Susan Johnson Books in Order
Susan Johnson has written 45 books, published between 1978 and 2022. The first book is Seized By Love (1978) and the newest is Haunted Flagstaff (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
Susan Johnson also publishes as C.C. Gibbs, Jill Barkin.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1978–2022
- Pages on record
- 12,886 in 37 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 215–322 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,886 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
Susan Johnson, born 4 December 1939, is an American writer of sexually explicit romance novels that reached the New York Times bestseller list. Johnson stands out among romance writers for adding footnotes to some of the novels. Subjects include historical romance, Regency romance and the nobility. The romance catalogue opens with Seized By Love (1978) and continues through Love Storm, Blaze, Silver Flame, Golden Paradise, Forbidden and Sinful. Johnson's series include Braddock-Black, St. John-Duras, Russian/Kuzan Family, Darley, Carre and Hidden Fantasies.
How many Susan Johnson books are there?
Susan Johnson has 45 books, released between 1978 and 2022. They include 7 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.
Susan Johnson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Susan Johnson 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.
- 119783252/4
- 219814012/4
- 319853362/4
- 419864862/4
- 5The Play1987 · 153 pages · confirmed 2/419871532/4
- 619884322/4
- 7Hot Streak1990 · 423 pages · confirmed 2/419904232/4
- 819903472/4
- 919914962/4
- 1019924322/4
- 1119934352/4
- 12Pure Sin1994 · 389 pages · confirmed 2/419943892/4
- 1319954382/4
- 1419963452/4
- 1519973322/4
- 1619993242/4
- 1719993682/4
- 18Temporary Mistress2000 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/420003462/4
- 1920003242/4
- 20Tempting2001 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/420013462/4
- 21Seduction In Mind2001 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/420013432/4
- 22Again And Again2002 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/420022492/4
- 23Blonde Heat2002 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/420022802/4
- 24Taken By Surprise2003 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/420033422/4
- 2520032982/4
- 26Hot Pink2003 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/420032952/4
- 27Strangers In The Night2004 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420043842/4
- 28Pure Silk2004 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/420042802/4
- 29Hot Legs2004 · confirmed 2/42004–2/4
- 3020052972/4
- 31Not Just For Tonight2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420053202/4
- 32Twin Peaks2005 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/420053602/4
- 3320063042/4
- 3420063562/4
- 35French Kiss2006 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420063042/4
- 36Wine, Tarts, & Sex2007 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420073202/4
- 3720083562/4
- 38Hot Property2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 3920093202/4
- 402009–2/4
- 412011–2/4
- 422011–2/4
- 43A Fine Balance2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 44From Where I Fell2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 452022–2/4
Susan Johnson 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.
Braddock-Black in order
5 books- 1. Blaze
- 2. Silver Flame
- 3. Forbidden
- 4. Brazen
- 5. Force of Nature
St. John-Duras in order
5 books- 1. Sinful
- 2. Wicked
- 3. Taboo
- 4. A Touch of Sin
- 5. Legendary Lover
Russian/Kuzan Family in order
4 booksBruton Street Bookstore in order
4 booksDarley in order
3 booksCarre in order
2 books- 1. Outlaw
- 2. To Please a Lady
Haunted America in order
1 book- 344. Haunted Flagstaff
Standalone books
20 books20 Susan Johnson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Susan Johnson books in order?
You only need to read Susan Johnson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Susan Johnson
Start with Seized By Love (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Susan Johnson book?
Haunted Flagstaff (2022) is the newest Susan Johnson book released so far.
Is there a new Susan Johnson book coming?
No next Susan Johnson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Susan Johnson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Susan Johnson title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Susan Johnson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,886 pages across the 37 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Susan Johnson books, 23 of 45, were published in the 2000s.
What the Susan Johnson books are about
40 of the 45 Susan Johnson 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 20 of 40. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 20 of 40 books
- Historical romance 19 of 40 books
- Man-woman relationships 8 of 40 books
- History 6 of 40 books
- Social life and customs 5 of 40 books
- Regency romance 4 of 40 books
- Manners and customs 3 of 40 books
- Nobility 3 of 40 books
- Adultery 2 of 40 books
- American Erotic stories 2 of 40 books