Beverly Long Books in Order (Updated June 12, 2026)

Beverly Long writes police procedurals, romantic suspense, time-travel romance, contemporary romance, and short suspense novellas. Her catalog has two main sides: the A.L. McKittridge crime novels and her earlier Harlequin romantic suspense work.

The A.L. McKittridge books are the most order-sensitive. Most of the Harlequin Intrigue books have self-contained cases, but the named miniseries still read best in sequence.

A.L. McKittridge Books in Order

1. Ten Days Gone (2020): Opens the Baywood police procedural series as detectives A.L. McKittridge and Rena Morgan track a killer striking on a ten-day pattern.
2. No One Saw (2020): Sends McKittridge and Morgan into a missing-child case where the lack of witnesses becomes the central problem.
3. Lies Still Told (2022): Continues the detective partnership with a murder investigation tied to old secrets and unreliable stories.
4. Last Bad Plan (2025): The fourth McKittridge novel gives A.L. a more personal stake in the crime, making it best read after the first three books.

The Men from Crow Hollow Books in Order

1. Hunted (2014): Begins the Crow Hollow romantic suspense trilogy with pursuit, danger, and a contained Harlequin Intrigue setup.
2. Stalked (2014): Keeps the series in threat-and-protection territory, with stalking danger driving the suspense.
3. Trapped (2014): Closes the trilogy with a confined-danger premise that works best after the first two books.

Return to Ravesville Books in Order

1. Hidden Witness (2015): Opens the Ravesville sequence with witness-centered danger and a return-to-town suspense setup.
2. Agent Bride (2015): Continues the series with an undercover or agent-driven romantic suspense case.
3. Urgent Pursuit (2016): Moves the Ravesville books into chase-and-rescue momentum.
4. Deep Secrets (2016): Finishes the listed sequence with buried truths pushing the suspense forward.

Wingman Security Books in Order

1. Bodyguard Reunion (2017): Starts Wingman Security with a protection case shaped by a past relationship.
2. Power Play (2018): Expands the security-team framework with a case involving influence, leverage, and danger.
3. Snowbound Security (2018): Uses isolation and winter conditions to heighten the protection stakes.
4. Protecting the Boss (2019): Closes the listed Wingman run with workplace power dynamics and a bodyguard-style threat.

Heroes of the Pacific Northwest Books in Order

1. A Firefighter’s Ultimate Duty (2021): Opens the Pacific Northwest series with firefighter danger and duty at the center.
2. Trouble in Blue (2022): Continues the series with law-enforcement suspense and personal risk.
3. Her Dangerous Truth (2022): Pushes the trilogy toward hidden facts and the danger caused by exposing them.

Legend of Swaying Rock Books in Order

1. Montana Danger (2016): Begins the novella trilogy with a Montana-set suspense premise.
2. Montana Reckoning (2016): Continues the Swaying Rock thread with consequences catching up to the characters.
3. Montana Retribution (2016): Completes the trilogy with revenge and resolution driving the final novella.

When Time Matters Books in Order

1. Stay With Me (2005; reissued 2012): Begins the time-travel romance pair and is the best starting point for Long’s paranormal-romance side.
2. Here With Me (2006; reissued 2012): Follows the first book with another time-crossed romance.

Witching Hour Book

• Yesterday’s Magic (2012): A time-travel/paranormal romance that stands apart from the When Time Matters pair.

Detectives Books in Order

1. Deadly Force (2013): A Harlequin Intrigue detective story built around danger, investigation, and romantic suspense.
2. Secure Location (2013): Continues the detective-style suspense grouping with safety, threat, and protection at the center.

Coltons Contributions

1. A Colton Target (2019): Beverly Long’s contribution to The Coltons of Roaring Springs, best read in that multi-author continuity if following the whole Colton arc.
2. Agent Colton’s Takedown (2021): Her Coltons of Grave Gulch entry, separate from her own series but part of the larger Colton publisher world.

Standalone Beverly Long Books

1. Running for Her Life (2012): A standalone Harlequin Intrigue about flight, pursuit, and survival.
2. For the Baby’s Sake (2013): A romantic suspense standalone where child protection raises the stakes.
3. Dead by Wednesday (2014): A ticking-clock suspense novel where the title signals a strict deadline and rising body count.
4. Knocking at Her Heart (2015): A contemporary romance outside the suspense series structure.

Recommended Reading Order

Start with Ten Days Gone if you want Beverly Long’s strongest crime-series entry point. Continue through No One Saw, Lies Still Told, and Last Bad Plan.

For romantic suspense, begin with Hunted for The Men from Crow Hollow or Hidden Witness for Return to Ravesville.

For security-team suspense, begin with Bodyguard Reunion.

For time-travel romance, begin with Stay With Me.

Chronological Order

A full chronological order is not useful for Beverly Long. Her police procedurals, Harlequin Intrigue books, time-travel romances, Coltons contributions, and novellas do not form one continuous timeline.

Use series order instead. Read A.L. McKittridge in order, read each Harlequin miniseries in order, and treat Coltons books as shared-world contributions.

Latest Release Status

As of this update, Beverly Long’s newest confirmed novel is Last Bad Plan (2025), the fourth A.L. McKittridge book.

Her official site describes it as her thirtieth novel and places it after Ten Days Gone, No One Saw, and Lies Still Told.

FAQs

What Beverly Long book should I read first?

Start with Ten Days Gone if you want her police procedurals.

Do I need to read A.L. McKittridge in order?

Yes. The cases are separate, but the detective partnership and personal continuity build across the books.

Are Beverly Long’s Harlequin Intrigue books connected?

Some are. The Men from Crow Hollow, Return to Ravesville, Wingman Security, and Heroes of the Pacific Northwest should each be read in order.

Is Last Bad Plan book four?

Yes. It is the fourth A.L. McKittridge novel.

Are the Colton books required?

No. They are multi-author shared-world contributions, not part of Beverly Long’s main continuity.

Conclusion

The best Beverly Long reading order begins with Ten Days Gone for the A.L. McKittridge series.

After that, choose by subgenre: Hunted for compact romantic suspense, Bodyguard Reunion for security-team suspense, A Firefighter’s Ultimate Duty for Pacific Northwest romantic suspense, or Stay With Me for time-travel romance.