Danielle Steel Reading Order

4 books (1992–1992)

The Freddie Children's series by Danielle Steel consists of four complete books published in 1992, following publication order. These young adult stories should be read starting with Freddie and the Doctor, followed by Freddie's Accident, Freddie's First Night Away, and Freddie's Trip.

Start with Freddie and the Doctor, the first of 4 books in the Freddie Children’s series.

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1	Freddie and the Doctor 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Freddie's Accident 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Freddie's First Night Away 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Freddie's Trip 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1989–1991)

The Max & Martha Children's series by Danielle Steel consists of ten books published between 1989 and 1991. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Martha's Best Friend. The books follow young characters navigating everyday childhood experiences and family situations, making them suitable for young readers.

Start with Martha's Best Friend, the first of 10 books in the Max & Martha Children's series.

#	Title
1	Martha's Best Friend 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Martha's New Daddy 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Martha's New School 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Max and the Baby-sitter 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Max's Daddy Goes to the Hospital 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Max's New Baby 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Martha's New Puppy 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Max Runs Away 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Martha and Hilary and the Stranger 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Max and Grandpa and Grandpa Winky 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1998–2020)

Danielle Steel's complete non-fiction series consists of four books published between 1998 and 2020. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with His Bright Light and continuing through A Gift of Hope, Pure Joy, and Expect a Miracle. This is a finished series with no additional volumes planned.

Start with His Bright Light, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	His Bright Light 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Gift of Hope 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pure Joy 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Expect a Miracle 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2000–2016)

The Picture series by Danielle Steel consists of three complete books published between 2000 and 2016. These standalone-style entries should be read in publication order, beginning with The Happiest Hippo in the World, followed by Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood. The series blends Steel's characteristic romance and young adult storytelling across its three installments.

Start with The Happiest Hippo in the World and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Happiest Hippo in the World 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pretty Minnie in Paris 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pretty Minnie in Hollywood 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1984–1984)

#	Title
1	Love 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

172 books (1973–2027)

Danielle Steel's standalone novels comprise an extensive collection of 170 individual books published from 1973 to 2026, with the series remaining ongoing. Each novel stands alone and can be read independently, though readers interested in experiencing Steel's complete body of work in the order it was written should begin with Going Home, her debut, and proceed through the publication chronology. This prolific output spans romance, young adult, and non-fiction genres, offering diverse narratives across Steel's five-decade career as an author.

Start with Going Home, the first of 170 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Going Home 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Passion's Promise / Golden Moments 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Now and Forever 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Promise 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Season of Passion 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Summer's End 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Ring 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Loving 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Palomino 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Remembrance 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	To Love Again 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Crossings 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Once in a Lifetime 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Perfect Stranger 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Changes 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Thurston House 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Full Circle 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Family Album 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Secrets 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Wanderlust 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Fine Things 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Kaleidoscope 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Star 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Zoya 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Daddy 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Message from Nam 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Heartbeat 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	No Greater Love 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Jewels 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Mixed Blessings 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Vanished 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Accident 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Gift 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Wings 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Five Days in Paris 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Lightning 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Malice 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Silent Honor 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Special Delivery 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Ghost 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	The Ranch 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Bittersweet 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Mirror Image 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	The Klone and I 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	The Long Road Home 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Granny Dan 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Irresistible Forces 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Journey 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	The House on Hope Street 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	The Wedding 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Leap of Faith 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Lone Eagle 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	The Kiss 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Answered Prayers 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Sunset In St. Tropez 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	The Cottage 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Dating Game 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Johnny Angel 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Safe Harbour 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Echoes 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Ransom 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Second Chance 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Impossible 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Miracle 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Toxic Bachelors 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Coming Out 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	H.R.H. 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	The House 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Amazing Grace 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	Bungalow 2 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Sisters 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	A Good Woman 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Honor Thyself 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Rogue 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	Matters of the Heart 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	One Day at a Time 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Southern Lights 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	Big Girl 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	Family Ties 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	Legacy 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	44 Charles Street 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Happy Birthday 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Hotel Vendome 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Betrayal 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Friends Forever 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	The Sins of the Mother 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	First Sight 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Until the End of Time 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Winners 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	A Perfect Life 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Pegasus 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	Power Play 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Country 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Precious Gifts 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
95	Prodigal Son 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
96	Undercover 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
97	Blue 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
98	Magic 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
99	Property of a Noblewoman 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	Rushing Waters 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
101	The Apartment 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
102	The Award 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
103	Against All Odds 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
104	Dangerous Games 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
105	Fairytale 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
106	Past Perfect 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
107	The Duchess 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
108	The Mistress 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
109	The Right Time 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
110	Accidental Heroes 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
111	Beauchamp Hall 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
112	Fall from Grace 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
113	In His Father's Footsteps 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
114	The Cast 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
115	The Good Fight 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
116	Blessing in Disguise 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
117	Child's Play 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
118	Lost and Found 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
119	Silent Night 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
120	Spy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
121	The Dark Side 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
122	Turning Point 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
123	All That Glitters 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
124	Daddy's Girls 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
125	Moral Compass 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
126	Royal 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
127	The Numbers Game 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
128	The Wedding Dress 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
129	Complications 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
130	Finding Ashley 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
131	Flying Angels 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
132	Neighbors 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
133	Nine Lives 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
134	The Affair 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
135	The Butler 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
136	Beautiful 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
137	High Stakes 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
138	Invisible 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
139	Suspects 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
140	The Challenge 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
141	The High Notes 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
142	The Whittiers 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
143	Happiness 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
144	Palazzo 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
145	Second Act 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
146	The Ball at Versailles 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
147	The Wedding Planner 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
148	Without a Trace 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
149	Worthy Opponents 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
150	Joy 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
151	Never Too Late 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
152	Only the Brave 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
153	Resurrection 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
154	Trial by Fire 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
155	Triangle 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
156	Upside Down 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
157	A Mind of Her Own 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
158	A Mother's Love 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
159	Far From Home 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
160	For Richer or For Poorer 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
161	Never Say Never 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
162	The Color of Hope 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
163	The Portrait 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
164	A Woman's Place 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
165	Celebration 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
166	Felicia's Favorites 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
167	Ruthless 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
168	The Devil's Daughter 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
169	The True Meaning of Love 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
170	Weddings 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
171	24 Hours 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
172	Strong in the Broken Places 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible