3
The Man From Blue River (By: Judith Bowen)
1996
4
She Caught the Sheriff (By: Anne Marie Duquette)
1996
5
Texas Standoff (By: Ruth Alana Smith)
1996
6
Trouble At Lone Spur (By: Roz Fox)
1996
7
The Truth About Cowboys (By: Margot Early)
1997
8
In the Arms of the Law (By: Anne Marie Duquette)
1997
9
She's the Sheriff (By: Anne Marie Duquette)
1998
10
Cottonwood Creek (By: Margot Dalton)
1998
11
What A Man's Got To Do (By: Lynnette Kent)
1999
12
Safe Haven (By: Evelyn A. Crowe)
1999
13
Montana Legacy (By: Roxanne Rustland)
2000
14
The Texan (By: K.N. Casper)
2000
15
Cowboy Come Home (By: Eve Gaddy)
2000
16
The First Family of Texas (By: Ken Casper)
2000
17
That Man Matthews (By: Ann Evans)
2000
18
A Cowboy for Clementine (By: Susan Floyd)
2001
19
Sarah's Legacy (By: Brenda Mott)
2002
20
Wide Open Spaces (By: Roz Fox)
2002
21
Cowboy at the Crossroads (By: Linda Warren)
2002
22
Montana Dreaming (By: Nadia Nichols)
2002
23
A Baby by Christmas (By: Linda Warren)
2003
24
Cowgirl, Say Yes (By: Brenda Mott)
2003
25
Buffalo Summer (By: Nadia Nichols)
2003
26
What Madeline Wants (By: Linda Style)
2003
27
Dylan's Last Dare (By: Patricia Thayer)
2004
28
A Cowboy Summer (By: Debra Salonen)
2004
29
More Than a Cowboy (By: Peggy Nicholson)
2004
30
Real Cowboys (By: Roz Fox)
2007
31
The Last Cowboy Hero (By: Barbara McMahon)
2007
32
Nevada - The Horseman's Secret (By: Jeannie Watt)
2007
33
The Brother Returns (By: Jeannie Watt)
2008
34
Cowboy for Keeps (By: Brenda Mott)
2008
35
Caitlin's Cowboy (By: Barbara McMahon)
2008
36
The Sheriff of Sage Bend (By: Brenda Mott)
2008
37
Caitlyn's Prize (By: Linda Warren)
2009
38
A Cowboy's Redemption (By: Jeannie Watt)
2009
39
Madison's Children (By: Linda Warren)
2009
40
No Ordinary Cowboy (By: Mary Sullivan)
2009
41
Cowboy Comes Home (By: Carrie Alexander)
2010
42
A Cowboy's Plan (By: Mary Sullivan)
2010
43
Texas Trouble (By: Kathleen O'Brien)
2010
44
The Cowboy Soldier (By: Roz Fox)
2010
45
This Cowboy's Son (By: Mary Sullivan)
2010
46
Luke: The Cowboy Heir (By: Patricia Thayer)
2010
47
The Lionhearted Cowboy Returns (By: Patricia Thayer)
2010
48
Second Chance Ranch (By: Leann Harris)
2010
49
The Baby Promise (By: Carolyne Aarsen)
2010
50
Rocky Mountain Hero (By: Audra Harders)
2010
51
The Rancher's Reunion (By: Tina Radcliffe)
2010
52
The Cowboy's Family
2010
53
Oklahoma Reunion (By: Tina Radcliffe)
2011
54
Maddie Inherits a Cowboy (By: Jeannie Watt)
2011
55
Temporary Rancher (By: Ann Evans)
2011
56
Make-Believe Mom (By: Elaine Grant)
2012
57
Her Secret, His Baby (By: Tanya Michaels)
2013
58
Montana Rodeo Star (By: Mary Sullivan)
2014
59
Home on the Ranch - Texas (By: Linda Warren)
2014
60
The Maverick's Holiday Surprise (By: Karen Rose Smith)
2016
61
Wanted: Texas Daddy (By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)
2017
62
Montana Unbranded (By: Nadia Nichols)
2017
63
Texas Vows (By: Sheri Whitefeather)
2018
64
Montana Christmas Secrets (By: Karen Rose Smith)
2019
65
Montana Holiday Promises (By: Patricia Johns, Ann Roth)
2019
66
Montana Mistletoe Baby ( By: Patricia Johns)
2019
67
Redeeming the Texan (By: Patricia Thayer)
2020
K-9 Companions Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Their Unbreakable Bond (By: Deb Kastner)
2021
2
Their Unbreakable Bond
2021
3
Finding Her Way Back
2022
4
Finding Her Way Back (By: Lisa Carter)
2022
5
The Veteran's Vow
2022
6
The Veteran's Vow (By: Jill Lynn)
2022
7
Her Easter Prayer (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2022
8
Earning Her Trust
2022
9
Guarding His Secret
2022
10
Guarding His Secret (By: Jill Kemerer)
2022
11
An Unlikely Alliance
2022
12
A Reason to Stay
2022
13
An Unlikely Alliance (By: Toni Shiloh)
2022
14
A Reason to Stay (By: Deb Kastner)
2022
15
The Veteran's Holiday Home
2022
16
An Alaskan Christmas Promise
2022
17
The Veteran's Holiday Home (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2022
18
A Steadfast Companion
2023
19
An Alaskan Christmas Promise (By: Belle Calhoune)
2022
20
A Steadfast Companion (By: Myra Johnson)
2023
21
A Friend to Trust ( By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2023
22
Her Alaskan Companion (By: Heidi McCahan)
2023
23
A Companion for Christmas (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2023
24
Her Christmas Healing (By: Mindy Obenhaus)
2023
25
Finding Their Way Back (By: Jenna Mindel)
2023
26
Their Inseparable Bond (By: Jill Weatherholt)
2024
27
Bonding with the Babies (By: Deb Kastner)
2024
28
Her Son's Faithful Companion (By: Jill Weatherholt)
2024
29
Training the K-9 Companion (By: Jill Kemerer)
2024
30
A Companion for His Son (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2024
31
Her Loyal Companion (By: Heidi Main)
2024
32
A K-9 Christmas Reunion (By: Lisa Carter)
2024
33
His Christmas Salvation (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2024
34
Guarding Her Christmas Secret (By: Jill Weatherholt)
2024
35
A Faithful Guardian (By: Louise M. Gouge)
2024
36
The Veteran's Valentine Helper (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2025
37
Rescue on the Farm (By: Allie Pleiter)
2025
38
An Unexpected Companion (By: Mindy Obenhaus)
2025
39
Earning the Veteran's Trust (By: Lisa Jordan)
2025
40
Holding Onto Secrets (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2025
41
His New Companion (By: Jill Kemerer)
2025
42
The Soldier's K-9 Companion (By: Belle Calhoune)
2025
43
Her Surprise Neighbor (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2025
44
Healing the Veteran (By: Ciara Knight)
2025
Lone Star Cowboy League: Boys Ranch Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Rancher's Texas Match
2016
2
The Ranger's Texas Proposal
2016
3
The Ranger's Texas Proposal (By: Jessica Keller)
2016
4
The Nanny's Texas Christmas
2016
5
The Nanny's Texas Christmas (By: Lee Tobin McClain)
2016
6
The Cowboy's Texas Family
2017
7
The Cowboy's Texas Family (By: Margaret Daley)
2017
8
The Doctor's Texas Baby (By: Deb Kastner)
2017
9
The Doctor's Texas Baby
2017
10
The Rancher's Texas Twins (By: Allie Pleiter)
2017
11
The Rancher's Texas Twins
2017
Love Inspired Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Guarded Secrets (By: Leann Harris)
2009
2
The Perfect Gift (By: Lenora Worth)
2009
3
Hometown Courtship (By: Diann Hunt)
2009
4
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
2010
5
A Season for Family (By: Mae Nunn)
2010
6
The Daddy Surprise (By: Ginny Aiken)
2011
7
At Home in His Heart (By: Glynna Kaye)
2011
8
Big Sky Family (By: Charlotte Carter)
2011
9
Small-Town Sweethearts (By: Jean C. Gordon)
2011
10
The Forest Ranger's Child (By: Leigh Bale)
2012
11
High Country Hearts (By: Glynna Kaye)
2012
12
Redemption Ranch (By: Leann Harris)
2012
13
Alaskan Hearts ( By: Teri Wilson)
2012
14
A Gift of Family (By: Mia Ross)
2012
15
Fresh-Start Ranch (By: Leann Harris)
2012
16
Small-Town Dad (By: Jean C. Gordon)
2012
17
Sleigh Bell Sweethearts (By: Teri Wilson)
2013
18
The Rancher Next Door (By: Betsy St. Amant)
2013
19
Her Valentine Hero (By: Gail Gaymer Martin)
2013
20
A Canyon Springs Courtship (By: Glynna Kaye)
2013
21
Lone Star Holiday (By: Jolene Navarro)
2013
22
Bundle of Joy (By: Annie Jones)
2013
23
Courting Hope (By: Jenna Mindel)
2013
24
His Unexpected Family (By: Patricia Johns)
2013
25
Alaskan Hero (By: Teri Wilson)
2013
26
Small-Town Mom (By: Jean C. Gordon)
2013
27
Season of Redemption (By: Jenna Mindel)
2013
28
A Daughter's Homecoming (By: Ginny Aiken)
2013
29
The Firefighter's New Family (By: Gail Gaymer Martin)
2014
30
Lone Star Hero (By: Jolene Navarro)
2014
31
Rescued by the Firefighter (By: Gail Gaymer Martin)
2014
32
Small-Town Midwife (By: Jean C. Gordon)
2014
33
The Rancher's City Girl (By: Patricia Johns)
2014
34
Lakeside Redemption (By: Lisa Jordan)
2014
35
The Forest Ranger's Rescue (By: Leigh Bale)
2015
36
Alaskan Homecoming (By: Teri Wilson)
2015
37
A Firefighter's Promise (By: Patricia Johns)
2015
38
A Father's Second Chance (By: Mindy Obenhaus)
2015
39
A Texas Christmas Wish (By: Jolene Navarro)
2015
40
Rancher for the Holidays (By: Myra Johnson)
2015
41
Alaskan Sanctuary ( By: Teri Wilson)
2015
42
The Lawman's Surprise Family (By: Patricia Johns)
2016
43
The Soldier's Surprise Family (By: Jolene Navarro)
2016
44
Texas Daddy (By: Jolene Navarro)
2017
45
Reuniting His Family (By: Jean C. Gordon)
2017
46
The Texan's Twins (By: Jolene Navarro)
2017
47
A Mom for His Daughter (By: Jean C. Gordon)
2017
48
Hill Country Reunion (By: Myra Johnson)
2018
49
A Father for Bella (By: Jill Weatherholt)
2018
50
Lone Star Christmas (By: Jolene Navarro)
2018
51
The Rancher's Redemption (By: Myra Johnson)
2019
52
Her Secret Twins (By: Janette Foreman)
2020
53
Building a Family (By: Jennifer Slattery)
2020
54
An Unlikely Proposal (By: Toni Shiloh)
2021
55
Finding His Family (By: Christina Miller)
2021
56
Finding Her Courage (By: Christine Raymond)
2021
57
Lost and Found Faith (By: Laurel Blount)
2021
58
Surviving the Storm (By: P.A. DePaul)
2022
59
Bound by a Secret ( By: Jolene Navarro)
2023
60
The Reluctant Rancher (By: Jolene Navarro)
2023
61
Disappearance in Pinecraft (By: Lenora Worth)
2024
62
The Texan's Journey Home (By: Jolene Navarro)
2024
63
The Texan's Unexpected Home (By: Jolene Navarro)
2025
Cowboy For Every Mood Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
How to Lasso a Cowboy (By: Christine Wenger)
2011
2
Second Chance Family (By: Winnie Griggs)
2011
3
A Family for the Rugged Rancher (By: Donna Alward)
2011
4
Rustled (By: B.J. Daniels)
2011
5
By Order of the Prince (By: Carla Cassidy)
2011
6
One Night, Two Heirs (By: Maureen Child)
2011
7
The Texan and the Cowgirl (By: Victoria Chancellor)
2011
8
Her Cowboy Daddy (By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)
2011
9
Cowboy Fever (By: Joanna Wayne)
2011
10
The Bull Rider's Secret (By: Marin Thomas)
2011
11
The Nanny's Homecoming (By: Linda Goodnight)
2011
12
Calico Bride (By: Jillian Hart)
2011
13
Phoebe's Groom (By: Deb Kastner)
2011
14
His Texas Baby (By: Stella Bagwell)
2012
15
His Marriage to Remember (By: Kathie DeNosky)
2012
16
The Rancher's Hired Fiancée (By: Judy Duarte)
2012
17
Colton: Rodeo Cowboy (By: C.J. Carmichael)
2012
18
Rodeo Daughter (By: Leigh Duncan)
2012
19
No Ordinary Joe (By: Michelle Celmer)
2012
20
Bet on a Cowboy (By: Julie Benson)
2012
21
Renegade Most Wanted (By: Carol Arens)
2012
22
The Spy Wore Spurs (By: Dana Marton)
2012
23
The Reluctant Heiress (By: Sara Orwig)
2012
24
The Rancher's Housekeeper (By: Rebecca Winters)
2012
25
High Noon (By: Debra Webb)
2012
26
Kade (By: Delores Fossen)
2012
27
The Rancher's Bride (By: Pamela Britton)
2012
28
The Princess and the Outlaw (By: Leanne Banks)
2012
29
A Scandal So Sweet (By: Ann Major)
2012
30
The CEO's Unexpected Proposal (By: Karen Rose Smith)
2012
31
The Renegade Cowboy Returns / Texas Lullaby (By: Tina Leonard)
2012
32
Live Ammo (By: Joanna Wayne)
2012
33
The Rancher's Secret Wife
2012
34
Kansas City Cowboy (By: Julie Miller)
2012
35
A Cowboy's Duty (By: Marin Thomas)
2012
36
Her Cowboy Avenger (By: Kerry Connor)
2012
37
Honorable Rancher (By: Barbara White Daille)
2012
38
Gage (By: Delores Fossen)
2012
Brenda Minton Anthologies
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Blessings of the Season
2009
2
Countdown to First Night
2013
3
Christmas Eve Kisses
2015
4
The Cowboy's Christmas Courtship and Season of Hope