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Marie Force Books in Order

Marie Force has written 132 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Line of Scrimmage (2008) and the newest is State of Mind (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
132
Published
2008–2026
Confirmed
125 of 132 titles
Pages on record
22,441 in 66 of 132 books
Reading time
374–561 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,441 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 66 of 132 titles with a page count on record.

See all 132 books in order Printable Marie Force checklist

Marie Force has 132 books catalogued from Line of Scrimmage (2008) to State of Mind (2026), across contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Force's series include Gansett Island, Fatal, First Family, Quantum, Green Mountain, Butler, Vermont, Treading Water, Wild Widows and Miami Heat/Miami Nights. Islands, Vermont, Washington, D.C., policewomen and murder investigations appear among the subjects. Fatal Affair dates from 2010. Force is still publishing.

Force's romances often incorporate humor alongside themes of love, family and personal growth.

How many Marie Force books are there?

Marie Force has 132 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 14 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Marie Force Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 132 Marie Force 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 Line of Scrimmage by Marie Force, book 1 of the Marie Force Standalone Novels series (2008)
  2. Cover of Love at First Flight by Marie Force, book 2 of the Marie Force Standalone Novels series (2009)
  3. Cover of Fatal Affair by Marie Force, book 1 of the Fatal series (2010)
  4. Cover of Maid for Love by Marie Force, book 1 of the Gansett Island series (2011)
  5. Cover of Fatal Justice by Marie Force, book 2 of the Fatal series (2011)
  6. Cover of Fool for Love by Marie Force, book 2 of the Gansett Island series (2011)
  7. Cover of Fatal Consequences by Marie Force, book 3 of the Fatal series (2011)
  8. Cover of Ready for Love by Marie Force, book 3 of the Gansett Island series (2011)
  9. Cover of Fatal Destiny by Marie Force, book 4 of the Fatal series (2011)
  10. Cover of Everyone Loves a Hero... And That's the Problem by Marie Force, book 5 of the Marie Force Standalone Novels series
  11. Cover of Falling for Love by Marie Force, book 4 of the Gansett Island series (2012)
  12. Cover of Fatal Flaw by Marie Force, book 5 of the Fatal series (2012)
  13. Cover of Hoping for Love by Marie Force, book 5 of the Gansett Island series (2012)
  14. Cover of Fatal Deception by Marie Force, book 6 of the Fatal series (2012)
  15. Cover of Longing for Love by Marie Force, book 7 of the Gansett Island series (2012)
  16. Cover of Lethal Attraction by Marie Force, book 7 of the Fatal series (2013)
  17. Cover of Dangerous Games by Marie Force, book 9 of the Fatal series (2013)
  18. Cover of I Saw Her Standing There / I Saw You Standing There by Marie Force, book 4 of the Green Mountain series (2014)
  19. Cover of Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force, book 10 of the Fatal series (2014)
  20. Cover of Kisses After Dark by Marie Force, book 13 of the Gansett Island series (2014)
  21. Cover of Love After Dark by Marie Force, book 14 of the Gansett Island series (2014)
  22. Cover of Virtuous by Marie Force, book 1 of the Quantum series (2015)
  23. Cover of Valorous by Marie Force, book 2 of the Quantum series (2015)
  24. Cover of Victorious by Marie Force, book 3 of the Quantum series (2015)
  1. 1
    Line of ScrimmageMarie Force Standalone Novels #12008 · confirmed 4/4
    2008–
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  2. 2
    Love at First FlightMarie Force Standalone Novels #22009 · 398 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009398
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  3. 3
    Fatal AffairFatal #12010 · 475 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010475
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  4. 4
    True NorthMarie Force Standalone Novels #32010 · 334 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010334
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  5. 5
    The FallMarie Force Standalone Novels #42010 · 344 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010344
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  6. 6
    Maid for LoveGansett Island #12011 · 261 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011261
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  7. 7
    Treading WaterTreading Water #12011 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011368
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  8. 8
    Fatal JusticeFatal #22011 · 397 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011397
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  9. 9
    Fool for LoveGansett Island #22011 · 254 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011254
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  10. 10
    Marking TimeTreading Water #22011 · 404 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011404
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  11. 11
    Fatal ConsequencesFatal #32011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    Ready for LoveGansett Island #32011 · 266 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011266
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  13. 13
    Starting OverTreading Water #32011 · 380 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011380
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  14. 14
    Fatal DestinyFatal #42011 · 576 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011576
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  15. 15
    Everyone Loves a Hero... And That's the ProblemMarie Force Standalone Novels #52011 · 394 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011394
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  16. 16
    The WreckMarie Force Standalone Novels #62011 · 312 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011312
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  17. 17
    Georgia on My MindMarie Force Standalone Novels #72011 · 344 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011344
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  18. 18
    Coming HomeTreading Water #42012 · 340 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012340
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  19. 19
    Falling for LoveGansett Island #42012 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012268
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  20. 20
    Fatal FlawFatal #52012 · 408 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012408
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  21. 21
    Hoping for LoveGansett Island #52012 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012294
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  22. 22
    Fatal DeceptionFatal #62012 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012432
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  23. 23
    Season for LoveGansett Island #62012 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012328
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  24. 24
    Longing for LoveGansett Island #72012 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012374
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  25. 25
    Lethal AttractionFatal #72013 · 601 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013601
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  26. 26
    Fatal MistakeFatal #82013 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013432
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  27. 27
    Waiting for LoveGansett Island #82013 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013354
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  28. 28
    Dangerous GamesFatal #92013 · 601 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013601
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  29. 29
    Time for LoveGansett Island #92013 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013323
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  30. 30
    Meant for LoveGansett Island #102013 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013368
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Marie Force series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Marie Force 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.

Gansett Island in order

30 books
  1. 1. Maid for Love
  2. 2. Fool for Love
  3. 3. Ready for Love
  4. 4. Falling for Love
  5. 5. Hoping for Love
  6. 6. Season for Love
  7. 7. Longing for Love
  8. 8. Waiting for Love
  9. 9. Time for Love
  10. 10. Meant for Love
  11. 11. Chance for Love
  12. 12. Gansett After Dark
  13. and 18 more in the table above

First Family in order

12 books
  1. 1. State of Affairs
  2. 2. State of Grace
  3. 3. State of the Union
  4. 4. State of Shock
  5. 5. State of Denial
  6. 6. State of Bliss
  7. 7. State of Suspense
  8. 8. State of Alert
  9. 9. State of Retribution
  10. 10. State of Preservation
  11. 11. State of Unrest
  12. 12. State of Mind

Marie Force Standalone Novels

10 books

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

Quantum in order

10 books
  1. 1. Virtuous
  2. 2. Valorous
  3. 3. Victorious
  4. 4. Rapturous
  5. 5. Ravenous
  6. 6. Delirious
  7. 7. Outrageous
  8. 8. Famous
  9. 9. Illustrious
  10. 10. Momentous

Green Mountain in order

8 books
  1. 1. All You Need is Love / Your Love Is All I Need
  2. 2. To Know Her Is to Love Her
  3. 3. I Want to Hold Your Hand / Let Me Hold Your Hand
  4. 4. I Saw Her Standing There / I Saw You Standing There
  5. 5. And I Love Her / And I Love You
  6. 6. You'll Be Mine
  7. 7. It's Only Love / It's Love, Only Love
  8. 8. Ain't She Sweet

Butler, Vermont in order

9 books
  1. 1. Every Little Thing
  2. 2. Can't Buy Me Love
  3. 3. Here Comes the Sun
  4. 4. Till There Was You
  5. 5. All My Loving
  6. 6. Let It Be
  7. 7. Come Together
  8. 8. Here, There and Everywhere
  9. 9. The Long and Winding Road

Miami Heat/Miami Nights in order

6 books
  1. 1. How Much I Feel
  2. 2. How Much I Care
  3. 3. How Much I Love
  4. 4. Nochebuena
  5. 5. How Much I Want
  6. 6. How Much I Need

Treading Water in order

5 books
  1. 1. Treading Water
  2. 2. Marking Time
  3. 3. Starting Over
  4. 4. Coming Home
  5. 5. Finding Forever

Wild Widows in order

5 books
  1. 1. Someone Like You
  2. 2. Someone to Hold
  3. 3. Someone to Love
  4. 4. Someone to Watch Over Me
  5. 5. Someone to Remember

Sex Machine in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sex Machine
  2. 2. Sex God

Gilded in order

2 books
  1. 1. Duchess by Deception
  2. 2. Deceived by Desire

Downeast in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dan & Kara
  2. 2. Homecoming

Marie Force Short Story

2 books

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

Remington Family Law in order

2 books
  1. 1. Acrimonious
  2. 2. Contentious

Fatal Companion in order

1 book
  1. 1. Fatal Series Compendium

Standalone books

6 books

6 Marie Force titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Marie Force Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Marie Force books run from Line of Scrimmage (2008) to State of Mind (2026), the sequence in the table above. The Fatal series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Fatal books in chronological order. No other Marie Force story order is on record.

Do you have to read Marie Force books in order?

You only need to read Marie Force books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Marie Force

Start with the first book of the Marie Force series you want to read: Fatal starts with Fatal Affair (2010) and McCarthys of Gansett Island starts with Maid for Love (2011). The earliest catalogued title overall is Line of Scrimmage (2008).

What is the newest Marie Force book?

State of Mind (2026) is the newest Marie Force book released so far.

Is there a new Marie Force book coming?

No next Marie Force 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 Force at a glance

Still publishing
Marie Force published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Marie Force books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
22,441 pages across the 66 of 132 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marie Force books, 80 of 132, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
82 of the 132 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 125 in at least three.

What the Marie Force books are about

41 of the 132 Marie Force 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 16 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.