Linda Ladd Books in Order
Linda Ladd has written 34 books, published between 1984 and 2019. The first book is Wildstar (1984) and the newest is The Vanishing Angle (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1984–2019
- Pages on record
- 8,266 in 25 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 138–207 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,266 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
Linda Ladd began in historical romance and later moved to suspense. The early books are romances, among them Wildstar (1984), Moonspell (1985), Silverswept (1987) and Midnight Fire (1991), and Head to Head marked a return after about ten years away, opening the contemporary suspense run. Claire Morgan, a detective working serial murder cases, heads that side of the list, with the Will Novak books, the Fire Trilogy and the White Trilogy beside her. The catalogue holds 34 books reaching The Vanishing Angle (2019), at a median of 352 pages. Ladd lives in Missouri.
How many Linda Ladd books are there?
Linda Ladd has 34 books, released between 1984 and 2019. They include 4 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Linda Ladd Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Linda Ladd 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.
- 1Wildstar1984 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/419842782/4
- 2Bittersweet Temptation1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 3On Wings of Desire1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 4Broken Promises1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 5Moonspell1985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 6Fireglow1986 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/419862282/4
- 7Silverswept1987 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419872562/4
- 8Dream Song1988 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/419882042/4
- 919902642/4
- 1019913802/4
- 1119923582/4
- 1219933842/4
- 1319943842/4
- 1419953842/4
- 15Lilacs on Lace1996 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/419963682/4
- 1619973832/4
- 17Forever, My Love1997 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/419973782/4
- 1819993522/4
- 19Running Scared2002 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/420023442/4
- 2020063522/4
- 2120073522/4
- 2220083802/4
- 2320093962/4
- 242013–2/4
- 252013–2/4
- 2620143682/4
- 2720153182/4
- 2820163162/4
- 2920162982/4
- 3020172812/4
- 312017–2/4
- 3220182602/4
- 332019–2/4
- 342019–2/4
Linda Ladd series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Claire Morgan books in order 10 books
Linda Ladd 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.
Will Novak in order
5 booksFire Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Frost Fire
- 2. Midnight Fire
- 3. Dragon Fire
White Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. White Lily
- 2. White Rose
- 3. White Orchid
Love in order
2 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Linda Ladd titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Linda Ladd books in order?
You only need to read Linda Ladd 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 Linda Ladd
Start with Head to Head (2006), the first Claire Morgan book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Wildstar (1984).
What is the newest Linda Ladd book?
The Vanishing Angle (2019) is the newest Linda Ladd book released so far.
Is there a new Linda Ladd book coming?
No next Linda Ladd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Linda Ladd at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Linda Ladd title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Linda Ladd books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,266 pages across the 25 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Linda Ladd books, 11 of 34, were published in the 2010s.
What the Linda Ladd books are about
31 of the 34 Linda Ladd 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 10 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 10 of 31 books
- History 5 of 31 books
- Historical romance 5 of 31 books
- Thrillers 5 of 31 books
- American literature 3 of 31 books
- Serial murders 3 of 31 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 31 books
- Claire Morgan (Fictitious character) 2 of 31 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 31 books
- Precognition 2 of 31 books