Brenda Joyce Books in Order
Brenda Joyce has written 50 books, published between 1988 and 2014. The first book is Innocent Fire (1988) and the newest is A Sword Upon The Rose (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 50
- Published
- 1988–2014
- Pages on record
- 18,595 in 45 of 50 books
- Reading time
- 310–465 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 18,595 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 45 of 50 titles with a page count on record.
Brenda Joyce writes historical romance. The American author, born in New York State around 1963, has 50 catalogued books published between 1988 and 2014, from Innocent Fire (1988) to A Sword Upon The Rose (2014). Family sagas organise much of the work: the deWarenne Dynasty, the Bragg Saga, the Delanzas and the Saint Georges. Francesca Cahill heads a separate sequence, and other series include Masters Of Time, the Spymaster's Men and a Scottish medieval set. Joyce has also signed a novel as B.D. Joyce. No new title has appeared since 2014.
How many Brenda Joyce books are there?
Brenda Joyce has 50 books, released between 1988 and 2014. They include 8 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Brenda Joyce Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 50 Brenda Joyce 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.
- 11988–2/4
- 219883442/4
- 3Lovers and Liars1989 · 409 pages · confirmed 2/419894092/4
- 4The Darkest Heart1989 · confirmed 2/41989–2/4
- 519893682/4
- 619904232/4
- 71991–2/4
- 819924092/4
- 919924482/4
- 1019934062/4
- 1119934372/4
- 1219944322/4
- 1319944802/4
- 1419954322/4
- 1519953772/4
- 16Captive1996 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/419964482/4
- 1719973842/4
- 18Splendor1997 · 486 pages · confirmed 2/419974862/4
- 19The Rival1998 · 437 pages · confirmed 2/419984372/4
- 20The Third Heiress1999 · 500 pages · confirmed 2/419995002/4
- 2120004692/4
- 2220013382/4
- 2320023592/4
- 2420023582/4
- 2520023712/4
- 26The Chase2002 · 471 pages · confirmed 2/420024712/4
- 2720033842/4
- 2820033412/4
- 29Double Take2003 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/420033762/4
- 3020045852/4
- 3120053842/4
- 3220054642/4
- 3320064722/4
- 3420065542/4
- 3520063842/4
- 3620073722/4
- 3720074162/4
- 3820073772/4
- 3920083762/4
- 4020083842/4
- 412009–2/4
- 4220093842/4
- 4320103792/4
- 442010–2/4
- 4520103792/4
- 4620123742/4
- 4720123932/4
- 4820124162/4
- 4920134382/4
- 5020143772/4
Brenda Joyce characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- De Warenne Dynasty books in order 13 books
- Francesca Cahill books in order 9 books
Brenda Joyce 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.
deWarenne Dynasty in order
13 books- 1. The Conqueror
- 2. Scandalous Love
- 3. Promise of the Rose
- 4. The Game
- 5. House of Dreams
- 6. The Prize
- 7. The Masquerade
- 8. The Stolen Bride
- 9. A Lady At Last
- 10. The Perfect Bride
- 11. A Dangerous Love
- 12. An Impossible Attraction
- and 1 more in the table above
Francesca Cahill/Deadly in order
9 booksBragg Saga in order
6 books- 1. Innocent Fire
- 1. Secrets
- 2. Firestorm
- 3. Violet Fire
- 4. Dark Fires
- 5. Fires of Paradise
Masters Of Time in order
5 books- 1. Dark Seduction
- 2. Dark Rival
- 3. Dark Embrace
- 4. Dark Victory
- 5. Dark Lover
Spymaster's Men in order
3 books- 1. Seduction
- 2. Persuasion
- 3. Surrender
Saint Georges in order
2 booksRose In The Storm/Scottish Medieval in order
2 booksDelanzas in order
2 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Brenda Joyce titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Brenda Joyce books in order?
You only need to read Brenda Joyce books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Brenda Joyce
Start with the first book of the Brenda Joyce series you want to read: De Warenne Dynasty starts with The Conqueror (1990) and Francesca Cahill starts with Deadly Love (2001). The earliest catalogued title overall is Innocent Fire (1988).
What is the newest Brenda Joyce book?
A Sword Upon The Rose (2014) is the newest Brenda Joyce book released so far.
Is there a new Brenda Joyce book coming?
No next Brenda Joyce book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Brenda Joyce at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Brenda Joyce title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Brenda Joyce books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 18,595 pages across the 45 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 393 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brenda Joyce books, 22 of 50, were published in the 2000s.
What the Brenda Joyce books are about
48 of the 50 Brenda Joyce books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 25 of 48. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical romance 25 of 48 books
- Romance 19 of 48 books
- Historical fiction 9 of 48 books
- Man-woman relationships 9 of 48 books
- History 6 of 48 books
- Bragg, Rick (Fictitious charater) 5 of 48 books
- Cahill, francesca (fictitious character) 5 of 48 books
- Police 5 of 48 books
- Social life and customs 5 of 48 books
- England 4 of 48 books
- New York (N.Y.) 4 of 48 books