Seaside Café Mystery

The Seaside Café Mystery series by Bree Baker follows Everly Swan through seven cozy mysteries set in the beachside town of Charm, North Carolina, where her tea café keeps drawing her into local murder investigations.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Amateur Sleuth Mystery · Mystery

Terry Clane

Terry Clane is a two-book mystery series by Erle Stanley Gardner featuring an American adventurer with deep knowledge of China and the Far East.

Series · Mystery · Crime Fiction · Adventure

Alex Erickson

Alex Erickson is an American cozy mystery author who writes three series featuring amateur sleuths in charming small-town settings, including the long-running Bookstore Cafe Mystery series set in Pine Hills, Ohio, where owner Krissy Hancock keeps stumbling into murder.

Author · Cozy Mystery · Amateur Sleuth Mystery · Mystery

Anderson Family

The Anderson Family is a two-book contemporary romance series by Patricia Sargeant, following members of the Anderson family finding love, published in 2015.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Art of the Adept

Reading order for Michael G. Manning's Art of the Adept series, five epic fantasy books following a young mage's education and rise to power, published 2019-2022.

Series · Epic Fantasy · Magic · Coming of Age

Backstage Pass

Backstage Pass is a three-book contemporary romance series by K. Bromberg set in the music industry, following the lives and love stories of characters navigating fame, creativity, and the complicated emotions that come with both.

Series · Contemporary Romance · Music Industry Romance

Bree Baker Seaside Café Mystery

The Seaside Café Mystery series by Bree Baker follows Everly Swan, owner of Sun, Sand, and Tea in the coastal town of Charm, North Carolina, across seven cozy mystery novels beginning with Live and Let Chai (2018).

Series · Cozy Mystery · Amateur Sleuth Mystery · Mystery

Devious Fae

Devious Fae is a three-book fae fantasy series by Katerina Martinez with dark romance elements, following a heroine navigating the treacherous politics of the fae.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Fae Fantasy · Fantasy

Doug Selby

Doug Selby is a nine-book mystery series by Erle Stanley Gardner following a district attorney who prosecutes criminals in a small California county from 1937 to 1949.

Series · Mystery · Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller

Eighteen Acres Trilogy

The Eighteen Acres Trilogy by Nicolle Wallace follows America's first female president and her inner circle through political crises and personal drama in three novels.

Series · Political Fiction · Thriller · Women's Fiction

Lena Nelson Dooley Anthologies

Lena Nelson Dooley Anthologies lists the multi-author collections she has contributed to, including prairie romance and Texas Christmas collections.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Anthology

Lillian Lark

Lillian Lark writes paranormal and monster romance, best known for the Monstrous Matches series set in a magical bathhouse where witches and monsters find love. She has published twelve books since 2020.

Author · Paranormal Romance · Monster Romance · Fantasy Romance

Madeleine Thien Standalone Novels

Madeleine Thien's four standalone novels — Certainty (2006), Dogs at the Perimeter (2011), Do Not Say We Have Nothing (2016), and The Book of Records (2025) — trace an arc from quiet domestic grief to ambitious historical fiction spanning decades of Asian political history.

Series · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Canadian Literature

Montana Mavericks

Montana Mavericks is the comprehensive series collecting sixty-one books from the long-running Harlequin Montana Mavericks continuity, spanning from 1994 to 2019.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance · Western Romance

The Lost Starship

The Lost Starship is a three-book science fiction series by Joshua James following a crew through a dangerous recovery mission across deep space.

Series · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Science Fiction

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is a two-book Dark Horse Comics series by Dan Abnett adapting Lara Croft's adventures following the 2013 game reboot, published in 2014 and 2016.

Series · Action · Adventure · Comics

Bree Baker

Bree Baker is an American cozy mystery author best known for the Seaside Café Mystery series, which follows Everly Swan and her beachside tea café in the coastal town of Charm, North Carolina, across seven books.

Author · Cozy Mystery · Amateur Sleuth Mystery · Mystery

Devil of Harrowgate

Devil of Harrowgate is a four-book urban fantasy series by Katerina Martinez following a supernatural hunter through a dark, demon-haunted city.

Series · Urban Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy

Gerald Brom Non-Fiction

Gerald Brom's non-fiction titles are three art books collecting his dark fantasy and gothic illustration work, from his early career through a retrospective spanning decades of painting.

Series · Art Book · Non-Fiction

Home on the Ranch

Home on the Ranch is a sixty-six-book Karen Rose Smith romance series from 1996-2020, collecting her ranch and western-themed Harlequin and Silhouette romances across her full career.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance · Western Romance

Kate Alcott Standalone Novels

Kate Alcott's four historical novels span the Titanic disaster, the mill towns of Lowell, and Golden Age Hollywood, each following a young woman navigating ambition and survival in early twentieth-century America.

Series · Historical Fiction · Women's Fiction · American History

Legacy of War

Legacy of War is a four-book military science fiction series by Joshua James following soldiers through the early stages of an interstellar conflict.

Series · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Science Fiction

Madeleine Thien

Madeleine Thien is a Canadian novelist and short story writer whose novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Her fiction draws on Chinese and Southeast Asian history and the experiences of diaspora communities.

Author · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Canadian Literature

Michael G. Manning

Complete list of books by Michael G. Manning, an epic fantasy author known for the Mageborn series and its connected sequels.

Author · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Magic

Nicolle Wallace

Nicolle Wallace is an American political commentator and author of the Eighteen Acres Trilogy, a series of political fiction novels set in and around the White House.

Author · Political Fiction · Thriller · Women's Fiction

Perry Mason Collections

Perry Mason Collections gathers the novels and stories in various omnibus and collection formats, including multi-book editions and anthology inclusions.

Series · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Primeval

Primeval is a ten-book tie-in series to the ITV television show, following the Anomaly Research Centre team as they encounter prehistoric and future creatures through time anomalies across 2008 and 2009.

Series · Science Fiction · Adventure

Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection One

Thanksgiving Books and Blessings Collection One is a seven-book Christian historical romance series featuring stories of frontier women, faith, and gratitude.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Inspirational Fiction

The Touré Security Group

The Touré Security Group is a three-book romantic suspense series by Patricia Sargeant featuring bodyguard heroes and high-stakes protection plots, published 2023-2024.

Series · Romance · Romantic Suspense

BBC Doctor Who: New Audio

BBC Doctor Who: New Audio is a 70-entry collection of Doctor Who audio dramas and tie-in books produced by the BBC, featuring the Tenth and other Doctors, spanning 2008 to 2023.

Series · Science Fiction · Media Tie-In

Christine Pride Standalone Novels

Christine Pride's three novels — We Are Not Like Them (2021), You Were Always Mine (2023), and All the Men I've Loved Again (2025) — explore race, friendship, and identity in contemporary America with warmth and emotional honesty.

Series · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Women's Fiction

Coldest Fae

Coldest Fae is a nine-book paranormal romance and fantasy series by Katerina Martinez set in a dangerous fae world where a human woman is taken, marked, and changed.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Fantasy · Fae Fantasy

Eva Chase Anthologies

Eva Chase's anthology contribution Adamant Spirits, published in 2022.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Anthology · Short Fiction

Gerald Brom Graphic Novels

Gerald Brom's graphic novels are two illustrated works — The Plucker and The Devil's Rose — that showcase his dark art in a sequential narrative format, bridging his career as an illustrator and as a prose fiction author.

Series · Graphic Novel · Dark Fantasy · Horror

Heritage of War

Heritage of War is a four-book military science fiction series by Joshua James set in the same universe as Legacy of War, following a connected thread of interstellar conflict.

Series · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Science Fiction

J.D. Hollyfield Anthologies

J.D. Hollyfield Anthologies collects her contributions to romance anthologies spanning 2017 to 2023, covering a range of collaborative multi-author romance projects.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance · Anthology

Kate Alcott

Kate Alcott is the pen name of journalist Patricia O'Brien, author of four historical novels set in America's early twentieth century. Her debut, The Dressmaker, is a New York Times bestseller centered on the Titanic disaster and its aftermath.

Author · Historical Fiction · Women's Fiction

Lena Nelson Dooley Collections

Lena Nelson Dooley Collections lists her compiled works, including Four Seasons of Love, a collection of four novellas in one volume.

Series · Christian Fiction · Inspirational Fiction · Romance

Meet the Bridegrooms

Meet the Bridegrooms is a three-book romance series by Patricia Sargeant, featuring grooms finding love in the lead-up to their weddings, published in 2019.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Mike Connolly

Mike Connolly is an American legal thriller author, best known for the Mike Connolly Mystery series featuring attorney Pete Boudreaux in Mobile, Alabama.

Author · Legal Thriller · Crime Fiction

Perry Mason

Perry Mason is a 92-book legal thriller series by Erle Stanley Gardner following a brilliant defense attorney who solves impossible cases in Los Angeles courtrooms from 1933 to 1973.

Series · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Stacey Cochran Short Stories/Novellas

Stacey Cochran's short fiction and novellas, including three works published between 2011 and 2012.

Series · Short Fiction · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction

The Fortunes of Texas: The Rulebreakers

The Fortunes of Texas: The Rulebreakers is a seven-book 2018 Harlequin continuity series following Fortune family members who defy expectations and forge their own paths -- to love and beyond.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Yrsa Sigurdardottir Anthologies

Ten Year Stretch (2018) is a Crime Writers' Association anthology marking the tenth anniversary of the Petrona Award, featuring short fiction from leading Scandinavian crime writers including Yrsa Sigurdardottir.

Series · Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Anthology · Short Fiction

Blood And Magick

Blood and Magick is a three-book urban fantasy series by Katerina Martinez following a supernatural heroine through dark magic, demon conflict, and witch power.

Series · Urban Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy

Christine Pride

Christine Pride is an American author and veteran publishing editor whose debut novel, We Are Not Like Them (2021), co-written with Jo Piazza, was a Good Morning America Book Club pick. She writes about race, friendship, and the fault lines in contemporary American life.

Author · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Women's Fiction

Erle Stanley Gardner

Erle Stanley Gardner was a prolific American crime fiction author and lawyer, best known for the Perry Mason legal thriller series spanning 92 novels published from 1933 to 1973.

Author · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Fabulous Fathers

Fabulous Fathers is a forty-eight-book Karen Rose Smith romance series from 1992-2000, collecting her fatherhood-themed Silhouette and Harlequin romances across her early career.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Gerald Brom Standalone Novels

Gerald Brom's standalone novels are six illustrated dark fantasy and horror fiction titles, each a richly visual story drawing on mythology, folklore, and the gothic imagination that defines his artwork.

Series · Dark Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Fiction

Heartland Aliens

Heartland Aliens is a three-book alien invasion series by Joshua James set in rural America, following ordinary people caught in an extraterrestrial conflict.

Series · Alien Invasion · Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

Lena Nelson Dooley Short Stories/Novellas

Lena Nelson Dooley Short Stories/Novellas collects her shorter inspirational fiction, including holiday novellas and contemporary Christian stories.

Series · Christian Fiction · Inspirational Fiction · Short Fiction

Leslie Stein Non-Fiction

Sixteen non-fiction books attributed to Leslie Stein, covering economics, development studies, Israeli history, and Jungian psychoanalysis, published 1972-2020.

Series · Non-Fiction · Academic

Other Warhammer Fantasy

Other Warhammer Fantasy collects 45 novels, novellas, and anthologies set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe that fall outside specific named series, published between 2000 and 2016.

Series · Fantasy · Military Fantasy

Pack of Outcasts

Reading order for Eva Chase's Pack of Outcasts series, three paranormal romance books featuring a heroine bonded to a group of outcast supernatural beings, published in 2025.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Shifter Romance · Reverse Harem

Patricia Sargeant

Patricia Sargeant is an American romance and mystery author with 48 books across 13 series, including cozy mysteries, contemporary romance, and romantic suspense.

Author · Romance · Mystery · Cozy Mystery

Rachel Cusk Anthologies

Rachel Cusk's anthology contributions include appearances in Granta 115 (2011) and RED (2012), placing her work alongside other leading contemporary writers.

Series · Literary Fiction · Anthology · Essays

Rohinton Mistry Anthologies

Rohinton Mistry's anthology contributions include The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories (1987) and Rotten English (2007), placing his work in the context of both Canadian and postcolonial literature.

Series · Anthology · Short Stories · Canadian Literature · Indian Literature

Stacey Cochran Standalone Novels

Stacey Cochran's eight standalone novels published between 2004 and 2015, spanning thriller, horror, and literary fiction.

Series · Thriller · Horror · Literary Fiction

Woodland Creek

Woodland Creek is a 22-book multi-author paranormal romance series set in a supernatural small town full of shifters, witches, vampires, and other creatures.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Fantasy Romance

Alice Duncan Anthologies

Three anthologies featuring Alice Duncan's work, including the themed Christmas and magic short story collections published between 1997 and 2014.

Series · Historical Romance · Anthology

Amber Lee

The Amber Lee series follows a young witch discovering her power and navigating a dangerous supernatural world across nine books of urban fantasy.

Series · Urban Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy

Amos Oz Anthologies

Amos Oz's anthology appearances include Until Daybreak: Stories from the Kibbutz (1984), placing his short fiction alongside other Israeli writers in curated collections of Jewish and Israeli literature.

Series · Anthology · Israeli Literature · Jewish Literature · Short Fiction

Bundles of Joy

Bundles of Joy is a forty-one-book Karen Rose Smith romance series from 1995-2013, collecting her baby- and pregnancy-themed category romances across multiple Harlequin and Silhouette lines.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Charlie Parker Non-Fiction

Three non-fiction books by the Charlie Parker author on crime fiction, horror, and genre history, including an anthology of Irish horror fiction, published 2016-2021.

Series · Non-Fiction · Horror · Crime Fiction

Dark & Silent Night

Reading order for Cate C. Wells' Dark and Silent Night series, four paranormal or dark romance novels all published in 2025.

Series · Romance · Dark Romance

Gunn and Salvo

Gunn and Salvo is a 14-book science fiction thriller series by Joshua James following two characters through galaxy-spanning missions and interstellar conflict.

Series · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Science Fiction

John Larison Non-Fiction

John Larison's non-fiction work includes The Complete Steelheader, a technical and philosophical guide to fly-fishing for steelhead trout published in 2008.

Series · Non-Fiction · Outdoors · Sports

Kate Bromley Standalone Novels

Kate Bromley's standalone novels are four witty contemporary romantic comedies set in creative, cosmopolitan worlds — from romance novel fandoms to Tudor historical reenactment — where smart, passionate heroines find love in unexpected places.

Series · Romantic Comedy · Contemporary Romance

Lena Nelson Dooley Standalone Novels

Lena Nelson Dooley Standalone Novels collects her single-book inspirational fiction works spanning Western romance, holiday stories, and pioneer settings.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Inspirational Fiction

Leslie Stein Standalone Novels

The Psychoanalysis of Dr. Seele is a 2025 standalone novel by Leslie Stein, the author's first long-form prose fiction work.

Series · Literary Fiction · Comics

Rachel Cusk Non-Fiction

Rachel Cusk's four nonfiction books range from A Life's Work (2001), her candid and controversial account of new motherhood, to Coventry (2019), a collection of personal essays on subjects from family estrangement to Brexit.

Series · Nonfiction · Essays · Memoir

Rohinton Mistry Collections

Rohinton Mistry's short fiction, collected in Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987) and Swimming Lessons (1988), introduced his recurring Bombay apartment building and the Parsi community that would become the setting for his novels.

Series · Short Stories · Literary Fiction · Indian Literature

Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key is a 17-book multi-author paranormal romance anthology series featuring witches, dragons, fae, and other supernatural elements connected by a shared magical key.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Fantasy Romance

Stacey Cochran

Complete list of books by Stacey Cochran, an independent author with eight standalone novels and short fiction published from 2004 to 2015.

Author · Thriller · Horror · Literary Fiction

The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade

The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade is a seven-book Warhammer Fantasy series by Dan Abnett and Mike Lee following a Dark Elf warrior's quest for power and survival, published between 2005 and 2009.

Series · Fantasy · Military Fiction

The Witch's Consorts

Reading order for Eva Chase's The Witch's Consorts series, seven paranormal romance books following a witch who acquires supernatural protectors, published in 2018-2020.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Witch Fiction · Reverse Harem

Yrsa Sigurdardottir Standalone Novels

Yrsa Sigurdardottir's four standalone crime novels — I Remember You (2010), The Undesired (2012), Why Did You Lie? (2013), and The Prey (2020) — are darker and more horror-inflected than her series work, often featuring supernatural elements alongside the crime plots.

Series · Nordic Noir · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Horror

A Faerie Tale Romance

Alice Duncan's ten-book fairy tale romance series published between 1996 and 2002, retelling classic fairy tales as historical romances with comedic twists.

Series · Historical Romance · Fairy Tale Retelling

Asha Bromfield Standalone Novels

Asha Bromfield's standalone novels collect two Young Adult literary fiction titles exploring Caribbean identity, music, and coming-of-age experiences for Black protagonists navigating complicated family and cultural landscapes.

Series · Young Adult Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction

Cate C. Wells Standalone Novels

Reading list for Cate C. Wells' two standalone contemporary romance novels, Return to Monte Carlo and After the Shut Up Ring, published in 2023 and 2024.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Charlie Parker

The Charlie Parker series is a dark crime and mystery series of 24 books featuring a Maine-based private detective, starting with Every Dead Thing in 1999.

Series · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Dark Thriller

Fleet Ops

Fleet Ops is a three-book military science fiction series by Joshua James following an elite starship crew through escalating interstellar conflicts.

Series · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Science Fiction

Four Sons

Four Sons is a four-book companion romance series to Four Fathers, following the adult children of the original series' protagonists in their own love stories.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

John Larison Standalone Novels

John Larison's four standalone novels, published between 2009 and 2024, are literary fiction works set in the American West exploring survival, identity, and the natural world.

Series · Literary Fiction · Western · Historical Fiction

Karen Rose Smith Non-Fiction

Karen Rose Smith Non-Fiction collects her single non-fiction title, Writing Is A Business, a practical guide to the business side of being a professional author.

Series · Non-Fiction · Writing Craft

Katerina Martinez

Katerina Martinez is a prolific urban fantasy and paranormal romance author with over 50 books across 15 series, known for her fae, witch, and supernatural heroine-led stories.

Author · Urban Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Fantasy

Minnesota Brothers

Minnesota Brothers is a five-book Christian historical romance series by Lena Nelson Dooley set in early twentieth-century Minnesota.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Inspirational Fiction

Other Warhammer 40,000

Other Warhammer 40,000 collects two standalone Dan Abnett Warhammer 40K titles: Tactica Imperialis (2007), a lore compendium, and Brothers of the Snake (2007), a novel about the Iron Snakes Space Marines.

Series · Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization

The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization is a multi-volume scholarly anthology series that Amos Oz contributed to, spanning Jewish history, culture, and literature from antiquity to the present.

Series · Jewish History · Anthology · Cultural Studies · Nonfiction

Rachel Cusk Standalone Novels

Rachel Cusk's ten standalone novels span from her debut Saving Agnes (1993) to Parade (2024), tracing an arc from traditional British literary fiction to her later experimental style. They include family dramas, social comedies, and formally ambitious works that reward close attention.

Series · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · British Fiction

Rohinton Mistry Standalone Novels

Rohinton Mistry's three standalone novels — Such a Long Journey (1991), A Fine Balance (1995), and Family Matters (2002) — form one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in contemporary Canadian and Indian literature, each shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Series · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Indian Literature

Thora Gudmundsdottir

The Thora Gudmundsdottir series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir follows Thora, an Icelandic lawyer and single mother, across twelve crime novels set in Iceland, beginning with Last Rituals (2005). The series has been translated into more than thirty languages.

Series · Nordic Noir · Crime Fiction · Legal Thriller · Mystery

Traitor of Villains

Reading order for Eva Chase's Traitor of Villains series, three paranormal romance books set in the Royals of Villain Academy world, published 2020-2021.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Academy Fantasy · Reverse Harem

Varg Veum

Reading order for Gunnar Staalesen's Varg Veum series, fourteen Norwegian crime novels spanning 1979 to 2024 featuring Bergen's famous private detective.

Series · Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery

Amos Oz Non-Fiction

Amos Oz's eleven nonfiction books range from political essays on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to literary criticism and reflections on compassion, scripture, and the nature of fanaticism.

Series · Nonfiction · Essays · Political Writing · Literary Criticism

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker is the pen name associated with a long-running series of dark crime thrillers set in Maine and New England, with 27 books from 1999 to 2026.

Author · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Dark Thriller

Dr. Genevieve Summerford Mystery

The Dr. Genevieve Summerford Mystery series follows a female psychiatrist solving crimes in Progressive Era New York City across two atmospheric historical mysteries.

Series · Historical Mystery · Mystery · Historical Fiction

ENIGMA Files

ENIGMA Files is a four-book thriller series by Joshua James following investigators uncovering lost relics and hidden secrets across dangerous global locations.

Series · Action Thriller · Science Fiction · Adventure

Eye of the Majestic Creature

Eye of the Majestic Creature is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel series by Leslie Stein, following a young woman and her talking guitar through city life, published 2011-2016.

Series · Graphic Novel · Comics · Slice of Life

Four Fathers

Four Fathers is a four-book multi-author contemporary romance series featuring single-father heroes, with J.D. Hollyfield among the contributing authors.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Gerald Brom

Gerald Brom is a dark fantasy artist and novelist known for The Child Thief, Krampus, and Slewfoot, whose fiction is inseparable from his richly detailed illustrations.

Author · Dark Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Fiction

Irish Eyes

Alice Duncan's 14-book Irish-themed historical romance series published between 2000 and 2003, with entries set in Ireland and among Irish immigrant communities.

Series · Historical Romance · Irish Fiction

Jack Clark Non-Fiction

Reading list for Jack Clark's non-fiction book Hack Writing and Other Stories, a collection drawing on his decades as a Chicago journalist and cab driver.

Series · Non-Fiction · Journalism

John Larison

John Larison is an American literary fiction author and fly-fishing expert, known for his novels set in the American West, including the acclaimed Whiskey When We're Dry.

Author · Literary Fiction · Western · Historical Fiction

McKenna's Daughters

McKenna's Daughters is a four-book Christian historical romance series by Lena Nelson Dooley following three sisters across the American frontier.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Inspirational Fiction

Outline

The Outline trilogy by Rachel Cusk follows Faye, a British writer, through a series of conversations and encounters in which she listens intently to others while revealing little about herself. The three books — Outline, Transit, and Kudos — were shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize and reshaped the landscape of contemporary literary fiction.

Series · Literary Fiction · Autofiction · Contemporary Fiction

Ravenor

Ravenor is a five-book Warhammer 40,000 series by Dan Abnett, following Gideon Ravenor, a wheelchair-bound Inquisitor and his warband as they hunt heresy and corruption across the Imperium.

Series · Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

Rohinton Mistry

Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian novelist whose three novels — Such a Long Journey, A Fine Balance, and Family Matters — have each been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won major Canadian literary awards. His fiction is set primarily in Bombay's Parsi community and examines the intersection of private lives and Indian political history.

Author · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Canadian Literature · Indian Literature

The Black Ice

The Black Ice is a two-book crime series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir, beginning with Can't Run, Can't Hide (2024) and The Wake (2025), her most recent Icelandic crime fiction.

Series · Nordic Noir · Crime Fiction · Thriller

The Royal Spares

Reading order for Eva Chase's The Royal Spares series, six fantasy romance books set in a kingdom where the overlooked royal children hold unexpected power, published 2024-2025.

Series · Fantasy Romance · Reverse Harem · Court Intrigue

Underboss Insurrection

Reading order for Cate C. Wells' Underboss Insurrection series, dark mafia romance novels featuring dangerous men and the women who end up entangled with them.

Series · Dark Romance · Romance

Varg Vuem

Complete list of books in the Varg Veum crime series by Gunnar Staalesen, a landmark Norwegian crime fiction series spanning four decades.

Author · Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery

Wilder Family

Wilder Family is an eight-book 2007-2013 Harlequin continuity series following the medical Wilder family of Walnut River, Massachusetts, and the romance and drama surrounding their hospital.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Alien Legacy

Alien Legacy is a five-book science fiction series by Joshua James following humanity's encounters with alien forces and the consequences that ripple across generations.

Series · Military Science Fiction · Science Fiction · Alien Contact

Amos Oz Collections

Amos Oz's short story and essay collections, including Where the Jackals Howl (1965) and Scenes from Village Life (2011), show the range of his voice from early kibbutz stories to later fables about modern Israeli society.

Series · Short Stories · Literary Fiction · Israeli Literature

Children's House

The Children's House series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir follows Icelandic detective Huldar and child psychologist Freyja as they investigate crimes involving children and young victims across six novels set in Iceland.

Series · Nordic Noir · Crime Fiction · Thriller · Mystery

Cuyler Overholt

Cuyler Overholt is an American author of early twentieth-century historical mystery fiction, best known for the Dr. Genevieve Summerford series set in Progressive Era New York.

Author · Historical Mystery · Mystery · Historical Fiction

David Zucchino Non-Fiction

Three non-fiction books by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Zucchino on American race, the Iraq War, and a forgotten massacre, published 1997-2020.

Series · Non-Fiction · History · Journalism

Eisenhorn

Eight books in Dan Abnett's Warhammer 40,000 Eisenhorn series, following Imperial Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn as he hunts heretics and slowly crosses moral lines.

Series · Science Fiction · Dark Fantasy · Warhammer 40K

It's a Dog's Life

Alice Duncan's seven-book historical romance series published in 1997-1998, featuring dog-themed stories set in the late Victorian era.

Series · Historical Romance

Krista Street Standalone Novels

Krista Street's standalone novel Siteron, a science fiction story published in 2019.

Series · Science Fiction · Paranormal

Leslie Stein

Leslie Stein is an American cartoonist and writer whose graphic work includes the Eye of the Majestic Creature series and semi-autobiographical comics.

Author · Graphic Novel · Comics · Non-Fiction

Love's Road Home

Love's Road Home is a four-book contemporary inspirational romance series by Lena Nelson Dooley about women finding faith, love, and belonging.

Series · Christian Fiction · Contemporary Romance · Inspirational Fiction

Natasha Knight Anthologies

Natasha Knight's anthology entries collect her short fiction contributions to multi-author dark romance and fairy tale collections, including Dark Fairy Tales, Tales of Darkness and Sin, and the Nightingale anthology.

Series · Dark Romance · Fairy Tale Retelling · Anthology

Nick Acropolis

Reading order for Jack Clark's Nick Acropolis series, Chicago private eye novels featuring a former homicide detective turned private investigator.

Series · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Rachel Cusk

Rachel Cusk is a British-Canadian author whose Outline trilogy redefined autofiction and earned her international acclaim. Over three decades she has written ten standalone novels, four works of nonfiction, and the celebrated trilogy, all marked by a cool, unsparing intelligence.

Author · Literary Fiction · Autofiction · Nonfiction · Essays

Stonecut County

Reading order for Cate C. Wells' Stonecut County series, two contemporary romance novels connected to the Steel Bones Motorcycle Club world.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

The Elite Seven

The Elite Seven is a seven-book multi-author romance series where each book takes on one of the seven deadly sins, with J.D. Hollyfield contributing to the project.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance · Dark Romance

Their Dark Valkyrie

Reading order for Eva Chase's Their Dark Valkyrie series, five paranormal romance books featuring a woman who becomes a valkyrie claimed by Norse gods, published in 2018.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Mythology · Reverse Harem

Tracey Livesay Standalone Novels

Tracey Livesay's standalone novels include two books published in 2021 and 2023, each a self-contained contemporary romance outside her main series.

Series · Contemporary Romance · Multicultural Romance · Holiday Romance

Virgin Brides

Virgin Brides is a twenty-three-book Karen Rose Smith romance series collecting her bridal-themed Harlequin and Silhouette romances from 1995 to 2011.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Amos Oz Standalone Novels

Amos Oz's seventeen standalone novels span six decades of Israeli literary history, from his debut Elsewhere, Perhaps (1966) to Judas (2014), and include the beloved memoir-novel A Tale of Love and Darkness and the internationally acclaimed My Michael.

Series · Literary Fiction · Israeli Literature · Historical Fiction

David Zucchino

David Zucchino is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author of three non-fiction books on race, war, and American history.

Author · Non-Fiction · Journalism · History

Eddie Miles

Reading order for Jack Clark's Eddie Miles series, crime novels set in Chicago narrated by a cab driver who stumbles into serious criminal cases.

Series · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Haunting Hearts

Alice Duncan's four-book paranormal historical romance series published in 1998-1999, blending ghost stories with romance in late Victorian settings.

Series · Historical Romance · Paranormal Romance

J.D. Hollyfield Standalone Novels

J.D. Hollyfield's standalone novels span nearly a decade of contemporary romance, covering fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, and other popular romance tropes.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Joshua James

Joshua James is a prolific American science fiction author known for fast-paced military sci-fi and alien invasion series, with more than 90 books published since 2017.

Author · Military Science Fiction · Science Fiction · Alien Invasion

Lena Nelson Dooley

Lena Nelson Dooley is an American Christian fiction author with a career spanning three decades, known for her historical romance and inspirational fiction.

Author · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Inspirational Fiction

Matt Goldman Short Stories/Novellas

A single short story or novella by Matt Goldman, Sixteen Lies, published in 2021.

Series · Crime Fiction · Short Fiction

Natasha Knight Short Stories/Novellas

Natasha Knight's short fiction gathers three novellas from early in her career, offering compact dark romance reads that show her voice in a shorter format.

Series · Dark Romance · Contemporary Romance

Sabbat Worlds Crusade

Sabbat Worlds Crusade is a three-volume Warhammer 40,000 series by Dan Abnett set in the same universe as the Gaunt's Ghosts novels, covering the broader military campaign context and standalone stories.

Series · Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction

Sarah E. Ladd Standalone Novels

Sarah E. Ladd's standalone Christian historical romance novels offer self-contained stories set in Regency and early Victorian England outside her main series.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Regency Romance

Shades of Love

Shades of Love is a three-book contemporary romance series by Tracey Livesay following Black professional women finding love in the competitive worlds of technology and entertainment.

Series · Contemporary Romance · Multicultural Romance

Shadowblood Souls

Reading order for Eva Chase's Shadowblood Souls series, five paranormal romance books featuring a heroine with rare blood abilities and supernatural love interests, published 2022-2023.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Dark Fantasy · Reverse Harem

Steel Bones Motorcycle Club

Reading order for Cate C. Wells' Steel Bones Motorcycle Club series, ten contemporary romance novels about members of a motorcycle club, published from 2019 to 2021.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Supernatural Institute

Reading order for Krista Street's Supernatural Institute series, four paranormal romance books set in a school for supernatural beings, published in 2021.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

Tomes & Tea Mystery Mysteries

Tomes and Tea Mystery Mysteries is a Karen Rose Smith cozy mystery series set in a bookshop-tea room, following an amateur sleuth who solves crimes among books and tea.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Wesley Yang Anthologies

Wesley Yang's anthology contributions include Bad Romance (2013), a collection featuring his essay work alongside other voices in contemporary American letters.

Series · Essays · Anthology · Literary Fiction

Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Yrsa Sigurdardottir is an Icelandic crime writer and civil engineer whose Thora Gudmundsdottir series and Children's House series have made her one of the most translated Icelandic authors in the world. Her novels are known for their atmospheric settings, complex crimes, and strong female protagonists.

Author · Nordic Noir · Crime Fiction · Thriller · Mystery

Alice Duncan Standalone Novels

Alice Duncan's eleven standalone historical romance novels published between 1995 and 2006, spanning Western settings, Christmas stories, and early-career romance fiction.

Series · Historical Romance · Western Romance

Amos Oz

Amos Oz (1939–2018) was one of Israel's greatest novelists and a leading voice in the Israeli peace movement. He wrote forty books, including the celebrated memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness, and his fiction has been translated into forty-five languages — more than any other Israeli writer.

Author · Literary Fiction · Memoir · Essays · Israeli Literature

Beth Cato Anthologies

Beth Cato Anthologies lists the multi-author collections in which her short fiction has appeared, spanning poetry, speculative fiction, and genre anthologies.

Series · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Short Fiction · Anthology

Five Packs

Reading order for Cate C. Wells' Five Packs series, paranormal romance novels about werewolf packs and rejected mates finding second chances.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Romance

Gaunt's Ghosts: The Victory

The Victory sub-collection of Gaunt's Ghosts, covering the later novels as the Tanith First pushes toward the final phase of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.

Series · Science Fiction · Military Fiction · Warhammer 40K

In Love with a Tycoon

In Love with a Tycoon is a two-book contemporary romance series by Tracey Livesay featuring Black professional women navigating attraction and power dynamics with wealthy men.

Series · Contemporary Romance · Multicultural Romance

Jack Clark

Complete list of books by Jack Clark, Chicago journalist and author of the Nick Acropolis private eye series and Eddie Miles crime novels.

Author · Mystery · Crime Fiction

Louise Rennison Anthologies

Two anthologies featuring contributions by Louise Rennison, published in 2007 and 2010 alongside other authors.

Series · Young Adult · Humor · Anthologies

Matt Goldman Standalone Novels

Four standalone crime and mystery novels by Matt Goldman, separate from his Nils Shapiro series, published between 2022 and 2025.

Series · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

Natasha Knight Standalone Novels

Natasha Knight's standalone novels gather seven independent dark romance releases spanning her career from 2013 to 2020, showing her range beyond her series work while maintaining the morally complex heroes and intense emotional dynamics of her longer series.

Series · Dark Romance · Romantic Suspense

Royals of Villain Academy

Reading order for Eva Chase's Royals of Villain Academy series, eight paranormal academy romance books set in a school for aspiring magical villains, published in 2019-2020.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Academy Fantasy · Reverse Harem

Soulmates

Soulmates is a seven-book Karen Rose Smith romance series from 2002-2005, collecting stories of couples who find an unusually deep, destined connection.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Supernatural Curse

Reading order for Krista Street's Supernatural Curse series, four paranormal romance books set in the same world as the Supernatural Community series, published in 2022.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

UnReal

UnReal is a single-book romance by J.D. Hollyfield, featuring Faking It, a story of manufactured romance and real feelings.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Wesley Yang Non-Fiction

Wesley Yang's nonfiction books include The Face of Seung-Hui Cho (2011) and The Souls of Yellow Folk (2018), a celebrated essay collection on race, masculinity, and Asian-American identity in contemporary America.

Series · Essays · Cultural Criticism · Nonfiction

Whispers on the Moors

Whispers on the Moors is Sarah E. Ladd's debut Christian historical romance series, set on the English moors and following women navigating Regency-era society and faith.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Regency Romance

Cate C. Wells

Complete list of books by Cate C. Wells, romance author of the Steel Bones Motorcycle Club, Five Packs werewolf, and Underboss Insurrection series.

Author · Romance · Paranormal Romance

Future Science Fiction Digest

Future Science Fiction Digest is a seventeen-issue science fiction magazine series that has published work by Beth Cato and other international SF authors.

Series · Science Fiction · Short Fiction · Anthology

Gaunt's Ghosts: The Lost

The Lost sub-collection of Gaunt's Ghosts, focusing on the novels covering the Tanith First's infiltration missions and losses during the mid-period of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.

Series · Science Fiction · Military Fiction · Warhammer 40K

Girls Trip

Girls Trip is a two-book contemporary romance series by Tracey Livesay following Black professional women who find love during and after a girls' trip vacation.

Series · Contemporary Romance · Multicultural Romance

Land of Enchantment

Alice Duncan's three-book historical romance series set in New Mexico, published between 1998 and 2000, with magic and regional color in each entry.

Series · Historical Romance · Western Romance

Louise Rennison Non-Fiction

Three companion non-fiction titles by Louise Rennison tied to the Georgia Nicolson world, including journals and books of quotes published in 2007 and 2008.

Series · Young Adult · Humor · Non-Fiction

Love Not Included

Love Not Included is a five-book contemporary romance series by J.D. Hollyfield following characters navigating life, love, and self-discovery with humor and warmth.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance · Chick Lit

Montana Mavericks: Thunder Canyon Cowboys

Montana Mavericks: Thunder Canyon Cowboys is a seven-book 2010 Harlequin continuity series set in the ski resort town of Thunder Canyon, Montana.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Nils Shapiro

The Nils Shapiro series by Matt Goldman follows a Minneapolis private detective through five mysteries, starting with Gone to Dust in 2017.

Series · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Detective Fiction

Philip Friedman Anthologies

Philip Friedman contributed to two legal fiction anthologies, Legal Briefs (1998) and Their World is Law (2002), featuring short stories from crime and legal fiction writers.

Series · Legal Fiction · Crime Fiction · Anthology

Rites of Possession

Reading order for Eva Chase's Rites of Possession series, four dark paranormal romance books with supernatural possessive love interests, published 2023-2024.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Dark Fantasy · Reverse Harem

Supernatural Community

Reading order for Krista Street's Supernatural Community series, five paranormal romance books set in a world of shifters, witches, and magic published 2019-2021.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

Treasures of Surrey

Treasures of Surrey is a three-book Regency romance series by Sarah E. Ladd set in the English county of Surrey, featuring women drawn into mystery and romance.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Regency Romance

Unholy Union

Unholy Union is a two-book dark romance duet by Natasha Knight where a union built on dark intention develops into something neither party expected, with faith, sin, and power all in play.

Series · Dark Romance · Mafia Romance

Wesley Yang

Wesley Yang is an American essayist and journalist whose writing on race, masculinity, and identity in contemporary America has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, and n+1. His debut collection, The Souls of Yellow Folk, won a National Magazine Award and was named a notable book by the New York Times Book Review.

Author · Essays · Cultural Criticism · Nonfiction

Whoopi Goldberg Anthologies

Reading list for Whoopi Goldberg's contribution to the anthology Never Can Say Goodbye, a collection of essays about New York City published in 2014.

Series · Non-Fiction · Essays

American Royalty

American Royalty is a three-book contemporary romance series by Tracey Livesay following a Black American rapper who falls for a British prince and navigates royal life.

Series · Contemporary Romance · Celebrity Romance · Multicultural Romance

Benjamin Dean Standalone Novels

Reading list for Benjamin Dean's five standalone novels for children and young adults, published from 2021 to 2024.

Series · Children's Fiction · Young Adult Fiction

Dirty Little Lies Duet

The Dirty Little Lies Duet is a two-book dark romance series by J.D. Hollyfield, following a story of deception and desire across Bad Daddy and Sweet Little Lies.

Series · Romance · Dark Romance

Gaunt's Ghosts: The Saint

The Saint sub-collection of Gaunt's Ghosts, covering the novels centred on the Sabbat Worlds Crusade's middle period and the influence of the Beati on the campaign.

Series · Science Fiction · Military Fiction · Warhammer 40K

Gothic Fantasy

Gothic Fantasy is a massive multi-author anthology series published by Flame Tree Press, with Beth Cato contributing to numerous volumes across horror, mythology, and speculative fiction.

Series · Horror · Short Fiction · Anthology · Mythology

Logan's Legacy

Logan's Legacy is a thirty-five-book 2004-2024 Harlequin continuity series following the Logan family's medical dynasty in Portland, Oregon, across multiple generations and romantic storylines.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Matt Goldman

Matt Goldman is an American crime fiction author and Emmy Award-winning TV writer, best known for his Nils Shapiro detective series set in Minneapolis.

Author · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

Mercy Allcutt Mystery

Alice Duncan's ten-book cozy mystery series set in 1920s Los Angeles follows Mercy Allcutt, a young woman from Boston who moves west and assists a private detective.

Series · Cozy Mystery · Historical Fiction

Moriarty's Men

Reading order for Eva Chase's Moriarty's Men series, four paranormal romance books reimagining Sherlock Holmes figures as supernatural love interests, published in 2019.

Series · Paranormal Romance · Reverse Harem · Mystery Fantasy

Philip Friedman Short Stories/Novellas

Philip Friedman's short fiction and novellas, including Dog Days and Roads, both published in 2017 as digital works.

Series · Crime Fiction · Short Fiction

Sugar Plum Ballerinas

Reading order for Whoopi Goldberg's Sugar Plum Ballerinas series, six children's novels set at a ballet school in Harlem, published from 2008 to 2012.

Series · Children's Fiction

The Houses of Yorkshire

The Houses of Yorkshire series by Sarah E. Ladd is a three-book Christian historical romance series set in the great manor houses of Regency-era Yorkshire.

Series · Christian Fiction · Historical Romance · Regency Romance

The Makanza

Reading order for Krista Street's Makanza series, five science fiction books set in a post-pandemic world published in 2018.

Series · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Paranormal

The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey

The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey is a three-book YA comedy series by Louise Rennison, following an aspiring actress at a performing arts school, published 2010-2013.

Series · Young Adult · Comedy · Humor

To Have and To Hold Duet

To Have and To Hold Duet is a three-book dark romance series by Natasha Knight built around a forced marriage and the slow, complicated process of two people finding something real inside a situation neither chose.

Series · Dark Romance · Forced Marriage Romance

2 Lovers

2 Lovers is a three-book contemporary romance series by J.D. Hollyfield featuring interconnected love stories with humor and heart.

Series · Romance · Contemporary Romance

Benjamin Dean

Complete list of books by Benjamin Dean, English children's and YA author known for inclusive middle grade fiction, including Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow.

Author · Children's Fiction · Young Adult Fiction

Beth Cato Short Story Collections

Beth Cato Short Story Collections gathers her solo short fiction, including Red Dust and Dancing Horses, a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories.

Series · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Short Fiction

Confessions of Georgia Nicolson

The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson is a beloved British YA comedy series by Louise Rennison, following an outrageous teenage girl's diary through 18 books from 1999 to 2009.

Series · Young Adult · Comedy · Humor
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