Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Danger Calls | 2010 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 2 | Where Danger Hides | 2011 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 3 | Danger in Deer Ridge | 2011 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 4 | Rooted in Danger | 2012 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 5 | Dangerous Connections | 2013 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 6 | Windswept Danger | 2014 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 7 | Identity Crisis | 2017 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 8 | Falcon’s Prey | 2018 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 9 | Personal Assignment | 2019 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 10 | Trusting Uncertainty | 2021 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 11 | Cruising Undercover | 2022 | Terry Odell | Buy |
| 12 | Danger Abroad | 2025 | Terry Odell | Buy |
The Blackthorne, Inc. series by Terry Odell is a romantic suspense series centered on operatives at a private security firm. Each book features a different Blackthorne agent paired with a new romantic lead, and the stories take the characters to locations across the United States and beyond. The danger in each book varies, from protecting witnesses and tracking down smugglers to uncovering identity theft rings.
The series began with When Danger Calls in 2010 and has grown to twelve books, with Danger Abroad releasing in 2025. While each novel tells a self-contained romance with its own suspense plotline, recurring characters and references to the Blackthorne organization tie the books together. Reading them in order gives the best sense of how the firm and its people change over time.
Odell’s Blackthorne books sit at the intersection of romance and thriller, with roughly equal weight given to the developing relationships and the suspense plots. Fans of romantic suspense authors like Suzanne Brockmann and Linda Howard will find familiar ground here.