Authors whose first name starts with L, page 2 of 7

Historical romance is Laura Lee Guhrke's field. Guhrke spent seven years in advertising, ran a catering business and managed a construction company before turning to fiction, and has taken the Romance Writers of America RITA Award after five finalist placings. Twenty-nine catalogued books run from Prelude to Heaven (1994) to Bad Luck Bride (2025), with the 2010s the heaviest decade. Girl Bachelors, An American Heiress in London, Dear Lady Truelove, Abandoned at the Altar, Guilty and Scandal at the Savoy are the series. Fortune hunters, governesses and writers appear among the recurring figures.

Jaine Austen, a writer turned amateur sleuth, is the lead of Laura Levine's cozy mystery series. Twenty-three catalogued books run from This Pen for Hire (2002) to Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket (2024), taking in Last Writes (2003), Killer Blonde (2004) and Death by Pantyhose (2007). Murder, amateur detection and a cat are the recurring elements, at a median length of 256 pages.

Laura Lippman

56 books• 8 series

Laura Lippman, born January 31, 1959, is an American journalist and the author of more than 20 detective novels. Subjects on the books include Tess Monaghan, women private investigators, murder and Baltimore. The catalogue lists 56 Lippman books, beginning with Baltimore Blues and Charm City (both 1997) and reaching Murder Takes a Vacation (2025). Lippman's awards include an Edgar Award, an Agatha Award, seven Anthony Awards, two Barry Awards and two Shamus Awards.

The Ozark mountains are Laura McHugh's ground. The Weight of Blood (2014) opens the catalogue, followed by Arrowood (2016), The Wolf Wants In (2019), What's Done in Darkness (2021) and Safe and Sound (2024). McHugh writes psychological crime and suspense built on family secrets, mothers and daughters, and kidnapping. Five books stand at a median 360 pages, spaced two to three years apart, and the catalogue is open.

Laura Morelli began in travel writing: Made in Italy in 2003, Made in the Southwest in 2006 and Made In France in 2008, guides to regional artisans, handicraft and shopping. Fiction followed with The Gondola Maker in 2014, and Venetian Artisans is Morelli's named series. Renaissance historical settings and espionage describe the later novels, among them The Painter's Apprentice (2017). Thirteen catalogued books reach The Keeper of Lost Art in 2025.

Laura Nowlin writes young adult fiction about friendship, first love and the triangles that come with it. The catalogue holds 3 books: If He Had Been with Me (2013), This Song Is (Not) For You (2016) and If Only I Had Told Her (2024). Schools, bands and love stories recur as subjects, and the Autumn and Finn series carries part of the run.

Laura Pavlov's catalogue holds 52 books, from Charlotte's Tangled Web (2012) to Whisper Sweet Nothings (2026), with My First Promise listed for 2027. Pavlov's series include Willow Springs, Rosewood River, Honey Mountain, Cottonwood Cove, Magnolia Falls, Blue Sky Bay, Hollingsworth and Love You More Rock Star Romance. Other early titles are Charlotte Untangled (2013) and Finn's Forever (2014).

Laura Purcell is a British novelist and scriptwriter working in historical fiction and horror. The Georgian Queens series sits at the start of the catalogue, which opens with God Save the King (2012) and takes in Queen of Bedlam (2012) and Mistress of the Court (2015). The gothic novels follow: The Silent Companions (2017), The Corset (2018), Bone China (2019) and The Shape of Darkness (2021). 10 titles reach House of Splinters (2026). Purcell led the writing on the historical horror podcast Roanoke Falls, executive produced by John Carpenter and Sandy King.

Laura Scott writes romantic suspense, and the subject tags also mark Christian romance and the Love Inspired imprint. The catalogue records 133 books, from The Thanksgiving Target (2009) to Deadly Secrets (2026), with Alaskan Witness Protector scheduled for 2027. Secret Agent Father and The Christmas Rescue both appeared in 2010. Series include Finnegan First Responders, Oath of Honor, Sullivan K9 Search and Rescue, SWAT: Top Cops, Crystal Lake, Lifeline Air Rescue, Smoky Mountain Secrets, Callahan Confidential and McNallys. Kidnapping, missing persons and police work recur across the tags.

Laura Sebastian writes fantasy about princesses and courts. The Ash Princess Trilogy came first: Ash Princess (2018), Lady Smoke (2019) and Ember Queen (2020). Castles in Their Bones (2022) opens the second trilogy, continued by Stardust in Their Veins (2023) and Poison in Their Hearts (2024). Half Sick of Shadows (2021) and Into the Glades (2022) sit outside those runs, Lack and Luster is the third recorded series, and Once Swindled appeared in 2026. Ten books are catalogued, with Twice Charmed scheduled for 2027.

Laura Shepherd-Robinson writes historical crime set in Britain. Blood & Sugar (2019) opens a catalogue of four novels, followed by Daughters of Night (2020), The Square of Sevens (2023) and The Art of a Lie (2025). Subject headings cover London, missing persons and historical mystery, and the books are long, at a median of 448 pages.

Laura Spence-Ash has one catalogued book, Beyond That, the Sea, published in 2023. No further title has followed since, and the catalogue records no series attached to that book.

Laura Thalassa's catalogue lists 26 books from The Unearthly (2013) to Bedeviled (2026). Subjects include fantasy and dark romance. The Coveted and The Cursed (2014) follow the first title, and The Queen of All that Dies (2015) and Blood and Sin (2016) are among the early books. Series named are Four Horsemen, Unearthly, Bargainer, Bewitched, Vanishing Girl and Infernari.

Laura Wood has 20 catalogued books published between 2015 and 2026, across three series: Poppy Pym, Effie and Agency for Scandal. The Poppy Pym mysteries open the catalogue, with Poppy Pym and the Pharaoh's Curse (2015), the Double Jinx (2016), the Beastly Blizzard (2017) and the Smuggler's Secret (2017). A Sky Painted Gold (2018), Under a Dancing Star (2019), Vote for Effie (2019), A Snowfall of Silver (2020), A Single Thread of Moonlight (2021) and Effie the Rebel (2021) follow, and Kiss Me Like You Mean It (2026) is the newest title.

Lauraine Snelling is an American author of Christian fiction who has published since 1982. Snelling's historical series draw on Norwegian immigration and the author's own heritage. The Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame inducted Snelling in 2012 at Norsk Høstfest, and sales exceed 5 million copies. The catalogue counts 102 books, from Tragedy on the Toutle (1982) to Fair Are the Meadows (2026). Series include Golden Filly, High Hurdles, Red River of the North, Dakota Plains, Daughters of Blessing and Leah's Garden, with horses, pioneer life and North Dakota among the subjects.

Laurann Dohner writes paranormal and science fiction romance in an erotic register. 75 catalogued books run from Ral's Woman (2009) to Chaz (2025). New Species and VLG are the recurring worlds, and Cyborg Seduction, Zorn Warriors, Veslor Mates, Vorge Crew, Claws and Fangs, Nightwind Pack, Mating Heat, Riding the Raines and Clones follow. Most titles pair a name with a single action word, as in Kissing Steel, Melting Iron and Loving Zorn. Dohner remains actively publishing.

Laurelin Paige, born November 18, 1974, is an American romance novelist. Most of Paige's novels have reached the New York Times, Wall Street Journal or USA Today bestseller lists. The Fixed Trilogy appeared on People magazine's Reader's Choice top ten books of 2014 and was the only self-published title among Amazon's ten top sellers. Fixed on You and Found in You (both 2013) open the catalogue of 60 books, which runs to Brutal Bargain (2024). Series include Dirty Universe, Fixed, Found Duet, Slay Quartet, Man In Charge Duet, Brutal Billionaires, Dating Season and Hollywood Heat. Nightclubs, stalkers, businesswomen and romantic suspense appear in the subject tags.

Laurell K. Hamilton

60 books• 11 series

Laurell K. Hamilton is an American writer of fantasy and romance, born February 19, 1963, and the author of two main series. Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, a New York Times bestseller, features Anita Blake, a zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant to the police; the series spans novels, story collections and comics, with six million copies in print. The Merry Gentry series follows Meredith Gentry, a princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie who works as a private detective and faces repeated assassination attempts. The catalogue holds 60 titles from Nightseer (1992) to A Glimmer of Death (2026), with Guilty Pleasures dated 1993. The Zaniel Havelock series is also listed.

Lauren Asher writes romance, with subjects that include billionaire romance, office romance, age gaps and grumpy-sunshine pairings. The catalogue holds 12 books from 2020, beginning with Throttled, Collided and Wrecked, and continuing with The Fine Print (2021), Terms and Conditions (2022) and Final Offer (2023). The listed series are Dirty Air, Dreamland Billionaires and Lakefront Billionaires. Love Arranged (2025) is the latest release, with Wish You Were Not Here due in 2027.

Lauren Blakely writes contemporary romance with a sexy, feel-good and witty style, and has reached #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Audible bestseller lists. The catalogue lists 180 books from 2013 to 2026, opening with Caught Up in Us, with Just Scoring With Love due in 2027. Series include Big Rock, Seductive Nights, Love and Hockey, Guys Who Got Away and My Hockey Romance. Subjects also cover erotic stories and romantic suspense.

Lauren Conrad

9 books• 2 series

Lauren Conrad, born in 1986, is an American television personality, fashion designer and author. Conrad's fiction draws on reality television and celebrity: L.A. Candy (2009) is the first novel, with Sweet Little Lies and Sugar and Spice following in 2010, and The Fame Game (2012) names a second series that takes in Starstruck (2012) and Infamous (2013). Style and beauty guides make up the rest of the nine catalogued books, Lauren Conrad Style (2010), Lauren Conrad Beauty (2012) and Lauren Conrad Celebrate (2016). Conrad appeared in Laguna Beach from 2004 and in five seasons of The Hills between 2006 and 2009.

Lauren Dane writes romance across paranormal, erotic and fantasy strands, with witches, vampires and magic among the recorded subjects. The catalogue holds 87 books published between 2005 and 2024, opening with A Touch of Fae and Triad in 2005 and reaching Blood and Magic in 2024. Series include the Cascadia Wolves, the Witches Knot, the Brown Family, De La Vega Cats, Bound By Magick, Diablo Lake and Whiskey Sharp. All 87 books are credited to Dane alone.

Cozy mystery with amateur women sleuths is Lauren Elliott's line. The Beyond The Page Bookstore Mysteries include Murder by the Book (2018), Prologue to Murder (2019), Proof of Murder (2020) and A Margin for Murder (2022), and the Crystals & CuriosiTEAS Mystery series sits beside them. Elliott's 15 catalogued titles start with Mixed Drinks to Impress (2017) and reach Epilogue to a Christmas Murder.

Lauren Groff, born July 23, 1978, is an American novelist and short story writer with five novels and three story collections. The catalogue lists 12 Groff titles, starting with The Monsters of Templeton (2008) and Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories (2009), then Arcadia (2012), Fates and Furies (2015), Florida (2018) and Matrix (2021). The Vaster Wilds appeared in 2023 and Brawler in 2026. Time named Groff one of its 100 most influential people in 2024. Subjects include family life, married people, single women and sea monsters.

Southern family life is Lauren K. Denton's subject. Sisters, inherited houses, motherhood and self-reinvention recur across 6 novels set largely in Alabama, part of the work shelved as Christian fiction. The Hideaway (2017) opens the run and A Place to Land (2022) closes it. No further title has appeared since 2022.

Lauren Kate

16 books• 4 series

Fallen (2009) opens the Lauren Kate catalogue and reached number one on the New York Times list for children's chapter books. Kate, an American author born in 1981, writes for adult and young adult readers alike; her 16 catalogued books run through to White Lights (2026), and Torment (2010), Passion (2011) and Rapture (2012) each topped that same list. Angels, reincarnation, love and school stories make up the listed subjects, and her work has been translated into more than thirty languages.

Lauren Landish writes contemporary romance and erotica, with catalogue subjects that also list menage, M/F/M, reverse harem and dark romance. The listing holds 89 books published between 2015 and 2026, opening with Addicted (2015) and Ambition (2015) and reaching Puck, Marry, Kill (2026). Series credited to Landish include Irresistible Bachelors, Never Say Never, Get Dirty, Ballers & Babies, Mr. Dark, Bertoli Crime Family, Bennett Boys Ranch, Virgin Diaries, Dirty Fairy Tales and Big, Fat, Fake.

Contemporary romance is Lauren Layne's field, much of it set in New York. Marriage, weddings, man-woman relationships and, in places, police work and white-collar crime supply the plots. Layne's catalogue holds 42 books published between 2013 and 2024, divided among the Oxford, Sex Love & Stiletto, Wedding Belles, Love Unexpectedly, 21 Wall Street, Central Park Pact, Best Mistake, I Do I Don't and Man of the Year series. After the Kiss (2013) opens the run and Miranda in Retrograde (2024) is the latest title.

Lauren Myracle

32 books• 6 series

Lauren Myracle, born in 1969, is an American writer of young adult and middle-grade fiction. The Internet Girls books - ttyl (2004), ttfn (2006) and l8r, g8r (2007) - are written in instant messages and are Myracle's best-selling titles. The Winnie Years counts off ages with Eleven (2004) and Twelve (2007), and Flower Power, Life of Ty, Wishing Day and Crestview Academy follow. Friendship, sisters, families and school are the constants across 32 catalogued books, from Joyride (2003) to Plays Well with Others (2025).

Lauren Oliver

25 books• 5 series

Lauren Oliver, born Laura Suzanne Schechter on November 8, 1982, is an American novelist whose work includes numerous young adult novels. Before I Fall (2010) opens the catalogue and was filmed in 2017. The Delirium trilogy comprises Delirium, Pandemonium and Requiem. Amazon Studios made Panic into a series, with Oliver as creator, writer and showrunner. Liesl & Po, a middle-grade novel, was a 2012 E. B. White Read Aloud Award nominee. The catalogue lists 26 books through A Fatal Delivery (2026), with The Sleepwalker due in 2027.

Lauren Palphreyman writes young adult paranormal romance and adventure. Six books are catalogued, beginning with Cupid's Match (2017) and taking in Devils Inc. (2020) and A Circus of Ink (2021). The Wolf King (2023) starts the series of that name, The Night Prince (2025) continues it, and The Wolf Queen is scheduled for 2027.

Lauren Roberts writes the Powerless series, and the catalogue lists 5 books published between 2023 and 2025: Powerless, Powerful, Reckless, Fearful and Fearless. Subject headings describe the work as romantic and dark fantasy, with class differences and survival stories as themes. Powerless (2023) is the earliest catalogued title.

Lauren Rowe writes steamy, humorous romance that ends in a happily ever after, and posts bonus material such as original music from the books on the author's website. The catalogue counts 32 books from Countdown to Killing Kurtis (2015) to Chasing the Rush (2026). The Josh & Kat Trilogy, the Reed Rivers Trilogy, the Hate & Love Duet and Football and Feels are the series, and college students, musicians and women law students appear among the subjects.

Lauren Smith writes historical, erotic and paranormal romance. The League of Rogues opens the catalogue with Wicked Designs (2013) and returns through His Wicked Seduction (2014) and Her Wicked Proposal (2016); Sins and Scandals, the Pirates of King's Landing, Brothers of Ash and Fire, the Brotherhood of the Blood Moon, Cyborg Genesis and the Shell Harbor Mermaids follow. Regency London, sadomasochism and romantic suspense recur as subjects. Seventy-six books are catalogued through Oops I Hexed Him Again (2026), with The Princess and the Pirate scheduled for 2027.

Lauren Street writes action thrillers. Twelve books are catalogued across three years, 2023 to 2025. Closer By The Hour, Fuel To The Flame and Hide Me Away all appeared in 2023; A Friend Like You, A Gamble Either Way, Calling My Children Home, Here You Come Again, The Company You Keep and Too Far Gone followed in 2024; Come Back To Me and The Only Way Out came in 2025. Street is still publishing.

I Survived, a New York Times bestselling series of historical fiction for children in grades 3 to 5, is written by Lauren Tarshis, an American author born November 23, 1963. The I Survived books present historical disasters from a child's point of view. Tarshis also wrote Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree (2007), a Golden Kite honor book and an Oprah's Book Club pick, and its sequel Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love (2009). The catalogue lists 48 Tarshis books through 2026, including I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (2010) and I Survived the Night of the Lions (2026).

Lauren Weisberger

8 books• 1 series

The Devil Wears Prada (2003) made Lauren Weisberger's name, a roman à clef drawn from her job as assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and filmed in 2006. Revenge Wears Prada (2013) continues that series. Weisberger's 8 catalogued novels reach 2021 and share a register of fashion magazines, New York, female friendship and wealth. Nothing new has appeared since Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty (2021).

Lauren Willig, an American novelist, specialises in historical fiction. The Pink Carnation series is Willig's best-known work, following British spies of the Napoleonic era in the Scarlet Pimpernel mould as they fight for Britain and fall in love. Willig's 26 catalogued books open with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (2004) and reach What Happens at Nightfall (2026), taking in espionage, women spies, England and historical suspense. Willig continues to publish.

Wolf Hollow took a Newbery Honor in 2017, and Beyond the Bright Sea the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction the year after; both are Lauren Wolk's books for children. Wolk is an American author, poet and editor, born in Baltimore and a graduate in English literature from Brown University in 1981. Seven catalogued books run from Those Who Favor Fire in 1999 to The Outermost Mouse in 2026, with Echo Mountain in 2020, My Own Lightning in 2022 and Candle Island in 2025 between them. Coal mining, pollution, orphans and community life appear among the subjects.

Laurence Shames has 26 books catalogued from The Big Time (1986) to Sunset Bluff (2024), mixing non-fiction with the Key West Mysteries. Subjects on the non-fiction side include Harvard Business School and its Class of 1949, businesspeople and biography. Key West and the Mafia appear among the fiction subjects. Titles of the 1990s include Florida Straits (1992), Scavenger Reef (1994), Sunburn (1995) and Mangrove Squeeze (1998).

Lauretta Hignett writes paranormal fiction. The Mouse (2017) opens 47 catalogued books that reach One Big Bite (2026). Ten series divide the run, among them Hidden City Supernatural Sleuth, Blood and Magic, the Eternity College Chronicles, Welcome To Midlife Magic and A Legacy of Vengeance and Magic. Demons, immortals and magic fill the titles, Of Demon Breed (2019) and Dancing With The Vengeance Demon (2022) among them.

Laurie Cass is the author of the Bookmobile Cat Mysteries. Subjects include cozy mystery, cats, librarians, murder and women sleuths. The catalogue holds 15 Cass books published from 2013 to 2026. Lending a Paw (2013) is first, followed by Tailing a Tabby (2014), Borrowed Crime (2015) and Pouncing on Murder (2015). Gone with the Whisker (2020) and Checking Out Crime (2021) are later titles, and Murder on Thin Ice (2026) is the newest. Large print editions appear among the subjects.

Laurie Faria Stolarz is an American young adult novelist whose books feature teenage protagonists. The best-known Stolarz series begins with Blue is for Nightmares (2003), and Dark House is the other Stolarz series. White Is for Magic (2004), Silver Is for Secrets (2005) and Deadly Little Secret (2008) are among the other titles. Witchcraft, psychic ability, nightmares, stalking and high school life are among the subjects. The 19 catalogued books run to Blue Is Also for Dreaming (2023).

Laurie Forest writes the Black Witch Chronicles, epic fantasy of magic, dragons, witches and religion. The Black Witch (2017) opens the run, followed by Wandfasted (2017), Light Mage (2018), The Iron Flower (2018), The Rebel Mages (2019), The Shadow Wand (2020), The Demon Tide (2022) and The Dryad Storm (2025). Eight books are catalogued, and Forest continues the series.

Laurie Frankel

6 books

Laurie Frankel is an American novelist, essayist and public speaker. This Is How It Always Is (2017), which takes a child's gender transition as its subject, drew good reviews and controversy together, and Frankel campaigns for transgender rights. Six books are catalogued, from The Atlas of Love (2010) to Enormous Wings (2026), with Goodbye for Now (2012), One Two Three (2021) and Family Family (2024) between them. Parenting, friendship between women, loss and Seattle recur as subjects.

Laurie Gelman, born Laurie Hibberd in 1964 in Ottawa, Ontario, is a Canadian television personality and writer; in 2007 she worked on the Canadian talk shows The Mom Show and Doctor in the House. Gelman's four novels satirise school-gate parenting: Class Mom (2018), You've Been Volunteered (2020), Yoga Pant Nation (2022) and Smells Like Tween Spirit (2023). Middle-aged mothers, parent-teacher associations and family life supply the material. Nothing has followed since 2023.

Laurie Gilmore is the pen name of the American author Melissa McTernan, known for the ongoing contemporary romance series Dream Harbor. The Pumpkin Spice Café (2023), the first Dream Harbor book, won TikTok Shop Book of the Year at the 2024 TikTok Book Awards. The catalogue lists 10 books from 2023 to 2026, including The Christmas Tree Farm, The Gingerbread Bakery and The Daisy Chain Flower Shop (2026). Subjects on file include small town romance, Christmas and cozy fiction, and Maple Hollow is a second series.

Laurie Graham, born in 1947, is an English journalist, radio scriptwriter and novelist who lives in London. The catalogue opens with humorous guides, Parents' Survival Guide (1986), A Marriage Survival Guide (1988), Teenagers: A Family Survival Guide (1992), before the novels take over with Perfect Meringues (1997) and The Dress Circle (1998). Twenty-eight books are catalogued through Dr. Dan, Dr Dad (2021), with female friendship, British social life and historical settings among the subjects.

Laurie Halse Anderson is an American writer of children's and young adult novels. Speak (1999) brought the first wide recognition; the American Library Association gave Anderson its Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2010, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award followed in 2023. The catalogue holds 40 books published between 1996 and 2025, among them the Vet Volunteers series, the Seeds of America trilogy and Fever 1793 (2000). Veterinary medicine, animal rescue, schools and history recur as subjects.

Laurie Notaro is an American humorist who writes comic essays about her own life. The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club and Autobiography of a Fat Bride both appeared in 2002 and set the pattern, and I Love Everybody (2004), We Thought You Would Be Prettier (2005) and It Looked Different on the Model (2011) follow. Notaro also writes fiction, including Spooky Little Girl (2010). Nineteen catalogued titles reach I've Got a New Complaint (2026).

Detective fiction across several series is Laurie R. King's output. The Mary Russell books pair Mary Russell with Sherlock Holmes, beginning with The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994), while Kate Martinelli, a policewoman, has her own run from A Grave Talent (1993). Harris Stuyvesant, Raquel Laing and Folly Island add more, alongside standalone novels and non-fiction. King's catalogue holds 50 titles through Those Who Are Gone in 2026.

Melanie Travis, a dog owner and private investigator in Connecticut, leads Laurien Berenson's mystery series. Berenson's catalogue holds 51 books, opening in 1984 with titles published as Laurien Blair and reaching Peg and Rose Deck the Halls (2026). The Senior Sleuths Mysteries are a second line. Dogs, murder and women sleuths recur as subjects.

LaVyrle Spencer wrote contemporary and historical romance, much of it around widows, second chances and Minnesota towns. The Fulfillment (1979) opens a catalogue of 25 books, followed by The Endearment, Hummingbird, Spring Fancy and The Gamble. The catalogue closed in 1997 with For the Heart and is listed as complete.

Lawana Blackwell writes Christian historical romance set in England. Her 13 books span 1995 to 2016 in three sequences: Victorian Serenade, the Gresham Chronicles and Tales of London. Clergy families, actresses, singers and Victorian social life fill the novels, among them The Widow of Larkspur Inn (1998), The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark (1999) and The Maiden of Mayfair (2001). A Haven on Orchard Lane (2016) is the last title catalogued.

Lawrence Block

262 books• 22 series

Lawrence Block, born June 24, 1938, is an American writer of crime, mystery and suspense fiction whose career spans more than half a century. Block is best known for two long-running series set in New York: Matthew Scudder, a recovering alcoholic private investigator, and Bernie Rhodenbarr, a gentleman burglar. The Mystery Writers of America named Block a Grand Master in 1994. The catalogue begins in 1958 with Carla and A Fire At Night and reaches Writing Drunk, Writing Sober in 2025. John Keller, Evan Tanner, Kit Tolliver and Ehrengraf for the Defense are further series, and books written as Jill Emerson form another.

Lawrence Durrell

45 books• 4 series

Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist and travel writer, born in India, schooled in England from the age of 11, and resident in Corfu from 1935 and in many countries after that. The Alexandria Quartet, published between 1957 and 1960, is his best known work; the Avignon Quintet, the Revolt of Aphrodite and the comic Antrobus stories follow. Durrell's travel books include Prospero's Cell (1945) and Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (1957). He was the elder brother of the naturalist Gerald Durrell.

Lawrence Sanders wrote crime fiction across five series: Archy McNally, Edward X. Delaney, the Commandment books, Peter Tangent and Timothy Cone. The Anderson Tapes (1970) is the earliest of 43 catalogued titles, with The First Deadly Sin (1973) and The Second Deadly Sin (1977) among them, and McNally's Bluff the last. Private investigators, Florida and hard-boiled detection fill the subject tags.

Layla Frost is the author of 22 catalogued books, published from 2015 to 2026. Series are Hyde, Black Resorts, Amato and Court of Mayhem. Hyde and Seek (2015) is the earliest title, followed by Best Kase Scenario (2016), With Us (2017), Styx (2018), Give In (2018), Until Mayhem (2019), Little Dove (2020) and Damaged (2021). Rhys's Peace (2026) is the newest.

Contemporary romance is the whole of Layla Hagen's catalogue, organised into series built around families: the Whitley Brothers, Maxwell Brothers, Leblanc Brothers, Clifford Brothers, the Connor Family, the Gallaghers and the Very Irresistible Bachelors. Sixty catalogued books run from Lost in Us (2014) to Sinful Kisses in 2026.

Laylah Roberts has 126 catalogued books, the first being A Cowboy To Call Her Own in 2011. Engaging Little Enid is dated 2026, and Her Hidden Daddies is listed as upcoming for 2027. Series in the catalogue include Montana Daddies, MC Daddies, Haven, Texas, Doms of Decadence, Crime Boss Daddies, New Orleans Malones and Bad Boys of Wildeside. Titles from 2012 include Ally and Jake, An Old-Fashioned Man and Laying Down the Law.