Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daughter of Anna | 1940 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 2 | Passionate Witness | 1941 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 3 | The Married Lover | 1942 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 4 | When the Entire World is Young | 1943 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 5 | So the Dreams Depart | 1944 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 6 | Together They Ride | 1945 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 7 | Not in Our Stars | 1945 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 8 | Beyond the Blue Mountains | 1947 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 9 | Dear Chance | 1947 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 10 | Alexa | 1948 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 11 | The House at Cupid’s Cross | 1949 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 12 | The Goldsmith’s Wife / The King’s Mistress | 1950 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 13 | Believe the Heart | 1950 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 14 | Poison in Pimlico | 1950 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 15 | The Flesh and the Devil | 1950 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 16 | Saint or Sinner? | 1951 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 17 | Bright Tomorrow | 1952 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 18 | Danse Macabre | 1952 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 19 | Dear Delusion | 1952 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 20 | The Bed Disturbed | 1952 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 21 | Rooms at Mrs. Oliver’s | 1952 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 22 | Daughter of Satan | 1952 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 23 | Leave Me My Love | 1953 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 24 | Evil in the House / Such Bitter Business | 1953 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 25 | When We Are Married | 1953 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 26 | Castles in Spain | 1954 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 27 | Lilith | 1954 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 28 | Two Loves in Her Life | 1955 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 29 | When Other Hearts | 1955 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 30 | It Began in Vauxhall Gardens / Melisande | 1955 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 31 | It Began in Vauxhall Gardens | 1955 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 32 | Begin to Live | 1956 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 33 | Defenders of the Faith | 1956 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 34 | Call of the Blood | 1956 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 35 | Married in Haste | 1956 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 36 | To Meet a Stranger | 1957 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 37 | Rochester | 1957 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 38 | The Scarlet Cloak | 1957 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 39 | Blaze of Noon | 1958 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 40 | The Queen of Diamonds | 1958 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 41 | The Dawn Chorus | 1959 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 42 | Madame Du Barry | 1959 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 43 | Milady Charlotte | 1959 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 44 | Red Sky at Night | 1959 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 45 | Mistress of Mellyn | 1960 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 46 | Night of Stars | 1960 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 47 | The World’s a Stage | 1960 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 48 | The Brides of Lanlory | 1960 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 49 | This Was a Man / The King’s Adventurer | 1961 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 50 | Now That April’s Gone | 1961 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 51 | Meg Roper | 1961 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 52 | The Spanish Inquisition | 1961 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 53 | Kirkland Revels | 1962 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 54 | Who’s Calling? | 1962 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 55 | Katharine of Aragon | 1962 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 56 | Bride of Pendorric | 1963 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 57 | The Legend of the Seventh Virgin | 1964 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 58 | Evergreen Gallant | 1965 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 59 | Menfreya in the Morning | 1966 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 60 | The King of the Castle | 1967 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 61 | The Queen’s Confession | 1968 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 62 | The Shivering Sands | 1969 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 63 | The Secret Woman | 1970 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 64 | The Shadow of the Lynx | 1971 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 65 | The Curse of the Kings | 1973 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 66 | The House of a Thousand Lanterns | 1974 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 67 | Lord of the Far Island | 1975 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 68 | Mary Queen of Scots: The Fair Devil of Scotland | 1975 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 69 | The Pride of the Peacock | 1976 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 70 | The Devil on Horseback | 1977 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 71 | My Enemy, the Queen | 1978 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 72 | The Spring of the Tiger | 1979 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 73 | The Mask of the Enchantress | 1980 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 74 | The Judas Kiss | 1981 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 75 | The Demon Lover | 1982 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 76 | The Time of the Hunter’s Moon | 1983 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 77 | The Landower Legacy | 1984 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 78 | The Road to Paradise Island | 1985 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 79 | Story of Elizabeth I | 1985 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 80 | Secret for a Nightingale | 1986 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 81 | The Silk Vendetta | 1987 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 82 | The India Fan | 1988 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 83 | The Captive | 1988 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 84 | Snare of Serpents | 1990 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 85 | Daughter of Deceit | 1991 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 86 | Seven for a Secret | 1992 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 87 | The Black Opal | 1993 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
Victoria Holt’s standalone novels number over 80 titles, published from 1940 through 1993. This is where her gothic romances live, including the books that made the Victoria Holt name famous. Mistress of Mellyn (1960) and Bride of Pendorric (1963) became templates for the modern gothic romance, with their brooding heroes, mysterious country houses, and heroines in danger.
The range of her standalones is remarkable. Early works from the 1940s and 1950s include straight romances and historical novels, while her gothic period from the 1960s onward produced the books readers associate most closely with the Victoria Holt name. Later titles like The Time of the Hunter’s Moon, Secret for a Nightingale, and The India Fan continued to deliver atmospheric, suspenseful fiction for a loyal readership that lasted decades.