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Kay Hooper Books in Order

Kay Hooper has written 86 books, published between 1981 and 2021. The first book is Lady Thief (1981) and the newest is Curse of Salem (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
86
Published
1981–2021
Confirmed
86 of 86 titles
Pages on record
16,269 in 59 of 86 books
Reading time
271–407 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,269 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 59 of 86 titles with a page count on record.

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Kay Hooper, born in 1957, is a New York Times bestselling American author credited with more than 60 books. The catalogue counts 86 Hooper books between Lady Thief (1981) and Curse of Salem (2021), several early titles appearing under the name Kay Robbins. Subjects include romance, suspense, the Loveswept imprint, psychics, serial murders and the fictional investigator Noah Bishop. Series include the Bishop Files, Hagan, Shamrock Trinity and Once Upon A Time..., and no new title has been listed since 2021.

How many Kay Hooper books are there?

Kay Hooper has 86 books, released between 1981 and 2021. They include 12 separate series.

Kay Hooper Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Kay Hooper 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. Cover of Lady Thief by Kay Hooper, book 1 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1981)
  2. Cover of Return Engagement (As: Kay Robbins) by Kay Hooper, book 2 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1982)
  3. Cover of Mask of Passion by Kay Hooper, book 3 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1982)
  4. Cover of Breathless Surrender by Kay Hooper, book 4 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1982)
  5. Cover of Taken by Storm (As: Kay Robbins) by Kay Hooper, book 5 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1983)
  6. Cover of On Wings of Magic by Kay Hooper, book 6 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1983)
  7. Cover of Kissed by Magic (As: Kay Robbins) by Kay Hooper, book 8 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1983)
  8. Cover of If There Be Dragons by Kay Hooper, book 1 of the Pepper series (1984)
  9. Cover of Moonlight Rhapsody (As:Kay Robbins) by Kay Hooper, book 1 of the Second Chance at Love Series as Kay Robbins series
  10. Cover of C.J.'s Fate by Kay Hooper, book 9 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1984)
  11. Cover of Something Different by Kay Hooper, book 10 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1984)
  12. Cover of Illegal Possession by Kay Hooper, book 11 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1985)
  13. Cover of Rafe, the Maverick by Kay Hooper, book 1 of the Shamrock Trinity series (1986)
  14. Cover of Pepper's Way by Kay Hooper, book 2 of the Pepper series (1986)
  15. Cover of Burke, the Kingpin by Kay Hooper, book 3 of the Shamrock Trinity series (1986)
  16. Cover of On Her Doorstep (As:Kay Robbins) by Kay Hooper, book 3 of the Second Chance at Love Series as Kay Robbins series
  17. Cover of Larger Than Life by Kay Hooper, book 12 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1986)
  18. Cover of Belonging to Taylor (As: Kay Robbins) by Kay Hooper, book 13 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1986)
  19. Cover of Rebel Waltz by Kay Hooper, book 14 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1986)
  20. Cover of Time After Time by Kay Hooper, book 15 of the Kay Hooper Standalone Novels series (1986)
  21. Cover of Adelaide, The Enchantress by Kay Hooper, book 1 of the Delaneys: The Untamed Years series (1987)
  22. Cover of The Fall of Lucas Kendrick by Kay Hooper, book 1 of the Hagan series (1987)
  23. Cover of In Serena's Web by Kay Hooper, book 2 of the Hagan series (1987)
  24. Cover of Rafferty's Wife by Kay Hooper, book 3 of the Hagan series (1987)
  1. 1
    Lady ThiefKay Hooper Standalone Novels #11981 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1981304
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  2. 2
    Return Engagement (As: Kay Robbins)Kay Hooper Standalone Novels #21982 · confirmed 4/4
    1982–
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  3. 3
    Mask of PassionKay Hooper Standalone Novels #31982 · confirmed 4/4
    1982–
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  4. 4
    Breathless SurrenderKay Hooper Standalone Novels #41982 · confirmed 4/4
    1982–
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  5. 5
    Taken by Storm (As: Kay Robbins)Kay Hooper Standalone Novels #51983 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1983192
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  6. 6
    On Wings of MagicKay Hooper Standalone Novels #61983 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1983224
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  7. 7
    Elusive Dawn (As: Kay Robbins)Kay Hooper Standalone Novels #71983 · confirmed 4/4
    1983–
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  8. 8
    Kissed by Magic (As: Kay Robbins)Kay Hooper Standalone Novels #81983 · 178 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1983178
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  9. 9
    If There Be DragonsPepper #11984 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1984192
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  10. 10
    Moonlight Rhapsody (As:Kay Robbins)Second Chance at Love Series as Kay Robbins #11984 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1984192
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  11. 11
    C.J.'s FateKay Hooper Standalone Novels #91984 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1984224
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  12. 12
    Something DifferentKay Hooper Standalone Novels #101984 · 171 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1984171
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  13. 13
    Eye of the Beholder (As:Kay Robbins)Second Chance at Love Series as Kay Robbins #21985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  14. 14
    Illegal PossessionKay Hooper Standalone Novels #111985 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1985288
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  15. 15
    Rafe, the MaverickShamrock Trinity #11986 · 182 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1986182
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  16. 16
    Pepper's WayPepper #21986 · confirmed 4/4
    1986–
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  17. 17
    Burke, the KingpinShamrock Trinity #31986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  18. 18
    On Her Doorstep (As:Kay Robbins)Second Chance at Love Series as Kay Robbins #31986 · confirmed 4/4
    1986–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Larger Than LifeKay Hooper Standalone Novels #121986 · 271 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1986271
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Belonging to Taylor (As: Kay Robbins)Kay Hooper Standalone Novels #131986 · confirmed 4/4
    1986–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Rebel WaltzKay Hooper Standalone Novels #141986 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1986288
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  22. 22
    Time After TimeKay Hooper Standalone Novels #151986 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1986288
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  23. 23
    Adelaide, The EnchantressDelaneys: The Untamed Years #11987 · 179 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1987179
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  24. 24
    The Fall of Lucas KendrickHagan #11987 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1987288
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  25. 25
    In Serena's WebHagan #21987 · 259 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1987259
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  26. 26
    Rafferty's WifeHagan #31987 · 269 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1987269
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  27. 27
    Raven on the WingHagan #41987 · confirmed 4/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Zach's LawHagan #51987 · 303 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1987303
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  29. 29
    Velvet LightningDelaneys: The Untamed Years II #11988 · confirmed 4/4
    1988–
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  30. 30
    Copper FireDelaneys: The Untamed Years #21988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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Kay Hooper series and characters in order

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

Kay Hooper books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Kay Hooper Standalone Novels

24 books

24 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Bishop/Special Crimes Unit books in order

20 books by Kay Hooper
  1. 1. Stealing Shadows
  2. 2. Hiding in the Shadows
  3. 3. Out of the Shadows
  4. 4. Touching Evil
  5. 5. Whisper of Evil
  6. 6. Sense of Evil
  7. 7. Hunting Fear
  8. 8. Chill of Fear
  9. 9. Sleeping with Fear
  10. 10. Blood Dreams
  11. 11. Blood Sins
  12. 12. Blood Ties
  13. and 8 more in the table above

Hagan in order

11 books
  1. 1. The Fall of Lucas Kendrick
  2. 2. In Serena's Web
  3. 3. Rafferty's Wife
  4. 4. Raven on the Wing
  5. 5. Zach's Law
  6. 6. Captain's Paradise
  7. 7. Outlaw Derek
  8. 8. Shades of Gray
  9. 9. Unmasking Kelsey
  10. 10. Aces High
  11. 11. It Takes a Thief

Once Upon A Time... in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Glass Shoe
  2. 2. Golden Threads
  3. 3. Through the Looking Glass
  4. 4. Star-Crossed Lovers
  5. 5. The Lady and the Lion
  6. 6. What Dreams May Come
  7. 7. The Matchmaker

Men Of Mysteries Past in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Touch of Max
  2. 2. Hunting the Wolfe
  3. 3. The Trouble with Jared
  4. 4. All for Quinn

Second Chance at Love Series as Kay Robbins in order

3 books
  1. 1. Moonlight Rhapsody (As:Kay Robbins)
  2. 2. Eye of the Beholder (As:Kay Robbins)
  3. 3. On Her Doorstep (As:Kay Robbins)

Delaneys: The Untamed Years in order

3 books
  1. 1. Adelaide, The Enchantress
  2. 2. Copper Fire
  3. 4. Golden Flames

Bishop Files in order

3 books
  1. 1. The First Prophet
  2. 2. A Deadly Web
  3. 3. Final Shadows

Pepper in order

2 books
  1. 1. If There Be Dragons
  2. 2. Pepper's Way

Shamrock Trinity in order

2 books
  1. 1. Rafe, the Maverick
  2. 3. Burke, the Kingpin

Antiquities Hunters in order

2 books
  1. 1. Enemy Mine
  2. 2. The Haviland Touch

Montana/Trey Fortier in order

2 books
  1. 1. Crime of Passion
  2. 2. House of Cards

Quinn/Thief in order

2 books
  1. 1. Once a Thief
  2. 2. Always a Thief

Delaneys: The Untamed Years II in order

1 book
  1. 1. Velvet Lightning

Kay Hooper Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Kay Hooper books run from Lady Thief (1981) to Curse of Salem (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kay Hooper in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Kay Hooper books in order?

You only need to read Kay Hooper books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Kay Hooper books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Stealing Shadows (2000), the first Bishop/Special Crimes Unit book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Lady Thief (1981).

What is the newest Kay Hooper book?

Curse of Salem (2021) is the newest Kay Hooper book released so far.

Is there a new Kay Hooper book coming?

No next Kay Hooper 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 Hooper at a glance

Paused
No new Kay Hooper title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Kay Hooper books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,269 pages across the 59 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kay Hooper books, 41 of 86, were published in the 1980s.
Corroboration
81 of the 86 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Kay Hooper books are about

74 of the 86 Kay Hooper books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 21 of 74. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.