Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beautiful Storm | 2015 | Barbara Freethy | Buy |
| 2 | Lightning Lingers | 2016 | Barbara Freethy | Buy |
| 3 | A Blizzard Wedding | 2013 | Barbara Freethy | N/A |
| 4 | Summer Rain | 2016 | Barbara Freethy | Buy |
Lightning Strikes is a four-book series by Barbara Freethy that uses dramatic weather as a backdrop for romantic suspense stories. Beautiful Storm introduces a photographer who specializes in lightning, while later books like Summer Rain and Lightning Lingers continue the theme of atmospheric danger mixed with romance.
The weather element gives the series a distinctive hook compared to Freethy’s other romance work. The storms serve both as plot devices and as metaphors for the emotional intensity between the characters.