Kate Sweeney Books in Order

Kate Sweeney has written 47 books, published between 2006 and 2019. The first book is She Waits (2006) and the newest is Rose's Thorne (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
47
Published
2006–2019
Pages on record
3,607 in 15 of 47 books

Kate Sweeney writes lesbian mystery and romance. The 47 catalogued books span 2006 to 2019, opening with A Nice Clean Murder and She Waits and closing on Rose's Thorne. The Kate Ryan Mysteries anchor the crime side, with murder and investigation among the recurring subjects, while the Dawn books turn to vampires; Winds of Heaven and Jessica and Cliff complete the series list. Median length runs to 240 pages, and the catalogue reads as complete.

How many Kate Sweeney books are there?

Kate Sweeney has 47 books, released between 2006 and 2019. They include 5 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.

Kate Sweeney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 47 Kate Sweeney 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. 1
    She WaitsKate Ryan Mysteries #12006 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006252
  2. 2
    A Nice Clean MurderKate Ryan Mysteries #22006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006256
  3. 3
    Away From the DawnDawn #12007 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007258
  4. 4
    Residual MoonMoon #12008 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008227
  5. 5
    The O'Malley Legacy2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008
  6. 6
    The Trouble with MurderKate Ryan Mysteries #32008 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008242
  7. 7
    Winds of HeavenWinds of Heaven #12009 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009239
  8. 8
    Survive the DawnDawn #22009 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009245
  9. 92009
  10. 10
    Liar's MoonMoon #22010 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010235
  11. 11
    Sea of Grass2010 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010227
  12. 12
    Of Course It's MurderKate Ryan Mysteries #52010 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010217
  13. 13
    Before the DawnDawn #32011 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011233
  14. 14
    Paradise2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  15. 15
    Love At Last2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  16. 162011
  17. 17
    Stone Walls2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  18. 18
    Tales for the Holidays2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  19. 19
    Second Time Around2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  20. 20
    Someday I'll Find You2012 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012260
  21. 21
    Moon Through The Magnolia2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  22. 22
    A Near Myth MurderKate Ryan Mysteries #72012 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012226
  23. 23
    Love in E Flat2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  24. 242012
  25. 25
    Moonbeams And SkyeWinds of Heaven #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  26. 26
    Inamorata2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  27. 27
    One Night In Paris2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  28. 28
    I Love You Again2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  29. 292013
  30. 30
    The Hypotenuse of Love2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014

Kate Sweeney series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Kate Sweeney 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.

Dawn in order

3 books
  1. 1. Away From the Dawn
  2. 2. Survive the Dawn
  3. 3. Before the Dawn

Moon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Residual Moon
  2. 2. Liar's Moon

Winds of Heaven in order

2 books
  1. 1. Winds of Heaven
  2. 2. Moonbeams And Skye

Jessica and Cliff in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lilac Time
  2. 2. Autumn Waltz

Standalone books

25 books

25 Kate Sweeney titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kate Sweeney books in order?

You only need to read Kate Sweeney books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kate Sweeney

Start with She Waits (2006), the first Kate Ryan Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Kate Sweeney book?

Rose's Thorne (2019) is the newest Kate Sweeney book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Sweeney book coming?

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

Kate Sweeney at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kate Sweeney title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kate Sweeney books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,607 pages across the 15 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Sweeney books, 38 of 47, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kate Sweeney books are about

13 of the 47 Kate Sweeney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 6 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.