Sandra Brown Books in Order
Sandra Brown has written 94 books, published between 1981 and 2026. The first book is Love's Encore (As:Rachel Ryan) (1981) and the newest is Bloodlust (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Sandra Brown is the pen name of Sandra Lynn Cox. Sandra Brown also publishes as Erin St. Claire, Laura Jordan, Rachel Ryan books in order.
- Books
- 94
- Published
- 1981–2026
- Confirmed
- 92 of 94 titles
- Pages on record
- 18,861 in 58 of 94 books
- Reading time
- 314–472 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 18,861 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 58 of 94 titles with a page count on record.
Sandra Brown, born Sandra Lynn Cox on March 12, 1948, is an American author of romance and suspense thrillers. Brown has also published under three pen names: Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan and Erin St. Claire. The catalogue counts 94 titles from 1981, when Love's Encore and Love Beyond Reason came out as Rachel Ryan, to Bloodlust (2026). Listed series include the Texas! Tyler Family Saga, the Coleman Family Saga, Mason Sisters and Lee Coburn. Texas, widows and murder recur among the subject headings.
Two of Sandra Brown's novels, both featuring a heroine and hero in a dangerous situation, are Tough Customer and Smash Cut.
How many Sandra Brown books are there?
Sandra Brown has 94 books, released between 1981 and 2026. They include 8 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Sandra Brown Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 94 Sandra Brown books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119812724/4
- 2Love Beyond Reason (As:Rachel Ryan)Sandra Brown Standalone Novels #21981 · 240 pages · confirmed 4/419812404/4
- 319822884/4
- 41982–4/4
- 519822914/4
- 6Not Even For Love (As:Erin St. Claire)Sandra Brown Standalone Novels #61982 · 200 pages · confirmed 4/419822004/4
- 819832174/4
- 9A Kiss Remembered (As:Erin St. Claire)Sandra Brown Standalone Novels #81983 · 188 pages · confirmed 4/419831884/4
- 101983–4/4
- 1119832174/4
- 1219832964/4
- 1319832564/4
- 1419832294/4
- 15Shadows of Yesterday / Relentless DesireSandra Brown Standalone Novels #141983 · 233 pages · confirmed 4/419832334/4
- 161983–3/4
- 171984–4/4
- 18Words of Silk (As:Erin St. Claire)Sandra Brown Standalone Novels #161984 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/419842244/4
- 19A Secret Splendor (As:Erin St. Claire)Sandra Brown Standalone Novels #171984 · 280 pages · confirmed 4/419842804/4
- 201984–4/4
- 2119842244/4
- 2219852374/4
- 2319853844/4
- 2419854414/4
- 251985–4/4
- 2619852244/4
- 2719851934/4
- 2819852984/4
- 2919862264/4
- 30Above and Beyond (As:Erin St. Claire)Sandra Brown Standalone Novels #251986 · 240 pages · confirmed 4/419862404/4
- 3119862004/4
- 321986–4/4
- 3319872284/4
- 34The Devil's OwnAstray & Devil/Hellraisers Series as Erin St. Claire #21987 · 232 pages · confirmed 4/419872324/4
- 351987–4/4
- 3619872824/4
- 3719872304/4
- 3819872144/4
- 3919881834/4
- 4019881974/4
- 4119881984/4
- 421988–4/4
- 4319892144/4
- 441989–4/4
- 45The Thrill of Victory (As:Erin St. Claire)Sandra Brown Standalone Novels #371989 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/419892504/4
- 461989–4/4
- 4719902804/4
- 4819904484/4
- 4919913294/4
- 501991–4/4
- 5119914574/4
- 5219914834/4
- 531992–4/4
- 541992–4/4
- 5519933474/4
- 5619944714/4
- 571995–4/4
- 581996–4/4
- 591998–4/4
- 6019994904/4
- 6119995494/4
- 622000–4/4
- 632000–4/4
- 6420015604/4
- 652002–4/4
- 662004–4/4
- 6720055344/4
- 6820064044/4
- 6920063854/4
- 702007–3/4
- 712008–4/4
- 722008–4/4
- 7320093524/4
- 7420105124/4
- 752011–4/4
- 7620125114/4
- 772013–4/4
- 7820144094/4
- 792015–4/4
- 8020164164/4
- 812017–1/4
- 822017–4/4
- 8320175763/4
- 8420174214/4
- 85Tomorrows Promise2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 8620184244/4
- 8720194374/4
- 8820203844/4
- 892021–4/4
- 902021–3/4
- 912022–4/4
- 922023–3/4
- 932025–4/4
- 942026–4/4
Sandra Brown 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.
Sandra Brown Standalone Novels
76 books76 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Texas! Tyler Family Saga in order
3 books- 1. Texas! Lucky
- 2. Texas! Chase
- 3. Texas! Sage
Bed & Breakfast in order
2 booksAstray & Devil/Hellraisers Series as Erin St. Claire in order
2 booksColeman Family Saga in order
2 booksMason Sisters in order
2 books- 1. Fanta C
- 2. Adam's Fall
Mitchell & Associates in order
2 books- 1. Smash Cut
- 2. Tough Customer
Lee Coburn in order
1 book- 1. Lethal
Sandra Brown Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
MatchUp Collection
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Rachel Ryan Children's Books as Rachel Ryan in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Sandra Brown title here is not listed as part of any series.
Sandra Brown Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Sandra Brown books run from Love's Encore (As:Rachel Ryan) (1981) to Bloodlust (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Sandra Brown in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Sandra Brown books in order?
You only need to read Sandra Brown books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Sandra Brown books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Love's Encore (As:Rachel Ryan) (1981), the earliest published title. After it come Love Beyond Reason (As:Rachel Ryan) (1981), Eloquent Silence (As:Rachel Ryan) (1982), A Treasure Worth Seeking (As:Rachel Ryan) (1982) and The Silken Web (As:Laura Jordan) (1982); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Sandra Brown book?
Bloodlust (2026) is the newest Sandra Brown book released so far.
Is there a new Sandra Brown book coming?
No next Sandra Brown book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sandra Brown at a glance
- Still publishing
- Sandra Brown published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sandra Brown books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 18,861 pages across the 58 of 94 books with a recorded length, a median of 285 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sandra Brown books, 46 of 94, were published in the 1980s.
- Corroboration
- 87 of the 94 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 92 in at least three.
What the Sandra Brown books are about
84 of the 94 Sandra Brown 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 27 of 84. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Contemporary romance 27 of 84 books
- Romance 21 of 84 books
- Man-woman relationships 16 of 84 books
- Texas 13 of 84 books
- Romantic suspense 11 of 84 books
- Thrillers 9 of 84 books
- Suspense 8 of 84 books
- Murder 6 of 84 books
- Widows 6 of 84 books
- Revenge 5 of 84 books