🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Angel, Hawk and Raven Books
Start with: A Woman Without Lies (1985)
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Publication Order of McCalls Books
Start with: Fever (1988)
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Publication Order of MacKenzie-Blackthorn Books
Start with: Reckless Love (1989)
ⓘ About Elizabeth Lowell
Elizabeth Lowell is the pen name of the New York Times bestselling author from Wisconsin, America, Ann Maxwell. She was born on April 05, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and had the hobby of reading science fiction and romance novels right from her childhood days. As a well established author, Maxwell has gone on to write more than 50 novels in her writing career, both individually and in collaboration with her husband Evan. Apart from Elizabeth Lowell, she is also known by the pseudonyms A. E. Maxwell and Lowell Charters, through which she has contributed several successful novels and nonfiction books. The novels written by her range from a variety of genres including historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, romance and suspense.
All Book Series by Elizabeth Lowell
1
A Woman Without Lies
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1985
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2
Love Song for a Raven / Love Song
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1987
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1
Fever
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1988
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2
Dark Fire
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1988
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1
Reckless Love
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1989
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5
Warrior
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1991
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1
Only His
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1991
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6
Winter Fire
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 1996
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1
Amber Beach
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1997
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4
Midnight in Ruby Bayou
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2000
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1
Untamed
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1993
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3
Enchanted
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1994
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1
Moving Target
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2001
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3
Die in Plain Sight
Book 3 of 4 · published 2003
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4
The Color of Death
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2004
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1
Always Time to Die
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2005
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2
The Wrong Hostage
Book 2 of 5 · published 2006
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4
Blue Smoke and Murder
Book 4 of 5 · published 2008
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5
Death Echo
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2010
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1
Change
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 1975 Anthology · Ann Maxwell
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2
The Singer Enigma
Book 2 of 31 · published 1976 Anthology · Ann Maxwell
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3
A Dead God Dancing
Book 3 of 31 · published 1979 Anthology · Ann Maxwell
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4
Golden Empire
Book 4 of 31 · published 1979 Anthology · A.E. Maxwell
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5
Name of a Shadow
Book 5 of 31 · published 1980 Anthology · Ann Maxwell
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6
Steal the Sun
Book 6 of 31 · published 1981 Anthology · A.E. Maxwell
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7
The Jaws of Menx
Book 7 of 31 · published 1981 Anthology · Ann Maxwell
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8
To the Ends of the Earth / The Danvers Touch
Book 8 of 31 · published 1983
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9
Death is Forever / The Diamond Tiger
Book 9 of 31 · published 1983 Co-authored · Evan Maxwell
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10
Desert Rain / Summer Thunder
Book 10 of 31 · published 1983 Anthology · Ann Maxwell
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11
Lover in the Rough
Book 11 of 31 · published 1983
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12
Remember Summer / Summer Games
Book 12 of 31 · published 1984
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13
Forget Me Not
Book 13 of 31 · published 1984
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14
Where the Heart Is / Traveling Man
Book 14 of 31 · published 1985
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15
Beautiful Dreamer / Valley of the Sun
Book 15 of 31 · published 1985
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16
This Time Love / Sequel
Book 16 of 31 · published 1986
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17
Eden Burning / Fires of Eden
Book 17 of 31 · published 1986
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18
The Fire of Spring
Book 18 of 31 · published 1986
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19
Too Hot to Handle
Book 19 of 31 · published 1986
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20
Tell Me No Lies
Book 20 of 31 · published 1986
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21
Redwood Empire
Book 21 of 31 · published 1987 Anthology · A.E. Maxwell
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22
Sweet Wind, Wild Wind
Book 22 of 31 · published 1987
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23
Chain Lightning
Book 23 of 31 · published 1988
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24
The Golden Mountain
Book 24 of 31 · published 1990 Anthology · Annalise Sun
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25
Thunderheart
Book 25 of 31 · published 1992 Anthology · Lowell Charters
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26
The Secret Sister / The Secret Sisters
Book 26 of 31 · published 1994 Anthology · Ann Maxwell,Evan Maxwell
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27
Beautiful Sacrifice
Book 27 of 31 · published 2012
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28
Dangerous Refuge
Book 28 of 31 · published 2013
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30
Perfect Touch
Book 30 of 31 · published 2015
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31

Whirlpool
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 1983
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Elizabeth Lowell?
Elizabeth Lowell is the pen name of the New York Times bestselling author from Wisconsin, America, Ann Maxwell. She was born on April 05, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and had the hobby of reading science fiction and romance novels right from her childhood days. As a well established author, Maxwell has gone on to write more than 50 novels in her writing career, both individually and in collaboration with her husband Evan.
Which Elizabeth Lowell series should I start with?
The best place to start is the MacKenzie-Blackthorn series, the earliest of Elizabeth Lowell's multi-book series: it opens with Reckless Love (1989) and runs to 5 books across 1989–1991, ending with Warrior (1991). Elizabeth Lowell's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Elizabeth Lowell written?
Elizabeth Lowell has 62 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1975 and 2015. 31 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Only series with 6 books — and 31 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Elizabeth Lowell's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Elizabeth Lowell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Angel, Hawk and Raven (1985–1987, 2 books), McCalls (1988, 2 books) and MacKenzie-Blackthorn (1989–1991, 5 books), plus 5 more.
How are Elizabeth Lowell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Elizabeth Lowell's 62 books into 8 named series and 31 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Only (6 books, 1991–1996); MacKenzie-Blackthorn (5 books, 1989–1991); St. Kilda (5 books, 2005–2010); Donovans (4 books, 1997–2000); Medieval: Rarities Unlimited (4 books, 2001–2004), plus 3 further series.