Long, Tall Texans

Long, Tall Texans is a series by Diana Palmer. Launched 1988 in the Silhouette Romance imprint, it extended into the Silhouette Desire and Silhouette Special Edition line. All titles have the logo "Long, Tall Texans" on the front or back cover.

The stories are mostly set in and around the fictional town of Jacobsville, Texas. It is the setting for many other novels by Diana Palmer as well. Thus the series now also includes novellas, a few Harlequin titles and Romantic Suspense by Mira and HQN, released in Hardcover. The later don't mention the Long, Tall Texans series, but are linked through the same personnel. Diana Palmer launched her Hardcover releases by introducing some of their heroes and hinting on their stories in Lionhearted.

The series' titles have been reissued in various Collections, lately mostly in Trade Paperback and Hardcover.

1. Calhoun - June 1988 (Silhouette Romance #580)
2. Justin - August 1988 (Silhouette Romance #592)
3. Tyler - October 1988 (Silhouette Romance #604)
4. Sutton's Way - September 1989 (Silhouette Romance #670)
5. Ethan - January 1990 (Silhouette Romance #694)
6. Connal - August 1990 (Silhouette Romance #741)
7. Harden - March 1991 (Silhouette Romance #783)
8. Evan - September 1991 (Silhouette Romance #819)
9. Donavan - January 1992 (Silhouette Romance #843)
10. Emmett - January 1993 (Silhouette Romance #910)
11. Regan's Pride - April 1994 (Silhouette Romance #1000)
12. That Burke Man - March 1995 (Silhouette Desire #913)
13. Coltrain's Proposal - September 1995 (Silhouette Romance #1103)
14. Jacobsville - Paper Husband in "Husbands On Horseback" - October 1996 (Harlequin Romance #3427)
15. Drew Morris in "A Long Tall Texan Summer" - June 1997 (Silhouette)
16. Jobe Dodd in "A Long Tall Texan Summer" - June 1997 (Silhouette)
17. Tom Walker in "A Long Tall Texan Summer" - June 1997 (Silhouette)
18. Jacobsville - Christmas Cowboy in "Lone Star Christmas" - November 1997
19. The Princess Bride - March 1998 (Silhouette Romance #1282)
20. Beloved - January 1999 (Silhouette Desire #1189)
21. Callaghan's Bride - March 1999 (Silhouette Romance #1355)
22. Christopher in "Love With A Long, Tall Texan" - August 1999
23. Guy in "Love With A Long, Tall Texan" - August 1999
24. Luke in "Love With A Long, Tall Texan" - August 1999
25. Matt Caldwell: Texas Tycoon - January 2000 (Silhouette Special Edition #991)
26. A Man Of Means - April 2002 (Silhouette Desire #1429)
27. Lionhearted - December 2002 (Silhouette Romance #1631)
28. Jacobsville - Lawless - July 2003 (Mira) Hardcover
29. Man In Control - October 2003 (Silhouette Desire #1537)
30. Jacobsville - The Founding Father in "A Hero's Kiss" - December 2003
31. Cattleman's Pride - May 2004 (Silhouette Romance #1718)
32. Jacobsville - Renegade - August 2004 (HQN) Hardcover
33. Carrera's Bride - November 2004 (Silhouette Special Edition #1645)
34. Boss Man - November 2005 (Silhouette Desire #1688)
35. Jacobsville - Outsider - July 2006 (HQN) Hardcover
36. Heartbreaker - August 2006 (Silhouette Desire #1748)
37. Jacobsville - Lawman - June 2007 (HQN) Hardcover
38. Jacobsville - Winter Roses - November 2007 (Harlequin Romance #3985)
39. Iron Cowboy - March 2008 (Silhouette Desire #1856)
40. Heart Of Stone - September 2008 (Silhouette Special Edition #1921)
41. Jacobsville - Fearless - June 2008 (HQN) Hardcover
42. Jacobsville - * Heartless - June 2009 (HQN) Hardcover

Heroes and heroines from previous titles reappear in later books, and the author refers intensively to their stories. Since the series runs for 20 years now, even returning readers are probably out of their depth to remember all those details. Constant figures are:

• feedlot of the Ballenger brothers
  • Calhoun / Justin
• the Tremayne brothers
  • Evan / Harden / Connal / Donald
• the biscuits loving, short notice weddings organizing Hart Brothers
  • Corrigan (Christmas Cowboy) / Simon (Beloved) / Callghan (Callaghan's Bride) / Rey (Man Of Means) / Leo (Lionhearted)
• Dr Jebedia "Copper" Coltrain (Coltrain's Proposal)
• Attorney Blake Kemp (Boss Man)