Cidney Swanson Books in Order
Explore Cidney Swanson's books in publication order, with short book summaries and guides to the individual series to help you choose where to start.
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Cidney Swanson books in publication order
28 books
Chameleon
by Cidney Swanson
2011
Samantha and her friends travel to France seeking help against Helmann's plans for a new authoritarian reign. Her ability to become invisible offers little comfort when someone with the same power follows her, turning escape into another dangerous confrontation.
Rippler
by Cidney Swanson
2011
Samantha Ruiz tries to conceal her inherited ability to disappear, accepting help from her crush Will. Pursued by the geneticist responsible for her mother's death, she must decide how much of herself to reveal and whom she can protect.
Defying Mars
by Cidney Swanson
2012
Jessamyn returns with food for Mars, but growing support for renewed trade with Earth alarms her. Separated from people she loves and guarding a secret capable of triggering war, she faces a conflict between protecting her world and obeying it.
Saving Mars
by Cidney Swanson
2012
When Mars's food supply is destroyed, seventeen-year-old pilot Jessamyn travels to Earth on a desperate raid. Her brother's capture and an unexpected friendship with a government official's nephew force a painful choice between saving her family and saving her planet.
Mars Burning
by Cidney Swanson
2013
Earth's chancellor prepares to prevent further interference from Mars while the colonists pursue a mission against Terran satellites. Unauthorized political contact adds another threat, leaving Jessamyn to confront enemies on both planets before Mars is destroyed.
Striking Mars
by Cidney Swanson
2013
Escaping an attack, Jessamyn and Pavel reach a lunar refuge but discover a stranger who could reveal their location. Exposing the chancellor's secrets might offer protection, yet she has already shown how far she will go to keep them hidden.
Immutable
by Cidney Swanson
2014
Raised in Helmann's elite Angel Corps, seventeen-year-old Martina hopes to rebuild her life after his deceptions. Revelations about her adoptive family and lost boyfriend complicate that hope, while her uncle pursues ambitions that could cost Martina her future.
Knavery
by Cidney Swanson
2014
Skandor uses his ability to vanish for mischief until a security job introduces him to other people with the same gift. Discovering a young woman held prisoner forces him to choose between personal safety and helping her escape.
Mars Rising
by Cidney Swanson
2014
Invited to Budapest to prove she comes from Mars, Jessamyn recognizes the chancellor's offer as a trap. Convincing Earth's people that the colony exists may be its only chance of survival, even if the attempt costs her future with Pavel.
Visible
by Cidney Swanson
2014
After surviving abduction, Gwyn hopes for happiness with Chrétien, a young man from the seventeenth century. Their romance is threatened when Fritz Gottlieb seeks his father's secrets and sees Gwyn as a means of obtaining dangerous knowledge.
Perilous
by Cidney Swanson
2015
Samantha wants to preserve the community she has found in Las Abuelitas, but unexplained disappearances threaten its peace. As Skandor searches for Katrin and Georg pursues world-changing plans, Samantha and Will must act before their new home is lost.
Siren Spell
by Cidney Swanson
2015
Giselle longs to dance the ballet bearing her name, despite her grandmother's warning that it could summon deadly sirens. When the creatures begin claiming lives, her love of performance conflicts with protecting the boy she has fallen for.
A Thief in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2016
An accidental journey to 1598 brings Halley, a young woman with little of her own, into the life of an English earl. Their growing attachment is complicated by a dangerous time-traveling thief and the consequences of crossing centuries.
A Flight in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2017
Hoping to conquer her fear of flying, Jillian travels to the early twentieth century to meet the Wright brothers. Falling for aviation enthusiast Everett leaves her facing a choice between the future she wants and the history she might alter.
A Crown in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2018
When Edmund returns unexpectedly to 1601, his pregnant modern wife Halley follows to bring him home. Another marriage, treason charges against his brother and an illness without modern treatment threaten their relationship and her chances of surviving the journey.
A Sword in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2018
Modern time traveler DaVinci and displaced Roman soldier Quintus accidentally arrive together in ancient Rome. Their clashing personalities conceal a growing attraction, but fulfilling his promise to Julius Caesar may jeopardize their chances of returning alive to the present.
A Duel in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2019
Tired of living in her twin sister's shadow, Klee secretly travels back to save Philip Hamilton from his fatal duel. Her attachment to the stubborn young man soon places both history and the people she loves in danger.
Payback Royale
by Cidney Swanson
2019
Ming Chan distrusts the playboy prince attending her boarding school, but their families' business ties keep bringing them together. As a con artist feeds photographs to the tabloids, she must decide whether his public reputation reflects the person she knows.
The Payback Gambit
by Cidney Swanson
2019
When a con artist threatens her family's business and her boarding-school tuition, shy Fiona joins her friends in a counter-scheme. Working alongside her longtime crush Carter means finding the courage to defend her future and reveal her feelings.
The Payback Society
by Cidney Swanson
2019
Claire hopes to graduate early and leave her boarding school, until a student cheats her out of a camper connecting her to her dead parents. A new Irish classmate offers help, turning a revenge scheme into an unexpected romantic partnership.
A Brush in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2020
Kahlo accepts an invitation to visit painter Maxfield Parrish in the past, despite misgivings about her host Jules. A disrupted journey brings them closer, but his jealous girlfriend's threats make their developing connection increasingly dangerous.
So Bright the Stars
by Cidney Swanson
2020
Penny arrives on Mars as the colony begins its first serious criminal investigation. Hostility toward tourists and an intercepted letter leave her facing suspicion, forcing her to discover who is framing her before her new life unravels.
So Dark the Sky
by Cidney Swanson
2020
Teacher and space enthusiast Penny Wanjiru has abandoned her dream of becoming a Mars astronaut. An unexpected opportunity revives it, but accepting means choosing between the journey she has always wanted and remaining beside her ailing grandmother on Earth.
So Still the Dawn
by Cidney Swanson
2021
After a devastating loss, Penny tries to secure a permanent place in the Mars colony. Her application intensifies hostility toward visitors, forcing her to decide what she is prepared to sacrifice and whom she must defend to remain.
A Passage in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2022
DaVinci and her Roman boyfriend Quintus find their vacation plans interrupted by another time traveler. A journey to 1935 damages history and threatens Disneyland's existence, forcing them to resolve their differences while repairing the consequences of their interference.
An Empire in Time
by Cidney Swanson
2022
A time traveler's experiment replaces the United States with a French monarchy and disrupts Jillian and Everett's wedding plans. When Everett is imprisoned in 1802, Jillian must decide whether to risk changing history again to save him.
Losing Mars
by Cidney Swanson
Stranded after a crash, Jessamyn joins her companions in a dissenter settlement while Earth's chancellor hunts for them. A traceable trail and a spy within their refuge threaten to expose secrets and destroy the fragile safety they have found.
Unfurl
by Cidney Swanson
Samantha survives Helmann's assassins, but his plans for mass murder still depend on controlling her. Separated by an ocean, she and Will pursue different paths toward stopping him, confronting the sacrifices required to prevent another catastrophe.
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