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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 "Love's Encore (As:Rachel Ryan)" (1981) and follow publication order through all 75 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Love's Encore (As:Rachel Ryan)
1981
Love Beyond Reason (As:Rachel Ryan)
1981
Eloquent Silence (As:Rachel Ryan)
1982
A Treasure Worth Seeking (As:Rachel Ryan)
1982
The Silken Web (As:Laura Jordan)
1982
Not Even For Love (As:Erin St. Claire)
1982
Hidden Fires (As:Laura Jordan)
1982
A Kiss Remembered (As:Erin St. Claire)
1983
Seduction by Design (As:Erin St. Claire)
1983
Heaven's Price
1983
Tomorrow's Promise
1983
Tempest in Eden
1983
Temptations Kiss
1983
Shadows of Yesterday / Relentless Desire
1983
Prime Time
1983
Words of Silk (As:Erin St. Claire)
1984
A Secret Splendor (As:Erin St. Claire)
1984
Bittersweet Rain (As:Erin St. Claire)
1984
In a Class by Itself
1984
Sweet Anger (As:Erin St. Claire)
1985
Thursday's Child
1985
Riley in the Morning
1985
Tiger Prince (As:Erin St. Claire)
1985
The Rana Look
1986
Above and Beyond (As:Erin St. Claire)
1986
22 Indigo Place
1986
Honor Bound
1986
Sunny Chandler's Return
1987
Two Alone (As:Erin St. Claire)
1987
Tidings of Great Joy
1987
Demon Rumm
1987
Long Time Coming
1988
Hawk O'Toole's Hostage
1988
Slow Heat in Heaven
1988
Temperatures Rising
1989
A Whole New Light
1989
The Thrill of Victory (As:Erin St. Claire)
1989
Best Kept Secrets
1989
Mirror Image
1990
Breath of Scandal
1991
French Silk
1991
Fat Tuesday
1992
Roses at Dawn
1992
Where There's Smoke
1993
Charade
1994
The Witness
1995
Exclusive
1996
Unspeakable
1998
The Alibi
1999
Envy
1999
Standoff
2000
The Switch
2000
Hello, Darkness
2001
The Crush
2002
White Hot
2004
Chill Factor
2005
Play Dirty
2006
Ricochet
2006
Of Love and Life
2007
Smoke Screen
2008
Rainwater
2009
Low Pressure
2012
Deadline
2013
Mean Streak
2014
Friction
2015
Sting
2016
A Soldier's Promise
2017
Seeing Red
2017
Tailspin
2018
Outfox
2019
Thick as Thieves
2020
Blind Tiger
2021
Overkill
2022
Out of Nowhere
2023
Blood Moon
2025
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