Melinda Leigh Books in Order
Melinda Leigh has written 35 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is She Can Run (2011) and the newest is You Can Tell Me (2026). 2 more titles are announced, the first of them I Know Your Secret (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35 + 2 announced
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Confirmed
- 11 of 37 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,214 in 19 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 104–155 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,214 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Melinda Leigh's catalogue lists 37 books of crime fiction and romantic suspense, starting with She Can Run (2011). Series include Bree Taggert, Morgan Dane, Scarlet Falls, Olivia Cruz and the She Can... books. Murder, women lawyers, private investigators, kidnapping, widows and single mothers are among the recorded subjects. Early titles include Midnight Exposure (2012), She Can Tell (2012) and Walking on Her Grave (2014). You Can Tell Me (2026) is the latest release, and I Know Your Secret is listed for 2027.
Sheriff Bree Taggert investigates her younger sister's murder, committed in a way similar to their parents' deaths years earlier, in Melinda Leigh's ten-book Bree Taggert series.
How many Melinda Leigh books are there?
Melinda Leigh has 35 published books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series. 2 more are announced, starting with I Know Your Secret (2027).
Melinda Leigh Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Melinda Leigh 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.
- 120112882/4
- 2Amazon Heat2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 32012–2/4
- 420123402/4
- 520133052/4
- 620133592/4
- 720143362/4
- 820143342/4
- 920143332/4
- 102014–3/4
- 112014–2/4
- 122015–3/4
- 1320153242/4
- 1420153242/4
- 1520163352/4
- 1620173262/4
- 172017–3/4
- 1820173232/4
- 1920173262/4
- 2020183372/4
- 2120183262/4
- 2220193302/4
- 2320193202/4
- 2420203322/4
- 252020–2/4
- 2620213162/4
- 272021–3/4
- 282021–2/4
- 292022–3/4
- 302023–3/4
- 312023–3/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332025–3/4
- 342025–3/4
- 352026–2/4
- 362027–2/4
- 372027–3/4
Melinda Leigh series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bree Taggert books in order 11 books
- Morgan Dane books in order 6 books
Melinda Leigh 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.
She Can... in order
6 books- 1. She Can Run
- 2. She Can Tell
- 3. She Can Scream
- 4. She Can Hide
- 5. He Can Fall
- 6. She Can Kill
Midnight in order
4 booksScarlet Falls in order
3 booksOlivia Cruz in order
2 booksRogue Winter in order
1 bookRogue Justice in order
1 bookRogue River in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Melinda Leigh title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Melinda Leigh books in order?
You only need to read Melinda Leigh books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Melinda Leigh books in?
Read Melinda Leigh one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Bree Taggert starts with Cross Her Heart (2020) and Morgan Dane starts with Say You're Sorry (2017). The earliest catalogued title overall is She Can Run (2011).
What is the newest Melinda Leigh book?
You Can Tell Me (2026) is the newest Melinda Leigh book released so far.
Is there a new Melinda Leigh book coming?
Yes. I Know Your Secret (2027) is the next Melinda Leigh book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Melinda Leigh at a glance
- Still publishing
- Melinda Leigh is still publishing. I Know Your Secret is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Melinda Leigh books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,214 pages across the 19 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Melinda Leigh books, 23 of 37, were published in the 2010s.
What the Melinda Leigh books are about
17 of the 37 Melinda Leigh books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 8 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 8 of 17 books
- Investigation 5 of 17 books
- Crime 4 of 17 books
- Kidnapping 4 of 17 books
- Romantic suspense 4 of 17 books
- Women lawyers 4 of 17 books
- Private investigators 3 of 17 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 17 books
- Missing persons 2 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 17 books
- Secrecy 2 of 17 books
- Single mothers 2 of 17 books