Fear Familiar Books in Order
There are 19 Fear Familiar books, published between 1989 and 2017: 17 in the Fear Familiar series and 2 related titles. The first book is Too Familiar (1993) and the newest main-line book is Thrice Familiar (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1989–2017
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,256 in 5 of 19 books
Fear Familiar is a character entry covering 19 books catalogued under Carolyn Haines, dated 1989 to 2017. Subject tags on the books include romantic suspense, Harlequin Intrigue, mystery, time travel, kidnapping, an animal trainer and a cat. Fear Familiar (1989) is the first title, followed by Too Familiar (1993) and Familiar Remedy (1994). Later entries include Familiar Heart (1997) and Familiar Christmas (1999), and Thrice Familiar (2017) is the newest.
How many Fear Familiar books are there?
Fear Familiar has 19 books, released between 1989 and 2017. 17 of them belong to the Fear Familiar series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: other titles.
Fear Familiar Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Fear Familiar 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.
- 119892533/4
- 21993–3/4
- 31994–3/4
- 419942483/4
- 51995–3/4
- 619952493/4
- 719972503/4
- 81998–3/4
- 91999–3/4
- 102000–3/4
- 112001–3/4
- 122002–3/4
- 132002–3/4
- 142003–3/4
- 152005–3/4
- 1620062563/4
- 172008–3/4
- 182009–3/4
- 192017–3/4
Do you have to read Fear Familiar books in order?
You should read the Fear Familiar series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Fear Familiar book also stands alone.
Where to start with Fear Familiar
Start with Too Familiar (1993), the earliest published book in the Fear Familiar series.
What is the newest Fear Familiar book?
Thrice Familiar (2017) is the newest book in the Fear Familiar series.
Is there a new Fear Familiar book coming?
No next Fear Familiar book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fear Familiar at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Fear Familiar title on record is Thrice Familiar (2017), 9 years ago.
- Release pace
- Fear Familiar books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,256 pages across the 5 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fear Familiar books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 19 titles, 18 are credited to Carolyn Haines and 1 to Caroline Burnes.
What the Fear Familiar books are about
8 of the 19 Fear Familiar books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: harlequin intrigue is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Harlequin Intrigue 7 of 8 books
- Romantic suspense 7 of 8 books