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There are many romance series which are family based or built around an institutional structure, such as a school. These related books are often best read in order because each book builds on the one before.  
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There are many romance series which are family based or built around an institutional structure, such as a school. These related books are often best read in order because each book builds on the one before. See also the category [[:category:Romantic Series|Romantic Series]] for books in which the books contain an overall plot that is not resolved until the series is ended.
  
 
The term "series" also is often used to refer to [[Category Romance]] books, but those books are not necessarily related by a common topic and are not related in the same way as the books on this page. These books are called "series" because they are issued with numbers identifying the order of their publication.
 
The term "series" also is often used to refer to [[Category Romance]] books, but those books are not necessarily related by a common topic and are not related in the same way as the books on this page. These books are called "series" because they are issued with numbers identifying the order of their publication.

Revision as of 02:20, 1 March 2007

There are many romance series which are family based or built around an institutional structure, such as a school. These related books are often best read in order because each book builds on the one before. See also the category Romantic Series for books in which the books contain an overall plot that is not resolved until the series is ended.

The term "series" also is often used to refer to Category Romance books, but those books are not necessarily related by a common topic and are not related in the same way as the books on this page. These books are called "series" because they are issued with numbers identifying the order of their publication.

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)

Elizabeth Lowell: The Donovans (contemporary)

Elizabeth Lowell: MacKenzie-Blackthorn (contemporary, with one historic)

Elizabeth Lowell: The Only series (historic - American West)

Gracie C. McKeever: The Matchmaker (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