Cara McKenna Books in Order
Cara McKenna has written 33 books, published between 2010 and 2017. The first book is Dirty Thirty (2010) and the newest is Way Down Deep (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 2010–2017
- Pages on record
- 5,364 in 18 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 89–134 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,364 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Cara McKenna wrote 33 erotic romances in eight years, from Dirty Thirty (2010) to Way Down Deep (2017), several of them as Meg Maguire. Motorcyclists, pilots, sculptors and reality television performers fill the cast, with settings in Nevada, Alaska and Nova Scotia. Four series organise the catalogue: Desert Dogs, Wilinski's, Sins in the City and Flynn and Laurel. The novels are long for the genre, at a median of 331 pages.
How many Cara McKenna books are there?
Cara McKenna has 33 books, released between 2010 and 2017. They include 4 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.
Cara McKenna Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Cara McKenna 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.
- 1Dirty Thirty2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 2Off Limits2010 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/420102522/4
- 320101602/4
- 4Skin Game2011 · 418 pages · confirmed 2/420114182/4
- 5Stray Hearts2011 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/420113502/4
- 6Lessons in Letting Go2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 7Caught on Camera (As: Meg Maguire)2011 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420112242/4
- 8The Reluctant Nude (As: Meg Maguire)2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 9Headstrong (As: Meg Maguire)2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 10Trespass (As: Meg Maguire)2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 11The Wedding Fling (As: Meg Maguire)2012 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/420122192/4
- 1220132192/4
- 1320132242/4
- 14Thank You for Riding2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 1520132182/4
- 16After Hours2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 17Unbound2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 1820143262/4
- 19Hard Time2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420143522/4
- 20Her Best Laid Plans2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 2120153362/4
- 2220153412/4
- 232015–2/4
- 2420153422/4
- 25Curio Vignettes2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 26Badger2015 · 467 pages · confirmed 2/420154672/4
- 27Strange Love2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 2820161602/4
- 2920163522/4
- 30Curio the Complete Series2016 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/420164042/4
- 312017–2/4
- 322017–2/4
- 33Way Down Deep2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
Cara McKenna 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.
Desert Dogs in order
5 books- 1. Lay It Down
- 2. Give It All
- 3. Drive It Deep
- 4. Burn It Up
- 5. Ride It Out
Wilinski's in order
3 booksSins in the City in order
3 booksFlynn and Laurel in order
2 booksStandalone books
20 books20 Cara McKenna titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Cara McKenna books in order?
You only need to read Cara McKenna 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 Cara McKenna
Start with Dirty Thirty (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Cara McKenna book?
Way Down Deep (2017) is the newest Cara McKenna book released so far.
Is there a new Cara McKenna book coming?
No next Cara McKenna book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Cara McKenna at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Cara McKenna title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Cara McKenna books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,364 pages across the 18 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 331 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cara McKenna books, 33 of 33, were published in the 2010s.
What the Cara McKenna books are about
17 of the 33 Cara McKenna books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: erotica is tagged on 7 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Erotica 7 of 17 books
- Man-woman relationships 5 of 17 books
- Romance 4 of 17 books
- Motorcyclists 3 of 17 books
- Erotic romance 3 of 17 books
- Nevada 2 of 17 books