Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Against Time | 2003 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 2 | Crime And Passion | 2003 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 3 | Internal Affair | 2003 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 4 | Dangerous Games | 2004 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 5 | The Strong Silent Type | 2004 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 6 | Cavanaugh’s Woman | 2004 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 7 | In Broad Daylight | 2004 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 8 | Alone in the Dark | 2004 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 9 | Dangerous Disguise | 2005 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 10 | The Woman Who Wasn’t There | 2006 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 11 | Cavanaugh Watch | 2006 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 12 | Cavanaugh Heat | 2008 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 13 | Protecting His Witness | 2008 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 14 | Cavanaugh Pride | 2014 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 15 | Becoming a Cavanaugh | 2009 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 16 | The Cavanaugh Code | 2009 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 17 | The Colonel’s Widow? / Cavanaugh Pride | 2010 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 18 | In Bed with the Badge | 2010 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 19 | Cavanaugh Judgment | 2010 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 20 | Secret Agent, Secret Father / The Cavanaugh Code | 2010 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 21 | Cavanaugh Reunion | 2014 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 22 | Bodyguard Under the Mistletoe / Cavanaugh Judgement | 2010 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 23 | A Cavanaugh Christmas | 2011 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 24 | Cavanaugh’s Bodyguard | 2012 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 25 | Cavanaugh Rules | 2012 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 26 | Cavanaugh’s Surrender | 2012 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 27 | Cavanaugh on Duty | 2013 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 28 | Cavanaugh’s Surrender / Montana Midwife | 2012 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 29 | Mission: Cavanaugh Baby | 2013 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 30 | Cavanaugh Hero | 2013 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 31 | Cavanaugh Undercover | 2014 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 32 | Cavanaugh Strong | 2014 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 33 | Cavanaugh Fortune | 2015 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 34 | How to Seduce a Cavanaugh | 2015 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 35 | Cavanaugh or Death | 2016 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 36 | Cavanaugh Cold Case | 2016 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 37 | Cavanaugh in the Rough | 2017 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 38 | Cavanaugh on Call | 2017 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 39 | Cavanaugh Standoff | 2017 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 40 | Cavanaugh Encounter | 2017 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 41 | Cavanaugh Vanguard | 2018 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 42 | Cavanaugh’s Secret Delivery | 2018 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 43 | Cavanaugh Cowboy | 2019 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 44 | Cavanaugh’s Missing Person | 2019 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 45 | Cavanaugh Stakeout | 2019 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 46 | Cavanaugh in Plain Sight | 2020 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 47 | Cavanaugh Justice: The Baby Trail | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 48 | Cavanaugh Justice: Serial Affair | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 49 | Cavanaugh Justice: Deadly Chase | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 50 | Cavanaugh Justice: Up Close and Deadly | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 51 | The Baby Trail | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 52 | Serial Affair | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 53 | Cavanaugh Justice: Detecting a Killer | 2023 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 54 | Deadly Chase | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 55 | Cavanaugh Justice: Cold Case Squad | 2024 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 56 | Deadliest Mission | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 57 | Up Close and Deadly | 2022 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 58 | Detecting a Killer | 2023 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
Cavanaugh Justice is Marie Ferrarella’s longest-running and most recognized series, with 58 books published between 2003 and 2024. The series follows the extended Cavanaugh family, a large clan of detectives, police officers, and forensic experts working in the fictional city of Aurora, California. Former police chief Andrew Cavanaugh holds the family together, often literally, by hosting massive family dinners that bring together relatives from across the department.
What keeps the series fresh across so many entries is the sheer size of the Cavanaugh family. New branches are discovered over the course of the series, bringing in characters who did not know they were Cavanaughs until cases forced them to confront their family history. Each book pairs a Cavanaugh (or someone about to become one) with a partner as they investigate crimes ranging from cold cases to serial killers. The mystery plots give the books more structure than a typical category romance, and readers who enjoy procedural elements alongside their love stories will find plenty here. The series ran for over twenty years, making it one of the longest single-author romantic suspense series in the genre.