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Kate Kingsbury Books in Order
Kate Kingsbury, a prolific author of mystery novels, weaves intricate tales that transport readers to enchanting worlds. Born in London, England, she began spinning stories as a child, sharing them with friends during the London Blitz. After moving to the U.S. in the early sixties, Kingsbury published her first book at the age of 50, writing as Doreen Roberts. Her romance novels for Harlequin/Silhouette garnered widespread acclaim, with 26 titles to her name. As a master of the genre, Kingsbury has penned 35 mysteries, including the Pennyfoot Hotel series, the Manor House mysteries, and the Raven's Nest mysteries, written under various pseudonyms. Her latest series, The Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries, debuted in 2017 with Dead and Breakfast, set against the stunning backdrop of the Oregon coast.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Kate Kingsbury's book series? Kate Kingsbury has written 17 book series. The most notable is the 36 Hours series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Kate Kingsbury
- #1
Strange Bedfellows (By: Kasey Michaels)(1997) - #2
Ooh Baby, Baby (By: Diana K. Whitney)(1997) - #3
For Her Eyes Only (By: Sharon Sala)(1997) - #4
Cinderella Story (By: Elizabeth August)(1997) - #5
Father And Child Reunion (By: Christine Flynn)(1997) - #6
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride (By: Susan Mallery)(1997) - #7
Partners In Crime (By: Lisa Gardner)(1998) - #8
Nine Months (By: Beverly Barton)(1998) - #9
Parent Plan (By: Paula Detmer Riggs)(1998) - #10
You Must Remember This (By: Marilyn Pappano)(1998) - #11
Marriage By Contract (By: Sandra Steffen)(1998) - #12
Cinderella for a Night (By: Susan Mallery)(2000) - #13
A Thanksgiving To Remember (By: Margaret Watson)(2000) - #14
The Christmas That Changed Everything (By: Marilyn Pappano,Christine Flynn,Mary Lynn Baxter)(2000) - #15
Very... Pregnant New Year's (As: Doreen Roberts)(2000) - #16
My Secret Valentine (By: Marilyn Pappano)(2001) - #17
Partners in Crime Part 1 (By: Alicia Scott)(2014) - #18
Partners in Crime Part 2 (By: Alicia Scott)(2014) - #19
Partners in Crime Part 3 (By: Alicia Scott)(2014) - #20
Ooh Baby, Baby Part 1 (By: Diana K. Whitney)(2014) - #21
Ooh Baby, Baby Part 2 (By: Diana K. Whitney)(2014) - #22
Ooh Baby, Baby Part 3 (By: Diana K. Whitney)(2014) - #23
For Her Eyes Only Part 1 (By: Sharon Sala)(2014) - #24
For Her Eyes Only Part 2 (By: Sharon Sala)(2014) - #25
For Her Eyes Only Part 3 (By: Sharon Sala)(2014) - #26
Strange Bedfellows Part 1 (By: Kasey Michaels)(2014) - #27
Strange Bedfellows Part 2 (By: Kasey Michaels)(2014) - #28
Strange Bedfellows Part 3 (By: Kasey Michaels)(2014) - #29
Lightning Strikes Part 1 (By: Mary Lynn Baxter)(2014) - #30
Lightning Strikes Part 2 (By: Mary Lynn Baxter)(2014) - #31
Lightning Strikes Part 3 (By: Mary Lynn Baxter)(2014) - #32
Cinderella Story Part 1 (By: Elizabeth August)(2014) - #33
Cinderella Story Part 2 (By: Elizabeth August)(2014) - #34
Cinderella Story Part 3 (By: Elizabeth August)(2014) - #35
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 1 (By: Susan Mallery)(2014) - #36
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 2 (By: Susan Mallery)(2014) - #37
The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 3 (By: Susan Mallery)(2014) - #38
Marriage by Contract Part 1 (By: Sandra Steffen)(2014) - #39
Marriage by Contract Part 2 (By: Sandra Steffen)(2014) - #40
Marriage by Contract Part 3 (By: Sandra Steffen)(2014) - #41
Father and Child Reunion Part 1 (By: Christine Flynn)(2014) - #42
Father and Child Reunion Part 2 (By: Christine Flynn)(2014) - #43
Father and Child Reunion Part 3 (By: Christine Flynn)(2014) - #44
Nine Months Part 1 (By: Alicia Scott)(2014) - #45
Nine Months Part 2 (By: Alicia Scott)(2014) - #46
Nine Months Part 3 (By: Alicia Scott)(2014) - #47
The Parent Plan Part 1 (By: Paula Detmer Riggs)(2014) - #48
The Parent Plan Part 2 (By: Paula Detmer Riggs)(2014) - #49
The Parent Plan Part 3 (By: Paula Detmer Riggs)(2014) - #50
You Must Remember This Part 1 (By: Marilyn Pappano)(2014) - #51
You Must Remember This Part 2 (By: Marilyn Pappano)(2014) - #52
You Must Remember This Part 3 (By: Marilyn Pappano)(2014) - #53
Lightning Strikes (By: Mary Lynn Baxter)(2014)
- #1
To Each His Own (By: Kathleen Eagle)(1992) - #2
Black Tree Moon (By: Kathleen Eagle)(1992) - #3
No Retreat (By: Marilyn Pappano)(1992) - #4
In a Stranger's Eyes (As: Doreen Roberts)(1993) - #5
Hell On Wheels (By: Naomi Horton)(1993) - #6
Hold Back the Night (By: Emilie Richards)(1993) - #7
Cuts Both Ways (By: Dee Holmes)(1993) - #8
Simple Gifts (By: Kathleen Korbel)(1994) - #9
Keeper (By: Patricia Gardner Evans)(1994) - #10
Michael's Father (By: Dallas Schulze)(1994) - #11
Defender (By: Kathleen Eagle)(1994) - #12
Callaghan's Way (By: Marie Ferrarella)(1994) - #13
Cold Cold Heart (By: Ann Williams)(1995) - #14
Luke (By: Jill Shalvis)(2003) - #15
Rescue Me! (By: Elda Minger)(2005) - #16
Between Roc and a Hard Place (By: Heather Graham Pozzessere)(2006) - #17
Flashpoint (By: Jill Shalvis)(2008) - #18
Flashback (By: Jill Shalvis)(2008) - #19
The Eleventh Hour (By: Wendy Etherington)(2014) - #20
Free Fall (By: Jill Shalvis)(2017) - #21
A Soldier in Conard County (By: Rachel Lee)(2018) - #22
Soldier, Handyman, Family Man (By: Lynne Marshall)(2018) - #23
The Lieutenants' Online Love (By: Caro Carson)(2018) - #24
The Captain's Baby Bargain (By: Merline Lovelace)(2018) - #25
Show Me a Hero (By: Allison Leigh)(2018) - #26
Special Forces Father (By: Victoria Pade)(2018) - #27
A Walk on the Wild Side (By: Eileen Dreyer)(2018) - #28
The Captains' Vegas Vows (By: Caro Carson)(2018) - #29
The Majors' Holiday Hideaway (By: Caro Carson)(2018) - #30
The Colonels' Texas Promise (By: Caro Carson)(2019)
- #1
High Marks for Murder(2008) - #2
Finished Off(2009) - #3
Murder Has No Class(2009)
- #1
Denim Detective (By: Adrianne Lee)(2004) - #2
Behind the Shield (By: Sheryl Lynn)(2004) - #3
Restless Spirit (By: Cassie Miles)(2004) - #4
Official Duty (As: Doreen Roberts)(2004)
- #1
Devil's Gambit (By: Lisa Jackson)(1985) - #2
Twice Shy (By: Evelyn A. Crowe)(1987) - #3
Measure of Deceit (By: Caroline Burnes)(1988) - #4
Life Line (By: Rebecca York)(1990) - #5
Someone To Turn To (By: Marilyn Cunningham)(1990) - #6
Accompanying Alice (By: Terese Ramin)(1991) - #7
A Dangerous Loyalty (By: Suzanne Ellison)(1991) - #8
A Dangerous Game (By: Candace Schuler)(1991) - #9
The Perfect Frame (By: Barbara Bretton,Betsy Page)(1991) - #10
Deadly Currents (By: Caroline Burnes)(1992) - #11
Stage Whispers (By: Barbara Bretton,Elise Title)(1992) - #12
The Reluctant Bride (By: Barbara Bretton)(1992) - #13
Passion's Verdict (By: Barbara Bretton,Frances Williams)(1993) - #14
A Haven in His Arms (By: Phyllis Halldorson)(1993) - #15
Only a Dream Away (As: Doreen Roberts)(1993) - #16
Deadly Devotion (By: Sheryl Lynn)(1993) - #17
A Wanted Man (By: Kathleen Creighton)(1994) - #18
Surrogate Dad (By: Marion Smith Collins)(1994) - #19
Capture (By: Emily French)(1994) - #20
Night Prince (By: Muriel Jensen)(1994) - #21
Safekeeping (By: Peg Sutherland)(1994) - #22
The Gunslinger (By: Mary McBride)(1995) - #23
Heart of the Hunter (By: B.J. James)(1995) - #24
A Secret And A Bridal Pledge (By: Barbara Bretton,Andrea Edwards)(1995) - #25
An Innocent Man (By: Margaret Watson)(1995) - #26
True Lies (By: Ingrid Weaver)(1995) - #27
Behind The Mask (By: Joanna Wayne)(1995) - #28
Caitlin's Guardian Angel (By: Marie Ferrarella)(1995) - #29
His Friend's Wife (By: Janice Kay Johnson)(1995) - #30
Time and Again (By: Kathryn Jensen)(1995) - #31
Badlands Bride (By: Cheryl St. John)(1996) - #32
A Suitable Bodyguard / The Bodyguard (By: Kathryn Shay)(1996) - #33
Stranger in Paradise (By: Amanda Stevens)(1996) - #34
Baby Romeo: P.I. (By: Jule McBride)(1996) - #35
When a Man Loves a Woman (By: Bonnie K. Winn)(1996) - #36
The Marrying Kind (By: Beverly Bird)(1996) - #37
The Only Child (By: Carolyn McSparren)(1996) - #38
Touch Me In The Dark (By: Patricia Rosemoor)(1996) - #39
Renegade's Redemption (By: Lindsay Longford)(1997) - #40
Sunset Promises (By: Carla Cassidy)(1997) - #41
The Twenty-Third Man (By: Peggy Nicholson)(1997) - #42
Wed To A Stranger? (By: Jule McBride)(1997) - #43
The Amnesiac Bride (By: Marie Ferrarella)(1997)
- #1
Circumstantial Evidence (By: Annette Broadrick)(1984) - #2
McCade's Woman (By: Rita Rainville)(1985) - #3
Once Upon A Time (By: Lucy Gordon)(1986) - #4
To Choose A Wife (By: Phyllis Halldorson)(1987) - #5
Taking Savanah (By: Pepper Adams)(1988) - #6
Lazarus Rising (By: Anne Stuart)(1990) - #7
The Nesting Instinct (By: Elizabeth August)(1990) - #8
Make-Believe Marriage (By: Carole Buck)(1990) - #9
The Bridal Price (By: Barbara Boswell)(1990) - #10
Runaway Bride (By: Karen Leabo)(1991) - #11
A Practical Marriage (By: Dallas Schulze)(1991) - #12
In the Line of Duty (As: Doreen Roberts)(1991) - #13
Father of the Bride (By: Cathy Gillen Thacker)(1991) - #14
Annie in the Morning (By: Curtiss Matlock)(1991) - #15
The Cowboy and the Chauffeur (By: Elizabeth August)(1991) - #16Wedding Eve (By: Betsy Johnson)(1992)
- #17
Not His Wedding! (By: Suzanne Simms)(1992) - #18
Best Man For The Job (By: Dixie Browning)(1992)
- #1
The Marriage Beat(1999)
- #1
A Bicycle Built for Murder(2001) - #2
Death is in the Air(2001) - #3
For Whom Death Tolls(2002) - #4
Dig Deep for Murder(2002) - #5
Paint by Murder(2003) - #6
Berried Alive(2004) - #7
Fire When Ready(2004) - #8
Wedding Rows(2006) - #9
An Unmentionable Murder(2006)
- #1
Dead and Breakfast(2017) - #2
Doom with a View(2017) - #3
Be Our Ghost(2018)
- #1
In Hot Water(2021) - #2
In Too Steep(2022)
- #1
Room with a Clue(1993) - #2
Do Not Disturb(1994) - #3
Service for Two(1994) - #4
Eat, Drink, and Be Buried(1994) - #5
Check-Out Time(1995) - #6
Grounds for Murder(1995) - #7
Pay the Piper(1996) - #8
Chivalry is Dead(1996) - #9
Ring for Tomb Service(1997) - #10
Death with Reservations(1998) - #11
Dying Room Only(1998) - #12
Maid to Murder(1999) - #13
No Clue at the Inn(2003) - #14
Slay Bells(2006) - #15
Shrouds of Holly(2007) - #16
Ringing in Murder(2008) - #17
Decked with Folly(2009) - #18
Mistletoe and Mayhem(2010) - #19
Herald of Death(2011) - #20
The Clue is in the Pudding(2012) - #21
Mulled Murder(2013) - #22
A Perilous Promise(2016) - #23
A Merry Murder(2019)
- #1
Mind Over Murder(2011) - #2
A Sinister Sense(2012) - #3
Trouble Vision(2013) - #4
Extra Sensory Deception(2014)
- #1
Home is Where the Cowboy Is(1998) - #2
The Maverick's Bride(1999) - #3
A Forever Kind of Cowboy(1999)
- #1
Somewhere in Time (By: Merline Lovelace)(1994) - #2
Turn Back the Night (By: Jennifer Drew)(1994) - #3
Sam's World (By: Ann Williams)(1994) - #4
His Accidental Angel (By: Sandra Paul)(1995) - #5
Bedazzled (By: Rita Rainville)(1995) - #6
Anything's Possible (By: Judith McWilliams)(1995) - #7
Errant Angel (By: Justine Davis)(1995) - #8
So Little Time (As: Doreen Roberts)(1995) - #9
Heaven Can't Wait (By: Linda Turner)(1995) - #10
A Twist in Time (By: Lee Karr)(1995) - #11
The Man from Forever (By: Vella Munn)(1996) - #12
A Wife In Time (By: Cathie Linz)(1996) - #13
Apache Dream Bride (By: Joan Elliott Pickart)(1996) - #14
His Chosen Bride (By: Marcia Evanick)(1996)
- #1
Gambler's Gold (As: Doreen Roberts)(1987) - #2
Willing Accomplice (As: Doreen Roberts)(1988) - #3
Forbidden Jade (As: Doreen Roberts)(1988) - #4
Desert Heat (As: Doreen Roberts)(1989) - #5
Threat of Exposure (As: Doreen Roberts)(1989) - #6
Home for the Holidays (As: Doreen Roberts)(1990) - #7
Broken Wings (As: Doreen Roberts)(1992) - #8
The Road to Freedom (As: Doreen Roberts)(1992) - #9Only a Dream Away (As: Doreen Roberts)(1993)
- #10
Where There's Smoke (As: Doreen Roberts)(1994) - #11
A Cowboy's Heart (As: Doreen Roberts)(1996) - #12
A Mom For Christmas (As: Doreen Roberts)(1996) - #13
Every Waking Moment (As: Doreen Roberts)(1997) - #14
In Love with the Boss (As: Doreen Roberts)(1997) - #15
One Bride: Baby Included (As: Doreen Roberts)(2003) - #16Official Duty (As: Doreen Roberts)(2004)
- #17
The English Wife (As: Doreen Roberts)(2006) - #18
Spooks: The Diary of Jeanie Morris (As: Rebecca Kent)(2015) - #19
A Nice Cup of Tea(2025)
- #1
Fractured(2016) - #2
Cracked(2018)
- #1
The Mercenary And The Marriage Vow(1998) - #2
Trusting A Texan (By: Leann Harris)(1998) - #3
Owen's Touch (By: Lee Magner)(1998) - #4
A Season of Miracles (By: Christine Michels)(1998) - #5
Virgin Without A Memory (By: Vickie Taylor)(1999) - #6
I'll Remember You (By: Barbara Ankrum)(1999) - #7
Witness... And Wife? (By: Kate Stevenson)(2001) - #8
Safe In His Arms (By: Christine Scott)(2001)
About Kate Kingsbury
Kate Kingsbury, a prolific author of mystery novels, weaves intricate tales that transport readers to enchanting worlds. Born in London, England, she began spinning stories as a child, sharing them with friends during the London Blitz. After moving to the U.S. in the early sixties, Kingsbury published her first book at the age of 50, writing as Doreen Roberts. Her romance novels for Harlequin/Silhouette garnered widespread acclaim, with 26 titles to her name. As a master of the genre, Kingsbury has penned 35 mysteries, including the Pennyfoot Hotel series, the Manor House mysteries, and the Raven's Nest mysteries, written under various pseudonyms. Her latest series, The Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries, debuted in 2017 with Dead and Breakfast, set against the stunning backdrop of the Oregon coast.
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