Jane Peart Books in Order
Jane Peart has written 51 books, published between 1980 and 2004. The first book is Spanish Masquerade (1980) and the newest is Sandcastles (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 51
- Published
- 1980–2004
- Pages on record
- 9,168 in 41 of 51 books
- Reading time
- 153–229 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,168 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 51 titles with a page count on record.
Jane Peart wrote suspense, historical fiction and romance for both secular and Christian readers, and died in 2007. Before writing full time, Peart attended college in New England and worked as an airline attendant. Brides of Montclair heads the series list, with Westward Dreams, American Quilt, Orphan Train West and Edgecliffe Manor completing five recorded lines. Plantation life and Virginia appear in the subject record alongside orphans, women pioneers and Christian life. The catalogue holds 51 titles dated 1980 to 2004, averaging 230 pages.
How many Jane Peart books are there?
Jane Peart has 51 books, released between 1980 and 2004. They include 6 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
Jane Peart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 Jane Peart 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.
- 1Spanish Masquerade1980 · confirmed 2/41980–2/4
- 2Portrait in Shadows1981 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/419811882/4
- 31984–2/4
- 4Love Takes Flight1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419841922/4
- 51985–2/4
- 619852672/4
- 7Scent of Heather1985 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419851922/4
- 8Autumn Encore1985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 9Sign of the Carousel1985 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/419852632/4
- 1019862522/4
- 1119872692/4
- 1219882142/4
- 1319902912/4
- 1419902802/4
- 1519902962/4
- 161990–2/4
- 1719902172/4
- 18The Secret at Octagon House1991 · confirmed 2/41991–2/4
- 1919912242/4
- 20The House of Haunted Dreams1992 · confirmed 2/41992–2/4
- 2119922072/4
- 221993–2/4
- 2319932062/4
- 2419942312/4
- 2519942392/4
- 2619942122/4
- 271995–2/4
- 2819952212/4
- 2919952332/4
- 3019961762/4
- 3119962562/4
- 3219962502/4
- 3319962042/4
- 341996–2/4
- 3519972382/4
- 36The Risk of Loving1997 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/419972482/4
- 3719972482/4
- 3819982182/4
- 39Promises to Keep1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419982562/4
- 4019982472/4
- 4119991752/4
- 4219992302/4
- 4320001532/4
- 4420001472/4
- 4520001282/4
- 4620001502/4
- 4720001362/4
- 4820002302/4
- 4920011882/4
- 50Circle of Love2002 · 269 pages · confirmed 2/420022692/4
- 51Sandcastles2004 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/420043272/4
Jane Peart series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Brides of Montclair books in order 16 books
Jane Peart 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.
Brides Of Montclair books in order
16 books by Jane Peart- 1. Yankee Bride
- 2. Rebel Bride
- 3. Valiant Bride
- 4. Ransomed Bride
- 5. Fortune's Bride
- 6. Destiny's Bride
- 7. Folly's Bride
- 8. Gallant Bride
- 9. Shadow Bride
- 10. Jubilee Bride
- 11. Hero's Bride
- 12. Mirror Bride
- and 4 more in the table above
Westward Dreams in order
6 booksEdgecliffe Manor in order
5 booksOrphan Train West (Young Adult) in order
5 books- 1. Laurel
- 2. Ivy & Allison
- 3. Kit
- 4. Toddy
- 5. April & May
Orphan Train West in order
4 booksAmerican Quilt in order
3 books- 1. The Pattern
- 2. The Pledge
- 3. The Promise
Standalone books
12 books12 Jane Peart titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jane Peart books in order?
You only need to read Jane Peart books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jane Peart
Start with Yankee Bride (1984), the first Brides of Montclair book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Spanish Masquerade (1980).
What is the newest Jane Peart book?
Sandcastles (2004) is the newest Jane Peart book released so far.
Is there a new Jane Peart book coming?
No next Jane Peart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jane Peart at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jane Peart title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jane Peart books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,168 pages across the 41 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 230 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jane Peart books, 30 of 51, were published in the 1990s.
What the Jane Peart books are about
47 of the 51 Jane Peart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: religious fiction is tagged on 15 of 47. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Religious fiction 15 of 47 books
- Plantation life 11 of 47 books
- Plantation owners' spouses 11 of 47 books
- Virginia 9 of 47 books
- Historical romance 8 of 47 books
- Historical fiction 7 of 47 books
- Women pioneers 6 of 47 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 47 books
- Orphans 5 of 47 books
- Christian life 4 of 47 books
- Westerns 4 of 47 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 3 of 47 books