Fire fighters book series in reading order

by Jennifer Bernard

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.

Firefighters and baseball players appear in the subject records for Jennifer Bernard, a romance author whose 61 catalogued books run from 2012 to 2026. The Fireman Who Loved Me, Hot for Fireman and One Fine Fireman all date from 2012, and Night Light (2026) is the most recent. Single fathers, divorced mothers and weddings are further subjects. Series include Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel, Love Between the Bases, Jupiter Point, Lost Harbor, Alaska, Lake Bittersweet, Firelight Ridge and Sea Smoke Island.

Shannon Stacey writes contemporary romance, with subject headings naming fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, Maine, homecoming, divorced women and unmarried mothers. The catalogue counts 64 books from Interstellar Sparks (2005) to Their Campfire Romance (2026). Twice Upon A Road Trip (2005), Forever Again (2006), Taming Eliza Jane (2007), Becoming Miss Becky (2008) and No Surrender (2009) are early titles. Series include Kowalski Family, Boston Fire, Sutton Place, Devlin Group, Blackberry Bay, Riverside Inn, Gardiner, Texas, Burke Siblings, Cedar Street and Wayward Harbor Romance.

Earl Emerson, born in Tacoma in 1948, writes mystery novels and thrillers across two series: the Thomas Black detective books and the Mac Fontana books. Poverty Bay took the Shamus Award for Best Private Eye Novel from the Private Eye Writers of America in 1986, and Emerson's work has been nominated for an Edgar. Emerson serves as a lieutenant with the Seattle Fire Department and lives in North Bend, Washington. Twenty-seven books are catalogued, from Fill The World With Phantoms (1979) to Jackson Street (2017); Seattle, Washington State and firefighting recur as subjects.

Bella Andre is a New York-born American author of contemporary romance and the writer of The Sullivans series, a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller. Andre's books had sold over 8 million copies as of 2019. Andre also writes as Lucy Kevin for Four Weddings and a Fiasco and Married in Malibu, and the Billionaire for Me series appeared as Bella Riley. The catalogue lists 87 books from Crown Jewels (2004) to Tempted in Love (2026), with Maverick Billionaires, Bad Boys of Football and Hot Shots: Men of Fire among the other series.

Terri Blackstock's catalogue holds 78 books published between 1984 and 2021, beginning with Blue Fire (1984), issued under the name Terri Herrington. Recorded subjects place the work in Christian fiction, mystery and detective writing, romantic suspense, and stories of sisters and of mothers and daughters. Series in the listing include Newpointe 911, Sun Coast Chronicles, Cape Refuge and If I Run. Three titles also carry a credit for Tracy Hughes. No new book has been catalogued since Aftermath (2021).

Kate Meader writes contemporary romance, and catalogue subjects put the books among firefighters, cooks, restaurants and weddings, with Chicago as a recorded setting. The listing holds 43 books published between 2013 and 2026, from Feel the Heat (2013) to Secret Husband (2026), and Fan Friction is scheduled for 2027. Series include Hot in Chicago, Chicago Rebels, Rookie Rebels, Chicago Players, Hot in the Kitchen and Tall, Dark, and Texan.

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.

Kathryn Shay is a romance novelist and former high school English teacher whose first book came out in 1995 as a Harlequin Superromance. Shay later wrote mainstream romances for the Berkley Publishing Group, and a novella of Shay's was excerpted in COSMOPOLITAN in 2003. Shay counts the firefighter books among the great successes, and the catalogue carries series such as Hidden Cove Firefighters, Brothers Of Fire and Sisters of Fire. The catalogue holds 125 books from The Father Factor (1995) to Always Something More (2026). Shay is based in upstate New York.

Carl Bowen has 41 books in the catalogue, from Project Utopia (1999) to Gods and Thunder (2017). Special forces, soldiers and terrorism appear among the subject headings, alongside graphic novels and adaptations. The Bowen series are Shadow Squadron, Firestormers, Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel and Aberrant. Predator & Prey: Vampire (2000) and Silent Striders & Black Furies (2001) are early titles.

Ashlyn Chase writes paranormal romance set largely in Boston, with vampires, werewolves, dragons, shapeshifters, firefighters and the phoenix among the cast. Strange Neighbors (2010), The Vampire Next Door (2011) and The Werewolf Upstairs (2011) sit early in the run, and the Boston Dragons, Phoenix Brothers, Flirting with Fangs Trilogy, League of Amazing Witches, Love Spells Gone Wrong and Be Careful What You Summon series follow. Chase's 28 catalogued books open with Vampire Vintage (2007) and reach Autumn L.A.W. (2026), averaging 342 pages.

RaeAnne Thayne has 87 books in the catalogue, from The Mating Game / Endangered (1996) to Cozy Little Christmas (2026), with subject headings centred on contemporary romance, small towns, ranchers, cowboys and single parents. Series include Hope's Crossing, Haven Point, Cape Sanctuary, Women Of Brambleberry House, Searchers, Outlaw Hartes, Redhawks and Dugan/Riley, and Cowboys of Cold Creek is a listed grouping. Wild Streak (1996), Sweet Justice (1998), Saving Grace (2000) and Renegade Father (2001) are early titles. Suspense also appears among the subjects.

Susan Stoker writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance, with 135 books catalogued since 2014. Stoker has appeared on the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, lives in Texas, and is married to a retired Army man. Stoker's first series came out in 2014, followed by SEAL of Protection. Other series include Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes, Delta Force Heroes, Delta Team Two, Mountain Mercenaries, SEAL Team Hawaii and Eagle Point Search & Rescue. Protecting Bree came out in 2026, and Rescuing Amber is scheduled for 2027.

Marta Perry writes Christian and inspirational romance, and Amish life and Pennsylvania appear in the subjects. The catalogue holds 82 books from A Father's Promise (1998) to The Amish Matchmakers (2025). Series include Brides of Lost Creek, the Flanagans, Brotherhood of the Raven, Caldwell Kin, Three Sisters Inn, Lowcountry Suspense, Promise Glen, River Haven and Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley. Romantic suspense also appears in the subject tags.

Katie Ruggle writes romantic suspense set in the Rocky Mountains, with search and rescue teams, firefighters, bounty hunters and police dogs among the casts. The Rocky Mountain K9 Unit, the Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters and Beneath the Wild Sky are the main series, and the earliest work, from One-Two Punch (2008), appeared as Katie Allen. Twenty-nine books reach Take a Hike in 2025.

Jamie McGuire is an American novelist working in romance and new adult fiction. Her 30 catalogued books span 2010 to 2026, from Providence (2010) to Beyond Redemption (2026), and Beautiful Disaster brought her a wide readership. The Maddox Brothers, Happenstance, Crash and Burn, Red Hill and Sovereign Saga series make up most of that run, with several titles self-published. Contemporary relationships, college students, firefighters, weddings and marriage recur across the books. McGuire was born in 1978 and comes from Oklahoma.

Amy Knupp writes romance and romantic suspense, and subject headings name fire fighters, single fathers, women photographers, pregnant women and motorcyclists. The catalogue lists 38 books from Unexpected Complication (2006) to Single Desire (2026). Doctor in Her House (2007) and The Boy Next Door (2007) are early titles, and Fully Involved, Heat of the Night and Playing with Fire date from 2010, followed by Firestorm (2011) and Afterburn (2012). Series are Texas Firefighters/Island Fire, Single Dads of Dragonfly Lake, North Brothers, Henry Brothers and Salinger Family.

Military history and men's adventure fiction fill Charles W. Sasser's catalogue of 47 books, published between 1984 and 2017. World War II, the Vietnam War, terrorism and the careers of military officers supply most of the subject matter, in titles such as One Shot - One Kill (1990) and Smoke Jumpers (1996). Sasser's fiction series are Detachment Delta, Six and OSS Commando. The list opens with No Gentle Streets (1984) and ends with Crushing the Collective (2017).

Sally John writes Christian romance and family fiction, with 20 catalogued books from In the Shadow of Love (1998) to Heaven Help Heidi (2015). The series are Other Way Home, In a Heartbeat, Side Roads and Family of the Heart. Subjects include marriage, widows, women teachers, fire fighters and seaside resorts. A Journey by Chance (2002), The Winding Road Home (2003) and Flash Point (2004) are among the books.