Susan Lewis Books in Order

Susan Lewis has written 57 books, published between 1983 and 2026. The first book is Dance While You Can (1983) and the newest is Who Can You Trust? (2026). One more title is announced: I Dare You (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
57 + 1 announced
Published
1983–2026
Confirmed
58 of 58 titles
Pages on record
22,052 in 42 of 58 books
Reading time
368–551 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,052 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 42 of 58 titles with a page count on record.

Susan Lewis writes family drama and suspense, often about mothers and daughters, marriages and buried secrets. Sixty-seven books are catalogued from Dance While You Can (1983) onward, across the Andee Lawrence novels, the Cristy Ward thrillers, the Laurie Forbes and Elliott Russell books, the No Child of Mine titles, standalone novels and non-fiction. Missing persons, journalists and investigation recur as subjects, and the median book runs 512 pages. Who Can You Trust? appeared in 2026, and I Dare You is scheduled for 2027.

One Minute Later and My Lies, Your Lies are among Susan Lewis's novels, addressing themes of betrayal and forgiveness amid legal battles and personal trauma.

How many Susan Lewis books are there?

Susan Lewis has 57 published books, released between 1983 and 2026. They include 4 separate series. One more, I Dare You (2027), is announced.

Susan Lewis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 58 Susan Lewis 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.

  1. 1
    Dance While You CanSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #11983 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1983384
  2. 2
    A Class ApartSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #21988 · confirmed 4/4
    1988
  3. 3
    Stolen BeginningsSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #31990 · 736 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990736
  4. 4
    Darkest LongingsSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #41992 · confirmed 4/4
    1992
  5. 5
    ObsessionSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #51993 · 672 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993672
  6. 6
    VengeanceSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #61994 · 709 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994709
  7. 7
    Summer MadnessSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #71995 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995480
  8. 8
    Last ResortSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #81996 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996576
  9. 9
    WildfireSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #91997 · 595 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997595
  10. 10
    Chasing DreamsSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #101998 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998608
  11. 11
    Taking ChancesSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #111999 · 496 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999496
  12. 12
    Cruel VenusSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #122000 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000496
  13. 13
    Strange AllureSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #132000 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000640
  14. 14
    Silent TruthsLaurie Forbes and Elliott Russell #12001 · 700 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001700
  15. 15
    Wicked BeautyLaurie Forbes and Elliott Russell #22002 · 752 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002752
  16. 16
    The Hornbeam TreeLaurie Forbes and Elliott Russell #32004 · 512 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004512
  17. 17
    Last resort / Taking chancesSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #142004 · confirmed 4/4
    2004
  18. 18
    Just One More DaySusan Lewis Non-Fiction #12005 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005352
  19. 19
    The Mill HouseSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #152005 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005512
  20. 20
    A French AffairSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #162006 · 567 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006567
  21. 21
    MissingSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #172007 · 568 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007568
  22. 22
    Out of the ShadowsSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #182008 · 688 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008688
  23. 23
    Lost InnocenceSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #192009 · confirmed 4/4
    2009
  24. 24
    Intimate StrangersLaurie Forbes and Elliott Russell #42010 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010560
  25. 25
    ForgottenSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #202010 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010560
  26. 26
    The ChoiceSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #212010 · 544 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010544
  27. 27
    One Day at a TimeSusan Lewis Non-Fiction #22011 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011448
  28. 28
    StolenSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #222011 · 608 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011608
  29. 29
    No Turning BackSusan Lewis Standalone Novels #232011 · 503 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011503
  30. 30
    No Child of MineNo Child of Mine #12012 · 549 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012549

Susan Lewis 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.

Susan Lewis Standalone Novels

39 books

39 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Andee Lawrence in order

5 books
  1. 1. Behind Closed Doors
  2. 2. The Girl Who Came Back
  3. 3. The Moment She Left
  4. 4. Hiding in Plain Sight
  5. 5. Believe In Me

Cristy Ward Thriller in order

5 books
  1. 1. Nothing to See Here
  2. 2. Don’t Believe A Word
  3. 3. Never Look Back
  4. 4. Who Can You Trust?
  5. 5. I Dare You

Laurie Forbes and Elliott Russell in order

4 books
  1. 1. Silent Truths
  2. 2. Wicked Beauty
  3. 3. The Hornbeam Tree
  4. 4. Intimate Strangers

No Child of Mine in order

3 books
  1. 1. No Child of Mine
  2. 2. Don't Let Me Go
  3. 3. You Said Forever

Susan Lewis Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Susan Lewis books in order?

You only need to read Susan Lewis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Susan Lewis

Start with Dance While You Can (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Susan Lewis book?

Who Can You Trust? (2026) is the newest Susan Lewis book released so far.

Is there a new Susan Lewis book coming?

Yes. I Dare You (2027) is the next Susan Lewis book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Susan Lewis at a glance

Still publishing
Susan Lewis is still publishing. I Dare You is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Susan Lewis books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
22,052 pages across the 42 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susan Lewis books, 22 of 58, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
38 of the 58 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Susan Lewis books are about

44 of the 58 Susan Lewis 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 6 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.