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Home / Authors / Karen Robards Karen Robards American author Karen Robards is best known for her bestselling romantic suspense novels, including the *Banning Sisters* trilogy and the *Charlotte Stone* series. With over 30 million copies of her books in print, she is a *New York Times* and *USA Today* bestselling author. This page lists Karen Robards’ books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1981 Island Flame POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 Sea Fire POoPB · 2 Buy ↗ 1983 Forbidden Love POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1984 Amanda Rose POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1985 Dark Torment POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1985 To Love a Man POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1986 Wild Orchids POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1986 Loving Julia POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1987 Night Magic POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1988 Desire in the Sun POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1988 Dark of the Moon POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1989 Tiger's Eye POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1990 Morning Song POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1991 This Side of Heaven POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1991 Green Eyes POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1992 Nobody's Angel POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1993 One Summer POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1994 Maggy's Child POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1995 Walking After Midnight POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1995 Hunter's Moon POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1996 Heartbreaker POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1998 The Senator's Wife POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 1999 The Midnight Hour POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 2000 Ghost Moon POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 2000 Paradise County POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 2001 Scandalous POoBSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 To Trust a Stranger POoSN · 24 Buy ↗ 2002 Irresistible POoBSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2002 Whispers at Midnight POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 2003 Beachcomber POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 2005 Pursuit POoJFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 Superstition POoSN · 28 Buy ↗ 2006 Vanished POoSN · 29 Buy ↗ 2007 Obsession POoSN · 30 Buy ↗ 2008 Guilty POoSN · 31 Buy ↗ 2010 Shameless POoBSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 Shattered POoSN · 32 Buy ↗ 2011 Justice POoJFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Sleepwalker POoSN · 33 Buy ↗ 2012 The Last Victim POoDCSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Manna From Heaven POoSN · 34 Buy ↗ 2012 Shiver POoSN · 35 Buy ↗ 2013 The Last Kiss Goodbye POoDCSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Hunted POoSN · 36 Buy ↗ 2014 Her Last Whisper POoDCSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2015 The Last Time I Saw Her POoDCSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2016 Darkness POoSN · 38 Buy ↗ 2017 The Ultimatum POoTGB · 1 Buy ↗ 2018 The Moscow Deception POoTGB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 The Fifth Doctrine POoTGB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 The Black Swan of Paris POoSN · 39 Buy ↗ 2022 The Girl from Guernica POoSN · 40 Buy ↗ 2024 Some Murders in Berlin POoSN · 41 Buy ↗ 2026 The Moonlight Runner POoSN · 42 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of The Guardian Books 3 books · 2017–2019
02 The Moscow Deception 2018 Buy ↗ 03 The Fifth Doctrine 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Pirates Books 2 books · 1981–1982
Publication Order of Dr. Charlotte Stone Books 4 books · 2012–2015
01 The Last Victim 2012 Buy ↗ 02 The Last Kiss Goodbye 2013 Buy ↗ 03 Her Last Whisper 2014 Buy ↗ 04 The Last Time I Saw Her 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 42 books · 1983–2026
01 Forbidden Love 1983 Buy ↗ 08 Desire in the Sun 1988 Buy ↗ 09 Dark of the Moon 1988 Buy ↗ 12 This Side of Heaven 1991 Buy ↗ 14 Nobody's Angel 1992 Buy ↗ 17 Walking After Midnight 1995 Buy ↗ 20 The Senator's Wife 1998 Buy ↗ 21 The Midnight Hour 1999 Buy ↗ 23 Paradise County 2000 Buy ↗ 24 To Trust a Stranger 2001 Buy ↗ 25 Whispers at Midnight 2002 Buy ↗ 34 Manna From Heaven 2012 Buy ↗ 39 The Black Swan of Paris 2020 Buy ↗ 40 The Girl from Guernica 2022 Buy ↗ 41 Some Murders in Berlin 2024 Buy ↗ 42 The Moonlight Runner 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Jessica Ford Books 2 books · 2005–2011
Publication Order of Banning Sisters Books 3 books · 2001–2010