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Deborah J. Ross Anthologies

Browse Deborah J. Ross anthology appearances in publication order, including Sword and Sorceress, Lace and Blade, DAW anniversary volumes, and Darkover-related collections.

Series · Anthologies · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

Darkover

Read the Darkover books in order, including Marion Zimmer Bradley's science-fantasy setting and the later Deborah J. Ross continuation novels.

Series · Science Fantasy · Planetary Romance · Shared World

Deborah J. Ross Non-Fiction

Browse Deborah J. Ross's non-fiction in publication order, with Ink Dance listed apart from her fantasy, science fiction, and Darkover fiction.

Series · Non-Fiction · Essays · Writing

Deborah J. Ross Short Stories/Novellas

Browse Deborah J. Ross's short stories and novellas in publication order, including fantasy and science fiction pieces outside her main series pages.

Series · Short Stories · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Novellas

Deborah J. Ross Standalone Novels

Browse Deborah J. Ross's standalone novels in publication order, including Jaydium, Northlight, and Collaborators. These books sit outside Darkover and her named fantasy series.

Series · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Standalone Novels

Seven-Petaled Shield Short Stories/Novellas

Browse Deborah J. Ross's Seven-Petaled Shield short fiction, including Azkhantian Tales. These companion pieces sit beside the main trilogy.

Series · Fantasy · Short Stories · Epic Fantasy

The Seven-Petaled Shield

Deborah J. Ross's The Seven-Petaled Shield is a three-book fantasy sequence. Read The Seven-Petaled Shield, Shannivar, and The Heir of Khored in order.

Series · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Adventure

Children of Kings

Read Deborah J. Ross's Children of Kings books in order, from The Alton Gift through The Children of Kings. This Darkover sequence continues the world of Marion Zimmer Bradley.

Series · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Darkover · Shared World

Clingfire

Read the Clingfire trilogy by Deborah J. Ross in order, from The Fall of Neskaya to A Flame in Hali. This Darkover sequence was developed from Marion Zimmer Bradley's world.

Series · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Darkover · Shared World

Deborah J. Ross

Deborah J. Ross writes science fiction and fantasy, including Darkover novels, The Seven-Petaled Shield, and work published as Deborah Wheeler. This bibliography lists her series, standalone novels, stories, and anthologies in order.

Author · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Darkover · Anthologies · Short Stories

Lesley Livingston Anthologies

Lesley Livingston's anthology appearances include the YA collections Half-Minute Horrors and Corsets & Clockwork. They are optional reading outside her novel series.

Series · Short Fiction · Young Adult · Fantasy · Horror · Steampunk

The Almost Epic Squad

The Almost Epic Squad is a four-book, multi-author middle-grade superhero series about children with unusual powers. Lesley Livingston wrote Mucus Mayhem, the first book.

Series · Middle Grade · Superhero · Humor · Children's Books

Lesley Livingston Standalone Novels

Queen Among the Dead is Lesley Livingston's standalone YA historical fantasy, separate from her Wondrous Strange, Valiant, Starling, and Never series.

Series · Young Adult · Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Celtic Mythology

Wondrous Strange

Read Lesley Livingston's Wondrous Strange books in order, from Wondrous Strange through Tempestuous. This YA fantasy trilogy blends faerie lore, theatre, and modern romance.

Series · Young Adult · Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Faerie Fantasy

The Wiggins Weird

The Wiggins Weird is a two-book middle-grade supernatural series by Lesley Livingston. Read How To Curse In Hieroglyphics before The Haunting Of Heck House.

Series · Middle Grade · Fantasy · Humor · Supernatural

The Valiant

Read Lesley Livingston's The Valiant trilogy in order, from The Valiant to The Triumphant. This YA historical fantasy follows a Celtic princess trained as a gladiator in Rome.

Series · Young Adult · Historical Fantasy · Adventure · Fantasy

Starling

Lesley Livingston's Starling is a three-book YA fantasy series that brings myth and supernatural danger into contemporary New York. Read Starling, Descendant, and Transcendent in order.

Series · Young Adult · Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Mythology

Never

Read Lesley Livingston's Never trilogy in order, beginning with Once Every Never. The YA fantasy follows Clare through time travel, a stolen artifact, and a link to a Celtic warrior princess.

Series · Young Adult · Time Travel · Historical Fantasy · Celtic Mythology

Lesley Livingston

Lesley Livingston writes young adult fantasy, historical fantasy, and adventure, including Wondrous Strange, The Valiant, Starling, and Never. This bibliography lists her books by series in order.

Author · Young Adult · Fantasy · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal · Middle Grade

Joe Berger Children's

Joe Berger's children's books outside his named series include illustrated standalones, a collaboration with Pascal Wyse, and an early-reader title for Reading Planet.

Series · Children's Fiction · Picture Books · Humor · Early Readers

Hubble Bubble

Joe Berger's Hubble Bubble books are comic early-reader stories about a magical granny whose spells turn everyday family life upside down.

Series · Children's Fantasy · Humor · Early Readers

Lyttle Lies

Joe Berger's Lyttle Lies books in order: The Pudding Problem and The Stinky Truth. These illustrated children's stories follow the escalating consequences of small lies.

Series · Middle Grade · Children's Humor · Illustrated Fiction

Bridget Fidget

Read Joe Berger's Bridget Fidget books in order. This children's picture-book series follows an energetic child through pets, mishaps, and family chaos.

Series · Children's Books · Picture Books · Humor

Joe Berger

Joe Berger writes and illustrates children's books, including Bridget Fidget, Lyttle Lies, and Hubble Bubble. This bibliography lists his picture books, chapter books, and children's series in order.

Author · Children's Books · Picture Books · Humor · Middle Grade

Katie Lowe Standalone Novels

Katie Lowe's standalone novels, The Furies and Possession, are literary psychological thrillers with gothic atmosphere and female-centered mysteries.

Series · Literary Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Gothic Fiction

Katie Lowe

Katie Lowe writes dark literary thrillers, including The Furies and Possession. This bibliography lists her standalone novels in publication order.

Author · Thriller · Literary Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Gothic Fiction

Trudi Canavan Anthologies

Browse Trudi Canavan anthology appearances in publication order, including Legends of Australian Fantasy and Doctor Who: Time Trips. These entries collect shared-volume and contributor work.

Series · Fantasy · Anthologies · Science Fiction · Short Stories

Doctor Who: Time Trips

Doctor Who: Time Trips is an eight-story tie-in run from 2013 to 2014, including Trudi Canavan's Salt of the Earth and other short Doctor Who adventures.

Series · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · Time Travel · Media Tie-In

The Traitor Spy Trilogy

Read Trudi Canavan's Traitor Spy Trilogy in order, from The Ambassador's Mission to The Traitor Queen. This sequel trilogy returns to the world of The Black Magician.

Series · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Magic · Political Fantasy

The Black Magician Trilogy

Read Trudi Canavan's Black Magician books in order, including The Magician's Apprentice and the core trilogy. This guide follows Sonea's story and the wider Kyralia setting.

Series · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Magic · High Fantasy

Millennium’s Rule

Trudi Canavan's Millennium's Rule is a four-book fantasy series about magic, invention, and travel between worlds. Begin with Thief's Magic, published in 2014.

Series · Epic Fantasy · Portal Fantasy

Age of the Five

Read Trudi Canavan's Age of the Five books in order, from Priestess of the White through Voice of the Gods. This fantasy trilogy follows gods, priests, war, and faith.

Series · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

Trudi Canavan

Trudi Canavan is an Australian fantasy author best known for The Black Magician Trilogy, Age of the Five, and Millennium's Rule. This bibliography lists her series, tie-ins, and anthology work in order.

Author · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · Anthologies

John Fowles Anthologies

John Fowles's anthology entries include The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories and Winter: A Folio Anthology. They record his editorial or contributor appearances outside his novels and essays.

Series · Literary Anthologies · Literary Fiction · Short Stories

John Fowles Collections

The Ebony Tower is John Fowles's 1974 collection of shorter fiction. It brings together novellas and stories outside his standalone novels.

Series · Literary Fiction · Short Stories · Novellas

John Fowles Non-Fiction

John Fowles's non-fiction includes philosophical essays, nature and place writing, literary pieces, and published journals. The books range from The Aristos and The Tree to Wormholes and his journals.

Series · Essays · Nature Writing · Literary Criticism · Journals

John Fowles Standalone Novels

John Fowles's seven standalone novels include the psychological suspense of The Collector, the metafiction of The French Lieutenant's Woman, and the historical mystery A Maggot. They were published between 1963 and 1985.

Series · Literary Fiction · Postmodern Fiction · Historical Fiction · Psychological Fiction

John Fowles

John Fowles was an English novelist and essayist known for The Collector, The Magus, and The French Lieutenant's Woman. This bibliography lists his novels, non-fiction, collections, and anthology work in order.

Author · Literary Fiction · Postmodern Fiction · Historical Fiction · Psychological Fiction · Non-Fiction

George Sueño and Ernie Bascom Short Stories/Novellas

Browse Martin Limon's George Sueno and Ernie Bascom short fiction in order. The Dragon's Tail is listed separately from the main novels and collections.

Series · Mystery · Crime · Military Mystery · Short Stories

George Sueño and Ernie Bascom

Read Martin Limon's George Sueno and Ernie Bascom books in order, from Jade Lady Burning to War Women. This Korea-set military mystery series follows two U.S. Army CID investigators.

Series · Mystery · Crime · Military Mystery · Historical Mystery · Police Procedural

Martin Limon

Martin Limon writes mystery fiction, best known for the George Sueno and Ernie Bascom investigations set in South Korea. This bibliography lists his books and short fiction in order.

Author · Mystery · Crime · Military Mystery · Historical Mystery · Police Procedural

Charles Henderson Non-Fiction

Read Charles Henderson's non-fiction books in publication order, from Marine Sniper through Ghosts. His military history books focus on Marine snipers, Vietnam, Saigon, and Iraq.

Series · Military History · Non-Fiction · Biography · Vietnam War · Iraq War

Jack Valentine Marine Sniper

Terminal Impact is Charles Henderson's military thriller featuring Marine sniper Jack Valentine. It is the only listed Jack Valentine novel.

Series · Military Thriller · Action Thriller

Charles Henderson

Charles Henderson wrote military non-fiction about Marine snipers, Vietnam, and Iraq, along with the Jack Valentine Marine Sniper novel. This bibliography lists his books by category and publication order.

Author · Military History · Non-Fiction · Biography · War · Thriller

Roger Maxim Standalone Novels

Browse Roger Maxim's standalone novels in publication order, including Red Flight, Break! and Pacific on Fire. These books sit outside his longer series.

Series · Military Fiction · War · Aviation · Thriller

When Then Becomes Now

Read Roger Maxim's When Then Becomes Now books in order, from When Then Is Now through When Life Resumes. This time-shifted military thriller series began in 2024.

Series · Military Fiction · Time Travel · Thriller · War

The Watson Saga

The Watson Saga by Roger Maxim follows U.S. Navy pilot Dave Watson through World War II air combat in the Pacific.

Series · Military Fiction · War · Aviation · Thriller

Long Gray Target

Roger Maxim's Long Gray Target is a seven-book military fiction series published from 2020 to 2023, beginning with The Long Gray Target.

Series · Military Fiction · War · Thriller · Historical Fiction

Roger Maxim

Roger Maxim writes military and aviation-focused fiction, including the Long Gray Target, Watson Saga, and When Then Becomes Now books. This page lists his series and standalone novels in reading order.

Author · Military Fiction · War · Thriller · Historical Fiction · Time Travel

James Henry Anthologies

James Henry's listed anthology appearance is Urban Legends, a 2014 shared crime-fiction volume separate from his Detective Jack Frost and DI Nick Lowry novels.

Series · British Crime Fiction · Anthologies · Crime Short Stories

James Henry Standalone Novels

The Winter Visitor is James Henry's 2024 standalone British crime novel, set in Essex and separate from his Detective Jack Frost and DI Nick Lowry series.

Series · British Crime Fiction · Historical Crime Fiction · Mystery

DI Nick Lowry

Read the DI Nick Lowry books by James Henry in order, from Blackwater to Whitethroat. This Essex-set crime series follows a police detective through tense 1980s investigations.

Series · Crime · Mystery · Police Procedural · Thriller

Detective Jack Frost Prequel

Read the Detective Jack Frost Prequel books by James Henry in order, from First Frost through The Murder Map. This guide lists each Frost prequel with publication year and Amazon links.

Series · Crime · Mystery · Police Procedural · Thriller

James Henry

James Henry writes British crime fiction, including the Detective Jack Frost prequels and the DI Nick Lowry novels. This bibliography lists his books by series in publication order.

Author · Crime · Mystery · Police Procedural · Thriller

Akashic Noir

Akashic Noir is a long-running city-based crime anthology series from Akashic Books, with volumes set in locations around the world. This reading order lists the available Akashic Noir titles by publication date.

Series · Crime Fiction · Noir · Mystery · Anthologies

Elizabeth McKenzie Short Stories/Novellas

Elizabeth McKenzie's short fiction listing includes The Big Creep, a 2019 short story entry. This page separates short work from her novels and anthology appearances.

Series · Literary Fiction · Short Stories · Contemporary Fiction

Elizabeth McKenzie Standalone Novels

Read Elizabeth McKenzie's standalone novels in publication order, from Stop That Girl to The Dog of the North. This guide covers her literary fiction, comic family stories, and offbeat character-driven novels.

Series · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Humor · Family Drama

Elizabeth McKenzie Anthologies

Elizabeth McKenzie's anthology entries include My Postwar Life and Santa Cruz Noir. This page lists those shared collections separately from her novels and short fiction.

Series · Literary Fiction · Anthologies · Short Stories · Crime Fiction

Elizabeth McKenzie

Elizabeth McKenzie writes literary fiction with comic, offbeat family stories, including The Portable Veblen and The Dog of the North. This bibliography lists her novels, short fiction, and anthology entries in order.

Author · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Humor · Short Stories

Helen Fitzgerald Anthologies

Helen Fitzgerald's anthology credits include Hard Labour and Who Done It?, two multi-author collections published before many of her later thrillers.

Series · Crime Anthology · Mystery Anthology · Short Fiction

Helen Fitzgerald Standalone Novels

Helen Fitzgerald's standalone novels range from darkly comic crime to domestic and psychological thrillers. Read them independently or follow publication order from Dead Lovely to Halfway House.

Series · Crime Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Domestic Thriller

Helen Fitzgerald

Helen Fitzgerald is a crime and psychological thriller author whose books include The Cry, Viral, Worst Case Scenario, and Ash Mountain. This page lists Helen Fitzgerald's books in publication order, including standalone novels and anthology appearances.

Author · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Contemporary Fiction

The Five Queendoms

The Five Queendoms is G.R. Macallister's epic fantasy series about political upheaval in a world divided among five queendoms.

Series · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Political Fantasy · Adventure

Greer Macallister Standalone Novels

Greer Macallister's standalone historical novels place women at the center of mysteries, expeditions, institutions, and public scandals.

Series · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Biographical Fiction

Greer Macallister

Greer Macallister writes historical fiction and epic fantasy, including The Magician's Lie, Girl in Disguise, Woman 99, The Arctic Fury, The Thirteenth Husband, and the Five Queendoms series.

Author · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Fantasy · Epic Fantasy

Kimberly Derting Anthologies

Kimberly Derting's anthology entry is Grim, a 2014 young adult collection of dark fairy-tale and folklore retellings by multiple writers.

Series · Young Adult Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Short Story Anthologies

Children's

Kimberly Derting's children's entry is Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Little Pig, a 2022 picture-book retelling that uses an engineering problem to revisit the classic tale.

Series · Picture Books · STEM Fiction · Fairy Tale Retellings

Vivi Loves Science

Vivi Loves Science is a children's STEM series by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes about nature, experiments, floating and sinking, wind, water, and everyday scientific questions.

Series · Children's Books · Picture Books · STEM · Science · Educational

The Taking

The Taking is Kimberly Derting's YA science-fiction trilogy about Kyra Agnew, who returns unchanged after five years missing and finds a government agency looking for answers.

Series · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Romance · Thriller

The Pledge

Kimberly Derting's The Pledge is a young adult dystopian fantasy trilogy set in a kingdom where language determines social rank.

Series · Young Adult · Dystopian Fiction · Fantasy · Romance

The Men of West Beach

Kimberly Derting's The Men of West Beach is a two-book contemporary romance series published in 2017 and 2018.

Series · Contemporary Romance · Romance · New Adult

Libby Loves Science

Libby Loves Science is a children's picture-book STEM series by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes. Libby explores chemistry, measurement, and states of matter through everyday problems.

Series · Children's Fiction · Picture Books · STEM · Science Education

Cece Loves Science

Cece Loves Science is a picture book series by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes about a curious girl who uses questions, experiments, and observation to learn how the world works.

Series · Children's Books · Picture Books · STEM · Science · Educational

The Body Finder

The Body Finder is Kimberly Derting's YA paranormal mystery series about Violet Ambrose, a teen who senses the echoes of murder victims and the killers who leave them behind.

Series · Young Adult · Paranormal Mystery · Mystery · Thriller · Romance

Kimberly Derting

Kimberly Derting is the author of the Body Finder, Pledge, and Taking YA series, along with STEM-focused picture books including Cece Loves Science, Libby Loves Science, and Vivi Loves Science.

Author · Young Adult · Mystery · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Children's Books · Picture Books

Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard

Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard is a cozy mystery series by Nancy Mehl with island cases, seaside settings, and clean mystery plots tied to community secrets.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Christian Fiction · Mystery · Small Town Mystery

Mysteries Of Lancaster County

Mysteries Of Lancaster County is a cozy Amish mystery series by Nancy Mehl set around Lancaster County cases involving family secrets, local crimes, and community ties.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Amish Fiction · Christian Fiction · Mystery

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries is a long-running cozy Amish mystery series by Nancy Mehl set around Cheryl Cooper, the Swiss Miss gift shop, and the Ohio community of Sugarcreek.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Amish Fiction · Christian Fiction · Mystery

Nancy Mehl Non-Fiction

Nancy Mehl Non-Fiction lists Nutrition for the Golden Years, the author's 2002 guide for older adults.

Series · Health and Wellness · Senior Health

Nancy Mehl Standalone Novels

Nancy Mehl's standalone novels collect two early Christian suspense stories that are separate from her later series.

Series · Christian Fiction · Christian Suspense · Romantic Suspense

Ryland & St. Clair

Ryland & St. Clair is a Christian romantic suspense trilogy by Nancy Mehl about former FBI profilers River Ryland and Tony St. Clair opening a private investigation firm.

Series · Christian Fiction · Romantic Suspense · Thriller · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Road to Kingdom

Road to Kingdom is a Christian romantic suspense trilogy by Nancy Mehl set in Kingdom, Kansas, a Mennonite town where danger follows women seeking refuge.

Series · Christian Fiction · Romantic Suspense · Mennonite Fiction · Mystery

The Quantico Files

The Quantico Files by Nancy Mehl is a three-book Christian suspense series about FBI behavioral analyst Alex Donovan, published from 2021 to 2022.

Series · Christian Fiction · Suspense · Thriller · Crime Fiction

Kaely Quinn Profiler

Kaely Quinn Profiler is Nancy Mehl's Christian suspense series about an FBI behavioral analyst whose serial-killer father shadows both her work and personal life.

Series · Christian Fiction · Suspense · Thriller · Romantic Suspense · Crime Fiction

Ivy Towers

Nancy Mehl's Ivy Towers series follows Samantha 'Ivy' Towers as she returns to Winter Break, Kansas, inherits a rare bookstore, and investigates local crimes. Read the five Christian cozy mysteries in order.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Christian Fiction · Mystery · Small Town Mystery

Icy Curtis Mystery

Icy Curtis Mystery is a Nancy Mehl mystery entry led by Icy Curtis, with Malevolence introducing a darker standalone case from the author's earlier catalog.

Series · Mystery · Christian Fiction · Suspense

Harmony

Nancy Mehl's Harmony books follow graphic designer Gracie Temple after an inheritance brings her to a Mennonite town in Kansas, where romance and local mysteries complicate her new start.

Series · Christian Fiction · Christian Mystery · Christian Romance · Mennonite Fiction

Finding Sanctuary

Finding Sanctuary by Nancy Mehl is Christian romantic suspense set in Sanctuary, Missouri, a Mennonite community troubled by missing people, old secrets, and violent crime.

Series · Christian Fiction · Romantic Suspense · Mystery · Mennonite Fiction

Defenders of Justice

Defenders of Justice is Nancy Mehl's Christian romantic suspense trilogy about U.S. marshals, witness protection, and dangerous cases that become personal.

Series · Christian Fiction · Romantic Suspense · Christian Suspense · Law Enforcement Thriller

Curl Up and Dye

Curl Up and Dye is a cozy mystery series by Nancy Mehl following Kansas hairdresser Hilde Higgins through murder cases, comic trouble, and small-town suspicion.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Christian Fiction · Mystery · Small Town Mystery

The Erin Delaney Mysteries

The Erin Delaney Mysteries is Nancy Mehl's Christian suspense series about a former police officer and mystery author drawn into murder investigations.

Series · Christian Fiction · Suspense · Mystery · Romantic Suspense

Nancy Mehl

Nancy Mehl is a bestselling Christian suspense and mystery author known for the Kaely Quinn Profiler, The Quantico Files, Ryland & St. Clair, and several Amish and cozy mystery series.

Author · Christian Fiction · Romantic Suspense · Mystery · Cozy Mystery · Amish Fiction

Red Riley

The Red Riley books by Stephanie Andrews are fast-paced, funny crime adventures that begin with Chicago Blue. This guide lists the Red Riley reading order from book one through Ultra Violet.

Series · Mystery · Crime · Thriller · Adventure

The Levelers

The Levelers by Stephanie Andrews is a two-book heist series: The Grafton Heist (2019) and The Train Job (2022).

Series · Mystery · Crime · Thriller · Heist

Stephanie Andrews

Stephanie Andrews is the author of the Red Riley and The Levelers books, fast-moving crime adventures built around heists, chases, and sharp comic timing. This page lists Stephanie Andrews books in order by series.

Author · Mystery · Crime · Thriller · Adventure

Jacqueline Davies Non-Fiction

The Boy Who Drew Birds is Jacqueline Davies's picture-book biography of young John James Audubon and his early bird-banding experiment.

Series · Children's Nonfiction · Picture Book Biography · Natural History

Jacqueline Davies Picture Books

Jacqueline Davies's picture books include stories about a singing night, a vacationing house, the first census, panda pants, and rising bubbles.

Series · Children's Picture Books · Historical Picture Books · Humorous Picture Books

Jacqueline Davies Standalone Novels

Jacqueline Davies's stand-alone middle-grade novels include a World War II story, contemporary family fiction, and the ghost story The International House of Dereliction.

Series · Middle Grade Fiction · Historical Fiction · Children's Ghost Stories

Sydney and Taylor

Read Jacqueline Davies's Sydney and Taylor early chapter books in order, beginning with Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World.

Series · Children's Fiction · Early Reader

The Lemonade War

The Lemonade War series by Jacqueline Davies follows siblings Evan and Jessie through six middle-grade novels about business, fairness, and growing up.

Series · Children's Fiction · Middle Grade

Jacqueline Davies

Jacqueline Davies reading order for The Lemonade War, the Sydney and Taylor chapter books, picture books, and middle-grade novels.

Author · Middle Grade Fiction · Picture Books · Children's Fiction

Nowhere / Rafferty Family

Nancy Bush's Nowhere / Rafferty Family series is a five-book romantic-suspense sequence set in Nowhere, Oregon. The novels pair separate crime plots with the ongoing story of Detective September Rafferty and her family.

Series · Romantic Suspense · Crime Thriller · Small Town Mystery

Rafferty Family

The Rafferty Family books are Nancy Bush romantic suspense novels set around the Rafferty siblings and the town of Nowhere, Oregon. Read the five-book sequence in the order listed below.

Author · Romantic Suspense · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Kevin Jared Hosein Anthologies

Kevin Jared Hosein contributed to New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean, a 2016 anthology of Caribbean speculative fiction.

Series · Speculative Fiction · Caribbean Literature · Anthology

Kevin Jared Hosein Picture Books

Littletown Secrets is Kevin Jared Hosein's 2013 picture book for young readers.

Series · Children's Fiction · Picture Books

Kevin Jared Hosein Standalone Novels

Kevin Jared Hosein's standalone novels are set in Trinidad and Tobago, from the contemporary setting of The Repenters to the 1940s world of Hungry Ghosts.

Series · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Caribbean Literature

Kevin Jared Hosein

Kevin Jared Hosein's novels and shorter work, including Hungry Ghosts and fiction rooted in Trinidad and Tobago.

Author · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Caribbean Fiction

Richard Woodman Standalone Novels

Richard Woodman's 17 standalone novels range across naval history, merchant shipping, and maritime suspense, published between 1985 and 2021.

Series · Historical Fiction · Naval Fiction · Thriller

Keepers of the Sea

Keepers of the Sea is Richard Woodman's 1983 maritime history of the vessels operated by Trinity House, the British lighthouse authority.

Series · Maritime History · British History · Nautical Nonfiction

A History of the British Merchant Navy

A History of the British Merchant Navy by Richard Woodman is a five-volume non-fiction series covering the merchant fleet from its origins through the 20th century.

Series · Maritime History · Non-Fiction

Tales of the Sea

Tales of the Sea is Richard Woodman's collection of six maritime short stories and novellas, published between 2020 and 2023.

Series · Historical Fiction · Naval Fiction · Short Fiction

Sword of the State

Read Richard Woodman's three-book Sword of the State historical fiction series in order, beginning with The Forging.

Series · Historical Fiction · Naval Fiction

Kit Faulkner

Richard Woodman's Kit Faulkner trilogy is naval historical fiction set during the English Civil War and Restoration, following a sea captain through England's divided mid-17th century.

Series · Historical Fiction · Naval Fiction

William Kite

Read Richard Woodman's William Kite trilogy in order, beginning with The Guineaman and continuing through two 18th-century maritime novels.

Series · Historical Fiction · Naval Fiction

Nathaniel Drinkwater

Richard Woodman's Nathaniel Drinkwater novels follow a Royal Navy officer from the American War of Independence into the 1840s. The series combines naval action with the practical routines and hierarchy of life at sea.

Series · Naval Fiction · Historical Adventure · Napoleonic Fiction

James Dunbar

Richard Woodman's James Dunbar novels, Waterfront and Under Sail, follow merchant-shipping life rather than the Royal Navy setting of his Nathaniel Drinkwater books.

Series · Maritime Fiction · British Fiction

Richard Woodman

Richard Woodman was a British merchant navy officer, naval historian, and novelist. His bibliography includes the Nathaniel Drinkwater naval novels, other historical-fiction series, and maritime history.

Author · Historical Fiction · Naval Fiction · Maritime History

Dixie Hemingway

Dixie Hemingway is the pet-sitting former deputy at the center of Blaize Clement's Florida cozy mysteries. Start with Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter and read the series in order.

Author · Cozy Mystery · Pet Mystery · Amateur Sleuth

Alyssa Day Anthologies

Alyssa Day's anthology contributions include paranormal romance and fantasy stories published in multi-author collections from 2007 to 2020.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Fantasy · Anthology

Alyssa Day Short Story Collections

Alyssa Day Short Story Collections includes Random, a 2014 collection of her shorter paranormal fiction.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Short Fiction · Fantasy

Alyssa Day Standalone Novels

Alyssa Day's standalone novels include Bane's Choice and Whisper of Rebellion, standalone paranormal romance and fantasy stories outside her main series.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Fantasy · Romance

The Nobody Chronicles

The Nobody Chronicles by Alyssa Day is a fantasy series that begins with Nobody's Quest (2026).

Series · Fantasy · Paranormal Romance

Vampire Motorcycle Club

Alyssa Day's Vampire Motorcycle Club is a paranormal romance series about vampires in a motorcycle club.

Series · Paranormal Romance

Tiger's Eye Mystery

The Tiger's Eye Mystery series by Alyssa Day is a cozy paranormal mystery series featuring a tiger shifter private eye and a gifted pawnshop owner solving crimes in small-town Florida.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Paranormal Mystery · Urban Fantasy

League of the Black Swan

Alyssa Day's League of the Black Swan books are paranormal romances about a supernatural curse, dangerous powers, and the people bound to them.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Gothic Romance

Cardinal Witches

The Cardinal Witches series by Alyssa Day is a paranormal romance series featuring witches and the supernatural men drawn into their world.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Fantasy · Romance

Warriors Of Poseidon

Warriors of Poseidon is Alyssa Day's paranormal romance series about Atlantean protectors and human partners. The supplied reading order begins with Halloween In Atlantis and includes novels, novellas, and holiday stories.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Romance

Alyssa Day

Alyssa Day writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and cozy paranormal mysteries, including Warriors of Poseidon and Tiger's Eye Mystery.

Author · Paranormal Romance · Paranormal Cozy Mystery · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

Josephine Fox

Claire Gradidge's Josephine Fox novels are historical mysteries set in wartime Hampshire, beginning with The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox (2019).

Series · Historical Mystery · World War II Fiction · British Mystery

Claire Gradidge

Claire Gradidge writes the Josephine Fox historical mysteries, set in wartime England. Begin with The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox and continue in published order.

Author · Historical Mystery · Historical Fiction · Detective Fiction

William Makepeace Thackeray Anthologies

This guide lists six anthologies containing work by William Makepeace Thackeray, published between 1909 and 2023.

Series · Classic Literature · Anthology · Victorian Literature

William Makepeace Thackeray Collection

William Makepeace Thackeray's collections include Burlesques and Christmas Books, gathering his shorter comic and seasonal writings.

Series · Classic Literature · Satire · Victorian Literature

William Makepeace Thackeray Non-Fiction

William Makepeace Thackeray's non-fiction includes travel writing, literary criticism, social commentary, and collected letters spanning his career as a Victorian man of letters.

Series · Classic Literature · Non-Fiction · Travel Writing · Literary Criticism

William Makepeace Thackeray Short Stories/Novellas

William Makepeace Thackeray's short fiction includes novellas and stories that showcase his satirical wit in more compact forms than his major novels.

Series · Classic Literature · Satire · Short Fiction · Victorian Literature

William Makepeace Thackeray Standalone Novels

William Makepeace Thackeray's novels include Vanity Fair, The History of Pendennis, The History of Henry Esmond, Barry Lyndon, and The Newcomes, spanning Victorian satire and historical fiction.

Series · Classic Literature · Satire · Historical Fiction · Victorian Literature

William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English Victorian novelist, satirist, and illustrator best known for Vanity Fair, The History of Pendennis, and The Newcomes.

Author · Victorian Literature · Satire · Historical Fiction · Classic Fiction

Joanna Cannon Non-Fiction

Joanna Cannon's Breaking and Mending is a memoir about her training and work as an NHS doctor, and her later career in psychiatry.

Series · Medical Memoir · Memoir

Joanna Cannon Short Stories/Novellas

Joanna Cannon's One Letter Different is a short work of fiction published in 2018, separate from her standalone novels.

Series · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction

Joanna Cannon Standalone Novels

Joanna Cannon's standalone novels are British literary mysteries about close-knit communities, memory, and the secrets people keep.

Series · Literary Fiction · British Mystery · Psychological Fiction

Joanna Cannon

Joanna Cannon is a British novelist and former psychiatrist. Her listed work includes three standalone novels, the memoir Breaking and Mending, and the novella One Letter Different.

Author · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Psychological Fiction

Laura Shepperson Standalone Novels

Laura Shepperson's novels retell Greek and Roman myths through the women at their center, beginning with Phaedra in 2023.

Series · Historical Fiction · Mythology · Literary Fiction

Laura Shepperson

Laura Shepperson writes novels that retell Greek and Roman myths through the women at the center of the stories.

Author · Mythological Retellings · Greek Mythology · Roman Mythology

Forgery Of Magic

The Forgery of Magic trilogy by Maya Motayne is a Latinx-inspired YA fantasy series following a prince and a shape-shifting thief who must stop an ancient evil in the city of San Cristobal.

Series · Young Adult · Fantasy · Latinx Fiction

Maya Motayne

Maya Motayne writes YA fantasy. Her Forgery of Magic books begin with Nocturna and combine face-changing magic, court politics, and Latin American and Caribbean influences.

Author · Young Adult · Fantasy · Latin American Fantasy

Michelle Salter Standalone Novels

Michelle Salter's Murder at Merewood Hospital (2024) is a standalone historical mystery outside her Iris Woodmore and Fairbanks and Flynn series.

Series · Historical Mystery · Historical Crime Fiction

The Fairbanks and Flynn Mysteries

The Fairbanks and Flynn Mysteries by Michelle Salter is a historical crime series set in London, beginning with Murder in Trafalgar Square in 2025.

Series · Historical Mystery · Crime Fiction

Iris Woodmore Mysteries

Read Michelle Salter's Iris Woodmore Mysteries in order, beginning with Death at Crookham Hall. Set in 1920s England, the series follows a journalist drawn into murder investigations.

Series · Historical Mystery · Cozy Mystery · Historical Crime Fiction

Michelle Salter

Michelle Salter writes historical mysteries. This guide lists the Iris Woodmore series, the Fairbanks and Flynn mysteries, and the standalone Murder at Merewood Hospital.

Author · Historical Mystery · Historical Crime Fiction · Cozy Mystery

Detective Kosuke Kindaichi

Read Seishi Yokomizo's Detective Kosuke Kindaichi books in order, from The Honjin Murders through the translated Japanese mystery classics now available in English.

Series · Mystery · Crime Fiction · Classic Literature · Japanese Literature

Seishi Yokomizo

Seishi Yokomizo was a Japanese mystery writer whose Detective Kosuke Kindaichi novels include The Honjin Murders and other classic crime puzzles.

Author · Mystery · Crime Fiction · Detective Fiction · Japanese Mystery

Kerry Lonsdale Standalone Novels

Kerry Lonsdale's standalone novels are relationship-driven women's fiction, including All the Breaking Waves, Side Trip, and Falling for You Again.

Series · Women's Fiction · Romance · Domestic Drama

No More

Kerry Lonsdale's No More trilogy is a family suspense series about siblings, disappearances, and long-buried secrets. Begin with No More Words, then continue with No More Lies and No More Secrets.

Series · Family Suspense · Domestic Thriller · Women's Fiction

Everything

The Everything series by Kerry Lonsdale is a bestselling women's fiction trilogy about love, loss, and the secrets that surface when a woman's fiance vanishes in a boating accident.

Series · Women's Fiction · Domestic Drama · Romance · Suspense

Kerry Lonsdale

Kerry Lonsdale writes domestic drama, romance, and suspense. Her bibliography includes the Everything series, the No More trilogy, and standalone novels.

Author · Women's Fiction · Domestic Drama · Romance · Suspense

Natasha Ngan Standalone Novels

Natasha Ngan's early standalone novels are The Elites, a YA dystopian story, and The Memory Keepers, a YA fantasy. Both are separate from the Girls of Paper and Fire books.

Series · Young Adult Dystopian Fiction · Young Adult Fantasy

Girls Of Paper and Fire

Girls of Paper and Fire is Natasha Ngan's young adult fantasy trilogy about Lei, a Paper caste girl taken to the Demon King's palace, and her relationship with fellow captive Wren. Read the books in order.

Series · Young Adult · Fantasy · LGBTQ+ · Romance

Natasha Ngan

Natasha Ngan writes young adult fantasy, including the Girls of Paper and Fire trilogy, and earlier standalone novels for teen readers.

Author · Young Adult · Fantasy · LGBTQ+ Fiction

Jennifer Haupt Standalone Novels

Jennifer Haupt's Come As You Are is a 2022 contemporary novel about a Seattle couple whose past, music, and parenthood bring them back together.

Series · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Family Drama

Historical Fictions

In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills is Jennifer Haupt's historical novel about family, loss, and recovery in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide.

Series · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · African Fiction

Jennifer Haupt

Jennifer Haupt is a novelist, essayist, and journalist whose fiction includes In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills and Come As You Are.

Author · Historical Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction

Path of Exile

Path of Exile is Cube Kid's standalone 2016 fantasy adventure set in the world of Grinding Gear Games' action role-playing game.

Series · Video Game Fiction · Dark Fantasy · Adventure Fiction

Nether Kitten

Read Cube Kid's Nether Kitten books in order, unofficial Minecraft adventures about a kitten traveling through the Nether and related 8-Bit Kitten stories.

Series · Children's Fiction · Gaming Fiction · Adventure

Diary of a Wimpy Villager

The Diary of a Wimpy Villager books by Cube Kid are early diary-format Minecraft adventures, separate from Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior but aimed at similar readers.

Series · Children's Fiction · Gaming Fiction · Adventure · Humor

Tales of an 8-Bit Kitten

Tales of an 8-Bit Kitten is Cube Kid's Minecraft companion series about a kitten, beginning with Lost in the Nether.

Series · Children's Fiction · Gaming Fiction · Adventure

Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior

The Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior books by Cube Kid follow Runt, a Minecraft villager who wants to become a warrior instead of accepting village life.

Series · Children's Fiction · Gaming Fiction · Adventure · Humor

Cube Kid

Cube Kid writes unofficial Minecraft-inspired adventures for young readers, including Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior and Tales of an 8-Bit Kitten. Read each named series from its first listed book.

Author · Children's Fiction · Video Game Fiction · Fantasy Adventure

James A. Moore Anthologies

James A. Moore contributed to 35 anthologies between 1994 and 2023, including horror, military horror, Lovecraftian fiction, and speculative fiction collections.

Series · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Military Horror · Lovecraftian Horror

Werewolf: The Apocalypse Tribebook

The Werewolf: The Apocalypse Tribebook series by James A. Moore details seven werewolf tribes from the gothic horror RPG setting, published between 1994 and 1998.

Series · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Tie-In Fiction

Vampire: the Masquerade

This Vampire: the Masquerade listing gathers 26 books credited to James A. Moore, including fiction and game sourcebooks published from 1993 to 2002.

Series · Horror · Urban Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Roleplaying Game Tie-In

Novels of the Marvel Universe

This Novels of the Marvel Universe list gathers 29 Marvel prose novels published from 2010 to 2025. It includes comic-book adaptations and original adventures featuring Iron Man, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and other Marvel characters.

Series · Superhero Fiction · Tie-In Fiction · Comic Book Adaptation

Griffin & Price

Griffin & Price is a three-book horror series by James A. Moore and Charles R. Rutledge that combines cosmic horror with crime fiction.

Series · Lovecraftian Horror · Cosmic Horror · Crime Horror

Classic World of Darkness Fiction

James A. Moore's Classic World of Darkness Fiction includes 29 novels and sourcebooks set in White Wolf's gothic horror tabletop RPG universe, published between 1994 and 2004.

Series · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Tie-In Fiction · Urban Fantasy

Cemetery Dance Signature

The Cemetery Dance Signature series collects six limited-edition novellas by James A. Moore published through Cemetery Dance Publications between 2006 and 2013.

Series · Horror · Short Fiction

Bloodstained

Bloodstained features Bloodstained Oz, a 2016 dark reimagining of the Land of Oz by James A. Moore.

Series · Horror · Dark Fantasy

Alien Trilogy

The Alien Trilogy features James A. Moore's contributions to the Alien universe, including the novels Sea of Sorrows and River of Pain set in the iconic sci-fi horror franchise.

Series · Science Fiction · Horror · Tie-In Fiction

James A. Moore Non-Fiction

Dinner for One: A Journey to Healing is a 2017 personal healing narrative listed here under James A. Moore's non-fiction.

Series · Memoir · Personal Growth

James A. Moore Collections

James A. Moore Collections consists of This Is Halloween, a 2016 volume of the author's horror short fiction.

Series · Horror · Short Fiction · Horror Short Stories

James A. Moore Short Stories/Novellas

This listing gathers James A. Moore short works including Home for the Holidays and The Walker Place, a story collected in This Is Halloween.

Series · Horror · Short Fiction · Supernatural Horror

James A. Moore Standalone Novels

James A. Moore's horror and dark fantasy fiction includes Fireworks, The Haunted Forest Tour, and other books grouped here as standalone novels.

Series · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Cosmic Horror

The Tides Of War

James A. Moore's Tides of War is a dark fantasy trilogy in which gods demand sacrifice and mortals face the cost.

Series · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Horror

Subject Seven

Subject Seven is a two-book young-adult horror and science-fiction series by James A. Moore, published in 2011 and 2012.

Series · Young Adult · Horror · Science Fiction

Seven Forges

James A. Moore's Seven Forges is a seven-book epic dark-fantasy series about an empire and the warrior Sa'ba Taalor. Start with Seven Forges, then follow the conflict through The War Born.

Series · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy

Serenity Falls

James A. Moore's Serenity Falls is a four-book horror series set in a small New England town with a violent supernatural history.

Series · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Supernatural Fiction

Jonathan Crowley

James A. Moore's Jonathan Crowley books in publication order, following a supernatural investigator through American horror settings.

Series · Supernatural Horror · Dark Fantasy · Occult Fiction

Chris Corin

The Chris Corin series by James A. Moore follows the character through two supernatural horror novels, Possessions and Rabid Growth.

Series · Horror · Supernatural Fiction

Black Stone Bay

The Black Stone Bay series by James A. Moore is a two-book horror sequence set in a small coastal town where dark forces lurk beneath the surface.

Series · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Supernatural Fiction

James A. Moore

James A. Moore wrote horror, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, and licensed fiction. This guide separates original series such as Seven Forges and Serenity Falls from his work in established shared universes.

Author · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Science Fiction · Tie-In Fiction

Helene Dunbar Standalone Novels

Helene Dunbar's young adult novels include contemporary coming-of-age stories and the paranormal pair Prelude for Lost Souls and The Promise of Lost Things.

Series · Young Adult Contemporary · LGBTQ+ Romance · Paranormal Romance

Helene Dunbar

Helene Dunbar writes young adult novels, including These Gentle Wounds, We Are Lost and Found, Prelude for Lost Souls, and The Promise of Lost Things. Her fiction bibliography on this page consists of standalones.

Author · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction · LGBTQ+ Fiction · Historical Fiction

Mark Cain Standalone Novels

Mark Cain's standalone novels pair Demon in the Flames, a supernatural story, with Boomer at Midlife, a satire about contemporary American life.

Series · Satire · Humorous Fantasy · Supernatural Fiction

Circles in Hell

Mark Cain's Circles in Hell series turns the afterlife into a comic workplace, with Hell's staff, demons, saints, and residents stuck in supernatural bureaucracy.

Series · Comedy · Comic Fantasy · Satire

Mark Cain

Mark Cain writes humorous fantasy and satire, led by the Circles in Hell novels about Hell's resident problem-solver, Steve Minion.

Author · Humorous Fantasy · Satire

Tom Austen

Tom Austen is one half of Eric Hamilton Wilson's teenage detective pair, solving Canadian mysteries with his sister Liz.

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A. Rae Dunlap Standalone Novels

A reading guide for A. Rae Dunlap's standalone gothic and horror novels, including The Resurrectionist and The Dreadfuls.

Series · Gothic Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction

A. Rae Dunlap

A. Rae Dunlap writes historical gothic horror, including The Resurrectionist and The Dreadfuls.

Author · Horror · Gothic Fiction · Literary Fiction

Ballantyne

The Ballantyne series is a multi-generational historical saga set in Africa, begun by Wilbur Smith in 1980 and continued with co-author Corban Addison in later entries.

Series · Historical Fiction · Adventure · Literary Fiction

Corban Addison Non-Fiction

A reading guide to Corban Addison's non-fiction, led by Wastelands, his account of North Carolina communities challenging industrial hog farming pollution in court.

Series · Narrative Non-Fiction · Environmental Justice · Legal History

Corban Addison Standalone Novels

Corban Addison standalone novels in order, including international legal and literary thrillers about trafficking, piracy, labor abuses, and the slave trade.

Series · Literary Fiction · Legal Thriller · International Fiction

Corban Addison Non-Fiction

Corban Addison's non-fiction in reading order, including Wastelands, a true legal story about farm-country pollution and rural communities in North Carolina.

Series · Narrative Non-Fiction · Environmental Justice · Legal History

Corban Addison

Corban Addison writes issue-driven fiction and nonfiction, including international novels and Wastelands. This guide separates his original books from the Ballantyne titles credited to Wilbur Smith and collaborators.

Author · Literary Fiction · Legal Thriller · Nonfiction
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