Kay David Books in Order

Kay David has written 30 books, published between 1995 and 2017. The first book is Desperate (1995) and the newest is Zombie Love (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1995–2017
Confirmed
2 of 30 titles
Pages on record
5,075 in 18 of 30 books
Reading time
85–127 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,075 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

Kay David's catalogue covers romance and suspense across 30 books, from Desperate (1995) to Zombie Love (2017). Recorded subjects include contemporary and historical romance, man-woman relationships, criminals, revenge, widows, adoption and mothers, with New Mexico among the named settings. David's series are the Operatives, Smokin' ACES, Loving Arms of the Law, Guardians Return and Zombies and Lovers. All 30 titles are credited to David alone, and no new book has been catalogued since 2017.

How many Kay David books are there?

Kay David has 30 books, released between 1995 and 2017. They include 5 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Kay David Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Kay David 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
    DesperateGreatest Texas Love Stories of All Time #171995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995
  2. 2
    Baby Of The Bride1996 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996250
  3. 3
    Hero In Hiding1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996
  4. 4
    And Daddy Makes Three1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997256
  5. 5
    Lone-Star LawmanLoving Arms of the Law #11998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998
  6. 6
    The Ends Of The Earth1998 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998186
  7. 7
    The Man from High MountainLove That Man #51999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999
  8. 8
    Are You My Mommy?Count On a Cop #61999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999
  9. 9
    Two SistersTwins #12000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000
  10. 10
    Obsession2000 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000304
  11. 11
    The CommanderGuardians #12001 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001304
  12. 12
    The ListenerGuardians #22001 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001304
  13. 13
    The NegotiatorGuardians #32001 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001296
  14. 14
    Marriage To A Stranger2002 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002298
  15. 15
    Too Hot For Comfort2002 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002185
  16. 16
    Disappear2002 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002296
  17. 17
    Swept Away2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002
  18. 18
    The TargetGuardians #42003 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003299
  19. 19
    The SearchersGuardians #52003 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003304
  20. 20
    The PartnerWomen in Blue #12004 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004297
  21. 21
    Silent WitnessCode Red #72004 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004296
  22. 22
    Not Without Her SonOperatives #12005 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005287
  23. 23
    Not Without ProofOperatives #22005 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005312
  24. 24
    Not Without CauseOperatives #32006 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006304
  25. 25
    Not Without the TruthOperatives #42006 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006297
  26. 26
    Safe in His ArmsCount On a Cop #342007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007
  27. 27
    Texas Hold 'EmSmokin' ACES #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  28. 28
    King of HeartsSmokin' ACES #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  29. 29
    The FallenGuardians Return #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  30. 30
    Zombie LoveZombies and Lovers #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017

Kay David 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.

Guardians in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Commander
  2. 2. The Listener
  3. 3. The Negotiator
  4. 4. The Target
  5. 5. The Searchers

Operatives in order

4 books
  1. 1. Not Without Her Son
  2. 2. Not Without Proof
  3. 3. Not Without Cause
  4. 4. Not Without the Truth

Smokin' ACES in order

2 books
  1. 1. Texas Hold 'Em
  2. 2. King of Hearts

Count On a Cop in order

2 books
  1. 6. Are You My Mommy?
  2. 34. Safe in His Arms

Loving Arms of the Law in order

1 book
  1. 1. Lone-Star Lawman

Twins in order

1 book
  1. 1. Two Sisters

Women in Blue in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Partner

Guardians Return in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Fallen

Zombies and Lovers in order

1 book
  1. 1. Zombie Love

Love That Man in order

1 book
  1. 5. The Man from High Mountain

Code Red in order

1 book
  1. 7. Silent Witness

Greatest Texas Love Stories of All Time in order

1 book
  1. 17. Desperate

Standalone books

9 books

9 Kay David titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kay David books in order?

You only need to read Kay David 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 Kay David

Start with Desperate (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kay David book?

Zombie Love (2017) is the newest Kay David book released so far.

Is there a new Kay David book coming?

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

Kay David at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kay David title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kay David books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,075 pages across the 18 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 297 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kay David books, 18 of 30, were published in the 2000s.

What the Kay David books are about

20 of the 30 Kay David books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 15 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.