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Virginia Kantra Books in Order

Virginia Kantra has written 30 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is The Reforming of Matthew Dunn (1998) and the newest is Anne of a Different Island (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1998–2026
Confirmed
2 of 30 titles
Pages on record
5,822 in 21 of 30 books
Reading time
97–146 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,822 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

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Virginia Kantra writes romance, across contemporary, suspense and paranormal registers. Selkies, single fathers, single mothers and police work run through the catalogue subjects, with North Carolina as a recorded setting. The listing holds 30 books published between 1998 and 2026, from The Reforming of Matthew Dunn (1998) to Anne of a Different Island (2026). Five series are catalogued: Dare Island, Children of the Sea, Children of the Earth, Trouble In Eden and Sweet Home Carolina.

How many Virginia Kantra books are there?

Virginia Kantra has 30 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 5 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Virginia Kantra Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Virginia Kantra 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 The Reforming of Matthew Dunn by Virginia Kantra, book 1 of the Men In Blue series (1998)
  2. Cover of The Passion of Patrick MacNeill by Virginia Kantra, book 2 of the Sweet Home Carolina series (1998)
  3. Cover of The Temptation of Sean MacNeill by Virginia Kantra, book 3 of the Sweet Home Carolina series (2000)
  4. Cover of Mad Dog and Annie by Virginia Kantra, book 4 of the Sweet Home Carolina series (2000)
  5. Cover of The Comeback of Conn MacNeill by Virginia Kantra, book 13 of the Families are Forever series (2000)
  6. Cover of Born To Protect by Virginia Kantra, book 3 of the Firstborn Sons series (2001)
  7. Cover of All A Man Can Do by Virginia Kantra, book 1 of the Trouble In Eden series (2002)
  8. Cover of All a Man Can Ask by Virginia Kantra, book 2 of the Trouble In Eden series (2003)
  9. Cover of All A Man Can Be by Virginia Kantra, book 3 of the Trouble In Eden series (2003)
  10. Cover of Her Beautiful Assassin by Virginia Kantra, book 11 of the Family Secrets series (2003)
  11. Cover of Guilty Secrets by Virginia Kantra (2004)
  12. Cover of Stolen Memory by Virginia Kantra, book 4 of the Trouble In Eden series (2005)
  13. Cover of Home Before Midnight by Virginia Kantra (2006)
  14. Cover of Sea Fever by Virginia Kantra, book 1 of the Children of the Sea series (2008)
  15. Cover of Sea Lord by Virginia Kantra, book 3 of the Children of the Sea series (2009)
  16. Cover of Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra, book 4 of the Children of the Sea series (2010)
  17. Cover of Forgotten Sea by Virginia Kantra, book 5 of the Children of the Sea series (2011)
  18. Cover of Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra, book 1 of the Dare Island series (2012)
  19. Cover of Carolina Girl by Virginia Kantra, book 2 of the Dare Island series (2013)
  20. Cover of Carolina Blues by Virginia Kantra, book 4 of the Dare Island series (2014)
  21. Cover of Carolina Dreaming by Virginia Kantra, book 5 of the Dare Island series (2016)
  22. Cover of Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra (2019)
  23. Cover of Beth and Amy by Virginia Kantra (2021)
  24. Cover of The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra (2023)
  1. 1
    The Reforming of Matthew DunnMen In Blue #11998 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998248
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  2. 2
    The Passion of Patrick MacNeillSweet Home Carolina #21998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998256
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  3. 3
    The Temptation of Sean MacNeillSweet Home Carolina #32000 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000256
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  4. 4
    Mad Dog and AnnieSweet Home Carolina #42000 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000256
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  5. 5
    The Comeback of Conn MacNeillFamilies are Forever #132000 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000256
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  6. 6
    Born To ProtectFirstborn Sons #32001 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001256
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  7. 7
    All A Man Can DoTrouble In Eden #12002 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002256
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  8. 8
    All a Man Can AskTrouble In Eden #22003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003256
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  9. 9
    All A Man Can BeTrouble In Eden #32003 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003248
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  10. 10
    Her Beautiful AssassinFamily Secrets #112003 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003250
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  11. 11
    Guilty Secrets2004 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004249
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  12. 12
    Close-Up2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  13. 13
    Stolen MemoryTrouble In Eden #42005 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005249
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  14. 14
    Home Before Midnight2006 · 327 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006327
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  15. 15
    Sea FeverChildren of the Sea #12008 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008291
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  16. 16
    Sea WitchChildren of the Sea #22008 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008287
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  17. 17
    Sea LordChildren of the Sea #32009 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009286
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  18. 18
    Immortal SeaChildren of the Sea #42010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  19. 19
    Midsummer Night's MagicChildren of the Earth #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  20. 20
    Forgotten SeaChildren of the Sea #52011 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011293
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  21. 21
    Carolina HomeDare Island #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    Carolina GirlDare Island #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  23. 23
    Carolina ManDare Island #32014 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014304
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  24. 24
    Carolina BluesDare Island #42014 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014294
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  25. 25
    Carolina DreamingDare Island #52016 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016304
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  26. 26
    Carolina HeartDare Island #62016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  27. 27
    Meg and Jo2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  28. 28
    Beth and Amy2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021400
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  29. 29
    The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  30. 30
    Anne of a Different Island2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Virginia Kantra 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.

Dare Island in order

6 books
  1. 1. Carolina Home
  2. 2. Carolina Girl
  3. 3. Carolina Man
  4. 4. Carolina Blues
  5. 5. Carolina Dreaming
  6. 6. Carolina Heart

Children of the Sea in order

5 books
  1. 1. Sea Fever
  2. 2. Sea Witch
  3. 3. Sea Lord
  4. 4. Immortal Sea
  5. 5. Forgotten Sea

Trouble In Eden in order

4 books
  1. 1. All A Man Can Do
  2. 2. All a Man Can Ask
  3. 3. All A Man Can Be
  4. 4. Stolen Memory

Sweet Home Carolina in order

3 books
  1. 2. The Passion of Patrick MacNeill
  2. 3. The Temptation of Sean MacNeill
  3. 4. Mad Dog and Annie

Men In Blue in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Reforming of Matthew Dunn

Children of the Earth in order

1 book
  1. 1. Midsummer Night's Magic

Firstborn Sons in order

1 book
  1. 3. Born To Protect

Family Secrets in order

1 book
  1. 11. Her Beautiful Assassin

Families are Forever in order

1 book
  1. 13. The Comeback of Conn MacNeill

Standalone books

7 books

7 Virginia Kantra titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Virginia Kantra books in order?

You only need to read Virginia Kantra books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Virginia Kantra

Start with The Reforming of Matthew Dunn (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Virginia Kantra book?

Anne of a Different Island (2026) is the newest Virginia Kantra book released so far.

Is there a new Virginia Kantra book coming?

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

Virginia Kantra at a glance

Still publishing
Virginia Kantra published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Virginia Kantra books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,822 pages across the 21 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Virginia Kantra books, 15 of 30, were published in the 2000s.

What the Virginia Kantra books are about

26 of the 30 Virginia Kantra 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 11 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.