Oregon book series in reading order

by Kate Wilhelm

by Robyn Carr

by Kendra Elliot

by Wendi Silvano

by L.J. Sellers

by Warren C. Easley

Kate Wilhelm wrote science fiction, mystery and suspense across a catalogue of 75 books published between 1963 and 2022. The American author won a Hugo Award for Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang and founded the Clarion Workshop with her husband Damon Knight and the writer Robin Scott Wilson. Her two long series are the Barbara Holloway books, about an Oregon lawyer, and Constance and Charlie, about the private investigators Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn. The list runs from The Mile-Long Spaceship (1963) to The House Share (2022) and has been dormant since.

Women pioneers on the American frontier are Jane Kirkpatrick's subject, written as Christian historical fiction and often set in Oregon. Kinship and Courage, Tender Ties, Change and Cherish, Portraits of the Heart and Women of Cannon Beach are among her series, with non-fiction alongside. Sixty-five catalogued books run from Homestead (1991) to With the Enduring Tides in 2026.

Kendra Elliot writes romantic suspense and thrillers, and subjects tie the books to Oregon, the FBI, serial murders and missing persons. The catalogue holds 45 books from 2012 to 2027, starting with Hidden (2012). Elliot's series include Bone Secrets, Callahan & McLane, Mercy Kilpatrick, Widow's Island, Columbia River and Noelle Marshall. Until She Dies (2026) is the newest title, and Never To Return is set for 2027.

Ellie Alexander writes mysteries, with subjects that include bakeries, family-owned businesses, Oregon and women sleuths. The catalogue lists 58 books from 2010 to 2027; the earliest, Underneath the Ash (2010), appeared as Kate Dyer-Seeley. Meet Your Baker (2014), A Batter of Life and Death (2015) and On Thin Icing (2015) come next. Series include Bakeshop Mysteries, Secret Bookcase Mysteries, Meg Reed Investigates, Novel Detectives Mystery and the Sloan Krause shorts. The Pumpkin Vice Cafe (2026) is the newest title and A Fatal Frost is set for 2027.

Phillip Margolin

35 books• 6 series

Legal thrillers built on murder trials are the work of Phillip Margolin. Gone, But Not Forgotten (1993) sits early in a catalogue of 35 books that reaches 2026, and Margolin's series follow the lawyers Robin Lockwood, Amanda Jaffe, Madison Kincaid, and Brad Miller with Dana Cutler. Courtroom suspense and criminal investigation carry the novels, which run to a median of 362 pages.

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Maisey Yates is the author of 184 catalogued books, from His Virgin Acquisition (2010) to First Witches Club (2026), with Challenging Her Cowboy scheduled for 2027. Subject headings cover contemporary and western romance, cowboys, ranchers, Oregon, princes and princesses. Series include Gold Valley, Gold Valley Vineyards, Copper Ridge, Four Corners Ranch, Jasper Creek, Mustang River, Deacons of Bourbon Street and Once Upon a Seduction. A Mistake, a Prince and a Pregnancy (2010), The Argentine's Price (2011) and A Royal Without Mercy (2012) are early titles.

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.

April Henry

26 books• 4 series

April Henry writes mysteries for young readers and adults, much of it set in Oregon. Claire Montrose leads the early novels from Circles of Confusion (1999). Girl, Stolen (2010) starts a run built on kidnapping, and the Point Last Seen books follow. Twenty-four titles are catalogued, reaching In the Blood in 2026.

Lisi Harrison

41 books• 10 series

Lisi Harrison is a Canadian author of young adult fiction, known for three series: The Clique, Alphas and Monster High. The Clique (2004) opens a catalogue of 41 titles, with middle schools, cliques, friendship and competition in the subject tags, and monsters, boarding schools and prejudice beside them. Graphic novels, a Clique Summer Collection and the Graveyard Girls follow. Two Truths and a Lion (2023) is the most recent title.

Lisa Gardner, born in 1972, is an American suspense novelist and a #1 New York Times bestseller. Gardner started out in romantic suspense under the name Alicia Scott, and three series here carry that pseudonym. The domestic thriller The Perfect Husband (1997) was the breakthrough. Gardner's series follow Detective D.D. Warren, Tessa Leoni and Frankie Elkin, and police investigations, missing persons and Boston recur in the subjects. The catalogue counts 48 books from Walking After Midnight (1992) to You'll Be Sorry (2026). Gardner's novels appear in more than 30 countries, and screen credits include At the Midnight House, The Survivors Club and Hide.

Nancy Bush writes romance and romantic suspense, with Oregon, serial murders and women journalists among the catalogue subjects. The listing counts 50 books from Dare to Love (1982) to The Psychic (2025), and many 1980s titles carry the credit Natalie Bishop. Series include Nowhere / Rafferty Family, Danner Quartet, Jane Kelly and River Glen, and The Colony appears as a related listing.

Melissa McClone has 83 catalogued books published from 1999 to 2025, with romance, contemporary romance and tender romance among the subjects. Fiance for the Night (1999) is the first title, followed by If the Ring Fits... and The Accidental Princess (both 2000) and The Billionaire's Wedding Masquerade (2004). Series listings include Mountain Rescue Romance, Billionaires of Silicon Forest, Bar V5 Dude Ranch, Berry Lake Cupcake Posse and Silver Falls. Other subjects include marriage, princes, Oregon and Christmas stories. Holiday Letters from Hood Hamlet (2025) is the newest, and McClone is still publishing.

Patricia H. Rushford is an award-winning author and speaker with more than sixty fiction and nonfiction books. Rushford holds a nursing degree and a master's in counseling and is also an artist and quilter. The Jennie McGrady Mysteries for young adults have sold over 500,000 copies, and Silent Witness won the Silver Angel Award and received an Edgar nomination. The catalogue lists 50 books from 1983 to 2018, opening with Have You Hugged Your Teenager Today? (1983). Series include Helen Bradley, McAllister Files, Angel Delaney and Max & Me Mysteries.

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.

Debbie Macomber

245 books• 35 series

Debbie Macomber, born October 22, 1948, is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six Macomber novels became made-for-TV movies, and the Cedar Cove novels became a television series of the same name, with Macomber serving as executive producer on the adaptations. Macomber won the first fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and holds a RITA Award and a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America. The catalogue counts 245 books between Starlight (1983) and A Date with Santa (2026). Series include Heart of Texas, Midnight Sons, Navy, Those Manning Men, Orchard Valley and Angels Everywhere.

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.

Jayne Ann Krentz, born Jayne Castle on 28 March 1948 in Cobb, California, is an American romance novelist with New York Times bestsellers under seven pseudonyms. Three names remain in use: Krentz for contemporary romantic suspense, Amanda Quick for historical romantic suspense and Jayne Ann Castle for futuristic and paranormal romantic suspense. More than 35 million copies are in print. The catalogue lists 205 books, from Vintage of Surrender (1979, as Jayne Castle) to Enter the Nightmare (2026), with The Book Hunter due in 2027. Early titles also appeared as Jayne Bentley, Jayne Taylor and Stephanie James. Series include Burning Cove, Eclipse Bay and the Dreamlight Trilogy.

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.

Romantic suspense is the register Elle James works in: undercover operations, Navy SEALs, ranchers, Austin, Texas and love stories all appear in the subjects recorded against the books. The catalogue runs to 216 titles between 2005 and 2026, beginning with To Kiss a Frog (2005) and Voodoo on the Bayou (2005) and reaching Papa Noel (2026). Brotherhood Protectors, Take No Prisoners, Iron Horse Legacy, Delta Force Strong, Hellfire, Texas and Covert Cowboys, Inc. are among the series listed under the James name.

S.M. Stirling

96 books• 25 series

Born in France on September 30, 1953, Stephen Michael Stirling writes science fiction and fantasy as S.M. Stirling and holds Canadian and American nationality. Stirling is the author of the Draka alternate history novels, the Nantucket books combining time travel with alternate history, and the Emberverse. The catalogue starts with Snow Brother (1985), then The Sharpest Edge (1986), Marching Through Georgia (1988) and Under the Yoke (1989). Series include Raj Whitehall, Fifth Millennium, Island in the Sea of Time, Dies the Fire, Lords of Creation, Shadowspawn and T2. Subjects include time travel, the regression of civilization, imaginary wars and space warfare.

Darcy Burke writes historical and contemporary romance, and the catalogue counts 77 books from Her Wicked Ways (2012) to A Whisper of Fate (2026). What the Scoundrel Desires is due in 2027. Series include Phoenix Club, Untouchables, Ribbon Ridge, Rogue Rules, Secrets & Scandals, Legendary Rogues, Matchmaking Chronicles, Spitfire Society and Only Murders in the Square. Subjects include the upper class, criminals, suspense and Oregon.

Roland Smith, born November 30, 1951, is an American author of young adult fiction and of nonfiction for children. The catalogue lists 51 titles from Sea Otter Rescue (1990) to The Vaquita (2025), with early books on zoo animals, Primates in the Zoo, Snakes in the Zoo, Inside the Zoo Nursery, sitting beside later adventure fiction. Series include I, Q, Peak, Storm Runners, Zach's Lie, Jacob Lansa, Marty and Grace and the Alphabet Picture books; Marie Smith shares credit on 3 of the titles. Subjects name survival, adventure, spies, mountaineering and terrorism.

Jamie Beck writes contemporary romance and family drama. Twenty-one books are catalogued between 2014 and 2023 across the Sterling Canyon, St. James Siblings, Sanctuary Sound and Potomac Point series. In the Cards (2014) opens the run, followed by Accidentally Hers (2015), Worth the Wait (2015) and Secretly Hers (2016). Colorado skiing, single mothers, physical therapists and neighbours appear among the catalogued subjects.