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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 "Tender Taming" (1983) and follow publication order through all 88 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Tender Taming
1983
When Next We Love
1983
A Season for Love
1983
Tempestuous Eden
1983
Quiet Walks the Tiger
1983
Night, Sea and Stars
1984
Tender Deception
1984
Red Midnight
1984
Hours to Cherish
1984
Arabian Nights
1984
Serena's Magic
1984
Queen of Hearts
1985
Tomorrow the Glory (As: Shannon Drake)
1985
Hold Close the Memory
1985
Night Moves
1985
The Di Medici Bride
1986
Blue Heaven, Black Night (As: Shannon Drake)
1986
Dante's Daughter
1986
Handful of Dreams
1986
The Devil's Mistress
1986
The Maverick and the Lady
1986
The Game of Love
1986
Eden's Spell
1986
Liar's Moon
1987
King of the Castle
1987
A Circumstantial Affair / A Matter of Circumstance
1987
Siren from the Sea
1987
Strangers in Paradise (As: Heather Graham Pozzessere)
1988
Lie Down in Roses
1988
Ondine
1988
Every Time I Love You
1988
This Rough Magic
1988
Lucia in Love
1988
Forever My Love
1990
A Perilous Eden (As:Heather Graham Pozzessere)
1990
Wedding Bell Blues (As:Heather Graham Pozzessere)
1990
Forbidden Fire
1991
Hatfield and McCoy (As: Heather Graham Pozzessere)
1991
Emerald Embrace (As: Shannon Drake)
1991
Snowfire
1991
Mistress of Magic (As:Heather Graham Pozzessere)
1992
Bride of the Wind (As: Shannon Drake)
1992
Double Entendre (As:Heather Graham Pozzessere)
1992
Damsel in Distress (As: Shannon Drake)
1992
The Last Cavalier
1993
The Trouble With Andrew
1993
Spirit of the Season
1993
Slow Burn
1994
An Angel's Touch
1995
For All of Her Life
1995
Branded Hearts (As: Shannon Drake)
1995
The King's Pleasure (As: Shannon Drake)
1996
A Magical Christmas
1996
Down In New Orleans (As:Heather Graham Pozzessere)
1996
If Looks Could Kill
1997
A Season of Miracles
2001
Daughters of Destiny
2001
Summer Fires
2001
Take 5
2001
Beautiful Stranger
2001
Night of the Blackbird
2001
Forbidden Stranger
2003
The Ultimate Treasure
2003
The Christmas Bride (As: Heather Graham Pozzessere)
2003
Snowy Nights
2003
In the Dark
2004
Suspicious
2005
The Island
2005
Beguiled (As: Shannon Drake)
2006
The Last Noel
2007
The Pirate Bride (As: Shannon Drake)
2008
A Bride by Christmas (With: Candace Camp)
2008
Home in Time for Christmas
2009
There Be Dragons
2009
An Angel for Christmas
2011
Bougainvillea
2015
Still Waters
2016
American Drifter
2017
The Face in the Window
2017
Up in Flames
2018
The Ghost of You
2018
Seize the Wind
2019
Tangled Threat
2019
Witness to Death
2020
A Murderer Among Us
2024
The Murder Machine
2025
A Father's Love is Forever
2025
The Sword of Light
2025
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