Kay Hooper Reading Order

6 books (1991–2006)

Kay Hooper's Anthologies series comprises six complete books published between 1991 and 2006, spanning fantasy, mystery, and thriller genres. These standalone anthological collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Christmas Love Stories and concluding with Gifts of Love. The series offers diverse stories across its six volumes, each presenting different tales within its respective collection.

Start with Christmas Love Stories, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Christmas Love Stories 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Delaney Christmas Carol 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hearts Of Gold 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	My Guardian Angel 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	I'd Kill For That 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Gifts of Love 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1989–1991)

Kay Hooper's Antiquities Hunters is a two-book fantasy mystery series that concluded in 1991. The complete series comprises Enemy Mine and The Haviland Touch, which should be read in publication order. Both novels were released within a two-year span, with the first installment arriving in 1989.

Start with Enemy Mine and read in order.

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1	Enemy Mine 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Haviland Touch 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2018)

The Bishop Files is a complete three-book mystery and fantasy series by Kay Hooper published between 2012 and 2018. The trilogy consists of The First Prophet, A Deadly Web, and Final Shadows and should be read in publication order. Each installment builds on the previous one, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the story's development and interconnected plot threads.

Start with The First Prophet and read in order.

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1	The First Prophet 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Deadly Web 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Final Shadows 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

20 books (2000–2021)

Kay Hooper's Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series consists of 20 books published between 2000 and 2021, following a team of psychic investigators working within the FBI. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Hiding in the Shadows. Combining fantasy and thriller elements, the books explore cases involving paranormal abilities and criminal investigation across two decades of storytelling.

Start with Hiding in the Shadows, the first of 20 books in the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series.

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1	Hiding in the Shadows 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Out of the Shadows 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Stealing Shadows 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Touching Evil 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Whisper of Evil 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Sense of Evil 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Hunting Fear 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Chill of Fear 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sleeping with Fear 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Blood Dreams 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Blood Sins 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Blood Ties 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Haven 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Hostage 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Haunted 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Fear the Dark 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Wait for Dark 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Hold Back the Dark 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Hidden Salem 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Curse of Salem 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1987–1987)

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1	Sydney, The Temptress(By: Fayrene Preston) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1987–1988)

The Delaneys: The Untamed Years is a complete four-book fantasy series published between 1987 and 1988. Written primarily by Kay Hooper with contributions from Fayrene Preston and Iris Johansen, the books should be read in publication order beginning with Adelaide, The Enchantress. The series concludes with Wild Silver and offers a blend of fantasy and mystery elements across its full arc.

Start with Adelaide, The Enchantress, the first of 4 books in the Delaneys: The Untamed Years series.

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1	Adelaide, The Enchantress 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Copper Fire(By: Fayrene Preston) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Golden Flames 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Wild Silver(By: Iris Johansen) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1988–1988)

The Delaneys: The Untamed Years II is a complete two-book series by Kay Hooper, published in 1988. Both Silken Thunder and Velvet Lightning should be read in publication order. This fantasy and mystery-thriller series concludes the Delaneys saga with interconnected stories that build on each other.

Start with Silken Thunder(By: Fayrene Preston) and read in order.

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1	Silken Thunder(By: Fayrene Preston) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Velvet Lightning 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1987–1989)

Kay Hooper's Hagan series comprises eleven fantasy and mystery-thriller novels published between 1987 and 1989, now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with In Serena's Web and concluding with It Takes a Thief. Each entry in this finished series can be enjoyed as a standalone adventure while contributing to the larger narrative arc.

Start with In Serena's Web, the first of 11 books in the Hagan series.

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1	In Serena's Web 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rafferty's Wife 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Raven on the Wing 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Fall of Lucas Kendrick 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Zach's Law 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Captain's Paradise 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Outlaw Derek 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Shades of Gray 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Unmasking Kelsey 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Aces High 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	It Takes a Thief 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1993–1993)

The Men of Mysteries Past series by Kay Hooper consists of four complete novels published in 1993, blending fantasy with mystery and thriller elements. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with All for Quinn and continuing through Hunting the Wolfe, The Touch of Max, and The Trouble with Jared. The series is now complete and standalone-friendly for readers seeking interconnected stories from this period of Hooper's work.

Start with All for Quinn, the first of 4 books in the Men Of Mysteries Past series.

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1	All for Quinn 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hunting the Wolfe 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Touch of Max 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Trouble with Jared 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1991–1991)

Kay Hooper's Montana/Trey Fortier series consists of two completed fantasy mystery thrillers published in 1991. Both Crime of Passion and House of Cards should be read in publication order to follow the story as intended. This duology combines elements of fantasy and mystery in a self-contained narrative arc.

Start with Crime of Passion and read in order.

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1	Crime of Passion 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	House of Cards 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1989–1991)

Kay Hooper's Once Upon A Time... series consists of seven fantasy mysteries published between 1989 and 1991, with the complete arc comprising Golden Threads, The Glass Shoe, Star-Crossed Lovers, The Lady and the Lion, Through the Looking Glass, What Dreams May Come, and The Matchmaker. The series is finished and should be read in publication order to experience the full narrative progression. Each installment weaves fairy tale elements with mystery plotting across the interconnected storylines.

Start with Golden Threads, the first of 7 books in the Once Upon A Time... series.

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1	Golden Threads 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Glass Shoe 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Star-Crossed Lovers 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Lady and the Lion 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Through the Looking Glass 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	What Dreams May Come 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Matchmaker 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1984–1986)

Kay Hooper's Pepper series consists of two complete fantasy-thriller novels published in the mid-1980s. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with If There Be Dragons and continuing with Pepper's Way. This compact series blends elements of fantasy and mystery into a finished narrative arc.

Start with If There Be Dragons and read in order.

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1	If There Be Dragons 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pepper's Way 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2002–2003)

Kay Hooper's Quinn/Thief series consists of two complete fantasy mystery novels published in 2002 and 2003. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Once a Thief followed by Always a Thief, as they form a connected narrative arc. This brief series blends elements of fantasy and thriller genres to create its distinctive story.

Start with Once a Thief and read in order.

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1	Once a Thief 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Always a Thief 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1984–1986)

Kay Hooper's Second Chance at Love series consists of three complete books published between 1984 and 1986, all originally released under the pen name Kay Robbins. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Moonlight Rhapsody and continuing through Eye of the Beholder and On Her Doorstep. These fantasy and mystery-themed novels blend elements of both genres throughout the completed trilogy.

Start with Moonlight Rhapsody(As:Kay Robbins) and read in order.

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1	Moonlight Rhapsody(As:Kay Robbins) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Eye of the Beholder(As:Kay Robbins) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	On Her Doorstep(As:Kay Robbins) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1986–1986)

The Shamrock Trinity is a three-book fantasy and mystery series completed in 1986. Written by Kay Hooper along with contributing authors Fayrene Preston and Iris Johansen, the series should be read in publication order beginning with Burke, the Kingpin, followed by Rafe, the Maverick, and concluding with York, the Renegade. This complete series blends elements of fantasy and thriller storytelling across its interconnected narratives.

Start with Burke, the Kingpin(By: Fayrene Preston) and read in order.

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1	Burke, the Kingpin(By: Fayrene Preston) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rafe, the Maverick 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	York, the Renegade(By: Iris Johansen) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

24 books (1981–2004)

Kay Hooper's Standalone Novels series comprises 24 complete books published between 1981 and 2004, blending fantasy, mystery, and thriller elements across contemporary romance narratives. Each novel functions as an independent story with its own characters and plot, though they share thematic and tonal consistency across the collection. Begin with Lady Thief and proceed in publication order through the series, which includes several titles released under the author's alternate pen name Kay Robbins. This collection showcases Hooper's range as a writer across nearly two and a half decades of standalone storytelling.

Start with Lady Thief, the first of 24 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Lady Thief 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Breathless Surrender 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mask of Passion 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Return Engagement(As: Kay Robbins) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Elusive Dawn(As: Kay Robbins) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Kissed by Magic(As: Kay Robbins) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	On Wings of Magic 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Taken by Storm(As: Kay Robbins) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	C.J.'s Fate 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Something Different 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Illegal Possession 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Belonging to Taylor(As: Kay Robbins) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Larger Than Life 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Rebel Waltz 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Time After Time 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Summer of the Unicorn 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Wizard of Seattle 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Haunting of Josie 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Amanda 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	After Caroline 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Finding Laura 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Haunting Rachel 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Enchanted 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Elusive 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible