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M.L. Buchman Books in Order

M.L. Buchman has written 269 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is Cookbook from Hell (1997) and the newest is Galactic Gastronomy (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
269
Published
1997–2026
Confirmed
7 of 269 titles
Pages on record
11,287 in 62 of 269 books
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M.L. Buchman has 269 catalogued books spanning 1997 to 2026, from Cookbook from Hell (1997) to Galactic Gastronomy (2026). Romantic suspense, special operations, women helicopter pilots and wildfires are recurring subjects. Buchman's series include Night Stalkers CSAR, Delta Force, Miranda Chase NTSB, White House Protection Force Short Stories, Henderson's Ranch and Dead Chef. M.L. Buchman is still publishing.

How many M.L. Buchman books are there?

M.L. Buchman has 269 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 35 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

M.L. Buchman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 269 M.L. Buchman 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 The Night is Mine by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Night Stalkers series (2010)
  2. Cover of Swap Out! by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Dead Chef series (2011)
  3. Cover of The Nara Effect by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Nara series (2011)
  4. Cover of Daniel's Christmas by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Night Stalkers White House series (2012)
  5. Cover of I Own the Dawn by M.L. Buchman, book 2 of the Night Stalkers series (2012)
  6. Cover of Frank's Independence Day by M.L. Buchman, book 2 of the Night Stalkers White House series (2013)
  7. Cover of Where Dreams Reside by M.L. Buchman, book 2 of the Angelo's Hearth series (2013)
  8. Cover of Peter's Christmas by M.L. Buchman, book 3 of the Night Stalkers White House series (2013)
  9. Cover of Wait Until Dark by M.L. Buchman, book 3 of the Night Stalkers series (2013)
  10. Cover of Christmas at Steel Beach by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Night Stalkers and The Navy series (2014)
  11. Cover of Ghost of Willow's Past by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Night Stalkers Short Stories/Novellas series (2014)
  12. Cover of Pure Heat by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Firehawks series (2014)
  13. Cover of Wildfire at Dawn by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Firehawks Smokejumpers Trilogy (2014)
  14. Cover of Full Blaze by M.L. Buchman, book 2 of the Firehawks series (2014)
  15. Cover of Two Chef! by M.L. Buchman, book 3 of the Dead Chef series (2014)
  16. Cover of Light Up the Night by M.L. Buchman, book 5 of the Night Stalkers series (2014)
  17. Cover of Where Dreams Are Written by M.L. Buchman, book 5 of the Angelo's Hearth series (2014)
  18. Cover of Christmas at Henderson's Ranch by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Henderson's Ranch series (2015)
  19. Cover of Target Engaged by M.L. Buchman, book 1 of the Delta Force series (2015)
  20. Cover of Christmas at Peleliu Cove by M.L. Buchman, book 2 of the Night Stalkers and The Navy series (2015)
  21. Cover of Fire at Gray Wolf Lookout by M.L. Buchman, book 2 of the Firehawks Lookouts Stories series (2015)
  22. Cover of Target Lock On Love by M.L. Buchman, book 2 of the Night Stalkers: 5E series (2015)
  23. Cover of Blaze Atop Swallow Hill Lookout by M.L. Buchman, book 3 of the Firehawks Lookouts Stories series (2015)
  24. Cover of Heart of the Storm by M.L. Buchman, book 3 of the Night Stalkers Short Stories/Novellas series (2015)
  1. 1
    Cookbook from HellDeities Anonymous #11997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  2. 2
    The Dalari Accord2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  3. 3
    Monk's MazeSecond Dark Ages #12010 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010314
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  4. 4
    The Night is MineNight Stalkers #12010 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010405
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  5. 5
    Swap Out!Dead Chef #12011 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011349
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  6. 6
    The Nara EffectNara #12011 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011294
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  7. 7
    Where Dreams Are BornAngelo's Hearth #12011 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011342
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  8. 8
    The Nara ThresholdNara #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Daniel's ChristmasNight Stalkers White House #12012 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012164
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  10. 10
    I Own the DawnNight Stalkers #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Inside the SphereScience Fiction Romance Story #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    Solar Stupid2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    Frank's Independence DayNight Stalkers White House #22013 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013152
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  14. 14
    Saviors 101Deities Anonymous #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    The Royale ProjectScience Fiction Romance Story #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    Where Dreams ResideAngelo's Hearth #22013 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013239
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  17. 17
    Maria's Christmas TableAngelo's Hearth #32013 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013140
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  18. 18
    Peter's ChristmasNight Stalkers White House #32013 · 146 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013146
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  19. 19
    Relive the Day!Science Fiction Romance Story #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    Wait Until DarkNight Stalkers #32013 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013376
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  21. 21
    Crossing the RiverScience Fiction Romance Story #42013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  22. 22
    Take Over at MidnightNight Stalkers #42013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  23. 23
    Dreams of CrystalScience Fiction Romance Story #52013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  24. 24
    Christmas at Steel BeachNight Stalkers and The Navy #12014 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014164
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  25. 25
    Fire Light Fire BrightFirehawks Hotshots Short Stories/Novellas #12014 · 56 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201456
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  26. 26
    Ghost of Willow's PastNight Stalkers Short Stories/Novellas #12014 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201462
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  27. 27
    Hitomi's Path2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  28. 28
    Looking for the FireFirehawks Lookouts Stories #12014 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201480
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  29. 29
    Managing Your Inner Artist / Writer2014 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014196
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  30. 30
    Pure HeatFirehawks #12014 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014340
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M.L. Buchman series and characters in order

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

M.L. Buchman 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.

Boundary Shock Quarterly in order

34 books
  1. 1. Captain's Log: Boundary Shock Quarterly #1
  2. 2. Tuesday After Next: Boundary Shock Quarterly #2
  3. 3. Grand Theft Starship: Boundary Shock Quarterly #3
  4. 4. Robots, Androids, Cyborgs, Oh My!: Boundary Shock Quarterly #4
  5. 5. Boneyard of Lost Dreams: Boundary Shock Quarterly #5
  6. 6. Ray Guns And Space Babes
  7. 7. Apocalypse Descending
  8. 8. Asteroid Miners and Comet Wildcatters
  9. 9. Alien Dreams
  10. 10. Homo Futuris
  11. 11. What Might Have Been
  12. 12. Lawmen and Crimefighters
  13. and 22 more in the table above

Delta Force in order

15 books
  1. 1. Target Engaged
  2. 2. Lightning Strike to the Heart
  3. 3. For Her Dark Eyes Only
  4. 4. Her Silent Heart and the Open Sky
  5. 5. Heart Strike
  6. 6. What the Heart Holds Safe
  7. 7. Sound of Her Warrior Heart
  8. 8. Love's Second Chance
  9. 9. Her Heart and the "Friend" Command
  10. 10. Love in the Drop Zone
  11. 11. Wild Justice
  12. 12. Delta Mission: Operation Rudolph
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Miranda Chase NTSB in order

15 books
  1. 1. Drone
  2. 2. Thunderbolt
  3. 3. Condor
  4. 4. Ghostrider
  5. 5. Raider
  6. 6. Chinook
  7. 7. Havoc
  8. 8. White Top
  9. 9. Start the Chase Origin Story Collection
  10. 10. Lightning
  11. 11. Skibird
  12. 12. Nightwatch
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Night Stalkers books in order

10 books by M.L. Buchman
  1. 1. The Night is Mine
  2. 2. I Own the Dawn
  3. 3. Wait Until Dark
  4. 4. Take Over at Midnight
  5. 5. Light Up the Night
  6. 6. Bring on the Dusk
  7. 7. By Break of Day
  8. 8. Flying Above the Hindu Kush
  9. 9. Sweet Tooth
  10. 10. Emily's First Flight

Angelo's Hearth in order

10 books
  1. 1. Where Dreams Are Born
  2. 2. Where Dreams Reside
  3. 3. Maria's Christmas Table
  4. 4. Where Dreams Unfold
  5. 5. Where Dreams Are Written
  6. 6. Where Dreams Taste Like Chocolate
  7. 7. Where Dreams Are Sewn
  8. 8. Where Dreams Are Well Done
  9. 9. Where Dreams Thrive
  10. 10. Where Dreams Continue

Night Stalkers CSAR in order

10 books
  1. 1. NSDQ
  2. 2. Dawn Flight
  3. 3. Night and Day
  4. 4. Guardian of the Heart
  5. 5. Love in a Copper Light
  6. 6. Just Shy of a Dream
  7. 7. Team Black Sheep
  8. 8. Survive Until the Final Scene
  9. 9. Storm's Gift
  10. 10. Swiftwater Rescue

Henderson's Ranch in order

8 books
  1. 1. Christmas at Henderson's Ranch
  2. 2. Reaching Out at Henderson's Ranch
  3. 3. Nathan's Big Sky
  4. 4. Welcome at Henderson's Ranch
  5. 5. Big Sky, Loyal Heart
  6. 6. Finding Henderson's Ranch
  7. 7. Emily's Christmas Gift
  8. 8. Big Sky Dog Whisperer

White House Protection Force Short Stories

8 books

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

Night Stalkers Short Stories/Novellas

7 books

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

Blaze Ward Presents in order

7 books
  1. 1. An Interpretation of Moles
  2. 2. I Like My Science... Mad
  3. 3. Nuns With Guns
  4. 4. Cloak And Dagger
  5. 5. Crime And...
  6. 6. Small Gods
  7. 7. Every Tomorrow Worse

Dead Chef in order

6 books
  1. 1. Swap Out!
  2. 2. One Chef!
  3. 3. Two Chef!
  4. 4. Iced Chef!
  5. 5. Gas Grilled Chef!
  6. 6. Christmas Cookied Chef!

Night Stalkers White House in order

6 books
  1. 1. Daniel's Christmas
  2. 2. Frank's Independence Day
  3. 3. Peter's Christmas
  4. 4. Zachary's Christmas
  5. 5. Roy's Independence Day
  6. 6. Damien's Christmas

Science Fiction Romance Story in order

6 books
  1. 1. Inside the Sphere
  2. 2. The Royale Project
  3. 3. Relive the Day!
  4. 4. Crossing the River
  5. 5. Dreams of Crystal
  6. 6. Body Memory

Future Night Stalkers in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Sword of Io
  2. 2. Night Rescue
  3. 3. Second Chance Rescue
  4. 4. Heart's Refuge
  5. 5. Mirror-Moon Light, Mirror-Moon Bright
  6. 6. They Taught Us Wrong

Miranda Chase Origin in order

6 books
  1. 1. Honor Flight / Galaxy
  2. 2. Island Christmas
  3. 3. A Very Jeremy Christmas
  4. 4. Black Box
  5. 5. Fallen Sky
  6. 6. It's Not a Toy

Night Stalkers Reload in order

6 books
  1. 1. Guard the East Flank
  2. 2. Mending Fences
  3. 3. Just So Precious
  4. 4. Playing the Air Game
  5. 5. In the Balance
  6. 6. Reloaded

Deities Anonymous in order

5 books
  1. 1. Cookbook from Hell
  2. 2. Saviors 101
  3. 3. The Gods Are Out Inn
  4. 4. The Apple Tart of Eden
  5. 5. Pop-Up Apocalypse

Firehawks Hotshots Short Stories/Novellas

5 books

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

Firehawks Lookouts Stories in order

5 books
  1. 1. Looking for the Fire
  2. 2. Fire at Gray Wolf Lookout
  3. 3. Blaze Atop Swallow Hill Lookout
  4. 4. Summer of Fire and Heart
  5. 5. Together Atop Sapphire Lookout

Firehawks books in order

5 books by M.L. Buchman
  1. 1. Pure Heat
  2. 2. Full Blaze
  3. 3. Hot Point
  4. 4. Flash of Fire
  5. 5. Wild Fire

Night Stalkers 5E Short Stories

5 books

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

Eagle Cove in order

5 books
  1. 1. Return to Eagle Cove
  2. 2. Recipe for Eagle Cove
  3. 3. Longing for Eagle Cove
  4. 4. Lost Love Found in Eagle Cove
  5. 5. Keepsake for Eagle Cove

Oregon Firebirds in order

5 books
  1. 1. They'd Most Certainly Be Flying
  2. 2. For All Their Days
  3. 3. When They Just Know
  4. 4. They Both Hold the Truth
  5. 5. Twice the Heat

US Coast Guard in order

5 books
  1. 1. Crossing the Bar
  2. 2. Flying Beyond the Bar
  3. 3. Christmas Over the Bar
  4. 4. Cave Rescue Courtship
  5. 5. Lifeboat Love

Antarctic Ice Fliers in order

5 books
  1. 1. Ice Shelf Rescue
  2. 2. Sunrise on ‘The Ice’
  3. 3. South Pole Peaches & Cream
  4. 4. In for the Long Haul
  5. 5. South Pole Rescue

Sailing in order

5 books
  1. 1. Solo Crossing
  2. 2. Return Passage
  3. 3. Narrowboat Goddess
  4. 4. Carved from Sand
  5. 5. Santa and the Pirate Queen

Dilya's Dog Force Stories in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Race Begins
  2. 2. The Library Trail
  3. 3. The Catalog Message
  4. 4. The Railway Code
  5. 5. The Two Dog Solution

Night Stalkers: 5E in order

4 books
  1. 1. Target of the Heart
  2. 2. Target Lock On Love
  3. 3. Target of Mine
  4. 4. Target of One's Own

Shadowforce: Psi in order

4 books
  1. 1. At the Quietest Word
  2. 2. At the Slightest Sound
  3. 3. At the Merest Glance
  4. 4. At the Clearest Sensation

Nara in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Nara Effect
  2. 2. The Nara Threshold
  3. 3. The Nara Reaction

Firehawks Smokejumpers Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Wildfire at Dawn
  2. 2. Wildfire at Larch Creek
  3. 3. Wildfire on the Skagit

Night Stalkers Wedding Stories in order

3 books
  1. 1. Emily's Wedding
  2. 2. Kee's Wedding
  3. 3. Connie's Wedding

White House Protection Force in order

3 books
  1. 1. Off the Leash
  2. 2. On Your Mark
  3. 3. In the Weeds

These Three Women in order

3 books
  1. 1. Three Makes a Crowd
  2. 2. It Takes Three
  3. 3. All Eyes Face Inward

Night Stalkers and The Navy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Christmas at Steel Beach
  2. 2. Christmas at Peleliu Cove

Love Abroad B&B in order

2 books
  1. 1. Heart of the Cotswolds
  2. 2. Path of Love

Second Dark Ages in order

1 book
  1. 1. Monk's Maze

Night Stalkers Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Lanalee Patterson in order

1 book
  1. 1. Cops and Fathers

Final Curtain Cozy Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. Till the Clown Sings

Night Stalkers Origin Stories in order

1 book
  1. 1. Racing the Light

Phoenix Agency Universe in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Sum is Greater

Standalone books

21 books

21 M.L. Buchman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read M.L. Buchman books in order?

You only need to read M.L. Buchman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 35 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with M.L. Buchman

Start with the first book of the M.L. Buchman series you want to read: Night Stalkers starts with The Night is Mine (2010) and Firehawks starts with Fire Light Fire Bright (2014). The earliest catalogued title overall is Cookbook from Hell (1997).

What is the newest M.L. Buchman book?

Galactic Gastronomy (2026) is the newest M.L. Buchman book released so far.

Is there a new M.L. Buchman book coming?

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

M.L. Buchman at a glance

Still publishing
M.L. Buchman published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
M.L. Buchman books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,287 pages across the 62 of 269 books with a recorded length, a median of 158 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most M.L. Buchman books, 165 of 269, were published in the 2010s.

What the M.L. Buchman books are about

28 of the 269 M.L. Buchman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 15 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.