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Explore Kay Hooper's books in order, with summaries of her romances and suspense novels, background on her series, and guidance on where to start reading.

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Lady Thief

by Kay Hooper

1981

Jenny Courtenay secretly rides as the Cat, a highway robber searching for the man who murdered her father. When the Duke of Spencer becomes fascinated by her, romance complicates her pursuit of the truth.

Breathless Surrender

by Kay Hooper

1982

Once lively and trusting, Heather has become emotionally remote following an accident and her unexplained disappearance from Los Angeles. An encounter with a compelling stranger threatens the defenses that have earned her an icy reputation.

Mask of Passion

by Kay Hooper

1982

Model Danica Morgan keeps her second career as a bestselling novelist secret. When Bay Spencer wants her to star in his next movie, his persistent attention challenges both her refusal and her carefully guarded emotions.

Return Engagement

by Kay Hooper

1982

Actress Tara Collins agrees to pose as her former fiancé's intended to help him end another romance. Their performance becomes complicated when the kisses required by the arrangement revive feelings neither has fully escaped.

Elusive Dawn

by Kay Hooper

1983

Young widow Robyn Lee lost her husband to a dangerous sport and fears repeating that pain. Race-car driver Shane Justice wants to win her heart, but his profession embodies everything that makes her hesitate.

Kissed by Magic

by Kay Hooper

1983

A corporate president trades jobs with her executive assistant to secure a land deal from an eccentric businessman. Their unusual arrangement brings hidden intentions and unexpected attraction into what was supposed to be a business negotiation.

On Wings of Magic

by Kay Hooper

1983

Kendall James deliberately plays the role of a beautiful but unintelligent blonde. Beneath that carefully maintained appearance lies a woman whose painful experiences have made the misleading persona a means of protecting herself.

Taken by Storm

by Kay Hooper

1983

Scientist Casey Mallory meets Storm Carmichael when he investigates an accident at her laboratory. His attraction to her challenges the mistrust left by an earlier betrayal, setting their professional encounter against a personal struggle.

C.J.'s Fate

by Kay Hooper

1984

Librarian C.J. Adams recruits a stranger to pretend to be her lover during an Aspen vacation, hoping to thwart her friends' matchmaking. His unexpectedly convincing performance complicates her determination to remain happily single.

If There Be Dragons

by Kay Hooper

1984

Cody Nash travels to a Montana guest lodge after a friend expresses concern about its isolated owner, Brooke Kennedy. Stranded together by a blizzard, he must earn the trust of a woman guarding frightening secrets.

Moonlight Rhapsody

by Kay Hooper

1984

Concert pianist Randall St. James's public life once kept Lacy Hamilton from reaching the man behind his fame. When he seeks her out again, their renewed attraction competes with her fear of another heartbreak.

Something Different

by Kay Hooper

1984

Nomadic mystery writer Gypsy Taylor plans to move again in four months. Her architect neighbor Chase Mitchell wants a lasting relationship, giving him limited time to understand the woman whose restless life resists permanence.

Eye of the Beholder

by Kay Hooper

1985

Artist Tory Michaels answers her door to find a stranger proposing marriage. Although Devon York attracts her, his startling persistence leaves her wondering how she could entrust her future to a man she barely knows.

Illegal Possession

by Kay Hooper

1985

Businessman Dallas Cameron catches Troy Bennett committing a burglary but decides against involving the police. Her mysterious connections and contradictory identities draw him into a dangerous effort to understand the woman he has discovered.

Belonging to Taylor

by Kay Hooper

1986

Trevor King offers comfort to Taylor Shannon, a psychic who insists they are destined to be together. Her certainty and charm challenge his intentions, placing an unexpected claim of fate at the center of their encounter.

Larger Than Life

by Kay Hooper

1986

Travis Foxx becomes captivated by singer Saber Duncan after her return from a year-long disappearance. Her transformed stage presence draws him into an obsessive search for the experiences and secrets behind her striking change.

On Her Doorstep

by Kay Hooper

1986

Divorced novelist Erin Scott has found refuge from a painful marriage in an isolated Colorado cabin. Publisher Matt Gavin arrives looking for her, disturbing the solitude of a woman determined to guard her independence.

Pepper's Way

by Kay Hooper

1986

Adventure-seeking traveler Pepper hires Thor Spicer to look after her dog. He senses that her constant movement conceals fears of intimacy, and their growing attraction challenges her habit of escaping before love can take hold.

Rafe, the Maverick

by Kay Hooper

1986

Horse trainer Maggie O'Riley joins Arizona's Shamrock Ranch and finds herself attracted to stubborn owner Rafe Delaney. Their conflicting attitudes toward romance become more complicated as saboteurs threaten the ranch and its family.

Rebel Waltz

by Kay Hooper

1986

Banner Clairmont reluctantly prepares to sell Jasmine Hall, her family's historic inn, to property speculator Rory Stewart. When he sees ghosts usually hidden from outsiders, a family legend complicates her feelings about the sale.

Time After Time

by Kay Hooper

1986

Former lion tamer Alex Bennet meets Noah Thorne during a blackout, and their attraction is immediate. Disturbing dreams suggest a shared past across other lifetimes, leaving them afraid of repeating a history of separation.

Adelaide, The Enchantress

by Kay Hooper

1987

American horse breeder Shane Marston meets Australian jockey Adelaide Delaney, whose ambitions depend on winning races. Their attraction forces Adelaide to confront a difficult choice between the risks she loves and the relationship he offers.

In Serena's Web

by Kay Hooper

1987

Brian Ashford escorts Serena Jameson across the country while enemies threaten her wealthy father. Serena asks him for lessons in seduction to pursue another man, entangling their journey in attraction, manipulation, and danger.

Rafferty's Wife

by Kay Hooper

1987

Cryptographer Sarah Cavell and federal agent Rafferty Lewis pose as newlyweds on a dangerous Caribbean assignment. As they seek messages that could expose a terrorist, their cover relationship stirs feelings neither can comfortably ignore.

Raven on the Wing

by Kay Hooper

1987

Businessman Josh Long investigates elusive Raven Anderson after she rejects his advances. Evidence suggesting connections to international terrorism conflicts with his feelings, while Raven's refusal to explain herself threatens to keep them apart.

Undercover agent Lucas Kendrick returns to Kyle Griffon's life ten years after abandoning her. He needs her help to approach a criminal exchanging weapons for stolen art, but their painful history makes renewed trust difficult.

Zach's Law

by Kay Hooper

1987

Stranded in the Rockies, Teddy Tyler encounters security expert Zach Steele during his surveillance of gunrunners. To protect his cover, he confines her to a remote cabin, where attraction complicates an increasingly dangerous assignment.

Captain's Paradise

by Kay Hooper

1988

Michael Siran rescues Robin Stuart from stormy seas, but she fears the dangerous man aboard whose ship she now stands. Her determination to remain beside him challenges his distrust as their attraction grows amid peril.

Golden Flames

by Kay Hooper

1988

Falcon Delaney's search for stolen Union gold brings him into Victoria Fontaine's life. Their attraction competes with his consuming mission, while a troubling telegram sends Victoria west and draws him into pursuing her secrets.

Outlaw Derek

by Kay Hooper

1988

Shannon Brown escapes after asking dangerous people the wrong questions and meets Derek Ross, an outlaw willing to help. As they flee her pursuers, growing attraction confronts the mistrust left by her previous heartbreaks.

Shades of Gray

by Kay Hooper

1988

Andres Sereno, ruler of the island of Kadeira, abducts Sara Marsh claiming to protect her. His desire to keep her close leaves Sara struggling to distinguish safety from control and attraction from dangerous dependence.

Summer of the Unicorn

by Kay Hooper

1988

Hunter Morgan's search for mythical creatures leads him to Siri, a warrior and sorceress guarding golden unicorns. Their attraction crosses the boundaries of two worlds while a powerful enemy threatens both of their homes.

Unmasking Kelsey

by Kay Hooper

1988

Undercover agent Kelsey investigates a ruthless company in the southern town of Pinnacle. His interest in witness Elizabeth Conner becomes personal as she struggles to protect her sisters while resisting help from an enigmatic stranger.

Velvet Lightning

by Kay Hooper

1988

Catherine Waltrip remains on isolated Port Elizabeth out of loyalty to her ailing father. Her secret relationship with blockade runner Marc Tyrone is endangered by concealed fears and suspicions linking him to missing Civil War gold.

Aces High

by Kay Hooper

1989

Former lovers Katrina Keller and Skye Prescott reunite on an assignment after accusations of betrayal drove them apart. Their work forces the two agents to confront the unresolved deception that shattered their relationship and trust.

Enemy Mine

by Kay Hooper

1989

Two determined rivals pursue the same rare art object, turning their competing searches into a charged personal encounter. As suspense and danger surround the hunt, their antagonism becomes complicated by an unexpected romantic attraction.

Golden Threads

by Kay Hooper

1989

Lara Callahan hides in Pinewood to start over, while Devon Shane arrives seeking answers. Roles in a community theater production bring them together, but both conceal identities and secrets that could place their lives in danger.

It Takes a Thief

by Kay Hooper

1989

Jennifer Chantry is caught stealing a diamond bracelet by Dane Prescott, who helps her escape. Discovering he is a professional gambler alarms her, since her father's gambling already cost the family their beloved home.

The Glass Shoe

by Kay Hooper

1989

Heiress Amanda Wilderman meets businessman Ryder Foxx at a costume party and leaves him holding her glass slipper. A snowbound reunion at a Wyoming ranch reveals that his mysterious Cinderella is also a formidable competitor.

Star-Crossed Lovers

by Kay Hooper

1990

Michele Logan's Martinique vacation brings her together with Ian Stuart, whose family feuds with hers in Atlanta's business world. Their growing attraction challenges inherited hostility while corporate enemies threaten both of their powerful families.

The Lady and the Lion

by Kay Hooper

1990

Erin Prentice retreats to Miami to escape controlling men and becomes drawn to mysterious Keith Donovan. His determination to avenge his family's deaths conflicts with their growing bond, forcing him to reconsider a future built around retribution.

Through the Looking Glass

by Kay Hooper

1990

Maggie Durant takes charge of a traveling carnival after its owner's mysterious death. When financier Gideon Hughes decides to sell it, she tries to change his mind, discovering attraction amid the effort to preserve her unusual community.

What Dreams May Come

by Kay Hooper

1990

Kelly Russell rebuilds her life after an accident leaves her fiancé in a decade-long coma. When John Mitchell awakens, he asks for a month to reclaim their love, unaware that danger threatens their second chance.

Crime of Passion

by Kay Hooper

1991

Private investigator Lane Montana receives an answering-machine message from a man shortly before his murder. When the recording mysteriously disappears, she becomes a suspect in the very investigation she is trying to solve, complicating her search for answers.

House of Cards

by Kay Hooper

1991

Lane Montana brings police lieutenant Trey Fortier to a family reunion that turns deadly when a cousin is poisoned. A second killing deepens their doubts about the apparent target and pushes them toward closely guarded family secrets.

The Haviland Touch

by Kay Hooper

1991

Ten years after Spencer Wyatt left him for another man, Drew Haviland sees an opportunity for revenge. Discovering that she is free but facing desperate circumstances forces him to reconsider resentment and decide whether to help her.

The Matchmaker

by Kay Hooper

1991

Cyrus Fortune pursues answers about his unknown father while avoiding serious romance. Meeting Julia Drummond changes his priorities, but her hidden fears and dangerous secrets make their attraction a risk neither can easily understand or dismiss.

All for Quinn

by Kay Hooper

1993

Museum director Morgan West is drawn to legendary thief Quinn, who is expected to target her Mysteries Past exhibition. Falling for a man capable of defeating any lock makes the protection of her collection increasingly complicated.

Hunting the Wolfe

by Kay Hooper

1993

Insurance representative Wolfe Nickerson investigates failing alarms before the Bannister collection's museum exhibition. Finding security expert Storm Tremain beneath a computer desk challenges his expectations, and her refusal to tolerate his condescension complicates their working encounter.

The Touch of Max

by Kay Hooper

1993

Maxim Bannister's attraction to a woman burdened by painful memories distracts him from threats to his valuable gem collection. He hopes to help her overcome the past while confronting the risks surrounding both their relationship and his treasures.

The Trouble with Jared

by Kay Hooper

1993

Gemologist Danica Gray reunites with Jared Chavalier years after he forced her to choose between love and her career. Their meeting brings the unresolved conflict back into focus, testing the possibility of a renewed connection between them.

The Wizard of Seattle

by Kay Hooper

1993

Serena Smyth seeks out Seattle wizard Richard Patrick Merlin to develop her magical gifts. Their forbidden love drives them into a lost world, where changing the history behind an ancient law could risk their lives and future.

The Haunting of Josie

by Kay Hooper

1994

Josie Douglas rents an isolated cottage to investigate the tragedy that shattered her life. Ghostly visits, a mysterious key, and unsettling coincidences complicate her search as landlord Marc Westbrook becomes someone she may need to trust.

Amanda

by Kay Hooper

1995

A woman claiming to be missing heiress Amanda Daulton returns to the Southern estate of Glory. Family doubts and an attempt on her life lead her toward disturbing memories of the childhood flight that began her disappearance.

After Caroline

by Kay Hooper

1996

After surviving a car accident, Joanna Flynn suffers recurring nightmares and is mistaken for a dead woman named Caroline. Traveling to Caroline's hometown to understand their connection draws her into secrets someone is prepared to kill for.

Finding Laura

by Kay Hooper

1997

Artist Laura Sutherland buys an antique mirror and becomes implicated in Peter Kilbourne's murder. To clear her name and learn why he wanted it back, she enters his family's guarded estate and investigates the secrets hidden there.

Haunting Rachel

by Kay Hooper

1998

Rachel Grant meets a stranger who resembles her vanished fiancé and carries his locket. Adam Delafield claims a debt to her father, but missing evidence and increasingly dangerous accidents force her to question his identity and intentions.

Hiding in the Shadows

by Kay Hooper

2000

Faith Parker awakens from a coma without memories and learns that her friend Dinah has vanished. Disturbing visions and dreams of an unfamiliar man suggest a connection between her forgotten life and the danger facing both women.

Out of the Shadows

by Kay Hooper

2000

Sheriff Miranda Knight confronts brutal killings in her Tennessee town and reluctantly calls FBI profiler Noah Bishop. Their troubled history and her concealed abilities complicate the investigation as the killer threatens the sister she is determined to protect.

Stealing Shadows

by Kay Hooper

2000

Psychic Cassie Neill retreats to North Carolina after a fatal mistake while helping police. Sensing a murderer in her new town forces her back into a killer's mind, despite the danger of becoming trapped within his thoughts.

Touching Evil

by Kay Hooper

2001

Seattle sketch artist Maggie Barnes uses an extraordinary talent to identify criminals through their victims' recollections. A predator who abducts and blinds women threatens to expose her secret, forcing her to confront a disturbing connection to his crimes.

Once a Thief

by Kay Hooper

2002

Max Bannister permits his priceless family collection to become bait for a criminal. Exhibit director Morgan West encounters notorious thief Quinn while mounting threats suggest that someone close to Max has plans extending beyond a simple robbery.

Whisper of Evil

by Kay Hooper

2002

Nell Gallagher returns to Silence after years away and finds respected men murdered, their secrets exposed after death. To confront the killer and her own past, she must use the psychic abilities that once drove her from home.

Always a Thief

by Kay Hooper

2003

Museum exhibit director Morgan West helps master thief Quinn set a trap while the Bannister collection prepares for display. An unknown adversary shadows their efforts, turning deception and attraction into a contest with increasingly lethal stakes.

Enchanted

by Kay Hooper

2003

Three romances combine workplace deception, psychic certainty, and unexpected courtship. Kissed by Magic follows a business role reversal, Belonging to Taylor pairs a psychic with Trevor King, and Eye of the Beholder begins with a stranger's proposal.

Sense of Evil

by Kay Hooper

2003

Police chief Rafe Sullivan teams with psychic FBI agent Isabel Adams to investigate murders of successful blond women. Her connection to the killer offers a lead, but she also matches the profile of his chosen victims.

Elusive

by Kay Hooper

2004

This omnibus gathers Elusive Dawn, On Her Doorstep, and Return Engagement, three previously published romances. The collection brings their separate love stories together in one volume, combining romantic attraction with the humor of Hooper's earlier fiction.

Hunting Fear

by Kay Hooper

2004

FBI psychic Lucas Jordan specializes in finding missing people, but a series of ransom kidnappings conceals an unusual threat. The perpetrator has designed a deadly contest specifically to test Lucas's abilities and pit hunter against mastermind.

Chill of Fear

by Kay Hooper

2005

Agent Quentin Hayes returns to a secluded Tennessee resort to solve a murder that has haunted him for twenty years. Troubled visitor Diana Brisco's visions may provide answers, but exploring her gift exposes them to an enduring threat.

Gifts of Love

by Kay Hooper

2006

Two holiday romances pair supernatural matchmaking with marital uncertainty. Hooper's Holiday Spirit brings a noblewoman together with her former fiancé through Christmas ghosts, while Kleypas's Surrender follows a Boston aristocrat learning to understand her troubled husband.

Sleeping with Fear

by Kay Hooper

2006

Psychic agent Riley Crane awakens bloodstained with weeks missing from her memory and her powers absent. Alone on an occult investigation, she must determine whom to trust while a bizarre murder exposes dangers she cannot recall.

Blood Dreams

by Kay Hooper

2007

Dani Justice's dreams reveal a serial killer's terrifying pursuit and the fiery confrontation that may await his hunters. Reluctantly joining the search, she must use her unusual abilities against a predator who has already outwitted law enforcement.

Blood Sins

by Kay Hooper

2008

Novice Haven operative Tessa Gray infiltrates a fortified religious cult after unexplained murders. Chosen as bait by Noah Bishop, she must withstand the leader's disturbing influence while investigators outside cannot guarantee her safety within the compound.

Blood Ties

by Kay Hooper

2010

Murders across three states draw Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit into a Tennessee investigation. Hollis Templeton faces a deeply personal case as their elusive enemy targets the team itself, turning its psychic strengths into uncertain protection.

Haven

by Kay Hooper

2012

Jessie Rayburn returns to Baron Hollow and reunites with estranged sister Emma, whose dreams depict brutal murders. Their separate secrets and the town's silence complicate the psychic investigation as an old evil again threatens their lives.

The First Prophet

by Kay Hooper

2012

Sarah Gallagher emerges from a coma with uncontrolled psychic abilities, then loses her home to arson. Novelist Tucker Mackenzie's interest offers support and raises questions as an unseen enemy tries to prevent her visions from exposing a conspiracy.

Hostage

by Kay Hooper

2013

Searching the Appalachian wilderness for escaped bank robber Cole Jacoby leaves Haven operative Luther Brinkman wounded and isolated. Agent Callie Davis reaches him, but their rescue turns into a fight against the dangerous fugitive hunting them.

Haunted

by Kay Hooper

2014

Trinity Nichols's quiet life in Sociable is disrupted by missing women and a man's unnatural death. A frightened suspect and strangers with inexplicable knowledge complicate her investigation, forcing her to question their abilities and hidden intentions.

A Deadly Web

by Kay Hooper

2015

Guardian John Brodie protects psychics from a secret enemy and saves Tasha Solomon's life. Fiercely independent Tasha must learn to rely on him as their search for safety exposes shifting loyalties, deception, and a threat beyond ordinary violence.

Fear the Dark

by Kay Hooper

2015

Residents vanish during routine errands in Serenity, Tennessee, prompting an investigation by four psychic Special Crimes Unit agents. When a police officer is killed, their search becomes personal as they struggle to locate people who left no trace.

Wait for Dark

by Kay Hooper

2017

Fatal accidents in Clarity, North Carolina, follow warnings delivered to victims a day earlier. Hollis Templeton’s Special Crimes Unit team investigates the pattern, but the threat becomes more immediate when the hidden killer targets one of their own.

Final Shadows

by Kay Hooper

2018

Psychic Tasha Solomon becomes a target in a concealed war over people with extraordinary abilities. Guardian John Brodie tries to keep her alive while she learns to use powers that could affect the outcome of the wider conflict.

Hold Back the Dark

by Kay Hooper

2018

Residents of Prosperity commit murders and wake without remembering them, while psychics receive a summons to the town. The Special Crimes Unit joins local law enforcement to investigate the force behind the violence and its expanding pattern.

Hidden Salem

by Kay Hooper

2020

A letter from her dead father sends Nellie Cavendish to Salem to confront an unnamed evil before her thirtieth birthday. SCU agent Grayson Sheridan investigates disappearances there and discovers his undercover partner has also vanished into the town’s secrets.

Curse of Salem

by Kay Hooper

2021

Psychic warnings reveal that a killer plans to destroy Salem’s five founding families. Bishop and Miranda lead their Special Crimes Unit into the town, where friends Nellie and Finn face personal danger from an ancient curse.

Where to start with Kay Hooper

Begin the psychic crime series: Stealing Shadows → Hiding in the Shadows → Out of the Shadows
For connected romantic suspense: In Serena's Web → Raven on the Wing → Rafferty's Wife
For a Regency adventure: Lady Thief
For an early psychic romance: If There Be Dragons

Antiquities Hunters books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Enemy Mine"

    Enemy Mine

    by Kay Hooper

    1989Antiquities Hunters, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Haviland Touch"

    The Haviland Touch

    by Kay Hooper

    1991Antiquities Hunters, Book 2

Bishop Files books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The First Prophet"

    The First Prophet

    by Kay Hooper

    2012Bishop Files, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Deadly Web"

    A Deadly Web

    by Kay Hooper

    2015Bishop Files, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Final Shadows"

    Final Shadows

    by Kay Hooper

    2018Bishop Files, Book 3

Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Hiding in the Shadows"

    Hiding in the Shadows

    by Kay Hooper

    2000Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Out of the Shadows"

    Out of the Shadows

    by Kay Hooper

    2000Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 3
  3. Book cover for "Stealing Shadows"

    Stealing Shadows

    by Kay Hooper

    2000Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 1
  4. Book cover for "Touching Evil"

    Touching Evil

    by Kay Hooper

    2001Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Whisper of Evil"

    Whisper of Evil

    by Kay Hooper

    2002Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Sense of Evil"

    Sense of Evil

    by Kay Hooper

    2003Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Hunting Fear"

    Hunting Fear

    by Kay Hooper

    2004Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Chill of Fear"

    Chill of Fear

    by Kay Hooper

    2005Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Sleeping with Fear"

    Sleeping with Fear

    by Kay Hooper

    2006Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Blood Dreams"

    Blood Dreams

    by Kay Hooper

    2007Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Blood Sins"

    Blood Sins

    by Kay Hooper

    2008Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Blood Ties"

    Blood Ties

    by Kay Hooper

    2010Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Haven"

    Haven

    by Kay Hooper

    2012Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Hostage"

    Hostage

    by Kay Hooper

    2013Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Haunted"

    Haunted

    by Kay Hooper

    2014Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "Fear the Dark"

    Fear the Dark

    by Kay Hooper

    2015Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "Wait for Dark"

    Wait for Dark

    by Kay Hooper

    2017Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Hold Back the Dark"

    Hold Back the Dark

    by Kay Hooper

    2018Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "Hidden Salem"

    Hidden Salem

    by Kay Hooper

    2020Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 19
  20. Book cover for "Curse of Salem"

    Curse of Salem

    by Kay Hooper

    2021Bishop/ Special Crimes Unit, Book 20

Hagan books in order

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  1. Book cover for "In Serena's Web"

    In Serena's Web

    by Kay Hooper

    1987Hagan, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Rafferty's Wife"

    Rafferty's Wife

    by Kay Hooper

    1987Hagan, Book 3
  3. Book cover for "Raven on the Wing"

    Raven on the Wing

    by Kay Hooper

    1987Hagan, Book 4
  4. Book cover for "The Fall of Lucas Kendrick"

    The Fall of Lucas Kendrick

    by Kay Hooper

    1987Hagan, Book 1
  5. Book cover for "Zach's Law"

    Zach's Law

    by Kay Hooper

    1987Hagan, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Captain's Paradise"

    Captain's Paradise

    by Kay Hooper

    1988Hagan, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Outlaw Derek"

    Outlaw Derek

    by Kay Hooper

    1988Hagan, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Shades of Gray"

    Shades of Gray

    by Kay Hooper

    1988Hagan, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Unmasking Kelsey"

    Unmasking Kelsey

    by Kay Hooper

    1988Hagan, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Aces High"

    Aces High

    by Kay Hooper

    1989Hagan, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "It Takes a Thief"

    It Takes a Thief

    by Kay Hooper

    1989Hagan, Book 11

Men Of Mysteries Past books in order

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  1. Book cover for "All for Quinn"

    All for Quinn

    by Kay Hooper

    1993Men Of Mysteries Past, Book 4
  2. Book cover for "Hunting the Wolfe"

    Hunting the Wolfe

    by Kay Hooper

    1993Men Of Mysteries Past, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Touch of Max"

    The Touch of Max

    by Kay Hooper

    1993Men Of Mysteries Past, Book 1
  4. Book cover for "The Trouble with Jared"

    The Trouble with Jared

    by Kay Hooper

    1993Men Of Mysteries Past, Book 3

Montana/Trey Fortier books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Crime of Passion"

    Crime of Passion

    by Kay Hooper

    1991Montana/Trey Fortier, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "House of Cards"

    House of Cards

    by Kay Hooper

    1991Montana/Trey Fortier, Book 2

Pepper books in order

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  1. Book cover for "If There Be Dragons"

    If There Be Dragons

    by Kay Hooper

    1984Pepper, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Pepper's Way"

    Pepper's Way

    by Kay Hooper

    1986Pepper, Book 2

Quinn/Thief books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Once a Thief"

    Once a Thief

    by Kay Hooper

    2002Quinn/Thief, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Always a Thief"

    Always a Thief

    by Kay Hooper

    2003Quinn/Thief, Book 2

Standalone Kay Hooper books

  1. Book cover for "Lady Thief"

    Lady Thief

    by Kay Hooper

    1981
  2. Book cover for "Breathless Surrender"

    Breathless Surrender

    by Kay Hooper

    1982
  3. Book cover for "Mask of Passion"

    Mask of Passion

    by Kay Hooper

    1982
  4. Book cover for "Return Engagement"

    Return Engagement

    by Kay Hooper

    1982
  5. Book cover for "Elusive Dawn"

    Elusive Dawn

    by Kay Hooper

    1983
  6. Book cover for "Kissed by Magic"

    Kissed by Magic

    by Kay Hooper

    1983
  7. Book cover for "On Wings of Magic"

    On Wings of Magic

    by Kay Hooper

    1983
  8. Book cover for "Taken by Storm"

    Taken by Storm

    by Kay Hooper

    1983
  9. Book cover for "C.J.'s Fate"

    C.J.'s Fate

    by Kay Hooper

    1984
  10. Book cover for "Moonlight Rhapsody"

    Moonlight Rhapsody

    by Kay Hooper

    1984Second Chance at Love, Book 1
  11. Book cover for "Something Different"

    Something Different

    by Kay Hooper

    1984
  12. Book cover for "Eye of the Beholder"

    Eye of the Beholder

    by Kay Hooper

    1985Second Chance at Love, Book 2
  13. Book cover for "Illegal Possession"

    Illegal Possession

    by Kay Hooper

    1985
  14. Book cover for "Belonging to Taylor"

    Belonging to Taylor

    by Kay Hooper

    1986
  15. Book cover for "Larger Than Life"

    Larger Than Life

    by Kay Hooper

    1986A Novel
  16. Book cover for "On Her Doorstep"

    On Her Doorstep

    by Kay Hooper

    1986Second Chance at Love, Book 3
  17. Book cover for "Rafe, the Maverick"

    Rafe, the Maverick

    by Kay Hooper

    1986Shamrock Trinity, Book 1
  18. Book cover for "Rebel Waltz"

    Rebel Waltz

    by Kay Hooper

    1986A Novel
  19. Book cover for "Time After Time"

    Time After Time

    by Kay Hooper

    1986A Novel
  20. Book cover for "Adelaide, The Enchantress"

    Adelaide, The Enchantress

    by Kay Hooper

    1987Delaneys The Untamed Years, Book 3
  21. Book cover for "Golden Flames"

    Golden Flames

    by Kay Hooper

    1988Delaneys The Untamed Years, Book 1
  22. Book cover for "Summer of the Unicorn"

    Summer of the Unicorn

    by Kay Hooper

    1988A Novel
  23. Book cover for "Velvet Lightning"

    Velvet Lightning

    by Kay Hooper

    1988Delaneys The Untamed Years, Book 2
  24. Book cover for "Golden Threads"

    Golden Threads

    by Kay Hooper

    1989Once Upon A Time, Book 2
  25. Book cover for "The Glass Shoe"

    The Glass Shoe

    by Kay Hooper

    1989Once Upon A Time, Book 1
  26. Book cover for "Star-Crossed Lovers"

    Star-Crossed Lovers

    by Kay Hooper

    1990Once Upon A Time, Book 4
  27. Book cover for "The Lady and the Lion"

    The Lady and the Lion

    by Kay Hooper

    1990Once Upon A Time, Book 5
  28. Book cover for "Through the Looking Glass"

    Through the Looking Glass

    by Kay Hooper

    1990Once Upon A Time, Book 3
  29. Book cover for "What Dreams May Come"

    What Dreams May Come

    by Kay Hooper

    1990Once Upon A Time, Book 6
  30. Book cover for "The Matchmaker"

    The Matchmaker

    by Kay Hooper

    1991Once Upon A Time, Book 7
  31. Book cover for "The Wizard of Seattle"

    The Wizard of Seattle

    by Kay Hooper

    1993
  32. Book cover for "The Haunting of Josie"

    The Haunting of Josie

    by Kay Hooper

    1994A Novel
  33. Book cover for "Amanda"

    Amanda

    by Kay Hooper

    1995
  34. Book cover for "After Caroline"

    After Caroline

    by Kay Hooper

    1996A Novel
  35. Book cover for "Finding Laura"

    Finding Laura

    by Kay Hooper

    1997A Novel
  36. Book cover for "Haunting Rachel"

    Haunting Rachel

    by Kay Hooper

    1998
  37. Book cover for "Enchanted"

    Enchanted

    by Kay Hooper

    2003
  38. Book cover for "Elusive"

    Elusive

    by Kay Hooper

    2004
  39. Book cover for "Gifts of Love"

    Gifts of Love

    by Kay Hooper

    2006

Author bio

Kay Hooper writes romantic suspense and paranormal thrillers, with a long career that began in romance. She lives in North Carolina. Her books bring people into danger through secrets, criminal investigations and abilities they may not fully understand, while keeping their relationships close to the centre of the story. A character’s willingness to trust someone can matter as much as finding the next clue.

Her first published novel, Lady Thief, appeared in 1981. It was a Regency romance featuring a heroine who robbed coaches while masked, armed and riding a black stallion. That unconventional beginning fits the direction her work later took: people with strong motives, hidden identities and problems that cannot be solved by attraction alone. She sold her first book when she was twenty-two.

Romance was where she learned her craft.

Hooper describes nearly a decade of writing romances as an apprenticeship, with steady demand giving her opportunities to develop characters and plots. Those stories often included mysteries, danger or humour alongside the relationship. She has written contemporary and historical fiction as well as suspense, and her interest in what people survive links the different parts of her catalogue rather than leaving them as entirely separate stages.

Her first psychic heroine appeared in If There Be Dragons, published in 1984. The supernatural later became a larger part of her work, especially in the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novels. These stories build a world where unusual perceptions can become investigative tools, but also make the people using them vulnerable. Knowing something other people cannot see does not automatically mean knowing how to prove it or stop a crime.

Stealing Shadows introduces Cassie Neill, a psychic who retreats from Los Angeles to a North Carolina town after a devastating failure. Her hopes for quiet are interrupted when she senses a murderer nearby. The book draws on Hooper’s interests in mysteries and the paranormal, asking what it costs to enter a killer’s mind and how someone can face danger after losing confidence in herself.

In Hiding in the Shadows, Faith Parker awakens from a coma without the memories that would explain her life. Hooper has described the story’s starting point as a sudden idea about severed connections and uncertain identity. That concern with the links between people, their pasts and their possible futures gives the suspense an emotional question alongside the immediate mystery of what has happened.

Trust is a recurring problem in her fiction.

Her earlier connected romances offer another route into that theme. In Raven on the Wing, Josh Long’s attraction to Raven Anderson runs into evidence that makes her identity difficult to accept. The romance and the danger develop together, with the truth creating risks for both characters. Readers who enjoy a central relationship can explore those books before moving into the larger team investigations of her psychic crime series.

Animal rescue is another important part of Hooper’s life, and she describes it as a second vocation alongside writing. Her own account of her work stresses an enduring interest in survivors and in giving love a place within suspense. Across a Regency adventure, a contemporary romance or a paranormal investigation, her characters have to work through fear and uncertainty before they can imagine a more secure future.

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Anurag Ramdasan

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