Mary Daheim Reading Order

3 books (1997–2003)

Mary Daheim's three-book mystery anthology series spans from 1997 to 2003 and is now complete. These interconnected collections, which include Murder, They Wrote, Malice Domestic 8, and Motherhood Is Murder, should be read in publication order to fully appreciate their development. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with romantic undertones across its standalone entries.

Start with Murder, They Wrote and read in order.

#	Title
1	Murder, They Wrote 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Malice Domestic 8 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Motherhood Is Murder 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

32 books (1991–2020)

Mary Daheim's Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series comprises 32 complete novels published between 1991 and 2020, following a cozy mystery format with romantic elements. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Fowl Prey and concluding decades later with the final entry. Each book features the exploits of a bed-and-breakfast proprietor who becomes entangled in various murder investigations and misadventures throughout the collection.

Start with Fowl Prey, the first of 32 books in the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series.

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1	Fowl Prey 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Just Desserts 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Holy Terrors 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bantam of the Opera 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dune to Death 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Fit of Tempera 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Major Vices 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Murder, My Suite 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Auntie Mayhem 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Nutty as a Fruitcake 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	September Mourn 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Legs Benedict 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Snow Place to Die 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Wed and Buried 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Creeps Suzette 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	A Streetcar Named Expire 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Suture Self 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Silver Scream 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Hocus Croakus 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	This Old Souse 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dead Man Docking 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Saks & Violins 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Scots on the Rocks 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Vi Agra Falls 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Loco Motive 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	All the Pretty Hearses 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Wurst Is Yet to Come 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Gone with the Win 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Clam Wake 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Here Comes the Bribe 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	A Case of Bier 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Lady MacDeath 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

28 books (1992–2020)

Mary Daheim's Emma Lord series comprises 28 mystery novels published between 1992 and 2020, following the adventures of a newspaper editor in the fictional town of Alpine, Washington. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Alpine Advocate. Each book in this mystery-romance blend stands as an entry point, though reading sequentially from the start provides the richest experience as character relationships and storylines develop across the span.

Start with The Alpine Advocate, the first of 28 books in the Emma Lord series.

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1	The Alpine Advocate 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Alpine Betrayal 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Alpine Christmas 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Alpine Decoy 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Alpine Escape 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Alpine Fury 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Alpine Gamble 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Alpine Hero 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Alpine Icon 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Alpine Journey 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Alpine Kindred 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Alpine Legacy 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Alpine Menace 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Alpine Nemesis 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Alpine Obituary 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Alpine Pursuit 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Alpine Quilt 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Alpine Recluse 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Alpine Scandal 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Alpine Traitor 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Alpine Uproar 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Alpine Vengeance 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Alpine Winter 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Alpine Xanadu 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Alpine Yeoman 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Alpine Zen 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Alpha Alpine 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Bitter Alpine 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1983–1988)

Mary Daheim's two-book Frasers series combines mystery, thriller, and romance elements across publications from 1983 to 1988. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Royal Mile / Love's Pirate and continuing with Gosford's Daughter / Passion's Triumph. This finished series offers a self-contained narrative arc for readers seeking period romance with suspenseful undertones.

Start with The Royal Mile / Love's Pirate and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Royal Mile / Love's Pirate 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gosford's Daughter / Passion's Triumph 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (2005–2014)

The Love At Stake series is a 18-book romantic mystery and thriller saga published between 2005 and 2014. Most books in the series are written by Kerrelyn Sparks, with a few collaborative entries featuring additional authors like Dana Cameron and Cait London. The complete series should be read in publication order to fully appreciate the interconnected storylines and character development. These books blend paranormal romance with mystery elements across a finished narrative arc.

Start with How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire(By: Kerrelyn Sparks), the first of 18 books in the Love At Stake series.

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1	How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sugarplums and Scandal(With: Dana Cameron,Cait London,Lori Avocato,Kerrelyn Sparks,Mary Dahiem,Suzanne Macpherson) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Vamps and the City(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Be Still My Vampire Heart(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Undead Next Door(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Forbidden Nights with a Vampire(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Secret Life of a Vampire(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Eat Prey Love(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Vampire and the Virgin(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Very Vampy Christmas(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Sexiest Vampire Alive(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Vampire Mine(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Wanted: Undead or Alive(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Wild About You(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying)(By: Kerrelyn Sparks) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1984–1992)

Mary Daheim wrote five standalone novels between 1984 and 1992, combining elements of mystery, thriller, and romance. These books are independent stories that can be read in any order, though publication order begins with Destiny's Pawn and continues through Pride's Captive, King's Ransom, Improbable Eden, and Gypsy Baron. The series is complete and requires no prior knowledge from one book to the next.

Start with Destiny's Pawn, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Destiny's Pawn 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pride's Captive / Reunion 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	King's Ransom 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Improbable Eden 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Gypsy Baron 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible