Romantic Suspense Authors
This page gathers authors who write romantic suspense: stories that combine mystery or thriller plots with a central romantic relationship. These books typically feature danger, investigation and high stakes alongside emotional and romantic storylines that develop over the course of a single novel or a series.
Under each author you’ll find their key romantic suspense series listed by name, along with stand-alone romantic suspense novels where relevant. Many of these writers also publish in adjacent subgenres such as straight mystery, thriller, or contemporary romance; they’re included here because a significant part of their work blends romance with suspense or crime elements.
Authors are listed in alphabetical order by surname. The list is updated as new authors and series are added. If you’d like to suggest a romantic suspense author who fits this category but isn’t listed yet, you can contact us via the site’s contact page.
You can also explore authors by other mystery and thriller subgenres:
Cherry Adair
- T-FLAC series
- Mac Reilly series
Susan Andersen
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- KGI series
Beverly Barton
- The Protectors series
- Evil trilogy
- FBI trilogy
- Lucy Kincaid series
- Max Revere series
- Moreno & Hart series
- Predator trilogy
- Prison Break trilogy
Suzanne Brockmann
- Reluctant Heroes series
- Sunrise Key trilogy
- Tall, Dark & Dangerous series
- Troubleshooters series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Caroline Burnes
- The Fear Familiar (a black cat) series
- The Legend of Blackthorn series
- The Forgotten Files series
- Morgans of Nashville series
- Senseless series
- Texas Rangers series
Nancy Bush
- Colony series
- Nowhere to Run series
Nina Bruhns
- Men in Uniform
- New Orleans Trilogy
- Passion Of Danger
- Passion For Danger
Stella Cameron
- Bayou series
- Court of Angels series
- Talon & Flynn – New Orleans PD series
- Kate Burkholder series
- Operation: Midnight series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- I-Team series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- FBI Thriller series
- A Brit In The FBI series
- Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James series
Sandy Curtis
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Deception series
- Sanders Brothers series
- Lightning Strikes trilogy
- Off the Grid: FBI trilogy
- Buchanan-Renard series
Cindy Gerard
- Black Ops Inc. series
- The Bodyguards series
- One-Eyed Jacks series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Bone Island series
- Flynn Brothers series
- Harrison Investigation series
- Krewe of Hunters series
- Suspense series
- Soap series
Laura Griffin
- The Glass Sisters series
- The Borderline series
- Tracers series
Linda Hall
- Shadows series
- Whisper Lake series
Karen Harper
- Cold Creek series
- Home Valley series
- Mapplecreek series
Christiane Heggan
- Kate Logan series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Victoria Holt
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Bishop SCU series
- Bishop Files series
- Quinn/Thief series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Blair Mallory series
- CIA’s Spies series
- Mackenzie Family series
- Rescues series
- Pierce Reed series
- Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya series
- Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Michele Jaffe
- Arboretti Family series
Tara Janzen
- Steele Street series
Andrea Kane
- Burbank and Parker series
- Forensic Instincts series
- Pete ‘Monty’ Montgomery series
- The Colby’s Coin series
Karen Kendall
- ARTemis, Inc. series
Jayne Ann Krentz
- Eclipse Bay series
- Dark Legacy series
- Whispering Springs series
- Gift series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Linda Ladd
- Claire Morgan series
Joyce Lamb
- True Trilogy
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- New York’s Finest series
Lora Leigh
- Black OPs series
- Elite OPs series
- CORE Shadow trilogy
- Ultimate CORE trilogy
- Psychic CORE series
- CORE Above The Law series
Marliss Melton
- Echo Platoon series
- SEAL Team 12 series
- Taskforce series
- McClouds & Friends series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Hunter Morgan
- Albany Beach trilogy
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Carriage House series
- Cold Ridge/U.S. Marshals series
- Sharpe & Donovan series
- Swift River Valley series
- Black Falls series
- Fairham Island Series
- Evelyn Talbot Chronicles
- Bulletproof trilogy
- Dept 6 Hired Guns series
- Last Stand series
- Stillwater Trilogy
- Blackthorne, Inc. series
- Pine Hills Police series
Barbara Parker
- Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana series
Christy Reece
- Grey Justice series
- Last Chance Rescue series
- LCR Elite series
Katie Reus
- Deadly Ops series
- Red Stone Security series
- The Serafina: Sin City series
- Dr. Charlotte Stone series
- Jessica Ford series
- The Guardian
- Eve Dallas/In Death series
Kelsey Roberts
- The Landry Brothers series
Willo Davis Roberts
- Black Pearl series
- Faith Corcoran series
- Romantic Suspense series
Sharon Sala
- Cat Dupree series
- The Rebel Ridge series
- The Storm Front trilogy
- The Searchers trilogy
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Meryl Sawyer
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Mordercai Young series
- Secrets Of Shadow Falls series
- Brown & De Luca series
- Shattered Sisters series
Erica Spindler
- Kitt Lundgren series
- Stacy Killian series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Roxanne St Claire
- Bullet Catcher series
- The Guardian Angelinos series
Mariah Stewart
- Dead series
- Enright series
- FBI series
- John Mancini series
- Last series
- Mercy Street series
- Truth series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Mary Stewart
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Anne Stuart
- Ice series
Tracey Tillis
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Carlene Thompson
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Maggie Toussaint
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Justiss Alliance series series
- Snowy Creek series
- Shadow Soldiers series
- Wild Country series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
Suzanne Brockmann has written around 60 books. The four you listed are from when she first started writing and are not her best (in my opinion). She has a long series of books (Troubleshooters) where one of the main characters is a Navy SEAL. suzannebrockmann.com/books-by-series/
Thanks for the site😊
Toni Anderson’s books are also brilliant!
Cold justice series and following books 👍👍
Chrissie Yates author of The Penton Series. The series began during Covid & is getting traction due to Facebook. Widely enjoyed once discovered. Published by WandS. Titles are: ‘When Evil Walks Amongst Us’. ‘When the Devil is Owed’. ‘When the Devil is Paid’.
Chrissie Yates The Penton Series. The series began during Covid & is getting traction due to Facebook. Widely enjoyed once discovered. Published by WandS
What about all of Nora Roberts suspense novels (not under her J.D. Robb pen name), like The Sanctuary, The Liar, The COllector, Genuine LIes, to name just a few.
Leslie Tentler writes wonderful standalone romantic suspense ☺
Great site!
How come I can’t get Heather Graham series and their in order
Heather Graham added.