Hotel Marchand Books in Order

Hotel Marchand contains 12 books, published between 2006 and 2007. The first book is In the Dark (2006) and the newest is Unmasked (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2006–2007
Pages on record
2,035 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
34–51 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,035 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Hotel Marchand is a continuity romance series built around a hotel, with a different writer on each book. The listing holds 12 books dated 2006 and 2007, from In the Dark (2006) to Unmasked (2007). Judith Arnold, Marie Ferrarella, Laurie Paige, Kristi Gold, Maureen Child, Lori Wilde, Jean Brashear and Marisa Carroll are each credited on 1 book, with Kara Lennox also credited. Recorded subjects include contemporary romance, hotels, murder and investigation, women jazz singers, police chiefs, single mothers, ex-convicts and cooks. Other titles include The Setup (2006), Bourbon Street Blues (2006) and Some Like It Hot (2006).

How many Hotel Marchand books are there?

Hotel Marchand has 12 books, released between 2006 and 2007.

Hotel Marchand Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Hotel Marchand 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. 1
    In the Dark2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006
  2. 2
    The Setup2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
  3. 3
    The Unknown Woman2006 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006248
  4. 4
    Damage Control2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
  5. 5
    Bourbon Street Blues2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
  6. 6
    Some Like It Hot2006 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006251
  7. 7
    Love Is Lovelier2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006
  8. 8
    Her Summer Lover2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
  9. 9
    A Secret Life2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006
  10. 10
    A Second Chance2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
  11. 11
    The Legacy2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007256
  12. 12
    Unmasked2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007

Where to start with Hotel Marchand

Start with In the Dark (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hotel Marchand book?

Unmasked (2007) is the newest Hotel Marchand book released so far.

Is there a new Hotel Marchand book coming?

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

Hotel Marchand at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Hotel Marchand title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Hotel Marchand books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,035 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hotel Marchand books, 12 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 12 titles, 1 are credited to Kara Lennox, 1 to Barbara Dunlop, 1 to Maureen Child and 1 to Kristi Gold. A further 8 writers are credited.

What the Hotel Marchand books are about

8 of the 12 Hotel Marchand 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 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.