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Jill Elizabeth Nelson Books in Order

Jill Elizabeth Nelson has written 23 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is Reluctant Burglar (2006) and the newest is Wyoming Wilderness Survival (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2006–2025
Pages on record
3,115 in 14 of 23 books
Reading time
52–78 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,115 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

See all 23 books in order Printable Jill Elizabeth Nelson checklist

Jill Elizabeth Nelson writes Christian romantic suspense. To Catch A Thief is the named series, and the catalogue opens with Reluctant Burglar (2006), Reluctant Runaway (2007) and Reluctant Smuggler (2008), with art thieves in the subjects. Nelson has 23 books, including Evidence of Murder, Witness to Murder and Betrayal on the Border, plus a writing guide, Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View (2012). Wyoming Wilderness Survival (2025) is the newest.

How many Jill Elizabeth Nelson books are there?

Jill Elizabeth Nelson has 23 books, released between 2006 and 2025. 4 of them belong to the To Catch A Thief series.

Jill Elizabeth Nelson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Jill Elizabeth Nelson 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 Reluctant Burglar by Jill Elizabeth Nelson, book 1 of the To Catch A Thief series (2006)
  2. Cover of Reluctant Runaway by Jill Elizabeth Nelson, book 2 of the To Catch A Thief series (2007)
  3. Cover of Reluctant Smuggler by Jill Elizabeth Nelson, book 3 of the To Catch A Thief series (2008)
  4. Cover of Evidence of Murder by Jill Elizabeth Nelson (2009)
  5. Cover of Witness to Murder by Jill Elizabeth Nelson, book 4 of the To Catch A Thief series (2009)
  6. Cover of Calculated Revenge by Jill Elizabeth Nelson (2010)
  7. Cover of Legacy of Lies by Jill Elizabeth Nelson (2010)
  8. Cover of Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View by Jill Elizabeth Nelson (2012)
  9. Cover of Betrayal on the Border by Jill Elizabeth Nelson (2012)
  1. 1
    Reluctant BurglarTo Catch A Thief #12006 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006350
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  2. 2
    Reluctant RunawayTo Catch A Thief #22007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  3. 3
    Reluctant SmugglerTo Catch A Thief #32008 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008352
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  4. 4
    Evidence of Murder2009 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009218
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  5. 5
    Witness to MurderTo Catch A Thief #42009 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009221
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  6. 6
    Calculated Revenge2010 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010212
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  7. 7
    Legacy of Lies2010 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010216
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  8. 8
    Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View2012 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201262
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  9. 9
    Betrayal on the Border2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Frame-Up2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014288
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  11. 11
    Shake Down2014 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014224
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  12. 12
    The Art of the Edit2015 · 76 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201576
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  13. 13
    Rocky Mountain Sabotage2017 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017224
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  14. 14
    Duty to Defend2018 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018224
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  15. 15
    Lone Survivor2019 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019224
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  16. 16
    The Baby's Defender2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020224
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  17. 17
    Hunted for Christmas2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  18. 18
    In Need of Protection2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Unsolved Abduction2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  20. 20
    Hunted in Alaska2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  21. 21
    Targeted for Elimination2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  22. 22
    Texas Revenge Target2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  23. 23
    Wyoming Wilderness Survival2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Jill Elizabeth Nelson 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.

To Catch A Thief in order

4 books
  1. 1. Reluctant Burglar
  2. 2. Reluctant Runaway
  3. 3. Reluctant Smuggler
  4. 4. Witness to Murder

Standalone books

19 books

19 Jill Elizabeth Nelson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jill Elizabeth Nelson books in order?

You only need to read Jill Elizabeth Nelson books in order within the To Catch A Thief series, which holds 4 of the 23 Jill Elizabeth Nelson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Start with Reluctant Burglar (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jill Elizabeth Nelson book?

Wyoming Wilderness Survival (2025) is the newest Jill Elizabeth Nelson book released so far.

Is there a new Jill Elizabeth Nelson book coming?

No next Jill Elizabeth Nelson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jill Elizabeth Nelson at a glance

Still publishing
Jill Elizabeth Nelson published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jill Elizabeth Nelson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,115 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jill Elizabeth Nelson books, 10 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jill Elizabeth Nelson books are about

16 of the 23 Jill Elizabeth Nelson 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 7 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.