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Barbara Delinsky Books in Order

Find every Barbara Delinsky book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 166 books / 10 series

American author Barbara Delinsky is best known for her emotionally resonant women’s fiction and family sagas, including *The Women of Primrose Creek* series and bestsellers like *The Secret Between Us*. Her 20+ novels have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. This page lists Barbara Delinsky’s books in order, including chronological and series reading order.

All Barbara Delinsky Books in Chronological Order

1981 Surrender by Moonlight POoSN / 1 Buy
1981 Passionate Touch POoSN / 2 Buy
1981 Sweet Ember POoSN / 3 Buy
1981 Sensuous Burgundy POoSN / 4 Buy
1982 Dream Come True(By: Ann Major) POoMMiAB / 1 Buy
1982 The Ardent Protector POoSN / 5 Buy
1982 A Time to Love(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 6 Buy
1982 Whispered Promise POoSN / 7 Buy
1982 Lilac Awakening POoSN / 8 Buy
1982 Amber Enchantment POoSN / 9 Buy
1982 Knightly Love(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 10 Buy
1982 Search for a New Dawn(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 11 Buy
1982 Sweet Serenity(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 12 Buy
1983 Winter Lady(By: Janet Joyce) POoMMiAB / 2 Buy
1983 Another Kind of Love(By: Mary Lynn Baxter) POoMMiAB / 3 Buy
1983 Flip Side Of Yesterday(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 13 Buy
1983 An Irresistible Impulse POoSN / 14 Buy
1983 The Carpenter's Lady(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 15 Buy
1983 Lover From the Sea POoSN / 16 Buy
1983 The Silver Fox POoSN / 17 Buy
1983 Fast Courting(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 18 Buy
1983 Passion and Illusion POoSN / 19 Buy
1983 Gemstone POoSN / 20 Buy
1984 Special Something POoSFB / 1 Buy
1984 Forever Instinct POoSFB / 2 Buy
1984 Kiss Yesterday Goodbye(By: Leigh Michaels) POoMMiAB / 4 Buy
1984 Moments Harsh, Moments Gentle(By: Joan Hohl) POoMMiAB / 5 Buy
1984 Call It Destiny(By: Jayne Ann Krentz) POoMMiAB / 6 Buy
1984 The Wrong Man(By: Ann Major) POoMMiAB / 7 Buy
1984 Tangled Lies(By: Anne Stuart) POoMMiAB / 8 Buy
1984 Too Near The Fire(By: Lindsay McKenna) POoMMiAB / 9 Buy
1984 Moment to Moment POoSN / 21 Buy
1984 Bronze Mystique POoSN / 22 Buy
1984 Finger Prints POoSN / 23 Buy
1984 Beyond Fantasy(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 24 Buy
1985 To Love A Dreamer(By: Ruth Ryan Langan) POoMMiAB / 10 Buy
1985 Starstruck(By: Anne McAllister) POoMMiAB / 11 Buy
1985 Borrowed Dreams: Alaska(By: Debbie Macomber) POoMMiAB / 12 Buy
1985 Rocky Road(By: Anne Stuart) POoMMiAB / 13 Buy
1985 A Time and a Season(By: Curtiss Matlock) POoMMiAB / 14 Buy
1985 Natural Attraction(By: Marisa Carroll) POoMMiAB / 15 Buy
1985 A Class Act(By: Kathleen Eagle) POoMMiAB / 16 Buy
1985 Love By Proxy(By: Diana Palmer) POoMMiAB / 17 Buy
1985 Secret of the Stone POoSN / 25 Buy
1985 Chances Are POoSN / 26 Buy
1985 First Things First POoSN / 27 Buy
1985 Variation on a Theme(As: Billie Douglass) POoSN / 28 Buy
1986 The Real Thing POoVLB / 1 Buy
1986 Straight from the Heart POoMMiAB / 18 Buy
1986 In Good Faith(By: Judith McWilliams) POoMMiAB / 19 Buy
1986 Deceptions(By: Annette Broadrick) POoMMiAB / 20 Buy
1986 For Old Time's Sake(By: Kathleen Eagle) POoMMiAB / 21 Buy
1986 The Security Man(By: Dixie Browning) POoMMiAB / 22 Buy
1986 After the Storm(By: Rebecca Flanders) POoMMiAB / 23 Buy
1986 The Devlin Dare(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker) POoMMiAB / 24 Buy
1986 Threats And Promises POoSN / 29 Buy
1986 Within Reach POoSN / 30 Buy
1986 First, Best And Only POoSN / 31 Buy
1986 Jasmine Sorcery POoSN / 32 Buy
1987 Crossed Hearts / Twelve Across POoVLB / 2 Buy
1987 A Single Rose / The Invitation POoVLB / 3 Buy
1987 Within Reach(By: Marilyn Pappano) POoMMiAB / 25 Buy
1987 Stormwalker(By: Dallas Schulze) POoMMiAB / 26 Buy
1987 Bayou Midnight(By: Emilie Richards) POoMMiAB / 27 Buy
1987 A Time to Keep(By: Curtiss Matlock) POoMMiAB / 28 Buy
1987 Pros and Cons(By: Bethany Campbell) POoMMiAB / 29 Buy
1987 To Tame a Wolf(By: Anne McAllister) POoMMiAB / 30 Buy
1987 All in the Family(By: Heather Graham Pozzessere) POoMMiAB / 31 Buy
1987 Heat Wave POoSN / 33 Buy
1987 Cardinal Rules POoSN / 34 Buy
1987 Twilight Whispers POoSN / 35 Buy
1987 T.L.C. POoSN / 36 Buy
1988 Author's Choice(By: Elizabeth August) POoMMiAB / 32 Buy
1988 Nobody's Baby(By: Barbara Bretton) POoMMiAB / 33 Buy
1988 Rogue's Valley(By: Kathleen Creighton) POoMMiAB / 34 Buy
1988 The Bargain(By: Patricia Coughlin) POoMMiAB / 35 Buy
1988 Commitments POoSN / 37 Buy
1988 Fulfillment POoSN / 38 Buy
1989 Finders Keepers(By: Carla Neggers) POoMMiAB / 36 Buy
1989 Through My Eyes POoSN / 39 Buy
1989 Heart of the Night POoSN / 40 Buy
1989 Montana Man POoSN / 41 Buy
1990 The Dream POoCRB / 1 Buy
1990 The Dream Unfolds POoCRB / 2 Buy
1990 The Dream Comes True POoCRB / 3 Buy
1990 Facets POoSN / 42 Buy
1990 Having Faith POoSN / 43 Buy
1991 The Private Eye(By: Jayne Ann Krentz) POoRaRB / 1 Buy
1991 A Woman Betrayed POoSN / 44 Buy
1991 The Stud POoSN / 45 Buy
1992 The Outsider POoRaRB / 2 Buy
1992 The Last Honest Man(By: Leandra Logan) POoRaRB / 3 Buy
1992 The Mighty Quinn(By: Candace Schuler) POoRaRB / 4 Buy
1992 The Maverick(By: Janice Kaiser) POoRaRB / 5 Buy
1992 The Patriot(By: Lynn Michaels) POoRaRB / 6 Buy
1992 The Passions of Chelsea Kane POoSN / 46 Buy
1993 The Love Thing(By: Dixie Browning) POoMMiAB / 37 Buy
1993 Full House(By: Jackie Weger) POoMMiAB / 38 Buy
1993 Suddenly POoSN / 47 Buy
1993 More Than Friends POoSN / 48 Buy
1994 Murdock's Family(By: Paula Detmer Riggs) POoMMiAB / 39 Buy
1994 For My Daughters POoSN / 49 Buy
1995 The Texan(By: Janice Kaiser) POoRaRB / 7 Buy
1995 Arizona Heat(By: Jennifer Greene) POoMMiAB / 40 Buy
1995 Together Alone POoSN / 50 Buy
1996 Christmas Knight(By: Lyn Ellis) POoRaRB / 8 Buy
1996 The Wolf and the Woman's Touch(By: Ingrid Weaver) POoMMiAB / 41 Buy
1996 A Husband by Any Other Name(By: Cheryl St. John) POoMMiAB / 42 Buy
1996 Shades of Grace POoSN / 51 Buy
1997 A Man From Oklahoma(By: Lisa Harris) POoRaRB / 9 Buy
1997 The Stormchaser(By: Rita Clay Estrada) POoRaRB / 10 Buy
1997 The Paternity Test(By: Pamela Toth) POoMMiAB / 43 Buy
1997 Midnight Wishes(By: Carla Cassidy) POoMMiAB / 44 Buy
1997 The Silent Groom(By: Kelsey Roberts) POoMMiAB / 45 Buy
1997 Three Wishes POoSN / 52 Buy
1997 Father Figure POoSN / 53 Buy
1997 A Woman's Place POoSN / 54 Buy
1998 Send Me a Hero(By: Rita Herron) POoMMiAB / 46 Buy
1998 Coast Road POoSN / 55 Buy
1998 Rekindled POoSN / 56 Buy
1999 Lake News POoBSB / 1 Buy
2000 Warrior's Embrace(By: Peggy Webb) POoMMiAB / 47 Buy
2000 Cowboy Be Mine(By: Tina Leonard) POoMMiAB / 48 Buy
2000 Found: His Perfect Wife(By: Marie Ferrarella) POoMMiAB / 49 Buy
2000 Mysterious Stranger(By: Patricia Rosemoor) POoMMiAB / 50 Buy
2000 Baby Business(By: Brenda Novak) POoMMiAB / 51 Buy
2000 The Vineyard POoSN / 57 Buy
2001 Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors POoNB / 1 Buy
2001 The Temptation of Rory Monahan(By: Jennifer Greene,Elizabeth Bevarly) POoMMiAB / 52 Buy
2001 The Woman Next Door POoSN / 58 Buy
2002 An Accidental Woman POoBSB / 2 Buy
2003 Flirting with Pete POoSN / 59 Buy
2004 The Summer I Dared POoSN / 60 Buy
2005 Does a Lobsterman Wear Pants? POoNB / 2 Buy
2005 Looking for Peyton Place POoSN / 61 Buy
2007 Family Tree POoSN / 62 Buy
2008 The Secret Between Us POoSN / 63 Buy
2008 Trust POoSN / 64 Buy
2009 The Marine's Babies(By: Laura Marie Altom) POoMMiAB / 53 Buy
2009 The Fireman's Christmas(By: Meg Lacey) POoMMiAB / 54 Buy
2009 Bachelor CEO(By: Michele Dunaway) POoMMiAB / 55 Buy
2009 A Cowboy's Promise(By: Marin Thomas) POoMMiAB / 56 Buy
2009 The Rodeo Rider(By: Roxann Delaney) POoMMiAB / 57 Buy
2009 Once a Lawman(By: Lisa Childs) POoMMiAB / 58 Buy
2009 The Chief Ranger(By: Rebecca Winters) POoMMiAB / 59 Buy
2009 The Wrangler(By: Pamela Britton) POoMMiAB / 60 Buy
2009 While My Sister Sleeps POoSN / 65 Buy
2009 Not My Daughter POoSN / 66 Buy
2011 Sunlight and Joy POoSS / 1 Buy
2011 Escape POoSN / 67 Buy
2012 Eternity POoSSC / 1 Buy
2012 Amber's Embrace POoSS / 2 Buy
2012 Call My Name POoSS / 3 Buy
2012 Silken Sands POoSS / 4 Buy
2012 Don't Tempt Me POoSS / 5 Buy
2012 The Texas Ranger's Twins(By: Tina Leonard) POoMMiAB / 61 Buy
2013 Love Songs POoSSC / 2 Buy
2013 The Right Wrong Number POoSS / 6 Buy
2013 Sweet Salt Air POoSN / 68 Buy
2015 What She Really Wants POoSS / 7 Buy
2015 Blueprints POoSN / 69 Buy
2018 Before and Again POoSN / 70 Buy
2020 A Week at the Shore POoSN / 71 Buy
2021 Top Gun Dad(By: Ann DeFee) POoMMiAB / 62 Buy
2023 A Single Rose POoSN / 72 Buy
2024 Tender Loving Care POoSN / 73 Buy

Barbara Delinsky Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Dream Come True(By: Ann Major) 1982 Buy
02 Winter Lady(By: Janet Joyce) 1983 Buy
03 Another Kind of Love(By: Mary Lynn Baxter) 1983 Buy
04 Kiss Yesterday Goodbye(By: Leigh Michaels) 1984 Buy
05 Moments Harsh, Moments Gentle(By: Joan Hohl) 1984 Buy
06 Call It Destiny(By: Jayne Ann Krentz) 1984 Buy
07 The Wrong Man(By: Ann Major) 1984 Buy
08 Tangled Lies(By: Anne Stuart) 1984 Buy
09 Too Near The Fire(By: Lindsay McKenna) 1984 Buy
10 To Love A Dreamer(By: Ruth Ryan Langan) 1985 Buy
11 Starstruck(By: Anne McAllister) 1985 Buy
12 Borrowed Dreams: Alaska(By: Debbie Macomber) 1985 Buy
13 Rocky Road(By: Anne Stuart) 1985 Buy
14 A Time and a Season(By: Curtiss Matlock) 1985 Buy
15 Natural Attraction(By: Marisa Carroll) 1985 Buy
16 A Class Act(By: Kathleen Eagle) 1985 Buy
17 Love By Proxy(By: Diana Palmer) 1985 Buy
18 Straight from the Heart 1986 Buy
19 In Good Faith(By: Judith McWilliams) 1986 Buy
20 Deceptions(By: Annette Broadrick) 1986 Buy
21 For Old Time's Sake(By: Kathleen Eagle) 1986 Buy
22 The Security Man(By: Dixie Browning) 1986 Buy
23 After the Storm(By: Rebecca Flanders) 1986 Buy
24 The Devlin Dare(By: Cathy Gillen Thacker) 1986 Buy
25 Within Reach(By: Marilyn Pappano) 1987 Buy
26 Stormwalker(By: Dallas Schulze) 1987 Buy
27 Bayou Midnight(By: Emilie Richards) 1987 Buy
28 A Time to Keep(By: Curtiss Matlock) 1987 Buy
29 Pros and Cons(By: Bethany Campbell) 1987 Buy
30 To Tame a Wolf(By: Anne McAllister) 1987 Buy
31 All in the Family(By: Heather Graham Pozzessere) 1987 Buy
32 Author's Choice(By: Elizabeth August) 1988 Buy
33 Nobody's Baby(By: Barbara Bretton) 1988 Buy
34 Rogue's Valley(By: Kathleen Creighton) 1988 Buy
35 The Bargain(By: Patricia Coughlin) 1988 Buy
36 Finders Keepers(By: Carla Neggers) 1989 Buy
37 The Love Thing(By: Dixie Browning) 1993 Buy
38 Full House(By: Jackie Weger) 1993 Buy
39 Murdock's Family(By: Paula Detmer Riggs) 1994 Buy
40 Arizona Heat(By: Jennifer Greene) 1995 Buy
41 The Wolf and the Woman's Touch(By: Ingrid Weaver) 1996 Buy
42 A Husband by Any Other Name(By: Cheryl St. John) 1996 Buy
43 The Paternity Test(By: Pamela Toth) 1997 Buy
44 Midnight Wishes(By: Carla Cassidy) 1997 Buy
45 The Silent Groom(By: Kelsey Roberts) 1997 Buy
46 Send Me a Hero(By: Rita Herron) 1998 Buy
47 Warrior's Embrace(By: Peggy Webb) 2000 Buy
48 Cowboy Be Mine(By: Tina Leonard) 2000 Buy
49 Found: His Perfect Wife(By: Marie Ferrarella) 2000 Buy
50 Mysterious Stranger(By: Patricia Rosemoor) 2000 Buy
51 Baby Business(By: Brenda Novak) 2000 Buy
52 The Temptation of Rory Monahan(By: Jennifer Greene,Elizabeth Bevarly) 2001 Buy
53 The Marine's Babies(By: Laura Marie Altom) 2009 Buy
54 The Fireman's Christmas(By: Meg Lacey) 2009 Buy
55 Bachelor CEO(By: Michele Dunaway) 2009 Buy
56 A Cowboy's Promise(By: Marin Thomas) 2009 Buy
57 The Rodeo Rider(By: Roxann Delaney) 2009 Buy
58 Once a Lawman(By: Lisa Childs) 2009 Buy
59 The Chief Ranger(By: Rebecca Winters) 2009 Buy
60 The Wrangler(By: Pamela Britton) 2009 Buy
61 The Texas Ranger's Twins(By: Tina Leonard) 2012 Buy
62 Top Gun Dad(By: Ann DeFee) 2021 Buy
01 Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors 2001 Buy
02 Does a Lobsterman Wear Pants? 2005 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 73 books / 1981-2024
01 Surrender by Moonlight 1981 Buy
02 Passionate Touch 1981 Buy
03 Sweet Ember 1981 Buy
04 Sensuous Burgundy 1981 Buy
05 The Ardent Protector 1982 Buy
06 A Time to Love(As: Billie Douglass) 1982 Buy
07 Whispered Promise 1982 Buy
08 Lilac Awakening 1982 Buy
09 Amber Enchantment 1982 Buy
10 Knightly Love(As: Billie Douglass) 1982 Buy
11 Search for a New Dawn(As: Billie Douglass) 1982 Buy
12 Sweet Serenity(As: Billie Douglass) 1982 Buy
13 Flip Side Of Yesterday(As: Billie Douglass) 1983 Buy
14 An Irresistible Impulse 1983 Buy
15 The Carpenter's Lady(As: Billie Douglass) 1983 Buy
16 Lover From the Sea 1983 Buy
17 The Silver Fox 1983 Buy
18 Fast Courting(As: Billie Douglass) 1983 Buy
19 Passion and Illusion 1983 Buy
20 Gemstone 1983 Buy
21 Moment to Moment 1984 Buy
22 Bronze Mystique 1984 Buy
23 Finger Prints 1984 Buy
24 Beyond Fantasy(As: Billie Douglass) 1984 Buy
25 Secret of the Stone 1985 Buy
26 Chances Are 1985 Buy
27 First Things First 1985 Buy
28 Variation on a Theme(As: Billie Douglass) 1985 Buy
29 Threats And Promises 1986 Buy
30 Within Reach 1986 Buy
31 First, Best And Only 1986 Buy
32 Jasmine Sorcery 1986 Buy
33 Heat Wave 1987 Buy
34 Cardinal Rules 1987 Buy
35 Twilight Whispers 1987 Buy
36 T.L.C. 1987 Buy
37 Commitments 1988 Buy
38 Fulfillment 1988 Buy
39 Through My Eyes 1989 Buy
40 Heart of the Night 1989 Buy
41 Montana Man 1989 Buy
42 Facets 1990 Buy
43 Having Faith 1990 Buy
44 A Woman Betrayed 1991 Buy
45 The Stud 1991 Buy
46 The Passions of Chelsea Kane 1992 Buy
47 Suddenly 1993 Buy
48 More Than Friends 1993 Buy
49 For My Daughters 1994 Buy
50 Together Alone 1995 Buy
51 Shades of Grace 1996 Buy
52 Three Wishes 1997 Buy
53 Father Figure 1997 Buy
54 A Woman's Place 1997 Buy
55 Coast Road 1998 Buy
56 Rekindled 1998 Buy
57 The Vineyard 2000 Buy
58 The Woman Next Door 2001 Buy
59 Flirting with Pete 2003 Buy
60 The Summer I Dared 2004 Buy
61 Looking for Peyton Place 2005 Buy
62 Family Tree 2007 Buy
63 The Secret Between Us 2008 Buy
64 Trust 2008 Buy
65 While My Sister Sleeps 2009 Buy
66 Not My Daughter 2009 Buy
67 Escape 2011 Buy
68 Sweet Salt Air 2013 Buy
69 Blueprints 2015 Buy
70 Before and Again 2018 Buy
71 A Week at the Shore 2020 Buy
72 A Single Rose 2023 Buy
73 Tender Loving Care 2024 Buy
01 The Real Thing 1986 Buy
02 Crossed Hearts / Twelve Across 1987 Buy
03 A Single Rose / The Invitation 1987 Buy
01 Sunlight and Joy 2011 Buy
02 Amber's Embrace 2012 Buy
03 Call My Name 2012 Buy
04 Silken Sands 2012 Buy
05 Don't Tempt Me 2012 Buy
06 The Right Wrong Number 2013 Buy
07 What She Really Wants 2015 Buy
01 The Private Eye(By: Jayne Ann Krentz) 1991 Buy
02 The Outsider 1992 Buy
03 The Last Honest Man(By: Leandra Logan) 1992 Buy
04 The Mighty Quinn(By: Candace Schuler) 1992 Buy
05 The Maverick(By: Janice Kaiser) 1992 Buy
06 The Patriot(By: Lynn Michaels) 1992 Buy
07 The Texan(By: Janice Kaiser) 1995 Buy
08 Christmas Knight(By: Lyn Ellis) 1996 Buy
09 A Man From Oklahoma(By: Lisa Harris) 1997 Buy
10 The Stormchaser(By: Rita Clay Estrada) 1997 Buy
01 The Dream 1990 Buy
02 The Dream Unfolds 1990 Buy
03 The Dream Comes True 1990 Buy
01 Special Something 1984 Buy
02 Forever Instinct 1984 Buy
01 Eternity 2012 Buy
02 Love Songs 2013 Buy
01 Lake News 1999 Buy
02 An Accidental Woman 2002 Buy

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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