Nancy Herkness Books in Order

Nancy Herkness has written 20 books, published between 2003 and 2025. The first book is A Bridge to Love (2003) and the newest is Raul (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2003–2025
Pages on record
4,201 in 13 of 20 books
Reading time
70–105 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,201 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

Nancy Herkness writes contemporary romance, some of it romantic suspense, with billionaires, veterinarians and celebrity chefs among the subjects. Herkness began with A Bridge to Love (2003) and has reached 20 books with Raul (2025). The series are Whisper Horse, Wager of Hearts, Second Glances, Consultants and Royal Caleva. The CEO Buys In (2015) and The All-Star Antes Up (2016) share a gambling theme in their titles.

How many Nancy Herkness books are there?

Nancy Herkness has 20 books, released between 2003 and 2025. They include 5 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Nancy Herkness Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Nancy Herkness 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. 1
    A Bridge to Love2003 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003346
  2. 2
    Shower of Stars2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004320
  3. 3
    Music of the Night2007 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007348
  4. 4
    Take Me HomeWhisper Horse #12012 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012319
  5. 5
    Country RoadsWhisper Horse #22013 · 361 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013361
  6. 6
    The Place I BelongWhisper Horse #32014 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014334
  7. 7
    A Down-Home Country ChristmasWhisper Horse #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  8. 8
    The CEO Buys InWager of Hearts #12015 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015378
  9. 9
    The All-Star Antes UpWager of Hearts #22016 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016346
  10. 10
    The Irishman's Christmas GambleWager of Hearts #32016 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016140
  11. 11
    Second to NoneSecond Glances #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  12. 12
    The VIP Doubles DownWager of Hearts #42017 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017386
  13. 13
    Second Time AroundSecond Glances #22018 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018321
  14. 14
    Second ActSecond Glances #32019 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019332
  15. 15
    The Money ManConsultants #12020 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020270
  16. 16
    The HackerConsultants #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  17. 17
    The AgentConsultants #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  18. 18
    GabrielRoyal Caleva #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  19. 19
    LuisRoyal Caleva #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  20. 20
    RaulRoyal Caleva #32025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Nancy Herkness 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.

Whisper Horse in order

4 books
  1. 1. Take Me Home
  2. 2. Country Roads
  3. 3. The Place I Belong
  4. 4. A Down-Home Country Christmas

Wager of Hearts in order

4 books
  1. 1. The CEO Buys In
  2. 2. The All-Star Antes Up
  3. 3. The Irishman's Christmas Gamble
  4. 4. The VIP Doubles Down

Second Glances in order

3 books
  1. 1. Second to None
  2. 2. Second Time Around
  3. 3. Second Act

Consultants in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Money Man
  2. 2. The Hacker
  3. 3. The Agent

Royal Caleva in order

3 books
  1. 1. Gabriel
  2. 2. Luis
  3. 3. Raul

Standalone books

3 books

3 Nancy Herkness titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nancy Herkness books in order?

You only need to read Nancy Herkness books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nancy Herkness

Start with A Bridge to Love (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nancy Herkness book?

Raul (2025) is the newest Nancy Herkness book released so far.

Is there a new Nancy Herkness book coming?

No next Nancy Herkness 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 Herkness at a glance

Still publishing
Nancy Herkness published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Nancy Herkness books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,201 pages across the 13 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nancy Herkness books, 11 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nancy Herkness books are about

14 of the 20 Nancy Herkness 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 7 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.