Catherine Coulter Books in Order

Catherine Coulter has written 95 books, published between 1979 and 2026. The first book is The Rebel Bride (1979) and the newest is The Heir of Whitestone (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
95
Published
1979–2026
Confirmed
94 of 95 titles
Pages on record
28,241 in 72 of 95 books
Reading time
471–706 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 28,241 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 72 of 95 titles with a page count on record.

Historical romance and FBI suspense make up Catherine Coulter's two main bodies of work. Regency and medieval romances such as the Sherbrooke Brides and Medieval Song sequences date back to the 1979 debut The Rebel Bride, while the FBI Thriller series and A Brit in the FBI follow government investigator Dillon Savich. Coulter's catalogue runs to 95 books, reaching The Heir of Whitestone in 2026.

The FBI Thriller series features agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock, who work together on criminal investigations that also involve personal challenges for the two of them.

How many Catherine Coulter books are there?

Catherine Coulter has 95 books, released between 1979 and 2026. They include 12 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Catherine Coulter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 95 Catherine Coulter 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.

  1. 1
    The Rebel BrideHistorical Regency Romances #11979 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1979384
  2. 2
    The Countess/The Autumn CountessHistorical Regency Romances #21979 · confirmed 3/4
    1979
  3. 3
    Lord Deverill's Heir/The HeirHistorical Regency Romances #31980 · 376 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1980376
  4. 4
    Lord Harry's Folly/Lord HarryHistorical Regency Romances #41980 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1980384
  5. 5
    Midsummer MagicMagic Trilogy #11981 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981416
  6. 6
    The Wild BaronBaron #11981 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981370
  7. 7
    An Honorable Offer / The OfferBaron #21981 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981384
  8. 8
    The Generous Earl/The DukeHistorical Regency Romances #51981 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981384
  9. 9
    Devil's EmbraceGeorgian/Devil #11982 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982404
  10. 10
    Warrior's SongMedieval Song #11983 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983374
  11. 11
    An Intimate Deception / The DeceptionBaron #31983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983
  12. 12
    Evening Star / Sweet SurrenderVictorian/Early San Francisco/Star Quartet #11984 · 421 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984421
  13. 13
    AftershocksCatherine Coulter Standalone Novels #11985 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985208
  14. 14
    Devil's DaughterGeorgian/Devil #21985 · 508 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985508
  15. 15
    Fire SongMedieval Song #21985 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985454
  16. 16
    Midnight StarVictorian/Early San Francisco/Star Quartet #21986 · 458 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986458
  17. 17
    The AristocratCatherine Coulter Standalone Novels #21986 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986240
  18. 18
    Wild StarVictorian/Early San Francisco/Star Quartet #31986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986
  19. 19
    AfterglowCatherine Coulter Standalone Novels #31987 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987248
  20. 20
    Jade StarVictorian/Early San Francisco/Star Quartet #41987 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987390
  21. 21
    False PretensesContemporary Romantic Thriller #11988 · 393 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988393
  22. 22
    Calypso MagicMagic Trilogy #21988 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988416
  23. 23
    Moonspun MagicMagic Trilogy #31988 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988416
  24. 24
    Night FireNight Trilogy #11989 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989392
  25. 25
    Night ShadowNight Trilogy #21989 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989390
  26. 26
    ImpulseContemporary Romantic Thriller #21990 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990419
  27. 27
    Earth SongMedieval Song #31990 · 407 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990407
  28. 28
    Night StormNight Trilogy #31990 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990390
  29. 29
    Season of the SunViking Era #11991 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991378
  30. 30
    Secret SongMedieval Song #41991 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991384

Catherine Coulter characters in order

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

Catherine Coulter 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.

FBI Thriller in order

27 books
  1. 1. The Cove
  2. 2. The Maze
  3. 3. The Target
  4. 4. The Edge
  5. 5. Riptide
  6. 6. Hemlock Bay
  7. 7. Eleventh Hour
  8. 8. Blind Side
  9. 9. Blowout / Blow Out
  10. 10. Point Blank
  11. 11. Double Take
  12. 12. TailSpin
  13. and 15 more in the table above

Sherbrooke Brides in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Sherbrooke Bride
  2. 2. The Hellion Bride
  3. 3. The Heiress Bride
  4. 4. Mad Jack
  5. 5. The Courtship
  6. 6. The Scottish Bride
  7. 7. Pendragon
  8. 8. The Sherbrooke Twins
  9. 9. Lyon's Gate
  10. 10. Wizard's Daughter
  11. 11. Prince of Ravenscar
  12. 12. The Heir of Whitestone

Medieval Song in order

7 books
  1. 1. Warrior's Song
  2. 2. Fire Song
  3. 3. Earth Song
  4. 4. Secret Song
  5. 5. Rosehaven
  6. 6. The Penwyth Curse
  7. 7. The Valcourt Heiress

Grayson Sherbrooke's Otherworldly Adventures in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Strange Visitation at Wolffe Hall
  2. 2. The Resident Evil at Blackthorn Manor
  3. 3. The Ancient Spirits of Sedgwick House
  4. 4. The Virgin Bride of Northcliffe Hall
  5. 5. The Red Witch of Ravenstone Folly
  6. 6. The Alarming Disturbance at Holyroodhouse
  7. 7. The Night Creature at Storne Hope

A Brit in the FBI in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Final Cut
  2. 2. The Lost Key
  3. 3. The End Game
  4. 4. The Devil's Triangle
  5. 5. The Sixth Day
  6. 6. The Last Second

Historical Regency Romances in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Rebel Bride
  2. 2. The Countess/The Autumn Countess
  3. 3. Lord Deverill's Heir/The Heir
  4. 4. Lord Harry's Folly/Lord Harry
  5. 5. The Generous Earl/The Duke

Victorian/Early San Francisco/Star Quartet in order

4 books
  1. 1. Evening Star / Sweet Surrender
  2. 2. Midnight Star
  3. 3. Wild Star
  4. 4. Jade Star

Contemporary Romantic Thriller in order

4 books
  1. 1. False Pretenses
  2. 2. Impulse
  3. 3. Beyond Eden
  4. 4. Born To Be Wild

Viking Era in order

4 books
  1. 1. Season of the Sun
  2. 2. Lord of Hawkfell Island
  3. 3. Lord of Raven's Peak
  4. 4. Lord of Falcon Ridge

Magic Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Midsummer Magic
  2. 2. Calypso Magic
  3. 3. Moonspun Magic

Baron in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Wild Baron
  2. 2. An Honorable Offer / The Offer
  3. 3. An Intimate Deception / The Deception

Catherine Coulter Standalone Novels

3 books

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

Night Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Night Fire
  2. 2. Night Shadow
  3. 3. Night Storm

Legacy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Wyndham Legacy
  2. 2. The Nightingale Legacy
  3. 3. The Valentine Legacy

Georgian/Devil in order

2 books
  1. 1. Devil's Embrace
  2. 2. Devil's Daughter

Catherine Coulter Non-Fiction

1 book

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

Standalone books

1 book

1 Catherine Coulter title here is not listed as part of any series.

Catherine Coulter Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Catherine Coulter books run from The Rebel Bride (1979) to The Heir of Whitestone (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Catherine Coulter in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Catherine Coulter books in order?

You only need to read Catherine Coulter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Catherine Coulter

Start with The Cove (1996), the first FBI Suspense Thriller book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Rebel Bride (1979).

What is the newest Catherine Coulter book?

The Heir of Whitestone (2026) is the newest Catherine Coulter book released so far.

Is there a new Catherine Coulter book coming?

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

Printable Catherine Coulter Books in Order Checklist

A printable checklist of all 95 books in publication order is on the Catherine Coulter reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.

Catherine Coulter at a glance

Still publishing
Catherine Coulter published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Catherine Coulter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
28,241 pages across the 72 of 95 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Catherine Coulter books, 23 of 95, were published in the 1980s.
Corroboration
1 of the 95 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 94 in at least three.

What the Catherine Coulter books are about

83 of the 95 Catherine Coulter 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 27 of 83. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.