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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 "Forbidden Love" (1983) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Forbidden Love
1983

Amanda Rose
1984

Dark Torment
1985

To Love a Man
1985

Wild Orchids
1986

Loving Julia
1986

Night Magic
1987

Desire in the Sun
1988

Dark of the Moon
1988

Tiger's Eye
1989

Morning Song
1990

This Side of Heaven
1991

Green Eyes
1991

Nobody's Angel
1992

One Summer
1993

Maggy's Child
1994

Walking After Midnight
1995

Hunter's Moon
1995

Heartbreaker
1996

The Senator's Wife
1998

The Midnight Hour
1999

Ghost Moon
2000

Paradise County
2000

To Trust a Stranger
2001

Whispers at Midnight
2002

Beachcomber
2003

Bait
2004

Superstition
2005

Vanished
2006

Obsession
2007

Guilty
2008

Shattered
2010

Sleepwalker
2011

Manna From Heaven
2012

Shiver
2012

Hunted
2013

Hush
2014

Darkness
2016

The Black Swan of Paris
2020

The Girl from Guernica
2022

Some Murders in Berlin
2024
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