Lisa Marie Rice Books in Order
Browse Lisa Marie Rice books in order, with quick summaries, linked series, and simple guidance on where to start with her romantic suspense novels.
Last updated: June 10, 2026
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Publication Order
41 books
A Fine Specimen
by Lisa Marie Rice
2000
This standalone leans into Rice's mix of heat and danger, pairing a smart heroine with a man who is as risky as he is irresistible. Attraction hits first, but a real threat forces both of them to move fast and trust carefully.
Port of Paradise
by Lisa Marie Rice
2003
Set in Italy, this sensual standalone pairs a woman in trouble with Franco, a man who is hard to read and even harder to resist. The setting feels lush, but real danger keeps closing in around them.
The Christmas Angel
by Lisa Marie Rice
2003
Set mostly in Naples, this holiday romantic suspense mixes Christmas warmth with genuine danger. An irresistible Italian hero, a heroine in trouble, and a fast burning connection make it seasonal, but never soft.
Midnight Man
by Lisa Marie Rice
2004
Interior designer Suzanne Barron never expected to fall instantly for former SEAL John Huntington, the man known as the Midnight Man. Their attraction hits hard, then unknown enemies make it clear Suzanne's life is on the line.
Midnight Run
by Lisa Marie Rice
2004
Claire Parks is finally ready to live after years of illness, and one reckless night puts her in the arms of undercover cop Tyler Bud Morrison. Their weekend turns serious fast once the danger around Claire refuses to stay put.
Woman On The Run
by Lisa Marie Rice
2004
After witnessing a mob murder, Julia Devaux is pushed into witness protection and hidden away in rural Idaho under a new name. Former SEAL rancher Sam Cooper is the last man she expects, and exactly the one she needs.
Midnight Angel
by Lisa Marie Rice
2005
After a savage attack leaves her blind and haunted, Allegra Ennis is stalked by an unseen killer. Former SEAL Douglas Kowalski can keep her body safe, but loving her means facing his own scars, too.
Murphy's Law
by Lisa Marie Rice
2005
Young mathematician Faith Murphy flees to Siena after one reckless night with hockey star Nick Rossi, only to find her hated boss dead and herself under suspicion. Nick follows, and the case turns their chemistry into a full blown crisis.
Dangerous Lover
by Lisa Marie Rice
2007
Caroline Lake rents a room in her empty mansion to a mysterious armed stranger, then realizes danger has followed him straight to her door. Their attraction is instant, but trusting him may cost her everything.
Dangerous Secrets
by Lisa Marie Rice
2008
Delta operative Nick Ireland heads to a small Vermont town hunting a Russian mobster, and the easiest route in is librarian Charity Prewitt. Seduction turns serious fast once mob violence and a larger threat put Charity directly in the line of fire.
Dangerous Passion
by Lisa Marie Rice
2009
Viktor Drake Drakovich rules a vast empire without mercy until artist Grace Larsen becomes the one person he cannot treat like a calculation. Their romance is obsessive, dangerous, and tightly bound to enemies who see Grace as his weakness.
Into the Crossfire
by Lisa Marie Rice
2010
Former SEAL Sam Reston wants control, not complications, but Nicole Peace and a dangerous mission make that impossible. Their chemistry is immediate, and protecting her forces Sam to risk far more than he planned.
Fatal Heat
by Lisa Marie Rice
2011
Recovering former SEAL Max Wright wants to hide out at his beach house and heal in peace. Then neighbor Paige Waring, and the danger that follows her, crash straight through the walls he has built around himself.
Hotter Than Wildfire
by Lisa Marie Rice
2011
Former Delta operative Harry Bolt finds a woman on the run and is pulled into a fight that is both personal and deadly. The book leans hard into Rice's trademark mix of fierce protection, swift heat, and nonstop pursuit.
Reckless Night
by Lisa Marie Rice
2011
This shorter Dangerous story revisits the series' high heat, high risk world in a tighter, faster burst. It is a good pick if you want one more dose of protective obsession, danger, and hard won tenderness after the main novels.
Heart of Danger
by Lisa Marie Rice
2012
Dr. Catherine Young goes searching for vanished soldier Tom Mac McEnroe and walks straight into the wreckage of a betrayed black ops unit. What starts as a mission becomes a romance tied to secrecy, survival, and revenge.
Hot Secrets
by Lisa Marie Rice
2012
On Christmas Eve, Caroline Prescott is trapped in her bookstore with children to protect and danger at the door. Her husband Jack is racing toward her, but for now she has to save herself, and the life growing inside her.
Nightfire
by Lisa Marie Rice
2012
Chloe Mason wants answers about the childhood she barely remembers, and finding her long lost brother gives her both family and trouble. Mike Keillor, an ex Marine Recon warrior, is exactly the kind of protector she never expected to trust.
The Italian
by Lisa Marie Rice
2012
Set against an Italian backdrop, this standalone throws a capable heroine together with a powerful man who recognizes danger before she does. The travel atmosphere is rich, but the real pull is the mix of suspense, desire, and looming risk.
I Dream of Danger
by Lisa Marie Rice
2013
The Ghost Ops survivors keep fighting the betrayal that destroyed their unit, and the stakes only get bigger. This middle book deepens the conspiracy, adds another fierce romance, and pushes the series toward something far darker.
Breaking Danger
by Lisa Marie Rice
2014
The final Ghost Ops book raises the stakes to the edge of catastrophe, with covert soldiers, gifted allies, and enemies willing to burn the world down. It is the biggest, darkest entry in the series, without losing the romance at its center.
Midnight Shadows
by Lisa Marie Rice
2014
After risky surgery restores her sight, Allegra Kowalski wants her music, her confidence, and her husband back. On a Greek island getaway, she sets out to reclaim her marriage while old fears and new shadows still press close.
Midnight Vengeance
by Lisa Marie Rice
2014
Former Navy SEAL sniper Jacko fears almost nothing, until Lauren Dare gets under his skin. One charged encounter changes everything, and anyone coming after her will have to get through a man who is very hard to kill.
Midnight Fire
by Lisa Marie Rice
2015
Summer Redding thought Jack Delvaux died in the Washington Massacre, and built her grief around that certainty. Then he returns, alive and carrying a secret that changes everything, including whatever chance they still have together.
Midnight Promises
by Lisa Marie Rice
2015
Former SEAL medic Sean Metal O'Brien rescues a bleeding woman on the run and immediately knows he wants to keep her safe. Felicity Ward's hidden past carries secrets big enough to spark international disaster.
Midnight Secrets
by Lisa Marie Rice
2015
Former Navy SEAL Joe Harris is still living with the damage war left behind when a new neighbor knocks him off balance. Isabel brings him back to life, but love is only half the problem when danger starts circling.
Midnight Quest
by Lisa Marie Rice
2016
Jacko has survived combat, but the mystery of his own past is the thing that truly terrifies him. As Lauren stands by him, his search for the truth wakes a deadly enemy that threatens everything he loves.
Midnight Fever
by Lisa Marie Rice
2017
Former SEAL and FBI agent Nick Mancino wants scientist Kay Hudson, but Kay is busy exposing a deadly bioweapons conspiracy. Their chemistry burns hot, yet the real challenge is staying alive long enough to act on it.
Charade
by Lisa Marie Rice
2018
Mark Redmond looks like a harmless businessman, but Paris proves quickly that is an act. After one blazing night with Harper Kendall, he refuses to let danger, or her better judgment, take her away from him.
Escapade
by Lisa Marie Rice
2018
Close protection expert Bennett Cameron kidnaps genius Elle Castle for her own safety, which is not the best first impression. Holed up together in London while Russian mobsters close in, they have no room left to avoid each other.
Masquerade
by Lisa Marie Rice
2018
Cal Burns built wealth and power after losing Anya Voronova ten years earlier, then meets her again in Venice during a fragile peace deal. Their second chance comes wrapped in masks, old hurt, and people willing to kill for secrets.
Midnight Renegade
by Lisa Marie Rice
2019
A battle scarred hero and a woman tangled in unfinished trouble are pulled together when danger comes roaring back. The story mixes protective intensity, fast attraction, and the kind of threat that refuses to stay buried.
Don't Think Twice
by Lisa Marie Rice
2020
Sheriff and mayor Jack Sutter is determined to keep Carson's Bluff safe from corporate takeover, which puts him squarely against Francesca Mansion. Fighting her should be easy. Falling for her is the real problem.
Midnight Kiss
by Lisa Marie Rice
2020
Luke Reynolds is supposed to protect computer genius Hope Ellis, not lose focus over her. But Hope's missing memories may be the key to why powerful enemies want her dead, and staying alive means facing the past together.
Midnight Embrace
by Lisa Marie Rice
2022
Finance expert Emma Holland realizes something is badly wrong and turns to friends who know how to handle trouble. They send Raul Martinez, and his fierce competence quickly becomes as dangerous to her composure as the people hunting her.
Protector
by Lisa Marie Rice
2022
Army captain Mike Shafer expects a brutal mission in the Himalayas, not a brilliant civilian partner who turns out to be central to the whole operation. Lucy Merritt is supposed to be a distraction, until Mike realizes protecting her is the mission.
Runaway
by Lisa Marie Rice
2022
When Charlotte Court witnesses her father's murder and is framed for it, she runs to Mexico with nowhere safe to turn. Injured Navy SEAL Matt Sanders becomes her shelter, but the closer they get, the deadlier the hunt becomes.
Taken
by Lisa Marie Rice
2022
Marcus Rey has power, money, and a ruthless edge that keeps everyone back, until Eve enters his life. After a violent attack throws them together, desire is immediate, but so is the danger that shadows a man like Marcus.
Midnight Caress
by Lisa Marie Rice
2023
Riley Robinson knows a video that could start a war is fake, and that knowledge puts a mercenary army on her trail. Former SEAL Pierce Jordan is sent to protect her, and one man turns out to be enough.
Jacob
by Lisa Marie Rice
2024
The first Black Inc. novel drops a dangerous professional into an international crisis where attraction and survival quickly become tangled. It has the newer Lisa Marie Rice feel, fast moving suspense, close quarters pressure, and a romance built under real threat.
Nikolai
by Lisa Marie Rice
2025
Security consultant Nick Garin is sent to Naples to investigate an intel leak and ends up beside historian Parker Donovan at an excavation site. An earthquake, an ancient secret, and the Mafia turn their attraction into a fight to survive.
Where should I start?
If you want a classic Lisa Marie Rice entry point: Midnight Man → Midnight Run → Midnight Angel
If you want protective ex-military heroes and found family: Into the Crossfire → Hotter Than Wildfire → Nightfire
If you want covert ops and bigger conspiracies: Heart of Danger → I Dream of Danger → Breaking Danger
If you want newer, brainy heroines in serious trouble: Midnight Kiss → Midnight Embrace → Midnight Caress
If you want glamorous Europe and powerful men: Charade → Masquerade → Escapade
Author bio
Lisa Marie Rice writes the kind of romantic suspense that moves fast and hits hard. Love shows up early, danger is never far behind, and the people at the center usually feel as if they have been pushed right to the edge before they find each other. Under that name, and in some earlier work as Elizabeth Jennings, she built a long shelf of stories about dangerous men, smart women, and the relief of not having to face the worst parts of life alone.
Before she wrote fiction full time, she spent years working as a simultaneous interpreter and translator. That work kept her traveling, listening closely, and paying attention to how people talk when the stakes are high. It was language work, but it was also people work, and you can feel that in her books, where dialogue is direct and emotional pressure matters as much as plot.
Then she turned to the stories that had been waiting in her head.
Rice has said that romantic suspense gives her everything she wants on the page, love, sex, danger, and adventure. That mix runs through books like Midnight Man, Dangerous Lover, Heart of Danger, Midnight Kiss, and Nikolai. The heroes are often ex military men, security specialists, or operators with hard edges and practical skills. The women they fall for are rarely passive. They are designers, musicians, doctors, historians, computer experts, and professionals who know their own minds even when their lives are suddenly under threat.
She also cares about the suspense side being believable. In interviews, she has said she outlines carefully and likes the gritty details to feel real. She reads about soldiering and other reality based subjects, then builds her big emotional romances on top of that solid ground. That is one reason her books can swing from very intimate scenes to conspiracies, investigations, covert missions, and outright survival without feeling like they have changed genres halfway through.
Her heroines matter just as much as the men.
Rice has joked that many of them are artsy because she is, too, and that thread runs all through her work. Suzanne in Midnight Man is an interior designer. Allegra in Midnight Angel is a musician. Other books pair her protectors with librarians, scientists, and women who are brilliant in their own fields. Readers who stay with her usually do so for that balance. Yes, the men are intense and deeply protective, but the women give the stories their shape, their warmth, and often their nerve.
Her life in Italy has shaped the books as well. She has lived in Europe, founded a writers' group in Florence, and written about working from a study that opens onto a terrace and a wide valley, with the Ionian Sea in the distance. Italy turns up directly in books like Port of Paradise, The Christmas Angel, Masquerade, and Nikolai, but even outside those settings there is often the same sense of appetite, style, heat, and old danger just under the surface.
On the personal side, she has written candidly about marrying late, having a child late, and valuing the family she made. She has also said she was an only child, and that the electric moment when you realize you will not have to face life alone is one of the feelings she returns to again and again in her fiction. That may be the quiet secret of her work. Under all the action, her books are often about relief as much as desire.
She still sounds genuinely happy to be doing this. And that pleasure carries over to the page.
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