Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonight And Forever | 1995 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 2 | Whispered Promises | 1996 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 3 | Eternally Yours | 1997 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 4 | One Special Moment | 1998 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 5 | Fire and Desire | 1999 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 6 | Secret Love | 2000 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 7 | True Love | 2000 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 8 | Surrender | 2001 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 9 | Unfinished Business | 2005 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Man: Four Sensuous Novellas | 2003 | Brenda Jackson | N/A |
| 11 | Slow Burn | 2007 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 12 | The Midnight Hour | 2004 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 13 | Forever Mine | 2008 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 14 | Taste of Passion | 2008 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 15 | Inseparable | 2011 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 16 | Sensual Confessions | 2010 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 17 | Seduced by a Stranger | 2016 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 18 | Courting Justice | 2012 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 19 | Main Agenda | 2016 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 20 | A Madaris Bride for Christmas | 2013 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 21 | A Very Merry Romance | 2017 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 22 | A Very Merry Romance: Madaris Family Novels Book 21 - Special Holiday Edition | 2017 | Brenda Jackson | N/A |
| 23 | Best Laid Plans | 2018 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
| 24 | Whispered Promises & Sweet Stallion | 2018 | Brenda Jackson | Buy |
The Madaris Family & Friends series is where Brenda Jackson’s career began. Tonight and Forever (1995) introduced readers to the Madaris family, and Jackson has returned to these characters for nearly three decades across 24 books. Each novel follows a different member of the extended Madaris family or their close circle of friends as they find love, with earlier couples making regular appearances.
The series holds a special place in romance fiction as one of the first long-running series to center African American characters and families. Jackson builds the Madaris world with warmth and detail, and longtime readers develop a genuine attachment to the family across generations. The most recent entries include Best Laid Plans (2018), though the series has roots all the way back to the mid-1990s.