United States. Navy. SEALs book series in reading order

by Traci Hunter Abramson

by Don Mann

Suzanne Brockmann, born 1960, is an American writer of romantic fiction, some of it under the name Anne Brock. Brockmann lives near Boston, Massachusetts. The catalogue counts 69 books, opening with Future Perfect in 1993 and running to Jules Cassidy, P.I. in 2026. Troubleshooters and Tall, Dark & Dangerous are recurring series, and Navy SEALs, terrorism, kidnapping and government investigators appear in the subjects, together with romantic suspense.

Don Mann's catalogue mixes handbooks with thrillers and runs to 21 books published between 2001 and 2023. The United States Navy SEALs are the recurring subject: Inside SEAL Team Six (2011) and The U.S. Navy SEAL Survival Handbook (2012) sit alongside titles such as Hunt the Wolf (2012), Hunt the Scorpion (2013) and Hunt the Fox (2015). SEAL Team Six is the series the catalogue records for Mann. Special operations, counter-terrorism and cyberterrorism appear among the subjects. History's Assassins: Motives for Murder (2023) is the newest entry.

Romance author Cat Johnson has 98 books in the catalogue, published from 2006 to 2026. Subjects include contemporary, western and erotic romance, military fiction, United States Navy SEALs, cowboys and Oklahoma. Hot SEALs and Studs in Spurs are listed as recurring character groups, and series include Smalltown Secrets, Red, Hot & Blue, Oklahoma Nights, Midnight Cowboys and Maverick Ranch. The first catalogued title is Black Cat (2006); the newest is Cadaver Lab 5: Mind Over Murder (2026). Johnson has also worked as a marketing manager, professional harpist, bartender, tour guide and radio show host.

Traci Hunter Abramson writes romantic and Christian suspense, drawing on Navy SEALs, special operations, witness protection and competitive swimming, with Mormon life among its subjects. The Saint Squad heads her series, and Falcon Point Suspense, Dream's Edge, Luke Steele and Pen & Dagger sit beside it. Fifty-six catalogued books run from Undercurrents (2004) to Treasures of Falcon Point in 2026.

Sandra Hill writes historical and contemporary romance, and new beginnings is the theme running through the work. The Reluctant Viking (1994) opens a catalogue of 61 books that reaches Jinx Christmas (2026), taking in two Viking series, the Cajun and Creole Historical books, Deadly Angels, Bell Sound, Jinx and the Tante Lulu Adventures. Vikings, time travel, vampires, angels and Navy SEALs recur as subjects. Hill grew up in central Pennsylvania, attended Penn State and worked ten years in journalism before that first novel.

Roberta Helmer (July 19, 1950 - May 21, 2018) published as Christina Skye, and under that pseudonym wrote more than thirty-two novels across romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and contemporary and historical romance. Titles reached the USA Today, New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and the fiction has been translated into ten languages. Helmer's own name went on five non-fiction books about classical Chinese puppet theatre and traditional Chinese folk arts. The catalogue lists 41 titles opening with Defiant Captive (1990), and Draycott Abbey, SEAL and Code Name, Regency Era, Dangerous Heroes and Dangerous Delameres are the series on record.

Lindsay McKenna is the pseudonym of Eileen Nauman, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1967 and has also been a volunteer firefighter, an EMT in Arizona and a pilot. Nauman is known as the Top Gun of Women's Military Fiction. The catalogue records 148 books from Captive of Fate (1983) to No Turning Back (2024). Morgan's Mercenaries and its sub-series, Delos, Wind River Valley, Shadow Team and Black Jaguar Squadron are among the series, and military veterans, cowboys and Wyoming appear in the subjects alongside romantic suspense.

Scott McEwen writes about American special operations: Navy SEALs, snipers, undercover work and counter-terrorism. Eleven books are catalogued between 2010 and 2021. Eyes on Target (2013) collects inside accounts from the SEAL brotherhood, and the novels One-Way Trip (2013), Target America (2014), The Sniper and the Wolf (2015), American Commander (2016) and Ghost Sniper (2016) follow, with Sniper Elite a recurring name. Camp Valor is the one recorded series, opening with Camp Valor (2018). Nothing new has been catalogued since Hell Week and Beyond (2021).

John Ringo, born March 22, 1963, is an American author of science fiction and military fiction, with several New York Times best sellers. The work ranges from straight science fiction to military and political thrillers, and more than seven million copies are in print in seven languages. The catalogue starts with A Hymn Before Battle (2000), followed by Gust Front, March Upcountry and March to the Sea in 2001, and reaches Beyond the Rift (2026). Series include Posleen War, Black Tide Rising, Council Wars, Looking Glass, Troy Rising, Von Neumann's War and Special Circumstances. Subjects include space warfare, human-alien encounters, Navy SEALs and survival.

JoAnn Ross, an American writer, has published more than 100 novels since 1983 across romance, romantic suspense and women's fiction, and has also written as JoAnn Robbins and JoAnn Robb. She belongs to the Romance Writers of America's Honor Roll of best-selling authors and holds Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards in both category and contemporary single title. The catalogue lists 114 books from Winning Season (1983) to Just One Look (2022) and marks the run as dormant. Series include Shelter Bay, Honeymoon Harbor, Castlelough, High Risk, Lucky Penny, Callahan Brothers, Stewart Sisters and New Orleans Knights. Subjects include Navy SEALs, private investigators and first loves.

Patrick Robinson, born in 1940, is a British novelist and newspaper columnist best known for naval thrillers. Those novels build each plot around a crisis facing the world in the early 21st century, with US Navy SEALs, submarine warfare and terrorism as recurring material; Admiral Arnold Morgan and Mack Bedford anchor the two main series. Robinson also wrote four non-fiction books on thoroughbred horses, plus True Blue, an account of the 1987 Oxford Boat Race mutiny co-written with Dan Topolski that won the first William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 1989, and One Hundred Days, a biography of Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward. The catalogue holds 24 books from 1985 to 2023.

Lora Leigh, born March 6, 1965, is an American author of erotic romance with New York Times bestseller status. Leigh began publishing in 2003 with the electronic publisher Ellora's Cave. The Breeds is the longest-running series, and Elite Ops, Nauti Boys, Bound Hearts, Wizard Twins and Men of Summer are among the others. The catalogue holds 115 books from 2003 to Play Hard (2025). Leigh won the 2009 RT Award for erotica and was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky.

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.

Paranormal and medieval romance for adult and teen readers is Terry Spear's specialism. Born in Sacramento, California, Spear built a werewolf romance line that began with Heart of the Wolf, named by Publishers Weekly among its Best Books of the Year for 2008. Heart of the Jaguar opened in 2012 with Savage Hunger, and Heart of the Cougar followed as a self-published series. Shapeshifters, werewolves and vampires run through 151 catalogued books dated 2005 to 2026, from Killing the Bloodlust to Cougar Christmas Catastrophe, with Highland Wolf, World of Fae and Magic of Inherian among the other series.

Richard Marcinko

20 books• 2 series

Rogue Warrior (1992) opens Richard Marcinko's catalogue and gives it its recurring figure. Marcinko, born in 1940 and died in 2021, was the first commanding officer of US Navy SEAL Team Six and a Vietnam veteran before turning author. 20 catalogued books span 1992 to 2014, mixing action fiction about special forces and terrorism with leadership and business titles such as Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior (1996). Curse of the Infidel (2014) is the most recent, and the catalogue is likely complete.

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.

Brenda Streater Jackson, born February 2, 1953, is an American author of contemporary multicultural romance. Jackson was the first African-American author published in the Silhouette Desire line, and in October 2013 became the first African American to publish a 100th novel. The site lists 154 books from Tonight And Forever (1995) to Beneath The Dawn (2026). Madaris Family & Friends, Westmoreland Legacy, Forged of Steele, Catalina Cove and Grangers are among the series. Subjects include African American women, ranchers and romantic suspense.

Kendall Ryan, born August 15, 1981, is an American novelist on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists. Ryan writes romance, new adult fiction and romantic comedy, and the books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Self-published successes include Resisting Her, Hard to Love, The Impact of You and Filthy Beautiful Lies, while the Love By Design series was published by Simon & Schuster. The catalogue holds 91 titles, opening with Make Me Yours and Unravel Me (both 2012) and reaching The Boyfriend Algorithm (2026). Hot Jocks, Room Mates, Looking to Score, Frisky Business and Must Love Hockey are among the series.

Brian Andrews is catalogued for suspense and espionage involving terrorism, bioterrorism and the United States Navy SEALs. Entries run from Ring of Flowers (2012) and The Calypso Directive (2012) to Insurgent (2026). Series include Tier One Origins, Sons of Valor, Shepherds and Sandbox. Hong Kong Black (2017) carries the credit Alex Ryan. Prague, Vienna and Israel appear among the settings in the subjects.

David Hagberg (October 9, 1942 to September 8, 2019) was an American novelist of techno-thrillers. Kirk McGarvey, a super-spy, is the character most associated with Hagberg. The listing also carries the Wallace Mahoney, Magic Man, Bill Lane and Nate Osborne and Ashley Borden series, Flash Gordon novels and non-fiction. Espionage, terrorism, intelligence officers and assassins are among the subjects, and Traitor (2022) is the newest listed title.

Black Knights Inc. and Deep Six are the romantic suspense series that carry Julie Ann Walker's name, beside the contemporary love story In Moonlight and Memories. Her 28 catalogued books run from Hell on Wheels (2012) to Fade to Black (2026), with special operations, Navy SEALs, motorcycles and bodyguards among the recurring subjects. Walker taught high school mathematics before writing full time, and has reached the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.

Carla Cassidy, born Carla Bracale in Kansas, is an American romance novelist who has published since 1988. The first novels carried the maiden name Carla Bracale, later ones the married name Cassidy, and one fantasy novel appeared under the name Carla Cook. The catalogue lists 184 books, from Falling for You (1988, as Carla Bracale) to The Final Victim (2026). Series include Cowboys of Holiday Ranch, Wild West Bodyguards, Scarecrow Murders, Mustang, Montana, Lawmen of Black Rock, Cherokee Corners, Men of Wolf Creek and Kings of Coyote Creek. Subjects include romantic suspense, cowboys, bodyguards and serial murderers.

Brandon Webb, born 12 June 1974, is a former United States Navy SEAL and a New York Times bestselling author who has written or collaborated on twelve books. Webb founded and runs Hurricane Group, LLC, whose outlets include The Load Out Room, sofrep radio and the SpecOps Channel on YouTube, and comments in the media on snipers and Special Operations Forces. The catalogue lists 23 books from 2010 to 2025, starting with The 21st Century Sniper: A Complete Practical Guide (2010). SOFREP, Navy SEAL Tips, Finn Thrillers and Special Operations Files are listed series, and Jack Murphy is credited on 2 books.