Loreth Anne White Books in Order
Browse Loreth Anne White books in order, from Angie Pallorino to her standalone thrillers, with short summaries, series guides, and where to start.
Last updated: July 10, 2026
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Loreth Anne White books in publication order
36 books
Melting the Ice
by Loreth Anne White
2003
After her best friend is murdered, Hannah McGuire is forced to work with Rex Logan, the man she once loved and has spent years avoiding. Their hunt for the truth brings back old passion, and a secret that could put all of them in danger.
Safe Passage
by Loreth Anne White
2004
Wounded agent Scott Armstrong is assigned to protect scientist Skye Van Rijn, then learns a terrorist may be hunting her, too. As they flee into the wilderness, duty and desire start pulling him in opposite directions.
The Sheik Who Loved Me
by Loreth Anne White
2005
British spy Jayde Ashton washes ashore on Sheik David Rashid's private island during a deadly storm. She came to investigate him, but the deeper she gets into his world, the more dangerous the truth becomes for him, his child, and her heart.
A Sultan's Ransom
by Loreth Anne White
2006
Sheik Rafiq Zayed kidnaps Dr. Paige Sterling because she may be the only one who can help stop a deadly virus. What starts as a ruthless mission turns into a dangerous clash of power, duty, and attraction.
Rules of Re-Engagement
by Loreth Anne White
2006
Olivia Killinger thought her former fiancé died sixteen years ago, until he appears on her doorstep asking for help. To bring down a deadly syndicate tied to her own father, she must decide whether Jacques can be trusted a second time.
The Heart of a Mercenary
by Loreth Anne White
2006
Mercenary Hunter McBride must get proof of a deadly toxin out of the Congo jungle, with or without nurse Sarah Burdett. But the mission gets personal fast, and the clock is ticking on more than their survival.
Seducing the Mercenary
by Loreth Anne White
2007
Profiler Emily Carlin goes undercover to assess Jean-Charles Laroque, a feared mercenary ruler in a war-torn country. The more she learns, the less he fits the role she was sent to confirm, and the risk to her grows by the day.
Breaking Free
by Loreth Anne White
2008
Country cop Dylan Hastings trusts duty and hard facts, not glamorous outsiders like Megan Stafford. Their instant attraction turns into a stubborn battle of wills, and neither of them is prepared for how hard it hits.
Manhunter
by Loreth Anne White
2008
RCMP sergeant Gabriel Caruso heads into the Yukon hoping to leave a serial killer behind, only to learn the predator is still hunting him. Local tracker Silver Karvonen becomes both his ally and his biggest vulnerability.
The Heart of a Renegade
by Loreth Anne White
2008
Ex-bodyguard Luke Stone wants nothing to do with protection work until journalist Jessica Chan uncovers deadly information and becomes a target. As assassins close in, staying detached is no longer an option.
A Game of Deception
by Loreth Anne White
2009
Jenna Rothchild charms her way into a date with FBI agent Lex Duncan, hoping to uncover what he knows about her sister's homicide and a priceless diamond. The closer they get, the more dangerous the secrets become.
Cold Case Affair
by Loreth Anne White
2009
Pregnant journalist Muirinn O'Donnell returns to her Alaskan hometown to investigate her grandfather's death and the conspiracy he may have uncovered. The only man she can trust is Jett Rutledge, the first love she once left behind.
The Sheik's Command
by Loreth Anne White
2010
Aid worker Nikki Hunt asks Sheik Zakir Al Arif for safe passage across his war-torn country and ends up his prisoner instead. With a coup brewing around them, desire becomes as dangerous as politics.
Desert Knights
by Loreth Anne White
2011
This romantic suspense duet pairs Linda Conrad's Bodyguard Sheik with Loreth Anne White's *Sheik's Captive*. In White's story, Kathleen Flaherty hunts for her kidnapped sister and falls into the hands of undercover operative Sayeed Ali.
Guarding the Princess
by Loreth Anne White
2012
Ex-mercenary Brandt Stryker is meant to protect Princess Dalilah Al Arif for just seventy-two hours. Stranded in the African bush with killers closing in, he starts wanting far more than a clean extraction.
Sheik's Revenge
by Loreth Anne White
2012
Assassin Faith Sinclair never misses, until the target in her sights turns out to be the father of her unborn child. Sheik Omair Al Arif has enemies of his own, and their reunion is anything but safe.
Surgeon Sheik's Rescue
by Loreth Anne White
2012
Disgraced reporter Bella DiCaprio tracks a story to a storm-lashed island off Brittany and finds reclusive Sheik Tariq Al Arif there. He may hold the key to a horrific bombing, but getting close to him could ruin them both.
The Perfect Outsider
by Loreth Anne White
2012
Rescue worker June meets an amnesiac known only as Jesse while trying to take down a dangerous cult in Wyoming. Their attraction is instant, but she cannot tell whether he is a victim, an enforcer, or the key to stopping it.
The Missing Colton
by Loreth Anne White
2013
Journalist Jagger McKnight goes undercover to investigate a thirty-year-old child disappearance at Dead River Ranch. When an attack leaves nurse Mia Sanders convinced he is the missing Colton, the lie becomes deadly.
The Slow Burn of Silence
by Loreth Anne White
2013
Newly exonerated Jeb Cullen returns to Snowy Creek determined to clear his name and win back Rachel Salonen. But the truth buried in town could destroy them all, especially the people who worked hardest to hide it.
A Dark Lure
by Loreth Anne White
2015
Years after escaping the Watt Lake Killer, Sarah Baker, now Olivia West, has built a fragile new life on a remote ranch. A fresh body suggests her nightmare may not be over, and facing the past could cost her everything.
In the Waning Light
by Loreth Anne White
2015
True-crime writer Meg Brogan returns to her coastal hometown to confront the murder that shattered her family years ago. The closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that someone will kill to keep it buried.
In the Barren Ground
by Loreth Anne White
2016
Pregnant rookie cop Tana Larsson takes a posting in a remote northern town hoping for peace. Instead, an apparent wolf mauling leads her and bush pilot Crash O'Halloran into a far more sinister and human kind of darkness.
The Drowned Girls
by Loreth Anne White
2017
Detective Angie Pallorino is still haunted by a serial rapist who marked his victims with crosses. When a drowned young woman surfaces with the same signature, the hunt becomes a murder case, and Angie's new partner complicates everything.
The Lullaby Girl
by Loreth Anne White
2017
Benched after a controversial shooting, Angie Pallorino is pulled into a decades-old cold case that hits close to home. As her obsession grows and a sex-trafficking probe overlaps the mystery, she risks losing far more than her badge.
The Girl in the Moss
by Loreth Anne White
2018
Trying to rebuild her life as a private investigator, Angie Pallorino takes on a decades-old case after skeletal remains are found in a mossy grove. The investigation soon collides with her past and threatens her last shot at redemption.
In the Dark
by Loreth Anne White
2019
Eight strangers arrive at a remote wilderness spa expecting luxury and find themselves cut off by a storm instead. As fear and suspicion rise, they begin to wonder if the killer is outside, or already trapped inside with them.
The Dark Bones
by Loreth Anne White
2019
Detective Rebecca North returns to her rural hometown after her father's apparent suicide, certain the story does not add up. What she uncovers pulls an old flame, a frightened child, and long-buried secrets into one deadly knot.
In the Deep
by Loreth Anne White
2020
Ellie thinks a new life in an Australian coastal town will finally outrun her grief, until her husband is brutally murdered and she looks like the obvious suspect. Senior Constable Lozza Bianchi senses a darker psychological game at work.
Beneath Devil's Bridge
by Loreth Anne White
2021
True-crime podcaster Trinity Scott reopens the murder of teenager Leena Rai through prison interviews with the man who confessed. As the old case unravels, a retired detective and a whole town are forced to question what really happened.
The Patient's Secret
by Loreth Anne White
2022
A battered jogger is found beneath the cliffs of Story Cove, and the lives of therapist Lily Bradley, newcomer Arwen Harper, and detective Rue Duval collide. In a town built on polished appearances, everyone is hiding something.
The Maid's Diary
by Loreth Anne White
2023
Maid Kit Darling cannot resist snooping in her wealthy clients' homes, until she sees a secret that makes her dangerous. When a bloody crime scene turns up with no body, cop Mallory Van Alst starts pulling the lies apart.
The Ghost Writer
by Loreth Anne White
2024
Ghostwriter Grace Logan accepts an irresistible job, helping notorious novelist Claudia Blackwood finally tell the truth about a decades-old triple murder. At the author's isolated island mansion, the memoir starts feeling more like a trap.
The Swimmer
by Loreth Anne White
2024
Socially awkward Chloe Cooper spends her days watching the glamorous neighbors across the way, until she witnesses the murder of a swimmer on a foggy beach. Their secrets, and her own need to belong, start pulling her toward disaster.
The Unquiet Bones
by Loreth Anne White
2024
Human bones found beneath an old chapel may belong to a teenage girl who vanished nearly fifty years earlier. Detective Jane Munro soon realizes the discovery could destroy the polished lives of the friends who were there that night.
The Black Orchid
by Loreth Anne White
2026
Nine elite guests board the luxury yacht Black Orchid for its maiden voyage through the Aegean, each carrying secrets and private agendas. When a storm hits, an old vendetta turns the cruise into a reckoning and not all of them will survive.
Where to start with Loreth Anne White
If you want a twisty psychological thriller: The Maid's Diary → The Patient's Secret → The Swimmer
If you want a police procedural with a continuing lead: The Drowned Girls → The Lullaby Girl → The Girl in the Moss
If you want wilderness suspense with a darker edge: A Dark Lure → The Dark Bones → In the Barren Ground
If you want earlier romantic suspense: The Heart of a Mercenary → A Sultan's Ransom → Rules of Re-Engagement
Loreth Anne White sub-series and character series
- Angie Pallorino books in order
- Bellona Channel books in order
- Dark Lure books in order
- Love in 60 Seconds books in order
- Perfect Wyoming books in order
- Sahara Kings books in order
- Shadow Soldiers books in order
- Snowy Creek books in order
- The Coltons of Wyoming books in order
- Thoroughbred Legacy (Loreth Anne White) books in order
- Wild Country books in order
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The Sheik's Command
by Loreth Anne White
2010Sahara Kings, Book 1
Desert Knights
by Loreth Anne White
2011Sahara Kings, Book 2
Guarding the Princess
by Loreth Anne White
2012Sahara Kings, Book 5
Sheik's Revenge
by Loreth Anne White
2012Sahara Kings, Book 3
Surgeon Sheik's Rescue
by Loreth Anne White
2012Sahara Kings, Book 4
Sahara Kings books in chronological order

The Sheik's Command
by Loreth Anne White
2010Sahara Kings, Book 1
Desert Knights
by Loreth Anne White
2011Sahara Kings, Book 2
Sheik's Revenge
by Loreth Anne White
2012Sahara Kings, Book 3
Surgeon Sheik's Rescue
by Loreth Anne White
2012Sahara Kings, Book 4
Guarding the Princess
by Loreth Anne White
2012Sahara Kings, Book 5
Shadow Soldiers books in order
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A Sultan's Ransom
by Loreth Anne White
2006Shadow Soldiers, Book 2
Rules of Re-Engagement
by Loreth Anne White
2006Shadow Soldiers, Book 3
The Heart of a Mercenary
by Loreth Anne White
2006Shadow Soldiers, Book 1
Seducing the Mercenary
by Loreth Anne White
2007Shadow Soldiers, Book 4
The Heart of a Renegade
by Loreth Anne White
2008Shadow Soldiers, Book 5
Shadow Soldiers books in chronological order

The Heart of a Mercenary
by Loreth Anne White
2006Shadow Soldiers, Book 1
A Sultan's Ransom
by Loreth Anne White
2006Shadow Soldiers, Book 2
Rules of Re-Engagement
by Loreth Anne White
2006Shadow Soldiers, Book 3
Seducing the Mercenary
by Loreth Anne White
2007Shadow Soldiers, Book 4
The Heart of a Renegade
by Loreth Anne White
2008Shadow Soldiers, Book 5
Snowy Creek books in order
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The Sheik Who Loved Me
by Loreth Anne White
2005
In the Waning Light
by Loreth Anne White
2015
In the Barren Ground
by Loreth Anne White
2016
In the Dark
by Loreth Anne White
2019
In the Deep
by Loreth Anne White
2020
Beneath Devil's Bridge
by Loreth Anne White
2021
The Patient's Secret
by Loreth Anne White
2022
The Maid's Diary
by Loreth Anne White
2023
The Ghost Writer
by Loreth Anne White
2024
The Swimmer
by Loreth Anne White
2024
The Unquiet Bones
by Loreth Anne White
2024
The Black Orchid
by Loreth Anne White
2026
Author bio
Loreth Anne White was born in South Africa and raised in southern Africa. Long before she was known for twisty suspense, she spent years working as a reporter, features writer, and editor, first in South Africa and later in Canada, often under the name Loreth Beswetherick. That journalism background matters because it shows up everywhere in her fiction, in the sharp pacing, the eye for place, and the way buried facts keep pushing back to the surface.
She did not come to fiction in a neat, straight line. As a child she loved stories and, by her own account, often drew them in comic-book form before she seriously tried writing them. Much later, worn down by newsroom life and inspired by a season of intense reading, she decided to try telling her own stories instead of reporting other people's.
That late turn gave her fiction a grounded feel.
Her early books were romance and romantic suspense, and you can still see the bones of that work in the novels that followed. In books like The Heart of a Mercenary, The Sheik's Command, and The Slow Burn of Silence, she paired dangerous situations with people carrying grief, guilt, or unfinished history. Even in a shorter category-romance format, she was less interested in fantasy perfection than in pressure, secrets, and what happens when two people have to trust each other before they are ready.
Then her work moved further into crime fiction, mystery, and psychological suspense. That shift brought a wider readership, but it did not really change what she writes about best. A Dark Lure, The Drowned Girls, The Maid's Diary, The Patient's Secret, and The Swimmer all show her knack for combining propulsive plots with emotionally bruised characters, especially women who are underestimated, watched, dismissed, or carrying old trauma into a new crisis.
She writes a lot about secrets.
She also writes a lot about place. Her books are full of foggy coastlines, mountain towns, frozen northern outposts, isolated ranches, and close-knit communities where everybody thinks they know everybody else. The landscapes do not just decorate the stories, they tighten them. A storm cuts people off. A wilderness road traps them. A small town keeps score. Again and again, White uses setting to turn emotional tension into physical danger.
That sense of place comes from her own life, too. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest and divides her time between Vancouver Island, a ski resort in British Columbia's Coast Mountains, and a rustic lakeside cabin in the Cariboo. When she is not writing, she is usually outdoors, on the trails, on the water, or somewhere bear country is a very real concern.
The résumé is impressive in plain numbers, more than four million books sold worldwide, translations into more than twenty languages, and a run of award recognition that includes a Daphne du Maurier win and three RITA finalist nods. But the best way to understand Loreth Anne White is simply to read her. Whether she is writing a desert-set romantic suspense or a modern locked-room thriller, she comes back to the same hard questions: what people hide, what they survive, and what the truth costs when it finally comes out.
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