Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb Reading Order

1 book (2026–2026)

24 books (1985–2024)

Start with Mysterious, the first of 24 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Mysterious 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	Western Skies 1985Buy 🇺🇸
3	Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories 1990 1986Buy 🇺🇸
4	Once Upon a Castle 1998Buy 🇺🇸
5	Silent Night 1998Buy 🇺🇸
6	Once Upon A Star 1999Buy 🇺🇸
7	Once Upon a Dream 2000Buy 🇺🇸
8	Take This Man 2000Buy 🇺🇸
9	Naked Came the Phoenix 2001Buy 🇺🇸
10	Once Upon a Rose 2001Buy 🇺🇸
11	Out of This World 2001Buy 🇺🇸
12	Once Upon a Kiss 2002Buy 🇺🇸
13	Once Upon a Midnight 2003Buy 🇺🇸
14	Moon Shadows 2004Buy 🇺🇸
15	Bump in the Night 2006Buy 🇺🇸
16	Dead of Night 2007Buy 🇺🇸
17	Suite 606 2008Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Lost 2008Buy 🇺🇸
19	What I Know Now 2008Buy 🇺🇸
20	The Other Side 2010Buy 🇺🇸
21	The Unquiet 2011Buy 🇺🇸
22	Mirror, Mirror 2013Buy 🇺🇸
23	Down the Rabbit Hole 2015Buy 🇺🇸
24	Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering 2024Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2009–2010)

Start with Bed of Roses, the first of 4 books in the Bride Quartet series.

#	Title
1	Bed of Roses 2009Buy 🇺🇸
2	Vision in White 2009Buy 🇺🇸
3	Happy Ever After 2010Buy 🇺🇸
4	Savor the Moment 2010Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1986–1986)

Start with One Summer and read in order.

#	Title
1	One Summer 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Second Nature 1986Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (1998–2002)

Start with Rising Tides, the first of 5 books in the Chesapeake Bay Saga series.

#	Title
1	Rising Tides 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Sea Swept 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Inner Harbor 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Quinns' Christmas 2000Buy 🇺🇸
5	Chesapeake Blue 2002Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2017–2019)

Start with Year One and read in order.

#	Title
1	Year One 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	Of Blood and Bone 2018Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Rise of Magicks 2019Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2006–2006)

Start with Dance of the Gods and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dance of the Gods 2006Buy 🇺🇸
2	Morrigan's Cross 2006Buy 🇺🇸
3	Valley of Silence 2006Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1994–1996)

Start with Born in Fire and read in order.

#	Title
1	Born in Fire 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	Born in Ice 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	Born in Shame 1996Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1986–1992)

Start with Affaire Royale, the first of 4 books in the Cordina's Royal Family series.

#	Title
1	Affaire Royale 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Command Performance 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Playboy Prince / Starlit Winter Nights 1987Buy 🇺🇸
4	Cordina's Crown Jewel 1992Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1996–1996)

Start with Daring to Dream and read in order.

#	Title
1	Daring to Dream 1996Buy 🇺🇸
2	Finding the Dream 1996Buy 🇺🇸
3	Holding the Dream 1996Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1999–2000)

Start with Jewels of the Sun and read in order.

#	Title
1	Jewels of the Sun 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Tears of the Moon 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Heart of the Sea 2000Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1985–1986)

Start with Summer Desserts and read in order.

#	Title
1	Summer Desserts 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	Lessons Learned 1986Buy 🇺🇸

63 books (1995–2026)

Start with Glory in Death, the first of 63 books in the In Death series.

#	Title
1	Glory in Death 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Naked in Death 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	Immortal in Death 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	Rapture in Death 1996Buy 🇺🇸
5	Ceremony in Death 1997Buy 🇺🇸
6	Vengeance in Death 1997Buy 🇺🇸
7	Holiday in Death 1998Buy 🇺🇸
8	Conspiracy in Death 1999Buy 🇺🇸
9	Loyalty in Death 1999Buy 🇺🇸
10	Judgment in Death 2000Buy 🇺🇸
11	Witness in Death 2000Buy 🇺🇸
12	Betrayal in Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸
13	Seduction in Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸
14	Purity in Death 2002Buy 🇺🇸
15	Reunion in Death 2002Buy 🇺🇸
16	Imitation in Death 2003Buy 🇺🇸
17	Portrait in Death 2003Buy 🇺🇸
18	Divided in Death 2004Buy 🇺🇸
19	Visions in Death 2004Buy 🇺🇸
20	Origin in Death 2005Buy 🇺🇸
21	Survivor In Death 2005Buy 🇺🇸
22	Born in Death 2006Buy 🇺🇸
23	Memory in Death 2006Buy 🇺🇸
24	Creation in Death 2007Buy 🇺🇸
25	Innocent in Death 2007Buy 🇺🇸
26	Salvation in Death 2008Buy 🇺🇸
27	Strangers in Death 2008Buy 🇺🇸
28	Kindred in Death 2009Buy 🇺🇸
29	Promises in Death 2009Buy 🇺🇸
30	Fantasy in Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸
31	Indulgence in Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸
32	New York to Dallas 2011Buy 🇺🇸
33	Treachery in Death 2011Buy 🇺🇸
34	Celebrity in Death 2012Buy 🇺🇸
35	Delusion in Death 2012Buy 🇺🇸
36	Calculated in Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸
37	Thankless in Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸
38	Concealed in Death 2014Buy 🇺🇸
39	Festive in Death 2014Buy 🇺🇸
40	Devoted in Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸
41	Obsession in Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸
42	Apprentice in Death 2016Buy 🇺🇸
43	Brotherhood in Death 2016Buy 🇺🇸
44	Echoes in Death 2017Buy 🇺🇸
45	Secrets in Death 2017Buy 🇺🇸
46	Dark in Death 2018Buy 🇺🇸
47	Leverage in Death 2018Buy 🇺🇸
48	Connections in Death 2019Buy 🇺🇸
49	Vendetta in Death 2019Buy 🇺🇸
50	Golden in Death 2020Buy 🇺🇸
51	Shadows in Death 2020Buy 🇺🇸
52	Faithless in Death 2021Buy 🇺🇸
53	Forgotten in Death 2021Buy 🇺🇸
54	Abandoned in Death 2022Buy 🇺🇸
55	Desperation in Death 2022Buy 🇺🇸
56	Encore in Death 2023Buy 🇺🇸
57	Payback in Death 2023Buy 🇺🇸
58	Passions in Death 2024Buy 🇺🇸
59	Random in Death 2024Buy 🇺🇸
60	Bonded in Death 2025Buy 🇺🇸
61	Framed in Death 2025Buy 🇺🇸
62	Fury in Death 2026Buy 🇺🇸
63	Stolen in Death 2026Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2007–2011)

Start with Three in Death and read in order.

12 books (1998–2015)

Start with Midnight in Death, the first of 12 books in the In Death Short Stories & Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Midnight in Death 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Interlude in Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸
3	Big Jack 2003Buy 🇺🇸
4	Remember When / Hot Rocks 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	Haunted in Death 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	Eternity in Death 2007Buy 🇺🇸
7	Ritual In Death 2008Buy 🇺🇸
8	Missing in Death 2009Buy 🇺🇸
9	Possession in Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸
10	Chaos in Death 2011Buy 🇺🇸
11	Taken in Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸
12	Wonderment Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸

74 books (1995–2026)

Start with Glory in Death, the first of 74 books in the In Death Universe series.

#	Title
1	Glory in Death 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Naked in Death 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	Immortal in Death 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	Rapture in Death 1996Buy 🇺🇸
5	Ceremony in Death 1997Buy 🇺🇸
6	Vengeance in Death 1997Buy 🇺🇸
7	Holiday in Death 1998Buy 🇺🇸
8	Midnight in Death 1998Buy 🇺🇸
9	Conspiracy in Death 1999Buy 🇺🇸
10	Loyalty in Death 1999Buy 🇺🇸
11	Judgment in Death 2000Buy 🇺🇸
12	Witness in Death 2000Buy 🇺🇸
13	Betrayal in Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸
14	Interlude in Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸
15	Seduction in Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸
16	Purity in Death 2002Buy 🇺🇸
17	Reunion in Death 2002Buy 🇺🇸
18	Big Jack 2003Buy 🇺🇸
19	Imitation in Death 2003Buy 🇺🇸
20	Portrait in Death 2003Buy 🇺🇸
21	Remember When / Hot Rocks 2003Buy 🇺🇸
22	Divided in Death 2004Buy 🇺🇸
23	Visions in Death 2004Buy 🇺🇸
24	Origin in Death 2005Buy 🇺🇸
25	Survivor In Death 2005Buy 🇺🇸
26	Born in Death 2006Buy 🇺🇸
27	Haunted in Death 2006Buy 🇺🇸
28	Memory in Death 2006Buy 🇺🇸
29	Creation in Death 2007Buy 🇺🇸
30	Eternity in Death 2007Buy 🇺🇸
31	Innocent in Death 2007Buy 🇺🇸
32	Ritual In Death 2008Buy 🇺🇸
33	Salvation in Death 2008Buy 🇺🇸
34	Strangers in Death 2008Buy 🇺🇸
35	Kindred in Death 2009Buy 🇺🇸
36	Missing in Death 2009Buy 🇺🇸
37	Promises in Death 2009Buy 🇺🇸
38	Fantasy in Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸
39	Indulgence in Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸
40	Possession in Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸
41	Chaos in Death 2011Buy 🇺🇸
42	New York to Dallas 2011Buy 🇺🇸
43	Treachery in Death 2011Buy 🇺🇸
44	Celebrity in Death 2012Buy 🇺🇸
45	Delusion in Death 2012Buy 🇺🇸
46	Calculated in Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸
47	Taken in Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸
48	Thankless in Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸
49	Concealed in Death 2014Buy 🇺🇸
50	Festive in Death 2014Buy 🇺🇸
51	Devoted in Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸
52	Obsession in Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸
53	Wonderment Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸
54	Apprentice in Death 2016Buy 🇺🇸
55	Brotherhood in Death 2016Buy 🇺🇸
56	Echoes in Death 2017Buy 🇺🇸
57	Secrets in Death 2017Buy 🇺🇸
58	Dark in Death 2018Buy 🇺🇸
59	Leverage in Death 2018Buy 🇺🇸
60	Connections in Death 2019Buy 🇺🇸
61	Vendetta in Death 2019Buy 🇺🇸
62	Golden in Death 2020Buy 🇺🇸
63	Shadows in Death 2020Buy 🇺🇸
64	Faithless in Death 2021Buy 🇺🇸
65	Forgotten in Death 2021Buy 🇺🇸
66	Abandoned in Death 2022Buy 🇺🇸
67	Desperation in Death 2022Buy 🇺🇸
68	Encore in Death 2023Buy 🇺🇸
69	Payback in Death 2023Buy 🇺🇸
70	Passions in Death 2024Buy 🇺🇸
71	Random in Death 2024Buy 🇺🇸
72	Bonded in Death 2025Buy 🇺🇸
73	Framed in Death 2025Buy 🇺🇸
74	Stolen in Death 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2004–2005)

Start with Blue Dahlia and read in order.

#	Title
1	Blue Dahlia 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Black Rose 2005Buy 🇺🇸
3	Red Lily 2005Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2011–2012)

Start with The Next Always and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Next Always 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Last Boyfriend 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Perfect Hope 2012Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1981–2000)

Start with Irish Thoroughbred, the first of 4 books in the Irish Hearts series.

#	Title
1	Irish Thoroughbred 1981Buy 🇺🇸
2	Sullivan's Woman 1984Buy 🇺🇸
3	Irish Rose 1988Buy 🇺🇸
4	Irish Rebel 2000Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2003–2003)

Start with Key of Knowledge and read in order.

#	Title
1	Key of Knowledge 2003Buy 🇺🇸
2	Key of Light 2003Buy 🇺🇸
3	Key of Valor 2003Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2023–2025)

Start with Inheritance and read in order.

3 books (1989–1989)

Start with BestLaid Plans and read in order.

#	Title
1	BestLaid Plans 1989Buy 🇺🇸
2	Lawless 1989Buy 🇺🇸
3	Loving Jack 1989Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1985–2000)

Start with Night Moves, the first of 6 books in the Night Tales series.

#	Title
1	Night Moves 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	Night Shadow 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	Night Shift 1991Buy 🇺🇸
4	Nightshade 1993Buy 🇺🇸
5	Night Smoke 1994Buy 🇺🇸
6	Night Shield 2000Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1983–1983)

Start with Dance of Dreams and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dance of Dreams 1983Buy 🇺🇸
2	Reflections 1983Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1987–1988)

Start with Sacred Sins and read in order.

#	Title
1	Sacred Sins 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	Brazen Virtue 1988Buy 🇺🇸

9 books (1986–2015)

Start with Home for Christmas, the first of 9 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Home for Christmas 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	All I Want for Christmas 1994Buy 🇺🇸
3	Spellbound 2005Buy 🇺🇸
4	Ever After 2010Buy 🇺🇸
5	A World Apart 2011Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Witching Hour 2011Buy 🇺🇸
7	Winter Rose 2011Buy 🇺🇸
8	In Dreams 2012Buy 🇺🇸
9	Wolf Moon 2015Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2007–2008)

Start with Blood Brothers and read in order.

#	Title
1	Blood Brothers 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Hollow 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Pagan Stone 2008Buy 🇺🇸

83 books (1982–2026)

Start with Blithe Images, the first of 83 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Blithe Images 1982Buy 🇺🇸
2	Island of Flowers 1982Buy 🇺🇸
3	Search For Love 1982Buy 🇺🇸
4	Song of the West 1982Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Heart's Victory 1982Buy 🇺🇸
6	From This Day 1983Buy 🇺🇸
7	Her Mother's Keeper 1983Buy 🇺🇸
8	Once More With Feeling 1983Buy 🇺🇸
9	This Magic Moment 1983Buy 🇺🇸
10	Tonight and Always 1983Buy 🇺🇸
11	Untamed 1983Buy 🇺🇸
12	A Matter of Choice 1984Buy 🇺🇸
13	Endings and Beginnings 1984Buy 🇺🇸
14	First Impressions 1984Buy 🇺🇸
15	Less of a Stranger 1984Buy 🇺🇸
16	Opposites Attract 1984Buy 🇺🇸
17	Promise Me Tomorrow 1984Buy 🇺🇸
18	Rules of the Game 1984Buy 🇺🇸
19	Storm Warning 1984Buy 🇺🇸
20	The Law is a Lady 1984Buy 🇺🇸
21	Boundary Lines 1985Buy 🇺🇸
22	Dual Image 1985Buy 🇺🇸
23	Partners 1985Buy 🇺🇸
24	The Right Path 1985Buy 🇺🇸
25	A Will and a Way 1986Buy 🇺🇸
26	Risky Business 1986Buy 🇺🇸
27	The Art of Deception 1986Buy 🇺🇸
28	Treasures Lost, Treasures Found 1986Buy 🇺🇸
29	Hot Ice 1987Buy 🇺🇸
30	Mind over Matter 1987Buy 🇺🇸
31	Temptation 1987Buy 🇺🇸
32	Local Hero 1988Buy 🇺🇸
33	The Name of the Game 1988Buy 🇺🇸
34	Gabriel's Angel 1989Buy 🇺🇸
35	Impulse 1989Buy 🇺🇸
36	Sweet Revenge 1989Buy 🇺🇸
37	The Welcoming 1989Buy 🇺🇸
38	Public Secrets 1990Buy 🇺🇸
39	Carnal Innocence 1991Buy 🇺🇸
40	Genuine Lies 1991Buy 🇺🇸
41	Divine Evil 1992Buy 🇺🇸
42	Honest Illusions 1992Buy 🇺🇸
43	Unfinished Business 1992Buy 🇺🇸
44	Private Scandals 1993Buy 🇺🇸
45	Hidden Riches 1994Buy 🇺🇸
46	True Betrayals 1995Buy 🇺🇸
47	From the Heart 1996Buy 🇺🇸
48	Montana Sky 1996Buy 🇺🇸
49	Sanctuary 1997Buy 🇺🇸
50	Homeport 1998Buy 🇺🇸
51	The Reef 1998Buy 🇺🇸
52	River's End 1999Buy 🇺🇸
53	Carolina Moon 2000Buy 🇺🇸
54	Midnight Bayou 2001Buy 🇺🇸
55	The Villa 2001Buy 🇺🇸
56	Three Fates 2002Buy 🇺🇸
57	Birthright 2003Buy 🇺🇸
58	Remember When / Hot Rocks(As: J.D. Robb) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
59	Northern Lights 2004Buy 🇺🇸
60	Blue Smoke 2005Buy 🇺🇸
61	The Best Mistake 2005Buy 🇺🇸
62	Angels Fall 2006Buy 🇺🇸
63	High Noon 2007Buy 🇺🇸
64	Tribute 2008Buy 🇺🇸
65	Black Hills 2009Buy 🇺🇸
66	The Search 2010Buy 🇺🇸
67	Chasing Fire 2011Buy 🇺🇸
68	The Witness 2012Buy 🇺🇸
69	Whiskey Beach 2013Buy 🇺🇸
70	The Collector 2014Buy 🇺🇸
71	The Liar 2015Buy 🇺🇸
72	The Obsession 2016Buy 🇺🇸
73	Come Sundown 2017Buy 🇺🇸
74	Shelter in Place 2018Buy 🇺🇸
75	Under Currents 2019Buy 🇺🇸
76	Hideaway 2020Buy 🇺🇸
77	Christmas Everlasting 2021Buy 🇺🇸
78	Legacy 2021Buy 🇺🇸
79	Nightwork 2022Buy 🇺🇸
80	Identity 2023Buy 🇺🇸
81	Mind Games 2024Buy 🇺🇸
82	Hidden Nature 2025Buy 🇺🇸
83	The Final Target 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1997–1998)

Start with Captive Star and read in order.

#	Title
1	Captive Star 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Hidden Star 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	Secret Star 1998Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (1991–1995)

Start with A Man for Amanda, the first of 5 books in the The Calhoun Women series.

#	Title
1	A Man for Amanda 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	Courting Catherine 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	For the Love of Lilah 1991Buy 🇺🇸
4	Suzanna's Surrender 1991Buy 🇺🇸
5	Megan's Mate 1995Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2013–2014)

Start with Dark Witch and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dark Witch 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Blood Magick 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Shadow Spell 2014Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1992–1999)

Start with Captivated, the first of 4 books in the The Donovan Legacy series.

#	Title
1	Captivated 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	Charmed 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	Entranced 1992Buy 🇺🇸
4	Enchanted 1999Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2020–2022)

Start with The Awakening and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Awakening 2020Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Becoming 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Choice 2022Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2015–2016)

Start with Stars of Fortune and read in order.

#	Title
1	Stars of Fortune 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Bay of Sighs 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	Island of Glass 2016Buy 🇺🇸

12 books (1985–2023)

Start with All The Possibilities, the first of 12 books in the The MacGregors series.

#	Title
1	All The Possibilities 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	One Man's Art 1985Buy 🇺🇸
3	Playing The Odds 1985Buy 🇺🇸
4	Tempting Fate 1985Buy 🇺🇸
5	For Now, Forever 1987Buy 🇺🇸
6	Rebellion 1988Buy 🇺🇸
7	In from the Cold 1990Buy 🇺🇸
8	The MacGregor Brides 1997Buy 🇺🇸
9	The MacGregor Grooms 1998Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Winning Hand 1998Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Perfect Neighbor 1999Buy 🇺🇸
12	MacGregor Ever After 2023Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1995–1996)

Start with The Pride of Jared Mackade, the first of 4 books in the The MacKade Brothers series.

#	Title
1	The Pride of Jared Mackade 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Return of Rafe MacKade 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Fall of Shane MacKade 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Heart of Devin MacKade 1996Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1988–1990)

Start with Dance to the Piper, the first of 4 books in the The O'Hurleys series.

#	Title
1	Dance to the Piper 1988Buy 🇺🇸
2	Skin Deep 1988Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Last Honest Woman 1988Buy 🇺🇸
4	Without a Trace 1990Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1990–2001)

Start with Taming Natasha, the first of 6 books in the The Stanislaskis: Those Wild Ukrainians series.

#	Title
1	Taming Natasha 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	Luring a Lady 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	Falling for Rachel 1993Buy 🇺🇸
4	Convincing Alex 1994Buy 🇺🇸
5	Waiting for Nick 1997Buy 🇺🇸
6	Considering Kate 2001Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2001–2002)

Start with Dance Upon The Air and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dance Upon The Air 2001Buy 🇺🇸
2	Heaven and Earth 2001Buy 🇺🇸
3	Face the Fire 2002Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1989–1989)

Start with Time Was and read in order.

#	Title
1	Time Was 1989Buy 🇺🇸
2	Times Change 1989Buy 🇺🇸