Karen Robards Books in Order
Karen Robards has written 56 books, published between 1981 and 2026. The first book is Island Flame (1981) and the newest is The Moonlight Runner (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 56
- Published
- 1981–2026
- Confirmed
- 56 of 56 titles
- Pages on record
- 19,626 in 49 of 56 books
- Reading time
- 327–491 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 19,626 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 49 of 56 titles with a page count on record.
Karen Robards has written historical romance, contemporary romance and romantic suspense across 56 catalogued books. Island Flame (1981) opens the list, followed by Sea Fire (1982), Forbidden Love (1983), Amanda Rose (1984), Dark Torment (1985) and To Love a Man (1985). Dr. Charlotte Stone, the Banning Sisters and Jessica Ford head series inside a catalogue otherwise made of standalone novels. The Moonlight Runner is the newest title, and Robards remains actively publishing.
How many Karen Robards books are there?
Karen Robards has 56 books, released between 1981 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
Karen Robards Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 56 Karen Robards 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.
- 119813843/4
- 219824003/4
- 319833843/4
- 419844343/4
- 519854003/4
- 619853753/4
- 719863773/4
- 819863843/4
- 919873843/4
- 1019884003/4
- 1119884073/4
- 1219894003/4
- 1319904003/4
- 141991–3/4
- 1519913903/4
- 1619923903/4
- 1719933463/4
- 1819944043/4
- 1919954163/4
- 201995–3/4
- 2119963903/4
- 2219983883/4
- 2319994543/4
- 2420004403/4
- 2520004363/4
- 2620013593/4
- 2720014223/4
- 2820024023/4
- 2920024563/4
- 3020034523/4
- 3120043843/4
- 3220053693/4
- 3320055763/4
- 3420064483/4
- 3520073403/4
- 3620084163/4
- 372010–3/4
- 3820103883/4
- 3920114963/4
- 4020113703/4
- 4120123213/4
- 422012–3/4
- 4320123853/4
- 4420133173/4
- 452013–3/4
- 4620143333/4
- 4720144053/4
- 4820153163/4
- 4920163763/4
- 5020174163/4
- 5120184483/4
- 5220193843/4
- 5320204803/4
- 5420223843/4
- 552024–3/4
- 562026–3/4
Karen Robards 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.
Karen Robards Standalone Novels
42 books42 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dr. Charlotte Stone in order
4 booksBanning Sisters in order
3 books- 1. Scandalous
- 2. Irresistible
- 3. Shameless
Guardian in order
3 booksPirates in order
2 books- 1. Island Flame
- 2. Sea Fire
Jessica Ford in order
2 booksKaren Robards Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Karen Robards books run from Island Flame (1981) to The Moonlight Runner (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Karen Robards in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Karen Robards books in order?
You only need to read Karen Robards 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 Karen Robards
Start with Island Flame (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Karen Robards book?
The Moonlight Runner (2026) is the newest Karen Robards book released so far.
Is there a new Karen Robards book coming?
No next Karen Robards book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Karen Robards at a glance
- Still publishing
- Karen Robards published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Karen Robards books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 19,626 pages across the 49 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Karen Robards books, 16 of 56, were published in the 2010s.
What the Karen Robards books are about
52 of the 56 Karen Robards 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 12 of 52. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Man-woman relationships 12 of 52 books
- Romance 12 of 52 books
- Historical romance 11 of 52 books
- Romantic suspense 9 of 52 books
- Thrillers 9 of 52 books
- Contemporary romance 8 of 52 books
- Suspense 6 of 52 books
- Crimes against 4 of 52 books
- Government investigators 4 of 52 books
- Serial murders 4 of 52 books