Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Christmas Love Stories |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Delaney Christmas Carol |
1992 |
Buy |
| Hearts Of Gold |
1994 |
Buy |
| My Guardian Angel |
1995 |
Buy |
| I’d Kill For That |
2004 |
Buy |
| Gifts of Love |
2006 |
Buy |
Antiquities Hunters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Enemy Mine |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Haviland Touch |
1991 |
Buy |
Bishop Files Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The First Prophet |
2012 |
Buy |
| A Deadly Web |
2015 |
Buy |
| Final Shadows |
2018 |
Buy |
Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Stealing Shadows |
2000 |
Buy |
| Hiding in the Shadows |
2000 |
Buy |
| Out of the Shadows |
2000 |
Buy |
| Touching Evil |
2001 |
Buy |
| Whisper of Evil |
2002 |
Buy |
| Sense of Evil |
2003 |
Buy |
| Hunting Fear |
2004 |
Buy |
| Chill of Fear |
2005 |
Buy |
| Sleeping with Fear |
2006 |
Buy |
| Blood Dreams |
2007 |
Buy |
| Blood Sins |
2008 |
Buy |
| Blood Ties |
2010 |
Buy |
| Haven |
2012 |
Buy |
| Hostage |
2013 |
Buy |
| Haunted |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fear the Dark |
2015 |
Buy |
| Wait for Dark |
2017 |
Buy |
| Hold Back the Dark |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hidden Salem |
2020 |
Buy |
| Curse of Salem |
2021 |
Buy |
Delaneys Of Killaroo Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Adelaide, The Enchantress |
1987 |
N/A |
| Sydney, The Temptress |
1987 |
Buy |
| Matilda, the Adventuress |
1987 |
N/A |
Delaneys: The Untamed Years Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Adelaide, The Enchantress |
1987 |
Buy |
| Copper Fire |
1988 |
Buy |
| Golden Flames |
1988 |
Buy |
| Wild Silver |
1988 |
Buy |
Delaneys: The Untamed Years II Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Velvet Lightning |
1988 |
Buy |
| Satin Ice: The Delaneys: The Untamed Years II |
1988 |
N/A |
| Silken Thunder |
1988 |
Buy |
Hagan Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In Serena’s Web |
1987 |
Buy |
| Raven on the Wing |
1987 |
Buy |
| Rafferty’s Wife |
1987 |
Buy |
| Zach’s Law |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Fall of Lucas Kendrick |
1987 |
Buy |
| Unmasking Kelsey |
1988 |
Buy |
| Outlaw Derek |
1988 |
Buy |
| Shades of Gray |
1988 |
Buy |
| Captain’s Paradise |
1988 |
Buy |
| It Takes a Thief |
1989 |
Buy |
| Aces High |
1989 |
Buy |
Men Of Mysteries Past Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Touch of Max |
1993 |
Buy |
| Hunting the Wolfe |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Trouble with Jared |
1993 |
Buy |
| All for Quinn |
1993 |
Buy |
Montana/Trey Fortier Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Crime of Passion |
1991 |
Buy |
| House of Cards |
1991 |
Buy |
Once Upon A Time… Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Golden Threads |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Glass Shoe |
1989 |
Buy |
| Through the Looking Glass |
1990 |
Buy |
| A Kiss to Remember |
2001 |
N/A |
| Star-Crossed Lovers |
1990 |
Buy |
| Fairest of Them All |
1995 |
N/A |
| The Lady and the Lion |
1990 |
Buy |
| What Dreams May Come |
1990 |
Buy |
| The Matchmaker |
1991 |
Buy |
Pepper Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pepper’s Way |
1986 |
Buy |
| If There Be Dragons |
1984 |
Buy |
Quinn/Thief Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Once a Thief |
2002 |
Buy |
| Always a Thief |
2003 |
Buy |
Second Chance at Love Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Moonlight Rhapsody |
1984 |
Buy |
| Eye of the Beholder |
1985 |
Buy |
| On Her Doorstep |
1986 |
Buy |
Shamrock Trinity Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rafe, the Maverick |
1986 |
Buy |
| York, the Renegade |
1986 |
Buy |
| Burke, the Kingpin |
1986 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lady Thief |
1981 |
Buy |
| Return Engagement |
1982 |
Buy |
| Mask of Passion |
1982 |
Buy |
| Breathless Surrender |
1982 |
Buy |
| Taken by Storm |
1983 |
Buy |
| On Wings of Magic |
1983 |
Buy |
| Elusive Dawn |
1983 |
Buy |
| Kissed by Magic |
1983 |
Buy |
| C.J.’s Fate |
1984 |
Buy |
| Something Different |
1984 |
Buy |
| Illegal Possession |
1985 |
Buy |
| Larger Than Life |
1986 |
Buy |
| Belonging to Taylor |
1986 |
Buy |
| Rebel Waltz |
1986 |
Buy |
| Time After Time |
1986 |
Buy |
| Summer of the Unicorn |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Wizard of Seattle |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Haunting of Josie |
1994 |
Buy |
| Amanda |
1995 |
Buy |
| After Caroline |
1996 |
Buy |
| Finding Laura |
1997 |
Buy |
| Haunting Rachel |
1998 |
Buy |
| Enchanted |
2003 |
Buy |
| Elusive |
2004 |
Buy |
Kay Hooper was born in 1958 in California and lives in North Carolina. She has published over 100 novels across multiple genres, starting with category romances in the early 1980s. Her early career included a string of popular series for Loveswept and other romance imprints, including the Hagan series, Shamrock Trinity, and multiple Delaney family sagas.
In 2000, she shifted toward romantic suspense with the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series, which became her signature work. The series follows FBI agents with psychic abilities as they track criminals across 20 books organized into interconnected trilogies. She also wrote the Bishop Files spinoff series and the Quinn/Thief duology. Her earlier romance series, including Once Upon A Time and Men Of Mysteries Past, remain popular with readers who appreciate classic 1980s and 1990s romance.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Kay Hooper written?
Kay Hooper has written 101 books across sixteen series.
What was Kay Hooper's first book?
Kay Hooper’s first book is Lady Thief, published in 1981.
What is Kay Hooper best known for?
Kay Hooper is best known for the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series, a long-running collection of interconnected trilogies about FBI agents with psychic abilities who investigate violent crimes. The series began with Stealing Shadows in 2000 and spans 20 books through Curse of Salem in 2021.