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In addition to [[Category Romance]], there are many romance series which are family based or built around an institutional structure.  
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[[category:Romance Series]]
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This article lists [[Series|romance series]] which are family based or built around an institutional structure, such as a school, and usually written by one author. These related books are often best read in order because each book builds on the one before.
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::''For other uses of the term "series" see [[Series (disambiguation)]].''
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::''See also the categories [[:category:Romance Series|Romance Series]] and [[:category:Romantic Series|Romanctic Series]].''
  
 
== Family-Based Series ==
 
== Family-Based Series ==
  
[[Loretta Chase]]: ''The Carsington Brothers'' (historical)
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===[[Jo Beverley]]===
* [[Miss Wonderful]] - 2004
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The Mallorens (Georgian England)
* [[Mister Impossible]] - 2005
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* [[My Lady Notorious|''My Lady Notorious'']] 1993
* [[Lord Perfect]] - 2006
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* ''[[Tempting Fortune]]'', 1995
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* ''[[Something Wicked - Jo Beverley|Something Wicked]]'', 1997
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* ''[[Secrets Of The Night]]'', 1999
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* [[Devilish - Jo Beverley|''Devilish'']] 2000
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* ''[[Winter Fire - Jo Beverley|Winter Fire]]'', 2003
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* ''[[A Most Unsuitable Man]]'', 2005
  
[[Sara Donati]]: ''The Wilderness Series'' (historical)
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===[[Loretta Chase]]===
* [[Into the Wilderness]] - 1998
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The Carsington Brothers (historical)
* [[Dawn on a Distant Shore]] - 2000
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* ''[[Miss Wonderful]]'' - 2004
* [[Lake in the Clouds]] - 2002
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* ''[[Mister Impossible]]'' - 2005
* [[Fire Along the Sky]] - 2004
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* ''[[Lord Perfect]]'' - 2006
* [[Queen of Swords]] - 2006
 
  
[[Diana Gabaldon]]: ''Outlander'' (time-travel, historical, contemporary)
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===[[Sara Donati]]===
* [[Outlander]]
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The Wilderness Series (historical)
* [[Dragonfly in Amber]]
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* ''[[Into the Wilderness]]'' - 1998
* [[Voyager]]
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* ''[[Dawn on a Distant Shore]]'' - 2000
* [[Drums of Autumn]]
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* ''[[Lake in the Clouds]]'' - 2002
* [[A Breath of Snow and Ashes]]
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* ''[[Fire Along the Sky]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Queen of Swords]]'' - 2006
  
[[Linda Howard]]: ''The Mackenzies'' (contemporary)
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===[[Diana Gabaldon]]===
* [[Mackenzie's Mountain]] - 1989
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Outlander (time-travel, historical, contemporary)
* [[Mackenzie's Mission]] - 1992
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* ''[[Outlander]]''
* [[Mackenzie's Pleasure]] - 1996
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* ''[[Dragonfly in Amber]]''
* [[Game of Chance]] - 2000
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* ''[[Voyager]]''
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* ''[[Drums of Autumn]]''
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* ''[[A Breath of Snow and Ashes]]''
  
[[Gracie C. McKeever]]: ''The Matchmaker'' (contemporary)
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===[[Linda Howard]]===
* [[Beneath The Surface: The Matchmaker 1]] - 2006
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The Mackenzies (contemporary)
* [[Terms of Surrender: The Matchmaker 2]] - 2006
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* ''[[Mackenzie's Mountain]]''  - 1989
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* ''[[Mackenzie's Mission]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Mackenzie's Pleasure]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Game of Chance]]'' - 2000
  
== Institution-Based Series ==
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===[[Stephanie Laurens]]===
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The Cynsters (Regency England)
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* prequel ''[[The Promise in a Kiss]]'', 2001
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# ''[[Devil's Bride]]'', 1998
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# ''[[A Rake's Vow]]'', 1998
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# ''[[Scandals' Bride]]'', 1999
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# ''[[A Rogue's Proposal]]'', 1999
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# ''[[A Secret Love]]'', 2000
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# ''[[All About Love]]'', 2001
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# ''[[All About Passion]]'', 2001
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# ''[[On A Wild Night]]'', 2002
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# ''[[On A Wicked Dawn]]'', 2002
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# ''[[The Perfect Lover - Stephanie Laurens|The Perfect Lover]]'', 2003
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# ''[[The Ideal Bride - Stephanie Laurens|The Ideal Bride]]'', 2004
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# ''[[The Truth About Love]]'', 2005
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# ''[[What Price Love?]]'' 2006
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===[[Elizabeth Lowell]]===
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The Donovans (contemporary)
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*''[[Amber Beach]]'' (1997)
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*''[[Jade Island]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Pearl Cove]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Midnight in Ruby Bayou]]'' (2000)
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MacKenzie-Blackthorn (contemporary, with one historic)
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*''[[Reckless Love - Elizabeth Lowell|Reckless Love]]'' - HH #38 (1990)
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*''[[Fire And Rain - Elizabeth Lowell|Fire And Rain]]'' - SD #546 (1990)
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*''[[Outlaw - Elizabeth Lowell|Outlaw]]'' - SD #624 (1991)
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*''[[Granite Man]]'' - SD #625 (1991)
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*''[[Warrior]]'' - SD #631 (1991)
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The "Only" series (historic - American West)
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*''[[Only His]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Only Mine]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Only You - Elizabeth Lowell|Only You]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Only Love]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Autumn Lover]]'' (1996) (connected to "Only" Series through secondary characters, ''Autumn Lover'' and ''Winter Fire'' feature the Maxwell brothers)
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*''[[Winter Fire]]'' (1997)
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===[[Gracie C. McKeever]]===
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The Matchmaker (contemporary)
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* [[Beneath The Surface - Gracie C. McKeever|Beneath The Surface]] - 2006
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* [[Terms Of Surrender - Gracie C. McKeever|Terms Of Surrender]] - 2006
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===[[Francis Ray]]===
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The Graysons of New Mexico Series (contemporary)
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*''[[Until There Was You]]''(2000)(reissued 2008)
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*''[[You And No Other]]''  (2005)
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*''[[Dreaming Of You]]''    (2006)
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*''[[Irresistible You]]''  (2007)
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*''[[Only You]]''          (2007)
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Taggart/Falcon Series (contemporary)
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* ''[[Forever Yours - Francis Ray]]''(1994)
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* ''[[ONLY HERS]]''(1996) (reissued 2004)
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* ''[[BREAK EVERY RULE ]]''(1998) (reissued 2004)
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* ''[[HEART OF THE FALCON]]''(2000) (reissued 2004)
  
[[Jayne Ann Krentz]] aka [[Amanda Quick]]: ''The Arcane Society''  
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Grayson Friends Series (contemporary)
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* ''[[THE WAY YOU LOVE ME]]''(2008)
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* ''[[NOBODY BUT YOU ]]''   (2009)
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* ''[[ONE NIGHT WITH YOU]]'' (2009)
  
In this [[paranormal]] series there are both contemporary and historical novels, the former appearing under Jayne Ann Krentz, the latter under Amanda Quick.
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== Institution-Based Series ==
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===[[Mary Balogh]]===
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The "Simply" series set in Regency England. Each book in the series focuses on a different teacher at a private girls' school in Bath
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* [[Simply Unforgettable - Mary Balogh|Simply Unforgettable]] (2005)
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* [[Simply Love - Mary Balogh|Simply Love]] (2006)
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* [[Simply Magic - Mary Balogh|Simply Magic]] (2007)
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* [[Simply Perfect]] (2008)
  
* [[Second Sight]]
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===[[Jo Beverley]]===
* [[White Lies]]
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The ''Company of Rogues'' series set in Regency England is based on a group of twelve boys who banded together at Harrow school. Each book follows a member of this group (or a friend or relative of a member of the group).
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* [[An Arranged Marriage - Jo Beverley|''An Arranged Marriage'']], 1991
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* [[An Unwilling Bride|''Unwilling Bride, An'']] 1992
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* ''[[Christmas Angel]]'', 1992
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* [[Forbidden - Jo Bev|''Forbidden'']] - 1994
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* [[Dangerous Joy|''Dangerous Joy'']], 1995
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* [[Forbidden Magic|''Forbidden Magic'']], 1998
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* [[The Dragon's Bride|''The Dragon's Bride'']], May 2001
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* [[The Devil's Heiress|''The Devil's Heiress'']], August 2001
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* [[The Demon's Mistress|''The Demon's Mistress'']] - Novella in anthology ''In Praise Of Younger Men'', 2001. The three stories were issued, June 2004 in ''Three Heroes''.
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* ''[[Hazard - Jo Beverley|Hazard]]'', May 2002
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* ''[[St. Raven]]'', February 2003
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* ''[[Skylark]]'', May 2004
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* [[The Rogue's Return - Jo Beverley|''Rogue's Return'']], 2006
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* ''[[To Rescue A Rogue]]'' Sept 2006
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* ''[[Lady Beware - Jo Beverley|Lady Beware]]'' June 2007
  
[[Mary Balogh]]: the Simply series
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===[[Tara Janzen]]===
set in Regency England.
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The ''Steele Street'' operatives are a group of agents working out of a garage on Steele Street in contemporary Denver, Colorado. Most of the members have known and worked together since they were teenage delinquents stealing cars. Their special abilities have been put to use by the government for antiterrorism and other black-ops.
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* ''[[Crazy Hot]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Crazy Cool]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Crazy Wild]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Crazy Kisses]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Crazy Love]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Crazy Sweet]]'' - 2006
  
Each book in the series focuses on a different teacher at a private girls' school in Bath
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===[[Jayne Ann Krentz]] aka [[Amanda Quick]]===
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"The Arcane Society" - In this [[paranormal]] series there are both contemporary and historical novels, the former appearing under Jayne Ann Krentz, the latter under Amanda Quick.
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* [[Second Sight - Amanda Quick|Second Sight]]
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* [[White Lies - Jayne Ann Krentz|White Lies]]
  
* [[Simply Unforgettable]] (2005)
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===[[Stephanie Laurens]]===
* [[Simply Love]] (2006)
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The "Bastion Club" (Regency England) is seven bachelors who had worked for the same man during the Napoleonic War, when they return from war they  band together while looking for wives, continuing in espionage for their former boss
* [[Simply Magic]] (2007)
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* ''[[Captain Jack's Woman]]'', 1997 (prequel to the series)
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* ''[[The Lady Chosen]]'', 2003
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* ''[[A Gentleman's Honor]]'', 2003
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* ''[[A Lady Of His Own]]'', 2004
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* ''[[A Fine Passion]]'', 2005
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* ''[[To Distraction]]'', 2006

Latest revision as of 06:32, 28 September 2011

This article lists romance series which are family based or built around an institutional structure, such as a school, and usually written by one author. These related books are often best read in order because each book builds on the one before.

For other uses of the term "series" see Series (disambiguation).
See also the categories Romance Series and Romanctic Series.

Family-Based Series

Jo Beverley

The Mallorens (Georgian England)

Loretta Chase

The Carsington Brothers (historical)

Sara Donati

The Wilderness Series (historical)

Diana Gabaldon

Outlander (time-travel, historical, contemporary)

Linda Howard

The Mackenzies (contemporary)

Stephanie Laurens

The Cynsters (Regency England)

  1. Devil's Bride, 1998
  2. A Rake's Vow, 1998
  3. Scandals' Bride, 1999
  4. A Rogue's Proposal, 1999
  5. A Secret Love, 2000
  6. All About Love, 2001
  7. All About Passion, 2001
  8. On A Wild Night, 2002
  9. On A Wicked Dawn, 2002
  10. The Perfect Lover, 2003
  11. The Ideal Bride, 2004
  12. The Truth About Love, 2005
  13. What Price Love? 2006

Elizabeth Lowell

The Donovans (contemporary)

MacKenzie-Blackthorn (contemporary, with one historic)

The "Only" series (historic - American West)

Gracie C. McKeever

The Matchmaker (contemporary)

Francis Ray

The Graysons of New Mexico Series (contemporary)

Taggart/Falcon Series (contemporary)

Grayson Friends Series (contemporary)

Institution-Based Series

Mary Balogh

The "Simply" series set in Regency England. Each book in the series focuses on a different teacher at a private girls' school in Bath

Jo Beverley

The Company of Rogues series set in Regency England is based on a group of twelve boys who banded together at Harrow school. Each book follows a member of this group (or a friend or relative of a member of the group).

Tara Janzen

The Steele Street operatives are a group of agents working out of a garage on Steele Street in contemporary Denver, Colorado. Most of the members have known and worked together since they were teenage delinquents stealing cars. Their special abilities have been put to use by the government for antiterrorism and other black-ops.

Jayne Ann Krentz aka Amanda Quick

"The Arcane Society" - In this paranormal series there are both contemporary and historical novels, the former appearing under Jayne Ann Krentz, the latter under Amanda Quick.

Stephanie Laurens

The "Bastion Club" (Regency England) is seven bachelors who had worked for the same man during the Napoleonic War, when they return from war they band together while looking for wives, continuing in espionage for their former boss