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Rachel Cosgrove Payes Books in Order

Rachel Cosgrove Payes has written 46 books, published between 1951 and 1993. The first book is The Hidden Valley of Oz (1951) and the newest is The Wicked Witch Of Oz (1993). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
46
Published
1951–1993
Pages on record
1,211 in 4 of 46 books
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Rachel Cosgrove Payes (11 December 1922 to 10 October 1998) was an American genre novelist who also wrote about the Land of Oz and used the names E. L. Arch and Joanne Kaye. Payes was born in Westernport, Maryland, and died in Brick Township, New Jersey. The catalogue lists 46 books from The Hidden Valley of Oz (1951) to The Wicked Witch Of Oz (1993). Death Sleeps Lightly and Forsythia Finds Murder date from 1960, and Bridge to Yesterday (1963) and Planet of Death (1964) carry the E.L. Arch name. Historical, Regency and contemporary romance and mystery appear in the subjects.

How many Rachel Cosgrove Payes books are there?

Rachel Cosgrove Payes has 46 books, released between 1951 and 1993.

Rachel Cosgrove Payes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 46 Rachel Cosgrove Payes 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 Moment of Desire by Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1978)
  2. Cover of The Coach to Hell by Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1979)
  3. Cover of Love's Charade by Rachel Cosgrove Payes, book 1 of the Love series (1981)
  4. Cover of Love's Renegade by Rachel Cosgrove Payes, book 2 of the Love series (1981)
  5. Cover of Satan's Mistress by Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1981)
  6. Cover of Lady Alicia's Secret by Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1986)
  7. Cover of Emeralds and Jade by Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1988)
  8. Cover of The Dark Towers of Trelochen by Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1991)
  1. 1
    The Hidden Valley of OzOz Continued #251951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  2. 2
    Death Sleeps Lightly1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  3. 3
    Forsythia Finds Murder1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  4. 4
    Shadow of Fear1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  5. 5
    Long Journey Home1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  6. 6
    Curiosity Killed Kitty1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  7. 7
    Not for Glory1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  8. 8
    Bridge to Yesterday (As:E.L. Arch)1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  9. 9
    The Candystripers1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  10. 10
    The Deathstones (As:E.L. Arch)1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  11. 11
    Planet of Death (As:E.L. Arch)1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  12. 12
    Ann Gordon of the Peace Corps1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  13. 13
    The First Immortals (As: E.L. Arch)1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  14. 14
    Linda’s Gifts1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  15. 15
    Mystery of Echo Caverns1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  16. 16
    Designs for Love1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  17. 17
    The Double-Minded Man (As:E.L. Arch)1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  18. 18
    Peace Corps Nurse1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  19. 19
    The Man with Three Eyes (As: E.L. Arch)1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  20. 20
    O Charitable death1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  21. 21
    The Silent Place1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  22. 22
    Malverne Hall1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  23. 23
    Forbidden Island1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  24. 24
    Devil's Court1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  25. 25
    The House of Tarot1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  26. 26
    The Black Swan1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  27. 27
    The Sapphire Legacy1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  28. 28
    Moment of Desire1978 · 412 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978412
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  29. 29
    The Coach to Hell1979 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979400
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  30. 30
    Bride of Fury1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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Rachel Cosgrove Payes 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.

Love in order

5 books
  1. 1. Love's Charade
  2. 2. Love's Renegade
  3. 3. Love's Promenade
  4. 4. Love's Serenade
  5. 5. Love\'s Escapade

Oz Continued in order

2 books
  1. 25. The Hidden Valley of Oz
  2. 31. The Wicked Witch Of Oz

Standalone books

39 books

39 Rachel Cosgrove Payes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rachel Cosgrove Payes books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 46 Rachel Cosgrove Payes books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Rachel Cosgrove Payes

Start with The Hidden Valley of Oz (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rachel Cosgrove Payes book?

The Wicked Witch Of Oz (1993) is the newest Rachel Cosgrove Payes book released so far.

Is there a new Rachel Cosgrove Payes book coming?

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

Rachel Cosgrove Payes at a glance

Died
Rachel Cosgrove Payes died in 1998, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Rachel Cosgrove Payes on record dates from 1993.
Release pace
Rachel Cosgrove Payes books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,211 pages across the 4 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 309 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rachel Cosgrove Payes books, 20 of 46, were published in the 1960s.

What the Rachel Cosgrove Payes books are about

6 of the 46 Rachel Cosgrove Payes 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 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.