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Beverly Barton Books in Order

79 books are credited to Beverly Barton, published between 1990 and 2018; 5 of them appeared after Beverly Barton's death in 2011. The first book is Yankee Lover (1990) and the newest is Poisoned (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
79
Published
1990–2018
Confirmed
79 of 79 titles
Pages on record
17,377 in 58 of 79 books
Reading time
290–434 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 17,377 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 58 of 79 titles with a page count on record.

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Beverly Barton was the pen name of Beverly Marie Beaver, née Inman (December 23, 1946 – April 21, 2011), an American author of romantic suspense. Barton wrote more than thirty contemporary romance novels and created The Protectors series for Silhouette's Intimate Moments lines. Yankee Lover, the first book, came out from Silhouette Desire in July 1990. Series in the catalogue include Griffin Powell, Raintree, Cherokee Pointe Trilogy and 3 Babies For 3 Brothers. Serial murder investigations, bodyguards and Tennessee are recurring subjects, and the listing carries titles dated as late as Poisoned (2018).

How many Beverly Barton books are there?

Beverly Barton has 79 books, released between 1990 and 2018. 5 of them were published after Beverly Barton's death in 2011. They include 5 separate series.

Beverly Barton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 79 Beverly Barton 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 Yankee Lover by Beverly Barton, book 1 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1990)
  2. Cover of Out Of Danger by Beverly Barton, book 3 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1991)
  3. Cover of Sugar Hill by Beverly Barton, book 4 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1991)
  4. Cover of Paladin's Woman by Beverly Barton, book 2 of the Protectors series (1993)
  5. Cover of The Wanderer by Beverly Barton, book 6 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1993)
  6. Cover of The Mother Of My Child by Beverly Barton, book 7 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1993)
  7. Cover of Cameron by Beverly Barton, book 15 of the Babies & Bachelors USA Series (1993)
  8. Cover of The Outcast by Beverly Barton, book 3 of the Protectors series (1994)
  9. Cover of Defending His Own by Beverly Barton, book 4 of the Protectors series (1995)
  10. Cover of The Tender Trap by Beverly Barton, book 10 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1996)
  11. Cover of Roarke's Wife by Beverly Barton, book 7 of the Protectors series (1997)
  12. Cover of A Man Like Morgan Kane by Beverly Barton, book 8 of the Protectors series (1997)
  13. Cover of Gabriel Hawk's Lady by Beverly Barton, book 9 of the Protectors series (1997)
  14. Cover of A Child Of Her Own by Beverly Barton, book 11 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1997)
  15. Cover of Nine Months by Beverly Barton, book 8 of the 36 Hours series (1998)
  16. Cover of Emily and the Stranger by Beverly Barton, book 12 of the Beverly Barton Standalone Novels series (1998)
  17. Cover of Lone Wolf's Lady by Beverly Barton, book 43 of the Greatest Texas Love Stories of All Time series (1998)
  18. Cover of His Secret Child by Beverly Barton, book 1 of the 3 Babies For 3 Brothers series (1999)
  19. Cover of His Woman His Child by Beverly Barton, book 2 of the 3 Babies For 3 Brothers series (1999)
  20. Cover of Having His Baby by Beverly Barton, book 3 of the 3 Babies For 3 Brothers series (1999)
  21. Cover of Keeping Annie Safe by Beverly Barton, book 24 of the Safe Haven series (1999)
  22. Cover of After Dark by Beverly Barton, book 1 of the Griffin Powell series (2000)
  23. Cover of Her Secret Weapon by Beverly Barton, book 4 of the Year Of Loving Dangerously series (2000)
  24. Cover of Murdock's Last Stand by Beverly Barton, book 11 of the Protectors series (2000)
  1. 1
    Yankee LoverBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #11990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  2. 2
    Lucky In LoveBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #21991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  3. 3
    Out Of DangerBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #31991 · 219 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991219
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  4. 4
    Sugar HillBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #41991 · 216 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991216
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  5. 5
    This Side of HeavenProtectors #11992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  6. 6
    Talk of the TownBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #51992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  7. 7
    Paladin's WomanProtectors #21993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  8. 8
    The WandererBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #61993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  9. 9
    The Mother Of My ChildBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #71993 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993186
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  10. 10
    CameronBabies & Bachelors USA Series #151993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  11. 11
    Her Bad Boy Billionaire LoverBabies & Bachelors USA Series #181993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  12. 12
    The OutcastProtectors #31994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  13. 13
    Lover and DeceiverBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #81994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  14. 14
    Nothing But TroubleBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #91994 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994192
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  15. 15
    Defending His OwnProtectors #41995 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995251
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  16. 16
    Guarding JeannieProtectors #51995 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995251
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  17. 17
    Blackwood's WomanProtectors #61996 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996251
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  18. 18
    The Tender TrapBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #101996 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996192
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  19. 19
    Roarke's WifeProtectors #71997 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997256
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  20. 20
    A Man Like Morgan KaneProtectors #81997 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997256
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  21. 21
    Gabriel Hawk's LadyProtectors #91997 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997256
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  22. 22
    A Child Of Her OwnBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #111997 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997192
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  23. 23
    Nine Months36 Hours #81998 · 241 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998241
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  24. 24
    Emily and the StrangerBeverly Barton Standalone Novels #121998 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998256
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  25. 25
    Lone Wolf's LadyGreatest Texas Love Stories of All Time #431998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  26. 26
    His Secret Child3 Babies For 3 Brothers #11999 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999192
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  27. 27
    His Woman His Child3 Babies For 3 Brothers #21999 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999192
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  28. 28
    Having His Baby3 Babies For 3 Brothers #31999 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999192
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  29. 29
    Keeping Annie SafeSafe Haven #241999 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999256
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  30. 30
    After DarkGriffin Powell #12000 · 379 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000379
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Beverly Barton characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Beverly Barton 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.

Protectors in order

28 books
  1. 1. This Side of Heaven
  2. 2. Paladin's Woman
  3. 3. The Outcast
  4. 4. Defending His Own
  5. 5. Guarding Jeannie
  6. 6. Blackwood's Woman
  7. 7. Roarke's Wife
  8. 8. A Man Like Morgan Kane
  9. 9. Gabriel Hawk's Lady
  10. 11. Murdock's Last Stand
  11. 12. Egan Cassidy's Kid
  12. 13. Navajo's Woman
  13. and 16 more in the table above

Beverly Barton Standalone Novels

19 books

19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Griffin Powell in order

10 books
  1. 1. After Dark
  2. 2. Killing Her Softly
  3. 3. Close Enough to Kill
  4. 4. The Dying Game
  5. 5. The Murder Game
  6. 6. Cold Hearted
  7. 7. Silent Killer
  8. 8. Dead by Midnight
  9. 9. Dead by Morning
  10. 10. Dead by Nightfall

3 Babies For 3 Brothers in order

3 books
  1. 1. His Secret Child
  2. 2. His Woman His Child
  3. 3. Having His Baby

Cherokee Pointe Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Fifth Victim
  2. 2. The Last to Die / Beg to Die
  3. 3. As Good as Dead

Raintree in order

3 books
  1. 1. Inferno
  2. 2. Haunted
  3. 3. Sanctuary

Don't Cry in order

2 books
  1. 1. Don't Cry
  2. 2. Don't Say A Word

Year Of Loving Dangerously in order

2 books
  1. 4. Her Secret Weapon
  2. 9. The Enemy's Daughter

Babies & Bachelors USA Series in order

2 books
  1. 15. Cameron
  2. 18. Her Bad Boy Billionaire Lover

Beverly Barton Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Lone Star Country Club in order

1 book
  1. 5. The Rebel's Return

36 Hours in order

1 book
  1. 8. Nine Months

Fortunes of Texas in order

1 book
  1. 13. In the Arms of a Hero

Family Secrets in order

1 book
  1. 17. Check Mate

Safe Haven in order

1 book
  1. 24. Keeping Annie Safe

Greatest Texas Love Stories of All Time in order

1 book
  1. 43. Lone Wolf's Lady

Do you have to read Beverly Barton books in order?

You only need to read Beverly Barton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Beverly Barton

Start with This Side of Heaven (1992), the first The Protectors book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Yankee Lover (1990).

What is the newest Beverly Barton book?

Poisoned (2018) is the newest Beverly Barton book released so far.

Is there a new Beverly Barton book coming?

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

Beverly Barton at a glance

Died
Beverly Barton died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Beverly Barton are still being published after Beverly Barton's death in 2011; the newest appeared in 2018.
Release pace
Beverly Barton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
17,377 pages across the 58 of 79 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Beverly Barton books, 40 of 79, were published in the 2000s.

What the Beverly Barton books are about

66 of the 79 Beverly Barton 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 24 of 66. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.