C.J. Darlington Books in Order

C.J. Darlington has written 11 books, published between 2009 and 2023. The first book is Thicker Than Blood (2009) and the newest is Heart of Belonging (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2009–2023
Pages on record
580 in 2 of 11 books

C.J. Darlington has 11 catalogued books, published between 2009 and 2023. Thicker Than Blood and Jupiter Winds are the recorded series, and the catalogue opens with Thicker Than Blood (2009) and reaches Heart of Belonging (2023). Bound by Guilt (2011), Ties that Bind (2014) and Under the Wire (2017) are among the other titles, alongside What I Wish I Knew When I Bought My First Horse (2016). No new Darlington title has been recorded since 2023.

How many C.J. Darlington books are there?

C.J. Darlington has 11 books, released between 2009 and 2023. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

C.J. Darlington Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 C.J. Darlington 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. 1
    Thicker Than BloodThicker Than Blood #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  2. 2
    Bound by GuiltThicker Than Blood #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  3. 3
    Out of Time2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  4. 4
    Jupiter WindsJupiter Winds #12014 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014300
  5. 5
    Ties that BindThicker Than Blood #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  6. 6
    Running on EmptyThicker Than Blood #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  7. 72016
  8. 8
    Jupiter StormJupiter Winds #22016 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016280
  9. 92017
  10. 10
    Under the WireJupiter Winds #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  11. 11
    Heart of BelongingRiverbend Friends #62023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023

C.J. Darlington 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.

Thicker Than Blood in order

4 books
  1. 1. Thicker Than Blood
  2. 2. Bound by Guilt
  3. 3. Ties that Bind
  4. 4. Running on Empty

Jupiter Winds in order

3 books
  1. 1. Jupiter Winds
  2. 2. Jupiter Storm
  3. 3. Under the Wire

Riverbend Friends in order

1 book
  1. 6. Heart of Belonging

Standalone books

3 books

3 C.J. Darlington titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read C.J. Darlington books in order?

You only need to read C.J. Darlington books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with C.J. Darlington

Start with Thicker Than Blood (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest C.J. Darlington book?

Heart of Belonging (2023) is the newest C.J. Darlington book released so far.

Is there a new C.J. Darlington book coming?

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

C.J. Darlington at a glance

Paused
No new C.J. Darlington title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
C.J. Darlington books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
580 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 290 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most C.J. Darlington books, 9 of 11, were published in the 2010s.