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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 "Patchwork Hearts (As: Cynthia Sterling)" (1999) and follow publication order through all 38 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Patchwork Hearts (As: Cynthia Sterling)
1999
A Willing Spirit (As: Cynthia Sterling)
1999
Great Caesar's Ghost (As: Cynthia Sterling)
2000
A Husband by Law (As: Cynthia Sterling)
2001
Just 4 Play
2003
Say You Want Me
2003
Taking It All Off
2004
Rumor Has It
2004
Life According to Lucy
2004
What Phoebe Wants
2004
Detour Ahead
2005
Do Me Right
2005
Good, Bad...Better
2005
My Backwards Life
2005
Learning Curves
2005
The Birdman's Daughter
2006
Tales from Mistwillow
2007
A Soldier Comes Home
2008
A Man to Rely on
2008
Child's Play
2009
Baby, It's Cold Outside
2009
Things I Want to Say
2010
Dance with the Doctor
2010
Work of Heart
2011
The Woman Who Loved Jesse James
2012
The Santini Sisters Survive Sex and Dating
2012
Her Cowboy Soldier
2013
What She'd Do for Love
2014
Rocky Mountain Rescue
2014
Rocky Mountain Revenge
2014
A Long, Sweet Ride (As: Cynthia Sterling)
2014
Loving the Outlaw (As: Cynthia Sterling)
2015
The Last Pirate (As: Cynthia Sterling)
2015
San Antonio Rogue (As: Cynthia Sterling)
2015
In The Game (With: Lisa Renee Jones)
2017
Pursuit
2020
Rocky Mountain Peril (With: Carol Ericson)
2021
The Christmas Wife
2021
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