Colorado book series in reading order

by James D. Doss

by Becca Van

by Stephen White

by Robyn Carr

by Emily March

by Al Lacy / Bill Reno

Charlie Moon is the detective in James D. Doss's mysteries, set in Colorado among Ute communities. The Shaman Sings (1994) opens a 17-book run that closed with The Old Gray Wolf in 2012. Police procedure, missing persons and Native American life carry the series, and the shaman titles - The Shaman Laughs, The Shaman's Bones, The Shaman's Game - group its early years.

David Robbins is a Western writer, according to subject records that name Skye Fargo and Canyon O'Grady as fictitious characters and cite frontier and pioneer life, Colorado and Texas. Series listed under the name include Wilderness, Canyon O'Grady, White Apache, Mountain Majesty, Davy Crockett, Preacher's Law and Blood Feud, alongside Omega Sub and Battlefield Mars. Endworld is also among the linked names. Stalked (2020) is the most recent title in the listing.

Robyn Carr is the American author of the Virgin River books, and an executive producer on the television versions of Virgin River and Sullivan's Crossing. The catalogue records 70 Carr books, from Chelynne (1980) to The Friendship Club (2024). Thunder Point, Sullivan's Crossing and the Grace Valley Trilogy are Carr's other series. Several novels, The Hero among them, reached The New York Times Best Seller list. Subject tags on the books include contemporary romance, California, single mothers, veterans and city and town life.

William Wallace Johnstone, October 28, 1938 to February 8, 2004, was an American author of westerns, horror and survivalist fiction. The Devil's Kiss opened the run in 1981, followed by The Last of the Dog Team (1981), Out of the Ashes (1983) and Anarchy in the Ashes (1984). Series filed under the name include Ashes, First Mountain Man, Smoke Jensen, Last Gunfighter, Blood Bond and Duff MacCallister, and subjects include outlaws, frontier and pioneer life, revenge and Texas. The catalogue carries 544 titles under the Johnstone name dated 1981 to 2026, well past the 2004 death date, and 400 of them carry a William W. Johnstone credit.

Maggie Sefton writes mystery and detective fiction. Kelly Flynn is the figure recorded for the Knitting Mysteries, and knitting, knitters, murder and Colorado all appear among the listed subjects. The catalogue holds 26 books, from Abilene Gambler (1995) to Dyeing Up Loose Ends (2018), and the run is marked likely complete. Molly Malone Mystery, Real Estate Mysteries and the Widow and the Rogue Mysteries also carry the Sefton name. Ellery Adams, Kate Collins, Leann Sweeney and Lorraine Bartlett are each credited alongside Sefton on two of the listed titles.

Colorado history and frontier life run through Sandra Dallas's work, in fiction and in local history alike. No More Than Five in a Bed (1962) is the earliest of 33 catalogued titles, with Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps (1985) and Buster Midnight's Cafe (1990) among them and The Hired Man (2026) the most recent. Quilting, female friendship and young women fill the subject tags.

Michelle Major writes contemporary small-town romance, and the catalogue holds 69 books from Still the One (2013) to Someone To Claim (2026). Crimson, Colorado is a series, with A Kiss on Crimson Ranch (2014) and A Second Chance at Crimson Ranch (2015) among the listed titles. Carolina Girls, Skylark, Welcome to Starlight, Magnolia Sisters, Brevia, North Carolina and Vineyard Next Door are other series. The Cowgirl's Fortune Boss is due in 2027, and subjects include single fathers, veterinarians and siblings.

Cindi Myers writes romantic suspense and romance, with 125 books in the catalogue from Patchwork Hearts (1999) to K-9 in Pursuit (2026). Early titles published as Cynthia Sterling include A Willing Spirit (1999), Great Caesar's Ghost (2000) and A Husband by Law (2001). Myers series include Ranger Brigade, Eagle Mountain Murder Mystery, Eagle Mountain: Search and Rescue, Eagle Mountain: Critical Response, Men of Search Team Seven, Crested Butte, Titled Texans and Eureka, Colorado. Subjects include Colorado, police procedurals, law enforcement romance and missing persons.

Ann Parker writes historical mysteries set in Colorado silver country. Inez Stannert leads the Silver Rush Mysteries, which open with Silver Lies (2003), winner of the WILLA Literary Award in historical fiction in 2004, and continue through Iron Ties (2006), Leaden Skies (2009), Mercury's Rise (2011), What Gold Buys (2016), A Dying Note (2018), Mortal Music (2020) and The Secret in the Wall (2022). Parker was a finalist for Best Historical Novel in the 2011 Agatha Award and studied at the University of California, Berkeley. The Abigail Summers cozy mysteries make a second series inside 17 catalogued books.

Becca Van wrote erotic romance across paranormal, western and science fiction settings, with Colorado and New Mexico among the recorded locations. Slick Rock, Pack Law, Passion, Victoria, Club of Dominance, Hidden Dragons, Elite Dragons and Alaskan Wildlands head a list of 12 series. The catalogue holds 140 books published between 2010 and 2021, opening with Melissa's Acceptance, Sara's Mates and Tessa's Chosen in 2010. Volumes run short, about 130 pages. No new title has appeared since 2021.

Sherry Lewis has 42 catalogued books from 1995 to 2020, with mystery and romance in the subject records. Fred Vickery is a named fictitious character, and Colorado, candy, divorced women, single mothers and women private investigators are further subjects. Call Me Mom and No Place for Secrets date from 1995, followed by No Place for Death (1996) and No Place for Sin (1997), and The Children's Cop (2020) is the newest. Fred Vickery, Candy Shop Mystery and Scarlett O'Malley are listed series.

Police dogs and Colorado ground the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, Margaret Mizushima's single series, where murder and investigation supply the plots and a woman sleuth stands at the centre. Eleven catalogued books run from Killing Trail (2015) through Burning Ridge (2018), Standing Dead (2023) and Dying Cry (2025) to Fighting Edge in 2026.

Alan Gregory is a clinical psychologist in Boulder, Colorado, and every one of Stephen White's 20 catalogued books is built around him. Privileged Information (1991) opens the run and Compound Fractures (2013) closes it. Forensic psychology and psychological suspense supply the plots, through Private Practices, Higher Authority, Harm's Way, Remote Control and Cold Case.

Small-town contemporary romance is Debbie Mason's line, with Christmas stories and weddings running through it and a clean, wholesome register. Her series are Christmas, Colorado, Harmony Harbor, Highland Falls and Sunshine Bay. Thirty catalogued books span The Trouble with Christmas (2013) through Mistletoe Cottage (2016) to The Christmas Getaway in 2026.

Christine Rimmer, born January 28 in California, is a USA Today and Waldenbooks bestselling American romance novelist who began publishing novels in 1987. Rimmer has also placed poems and short stories in small literary journals. The catalogue counts 130 books, from The Road Home (1987) to The Maverick's Homecoming (2026). Several series carry the Bravo name, including Bravo Family, Bravos of Valentine Bay, Bravo Royales and Bravos of Justice Creek, alongside the Jones Gang, Viking Brides and Wild Rose Sisters. Contemporary and western romance, single parents, pregnancy and small-town life are recorded subjects.

Kathleen Morgan is catalogued with 27 books published between 1991 and 2012, a run the catalogue marks likely complete. Subjects place the work in Christian and historical romance, among women pioneers, married women, frontier and pioneer life, and Colorado. Heart's Lair and The Knowing Crystal date from 1991, Child of the Mist and Crystal Fire from 1992, and A Love Forbidden closes the listing in 2012. The series listed are Brides of Culdee Creek, Culdee Creek Christmas, These Highland Hills, Scottish Highland and Guardians of Gadiel.

Contemporary romance is the territory of Jill Shalvis, an American novelist whose work includes the Lucky Harbor books. The catalogue records 140 books, opening with Summer of Fire in 1996 and extending to Falling into You in 2026. Heartbreaker Bay, Wildstone, Animal Magnetism, Sunrise Cove, Cedar Ridge and Sky High Air are among the series. Firefighters, bush pilots, sisters, California and Washington state appear in the subject tags, and Shalvis is still publishing.

Beth Wiseman is an American writer of romance from Texas, and subject headings for Wiseman books name the Amish, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Christian romance, Christian fiction, farm life and young women. The 86 books listed span 2008 to 2026, with early titles including Plain Perfect (2008), Plain Promise (2009), Plain Pursuit (2009), Plain Paradise (2010) and Plain Proposal (2011). Series include Daughters of the Promise, Land of Canaan, Amish Inn, Amish Garden, Amish Home and Amish Celebrations, and An Amish Second Chance (2026) is the newest title.

Catherine Anderson writes romance across historical, contemporary and western settings. The Comanche books, the Kendrick, Coulter and Harrigan family novels, Mystic Creek and the Valance Family form the series work, with Oregon ranches and Colorado recurring in the subjects. Forty-two books are catalogued between Coming Up Roses (1970) and Maple Leaf Harvest in 2021.

Dorothy Garlock (1919-2018) wrote historical romance, much of it set on the American frontier. The catalogue runs to 63 books published between 1980 and 2017, from Love and Cherish (1980) to The Nearness of You (2017), with the 1980s her heaviest decade. Series include Wyoming Frontier, Dolan Brothers, Wabash River, Route 66, Colorado Wind and the Tucker Family books. Garlock also published as Johanna Phillips, Dorothy Phillips and Dorothy Glenn.

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.

Sheri S. Tepper (1929-2016) wrote science fiction, horror and mystery. Feminist science fiction is what she is chiefly known for, working through sociology, gender and equality as well as theology and ecology; often called an eco-feminist of the genre, Tepper preferred the label eco-humanist. Her 53 catalogued titles run from King's Blood Four (1983) to Fish Tails (2014), across the Land of the True Game, End of the Game, Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, Awakeners, Arbai, Marianne, Ettison, Plague of Angels, Shirley McClintock and Jason Lynx sequences. Three Mavin Manyshaped books appeared in 1985, alongside Jinian Footseer and Marianne, the Magus, and the Manticore.

Kaki Warner writes historical western romance, set on ranches and in the towns around them across Colorado and Texas. Three series carry the work: Blood Rose, opening with Pieces of Sky (2009), then Heroes of Heartbreak Creek and the Brides of Rough Creek Texas. Thirteen titles close with Home to Texas (2021), and the catalogue is dormant.

Emily Littlejohn writes the Detective Gemma Monroe mysteries, police investigations set in Colorado. Four books are catalogued: Inherit the Bones (2016), A Season to Lie (2017), Lost Lake (2018) and Shatter the Night (2019). Murder, missing persons and town secrecy drive the plots, at a median length of 309 pages. No fifth book has been recorded.