Edie James Books in Order
Explore Edie James books in order, with quick summaries, series background, and simple where-to-start guides for Hope Landing, Mackenzie Cove, and more.
Last updated: June 9, 2026
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Publication Order
28 books
The Steel Road
by Edie James
2016
In a world split between humans and elves, the murder of a prophesied human-elf crossling threatens to spark war. Dreyah's return from death and Kennason's tangled royal past turn a long road into a fight over blood, power, and belonging.
The Vatic Confluence
by Edie James
2017
War closes in as Dreyah and Kennason move through a divided world of courts, prophecy, and failing protections. Book two widens the scale, bringing their separate struggles together in a desperate fight for family, survival, and the future.
Bad Landing
by Edie James
2020
Scientist Jane Farrell's breakthrough technology has made her a target. Hiding in Hope Landing means trusting former SEAL Patrick Olivetti, and their fake engagement starts to feel a lot more dangerous than either of them expected.
Fast Landing
by Edie James
2020
A sniper nearly kills cafe owner Lauren Lowe on her own driveway, and Knight Tactical operative Austin Daggett has to get her out of town fast. Digging into Lauren's past uncovers old wounds, fresh danger, and a killer who stays one step behind.
Hard Landing
by Edie James
2020
Pilot Kelli Spencer already has a stalker problem. When sabotage turns deadly, former Navy SEAL Jack Reese, the man who broke her heart years ago, returns to protect her and face the killer closing in.
No Landing
by Edie James
2020
Star Brannigan thinks her brother died because of a ransomware program that never should have existed. Now someone is stalking her, and former SEAL Ethan Hernandez must help her stop a killer before old secrets destroy them both.
Crash Landing
by Edie James
2021
Christian Murphy has spent years living with the fallout of a mission gone wrong. Then Blair Whitely arrives in Hope Landing, convinced he is responsible for her brother's death, just as an old enemy circles back for revenge.
Last Landing
by Edie James
2021
Dale Bonham and FBI agent Tamra Bosch have never worked well together. When a killer from their past resurfaces, the two investigators must follow the clues, survive the taunts, and decide whether trust is finally possible.
Next Landing
by Edie James
2021
Seely Acosta is already carrying more secrets than his new teammates know. When he realizes FBI analyst Angie Michaelson is hiding from a violent past of her own, suspicion turns into a race to keep her alive.
Wild Landing
by Edie James
2021
Recovering pro cyclist Chase Reese wants one real shot at proving himself to Knight Tactical. Finding heiress Marissa Thorne hiding from the people attacking her father's empire gives him that chance, and more trouble than he imagined.
Rising Seas
by Edie James
2022
Detective Will Natchez has built his new life in Mackenzie Cove on lies and witness protection. Falling for psychologist Viv MacKenzie is risky enough, but when the dirty cops hunting him close in, both of them pay the price.
Rising Storm
by Edie James
2022
Rollo MacKenzie comes home to lead the police department and finds his first love in the crosshairs of a killer. Alyssa Breen's new farmhouse is tied to a secret someone has buried for forty years, and they will kill to keep it hidden.
Rising Wind
by Edie James
2022
Harbor patrol officer Teo MacKenzie pulls an unconscious woman from the tide and lands in the middle of a deadly cover-up. Dr. Kendall Rodriguez knows a new drug kills, and staying alive long enough to expose it will take help she hates to need.
Hidden Sins
by Edie James
2023
Bridger North comes to Redemption Creek to help a missing teammate stop a blackmailer and finds Jason Reilly gone. Protecting Jason's sister Jane means untangling a dangerous local mess before it turns deadly for both of them.
Rising Faith
by Edie James
2023
Attorney Emmie MacKenzie has finally accepted that her mother's death was no accident. Teaming up with outsider Skeet Archer to investigate the old crime pulls them into danger and toward a truth someone is still willing to kill for.
Rising Fury
by Edie James
2023
Firefighter Dante MacKenzie and Rachel Scott are both running from the past when a killer forces them together. What starts as a desperate attempt to survive becomes a hard fight for mercy, truth, and a future neither expected.
Rising Hope
by Edie James
2023
Coast Guard pilot Enzo MacKenzie goes undercover in his own hometown for a federal task force and ends up teamed with FBI operative Leanne Baker. A traitor inside the mission means deception is everywhere, including where their hearts are concerned.
Deadly Sins
by Edie James
2024
A threatening note drags pilot Kate Hackett back into danger in the Canadian Arctic, where the ice hides more than weather. Working with Fenn Scarborough means following old sins, shared secrets, and a killer who refuses to stay buried.
False Sins
by Edie James
2024
Jane Reilly's con man ex returns with the promise of giving her stepson back, then disappears and leaves her holding the blame for his crimes. On the run from the FBI and bigger enemies, she has only Bridger North and his team to lean on.
Final Sins
by Edie James
2024
Jason Reilly hunts conspiracies, Alex Mendoza helps desperate people disappear, and neither of them is built for easy trust. When their missions collide, they have to choose between suspicion and alliance before the clock runs out.
Killer Sins
by Edie James
2024
Attorney Tenaya Washington is forced off her polished Los Angeles track when a stalker starts killing. At a mountain compound and back in the city, Tai Kaholo and the Redemption Creek team race to stop a predator before Tenaya becomes the final target.
Lethal Sins
by Edie James
2024
Cybersecurity expert Paige Penderson never expected the man who ruined her career to become her only chance at stopping disaster. Cody Lassiter brings danger, unanswered questions, and just enough history to make every choice feel lethal.
Silent Sins
by Edie James
2024
Mason Ortiz is used to cleaning up his younger brother's trouble, but this time the stakes are much worse. Teaming up with FBI agent Avery Ellis to stop smugglers pulls them into a conspiracy powerful enough to erase all of them.
Deadly Hope
by Edie James
2025
Axel Reinhardt shows up to therapy only because everyone says he needs it. When violence invades Olivia Kane's office, the battle-scarred former SEAL must protect the woman trying to heal him and face the secrets tied to her brother's past.
Fierce Hope
by Edie James
2025
Jade Villanueva thought Hope Landing could finally be a safe place to start over. Anonymous threats prove otherwise, and scarred former SEAL Deke Williams must help her face the past while protecting the fragile peace they both need.
Lost Hope
by Edie James
2025
NCIS agent Maya Chen believes in rules until a murder and a treason charge blow her life apart. To clear her name, she has to trust Ronan Quinn, a rogue former SEAL with his own family baggage and too many enemies.
Rogue Hope
by Edie James
2025
Zara Khoury never planned to trust Finn Novak again after he wrecked her heart and reputation. But when she is framed for dangerous crimes, the only way forward is through the man who betrayed her and the enemy hunting them both.
Secret Hope
by Edie James
2025
Kenji Marshall enters a high-stakes poker tournament to solve his money problems and finds a trap instead. Stranded on an island with Cassidy Reynolds, a hurricane, and a cartel-backed host, he has to play smarter than the killers at the table.
Where should I start?
If you want the core Hope Landing experience: Hard Landing → Fast Landing → No Landing
If you want the spinoff with fresh faces: Lost Hope → Deadly Hope → Fierce Hope
If you want a coastal family suspense series: Rising Storm → Rising Seas → Rising Wind
If you want a darker ex-black-ops thread: Hidden Sins → False Sins → Killer Sins
If you want epic fantasy instead: The Steel Road → The Vatic Confluence
Author bio
Edie James writes stories where danger shows up early, faith gets tested hard, and love has to earn its way in. These days she is best known for clean romantic suspense, especially the Hope Landing world, and she lives within sight of the real town that helped inspire it.
As a military spouse, James has lived in many parts of the United States. That movement shows up in her fiction. Her books move easily between mountain towns, coastal communities, ranch country, and high-pressure operations, but they stay grounded in people who feel worn down, stubborn, hopeful, and very human.
She did not come to writing from a tidy literary lane. Public bios describe her as an engineer and a CPA, and also as someone who likes big adventures, including dirt biking, running, and whitewater guiding. That mix helps explain why her stories tend to have both practical detail and real momentum.
Then she decided to write a book.
One of the most telling details about her early writing life is also one of the most charming. When she first told her young sons she was going to write a novel, they wanted to be in it. She worked versions of them into The Ardent Halo, her fantasy series, which began with The Steel Road and continued with The Vatic Confluence. Those books lean into prophecy, divided worlds, and the mess of loyalty, power, and family.
She likes flawed people.
That carries straight into her suspense fiction. In Hard Landing, Rising Storm, Hidden Sins, and Lost Hope, the hook is usually danger, but the deeper draw is watching bruised people learn how to trust again. Former SEALs, first responders, investigators, lawyers, pilots, and women with secrets of their own all get pushed into hard choices. Readers who pick up her books tend to find small towns with long memories, buried trouble, and a steady thread of Christian faith running through the action.
Her series have different flavors. Hope Landing centers on Knight Tactical Protection, a group of former SEALs working cases in a mountain town. Mackenzie Cove shifts to a coastal setting and a close-knit first responder family. Redemption Creek is rougher around the edges, with ex black ops soldiers trying to build new lives while old enemies keep closing in. Even across those different worlds, James keeps returning to the same questions: what do people do with guilt, what does redemption really look like, and how do love and faith hold up when the pressure gets ugly?
She has said her favorite writing time is early morning, before the house is fully awake, with coffee and a little quiet. That feels right for her books. They are busy, dangerous stories, but they are also interested in the still moments, the prayer before the next decision, the private fear someone finally says out loud.
Now she writes from Southern Oregon with her firefighter husband, a senior border collie, and three cats. The setting may be calm. The people in her novels rarely are.
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