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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 "Her Father's Sins" (1988) and follow publication order through all 56 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Her Father's Sins
1988

Let Loose the Tigers
1988

Angels Cry Sometimes
1989

Take this Woman
1990

Whistledown Woman
1991

Don't Cry Alone
1992

The Tallow Image
1992

No Mercy
1992

Nobody's Darling
1993

Jessica's Girl
1993

Born to Serve
1994

More than Riches
1994

Scarlet
1995

A Little Badness
1995

Living a Lie
1995

A Time for Us
1996

The Devil You Know
1996

Cradle of Thorns
1997

The Seeker
1997

Miss You Forever
1997

Love Me or Leave Me
1998

Tomorrow the World
1998

No Heaven No Hell
1998

The Hiding Game
1999

The Gilded Cage
1999

Let It Shine
1999

Somewhere, Someday
1999

Looking Back
2000

Rainbow Days
2000

The Woman Who Left
2001

Jinnie
2002

The Beachcomber
2003

Bad Boy Jack
2003

Live the Dream
2004

Lovers And Liars
2004

The Loner
2007

Songbird
2008

Girl on the Platform
2008

Born Bad
2009

Divorced And Deadly
2009

Blood Brothers
2010

Midnight
2011

Three Letters
2012

The Broken Man
2013

The Runaway Woman
2014

Lonely Girl
2015

A Family Secret
2016

A Woman’s Fortune
2018

Two Sisters
2020

A Daughter’s Return
2021

A Time to Remember
2022

The Letter
2023

Daddy’s Girl
2024

A Daughter’s Secret
2025

No Angel
2026

The Broken Heart
2026
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