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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made (With: Virginia DeBerry)" (1996) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made (With: Virginia DeBerry)
1996
Far from the Tree (With: Virginia DeBerry)
2000
Better Than I Know Myself (With: Virginia DeBerry)
2004
Gotta Keep on Tryin' (With: Virginia DeBerry)
2008
What Doesn't Kill You (With: Virginia DeBerry)
2009
Mutual Desire
2009
Uptown (With: Virginia DeBerry)
2010
Exposures (With: Virginia DeBerry)
2011
Mystic Trinity
2019
Home for a Cowboy Christmas
2021
That Cowboy of Mine
2022
Forever Mine
2011
Primal Heat/Savage Moon
2012
Destiny Stone
2011
Phoenix Rising II
2006
The Pleasure of His Bed
2008
The Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance
2011
Masters of Seduction
2014
Dissent
2022
Dissent Volume 2
2022
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