Sally Beauman Books in Order

52 books are credited to Sally Beauman, published between 1976 and 2021; 31 of them appeared after Sally Beauman's death in 2016. The first book is The Royal Shakespeare Company's Centenary Production of Henry V (1976) and the newest is Hawkins (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
52
Published
1976–2021
Pages on record
6,559 in 18 of 52 books

Sally Beauman, born Sally Vanessa Kinsey-Miles on 25 July 1944 and died 7 July 2016, was an English journalist and novelist. She wrote eight novels that were translated widely, and published early romance titles as Vanessa James, among them The Fire and the Ice (1982) and Chance Meetings (1984). Her non-fiction includes work on the Royal Shakespeare Company, starting with the centenary production of Henry V (1976). The catalogue here holds 52 titles at a median of 228 pages.

How many Sally Beauman books are there?

Sally Beauman has 52 books, released between 1976 and 2021. 31 of them were published after Sally Beauman's death in 2016. They include 6 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.

Sally Beauman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 52 Sally Beauman 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. 11976264
  2. 2
    Piers Clarendon (As:Vanessa James)1980 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980175
  3. 3
    The Fire and the Ice (As:Vanessa James)1982 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982187
  4. 4
    The Royal Shakespeare Company1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982
  5. 5
    The Devil's Advocate (As:Vanessa James)1983 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983188
  6. 6
    Ever After (As:Vanessa James)1983 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983186
  7. 7
    Chance Meetings (As:Vanessa James)1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
  8. 8
    Give Me This Night (As:Vanessa James)1985 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985187
  9. 9
    The Object of the Game (As:Vanessa James)1985 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985189
  10. 10
    Try to Remember (As:Vanessa James)1986 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986189
  11. 11
    Prisoner (As:Vanessa James)1986 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986188
  12. 12
    Destiny1987 · 901 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987901
  13. 13
    Dark Angel1990 · 912 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990912
  14. 14
    The Dark One (As:Vanessa James)1991 · 357 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991357
  15. 15
    Lovers and LiarsJournalists #11994 · 582 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994582
  16. 16
    Danger ZonesJournalists #21996 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996424
  17. 17
    SextetJournalists #31997 · 445 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997445
  18. 18
    Rebecca's Tale2000 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000464
  19. 19
    The Landscape of Love2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  20. 20
    The Sisters Mortland2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  21. 21
    The Visitors2014 · 529 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014529
  22. 22
    Forbidden LoveForbidden #12019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  23. 23
    Forbidden LiesForbidden #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  24. 24
    Forbidden DesiresForbidden #32019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  25. 25
    Claiming AbigailBest Man #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  26. 26
    Dr. CarterHealing Hands #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  27. 27
    ReboundInked #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  28. 28
    Dr. GoldHealing Hands #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  29. 29
    In Too DeepInked #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  30. 30
    Walk of ShameBest Man #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020

Sally Beauman 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.

Healing Hands in order

6 books
  1. 1. Dr. Carter
  2. 2. Dr. Gold
  3. 3. Dr. Mansfield
  4. 4. Dr. Finch
  5. 5. Dr. Rock
  6. 6. Dr. Durham

Satan's Outcasts in order

6 books
  1. 1. Tats
  2. 2. Knives
  3. 3. Sarge
  4. 4. Sonny
  5. 5. Boxer
  6. 6. Hawkins

Forbidden in order

5 books
  1. 1. Forbidden Love
  2. 2. Forbidden Lies
  3. 3. Forbidden Desires
  4. 4. Forbidden Fate
  5. 5. Forbidden Promise

Best Man in order

5 books
  1. 1. Claiming Abigail
  2. 2. Walk of Shame
  3. 3. Lust & Lies
  4. 4. Passion Kills
  5. 5. Love Stings

Satan's Outcasts Outlaw Riders in order

5 books
  1. 1. Rage
  2. 2. Donovan
  3. 3. Hammer
  4. 4. Tank
  5. 5. Fury

Inked in order

4 books
  1. 1. Rebound
  2. 2. In Too Deep
  3. 3. True Feelings
  4. 4. Burning Desires

Journalists in order

3 books
  1. 1. Lovers and Liars
  2. 2. Danger Zones
  3. 3. Sextet

Standalone books

18 books

18 Sally Beauman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sally Beauman books in order?

You only need to read Sally Beauman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sally Beauman

Start with The Royal Shakespeare Company's Centenary Production of Henry V (1976), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sally Beauman book?

Hawkins (2021) is the newest Sally Beauman book released so far.

Is there a new Sally Beauman book coming?

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

Sally Beauman at a glance

Died
Sally Beauman died in 2016, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Sally Beauman are still being published after Sally Beauman's death in 2016; the newest appeared in 2021.
Release pace
Sally Beauman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,559 pages across the 18 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 228 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sally Beauman books, 28 of 52, were published in the 2020s.

What the Sally Beauman books are about

16 of the 52 Sally Beauman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: contemporary romance is tagged on 6 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.