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ⓘ About Nancy Bush
Nancy Bush is one of the well known American authors of the romantic suspense, romance, thriller, and mystery books. Some of the books written by her have been listed in the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. Author Bush has been writing romance and romantic suspense novels for the past 30 years. She has a sister named Lisa Jackson, who is also a popular author like her. The two have collaborated with each other for writing a number of books together. Author Bush says that she and her sister started their writing career separately and went on to find a common path by writing mystery, thriller, and romantic suspense novels. The writing career of author Bush has always been eclectic.
All Book Series by Nancy Bush
Wicked Game
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2009 Co-authored · Lisa Jackson
Wicked Dreams
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2022 Co-authored · Lisa Jackson
The Princess and the Pauper
Book 11 of 33 · published 1989 Pen name · Natalie Bishop
A Love Like Romeo and Juliet
Book 17 of 33 · published 1993 Pen name · Natalie Bishop
The Princess of Coldwater Flats
Book 18 of 33 · published 1994 Pen name · Natalie Bishop
If You Believe / No Turning Back
Book 22 of 33 · published 1997 Pen name · Nancy Kelly
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Nancy Bush?
Nancy Bush is one of the well known American authors of the romantic suspense, romance, thriller, and mystery books. Some of the books written by her have been listed in the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. Author Bush has been writing romance and romantic suspense novels for the past 30 years.
Which Nancy Bush series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Danner Quartet series, the earliest of Nancy Bush's multi-book series: it opens with Lady Sundown (1989) and runs to 4 books across 1989–2011, ending with Miracle Jones (2011). Nancy Bush's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Nancy Bush written?
Nancy Bush has 60 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2025. 26 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Colony series with 7 books — and 34 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Nancy Bush's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nancy Bush's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Danner Quartet (1989–2011, 4 books), Jane Kelly (2005–2007, 3 books) and Colony (2009–2022, 7 books), plus 3 more.
How are Nancy Bush's books organised into series?
This guide splits Nancy Bush's 60 books into 7 named series and 34 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Colony (7 books, 2009–2022); Nowhere / Rafferty Family (5 books, 2012–2016); Danner Quartet (4 books, 1989–2011); Jane Kelly (3 books, 2005–2007); River Glen (3 books, 2020–2022), plus 2 further series.