Maris Soule books

Maris Soule is a Michigan-based author who wrote romance novels and romantic suspense for Harlequin and Silhouette before turning to mystery fiction with her P.J. Benson series, featuring a small-town CPA who keeps stumbling into murder.

American Bachelors

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Thrill of the Chase 1995 Buy

Destiny Reading Order

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Destiny Strikes Twice 1996 Buy
Destiny Unknown 1997 Buy

Family Matters Reading Order

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Family by the Bunch 1999 Buy
A Family for the Sheriff 1999 Buy
Husband Found 1999 Buy
The Way to a Cowboy’s Heart 1999 Buy
Paternity Lessons 1999 Buy

P.J. Benson Mysteries Reading Order

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The Crows 2007 Buy
As the Crow Flies 2011 Buy
Eat Crow and Die 2015 Buy
Eye of the Crow 2016 Buy

Standalone Novels

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First Impressions 1983 Buy
No Room For Love 1984 Buy
Sounds Like Love 1986 Buy
Lost and Found 1986 Buy
A Winning Combination 1987 Buy
The Best Of Everything 1988 Buy
Storybook Hero 1989 Buy
The Law Of Nature 1989 Buy
Jared’s Lady 1991 Buy
Missy’s Proposition 1992 Buy
Lyon’s Pride 1993 Buy
Con Man 1993 Buy
No Strings Attached 1993 Buy
Stop The Wedding! 1994 Buy
No Promises Made 1994 Buy
Haunted 1995 Buy
Dark Temptation 1995 Buy
Substitute Mom 1996 Buy
Heiress Seeking Perfect Husband 1997 Buy
Shelter from the Storm 1997 Buy
Chase the Dream 1998 Buy
The Bachelor, The Beauty And The Blizzard 1998 Buy
A Killer Past 2015 Buy
Echoes of Terror 2017 Buy

Maris Soule spent decades writing category romances and romantic suspense novels for Harlequin and Silhouette, publishing her first book in 1983. Her early work covered the full range of the genre — light contemporary romance, Western settings, single-parent storylines, and darker suspense threads.

Later in her career she shifted focus toward mystery fiction. The P.J. Benson series introduced a new kind of protagonist: not a cop or a PI, but a CPA named P.J. Benson whose accounting work and rural Michigan life keep putting her in the path of killers. The first book, The Crows, came out in 2007 and drew on the small-town Michigan landscape Soule knew well.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Maris Soule written?

Maris Soule has written 36 books across five series.

What was Maris Soule's first book?

Maris Soule’s first book is First Impressions, published in 1983.

Did Maris Soule win any awards?

Yes. Soule is a two-time RITA Award finalist, and her work has placed in several regional and national writing contests over the years.

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