Order of Book Series
0

Malory Family Books in Order

Malory Family by Johanna Lindsey contains 12 books, published between 1985 and 2017. The first book is Love Only Once (1985) and the newest is Beautiful Tempest (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1985–2017
Confirmed
12 of 12 titles
Pages on record
4,191 in 11 of 12 books
Reading time
70–105 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,191 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Malory Family checklist

The Malory family is a set of fictional characters in historical romance by Johanna Lindsey. Twelve catalogued books feature the family, from Love Only Once (1985) to Beautiful Tempest (2017), with Tender Rebel (1988) and Gentle Rogue (1990) among the early entries. Subject headings include England, aristocracy, pirates, Americans and Regency romance. The linked series is Malory-Anderson Family, and the run is listed as likely complete.

How many Malory Family books are there?

Malory Family has 12 books, released between 1985 and 2017.

Malory Family Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Malory Family 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 Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey, book 1 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (1985)
  2. Cover of Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey, book 2 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (1988)
  3. Cover of Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey, book 3 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (1990)
  4. Cover of The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey, book 4 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (1993)
  5. Cover of Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey, book 5 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (1996)
  6. Cover of A Loving Scoundrel by Johanna Lindsey, book 7 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (2004)
  7. Cover of Captive of My Desires by Johanna Lindsey, book 8 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (2006)
  8. Cover of No Choice But Seduction by Johanna Lindsey, book 9 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (2008)
  9. Cover of That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey, book 10 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (2010)
  10. Cover of Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey, book 11 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (2014)
  11. Cover of Beautiful Tempest by Johanna Lindsey, book 12 of the Malory-Anderson Family series (2017)
  1. 1
    Love Only OnceMalory-Anderson Family #11985 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985344
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Tender RebelMalory-Anderson Family #21988 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988372
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Gentle RogueMalory-Anderson Family #31990 · 426 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990426
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Magic of YouMalory-Anderson Family #41993 · 407 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993407
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Say You Love MeMalory-Anderson Family #51996 · 424 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996424
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The PresentMalory-Anderson Family #61998 · 203 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998203
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    A Loving ScoundrelMalory-Anderson Family #72004 · 444 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004444
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Captive of My DesiresMalory-Anderson Family #82006 · 440 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006440
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    No Choice But SeductionMalory-Anderson Family #92008 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    That Perfect SomeoneMalory-Anderson Family #102010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Stormy PersuasionMalory-Anderson Family #112014 · 376 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014376
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Beautiful TempestMalory-Anderson Family #122017 · 371 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017371
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Do you have to read Malory Family books in order?

You should read the Malory Family books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Malory Family book also stands alone.

Where to start with Malory Family

Start with Love Only Once (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Malory Family book?

Beautiful Tempest (2017) is the newest Malory Family book released so far.

Is there a new Malory Family book coming?

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

Malory Family at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Malory Family title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Malory Family books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
4,191 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Malory Family books, 4 of 12, were published in the 1990s.

What the Malory Family books are about

All 12 Malory Family books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: social life and customs is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Johanna Lindsey

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.