Bodyguards book series in reading order

by Susan Mallery

by Richard Kadrey

by Don Winslow

by Justine Davis / Justine Dare

Charlie Fox, a bodyguard, is Zoe Sharp's recurring character, and the thrillers built around Fox run from Killer Instinct (2001) through First Drop (2004), Third Strike (2008) and Fourth Day (2010). Thirty books are catalogued to The Girl in the Dark (2024), taking in the Lakes Crime Thrillers, the Blake & Byron Thrillers, standalone novels and two runs of short stories. Kidnapping, missing persons, undercover operations and women private investigators are the recurring subjects.

Susan Mallery is an American romance novelist born in 1970, whose books are set in small, tight-knit communities and give pets a prominent role. The catalogue counts 201 books from Tender Loving Care (1991) onward, including early titles published as Susan Macias. Series include Fool's Gold, Desert Rogues, Hometown Heartbreakers, Happily Inc., Marcelli, Buchanans, Blackberry Island and Mischief Bay. The Bookstore Diaries (2026) is the newest release, and Friend Request is due in 2027.

Carla Cassidy, born Carla Bracale in Kansas, is an American romance novelist who has published since 1988. The first novels carried the maiden name Carla Bracale, later ones the married name Cassidy, and one fantasy novel appeared under the name Carla Cook. The catalogue lists 184 books, from Falling for You (1988, as Carla Bracale) to The Final Victim (2026). Series include Cowboys of Holiday Ranch, Wild West Bodyguards, Scarecrow Murders, Mustang, Montana, Lawmen of Black Rock, Cherokee Corners, Men of Wolf Creek and Kings of Coyote Creek. Subjects include romantic suspense, cowboys, bodyguards and serial murderers.

Lisa Childs writes romantic suspense and paranormal romance, and the catalogue holds 102 books from Return of the Lawman (2002) to Christmas Security (2025). Born on 31 October, Childs has written since childhood, turned to mysteries after reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, and won a first writing award at age 11. Bachelor Bodyguards, Hotshot Heroes, Bachelor Cowboys, Secret Vampire Society, Special Agents at the Altar and Bane Island are among the series. Subjects include bodyguards, widows and single mothers.

Christian romance and romantic suspense make up the catalogue of Margaret Daley, and the subject tags also mark inspirational fiction and the Love Inspired line. The catalogue holds 110 books from A Matter of Pride (1983) to Into the Danger (2021). Family for Keeps, Sadie's Hero and The Power of Love all appeared in 2002, and Gold in the Fire (2004) and Light in the Storm (2005) came soon after. Series include Strong Women, Extraordinary Situations; Fostered by Love; Guardians Inc.; Lone Star Justice; Men of the Texas Rangers; Caring Canines; Alaskan Search and Rescue; and Heart of the Amazon. Widows, bodyguards and missing persons recur in the tags.

Roxanne St. Claire has 68 catalogued books spanning 2003 to 2026. Subjects attached to the work include romance, romantic suspense, bodyguards, undercover operations, murder and missing persons. Tropical Getaway (2003) is the earliest title, and Hit Reply (2004) appears under the name Rocki Claire. Series include Bullet Catcher, Guardian Angelinos, McGraths, the Barefoot Bay books, Dogfather and Dogmothers. Appointment in Amalfi (2026) is the newest title.

Frank Beddor

13 books• 2 series

Frank Beddor, born July 31, 1958, is an American former world champion freestyle skier who has also worked as a film producer, actor and stuntman. Beddor's producing credits include There's Something About Mary and Wicked. As an author, Beddor wrote The Looking Glass Wars (2004), and the catalogue lists 13 books to 2017 across the Looking Glass Wars and Hatter M: The Looking Glass Wars series. Subjects include fantasy, dystopias and graphic novels.

Cindy Gerard is an American writer of romantic suspense and romance, a two-time RITA Award winner who lives in Marengo, Iowa. The catalogue holds 59 books from Maverick (1991) to His Secret to Surrender (2021), including Temptation from the Past (1991), Slow Burn (1992), Dream Lover (1993) and Into the Night (1994). Black Ops Inc., Bodyguards, One-Eyed Jacks, Legend Lake Trilogy and Sons and Lovers are among the series. Bodyguards, ranchers, kidnapping and women journalists appear in the subjects.

HelenKay Dimon is an American author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense, and a past president of the Romance Writers of America. Dimon grew up in New Holland, Pennsylvania, read journalism and political science at Syracuse, worked as a legislative correspondent in Washington, D.C., and then studied law at Wake Forest. Bodyguards, undercover operations and intelligence officers drive series such as the Corcoran Team, Bad Boys Undercover, Games People Play and Men of Hawaii. Dimon also publishes as Darby Kane.

Kat Martin is a pen name of Kathleen Kelly Martin, born July 14, 1947, an American writer of romance novels who has also published as Kathy Lawrence and Kasey Marx. The catalogue holds 81 books from Magnificent Passage (1988) to The Unseen (2025), split between historical romance and romantic suspense, with private investigators among the recorded subjects. Series include the Raines of Wind Canyon, Maximum Security, the Brodies of Alaska, the Sinclair Sisters Trilogy and BOSS, Inc. Martin is married to the writer and photographer Larry Jay Martin.

Lori Foster

146 books• 33 series

Lori Foster is an American romance novelist who also publishes urban fantasy as L.L. Foster, and has appeared on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly and New York Times bestseller lists. Foster is currently published by Harlequin. The catalogue holds 146 books from Impetuous (1995) to The Lake House (2026), with the 2000s the busiest decade; one book also credits Christie Ridgway. Series include Buckhorn Brothers, SBC Fighters, Body Armor, Ultimate and Love Undercover, and mixed martial arts shows up among the subjects.

Debra Webb, born 1958, is an American author of suspense novels and a USA Today bestseller. The catalogue credits Webb with 180 books from 1999 to 2026, starting with Tempting Trace (1999). Series include Colby Agency, Faces of Evil, Undertaker's Daughter, Shades of Death, Lookout Mountain Mysteries and Winchester, Tennessee. Subjects cover romantic suspense, private investigators, serial murderers and missing persons. The Woman I've Become (2026) is the newest title.

Beverly Barton was the pen name of Beverly Marie Beaver, née Inman (December 23, 1946 – April 21, 2011), an American author of romantic suspense. Barton wrote more than thirty contemporary romance novels and created The Protectors series for Silhouette's Intimate Moments lines. Yankee Lover, the first book, came out from Silhouette Desire in July 1990. Series in the catalogue include Griffin Powell, Raintree, Cherokee Pointe Trilogy and 3 Babies For 3 Brothers. Serial murder investigations, bodyguards and Tennessee are recurring subjects, and the listing carries titles dated as late as Poisoned (2018).

Shirlee McCoy writes Christian romance and inspirational romantic suspense, with subjects that include police, widows and single mothers. The catalogue lists 64 books from Still Waters (2003) to Blizzard Showdown (2021) and marks the author as dormant. Series include Heroes For Hire, Mission: Rescue, Lakeview, FBI: Special Crimes Unit, Apple Valley and Bradshaws. Die Before Nightfall (2005), Little Girl Lost (2007) and Lakeview Protector (2008) are among the titles.

Julie Miller is a USA Today bestselling author of more than 70 books and a writer of romantic suspense, with a National Readers Choice Award, two Daphne du Maurier awards and a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in Series Romantic Suspense. One Good Man (2000) was Miller's first Harlequin Intrigue, followed by the Taylor Clan series and the Precinct spin-off. The catalogue holds 73 books from Immortal Heart (1997) to The McCormick Marines: Ethan (2026). Kansas City, police procedure and undercover operations feature in the subjects.

Romantic suspense is the field recorded for Carol Ericson, whose subjects also list police and law enforcement romance, police procedural mystery, missing persons, murderers, undercover operations, Colorado and the United States Navy SEALs. The catalogue holds 72 books, from A Doctor-Nurse Encounter (2008) to Rebooting Conor Flynn (2026), with the 2010s the heaviest decade. Series credited to Ericson include Red, White and Built, Guardians of Coral Cove, Brody Law, Target: Timberline, Holding the Line, Kyra and Jake Investigation, Lost Girls and Discovery Bay.

Bodyguards, actresses, singers, police and Hollywood settings fill the subject records for Tara Wyatt's romantic suspense. The catalogue holds 31 books dated 2016 to 2023, from Necessary Risk (2016) to Tempt Me (2023). Prescotts, Dallas Longhorns, Blood and Glory, Kings of Hell's Kitchen and Blue HEAT are the five series listed under the Wyatt name. No title in this listing carries a date after 2023.

Ryan Lock is the recurring character in Sean Black's thrillers, which take in bodyguards, undercover operations and New York. Thirty-three catalogued books run from Lockdown (2009) to The Removal (2026), across Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson, Ty Johnson alone, Byron Tibor, the Malibu Mysteries, the Neil Brody Crime Thrillers and Extolziby Gruff. Black continues to publish.

Romantic suspense is the core of this catalogue, published under both Justine Davis and Justine Dare. Cutter's Code, Redstone Incorporated, Trinity Street West and Coalition Rebellion are among the recurring sets, and bodyguards, police officers, single mothers and dogs run through the subjects. Many of the earlier books appeared as Silhouette Intimate Moments titles. The listing holds 92 books, from Loose Ends (1991) to Operation Protector (2026), at a median of 256 pages.

Bill Brooks writes westerns. Outlaws, peace officers, Pinkerton agents and bodyguards populate the books, and the series divide into John Henry Cole, Law For Hire, Dakota Lawman, Journey of Jim Glass, and Ivory and Albert. The catalogue holds 38 titles from The Badmen (1992) to The Pistoleros (2021), at a median of 281 pages, with the 2000s the busiest decade.

Werewolves, vampires, shapeshifting, magic, demonology and paranormal romance are the subjects the catalogue records for Cat Adams. A Tale of the Sazi, Blood Singer and Thrall are the named series, with two further groupings filed under the C.T. Adams byline for novels and for short stories and novellas; Blood Singer also stands as a character entry. The 21 books run from Hunter's Moon (2004) to All Your Wishes (2016), with Moon's Web (2005), Captive Moon (2006), Touch of Evil (2006) and Touch of Madness (2007) early in the sequence. The median book is 358 pages.

Robert B. Parker

87 books• 9 series

Robert B. Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer working mainly in mystery and detective fiction. The Spenser novels, about a private detective, are Parker's most famous works and inspired the ABC series Spenser: For Hire and a run of TV movies. The Godwulf Manuscript (1973), God Save the Child (1974) and Mortal Stakes (1975) are among the early titles. Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall are further characters, and Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch form another series. Parker's books draw on detailed knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area, and Robert Crais, Harlan Coben and Dennis Lehane are among those who credit the Spenser novels with renewing the detective genre.

Don Winslow

36 books• 11 series

Don Winslow is an American crime novelist, born October 31, 1953, whose works include Savages, The Force and the Cartel Trilogy. Winslow's 36 catalogued books begin with A Cool Breeze on the Underground (1991) and reach The Irish Goodbye (2026). Series titles include Neal Carey, Power of the Dog, Danny Ryan, Boone Daniels and Frank Decker. Drug trafficking, Mexico, California and private investigators recur across the subjects.

Lynette Eason writes Christian inspirational romantic suspense, with work on the ECPA and CBA bestseller lists and several awards. The catalogue records 83 books from Gift of Grace (2004) to Christmas K-9 Security (2026). Series include Women Of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Elite Guardians, Blue Justice, Danger Never Sleeps, Lake City Heroes, Extreme Measures, Wrangler's Corner and Rose Mountain Refuge. A Silent Pursuit, A Silent Fury and A Silent Terror all date from 2009. Subject headings include police, murder and Christian suspense.