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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 "A Twist of Fate" (1983) and follow publication order through all 60 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Twist of Fate
1983
The Shadow of Time
1984
Pirate's Gold / Secrets
1984
Dark Side of the Moon
1984
Tears of Pride
1984
Missing
1985
High Stakes
1985
A Dangerous Precedent
1985
Innocent by Association
1985
Midnight Sun
1985
Devil's Gambit
1985
Zachary's Law
1986
Mystic
1986
One Man's Love
1986
Renegade Son
1987
Snowbound
1987
Summer Rain
1987
Stormy Nights
1988
The Brass Ring (As: Susan Lynn Crose)
1988
Hurricane Force
1988
In Honor's Shadow
1988
Montana Fire
1989
Aftermath
1989
Tender Trap
1989
Sweet Revenge
1990
His Bride To Be
1990
Strangers
1991
Sail Away
1991
Obsession
1991
Mystery Man
1991
Million Dollar Baby
1992
Treasures / See How She Dies
1994
Wishes / Running Scared
1995
Intimacies / Final Scream
1995
New Year's Daddy / Remembering You
1995
All I Want from Santa
1995
Whispers
1996
Twice Kissed
1998
Unspoken
1999
Wild and Wicked
2002
Most Likely to Die (With: Beverly Barton,Wendy Corsi Staub)
2007
Abandoned
2011
You Don't Want to Know
2012
Confessions
2012
Memories
2013
Close to Home
2014
Illicit
2014
Light of Day
2015
Lost Lives
2017
Ruthless
2018
The Sun Rises at Midnight
2018
One Last Breath (With: Nancy Bush)
2018
Liar, Liar
2018
Paranoid
2019
Last Girl Standing (With: Nancy Bush)
2020
Distrust
2021
The Girl Who Survived
2022
Retribution
2024
Our Little Secret
2024
It Happened on the Lake
2025
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