Millionaires book series in reading order

by Lilian Jackson Braun

by Roger Silverwood

Lilian Jackson Braun wrote the Cat Who mysteries, in which the journalist Jim Qwilleran solves crimes alongside his Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum. 32 catalogued books span 1966 to 2007, among them The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (1967), The Cat Who Turned On And Off (1968), The Cat Who Saw Red (1986), The Cat Who Played Brahms (1987) and The Cat Who Played Post Office (1987). The last catalogued title is The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers, and short stories sit alongside the novels.

Lisa Jackson

189 books• 27 series

Lisa Jackson, born Susan Lisa Jackson in 1952, is an American author of romance and romantic suspense novels, with more than 75 to that name. The catalogue holds 189 Lisa Jackson books, from A Twist of Fate (1983) to Not What It Seems (2026). Subjects across the list include serial murders, women detectives, Montana and contemporary romance. Jackson's series include Selena Alvarez/Regan Pescoli, McCaffertys, Cahills / San Francisco, Savannah and the Dark Jewels Trilogy, plus a historical trilogy issued as Susan Lynn Crose. New Jackson titles continue to appear.

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.

Maureen Child, born in Southern California in 1951, writes romance and has published under the pen names Ann Carberry, Kathleen Kane, Sara Hart and Regan Hastings. This listing gathers 149 books dated 1992 to 2021, including titles issued under those other names. Contemporary, historical, western and erotic romance all appear in the recorded subjects, alongside billionaires, angels and California settings. Bachelor Battalion, Kings of California, Candellano Family, Marconi Sisters and Queen of the Otherworld are among the series.

Carol Marinelli writes contemporary romance, including medical romance, and has 137 books in the catalogue from The Outback Nurse (2001) to Italian's Cinderella Temptation (2025). Born in England to Scottish parents, Marinelli emigrated to Australia and lives in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. Marinelli first tried writing for Harlequin Mills & Boon while training as a nurse in London and gathered rejections for years before studying the detailed feedback in them. Early titles include The Emergency Assignment and The Pregnant Intern (both 2002). Series include House of Kolovsky, Irresistible Russian Tycoons, Tennengarrah Clinic, Playboys of Sicily and Ruthless Royal Sheikhs.

Janet Evanovich

79 books• 13 series

Stephanie Plum, a bail bond agent turned bounty hunter, is the recurring lead of Janet Evanovich's longest series. Evanovich writes humorous mystery and romance, and the catalogue holds 79 books from Full House (1981) to Split Second in 2026. Other recurring lines include Kate O'Hare & Nicolas Fox, Lizzy & Diesel, Knight and Moon, Alexandra Barnaby and the Culhane Family.

Diana Palmer is the pen name of Susan Kyle, born Susan Spaeth on December 11, 1946, an American novelist publishing romance since 1979. Kyle spent sixteen years as a journalist under the name Susan Spaeth before turning to fiction, and has also written as Diana Blayne, Katy Currie and Susan Kyle, with a science fiction novel as Susan S. Kyle. The catalogue lists 199 books from 1979 to 2026, opening with titles such as Dream's End and Sweet Enemy and reaching Blaze of Glory (2026). Wyoming Men, Soldiers of Fortune, Men of Medicine Ridge and Morcai Battalion are among the series, and Long, Tall Texans is a listed grouping. Diamond Girl became a 1998 television film. Subjects name ranchers, cowboys, Texas, Wyoming and western romance.

Barbara Dunlop has 60 books in the catalogue, published from 2001 to 2023, with subject records citing contemporary, western and erotic romance. Chief executive officers, millionaires, marriage, secrecy and Colorado also appear among the subjects. Forever Jake (2001) is the first title and The Texan's Secrets (2023) the latest. Series include Colorado Cattle Barons, Chicago Sons, Gambling Men, Whiskey Bay Brides, Paradise, Alaska, Montana Merricks, High Country Hawkes and Montana Millionaires: The Ryders.

Nora Roberts

279 books• 37 series

Nora Roberts, born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950, is an American writer of romance under that name. As J. D. Robb, Roberts writes police procedurals with science-fiction elements, and has also published as Jill March and, in the UK, as Sarah Hardesty. This listing carries 280 Roberts books, opening with Irish Thoroughbred (1981); The Missing is scheduled for 2027. Series on the page include the In Death Universe, the MacGregors, Night Tales, the Calhoun Women, the Chesapeake Bay Saga, Irish Hearts and the O'Hurleys.

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.

Kate Carlisle writes mystery and detective fiction with women sleuths. Catalogue subjects add rare books, women bookbinders, conservation and restoration, murder, crime and man-woman relationships, and name Brooklyn Wainwright as a recurring fictional character. The 35 catalogued books span 2009 to 2024, from Homicide in Hardcover (2009) to The Knife Before Christmas (2024), with If Books Could Kill (2009), Murder under Cover (2011) and One Book in the Grave (2012) along the way. Bibliophile Mystery, Fixer-Upper Mystery, Island Paradise Duet and MacLaren's Pride are the series credited to Carlisle.

Nancy Martin is the author of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries, with subjects that include socialites, sisters, women detectives and Philadelphia. The catalogue holds 37 books from Showdown (1980) to Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016). Early titles include Black Diamonds (1984), Nightcap (1986), Hit Man (1989) and Looking for Trouble (1990). Other series are Roxy Abruzzo, Miss Ruffles Mysteries and Opposite Attract. Subjects also include romance, women journalists and murder investigation. No new Martin title has appeared since 2016.

Carole Mortimer, born in England in 1960, is a British romance novelist who has written more than 150 novels since 1978 and was one of the youngest authors at Mills & Boon. The catalogue lists 291 books, starting in 1979 with The Passionate Winter, Only Lover, Savage Interlude and Tempted By Desire, and reaching Linus (2026), with Amanda and the Lord scheduled for 2027. Series include Regency Unlaced, Regency Sinners, Regency Scandal, Regency Lovers, Dangerous Dukes, Ruthless Regency Dukes, Scandalous St. Claires, Knight Security, Steele Protectors, Dragon Hearts and Wynter Hearts. Subjects cover contemporary and Regency romance, nobility, marriage and businessmen.

Lynne Graham, born 30 July 1956 in Northern Ireland, has written more than 100 romance novels for Mills & Boon since 1987. The catalogue lists 151 books from Bittersweet Passion (1987) to King's Promised Princess (2026), with Italian's Heir Before Vows scheduled for 2027. Series include International Playboys; Virgin Brides, Arrogant Husbands; Secretly Pregnant, Conveniently Wed; and Stefanos Legacy. Billionaires, Greeks, marriage and pregnancy recur among the subjects.

Penny Jordan is one of the pen names of Penelope Halsall, born Penelope Jones, an English novelist who lived from 24 November 1946 to 31 December 2011. Halsall produced more than 200 romance novels: contemporary romance as Penny Jordan, Regency romance as Caroline Courtney and historical romance as Annie Groves, the maiden name of Halsall's mother. Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock were two further pen names. Sales passed 70 million copies, with translations into many languages. The catalogue lists 210 books from 1979 to 2019, and the earliest entries, such as A Wager For Love (1979), carry the Caroline Courtney name. Series include Perfect Crightons, Jet Set Wives, Leopardi Brothers, Parenti Dynasty and Russian Rivals.

Jane Porter's 74 catalogued books span 2001 to 2026, opening with Christos's Promise (2001) and reaching A Soldier's Promise (2026). Subjects place the work in contemporary romance and romantic suspense, with arranged marriage, princesses, kings and rulers, and single mothers among the listed themes. Series include Wyatt Brothers of Montana, Taming of the Sheenans, Galvan Brides, Desert Kings, Brennan Sisters, Bellevue Wives and Disgraced Copelands. Jane Porter is still publishing.

Cathy Williams, born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1957, is a British romance novelist who has written for Mills & Boon since 1990. The catalogue lists 117 books from 1991 to 2023, with Shadow Heart, A Powerful Attraction and Caribbean Desire among the 1991 titles. Tags cover contemporary romance, billionaires, seduction and pregnancy. Secrets of the Stowe Family, After Hours with the Greek and Italian Titans are the named series, and Unveiled as the Italian's Bride (2023) is the latest entry.

Nicola Marsh is a romance author with 109 books catalogued between 2004 and 2025. The Wedding Contract (2004) is listed as the first title, alongside The Tycoon's Dating Deal from the same year. Subjects include contemporary romance, erotic romance, businessmen, marriage and Australia. Series include Hot Sydney Nights, Bollywood Billionaires, Outer Banks Secrets, Love on Ceto Island, Bombshells and Redeeming a Bad Boy. Our Perfect Family (2025) is the newest title.

Janice Maynard writes romance, with catalogue subjects that include contemporary, billionaire and workplace romance, erotica and family sagas. The 61 books run from Tent For Two (1997) to Never Let Me Go (2024). Series credited to Maynard include Southern Hearts, Men Of Wolff Mountain, Kavanaghs of Silver Glen, Kilted Heroes, Southern Secrets, Men of Stone River and Blossom Branch. Sweetheart (1997), In His Arms (1998) and Play With Me (2006) are among the earlier titles.

Heidi Rice writes contemporary romance, with subjects that also list billionaire romance, romantic comedy, erotica, Harlequin and London. The 60 catalogued books run from The Mile-High Club and Bedded by a Playboy (2007) to Boss's Bride Price (2026). Series include Billionaires After Dark, Brothers & Sisters, Secrets of Billionaire Siblings and Captive Mafia Seductions. Other titles include Unfinished Business with the Duke (2010) and Cupcakes and Killer Heels (2011).

Charlene Sands writes western romance in both historical and contemporary settings, according to the catalogue subjects, which also include ranchers, cowboys and widows. The catalogue lists 59 books, from Fortune's Vengeful Groom (1999) to One Night in Texas (2021). Titles in between include Lily Gets Her Man (2001), The Heart Of A Cowboy (2003) and The Courting of Widow Shaw (2004). Series include Suite Secrets, Worths of Red Ridge, Napa Valley Vows, Forever Texan, Boone Brothers of Texas, Slades of Sunset Ranch, Moonlight Beach Bachelors and Texas Tremaines. The catalogue marks Sands as dormant.

Roger Silverwood writes police procedurals set in England. Michael Angel is the recurring character, and the D.I. Angel / Yorkshire Murder Mystery books are the main series, with Superintendent Cawthorn and standalone novels beside them. Subjects name police, murder, investigation, serial murders and crime. The catalogue lists 33 titles from 2004, when Choker and In the Midst of Life appeared, to Angel Takes Off in 2025. Several entries in the listing carry other writers' credits, among them David Marcum, Kelvin I. Jones and Roger Johnson.

Rebecca Cantrell is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Cantrell novels have won the ITW Thriller, Macavity and Bruce Alexander awards, drawn nominations for the Barry and RT Reviewers Choice awards, and appeared in more than ten languages. The catalogue lists 18 books from A Trace of Smoke (2009) to It Wants Us Alive (2025). Cantrell series are Hannah Vogel, Joe Tesla, iMonsters and Ivy Corva. History, Berlin, women journalists and women sleuths feature in the subjects. Cantrell lives in Berlin.

J.C. Reed is catalogued under contemporary and erotic romance, with 16 books dated from 2012 to 2018. Millionaires, businessmen and women real estate agents appear among the subjects. Reed's series are No Exceptions, Surrender Your Love, An Indecent Proposal and Love Addicts Anonymous. Conquer Your Love, Surrender Your Love and Treasure Your Love date from 2013, and The Bachelor Auction (2018) is the newest title.