Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Crime of the Heart | 1988 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 2 | Promise Me a Rainbow | 1990 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 3 | Patrick Gallagher’s Widow | 1990 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 4 | To Mother with Love | 1991 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 5 | The Prisoner | 1992 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 6 | The Forbidden Bride | 2003 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 7 | The Captive Heart | 2003 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 8 | Blackberry Winter | 2005 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 9 | The First Boy I Loved | 2009 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 10 | The Soldier’s Wife | 2012 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 11 | An Unexpected Wife | 2013 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
| 12 | An Unexpected WifeInto the Wilderness | 2021 | Cheryl Reavis | Buy |
Cheryl Reavis’s standalone novels span over thirty years of publishing, from A Crime of the Heart in 1988 through to 2021. The twelve books cover a range of romance subgenres, from the contemporary setting of Promise Me a Rainbow to the historical periods of The Soldier’s Wife and An Unexpected Wife.
Notable titles include Patrick Gallagher’s Widow, The Prisoner, and The Captive Heart, each exploring different aspects of love under difficult circumstances. Reavis’s standalone work shows the same attention to character and setting that defines her series fiction, with stories about people finding connection in unexpected places.