Dorothy Howell

Dorothy Howell is a well-established author, who writes for two publishing houses. Apart from using her real names, Dorothy Howell also uses her pseudonym as well. Howell has written more than 35 books, which have been translated into more than 12 languages and have sold more than five million copies.

The best place to start is the Colorado Confidential series, the earliest of Dorothy Howell's multi-book series: it opens with Covert Cowboy (2003) and runs to 9 books across 2003–2014, ending with Colorado Courtship (2014). Dorothy Howell's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Dorothy Howell has 58 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2024. 34 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Haley Randolph series with 15 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dorothy Howell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Return To Tyler (2001, 1 book), Colorado Confidential (2003–2014, 9 books) and Haley Randolph (2008–2019, 15 books), plus 4 more.

This guide splits Dorothy Howell's 58 books into 7 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Haley Randolph (15 books, 2008–2019); Colorado Confidential (9 books, 2003–2014); Dana MacKenzie (3 books, 2013–2015); Sewing Studio Mysteries (3 books, 2022–2024); Judith Stacy Short Stories/Novellas (2 books, 2016–2020), plus 2 further series.