Emilie Loring Books in Order
Find Emilie Loring books in order, with short summaries, publication details, reading guidance, where to start, and a quick look at her romances.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
50 books
The Trail of Conflict
by Emilie Loring
1922
Geraldine Glamorgan and Steve Courtlandt enter a glittering marriage of convenience that feels empty from the start. A western ranch, family pressure, and mysterious threats give their bargain a chance to become real.
Here Comes the Sun!
by Emilie Loring
1924
Julie Lorraine goes to the Maine coast to meet a match chosen by her aunt, then impulsively misses her train to save a dog. Storm, politics, smuggling, and a sudden marriage turn rebellion into danger.
A Certain Crossroad
by Emilie Loring
1925
Judith Halliday flees to a small New England town after heartbreak with Dr. Neil Peyton. When a suspicious accident brings Neil back into her life, Judith’s wounded pride leads her toward danger at sea.
The Solitary Horseman
by Emilie Loring
1927
Rose Grahame returns to the family fruit farm and finds Anthony Hamilton, the man responsible for her brother’s death, working in his place. Murder, kidnapping fears, and a secret marriage force Rose to face the past.
Gay Courage
by Emilie Loring
1928
A masquerade, a fortune-teller’s warning, and a masked stranger sweep a preacher’s daughter into danger. Meanwhile Geoffrey Hilliard returns home to find his father’s business threatened by treachery and a romance shadowed by mistaken identity.
Swift Water
by Emilie Loring
1929
Jean Randolph returns reluctantly to her father’s country home and falls for Christopher Wynn, a young minister. Bigotry, family doubt, and a violent flood test both her faith and her feelings.
Lighted Windows
by Emilie Loring
1930
Janice Trent flees a New York society wedding and lands in an Alaskan mining camp, where a strange marriage arrangement changes everything. Murder, hardship, and rivalry test her courage and show her what love requires.
Fair Tomorrow
by Emilie Loring
1931
Pamela Leigh gives up reporting to care for her father and run a Cape Cod restaurant after her family loses its fortune. Lawyer Scott Mallory and architect Philip Carr both help, until courtroom revelations force Pamela’s choice.
Uncharted Seas
by Emilie Loring
1932
After her father’s death, Sandra Duval becomes social secretary to a horsewoman at Seven Chimneys. Rival heirs, a country estate, and Nicholas Hoyt draw Sandra into lies, racing, and a choice between suspicion and trust.
Hilltops Clear
by Emilie Loring
1933
Prudence Schuyler starts a Maine farm to rebuild her life after heartbreak. When a lumber baron threatens her timber, she must partner with wealthy neighbor Rodney Gerard, the kind of man she swore to distrust.
We Ride the Gale!
by Emilie Loring
1934
Sonia Carson brings her late sister’s delicate child to Kingscourt, the Farr family estate, while Michael Farr investigates the boy’s claim. Sonia distrusts the Farr name, but Michael’s love challenges her anger and grief.
With Banners
by Emilie Loring
1934
Brooke Reyburn inherits a mansion and falls for neighbor Mark Trent, only to have him accuse her of fraud. With a disputed will between them, Brooke must prove her innocence and protect her heart.
It's a Great World
by Emilie Loring
1935
Eve Travis marries Jeff Kilburn, thinking she can heal his broken heart, while he quietly tries to protect her from poverty. When she learns the truth, she flees into Washington politics and diplomatic society.
Give Me One Summer
by Emilie Loring
1936
Melissa Barclay’s safe, easy life ends suddenly, leaving her alone for one uncertain summer. Torn between wealthy Johnny Grant and mysterious Lex Carson, she must choose quickly as intrigue and danger close in.
As Long As I Live
by Emilie Loring
1937
Artist Joan Crofton comes to Boston hoping for work and quiet, but rivalry between Craig Lament and Philip Bard unsettles her plans. Love arrives where she least expects it, with ambition and mistrust close behind.
High of Heart
by Emilie Loring
1938
Constance Trent loves the warm American family that raised her, but her grandfather’s English estate pulls her back. Caught between two worlds, she must choose between dashing Ivor Hardwick and lawyer Peter Corey.
Today is Yours
by Emilie Loring
1938
Gabrielle Romney runs from her marriage after believing her husband Brian has betrayed her. When the Romney family is threatened, she agrees to return as his wife, stepping into danger before she can find peace.
Across the Years
by Emilie Loring
1939
Faith Jarvis arrives in Washington for a glamorous job and finds trouble waiting. Her brother’s career is at risk, a senator faces an espionage plot, and Faith falls for a man who seems promised to someone else.
Behind the Cloud
by Emilie Loring
1940
Dee Tremaine expects friendship and fun among the young officers at Totum Air Base. Instead, she is caught between Lt. Bill Mason and Captain Steele, whose bitter rivalry hides a troubling secret.
There Is Always Love
by Emilie Loring
1940
Linda Bourne joins a lavish house party at a castle on the Hudson, where three men compete for her attention. When the Steele jewels vanish, criminals try to frame Linda and turn the party into danger.
Stars in Your Eyes
by Emilie Loring
1941
Kay Chesney’s solo drive toward Mexico takes a wild turn in Texas, where a stranger named Drex warns of danger and a strange marriage ceremony follows. At the U.S. Consulate in Mexico, the episode comes back to haunt her.
Where Beauty Dwells
by Emilie Loring
1941
Diane Vernon wants only to care for her invalid sister, but a mysterious stranger and a grand manor draw her into society. Soon romance is tangled with espionage, murder, and forces she does not understand.
Rainbow At Dusk
by Emilie Loring
1942
Major Vance Trent parachutes onto Karrisbrooke Plantation with a broken ankle and a secret mission to investigate a cotton mill filling defense orders. Jessamine Ramsay wants no part of intrigue, but danger and romance have other plans.
When Hearts Are Light Again
by Emilie Loring
1943
Gail Trevor leaves wartime Washington for a defense plant job at home. When Captain Greg Hunt returns on a secret mission to find a saboteur, Gail becomes his ally, even though his heart seems promised elsewhere.
Keeper of the Faith
by Emilie Loring
1944
Nancy Barton leaves New England glamour behind for wartime Washington. Working with Major Bill Jerrold, she races to expose a traitor while danger, patriotism, and unexpected love reshape her idea of service.
Beyond the Sound of Guns
by Emilie Loring
1945
Kit Marlowe seeks peace at her brother’s western ranch during World War II, but enemy agents are stealing cattle needed for troops. Trapped by sabotage, she must rely on Colonel Rex Danton, the man she meant to hate.
Bright Skies
by Emilie Loring
1946
Pat Carey tries to heal a broken heart in Honolulu’s bright social world. When the man she briefly loved on the mainland arrives in Hawaii, romance pulls her into a ruthless net of intrigue.
Beckoning Trails
by Emilie Loring
1947
Deborah Randall’s sunny vacation darkens when sinister events put her in danger. With an atomic scientist, a professor, and an ex-fiance all circling her life, Deb must discover which man truly wants to save her.
To Love and to Honor
by Emilie Loring
1950
Cindy Clinton signs a marriage contract with a man she has never met to save her father’s oil interests. After her father dies, Cindy seeks freedom, only to find herself hunted by international criminals.
For All Your Life
by Emilie Loring
1952
Anne Kendrick inherits a fortune and a lonely mountain estate from an eccentric stranger. The house comes with hostile servants, uneasy questions, and a mystery that may cost Anne her legacy, or her life.
I Take This Man
by Emilie Loring
1954
Penelope marries Donald Garth, wealthy head of an airplane plant, only to sense a secret barrier between them. When thieves target top-secret military plane plans, Penny’s marriage and her life both come under threat.
My Dearest Love
by Emilie Loring
1954
Beth Gilbert is orphaned by her scientist father’s mysterious death and becomes the ward of Chris Bradford. When someone seeks a valuable formula her father left behind, Beth realizes a life may be at stake.
The Shadow of Suspicion
by Emilie Loring
1955
Julie Ames leaves New York for a snowy Maine logging camp to help Aunt Deb pay off old debts. Almost at once, murder and mystery surround the camp, and Julie has to work out whom she can trust.
With This Ring
by Emilie Loring
1955
San Francisco heiress Cynthia Farley flees test pilot Eric Crane after discovering a dark secret in his past. On the East Coast, she finds refuge with a writer, but Eric follows with dangerous intentions.
What Then is Love
by Emilie Loring
1956
Patricia Langston has always trusted her widowed father, a respected judge. When he is accused of taking a huge bribe, Pat fights to clear his name while her own protected world starts to fall apart.
Look to the Stars / Scott Pelham's Princess
by Emilie Loring
1957
Faith Randolph runs away after her parents’ marriage collapses and takes another young woman’s name. In Boston society, mistaken identity, stolen securities, and architect Scott Pelham’s divided loyalties turn her escape into a dangerous masquerade.
How Can the Heart Forget
by Emilie Loring
1960
Ann Jerome loves Myles Langdon, but he is promised to her younger sister Sonia. When Myles returns injured from South America, pity, family loyalty, and smuggling trouble complicate the romance Ann has tried to bury.
Throw Wide the Door
by Emilie Loring
1961
Elinor Parks returns from New York to a quiet New England village and takes a job with wealthy newcomer Steve Sewell. When she learns of a planned bank robbery, she must trust Steve before criminals silence her.
Follow Your Heart
by Emilie Loring
1963
Jill Bellamy is nearing her twenty-first birthday, when she will inherit the Bellamy fortune. A series of suspicious accidents makes it clear someone wants her dead, and every man near her becomes a possible suspect.
A Candle in Her Heart
by Emilie Loring
1967
Leslie Blake enjoys small-town parties and admirers until Donald Shaw arrives as a chemist at her father’s plant. His presence sets off baffling incidents that turn Leslie’s carefree life into romance, suspicion, and danger.
A Key to Many Doors
by Emilie Loring
1967
Nancy Jones enters a loveless marriage with diplomat and artist Peter Gerard to help her scarred brother and solve Peter’s problem. In a cold New England village, their bargain becomes tangled with old secrets and international conspiracy.
No Time for Love
by Emilie Loring
1970
Julie Bryce investigates a jewel theft that has stained her family’s name and is drawn into international intrigue. Mark Sefton has money, power, and secrets, exactly the kind of man Julie planned to avoid.
In Times Like These
by Emilie Loring
1971
After her father’s death and a broken engagement, Page Wilburn accepts a strange assignment at Markham Electronics. Pretending to be Vance Cooper’s fiancee draws her into corporate espionage, a jade pendant mystery, and real danger.
Spring Always Comes
by Emilie Loring
1971
Connie Wyndham walks away from Jefferson Gray rather than hurt her best friend. But underworld threats against her brother and a murderous plot pull Connie back toward Jeff, forcing her to decide whom she can trust.
Forever and a Day
by Emilie Loring
1972
Tony Carew, an orphaned heiress running a Manhattan bookshop, seems to have found happiness with Rodney Meredith. Then a five-year-old unsolved crime shadows their romance, and Tony must dig into the mystery herself.
Love With Honor
by Emilie Loring
1972
Randi Scott marries her older boss to secure a future for herself and her invalid sister. The bargain grows dangerous when wealth, family greed, and her feelings for Cary put honor and love on a collision course.
Forsaking all Others
by Emilie Loring
1973
Actress Jennifer Haydon gives up the stage after her sister’s death and takes charge of her little nephew. To protect the boy from a greedy relative, she enters a marriage of convenience with Dr. Bradley Maxwell in a California desert town.
The Shining Years
by Emilie Loring
1974
Sherry Winthrop comes East after a curt editor rejects her first novel, determined to prove him wrong. Stanley Holbrook is rich, guarded, and very sure no woman belongs in his castle-like life, until Sherry refuses to disappear.
I Hear Adventure Calling
by Emilie Loring
1975
Fran Phillips takes a summer job at an art gallery and soon finds herself blamed when a painting is stolen. To clear her name, she must rely on Myles Jaffray, the trustee she distrusts, while another suitor’s charm starts looking dangerous.
Love Came Laughing By
by Emilie Loring
1975
Wendy Adair escapes a South American revolution with secret papers meant for Washington. Congressman Vance Tyler helps her navigate political intrigue, suspicious followers, and her own determination not to become just another conquest.
Where should I start?
For Loring’s earliest completed novels: The Trail of Conflict → Here Comes the Sun! → A Certain Crossroad
For New England romance and family secrets: Fair Tomorrow → Hilltops Clear → Uncharted Seas
For wartime suspense: Rainbow At Dusk → When Hearts Are Light Again → Keeper of the Faith → Beyond the Sound of Guns
For posthumous romantic suspense: For All Your Life → My Dearest Love → With This Ring → A Key to Many Doors
Author bio
Emilie Loring was born Emilie Baker in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 5, 1866, into a house where books and theater were ordinary parts of life. Her father, George M. Baker, was a publisher and playwright, and her mother, Emily Frances Baker, kept the family home. Boston and New England stayed close to Loring’s imagination, showing up again and again in big houses, coastal towns, family estates, and practical people with a strong sense of duty.
She married lawyer Victor J. Loring and raised two sons, Robert and Selden. Before she became known for novels, she wrote under the name Josephine Story, including family-focused nonfiction and magazine pieces. She did not come to fiction as a prodigy in her twenties. She started later, and that late start is part of the charm of her career.
She was about fifty when she began publishing, and she was in her mid-fifties when The Trail of Conflict appeared in 1922.
After that, Loring settled into a steady rhythm. Her books offered romance, mystery, and action without moving far from the social world she knew, drawing rooms, gardens, country houses, law offices, political circles, and family businesses. A Loring heroine is usually young, spirited, and under pressure. She may be newly poor, wrongly suspected, caught in a marriage arrangement, or pulled into espionage or family trouble before she has quite figured out her own heart.
Readers often come to her for the mix: clean romance, tangled inheritances, hidden motives, old houses, and a belief that courage can be practiced in everyday life. Fair Tomorrow sends Pamela Leigh to Cape Cod after her family’s fortune collapses. Lighted Windows takes a society girl into the rougher world of Alaska. Stars in Your Eyes adds borderland mystery and mistaken marriage to its romance. Keeper of the Faith and Beyond the Sound of Guns bring World War II fears and patriotism into the foreground.
Her books are very much products of their time. They care about manners, class, clothes, work, and what a woman can do when comfort vanishes. They are also full of people making big choices very quickly, sometimes with a stolen jewel, a secret formula, or a threatened inheritance waiting in the next room.
By the time Loring died in Wellesley, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1951, her first thirty novels had sold more than a million copies. Her papers later became part of a Boston University collection, a fitting home for a writer whose stories kept circling back to Boston, Maine, Cape Cod, and the old New England pull between independence and belonging.
The name on the spine kept going after her death.
Her sons, Robert and Selden, handled her estate, and twenty more novels were published under her name through 1972, drawn from unfinished material and later associated with Elinore Denniston’s ghostwriting work. That posthumous stretch can feel a little different from the books Loring finished herself, but it helped keep her in front of readers for another generation. Today, Emilie Loring remains a comfort read for fans who like romance with mystery, brisk morals, and heroines who prefer to meet trouble standing up.
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