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Mary Jo Putney Books in Order

Mary Jo Putney has written 58 books, published between 1987 and 2024. The first book is The Diabolical Baron (1987) and the newest is Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
58
Published
1987–2024
Confirmed
58 of 58 titles
Pages on record
14,304 in 41 of 58 books
Reading time
238–358 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,304 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 58 titles with a page count on record.

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Mary Jo Putney, born in New York, is an American author of historical and contemporary romance who also publishes romantic fantasy as M.J. Putney. Putney novels address unusual subjects, including alcoholism, death and domestic abuse. The catalogue lists 58 Putney books, from The Diabolical Baron (1987) to Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (2024). Series include Bride Trilogy, Silk Trilogy, Rogues Redeemed, Circle Of Friends, Davenport Family, Dangerous Gifts, Stone Saints, Fallen Angels and Lost Lords. Subjects include Regency romance, nobility and widows.

How many Mary Jo Putney books are there?

Mary Jo Putney has 58 books, released between 1987 and 2024. They include 9 separate series.

Mary Jo Putney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 58 Mary Jo Putney books in the order they were released, 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 Would-be Widow / The Bargain by Mary Jo Putney, book 1 of the Regency series (1988)
  2. Cover of Carousel of Hearts by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Mary Jo Putney Standalone Novels series (1989)
  3. Cover of The Controversial Countess by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Regency series (1989)
  4. Cover of The Rake by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Davenport Family series (1989)
  5. Cover of Dearly Beloved by Mary Jo Putney, book 3 of the Mary Jo Putney Standalone Novels series (1990)
  6. Cover of The Rogue and the Runaway by Mary Jo Putney, book 3 of the Regency series (1990)
  7. Cover of Silk and Shadows by Mary Jo Putney, book 1 of the Silk Trilogy (1991)
  8. Cover of Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney, book 1 of the Bride Trilogy (1991)
  9. Cover of Silk and Secrets by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Silk Trilogy (1992)
  10. Cover of Veils of Silk by Mary Jo Putney, book 3 of the Silk Trilogy (1992)
  11. Cover of Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney, book 1 of the Fallen Angels series (1993)
  12. Cover of Petals in the Storm by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Fallen Angels series (1993)
  13. Cover of Dancing on the Wind by Mary Jo Putney, book 3 of the Fallen Angels series (1994)
  14. Cover of Shattered Rainbows by Mary Jo Putney, book 5 of the Fallen Angels series (1996)
  15. Cover of River of Fire by Mary Jo Putney, book 6 of the Fallen Angels series (1996)
  16. Cover of One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney, book 7 of the Fallen Angels series (1997)
  17. Cover of The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Bride Trilogy (1998)
  18. Cover of The Burning Point / Stirring the Embers by Mary Jo Putney, book 1 of the Circle Of Friends series (2000)
  19. Cover of The China Bride by Mary Jo Putney, book 3 of the Bride Trilogy (2000)
  20. Cover of The Spiral Path by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Circle Of Friends series (2002)
  21. Cover of A Kiss of Fate by Mary Jo Putney, book 1 of the Guardians series (2004)
  22. Cover of Stolen Magic by Mary Jo Putney, book 2 of the Guardians series (2005)
  23. Cover of The Marriage Spell by Mary Jo Putney, book 1 of the Stone Saints series (2006)
  24. Cover of A Distant Magic by Mary Jo Putney, book 3 of the Guardians series (2007)
  1. 1
    The Diabolical BaronDavenport Family #11987 · 237 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987237
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  2. 2
    Lady of FortuneMary Jo Putney Standalone Novels #11988 · 351 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988351
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  3. 3
    The Would-be Widow / The BargainRegency #11988 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988224
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  4. 5
    The Controversial CountessRegency #21989 · 283 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989283
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  5. 6
    The RakeDavenport Family #21989 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989352
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  6. 7
    Dearly BelovedMary Jo Putney Standalone Novels #31990 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990416
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  7. 8
    The Rogue and the RunawayRegency #31990 · 254 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990254
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  8. 9
    Silk and ShadowsSilk Trilogy #11991 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991432
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  9. 10
    Uncommon VowsBride Trilogy #11991 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991384
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  10. 11
    Silk and SecretsSilk Trilogy #21992 · 527 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992527
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  11. 12
    Veils of SilkSilk Trilogy #31992 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992400
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  12. 13
    Thunder and RosesFallen Angels #11993 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993312
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  13. 14
    Petals in the StormFallen Angels #21993 · 380 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993380
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  14. 15
    Dancing on the WindFallen Angels #31994 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994384
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  15. 16
    Angel RogueFallen Angels #41995 · 383 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995383
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  16. 17
    Shattered RainbowsFallen Angels #51996 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996384
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  17. 18
    River of FireFallen Angels #61996 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996384
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  18. 19
    One Perfect RoseFallen Angels #71997 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997416
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  19. 20
    The Wild ChildBride Trilogy #21998 · 365 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998365
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  20. 21
    The Burning Point / Stirring the EmbersCircle Of Friends #12000 · 335 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000335
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  21. 22
    The China BrideBride Trilogy #32000 · 356 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000356
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  22. 23
    The Spiral PathCircle Of Friends #22002 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002358
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  23. 24
    The Bartered BrideBride Trilogy #42002 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002432
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  24. 25
    An Imperfect Process / Twist of FateCircle Of Friends #32003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  25. 26
    A Kiss of FateGuardians #12004 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004416
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  26. 27
    Stolen MagicGuardians #22005 · 410 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005410
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  27. 28
    An Interrupted TapestryMadeline Hunter Short Stories/Novellas #12006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  28. 29
    The Marriage SpellStone Saints #12006 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006384
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  29. 30
    A Distant MagicGuardians #32007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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Mary Jo Putney 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.

Fallen Angels in order

7 books
  1. 1. Thunder and Roses
  2. 2. Petals in the Storm
  3. 3. Dancing on the Wind
  4. 4. Angel Rogue
  5. 5. Shattered Rainbows
  6. 6. River of Fire
  7. 7. One Perfect Rose

Lost Lords in order

7 books
  1. 1. Loving a Lost Lord
  2. 2. Never Less Than a Lady
  3. 3. Nowhere Near Respectable
  4. 4. No Longer a Gentleman
  5. 5. Sometimes a Rogue
  6. 6. Not Quite a Wife
  7. 7. Not Always a Saint

Rogues Redeemed in order

6 books
  1. 1. Once a Soldier
  2. 2. Once a Rebel
  3. 3. Once a Scoundrel
  4. 4. Once a Spy
  5. 5. Once Dishonored
  6. 6. Once a Laird

Mary Jo Putney Short Stories/Novellas

5 books

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

Regency in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Would-be Widow / The Bargain
  2. 2. The Controversial Countess
  3. 3. The Rogue and the Runaway
  4. 4. The Christmas Cuckoo

Silk Trilogy in order

4 books
  1. 1. Silk and Shadows
  2. 2. Silk and Secrets
  3. 3. Veils of Silk
  4. 4. Christmas Silks

Bride Trilogy in order

4 books
  1. 1. Uncommon Vows
  2. 2. The Wild Child
  3. 3. The China Bride
  4. 4. The Bartered Bride

Circle Of Friends in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Burning Point / Stirring the Embers
  2. 2. The Spiral Path
  3. 3. An Imperfect Process / Twist of Fate
  4. 4. A Holiday Fling / A Christmas Fling

Mary Jo Putney Standalone Novels

3 books

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

Guardians in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Kiss of Fate
  2. 2. Stolen Magic
  3. 3. A Distant Magic

Davenport Family in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Diabolical Baron
  2. 2. The Rake

Madeline Hunter Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

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

Mary Jo Putney Short Story

2 books

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

Dangerous Gifts in order

2 books
  1. 1. Silver Lady
  2. 2. Golden Lord

Duke Dynasty in order

2 books
  1. 2. Seduction on a Snowy Night
  2. 3. A Yuletide Kiss

Stone Saints in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Marriage Spell

Do you have to read Mary Jo Putney books in order?

You only need to read Mary Jo Putney books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mary Jo Putney

Start with The Diabolical Baron (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mary Jo Putney book?

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (2024) is the newest Mary Jo Putney book released so far.

Is there a new Mary Jo Putney book coming?

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

Mary Jo Putney at a glance

Still publishing
Mary Jo Putney published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Mary Jo Putney books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
14,304 pages across the 41 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mary Jo Putney books, 16 of 58, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mary Jo Putney books are about

39 of the 58 Mary Jo Putney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 14 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.