Dorothy Howell Books in Order
Dorothy Howell has written 41 books, published between 1988 and 2024. The first book is Defiant Enchantress (1988) and the newest is Shear Terror (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1988–2024
- Pages on record
- 6,728 in 24 of 41 books
- Reading time
- 112–168 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,728 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 41 titles with a page count on record.
Dorothy Howell began in historical romance: Defiant Enchantress (1988) opens the catalogue, and a run of period and western romances followed under the name Judith Stacy. The later books are mysteries, with the Haley Randolph novels setting murder cases around Los Angeles department stores, and the Sewing Studio Mysteries, Dana MacKenzie and Hollis Brannigan books after them. 41 titles run from 1988 to Shear Terror (2024), and Howell continues to publish.
How many Dorothy Howell books are there?
Dorothy Howell has 41 books, released between 1988 and 2024. They include 5 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.
Dorothy Howell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Dorothy Howell 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.
- 1Defiant Enchantress1988 · confirmed 2/41988–2/4
- 2Anna's Treasure1995 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/419952952/4
- 3Tea Time1995 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/419952962/4
- 4Outlaw Love (As: Judith Stacy)1997 · 297 pages · confirmed 2/419972972/4
- 5The Marriage Mishap (As: Judith Stacy)1997 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/419972982/4
- 6The Heart of a Hero (As: Judith Stacy)1999 · 297 pages · confirmed 2/419992972/4
- 7The Dreammaker (As: Judith Stacy)1999 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/419992962/4
- 8Written In The Heart (As: Judith Stacy)2000 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420003042/4
- 9The Blushing Bride (As: Judith Stacy)2000 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420003042/4
- 10The Last Bride in Texas (As: Judith Stacy)2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 1120013042/4
- 12The Widow's Little Secret (As: Judith Stacy)2001 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420013042/4
- 13Married By Midnight (As: Judith Stacy)2002 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420023042/4
- 14Maggie and the Law (As: Judith Stacy)2004 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/420042992/4
- 15The One Month Marriage (As: Judith Stacy)2004 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/420042982/4
- 16The Hired Husband (As: Judith Stacy)2005 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/420052982/4
- 17Jared's Runaway Woman (As: Judith Stacy)2006 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/420062982/4
- 182008–2/4
- 1920092582/4
- 202010–2/4
- 2120113082/4
- 222011–2/4
- 2420131682/4
- 2520133202/4
- 262014–2/4
- 2720142902/4
- 2820141502/4
- 292014–2/4
- 302015–2/4
- 312015–2/4
- 322016–2/4
- 3320161342/4
- 3420163042/4
- 352018–2/4
- 362019–2/4
- 372020–2/4
- 382020–2/4
- 3920223042/4
- 402023–2/4
- 412024–2/4
Dorothy Howell 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.
Haley Randolph in order
15 books- 1. Handbags and Homicide
- 2. Purses and Poison
- 3. Shoulder Bags and Shootings
- 4. Clutches and Curses
- 5. Slay Bells and Satchels
- 6. Tote Bags and Toe Tags
- 7. Evening Bags and Executions
- 8. Beach Bags and Burglaries
- 9. Duffel Bags and Drownings
- 10. Fanny Packs and Foul Play
- 11. Swag Bags and Swindlers
- 12. Backpacks and Betrayals
- and 3 more in the table above
Dana MacKenzie in order
3 books- 1. Fatal Debt
- 2. Fatal Luck
- 3. Fatal Choice
Sewing Studio Mysteries in order
3 booksJudith Stacy Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Return To Tyler in order
1 book- 1. The Nanny
Hollis Brannigan Mystery in order
1 bookStandalone books
16 books16 Dorothy Howell titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dorothy Howell books in order?
You only need to read Dorothy Howell books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Dorothy Howell
Start with Defiant Enchantress (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dorothy Howell book?
Shear Terror (2024) is the newest Dorothy Howell book released so far.
Is there a new Dorothy Howell book coming?
No next Dorothy Howell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dorothy Howell at a glance
- Still publishing
- Dorothy Howell published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Dorothy Howell books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,728 pages across the 24 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dorothy Howell books, 17 of 41, were published in the 2010s.
What the Dorothy Howell books are about
24 of the 41 Dorothy Howell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: haley randolph (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Haley Randolph (Fictitious character) 6 of 24 books
- Investigation 6 of 24 books
- Murder 6 of 24 books
- Historical romance 6 of 24 books
- Romance 5 of 24 books
- Department stores 3 of 24 books
- History 3 of 24 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 3 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 24 books
- Romance, Historical, Western 3 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 24 books
- Fiction" 2 of 24 books