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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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