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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Starlight" (1983) and follow publication order through all 103 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Starlight
1983

That Wintry Feeling
1984

Heartsong
1984

Undercover Dreamer
1984

A Girl Like Janet
1984

Thanksgiving Prayer
1984

The Gift of Christmas
1984

Love Thy Neighbor
1985

Promise Me Forever
1985

Adam's Image
1985

Laughter in the Rain
1985

The Trouble with Caasi
1985

A Friend or Two
1985

Christmas Masquerade
1985

Reflections of Yesterday
1985

Let it Snow
1986

The Matchmakers
1986

Shadow Chasing
1986

Yesterday's Hero
1986

White Lace and Promises
1986

Jury of His Peers
1986

Yesterday Once More
1986

Friends & Then Some
1986

Love by Degree
1987

Sugar and Spice
1987

No Competition
1987

Love 'N' Marriage
1987

Husband Required
1987

Mail-Order Bride
1987

Any Sunday
1988

The Playboy and the Widow
1988

Almost an Angel
1989

For All My Tomorrows
1989

Yours And Mine
1989

The Way To A Man's Heart
1989

Country Bride
1990

A Little Bit Country
1990

Rainy Day Kisses
1990

Fallen Angel
1990

The Courtship of Carol Sommars
1990

Father's Day
1991

Here Comes Trouble
1991

Stolen Kisses
1991

The Forgetful Bride
1991

The Man You'll Marry
1992

My Hero
1992

The First Man You Meet / The First Man You'll Ever Meet
1992

Ready for Romance
1993

Morning Comes Softly
1993

Ready for Marriage
1994

The Bachelor Prince
1994

One Night
1994

Wanted: Perfect Partner
1995

Marrying Kind
1996

Montana / Montana: No Place Like Home
1997

Three Brides, No Groom
1997

This Matter of Marriage
1997

Can This be Christmas?
1998

Married in Montana
1998

'Tis the Season (With: Kat Martin)
1999

Thursdays at Eight
2001

The Christmas Basket
2002

Between Friends
2002

This Time for Keeps
2003

The Snow Bride
2003

Changing Habits
2003

When Christmas Comes / Trading Christmas
2004

There's Something About Christmas
2005

Christmas Letters
2006

His Winter Bride
2008

Be My Angel
2009

The Perfect Christmas
2009

Christmas in Seattle
2009

Orchard Valley Grooms (With: Tanya Eby)
2010

Family Affair
2011

Happy Mother's Day
2013

Starry Night
2013

Summer Wedding Bells
2013

Dashing Through the Snow
2015

Twelve Days of Christmas
2016

Private Paradise
2016

Christmas in Alaska
2016

Any Dream Will Do
2017

Merry and Bright
2017

Alaskan Holiday
2018

Window on the Bay
2019

Time for Love
2019

Jingle All the Way
2020

My Funny Valentine
2021

Perfect Partners
2021

Fairytale Forever
2021

The Best Match
2021

It's Better This Way
2021

Dear Santa
2021

Autumn Nights
2021

Evenings by the Fire
2021

Then You Came Along
2022

Married in Texas
2022

The Christmas Spirit
2022

Must Love Flowers
2023

A Christmas Duet
2024

A Ferry Merry Christmas
2025

Chasing the Clouds Away
2026
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