Casey Daniels Books in Order
Explore Casey Daniels books in order, including pen names and series, with quick summaries, reading guides, and easy tips on where to start.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
60 books
Twilight Secrets
by Casey Daniels
1992
Hidden truths unsettle a growing romance in this suspense-tinged early novel. Desire deepens just as danger and deception start coming into the light.
Bright Promise
by Casey Daniels
1993
Two people reach for a fresh start and find more history and hope than they expected. It is a warm romance about trust, timing, and the slow work of building something real.
Moonlight Whispers
by Casey Daniels
1993
Buried feelings and late-night secrets draw two people together in a moody romance with a faint supernatural edge. The past refuses to stay quiet, and neither do the emotions it stirs up.
Earthly Delights
by Casey Daniels
1995
Attraction and duty pull hard in this emotionally charged romance. As two people push against the lives planned for them, love becomes both an escape and a real risk.
The Amulet
by Casey Daniels
1995
Holly is torn between her human loyalties and the animal hunger pulling her toward her panther ancestry. As prom night nears, Alex wants her to stay with his cult while Jason fights to bring her back.
The Curse
by Casey Daniels
1995
Kate ignores her fortune-telling grandmother's warning and takes a dream job at Pine Lake. It does not take long for her to realize the place carries a curse she may not escape.
The Dream
by Casey Daniels
1995
New girl Holly arrives at Los Gatos High and hears whispers about a panther legend that refuses to stay local folklore. Her growing obsession with the dangerous Alex feels thrilling, until it starts changing her.
The Fortune Teller
by Casey Daniels
1995
Terrifying things keep happening at Pine Lake, and Kate and her roommate Al are running out of time. To survive the blood moon of August, they have to expose an evil magician's deadly tricks.
The Hunt
by Casey Daniels
1995
Holly learns the legend is real and finds herself hunted by forces tied to Alex and the panther cult. To survive, she has to decide who can still be trusted, and how much of herself is left to save.
The Reckoning
by Casey Daniels
1996
As the blood moon closes in, Kate and Al face the darkest turn yet at Pine Lake. Old warnings, sinister tricks, and the truth behind the curse all come crashing together.
Touched By Magic
by Casey Daniels
1996
A touch of the uncanny complicates an already charged romance in this early novel. Longing, doubt, and a little wonder shape a story where emotion matters as much as the mystery around it.
Devil's Diamond
by Casey Daniels
1998
A coveted jewel drives this romantic suspense story, but the real stakes are trust and survival. As the hunt tightens, attraction becomes one more risk neither lead can safely ignore.
Diamond Rain
by Casey Daniels
1999
A glittering trail of danger and desire sweeps two people into the same high-stakes chase. The closer they get to the truth, the harder it becomes to protect both their lives and their hearts.
Reinventing Romeo
by Casey Daniels
2000
A fresh start gets complicated when a heroine meets a man who seems equal parts trouble and charm. The story plays with bad reputations, sharp banter, and the unnerving possibility that love may rewrite the whole script.
Romancing Riley
by Casey Daniels
2001
A tattooed, pierced punk rocker and a U.S. marshal make an unlikely pair, but the clash between them is half the fun. Under the banter and attitude, both are carrying old damage they can no longer ignore.
Stranded At Cupid's Hideaway
by Casey Daniels
2002
Dr. Laurel Burton is furious to be stuck at her grandmother's matchmaking bed-and-breakfast with Noah Cunningham, the man who left town years ago. Being stranded together gives old feelings a chance to flare back to life.
Christmas at Cupids Hideaway
by Casey Daniels
2003
At a Christmas-in-July celebration on South Bass Island, Meg Burton meets ad writer Gabe Morrison, who is hiding from his own disappointment. Cupid's Hideaway works its usual mischief as attraction grows and both of them start thawing.
Guilty Little Secrets
by Casey Daniels
2003
Undercover ATF agent Rosie Malone is working as a Vegas showgirl when someone nearly runs her down. The man who pulls her clear, Mack, is just as secretive as she is, and the danger around them only keeps getting closer.
The Viscount's Bawdy Bargain
by Casey Daniels
2003
A foolish wager lands Wilhelmina Culpepper in Nicholas Pryce's orbit and leaves both of them thoroughly compromised. What begins as a prank and a rescue turns into a witty, awkward romance with real feeling underneath.
Dirty Little Lies
by Casey Daniels
2004
Beauty queen Lacie Jo Baxter looks perfect from the outside, right up until someone tries to abduct her. FBI agent Ben Camaglia expects an easy case, but Lacie's secrets and the danger around her quickly prove otherwise.
The Duke's Scandalous Secret
by Casey Daniels
2004
The Duke of Ravensfield retreats to his country estate after learning his fortune is in ruins. Lynnette Overton comes looking for answers, and her bold curiosity collides with secrets on both sides.
Sarah's Guide to Life, Love & Gardening
by Casey Daniels
2005
A woman trying to steady her life discovers that family ties, second chances, and unexpected romance can be as unruly as any garden. It is a warm, grounded story about fresh starts that do not come neatly packaged.
Cooking Up Murder
by Casey Daniels
2006
Recently divorced Annie Capshaw can barely boil water, but her best friend Eve drags her into a cooking class anyway. When a fellow student dies of poison, Annie discovers that amateur sleuthing suits her better than sautéing.
Don of the Dead
by Casey Daniels
2006
Former heiress Pepper Martin becomes a cemetery tour guide after her life implodes, then a headstone accident leaves her talking to ghosts. A dead mobster named Gus wants his killers found, and he is not taking no for an answer.
Dead Men Don't Get the Munchies
by Casey Daniels
2007
A new cooking class at Bellywasher's should be good for business, but one of Eve's old tormentors turns up murdered instead. Annie has to sort through grudges, lies, and Eve's messy past before suspicion sticks to the wrong person.
Knit Two Together
by Casey Daniels
2007
After her marriage falls apart, Libby Cambridge inherits her estranged mother's old yarn shop and starts over in Cleveland. Rebuilding the store forces her to face family wounds, an uneasy daughter, and the possibility of new love.
Murder on the Menu
by Casey Daniels
2007
Annie, Eve, and chef Jim are trying to keep a new restaurant afloat when their friend Sarah is found dead in her tub. The police call it suicide, but Annie and Eve see too many signs that someone staged the scene.
The Chick and the Dead
by Casey Daniels
2007
Pepper's next ghost is Didi Bowman, who is convinced her famous author sister wronged her. To get any peace, Pepper has to dig through family secrets, old scandals, and a death that may not be what it first seems.
Tombs of Endearment
by Casey Daniels
2007
Rock legend Damon Curtis insists his old bandmate murdered him back in 1971, and Pepper is the only one he can bother into action. Then the living start dropping, and the case becomes a lot more urgent.
Dying for Dinner
by Casey Daniels
2008
Annie leaves her safe bank job for a full-time role at Bellywasher's and hopes for a calmer future. Instead she finds a dead assistant, a missing celebrity chef, and a trail of clues leading straight into the restaurant world.
Night of the Loving Dead
by Casey Daniels
2008
Pepper's Chicago business trip is interrupted by the ghost of Madeline, a young lab worker convinced that Dr. Dan Callahan is in danger. The deeper Pepper digs, the messier the case gets, thanks to obsession, deception, and buried motives.
Dead Man Talking
by Casey Daniels
2009
A reality-show cemetery cleanup and a crew of ex-cons sound like enough trouble without murder. When a ghost asks Pepper to clear his name, she has to work through secrets from the past before the living shut her down.
Murder Has a Sweet Tooth
by Casey Daniels
2009
Annie Capshaw should be focused on wedding plans, not homicide. But when her fiancé's cousin Alex is accused of murder, Annie has to put the cake and flowers aside long enough to prove he is not the killer.
Tomb with a View
by Casey Daniels
2010
A cemetery volunteer dies at President Garfield's memorial, and Pepper Martin is soon neck-deep in history, lies, and another murder. Having Garfield's ghost nearby helps a little, but not enough to keep Pepper out of danger.
A Hard Day's Fright
by Casey Daniels
2011
Lucy Pasternak vanished after a Beatles concert in 1966, and now her ghost has found Pepper Martin. To lay Lucy to rest, Pepper must uncover what happened that night and find a body lost for decades.
Button Holed
by Casey Daniels
2011
Chicago button expert Josie Giancola is delighted when a Hollywood bride visits her shop for one-of-a-kind wedding details. Then the shop is ransacked and the actress is murdered, leaving Josie to untangle glamour, jealousy, and a killer with sharp tools.
Hot Button
by Casey Daniels
2012
Josie is already stretched thin running an international button collectors conference when the guest of honor turns up dead. With a famous Geronimo button missing, the case pulls her deep into grudges and collector rivalries.
Panic Button
by Casey Daniels
2012
A rare Victorian charm string lands in Josie Giancola's shop with whispers of bad luck attached. When the owner is strangled with the very item she wanted gone, Josie has to decide whether the curse is nonsense, or cover.
Supernatural Born Killers
by Casey Daniels
2012
Pepper is busy planning a cemetery fundraiser when Quinn's former partner Jack Haggarty shows up as a very wet ghost. He wants the truth about his murder, and Pepper has to pry open a case that could drag the living under with it.
Wild Wild Death
by Casey Daniels
2012
Pepper Martin heads west hoping for a break, but New Mexico has other ideas. When her scientist friend Dan is kidnapped, Pepper ends up chasing a dangerous case with ghostly complications and a killer who is not finished yet.
Buttoned Up
by Casey Daniels
2013
When Josie Giancola brings the final button to artist Forbis Parmenter's latest exhibit, she expects drama, not murder. After the eccentric artist is found dead with buttons sealing his face, Josie has to pick apart art-world secrets fast.
Chili con Carnage
by Casey Daniels
2013
With her father missing, Maxie Pierce is trying to keep the family chili business afloat at a showdown in Taos. Then her ex Roberto is found dead in a chef's trailer, and Maxie becomes far too interesting to the police.
Mayhem at the Orient Express
by Casey Daniels
2013
A court-ordered book club on South Bass Island is odd enough before the women find a real corpse. When the owner of the island's new Chinese restaurant is murdered, Bea and the others take their Agatha Christie reading a little too literally.
A Tale of Two Biddies
by Casey Daniels
2014
Another season on South Bass Island brings fresh grudges, sharp tongues, and a murder the Literary Ladies cannot ignore. Bea and her friends have to read between the lines of old rivalries before the island claims another victim.
Death by Devil's Breath
by Casey Daniels
2014
Las Vegas is hosting a fiery Devil's Breath chili showdown, and Maxie Pierce is already juggling too much. When a comedian drops dead from poison in the middle of the spectacle, she has to sift through a loud, crowded field of suspects.
The Legend of Sleepy Harlow
by Casey Daniels
2014
A local bootlegger legend and a team of overeager ghost hunters should make for a silly Halloween on South Bass Island. Instead, one hunter turns up dead, Kate becomes a suspect, and the Literary Ladies have a real mystery on their hands.
Revenge of the Chili Queens
by Casey Daniels
2015
Maxie and Sylvia dress as San Antonio's Chili Queens for a fundraiser that should be fun and harmless. Then a troubadour is murdered and their friend Nick becomes the prime suspect, forcing the sisters back into the heat of another public mess.
And Then There Were Nuns
by Casey Daniels
2016
A quiet religious retreat on South Bass Island turns grim when one nun is found murdered by the water. After a second death, Bea and the Literary Ladies start seeing frightening patterns, and they may be next if they read the clues wrong.
Irish Stewed
by Casey Daniels
2016
After her Hollywood plans fall apart, Laurel Inwood returns to Hubbard, Ohio, to help her aunt revive a rundown restaurant. Her new start gets messy fast when a TV reporter is found dead in a booth with a receipt spike in his back.
French Fried
by Casey Daniels
2017
Laurel and Aunt Sophie hope French week will bring customers to their Ohio restaurant, not trouble. But when the chef helping them out is poisoned, Laurel has to sort through old resentments, local grudges, and a very bitter final course.
Gone with the Twins
by Casey Daniels
2017
South Bass Island gets a burst of celebrity attention when famous twins open an over-the-top rival inn. Then a local realtor is murdered, Chandra becomes a suspect, and the Literary Ladies have to save a friend before island gossip turns deadly.
Graveyard Shift
by Casey Daniels
2017
Pepper Martin's new cemetery job would be easier without ghosts, especially Eliot Ness. When Cleveland's famous lawman wants answers tied to a fresh killing, Pepper is back chasing clues with the dead looking over her shoulder.
Smoke and Mirrors
by Casey Daniels
2017
In 1842 New York, Evangeline Barnum works inside her brother's American Museum, where spectacle and deception go hand in hand. An old friend, a murder, and missing young women pull her into a dangerous case she cannot ignore.
Italian Iced
by Casey Daniels
2018
Laurel Inwood is preparing an Italian menu at Terminal at the Tracks when she finds her former Hollywood boss dead in the freezer. In a town full of questions, Laurel has to learn why a movie star came to Hubbard, and who wanted her gone.
The Scent of Murder
by Casey Daniels
2019
Jazz Ramsey is training cadaver dog Luther at an abandoned building when he finds a real body instead of a practice target. The victim is a former student, and Jazz cannot stop digging once she recognizes her.
The Secrets of Bones
by Casey Daniels
2020
A school demonstration with a cadaver dog turns grim when Jazz Ramsey uncovers the body of a former teacher hidden on campus. Clearing her boss's name means reopening a past everyone thought was closed.
A Trail of Lies
by Casey Daniels
2021
Nick's troubled mother claims there was a dead man in her yard, and at first Jazz Ramsey thinks it is another drunken panic. Then a body turns up nearby, and the lies around his death start spreading fast.
Of Manners and Murder
by Casey Daniels
2023
In 1885 London, Violet Manville is left in charge of her aunt's Miss Hermione advice column. A desperate letter sends her into the countryside, where she finds the writer already dead and the questions only beginning.
Of Hoaxes and Homicide
by Casey Daniels
2024
Violet is restless until a mother's plea points her toward a strange spiritual group and a missing girl. The case soon pulls in Sephora as well, and before long the sisters are navigating danger alongside scandal.
Of Devotion and Death
by Casey Daniels
2026
Violet Manville returns for another Dear Miss Hermione case, where advice-column duties once again open the door to danger. The third mystery promises more Victorian intrigue, family friction, and death close at hand.
Where should I start?
If you want funny paranormal mysteries: Don of the Dead → The Chick and the Dead → Tombs of Endearment
If you like crafty Chicago cozies: Button Holed → Hot Button → Panic Button → Buttoned Up
If food-themed mysteries are your thing: Irish Stewed → French Fried → Italian Iced
If you want a darker modern mystery: The Scent of Murder → The Secrets of Bones → A Trail of Lies
If you want Victorian sleuthing: Of Manners and Murder → Of Hoaxes and Homicide → Of Devotion and Death
Author bio
Casey Daniels is one of the many names used by Ohio writer Constance Laux, a novelist whose career has stretched across romance, paranormal mystery, cozy crime, young adult horror, and historical sleuthing. She was born in Cleveland and studied English literature at Queen's College in Oxford. Before fiction took over full time, she also worked in journalism, editing, and creative writing.
She has never seemed interested in staying in just one lane.
Her path into publishing started in the summer of 1990, when she began writing her first novel, The Fortune Teller. That book launched a long habit of switching voices and even names depending on the kind of story she wanted to tell. She has said that the name on the cover usually matches the kind of book inside, which helps explain why readers know her as Casey Daniels, Kylie Logan, Miranda Bliss, Connie Lane, Connie Laux, Zoe Daniels, and Anastasia Hastings.
That shape-shifting approach has given her bibliography a lot of range. As Casey Daniels, she created Pepper Martin, the smart-mouthed former socialite in Don of the Dead, a Cleveland cemetery guide who starts seeing ghosts after a blow to the head. As Kylie Logan, she moved into traditional mysteries like Button Holed, Irish Stewed, and The Scent of Murder. As Anastasia Hastings, she headed to Victorian England with Of Manners and Murder.
What ties those books together is not a single genre so much as a certain way of telling a story. Her heroines are usually capable women who get thrown off balance, then decide to dig in anyway. Some are chefs, some run shops, some answer advice letters, and some end up solving murders for the dead. They tend to be funny without trying too hard, and they usually live in places that feel specific, lived-in, and a little quirky.
Ohio keeps showing up, too.
Cleveland and its suburbs matter in her work, whether the setting is a historic cemetery, a neighborhood restaurant, or the artsy streets of the Jazz Ramsey books. Even when she heads elsewhere, she still writes with a strong sense of place. Readers who like local history, old buildings, tight-knit communities, and small details about jobs and hobbies usually have a good time in her books.
There is also a real affection in her work for odd corners of everyday life. Antique buttons. Chili cook-offs. Cadaver dogs. Advice columns. Ghost stories. Yarn shops. Those are not just gimmicks in her hands. They become the engine that drives character, humor, and suspense.
Today, Laux has remained rooted in northeast Ohio, where she has lived in suburban Cleveland with her husband and family. She has also spoken about her love of old cemeteries, dusty archives, the paranormal, and family history, which makes a lot of sense once you start reading her mysteries. Across all her names, that curiosity is the constant. The setting may change and the tone may shift, but her books keep circling back to secrets, second chances, and women who are sharper than the people around them first assume.
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