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ⓘ About Maggie Shayne
Maggie Shayne was born as Margaret Benson in a rural area around the Syracuse, New York area. She is an American author, having written well over 50 romance novels and paranormal novels combined. Over the course of her career, Maggie Shayne has won a vast number of awards for her work. This includes the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, a prestigious award in its own right. Maggie Shayne also founded a coven in the Wiccan religion. So, besides writing her novels, she also practices as a High Priestess in the coven. Her interest in the religion and culture of Ancient Sumer is incredible, and clear for all to see. Some of her novels (Destiny, for example), include research from this culture and religion.
All Book Series by Maggie Shayne
The Fairy's Wish / Fairies Make Wishes, Too
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2012
Stargazer / Dr. Duffy’s Close Encounter / Out-of-This-World Marriage
Book 2 of 5 · published 1995
Harrison Hyde and the Runaway Bride
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2024
The Husband She Couldn't Remember / Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Book 4 of 9 · published 1998
The Mysterious Texas Brand Man / That Mysterious Man / Texas Guardian / The Lone Cowboy
Book 5 of 9 · published 1998
The Homecoming / Texas Homecoming
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2001
Strangers In The Night
Book 4 of 20 · published 1995 Co-authored · Anne Stuart,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Young Rhiannon in the Temple of Isis
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2023
Hot Summer Nights
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2003 Co-authored · Dallas Schulze,Lindsay McKenna
Magick and the Law of Attraction
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013
Uncharted Waters
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 2003 Anthology · Linda Castillo
The Phoenix Encounter / Secret Encounter
Book 5 of 21 · published 2003 Anthology · Linda Castillo
Broken Silence
Book 6 of 21 · published 2003 Co-authored · Eileen Wilks,Anne Marie Winston
Her Beautiful Assassin
Book 11 of 21 · published 2003 Anthology · Virginia Kantra
The Billionaire Drifter
Book 12 of 21 · published 2003 Anthology · Beverly Bird
The Parker Project
Book 15 of 21 · published 2004 Anthology · Joan Elliott Pickart
Blind Attraction / The Parker Project
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2004 Anthology · Joan Elliott Pickart
Hired Husband
Series opener · book 1 of 24 · published 1996 Anthology · Rebecca Brandewyne
The Millionaire and the Cowgirl
Book 2 of 24 · published 1996 Anthology · Lisa Jackson
Beauty and the Bodyguard
Book 3 of 24 · published 1996 Anthology · Merline Lovelace
Forgotten Honeymoon
Book 10 of 24 · published 1997 Anthology · Marie Ferrarella
The Hoodwinked Bride
Book 14 of 24 · published 1999 Anthology · Barbara Boswell
The Secretary and the Millionaire
Book 17 of 24 · published 1999 Anthology · Leanne Banks
Mail-Order Cinderella
Book 21 of 24 · published 2011 Anthology · Kathryn Jensen
The Honor Bound Groom
Book 22 of 24 · published 2012 Anthology · Jennifer Greene
Fortune's Secret Child
Book 23 of 24 · published 2012 Anthology · Shawna Delacorte
Angel Baby: A Classic Romance Novella
Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Lisa Jackson
The Sheikh's Secret Son
Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 1999 Anthology · Kasey Michaels
Expecting... In Texas
Book 2 of 17 · published 1999 Anthology · Marie Ferrarella
To Love and Protect Her
Book 9 of 17 · published 1999 Anthology · Margaret Watson
Snowbound Cinderella
Book 11 of 17 · published 2000 Anthology · Ruth Ryan Langan
The Heiress and the Sheriff
Book 12 of 17 · published 2000 Anthology · Stella Bagwell
In the Arms of a Hero
Book 13 of 17 · published 2000 Anthology · Beverly Barton
Lone Star Wedding
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2010 Anthology · Sandra Steffen
The Message
Series opener · book 1 of 29 · published 1988 Anthology · Stella Cameron
A Haven in His Arms
Book 7 of 29 · published 1993 Anthology · Phyllis Halldorson
Caitlin's Guardian Angel
Book 15 of 29 · published 1995 Anthology · Marie Ferrarella
His Friend's Wife
Book 16 of 29 · published 1995 Anthology · Janice Kay Johnson
Renegade's Redemption
Book 19 of 29 · published 1997 Anthology · Lindsay Longford
Clay Yeager's Redemption
Book 23 of 29 · published 1999 Anthology · Justine Davis
Inadmissible Passion
Book 26 of 29 · published 2000 Anthology · Ann Voss Peterson
Memories of Megan
Latest in the series · book 29 of 29 · published 2002 Anthology · Rita Herron
Seven Seasons of Buffy
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 2003 Anthology · Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,Glenn Yeffeth,Margaret L. Carter,Peg Aloi,Marguerite Krause,Jennifer Crusie,Carla Montgomery
Five Seasons of Angel
Book 3 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Peter S. Beagle,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Candace Havens,Glenn Yeffeth,Michelle Sagara,Steven Harper,Amy Berner,Marguerite Krause,Abbie Bernstein,Jennifer Crusie,Don DeBrandt,K. Stoddard Hayes,Joy Davidson,Don Kerns
Stepping through the Stargate
Book 4 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad
What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue
Book 5 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey
The Anthology at the End of the Universe
Book 6 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne
The War of the Worlds
Book 8 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans
Navigating the Golden Compass
Book 9 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets
Book 11 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice
Book 12 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Crusie
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!
Book 14 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · David Brin
The Unauthorized X-Men
Book 16 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Len Wein
This Is Chick-Lit
Book 17 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Welcome to Wisteria Lane
Book 18 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson
The Battle for Azeroth
Book 20 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin
Boarding the Enterprise
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold
So Say We All
Book 23 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch
Investigating CSI
Book 24 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez
Coffee at Luke's
Book 26 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Jennifer Crusie
Jack Bauer for President
Book 28 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Richard Miniter
Halo Effect
Book 29 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason
Serenity Found
Book 33 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion
Batman Unauthorized
Book 35 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Alan J. Porter
Secrets of the Dragon Riders
Book 36 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · James A. Owen
James Bond in the 21st Century
Book 38 of 41 · published 2009 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Maggie Shayne?
Maggie Shayne was born as Margaret Benson in a rural area around the Syracuse, New York area. She is an American author, having written well over 50 romance novels and paranormal novels combined. Over the course of her career, Maggie Shayne has won a vast number of awards for her work.
Which Maggie Shayne series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Wings in the Night series, the earliest of Maggie Shayne's multi-book series: it opens with Twilight Phantasies (1993) and runs to 20 books across 1993–2023, ending with Young Rhiannon in the Temple of Isis (2023). Maggie Shayne's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Maggie Shayne written?
Maggie Shayne has 266 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2026. 226 of them belong to 24 named series — the largest being the Fortune's Children series with 24 books — and 40 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Maggie Shayne's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Maggie Shayne's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Wings in the Night (1993–2023, 20 books), Shattered Sisters (1993–2017, 5 books) and Shayne's Supernaturals (1994–2012, 5 books), plus 17 more.
How are Maggie Shayne's books organised into series?
This guide splits Maggie Shayne's 266 books into 24 named series and 40 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Fortune's Children (24 books, 1996–2017); Wings in the Night (20 books, 1993–2023); The Texas Brands (9 books, 1996–2001); Oklahoma All-Girl Brands (7 books, 2000–2015); The McIntyre Men (6 books, 2016–2019), plus 19 further series.