Patricia Rice

Patricia Rice is an American published author. She is known for writing novels in the romance genre. Rice also uses the pen name Jamie Quaid.

The best place to start is the Dark Lords and Dangerous Ladies series, the earliest of Patricia Rice's multi-book series: it opens with Indigo Moon (1988) and runs to 6 books across 1988–1992, ending with Devil's Lady (1992). Patricia Rice's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Patricia Rice has 131 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2027. 109 of them belong to 22 named series — the largest being the Crystal Magic series with 10 books — and 22 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. Patricia Rice's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dark Lords and Dangerous Ladies (1988–1992, 6 books), Rogues and Desperadoes (1989–1997, 6 books) and American Dream (1991, 2 books), plus 19 more.

This guide splits Patricia Rice's 131 books into 22 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Crystal Magic (10 books, 2018–2019); Carolina Magnolia (7 books, 2002–2013); Dark Lords and Dangerous Ladies (6 books, 1988–1992); Gravesyde Priory Mysteries (6 books, 2023–2025); Gravesyde Village Mysteries (6 books, 2025–2026), plus 17 further series.