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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
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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.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Bound by Love by Catherine Lanigan (1981)
  2. Cover of Admit Desire by Catherine Lanigan (1983)
  3. Cover of All or Nothing by Catherine Lanigan (1989)
  4. Cover of A Promise Made by Catherine Lanigan (1990)
  5. Cover of Way of the Wicked by Catherine Lanigan (1993)
  6. Cover of At Long Last Love by Catherine Lanigan (1994)
  7. Cover of Seduced by Catherine Lanigan (1996)
  8. Cover of Dangerous Love by Catherine Lanigan (1996)
  9. Cover of Elusive Love by Catherine Lanigan (1997)
  10. Cover of Tender Malice by Catherine Lanigan (1998)
  11. Cover of The Texan by Catherine Lanigan (1998)
  12. Cover of Montana Bride by Catherine Lanigan (1998)
  13. Cover of The Legend Makers by Catherine Lanigan (1999)
  14. Cover of Wings of Destiny by Catherine Lanigan (1999)
  15. Cover of The Evolving Woman by Catherine Lanigan (2000)
  16. Cover of California Moon by Catherine Lanigan (2000)
  17. Cover of The Christmas Star by Catherine Lanigan (2002)
  18. Cover of Becoming by Catherine Lanigan (2005)
  19. Cover of Divine Nudges by Catherine Lanigan (2006)
  20. Cover of Writing the Great American Romance Novel by Catherine Lanigan (2006)
  21. Cover of A Fine Year for Love by Catherine Lanigan, book 4 of the Shores of Indian Lake series (2015)
  22. Cover of Hers to Protect by Catherine Lanigan, book 12 of the Shores of Indian Lake series (2019)
  1. 1
    Bound by Love1981 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981432
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  2. 2
    Admit Desire1983 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983352
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  3. 3
    Romancing the StoneJoan Wilder #11984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  4. 4
    The Jewel Of The NileJoan Wilder #21985 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985281
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  5. 5
    Sins of Omission1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  6. 6
    Web of Deceit1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  7. 7
    All or Nothing1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  8. 8
    A Promise Made1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  9. 9
    Way of the Wicked1993 · 437 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993437
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  10. 10
    At Long Last Love1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  11. 11
    Seduced1996 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996395
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  12. 12
    Dangerous Love1996 · 411 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996411
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  13. 13
    Elusive Love1997 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997441
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  14. 14
    Tender Malice1998 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998377
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  15. 15
    The Texan1998 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998186
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  16. 16
    Montana Bride1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  17. 17
    The Legend Makers1999 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999377
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  18. 18
    Wings of Destiny1999 · 506 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999506
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  19. 19
    The Evolving Woman2000 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000205
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  20. 20
    California Moon2000 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000384
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  21. 21
    Angel Watch2001 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001346
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  22. 22
    The Christmas Star2002 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002326
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  23. 23
    Becoming2005 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005400
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  24. 24
    Divine Nudges2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  25. 25
    Writing the Great American Romance Novel2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006240
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  26. 26
    Billionaire's Love Suite2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  27. 27
    Miraces Are Golden2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  28. 28
    Angel Tales2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    The Golden FluteAdventures of Lilli and Zane #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  30. 30
    Love ShadowsShores of Indian Lake #12014 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014376
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Catherine Lanigan series in order

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

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.

Adventures of Lilli and Zane in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Golden Flute
  2. 2. Eagles Gold
  3. 3. Joshua's Trumpet
  4. 4. The Bermuda Triangle
  5. 5. Temple at Dendera
  6. 6. The Goddess Hathor
  7. 7. Stone of Destiny

Joan Wilder in order

2 books
  1. 1. Romancing the Stone
  2. 2. The Jewel Of The Nile

Standalone books

28 books

28 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 Love Shadows (2014), the first Shores of Indian Lake book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Bound by Love (1981).

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.

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.