Sagas book series in reading order

by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

by Jeffrey Archer

by Lilian Harry

by Nancy Revell

by Lilian Harry

by Joanne Rock

by Jean Fullerton

by S. Block

Anna Jacobs writes historical sagas and romance set in England and Australia. Persons of Rank (1992) opens a catalogue of 114 books that reaches Hope Comes to Eastby End (2026), with Salem Street (1994), Ridge Hill (1996) and Our Lizzie (1999) among the early run. Family sagas name most of the series: the Gibson Family, the Kershaw Sisters, the Preston Family, the Michaels Family, the Blake Sisters and Swan River Saga, the Traders, Peppercorn Street, Rivenshaw, the Ellindale Saga, Larch Tree Lane and the Wiltshire Girls. Widows, inheritance and family life recur as subjects.

Jeffrey Archer

63 books• 11 series

Jeffrey Archer's 63 catalogued books cover novels, short stories, plays, children's books and prison diaries. The list opens with Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976) and reaches Adam and Eve in 2026. The Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and the Detective William Warwick novels are the main series; families, social class and English history supply the material.

Katie Flynn and Judith Saxton are both pen names of Judy Turner, whose books sold more than eight million copies before her death in January 2019 at the age of 82. The catalogue holds 98 titles from 1972 onward, the earliest carrying the Saxton name: Cousin to the Queen (1972), My Master Mariner (1974) and Princess In Waiting (1976). Family sagas set in wartime England and Liverpool dominate, through series such as Liverpool Sisters, the Neyler Quartet and the Rose Queen Trilogy. New titles keep appearing, with The Secret Child scheduled for 2027.

V.C. Andrews was the name used by Cleo Virginia Andrews (June 6, 1923 to December 19, 1986), an American novelist best known for Flowers in the Attic (1979). That novel led to four sequels and two film adaptations. The publisher never classed the books as Young Adult, yet their young protagonists have drawn teenage readers for decades. After Andrews died in 1986, a ghostwriter first hired to finish two incomplete manuscripts went on publishing new books under the V.C. Andrews name. The catalogue carries 108 books under that name from 1979 to 2025, across series such as Dollanganger, Casteel, Cutler, Landry, Logan and De Beers.

Freda Lightfoot wrote family sagas set in the north of England. 54 catalogued books run from Wishing Water (1995) to Angels at War (2020), with the 2010s the busiest decade. Champion Street Market, Luckpenny Land, Lakeland Sagas, Salford Saga, Poor House Lane, Polly's Journey and the Post War Saga are the series. Social conditions, sisters and the Second World War recur as subjects. The median book runs 368 pages.

Dame Catherine Cookson (born Catherine Ann McMullen, 20 June 1906 to 11 June 1998) was a British novelist. A hard childhood in South Shields, North East England, shaped the novels and supplied their setting. By 2003 Cookson's books had sold an estimated 100 million copies, and 104 titles appeared under the Cookson name and two pen names. The catalogue records 112 books, from Kate Hannigan (1950) to The Rag Maid (2017). Series include Mary Ann Shaughnessy, the Bailey Chronicles, the Mallen Trilogy and the Hamilton Trilogy. Working-class life, family sagas and historical romance appear among the subject tags.

Dilly Court is an English author of historical fiction and family sagas, born in 1940, who also publishes as Lily Baxter. Court published a first book at the age of 65, and by 2023 the novels had sold more than four million copies. Fifty-five titles are catalogued from Mermaids Singing (2005) to The Midwinter Daughter (2026), with The Spring Bride scheduled for 2027. London, family life and social conditions are the standing subjects, and the books are long, at a median of 512 pages.

Annie Murray writes English family sagas, most of them set in Birmingham. Women and children in wartime are her recurring subject, across both world wars, and the Chocolate Girls books take in the Cadbury factory at Bournville while other novels turn to the city's Jewellery Quarter. Birmingham Rose (1995) opens the catalogue, followed by Birmingham Blitz (1998), Birmingham Friends (1998), Orphan Of Angel Street (1999) and Poppy Day (2000). Her 2007 novel Where Earth Meets Sky drew a Romantic Historical Novel of the Year nomination from the Romantic Novelists Association. The 29 catalogued books reach Wartime for the Chocolate Girls (2023) and run long, a median of 516 pages.

Lilian Harry is a British author of historical fiction and romance, and the catalogue subjects add sagas, villages, England and World War II. Early books appeared under other names: Moon Over the Mountains (1977) and Saffron (1978) as Donna Baker, and Carver's Bride (1982) and Wildtrack (1983) as Nicola West. The catalogue counts 77 books up to A Child in Burracombe (2017). Burracombe Village, April Grove, a Street at War, Glassmakers Saga, Carpetmakers' Trilogy, Corner House and Cumbrian Saga are the series, and Burracombe is an imaginary English place.

Jules Bennett's catalogue lists 67 books from Home Again (2007) to Their White-Hot Christmas (2023), with subjects including contemporary, billionaire, workplace and western romance. Series credited to Bennett include Rancher's Heirs, Barrington Trilogy, St. Johns of Stonerock, Mafia Moguls, Return to Haven, Lockwood Lightning and Angel's Share. For Business...Or Marriage? (2010) and Seducing the Enemy's Daughter (2010) are among the earlier titles. Maureen Child shares the credit on 1 book.

Across 194 catalogued books, Danielle Steel writes contemporary romance and family drama: love stories, marriages, widowhood and the turns that reshape a life. The run starts with Going Home (1973) and continues through Celebration, with 24 Hours scheduled for 2027. Steel's catalogue also holds children's picture books, short stories and non-fiction beside the standalone novels that make up most of it.

Mazo de la Roche

31 books• 2 series

Mazo de la Roche (1879–1961), born Maisie Louise Roche, was a Canadian writer. The Jalna novels, a chronicle of the Whiteoak family set at Jalna in Ontario, were among the most widely read series of their day, running from Jalna (1927) through Whiteoaks of Jalna (1929), Finch's Fortune (1931), The Master of Jalna (1933) and The Building of Jalna (1935). Thirty-one books are catalogued, plays among them, with family life and Canadian social history the standing subjects.

Joanne Rock writes contemporary and historical romance, with billionaires, knights and the Middle Ages among the subjects. The 98 catalogued books span 2002 to 2026, from Learning Curves, In Hot Pursuit and Wild and Willing in 2002 to The Last Book Club. Joanne Rock's series include Murphy Brothers, McNeill Magnates, Dynasties: Mesa Falls, Single in South Beach, Kingsland Ranch and Brooklyn Nights.

Beryl Matthews writes historical sagas, and both World Wars appear among the subjects of the 25 novels. London, veterans, social conditions and brothers and sisters also recur, and the Webster Family forms the one named Matthews series. A Christmas Crisis and Links of Love (both 2001) open the list. A Time of Peace (2004) and The Forgotten Family (2006) are mid-list titles, and Beautiful Innocence (2023) is the latest.

Jean Fullerton writes historical sagas set in London's East End, often about nurses, widows and Irish immigrants. The catalogue holds 24 books from No Cure for Love (2008) to Christmas with the East End Girls (2026). Fullerton's series include Nolan Family, Nurse Millie, Nurse Connie, East End Girls and East End Ration. Call Nurse Millie (2013) opened the Millie books.

Barbara Taylor Bradford began in non-fiction, with Fashions That Please Him (1970) and a run of interior decorating guides, then wrote A Woman of Substance (1979) and the family sagas that followed. Businesswomen, inheritance and mothers and daughters are the standing subjects. 47 catalogued books include the Emma Harte and Harte Family sagas, Cavendon Hall, the House of Falconer and the Ravenscar novels. The Wonder of It All, published in 2023, closes the catalogue.

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is a British novelist of historical, romance and mystery fiction, born 13 August 1948 at Shepherd's Bush, London. The first Harrod-Eagles novel was written in 1972, during university. Most books carry the author's own name, though Emma Woodhouse and Elizabeth Bennett have also served as pseudonyms, and several 1970s titles on file appear as Emma Woodhouse. The catalogue lists 115 books from 1974 to 2026, and series include Morland Dynasty, Bill Slider, War At Home, Ashmore Castle and the Kirov Trilogy. Deadly Force (2026) is the newest.

Annie Groves was one of several pen names used by Penelope Halsall (24 November 1946 - 31 December 2011), an English writer of more than 200 romance novels who also published as Caroline Courtney, Penny Jordan, Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock. Halsall took the Groves name from her mother's maiden name and used it for historical romances; sales across the names pass 70 million copies. The catalogue lists 29 Annie Groves titles opening with Ellie Pride (2003), and entries dated after Halsall's death carry the run on to Three Sisters in the Snow (2025). Subjects on record include the Second World War of 1939-1945, England, London, family life, sagas and social customs.

Joss Wood writes contemporary romance, with catalogue subjects that include billionaires, workplace romance and romantic suspense. The 79 books run from She's So Over Him (2012) to For Business...or Pleasure (2026), and Hot Ghoul Summer is scheduled for 2027. Series include Ballantyne Billionaires, Love in Boston, Murphy International, Cape Town Tycoons, Pytheon Security and Halloween Town.

Rosie Clarke writes family sagas set in London and the English countryside, many of them running through the two world wars. Early titles appeared under the name Linda Sole, Lovers and Sinners (1992) among them. Fifty-six books are catalogued across the Mulberry Lane, Welcome To Harpers Emporium, Blackberry Farm, Dressmakers Alley, Workshop Girls and Women at War series, reaching Duty and Dreams at Harpers (2026), with Healing Hearts on Blackberry Farm scheduled for 2027.

Rosie Goodwin writes historical family sagas set in England, with recorded subjects covering the Second World War, social conditions, household employees and family life. The catalogue lists 51 books from The Bad Apple (2004) to Finding May, scheduled for 2027. Days of the Week, Precious Stones, Dilly's Story, Flower Girls and Claire McMullen are the series recorded, and a colouring-book strand sits alongside the novels.

Ellie Dean is a pen name of Tamara McKinley, an Australian-born author based in the south of England. The Cliffehaven books, also listed as Beach View Boarding House, carry the Dean name and have sold more than a million copies. The earlier Australian novels appeared as Tamara McKinley, from Matilda's Last Waltz (1999) through Jacaranda Vines (2001) and Undercurrents (2004) to Ocean Child (2010), alongside the Oceana Trilogy. The catalogue holds 36 titles reaching The Long Road Home (2026), with subjects covering the Second World War, England, Australia and family sagas.

Sagas set against the Second World War, family life and social conditions in England and Ireland make up the subjects attached to Anne Bennett's catalogue. The listing holds 22 books published between 1998 and 2021, opening with A Little Learning (1998) and closing with As Time Goes By (2021); Pack Up Your Troubles (2000), Danny Boy (2004), Daughter Of Mine (2005) and To Have and to Hold (2006) fall between. McCluskey Saga is the one series recorded, and no title has been added since 2021.

Rita Bradshaw, born 1949, is a British romance novelist who writes historical romance under the Bradshaw name and contemporary romance as Helen Brooks. The catalogue lists 72 books from 1988 to 2023. Helen Brooks titles include Treasure Hunt Vacation (1988), Stone Angel (1992) and Cold Fire (1993). Believing in Tomorrow (2023) is the newest. Sagas, England, orphans and World War II appear in the subjects, and Husbands and Wives and Proposals are listed series.