Cherry Adair Books in Order
Cherry Adair has written 38 books, published between 1994 and 2018. The first book is The Mercenary (1994) and the newest is Whirlpool (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1994–2018
- Pages on record
- 8,072 in 25 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 135–202 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,072 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Cherry Adair, born 2 April 1951, is a South African-American writer of romantic fiction who lives near Seattle, Washington. The catalogue lists 38 books from The Mercenary (1994) to Whirlpool (2018). Kiss and Tell (2000), Hide and Seek (2001), In Too Deep (2002), Out of Sight (2003), On Thin Ice (2004) and Edge of Danger (2006) mark the middle of the run. T-FLAC anchors several series, including the Wright Family, Black Rose, Edge and Bodyguard trilogies and Fallen Agents of T-FLAC, alongside Cutter Cay and Lodestone. Romantic suspense, terrorism prevention, salvage and treasure appear in the subject tags.
How many Cherry Adair books are there?
Cherry Adair has 38 books, released between 1994 and 2018. They include 8 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Cherry Adair Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Cherry Adair 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.
- 119943842/4
- 220002952/4
- 320013122/4
- 420012242/4
- 5Take Me2002 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/420022502/4
- 620023092/4
- 720033202/4
- 820043092/4
- 920053842/4
- 1020063052/4
- 1120063522/4
- 1220063292/4
- 1320073192/4
- 1420083242/4
- 152008–2/4
- 1620083362/4
- 1720103542/4
- 18Black Magic2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 192010–2/4
- 202011–2/4
- 21Playing for Keeps2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 222011–2/4
- 232012–2/4
- 242012–2/4
- 2520123482/4
- 262013–2/4
- 2720133842/4
- 2820131422/4
- 29Payback2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 30Deadly Games Enhanced Edition2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 31Blush2015 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/420153872/4
- 3220154542/4
- 332016–2/4
- 34Dark Prism2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 3520173442/4
- 3620173282/4
- 3720182472/4
- 3820183322/4
Cherry Adair series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- T-Flac books in order 21 books
Cherry Adair books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Cutter Cay in order
6 booksT-FLAC books in order
5 books by Cherry Adair- 1. The Mercenary
- 2. Chameleon
- 3. Ricochet
- 4. Gideon
- 5. A Killer Christmas
T-FLAC: Wright Family in order
5 books- 1. Kiss and Tell
- 2. Hide and Seek
- 3. In Too Deep
- 4. Out of Sight
- 5. On Thin Ice
T-FLAC: Black Rose Trilogy in order
4 books- 1. Hot Ice
- 2. White Heat
- 3. Tropical Heat
- 4. Ice Cold
T-FLAC: Edge Trilogy in order
3 booksT-FLAC: Bodyguard Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Night Fall
- 2. Night Secrets
- 3. Night Shadow
Lodestone in order
3 books- 1. Hush
- 2. Afterglow
- 3. Relentless
Fallen Agents of T-FLAC in order
1 bookWalk Down the Aisle in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Cherry Adair titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Cherry Adair books in order?
You only need to read Cherry Adair books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Cherry Adair
Start with The Mercenary (1994), the first T-Flac book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Cherry Adair book?
Whirlpool (2018) is the newest Cherry Adair book released so far.
Is there a new Cherry Adair book coming?
No next Cherry Adair book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Cherry Adair at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Cherry Adair title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Cherry Adair books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,072 pages across the 25 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cherry Adair books, 22 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Cherry Adair books are about
25 of the 38 Cherry Adair books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romantic suspense is tagged on 13 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romantic suspense 13 of 25 books
- Romance 12 of 25 books
- Man-woman relationships 9 of 25 books
- Contemporary romance 6 of 25 books
- Terrorism 5 of 25 books
- Treasure troves 4 of 25 books
- Salvage 3 of 25 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 25 books
- Magic 2 of 25 books
- Prevention 2 of 25 books
- Paranormal romance 2 of 25 books