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Rachel Hawthorne Books in Order

Rachel Hawthorne has written 20 books, published between 2000 and 2015. The first book is London: Kit & Robin (2000) and the newest is Trouble from the Start (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2000–2015
Confirmed
3 of 20 titles
Pages on record
4,191 in 16 of 20 books
Reading time
70–105 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,191 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Rachel Hawthorne is a pen name of Lorraine Heath, an American novelist who also publishes as J.A. London and Jade Parker and writes contemporary, historical and paranormal romance as well as young adult fiction. Under the Hawthorne name this listing gathers 20 titles dated 2000 to 2015, from London: Kit & Robin (2000) to Trouble from the Start (2015), across the Dark Guardian, Love Stories: His, Hers, Theirs, and Boyfriend / Trouble series. Recorded subjects include teenagers, dating, friendship, werewolves and the supernatural. Heath took the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Short Historical Romance in 1997.

How many Rachel Hawthorne books are there?

Rachel Hawthorne has 20 books, released between 2000 and 2015. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Rachel Hawthorne Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Rachel Hawthorne 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 London: Kit & Robin by Rachel Hawthorne, book 50 of the Love Stories For Young Adults series (2000)
  2. Cover of Paris: Alex & Dana by Rachel Hawthorne, book 51 of the Love Stories For Young Adults series (2000)
  3. Cover of Rome: Antonio & Carrie by Rachel Hawthorne, book 52 of the Love Stories For Young Adults series (2000)
  4. Cover of Nick and the Nerd by Rachel Hawthorne, book 1 of the Love Stories: His, Hers, Theirs series (2001)
  5. Cover of The Older Guy by Rachel Hawthorne, book 2 of the Love Stories: His, Hers, Theirs series (2001)
  6. Cover of Caribbean Cruising by Rachel Hawthorne (2004)
  7. Cover of Island Girls (and Boys) by Rachel Hawthorne (2005)
  8. Cover of Love on the Lifts by Rachel Hawthorne (2005)
  9. Cover of Trust Me by Rachel Hawthorne, book 1 of the First Kisses series (2006)
  10. Cover of Thrill Ride by Rachel Hawthorne (2006)
  11. Cover of The Boyfriend League by Rachel Hawthorne (2007)
  12. Cover of Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne (2007)
  13. Cover of Labor of Love by Rachel Hawthorne (2008)
  14. Cover of Suite Dreams by Rachel Hawthorne (2008)
  15. Cover of Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne, book 1 of the Dark Guardian series (2009)
  16. Cover of Full Moon by Rachel Hawthorne, book 2 of the Dark Guardian series (2009)
  17. Cover of Dark of the Moon by Rachel Hawthorne, book 3 of the Dark Guardian series (2009)
  18. Cover of Shadow of the Moon by Rachel Hawthorne, book 4 of the Dark Guardian series (2009)
  19. Cover of The Boyfriend Project by Rachel Hawthorne, book 1 of the Boyfriend / Trouble series (2015)
  20. Cover of Trouble from the Start by Rachel Hawthorne, book 2 of the Boyfriend / Trouble series (2015)
  1. 1
    London: Kit & RobinLove Stories For Young Adults #502000 · 171 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000171
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  2. 2
    Paris: Alex & DanaLove Stories For Young Adults #512000 · 175 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000175
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  3. 3
    Rome: Antonio & CarrieLove Stories For Young Adults #522000 · 179 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000179
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  4. 4
    Nick and the NerdLove Stories: His, Hers, Theirs #12001 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001176
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  5. 5
    The Older GuyLove Stories: His, Hers, Theirs #22001 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001176
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  6. 6
    Caribbean Cruising2004 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004314
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  7. 7
    Island Girls (and Boys)2005 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005313
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  8. 8
    Love on the Lifts2005 · 301 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005301
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  9. 9
    Trust MeFirst Kisses #12006 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006181
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  10. 10
    Thrill Ride2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006320
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  11. 11
    The Boyfriend League2007 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007318
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  12. 12
    Snowed In2007 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007261
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  13. 13
    Labor of Love2008 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008320
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  14. 14
    Suite Dreams2008 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008271
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  15. 15
    MoonlightDark Guardian #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  16. 16
    Full MoonDark Guardian #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  17. 17
    Dark of the MoonDark Guardian #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  18. 18
    Shadow of the MoonDark Guardian #42009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  19. 19
    The Boyfriend ProjectBoyfriend / Trouble #12015 · 315 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015315
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  20. 20
    Trouble from the StartBoyfriend / Trouble #22015 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015400
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Rachel Hawthorne 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.

Dark Guardian in order

4 books
  1. 1. Moonlight
  2. 2. Full Moon
  3. 3. Dark of the Moon
  4. 4. Shadow of the Moon

Love Stories For Young Adults in order

3 books
  1. 50. London: Kit & Robin
  2. 51. Paris: Alex & Dana
  3. 52. Rome: Antonio & Carrie

Love Stories: His, Hers, Theirs in order

2 books
  1. 1. Nick and the Nerd
  2. 2. The Older Guy

Boyfriend / Trouble in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Boyfriend Project
  2. 2. Trouble from the Start

First Kisses in order

1 book
  1. 1. Trust Me

Standalone books

8 books

8 Rachel Hawthorne titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rachel Hawthorne books in order?

You only need to read Rachel Hawthorne books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Rachel Hawthorne

Start with London: Kit & Robin (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rachel Hawthorne book?

Trouble from the Start (2015) is the newest Rachel Hawthorne book released so far.

Is there a new Rachel Hawthorne book coming?

No next Rachel Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rachel Hawthorne title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rachel Hawthorne books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,191 pages across the 16 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 286 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rachel Hawthorne books, 18 of 20, were published in the 2000s.

What the Rachel Hawthorne books are about

All 20 Rachel Hawthorne books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dating (social customs) is tagged on 12 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.