Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time for Tomorrow | 1983 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 2 | Flower of the Orient | 1983 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 3 | Fragrant Harbor | 1984 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 4 | Tide’s End | 1984 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 5 | Odds Against | 1984 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 6 | Second Harvest | 1984 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 7 | Roses for Remembering | 1985 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 8 | Willing Spirit | 1986 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 9 | Carnival Madness | 1987 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
Shirley Tallman’s nine standalone romance novels date from the 1980s, published between Time for Tomorrow (1983) and Carnival Madness (1987). Titles like Flower of the Orient, Fragrant Harbor, and Roses for Remembering reflect the era’s romance conventions.
These early novels preceded Tallman’s later pivot to historical mystery, but the interest in period settings and strong female characters carried over into the Sarah Woolson series.