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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 "The Trouble with J.J." (1988) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Trouble with J.J.
1988
McKnight in Shining Armor
1988
Straight from the Heart
1989
Mismatch
1989
Sarah's Sin
1991
Heart of Dixie
1991
Still Waters
1992
Taken by Storm
1992
The Last White Knight
1992
Dark Paradise
1994
Kill the Messenger
2004
Cold Cold Heart
2014
In Our Dreams
1998
The Putt at the End of the World
2000
Suspense Magazine July 2013
2013
She then proceeded to take a break in writing category fiction and decided to write stand-alone novels. She wrote Sarah’s Sin
1991
The series is comprised of novels Rumor Has It
1989
In light of her success, she released to new series, the first being the “Oak Knoll” series which include the novels Deeper than the Dead
2009
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