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Maris Soule Books in Order

Maris Soule has written 32 books, published between 1983 and 2017. The first book is First Impressions (1983) and the newest is Echoes of Terror (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
1983–2017
Pages on record
4,536 in 20 of 32 books
Reading time
76–113 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,536 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

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Maris Soule, born 19 June 1939, is an American author of romance, romantic suspense, mysteries and short stories. Settings and situations across the books take in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, search and rescue dogs, barrel racing, dressage and a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy. The catalogue holds 32 books published between 1983 and 2017, from First Impressions (1983) to Echoes of Terror (2017), with the P.J. Benson Mysteries and American Bachelors as the recorded series. Subjects include women accountants, horse trainers and psychic ability.

How many Maris Soule books are there?

Maris Soule has 32 books, released between 1983 and 2017. They include 2 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

Maris Soule Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Maris Soule 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 No Room For Love by Maris Soule (1984)
  2. Cover of A Winning Combination by Maris Soule (1987)
  3. Cover of Storybook Hero by Maris Soule (1989)
  4. Cover of Jared's Lady by Maris Soule (1991)
  5. Cover of Missy's Proposition by Maris Soule (1992)
  6. Cover of Lyon's Pride by Maris Soule (1993)
  7. Cover of Con Man by Maris Soule (1993)
  8. Cover of No Strings Attached by Maris Soule (1993)
  9. Cover of No Promises Made by Maris Soule (1994)
  10. Cover of Thrill of the Chase by Maris Soule, book 1 of the American Bachelors series (1995)
  11. Cover of Dark Temptation by Maris Soule (1995)
  12. Cover of Destiny Strikes Twice by Maris Soule, book 1 of the Destiny series (1996)
  13. Cover of Destiny Unknown by Maris Soule, book 2 of the Destiny series (1997)
  14. Cover of Heiress Seeking Perfect Husband by Maris Soule (1997)
  15. Cover of Shelter from the Storm by Maris Soule (1997)
  16. Cover of Chase the Dream by Maris Soule (1998)
  17. Cover of The Bachelor, The Beauty And The Blizzard by Maris Soule (1998)
  18. Cover of Paternity Lessons by Maris Soule, book 5 of the Family Matters series (1999)
  19. Cover of As the Crow Flies by Maris Soule, book 2 of the P.J. Benson Mysteries series (2011)
  20. Cover of A Killer Past by Maris Soule (2015)
  21. Cover of Echoes of Terror by Maris Soule (2017)
  1. 1
    First Impressions1983 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983219
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  2. 2
    No Room For Love1984 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984222
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  3. 3
    Sounds Like Love1986 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986219
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  4. 4
    Lost and Found1986 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986224
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  5. 5
    A Winning Combination1987 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987221
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  6. 6
    The Best Of Everything1988 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988220
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  7. 7
    Storybook Hero1989 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989221
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  8. 8
    The Law Of Nature1989 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989221
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  9. 9
    Jared's Lady1991 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991178
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  10. 10
    Missy's Proposition1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  11. 11
    Lyon's Pride1993 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993187
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  12. 12
    Con Man1993 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993226
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  13. 13
    No Strings Attached1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  14. 14
    Stop The Wedding!1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  15. 15
    No Promises Made1994 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994226
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  16. 16
    Thrill of the ChaseAmerican Bachelors #11995 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995230
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  17. 17
    Haunted1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  18. 18
    Dark Temptation1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  19. 19
    Destiny Strikes TwiceDestiny #11996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  20. 20
    Substitute Mom1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  21. 21
    Destiny UnknownDestiny #21997 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997225
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  22. 22
    Heiress Seeking Perfect Husband1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  23. 23
    Shelter from the Storm1997 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997210
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  24. 24
    Chase the Dream1998 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998212
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  25. 25
    The Bachelor, The Beauty And The Blizzard1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  26. 26
    Paternity LessonsFamily Matters #51999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  27. 27
    The CrowsP.J. Benson Mysteries #12007 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007242
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  28. 28
    As the Crow FliesP.J. Benson Mysteries #22011 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011289
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  29. 29
    Eat Crow and DieP.J. Benson Mysteries #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  30. 30
    A Killer Past2015 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015224
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  31. 31
    Eye of the CrowP.J. Benson Mysteries #42016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  32. 32
    Echoes of Terror2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017320
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Maris Soule 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.

P.J. Benson Mysteries in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Crows
  2. 2. As the Crow Flies
  3. 3. Eat Crow and Die
  4. 4. Eye of the Crow

Destiny in order

2 books
  1. 1. Destiny Strikes Twice
  2. 2. Destiny Unknown

American Bachelors in order

1 book
  1. 1. Thrill of the Chase

Family Matters in order

1 book
  1. 5. Paternity Lessons

Standalone books

24 books

24 Maris Soule titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Maris Soule books in order?

You only need to read Maris Soule books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Maris Soule

Start with First Impressions (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Maris Soule book?

Echoes of Terror (2017) is the newest Maris Soule book released so far.

Is there a new Maris Soule book coming?

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

Maris Soule at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Maris Soule title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Maris Soule books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,536 pages across the 20 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Maris Soule books, 18 of 32, were published in the 1990s.

What the Maris Soule books are about

13 of the 32 Maris Soule 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 2 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.