Catherine Lanigan Books in Order
Catherine Lanigan has written 50 books, published between 1981 and 2025. The first book is Bound by Love (1981) and the newest is Stone of Destiny (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 50
- Published
- 1981–2025
- Pages on record
- 8,353 in 23 of 50 books
Catherine Lanigan wrote the novels Romancing the Stone (1984) and The Jewel Of The Nile (1985), which stand as the Joan Wilder series. Her later work centres on Shores of Indian Lake, a contemporary romance series, with the Adventures of Lilli and Zane alongside. The catalogue holds 50 titles dated 1981 to 2025, from Bound by Love (1981) to Stone of Destiny (2025). Angels, archaeology and inheritance recur as subjects, at a median of 377 pages.
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How many Catherine Lanigan books are there?
Catherine Lanigan has 50 books, released between 1981 and 2025. They include 3 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.
Catherine Lanigan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 50 Catherine Lanigan 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 October 2026.
- 1Bound by Love1981 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/419814321/4
- 2Admit Desire1983 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419833521/4
- 31984–1/4
- 419852811/4
- 5Sins of Omission1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 6Web of Deceit1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 7All or Nothing1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 8A Promise Made1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 9Way of the Wicked1993 · 437 pages · confirmed 1/419934371/4
- 10At Long Last Love1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 11Seduced1996 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/419963951/4
- 12Dangerous Love1996 · 411 pages · confirmed 1/419964111/4
- 13Elusive Love1997 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/419974411/4
- 14Tender Malice1998 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/419983771/4
- 15The Texan1998 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419981861/4
- 16Montana Bride1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 17The Legend Makers1999 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/419993771/4
- 18Wings of Destiny1999 · 506 pages · confirmed 1/419995061/4
- 19The Evolving Woman2000 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/420002051/4
- 20California Moon2000 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420003841/4
- 21Angel Watch2001 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/420013461/4
- 22The Christmas Star2002 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/420023261/4
- 23Becoming2005 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420054001/4
- 24Divine Nudges2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 25Writing the Great American Romance Novel2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420062401/4
- 26Billionaire's Love Suite2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 27Miraces Are Golden2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 28Angel Tales2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 292012–1/4
- 3020143761/4
- 312014–1/4
- 322014–1/4
- 3320153771/4
- 342015–1/4
- 352016–1/4
- 362016–1/4
- 37Friday Papers2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 38Zing2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 3920173681/4
- 402017–1/4
- 4120173681/4
- 4220183841/4
- 4320193841/4
- 442019–1/4
- 452025–1/4
- 462025–1/4
- 472025–1/4
- 482025–1/4
- 492025–1/4
- 502025–1/4
Catherine Lanigan 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.
Shores of Indian Lake in order
13 books- 1. Love Shadows
- 2. The Sweetest Heart
- 3. Heart's Desire
- 4. A Fine Year for Love
- 5. Katia's Promise
- 6. Fear of Falling
- 7. Sophie's Path
- 8. Protecting the Single Mom
- 9. Family of His Own
- 10. His Baby Dilemma
- 11. Rescued by the Firefighter
- 12. Hers to Protect
- and 1 more in the table above
Adventures of Lilli and Zane in order
7 booksJoan Wilder in order
2 booksStandalone books
28 books28 Catherine Lanigan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Catherine Lanigan books in order?
You only need to read Catherine Lanigan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Catherine Lanigan
Start with Bound by Love (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Catherine Lanigan book?
Stone of Destiny (2025) is the newest Catherine Lanigan book released so far.
Is there a new Catherine Lanigan book coming?
No next Catherine Lanigan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Catherine Lanigan at a glance
- Still publishing
- Catherine Lanigan published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Catherine Lanigan books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,353 pages across the 23 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 377 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Catherine Lanigan books, 19 of 50, were published in the 2010s.
When Catherine Lanigan books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Catherine Lanigan titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 19 titles.
50 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Catherine Lanigan books are about
28 of the 50 Catherine Lanigan 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 10 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 10 of 28 books
- Contemporary romance 4 of 28 books
- Angels 3 of 28 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 28 books
- Miscellanea 2 of 28 books