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Nancy Bush Books in Order

Nancy Bush has written 50 books, published between 1982 and 2025. The first book is Dare to Love (1982) and the newest is The Psychic (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
50
Published
1982–2025
Confirmed
2 of 50 titles
Pages on record
9,703 in 29 of 50 books
Reading time
162–243 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,703 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 50 titles with a page count on record.

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Nancy Bush writes romance and romantic suspense, with Oregon, serial murders and women journalists among the catalogue subjects. The listing counts 50 books from Dare to Love (1982) to The Psychic (2025), and many 1980s titles carry the credit Natalie Bishop. Series include Nowhere / Rafferty Family, Danner Quartet, Jane Kelly and River Glen, and The Colony appears as a related listing.

How many Nancy Bush books are there?

Nancy Bush has 50 books, released between 1982 and 2025. They include 4 series and 31 titles listed outside any series.

Nancy Bush Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 50 Nancy Bush 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 Lover or Deceiver by Nancy Bush (1984)
  2. Cover of Saturday's Child (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1984)
  3. Cover of Stolen Thunder (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1985)
  4. Cover of Trial by Fire (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1985)
  5. Cover of String of Pearls (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1985)
  6. Cover of Diamond in the Sky (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1986)
  7. Cover of Just a Kiss Away (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1986)
  8. Cover of Danner's Lady by Nancy Bush (1990)
  9. Cover of Dear Diary (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1990)
  10. Cover of Jesse's Renegade by Nancy Bush, book 2 of the Danner Quartet (1991)
  11. Cover of Downright Dangerous (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1991)
  12. Cover of Romancing Rachel (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1991)
  13. Cover of Tangled (As: Nancy Kelly) by Nancy Bush (1994)
  14. Cover of Valentine's Child (As: Natalie Bishop) by Nancy Bush (1997)
  15. Cover of If You Believe / No Turning Back (As: Nancy Kelly) by Nancy Bush (1997)
  16. Cover of Candy Apple Red by Nancy Bush, book 1 of the Jane Kelly series (2005)
  17. Cover of Ginny Blue's Boyfriends (As: Nancy Kelly) by Nancy Bush (2005)
  18. Cover of Electric Blue by Nancy Bush, book 2 of the Jane Kelly series (2006)
  19. Cover of Hush by Nancy Bush (2011)
  20. Cover of Nowhere to Hide by Nancy Bush, book 2 of the Nowhere / Rafferty Family series (2012)
  21. Cover of I'll Find You by Nancy Bush (2014)
  22. Cover of You Can't Escape by Nancy Bush, book 4 of the Nowhere / Rafferty Family series (2015)
  23. Cover of Dangerous Behavior by Nancy Bush (2017)
  24. Cover of The Neighbors by Nancy Bush, book 3 of the River Glen series (2022)
  1. 1
    Dare to Love1982 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982192
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  2. 2
    Bittersweet 161983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Lover or Deceiver1984 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984250
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Saturday's Child (As: Natalie Bishop)1984 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Stolen Thunder (As: Natalie Bishop)1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Trial by Fire (As: Natalie Bishop)1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    String of Pearls (As: Natalie Bishop)1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Silver Thaw (As: Natalie Bishop)1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Diamond in the Sky (As: Natalie Bishop)1986 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Just a Kiss Away (As: Natalie Bishop)1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Summertime BluesSummer Lovin #11987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Imaginary LoverSummer Lovin #21988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  13. 13
    Lady SundownDanner Quartet #11989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Princess and the Pauper (As: Natalie Bishop)1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Danner's Lady1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Dear Diary (As: Natalie Bishop)1990 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990252
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Jesse's RenegadeDanner Quartet #21991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Downright Dangerous (As: Natalie Bishop)1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Romancing Rachel (As: Natalie Bishop)1991 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991252
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Man She Married (As: Natalie Bishop)1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Scandal's DarlingDanner Quartet #31993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    A Love Like Romeo and Juliet (As: Natalie Bishop)1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    The Princess of Coldwater Flats (As: Natalie Bishop)1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Tangled (As: Nancy Kelly)1994 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    You Don't Know Me1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Valentine's Child (As: Natalie Bishop)1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    If You Believe / No Turning Back (As: Nancy Kelly)1997 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997285
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Candy Apple RedJane Kelly #12005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Ginny Blue's Boyfriends (As: Nancy Kelly)2005 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005346
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Electric BlueJane Kelly #22006 · 381 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006381
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Nancy Bush 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.

Nowhere / Rafferty Family in order

5 books
  1. 1. Nowhere to Run
  2. 2. Nowhere to Hide
  3. 3. Nowhere Safe
  4. 4. You Can't Escape
  5. 5. The Killing Game

Danner Quartet in order

4 books
  1. 1. Lady Sundown
  2. 2. Jesse's Renegade
  3. 3. Scandal's Darling
  4. 4. Miracle Jones

Jane Kelly in order

3 books
  1. 1. Candy Apple Red
  2. 2. Electric Blue
  3. 3. Ultra Violet

River Glen in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Babysitter
  2. 2. The Gossip
  3. 3. The Neighbors

Summer Lovin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Summertime Blues
  2. 2. Imaginary Lover

Colony in order

2 books
  1. 2. Unseen
  2. 3. Blind Spot

Standalone books

31 books

31 Nancy Bush titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nancy Bush books in order?

You only need to read Nancy Bush books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Nancy Bush books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Dare to Love (1982), the earliest published title. After it come Bittersweet 16 (1983), Lover or Deceiver (1984), Saturday's Child (As: Natalie Bishop) (1984) and Stolen Thunder (As: Natalie Bishop) (1985); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Nancy Bush book?

The Psychic (2025) is the newest Nancy Bush book released so far.

Is there a new Nancy Bush book coming?

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

Nancy Bush at a glance

Still publishing
Nancy Bush published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Nancy Bush books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,703 pages across the 29 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 378 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nancy Bush books, 14 of 50, were published in the 1980s.

What the Nancy Bush books are about

29 of the 50 Nancy Bush books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 6 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.