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Marie Ferrarella has written 328 books, published between 1983 and 2024. The first book is Scenes from the Heart (As:Marie Charles) (1983) and the newest is Cavanaugh Justice: Cold Case Squad (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Marie Ferrarella is the pen name of Marie Rydzynski. Marie Ferrarella also publishes as Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole.

Books
328
Published
1983–2024
Confirmed
24 of 328 titles
Pages on record
54,196 in 221 of 328 books
Reading time
903–1,355 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 54,196 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 221 of 328 titles with a page count on record.

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Marie Ferrarella is an American romance writer, born Marie Rydzynski in Germany on 28 March 1948. Ferrarella has also written as Marie Nicole, Marie Michael and Marie Charles, and the novels have been translated into at least seven languages. The catalogue lists 328 books from 1983 to 2024, beginning with Scenes from the Heart, issued as Marie Charles. Series include Cavanaugh Justice, Matchmaking Mamas, Forever Texas, Baby of the Month Club and ChildFinders, Inc. Subjects include contemporary, western and suspense romance, police, physicians, single fathers and single mothers. Cavanaugh Justice: Cold Case Squad (2024) is the newest title.

How many Marie Ferrarella books are there?

Marie Ferrarella has 328 books, released between 1983 and 2024. They include 24 series and 53 titles listed outside any series.

Marie Ferrarella Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 328 Marie Ferrarella 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.

There are 328 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.

  1. Cover of Tried and True (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1984)
  2. Cover of Through Laughter And Tears by Marie Ferrarella (1984)
  3. Cover of Grand Theft: Heart (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1984)
  4. Cover of Man Undercover (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1985)
  5. Cover of Interior Designs (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1985)
  6. Cover of Thick As Thieves (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1985)
  7. Cover of Code Name: Love (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1985)
  8. Cover of Mine by Write (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1985)
  9. Cover of Pocketful Of Rainbow by Marie Ferrarella (1986)
  10. Cover of Getting Physical (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1986)
  11. Cover of No Way to Treat a Lover (As:Marie Michael) by Marie Ferrarella (1986)
  12. Cover of Foxy Lady (As:Marie Nicole) by Marie Ferrarella (1986)
  13. Cover of Mother for Hire by Marie Ferrarella, book 5 of the Close to Home series (1989)
  14. Cover of Heart to Heart by Marie Ferrarella (1989)
  15. Cover of It Happened One Night by Marie Ferrarella, book 1 of the Make-Believe Matrimony series (1990)
  16. Cover of A Girl's Best Friend by Marie Ferrarella, book 2 of the Greatest Texas Love Stories of All Time series (1991)
  17. Cover of Blessing in Disguise by Marie Ferrarella (1991)
  18. Cover of Someone To Talk To by Marie Ferrarella (1991)
  19. Cover of Father Goose by Marie Ferrarella, book 1 of the Fabulous Fathers series (1992)
  20. Cover of Moonlight Rebel by Marie Ferrarella, book 1 of the Moonlight series (1992)
  21. Cover of Taming of the Teen by Marie Ferrarella, book 2 of the McClellan-Marino series (1992)
  22. Cover of World's Greatest Dad by Marie Ferrarella (1992)
  23. Cover of Choices by Marie Ferrarella, book 2 of the A Woman's Life series (1993)
  24. Cover of Moonlight Lover by Marie Ferrarella, book 2 of the Moonlight series (1993)
  1. 1
    Scenes from the Heart (As:Marie Charles)1983 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983192
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  2. 2
    December 32...And Always1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  3. 3
    Claimed by Rapture (As:Marie Charles)1983 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983192
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  4. 4
    Buyer Beware (As:Marie Nicole)1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
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  5. 5
    Tried and True (As:Marie Nicole)1984 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984188
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  6. 6
    Through Laughter And Tears1984 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984186
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  7. 7
    Irresistible Forces1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  8. 8
    Grand Theft: Heart (As:Marie Nicole)1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
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  9. 9
    Man Undercover (As:Marie Nicole)1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  10. 10
    Interior Designs (As:Marie Nicole)1985 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985253
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  11. 11
    Thick As Thieves (As:Marie Nicole)1985 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985251
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  12. 12
    Country Blue (As:Marie Nicole)1985 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985186
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  13. 13
    Code Name: Love (As:Marie Nicole)1985 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985254
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  14. 14
    Mine by Write (As:Marie Nicole)1985 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985189
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  15. 15
    Pocketful Of Rainbow1986 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986249
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  16. 16
    Last Year's Hunk (As:Marie Nicole)1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  17. 17
    Getting Physical (As:Marie Nicole)1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  18. 18
    No Way to Treat a Lover (As:Marie Michael)1986 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986192
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  19. 19
    Foxy Lady (As:Marie Nicole)1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  20. 20
    Chocolate Dreams (As:Marie Nicole)1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  21. 21
    No Laughing Matter (As:Marie Nicole)1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  22. 22
    Five-Alarm AffairMen In Uniform #21988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  23. 23
    The Gift1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  24. 24
    Mother for HireClose to Home #51989 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989219
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  25. 25
    Heart to Heart1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  26. 26
    It Happened One NightMake-Believe Matrimony #11990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  27. 27
    The Undoing of Justin StarbuckWritten In The Stars #11990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  28. 28
    Borrowed Baby1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  29. 29
    Her Special Angel1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  30. 30
    Man TroubleMcClellan-Marino #11991 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991188
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Marie Ferrarella 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.

Cavanaugh Justice in order

39 books
  1. 1. Racing Against Time
  2. 2. Crime And Passion
  3. 3. Internal Affair
  4. 4. Cavanaugh's Woman
  5. 5. In Broad Daylight
  6. 6. Alone in the Dark
  7. 7. The Strong Silent Type
  8. 8. Dangerous Games
  9. 9. Dangerous Disguise
  10. 10. The Woman Who Wasn't There
  11. 11. Cavanaugh Watch
  12. 12. Cavanaugh Heat
  13. and 27 more in the table above

Forever Texas in order

21 books
  1. 1. Ramona and the Renegade
  2. 2. The Doctor's Forever Family
  3. 3. A Baby on the Ranch
  4. 4. Lassoing the Deputy
  5. 5. A Forever Christmas
  6. 6. The Cowboy's Christmas Surprise
  7. 7. A Small Town Thanksgiving
  8. 8. His Forever Valentine
  9. 9. Her Forever Cowboy
  10. 10. Cowboy for Hire
  11. 11. Christmas Cowboy Duet
  12. 12. The Cowboy and the Lady
  13. and 9 more in the table above

Matchmaking Mamas in order

23 books
  1. 3. Doctoring the Single Dad
  2. 4. Fixed Up with Mr. Right?
  3. 5. Unwrapping the Playboy
  4. 6. Finding Happily-Ever-After
  5. 7. What the Single Dad Wants...
  6. 8. The Last First Kiss
  7. 9. Once Upon a Matchmaker
  8. 10. A Match for the Doctor
  9. 11. Ten Years Later...
  10. 12. Wish Upon a Matchmaker
  11. 13. A Perfectly Imperfect Match
  12. 14. Dating for Two
  13. and 11 more in the table above

Baby of the Month Club in order

10 books
  1. 1. Baby's First Christmas
  2. 2. Happy New Year-Baby!
  3. 3. The 7 Lb., 2 Oz. Valentine
  4. 4. Husband, Optional
  5. 5. Do You Take This Child?
  6. 6. Detective Dad
  7. 7. In the Family Way
  8. 8. Baby Talk
  9. 9. The Once and Future Father
  10. 10. An Abundance of Babies

Alaskans in order

8 books
  1. 1. Wife in the Mail
  2. 2. Stand-In Mom
  3. 3. Found, His Perfect Wife
  4. 4. The M.D. Meets His Match
  5. 5. The Bride Wore Blue Jeans
  6. 6. Lily and the Lawman
  7. 7. The Prodigal M.D. Returns
  8. 8. Loving the Right Brother

ChildFinders, Inc. in order

7 books
  1. 1. A Hero for All Seasons
  2. 2. A Forever Kind of Hero
  3. 3. Hero in the Nick of Time
  4. 4. Hero for Hire
  5. 5. An Uncommon Hero
  6. 6. A Hero in Her Eyes
  7. 7. Heart of a Hero

Doctors Pulaski in order

7 books
  1. 1. Her Lawman on Call
  2. 2. Diagnosis
  3. 3. A Doctor's Secret
  4. 4. Her Sworn Protector
  5. 5. Secret Agent Affair
  6. 6. In His Protective Custody
  7. 7. The Doctor's Guardian

Bachelors of Blair Memorial in order

6 books
  1. 1. In Graywolf's Hands
  2. 2. Mac's Bedside Manner
  3. 3. M.D. Most Wanted
  4. 4. Undercover M. D.
  5. 5. The M.D.'s Surprise Family
  6. 6. Searching for Cate

Cutlers of the Shady Lady Ranch in order

5 books
  1. 1. Fiona and the Sexy Stranger
  2. 3. Will and the Headstrong Female
  3. 4. The Law and Ginny Marlow
  4. 5. A Match for Morgan
  5. 6. A Triple Threat to Bachelorhood

Kate's Boys in order

5 books
  1. 2. Mistletoe and Miracles
  2. 3. The Bride with No Name
  3. 4. Diamond in the Rough
  4. 5. Travis's Appeal
  5. 6. A Lawman for Christmas

McClellan-Marino in order

4 books
  1. 1. Man Trouble
  2. 2. Taming of the Teen
  3. 3. Babies on His Mind
  4. 4. The Baby Beneath the Mistletoe

Moonlight in order

4 books
  1. 1. Moonlight Rebel
  2. 2. Moonlight Lover
  3. 3. Moonlight Surrender
  4. 4. Cassandra

Mom Squad in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Billionaire and a Baby
  2. 2. A Bachelor and a Baby
  3. 3. The Baby Mission
  4. 4. Beauty and the Baby

Ladera by the Sea in order

4 books
  1. 1. Innkeeper's Daughter
  2. 2. A Wedding for Christmas
  3. 3. Safe Harbor
  4. 4. Saving Home

Bundles of Joy in order

4 books
  1. 14. The Man Who Would Be Daddy
  2. 17. Your Baby or Mine?
  3. 43. The Baby Beneath The Mistletoe
  4. 44. The Baby Came C.O.D.

A Woman's Life in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sapphire and Shadow
  2. 2. Choices
  3. 3. Flash and Fire

Baby's Choice in order

3 books
  1. 1. Caution: Baby Ahead
  2. 2. Mother on the Wing
  3. 3. Baby Times Two

Cameo in order

3 books
  1. 1. Because a Husband is Forever
  2. 2. She's Having a Baby
  3. 3. Her Special Charm

Fortunes of Texas: Reunion in order

3 books
  1. 1. Her Good Fortune
  2. 4. A Baby Changes Everything
  3. 11. Military Man

Sons of Lily Moreau in order

3 books
  1. 1. Remodeling the Bachelor
  2. 2. Capturing the Millionaire
  3. 3. Taming the Playboy

Fabulous Fathers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Father Goose
  2. 20. The Women in Joe Sullivan's Life

Tripopulous in order

2 books
  1. 1. Mommy and the Policeman Next Door
  2. 2. The Offer She Couldn't Refuse

Two Halves of a Whole in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Baby Came C.O.D.
  2. 2. Desperately Seeking Twin ...

Families are Forever in order

2 books
  1. 1. Angus's Lost Lady
  2. 2. A Husband Waiting to Happen

McCloud: Like Mother, Like Daughter in order

2 books
  1. 1. Never Too Late for Love
  2. 2. One Plus One Makes Marriage

Top Secret Deliveries in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Agent's Secret Baby
  2. 9. Cavanaugh's Secret Delivery

Coltons Of Texas in order

2 books
  1. 1. Colton Copycat Killer
  2. 7. The Pregnant Colton Bride

Those Sinclairs! in order

2 books
  1. 2. Heroes Great and Small
  2. 3. Christmas Every Day

Lone Star Country Club in order

2 books
  1. 2. Once a Father
  2. 4. Texas Rose

Safe Haven in order

2 books
  1. 15. Caitlin's Guardian Angel
  2. 21. The Amnesiac Bride

Babies & Bachelors USA Series in order

2 books
  1. 27. Father in the Making
  2. 39. The Sheriff's Christmas Surprise

Written In The Stars in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Undoing of Justin Starbuck

Make-Believe Matrimony in order

1 book
  1. 1. It Happened One Night

Pendleton in order

1 book
  1. 1. Baby in the Middle

Manhattan Multiples in order

1 book
  1. 1. And Babies Make Four

Most Likely To in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Measure of a Man

Capturing the Crown in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Heart of a Ruler

Fortunes Of Texas: Return To Red Rock in order

1 book
  1. 1. Plain Jane and the Playboy

Love in 60 Seconds in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Heiress’s 2-Week Affair

Baby Chase in order

1 book
  1. 1. Prescription for Romance

Perfect Wyoming in order

1 book
  1. 1. Special Agent's Perfect Cover

Montana Mavericks: The Texans Are Coming! in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Baby Wore a Badge

Callahan Cowboys in order

1 book
  1. 1. Holiday in a Stetson

Coltons of Eden Falls in order

1 book
  1. 1. Colton Showdown

Vengeance in Texas in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Widow's Guilty Secret

Coltons of Wyoming in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Colton Ransom

Logan's Legacy in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Bachelor

Adair Affairs in order

1 book
  1. 1. Carrying His Secret

Coltons of Shadow Creek in order

1 book
  1. 1. Colton Undercover

Coltons of Red Ridge in order

1 book
  1. 1. Colton Baby Rescue

Coltons of Roaring Springs in order

1 book
  1. 1. Colton Cowboy Standoff

Colton 911 in order

1 book
  1. 1. Cowboy's Rescue

Men In Uniform in order

1 book
  1. 2. Five-Alarm Affair

Greatest Texas Love Stories of All Time in order

1 book
  1. 2. A Girl's Best Friend

Fortunes of Texas in order

1 book
  1. 2. Expecting... In Texas

Storkville, USA Series in order

1 book
  1. 2. Those Matchmaking Babies

Family Secrets: The Next Generation in order

1 book
  1. 2. Immovable Objects

Hotel Marchand in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Setup

Wilder Family in order

1 book
  1. 2. Falling for the M.D.

Coltons of Montana in order

1 book
  1. 2. Colton by Marriage

Kelley Legacy in order

1 book
  1. 2. Private Justice

Fortunes of Texas: Lost...and Found in order

1 book
  1. 2. Fortune's Just Desserts

Fortunes of Texas: Southern Invasion in order

1 book
  1. 2. A Small Fortune

Fortunes Of Texas: Welcome To Horseback Hollow in order

1 book
  1. 2. Lassoed by Fortune

Montana Mavericks: What Happened at the Wedding in order

1 book
  1. 2. Do You Take This Maverick?

For Her Eyes Only in order

1 book
  1. 3. Holding Out for a Hero

Romancing the Crown in order

1 book
  1. 3. The Disenchanted Duke

Parks Empire in order

1 book
  1. 3. Diamonds and Deceptions

Logan's Legacy Revisited in order

1 book
  1. 3. Mr. Hall Takes a Bride

Fortunes of Texas: The Missing Fortunes in order

1 book
  1. 3. Fortune's Just Desserts

Montana Mavericks: Back in the Saddle in order

1 book
  1. 3. Real Vintage Maverick

Fortunes Of Texas: Cowboy Country in order

1 book
  1. 3. Mendoza's Secret Fortune

Montana Mavericks: The Baby Bonanza in order

1 book
  1. 3. A Maverick and a Half

Fortunes Of Texas: The Secret Fortunes in order

1 book
  1. 3. Fortune's Second-Chance Cowboy

Fortunes of Texas: The Rulebreakers in order

1 book
  1. 3. The Fortune Most Likely To...

Fortunes Of Texas: The Lost Fortunes in order

1 book
  1. 3. Texan Seeks Fortune

Virgin Brides in order

1 book
  1. 4. Suddenly... Marriage!

Talk of the Neighborhood in order

1 book
  1. 4. Mother in Training

Coltons: Family First in order

1 book
  1. 4. Colton's Secret Service

Fortunes of Texas: Whirlwind Romance in order

1 book
  1. 4. Fortune's Valentine Bride

Montana Mavericks: The Great Family Roundup in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Maverick's Return

Close to Home in order

1 book
  1. 5. Mother for Hire

That's My Baby! in order

1 book
  1. 5. Christmas Bride

Coltons of Oklahoma in order

1 book
  1. 5. Second Chance Colton

Mission: Impassioned in order

1 book
  1. 6. My Spy

American Romance's Men of the West in order

1 book
  1. 6. Montana Sheriff

American Heroes in order

1 book
  1. 12. Callaghan's Way

That Special Woman in order

1 book
  1. 17. Husband

Marry Me, Cowboy in order

1 book
  1. 49. Cowboys Are For Loving

Men: Made in America in order

1 book
  1. 49. Found: His Perfect Wife

Standalone books

53 books

53 Marie Ferrarella titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Marie Ferrarella books in order?

You only need to read Marie Ferrarella books in order within each series: the books listed here span 24 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Marie Ferrarella

Start with Scenes from the Heart (As:Marie Charles) (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marie Ferrarella book?

Cavanaugh Justice: Cold Case Squad (2024) is the newest Marie Ferrarella book released so far.

Is there a new Marie Ferrarella book coming?

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

Marie Ferrarella at a glance

Still publishing
Marie Ferrarella published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Marie Ferrarella books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
54,196 pages across the 221 of 328 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marie Ferrarella books, 120 of 328, were published in the 2010s.

What the Marie Ferrarella books are about

246 of the 328 Marie Ferrarella 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 105 of 246. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.