John M. Kimbro Books in Order
John M. Kimbro has written 64 books, published between 1971 and 1987. The first book is The Heiress to Wolfskill (As: Katheryn Kimbrough) (1971) and the newest is If Love Comes (As: Ann Ashton) (1987). Publication order is the reading order below. 40 of the 64 books listed here are in the Saga of the Phenwick Women series, which has its own page: Saga of the Phenwick Women books in order.
- Books
- 64
- Published
- 1971–1987
- Pages on record
- 6,723 in 28 of 64 books
John M. Kimbro wrote gothic romance under several women's pen names, chiefly Katheryn Kimbrough and also Charlotte Bramwell and Ann Ashton. The catalogue holds 64 titles published between 1971 and 1987, from The Heiress to Wolfskill to If Love Comes. The Saga of the Phenwick Women is the major sequence. Titles follow the house-of-secrets pattern the genre ran on, as with The House on Windswept Ridge, Thanesworth House and The Phantom Flame of Wind House, across books averaging 253 pages.
How many John M. Kimbro books are there?
John M. Kimbro has 64 books, released between 1971 and 1987. 40 of them belong to the Saga of the Phenwick Women series.
John M. Kimbro Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 64 John M. Kimbro 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.
- 1The Heiress to Wolfskill (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 2The House on Windswept Ridge (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 3The Twisted Cameo (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1971 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419712561/4
- 4The Children of Houndstooth (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 5The Broken Sphinx (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 6Stepmother's House (As:Charlotte Bramwell)1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 7Cousin to Terror (As:Charlotte Bramwell)1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 8Thanesworth House (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 9Brother Sinister (As:Charlotte Bramwell)1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 10The Three Sisters of Briarwick (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 11The Specter of Dolphin Cove (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 12The Phantom Flame of Wind House (As:Katheryn Kimbrough)1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 13The Shadow over Pheasant Heath (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 141975–1/4
- 151975–1/4
- 161975–1/4
- 1719752541/4
- 1819752531/4
- 191975–1/4
- 201975–1/4
- 21A Shriek in the Midnight Tower (As: Katheryn Kimbrough)1975 · confirmed 1/41975–1/4
- 221976–1/4
- 2319762541/4
- 241976–1/4
- 251976–1/4
- 261976–1/4
- 2719762541/4
- 28The Haunted Portrait (As: Ann Ashton)1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 29Night of Tears1976 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/419762021/4
- 3019772561/4
- 3119772541/4
- 3219772551/4
- 3319772561/4
- 341977–1/4
- 3519772521/4
- 36The Phantom Reflection (As: Ann Ashton)1978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 3719782521/4
- 3819782551/4
- 391978–1/4
- 401978–1/4
- 4119782561/4
- 421979–1/4
- 4319792531/4
- 4419792541/4
- 451979–1/4
- 4619792521/4
- 47Three Cries of Terror (As: Ann Ashton)1980 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/419802051/4
- 481980–1/4
- 491980–1/4
- 501980–1/4
- 511980–1/4
- 5219802531/4
- 53Concession (As: Ann Ashton)1981 · 382 pages · confirmed 1/419813821/4
- 541981–1/4
- 5519812561/4
- 561981–1/4
- 571981–1/4
- 58Iris, the Bewitched (As:Katheryn Kimbrough)Saga of the Phenwick Women #391982 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/419822221/4
- 5919822201/4
- 60Star Eyes (As: Ann Ashton)1983 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/419831841/4
- 61The Lovely and the Lonely (As: Ann Ashton)1984 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/419841841/4
- 62Passion Allegro (As: Ann Ashton)1985 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/419851831/4
- 63The Right Time to Love (As: Ann Ashton)1986 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/419861811/4
- 64If Love Comes (As: Ann Ashton)1987 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/419871851/4
John M. Kimbro series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
John M. Kimbro 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.
Standalone books
24 books24 John M. Kimbro titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John M. Kimbro books in order?
You only need to read John M. Kimbro books in order within the Saga of the Phenwick Women series, which holds 40 of the 64 John M. Kimbro books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with John M. Kimbro
Start with Augusta, the First (1975), the first Saga of the Phenwick Women book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Heiress to Wolfskill (As: Katheryn Kimbrough) (1971).
What is the newest John M. Kimbro book?
If Love Comes (As: Ann Ashton) (1987) is the newest John M. Kimbro book released so far.
Is there a new John M. Kimbro book coming?
No next John M. Kimbro book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John M. Kimbro at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John M. Kimbro title on record dates from 1987, 39 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John M. Kimbro books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,723 pages across the 28 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 253 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John M. Kimbro books, 46 of 64, were published in the 1970s.
What the John M. Kimbro books are about
5 of the 64 John M. Kimbro books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.