Judith McNaught Books in Order
Judith McNaught has written 18 books, published between 1983 and 2018. The first book is Tender Triumph (1983) and the newest is The Sweetest Thing (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1983–2018
- Confirmed
- 18 of 18 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,975 in 13 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 100–149 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,975 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Judith McNaught writes romance in two registers, historical and contemporary. The named sequences are the Westmoreland Saga, the Foster Saga and Second Opportunities, with standalone novels beside them. McNaught's 18 catalogued books run from Tender Triumph (1983) through Whitney, My Love (1985), A Kingdom of Dreams (1989), Paradise (1991) and Perfect (1993) to The Sweetest Thing, and the catalogue is listed as likely complete.
How many Judith McNaught books are there?
Judith McNaught has 18 books, released between 1983 and 2018. They include 4 separate series.
Judith McNaught Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Judith McNaught books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11983–3/4
- 219843103/4
- 31985–3/4
- 419873753/4
- 519884183/4
- 619894403/4
- 719895443/4
- 819917093/4
- 919936773/4
- 1019943553/4
- 1119944303/4
- 1219954163/4
- 131995–3/4
- 1419964183/4
- 151998–3/4
- 1620035493/4
- 1720053343/4
- 182018–3/4
Judith McNaught 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.
Westmoreland Saga in order
5 booksJudith McNaught Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Second Opportunities in order
4 booksSequels in order
3 booksFoster Saga in order
2 booksDo you have to read Judith McNaught books in order?
You only need to read Judith McNaught books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Judith McNaught
Start with Tender Triumph (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Judith McNaught book?
The Sweetest Thing (2018) is the newest Judith McNaught book released so far.
Is there a new Judith McNaught book coming?
No next Judith McNaught book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Judith McNaught at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Judith McNaught title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Judith McNaught books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,975 pages across the 13 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 418 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Judith McNaught books, 8 of 18, were published in the 1990s.
What the Judith McNaught books are about
14 of the 18 Judith McNaught books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 5 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Man-woman relationships 5 of 14 books
- Contemporary romance 5 of 14 books
- Romance 4 of 14 books
- Historical romance 4 of 14 books
- American Christmas stories 2 of 14 books
- Cuentos de amor 2 of 14 books
- Ficción 2 of 14 books