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Adrianne Byrd Books in Order

Adrianne Byrd has written 41 books, published between 1997 and 2019. The first book is Defenseless (1997) and the newest is Milk and Honey (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
1997–2019
Confirmed
2 of 41 titles
Pages on record
7,702 in 27 of 41 books
Reading time
128–193 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,702 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 41 titles with a page count on record.

See all 41 books in order Printable Adrianne Byrd checklist

Adrianne Byrd (1970-2020) was an African-American author of romance novels. Thirty-eight Byrd books are catalogued between Defenseless (1997) and Milk and Honey (2019), organised into family and ensemble series - the Williams Family, the Adams Sisters, House of Kings, Kappa Psi Kappa Men, Unforgettable Hinton and Match Made. Atlanta is a recurring setting, and the books mix contemporary romance with suspense, taking in murder, women lawyers and marriage. The Beautiful Ones is the most widely held Byrd title in libraries.

How many Adrianne Byrd books are there?

Adrianne Byrd has 41 books, released between 1997 and 2019. They include 6 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.

Adrianne Byrd Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Adrianne Byrd books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Defenseless by Adrianne Byrd (1997)
  2. Cover of I Promise by Adrianne Byrd, book 1 of the Williams Family series (1999)
  3. Cover of Say You Love Me by Adrianne Byrd, book 2 of the Williams Family series (1999)
  4. Cover of Love's Deception by Adrianne Byrd (2000)
  5. Cover of All I've Ever Wanted by Adrianne Byrd (2001)
  6. Cover of Surrender to Love by Adrianne Byrd (2002)
  7. Cover of My Destiny by Adrianne Byrd (2003)
  8. Cover of Comfort of a Man by Adrianne Byrd (2003)
  9. Cover of Measure of a Man by Adrianne Byrd, book 1 of the Adams Sisters series (2004)
  10. Cover of Unforgettable by Adrianne Byrd, book 1 of the Unforgettable Hinton series (2004)
  11. Cover of If You Dare by Adrianne Byrd (2004)
  12. Cover of The Beautiful Ones by Adrianne Byrd, book 2 of the Unforgettable Hinton series (2005)
  13. Cover of Deadly Double by Adrianne Byrd (2005)
  14. Cover of When You Were Mine by Adrianne Byrd, book 2 of the Adams Sisters series (2006)
  15. Cover of She's My Baby by Adrianne Byrd (2006)
  16. Cover of Feel the Fire by Adrianne Byrd, book 3 of the Unforgettable Hinton series (2007)
  17. Cover of When Valentines Collide by Adrianne Byrd (2007)
  18. Cover of Blue Skies by Adrianne Byrd (2007)
  19. Cover of To Love A Stranger by Adrianne Byrd (2007)
  20. Cover of Two Grooms And A Wedding by Adrianne Byrd, book 1 of the Kappa Psi Kappa Men series (2008)
  21. Cover of Sinful Chocolate by Adrianne Byrd, book 2 of the Kappa Psi Kappa Men series (2008)
  22. Cover of Tender to His Touch by Adrianne Byrd, book 3 of the Hollington Homecoming series (2009)
  23. Cover of Love Takes Time by Adrianne Byrd, book 4 of the Unforgettable Hinton series (2009)
  24. Cover of Queen of His Heart by Adrianne Byrd (2009)
  1. 1
    Defenseless1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997256
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  2. 2
    Forget Me Not1998 · 313 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998313
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  3. 3
    I PromiseWilliams Family #11999 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999314
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  4. 4
    Say You Love MeWilliams Family #21999 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999280
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  5. 5
    Love's Deception2000 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000250
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  6. 6
    All I've Ever Wanted2001 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001251
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  7. 7
    Surrender to Love2002 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002319
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    My Destiny2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Comfort of a Man2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003320
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  10. 10
    Measure of a ManAdams Sisters #12004 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004252
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    UnforgettableUnforgettable Hinton #12004 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004281
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  12. 12
    If You Dare2004 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004372
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  13. 13
    The Beautiful OnesUnforgettable Hinton #22005 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005256
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  14. 14
    Deadly Double2005 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005374
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  15. 15
    When You Were MineAdams Sisters #22006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006256
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  16. 16
    Controversy2006 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006304
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  17. 17
    She's My Baby2006 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006295
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  18. 18
    Feel the FireUnforgettable Hinton #32007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  19. 19
    When Valentines Collide2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007304
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  20. 20
    Blue Skies2007 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007283
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  21. 21
    To Love A Stranger2007 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007288
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  22. 22
    Her Lover's LegacyBraddocks: Secret Son #12008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  23. 23
    Two Grooms And A WeddingKappa Psi Kappa Men #12008 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008256
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  24. 24
    Sinful ChocolateKappa Psi Kappa Men #22008 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008217
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  25. 25
    Tender to His TouchHollington Homecoming #32009 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009217
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  26. 26
    Love Takes TimeUnforgettable Hinton #42009 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009296
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  27. 27
    Queen of His Heart2009 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009297
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  28. 28
    Heart's SecretMatch Made #12010 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010297
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  29. 29
    Body HeatKappa Psi Kappa Men #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  30. 30
    Lovers PremiereLove in the Limelight #42010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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Adrianne Byrd books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Unforgettable Hinton in order

6 books
  1. 1. Unforgettable
  2. 2. The Beautiful Ones
  3. 3. Feel the Fire
  4. 4. Love Takes Time
  5. 5. My UnBroken Heart
  6. 6. Torn

Kappa Psi Kappa Men in order

6 books
  1. 1. Two Grooms And A Wedding
  2. 2. Sinful Chocolate
  3. 3. Body Heat
  4. 4. My Only Desire
  5. 5. Return to Love
  6. 6. Milk and Honey

House of Kings in order

3 books
  1. 1. King's Passion
  2. 2. King's Promise
  3. 3. King's Pleasure

Williams Family in order

2 books
  1. 1. I Promise
  2. 2. Say You Love Me

Adams Sisters in order

2 books
  1. 1. Measure of a Man
  2. 2. When You Were Mine

Braddocks: Secret Son in order

1 book
  1. 1. Her Lover's Legacy

Match Made in order

1 book
  1. 1. Heart's Secret

Hollington Homecoming in order

1 book
  1. 3. Tender to His Touch

Love in the Limelight in order

1 book
  1. 4. Lovers Premiere

Standalone books

18 books

18 Adrianne Byrd titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Adrianne Byrd books in order?

You only need to read Adrianne Byrd books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Adrianne Byrd

Start with Defenseless (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Adrianne Byrd book?

Milk and Honey (2019) is the newest Adrianne Byrd book released so far.

Is there a new Adrianne Byrd book coming?

No next Adrianne Byrd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Adrianne Byrd at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Adrianne Byrd title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Adrianne Byrd books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,702 pages across the 27 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Adrianne Byrd books, 23 of 41, were published in the 2000s.

What the Adrianne Byrd books are about

34 of the 41 Adrianne Byrd books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 23 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.