Barbara Delinsky Books in Order
Barbara Delinsky has written 96 books, published between 1981 and 2024. The first book is Surrender by Moonlight (1981) and the newest is Tender Loving Care (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
Barbara Delinsky is the pen name of Barbara Ruth Greenberg. Barbara Delinsky also publishes as Billie Douglas, Bonnie Drake.
- Books
- 96
- Published
- 1981–2024
- Confirmed
- 95 of 96 titles
- Pages on record
- 22,790 in 68 of 96 books
- Reading time
- 380–570 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,790 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 68 of 96 titles with a page count on record.
Barbara Delinsky, born Barbara Ruth Greenberg on August 9, 1945, is an American romance novelist with 19 New York Times bestsellers. Delinsky has also used the pen names Bonnie Drake and Billie Douglass, and 1982 titles such as A Time to Love are listed under Douglass. The catalogue counts 96 books from 1981 to Tender Loving Care (2024), starting with Surrender by Moonlight and Passionate Touch. Series include Crosslyn Rise, Blake Sisters and Victoria Lesser, and mothers and daughters recur in the subjects.
Delinsky's novels include A Woman's Place and Sweet Salt Air. She has won a Romance Writers of America Golden Medallion Award among other honors.
How many Barbara Delinsky books are there?
Barbara Delinsky has 96 books, released between 1981 and 2024. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Barbara Delinsky Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 96 Barbara Delinsky books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11981–4/4
- 21981–4/4
- 319812334/4
- 419812724/4
- 51982–4/4
- 6A Time to Love (As: Billie Douglass)Barbara Delinsky Standalone Novels #61982 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/419822504/4
- 71982–4/4
- 819822214/4
- 919821914/4
- 101982–4/4
- 11Search for a New Dawn (As: Billie Douglass)Barbara Delinsky Standalone Novels #111982 · 252 pages · confirmed 4/419822524/4
- 121982–4/4
- 13Flip Side Of Yesterday (As: Billie Douglass)Barbara Delinsky Standalone Novels #131983 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/419831924/4
- 1419833254/4
- 15The Carpenter's Lady (As: Billie Douglass)Barbara Delinsky Standalone Novels #151983 · 332 pages · confirmed 4/419833324/4
- 161983–4/4
- 1719831904/4
- 181983–3/4
- 1919832434/4
- 2019832794/4
- 2119842194/4
- 2219842224/4
- 2319843684/4
- 241984–4/4
- 2519844904/4
- 26Beyond Fantasy (As: Billie Douglass)Barbara Delinsky Standalone Novels #241984 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/419841924/4
- 2719852564/4
- 2819852504/4
- 291985–4/4
- 30Variation on a Theme (As: Billie Douglass)Barbara Delinsky Standalone Novels #281985 · 390 pages · confirmed 4/419853904/4
- 3119862484/4
- 321986–4/4
- 3319862534/4
- 3419865284/4
- 351986–4/4
- 361986–4/4
- 371987–4/4
- 381987–3/4
- 3919872194/4
- 4019872494/4
- 411987–4/4
- 4219872564/4
- 4319884374/4
- 441988–4/4
- 4519892484/4
- 4619894204/4
- 4719892484/4
- 4819902244/4
- 4919902564/4
- 5019902214/4
- 5119904164/4
- 5219902484/4
- 5319914804/4
- 5419912564/4
- 5519922564/4
- 5619925604/4
- 5719934694/4
- 5819934844/4
- 5919944004/4
- 6019955124/4
- 6119964484/4
- 6219973114/4
- 6319972534/4
- 6419974054/4
- 6519984804/4
- 661998–3/4
- 6719993804/4
- 6820004884/4
- 69Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer SurvivorsBarbara Delinsky Non-Fiction #12001 · confirmed 4/42001–4/4
- 7020013714/4
- 7120025444/4
- 7220035334/4
- 7320044914/4
- 742005784/4
- 7520053584/4
- 7620073584/4
- 7720084484/4
- 782008–3/4
- 7920093264/4
- 8020093434/4
- 812011–4/4
- 8220113084/4
- 8320123524/4
- 842012–4/4
- 852012–4/4
- 862012–4/4
- 872012–3/4
- 8820134044/4
- 892013–4/4
- 9020134044/4
- 912015–4/4
- 9220154084/4
- 9320184084/4
- 9420204164/4
- 95A Single Rose2023 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/420232201/4
- 962024–3/4
Barbara Delinsky 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.
Barbara Delinsky Standalone Novels
72 books72 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Barbara Delinsky Short Stories/Novellas
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Victoria Lesser in order
3 booksCrosslyn Rise in order
3 booksSomething Forever in order
2 booksBlake Sisters in order
2 booksBarbara Delinsky Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Barbara Delinsky Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Rebels and Rogues in order
1 book- 2. The Outsider
Men: Made in America in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Barbara Delinsky title here is not listed as part of any series.
Barbara Delinsky Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Barbara Delinsky books run from Surrender by Moonlight (1981) to Tender Loving Care (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Barbara Delinsky in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Barbara Delinsky books in order?
You only need to read Barbara Delinsky books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Barbara Delinsky
Start with Surrender by Moonlight (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Barbara Delinsky book?
Tender Loving Care (2024) is the newest Barbara Delinsky book released so far.
Is there a new Barbara Delinsky book coming?
No next Barbara Delinsky book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Barbara Delinsky at a glance
- Still publishing
- Barbara Delinsky published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Barbara Delinsky books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 22,790 pages across the 68 of 96 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Barbara Delinsky books, 47 of 96, were published in the 1980s.
- Corroboration
- 89 of the 96 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 95 in at least three.
What the Barbara Delinsky books are about
72 of the 96 Barbara Delinsky books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 31 of 72. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 31 of 72 books
- Contemporary romance 23 of 72 books
- Man-woman relationships 6 of 72 books
- Administration of estates 4 of 72 books
- Businesswomen 4 of 72 books
- Conservation and restoration 4 of 72 books
- Dwellings 4 of 72 books
- Mothers and daughters 4 of 72 books
- Real estate development 4 of 72 books
- Domestic fiction 3 of 72 books
- Family life 3 of 72 books