Beverly Jenkins Books in Order

This page lists Beverly Jenkins books in publication order, series order, historical romance order, Blessings order, and recommended reading paths.

Quick Index

  • Scope: Beverly Jenkins historical romance, women’s fiction, romantic suspense, young adult books, novellas, and short works
  • Default Order: Publication order
  • Best Starting Point: Indigo for historical romance, Bring on the Blessings for Henry Adams, or Forbidden for Old West romance
  • Order Matters: Moderate. Blessings should be read in order; most historical romances can be read as standalones, except clearly grouped series.
  • Includes: Blessings, Women Who Dare, Old West, Destiny, LeVeq Family, Grayson Family, Edge, young adult titles, romantic suspense, and short works
  • Not to be confused with: Beverly Lewis, Beverly Barton, or Jerry B. Jenkins. This page is for Beverly Jenkins, the African American historical romance and women’s fiction author.

Jenkins’s official book page groups her catalog by Blessings, Women Who Dare, Old West, Destiny, standalone historical romance, romantic suspense, short stories and novellas, and young adult books.

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

Use this path for a full bibliography read from Jenkins’s debut through the current Blessings titles.

  1. Night Song
  2. Vivid
  3. Indigo
  4. Topaz
  5. Through the Storm
  6. The Taming of Jessi Rose
  7. Always and Forever
  8. Before the Dawn
  9. Belle, also published as Belle and the Beau
  10. A Chance at Love
  11. Homecoming
  12. Josephine and the Soldier
  13. The Edge of Midnight
  14. The Edge of Dawn
  15. Something Like Love
  16. Black Lace
  17. Sexy/Dangerous
  18. Winds of the Storm
  19. Deadly Sexy
  20. Wild Sweet Love
  21. Jewel
  22. Bring on the Blessings
  23. Captured
  24. A Second Helping
  25. You Sang To Me
  26. Midnight
  27. Something Old, Something New
  28. Night Hawk
  29. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
  30. A Wish and a Prayer
  31. This Christmas Rivalry
  32. Destiny’s Embrace
  33. Prisoner of Love
  34. Destiny’s Surrender
  35. Heart of Gold
  36. Destiny’s Captive
  37. For Your Love
  38. Forbidden
  39. Stepping to a New Day
  40. Breathless
  41. Crystal Clear
  42. Chasing Down a Dream
  43. Tempest
  44. Belle
  45. Josephine
  46. Second Time Sweeter
  47. Rebel
  48. Hawaii Magic
  49. On the Corner of Hope and Main
  50. Wild Rain
  51. Rare Danger
  52. To Catch A Raven
  53. A Christmas to Remember
  54. Calling All Blessings

2. Historical Romance Path

Best for Jenkins’s nineteenth-century and Old West romance catalog.

  1. Night Song
  2. Vivid
  3. Indigo
  4. Topaz
  5. Through the Storm
  6. The Taming of Jessi Rose
  7. Always and Forever
  8. Before the Dawn
  9. A Chance at Love
  10. Something Like Love
  11. Winds of the Storm
  12. Wild Sweet Love
  13. Jewel
  14. Captured
  15. Midnight
  16. Night Hawk
  17. Destiny’s Embrace
  18. Destiny’s Surrender
  19. Destiny’s Captive
  20. Forbidden
  21. Breathless
  22. Tempest
  23. Rebel
  24. Wild Rain
  25. To Catch A Raven

3. Beginner Path

A compact entry route across Jenkins’s main catalog areas.

  1. Indigo
  2. Forbidden
  3. Night Song
  4. Bring on the Blessings
  5. Destiny’s Embrace
  6. Rebel
  7. Vivid
  8. The Edge of Midnight

4. Blessings Path

Best for Henry Adams, Kansas, and the long-running women’s fiction series.

  1. Bring on the Blessings
  2. A Second Helping
  3. Something Old, Something New
  4. A Wish and a Prayer
  5. Crystal Clear
  6. Heart of Gold
  7. For Your Love
  8. Stepping to a New Day
  9. Chasing Down a Dream
  10. Second Time Sweeter
  11. On the Corner of Hope and Main
  12. A Christmas to Remember
  13. Calling All Blessings

5. Series-First Path

Use this for the most clearly grouped Jenkins series before moving to standalones.

  1. Vivid
  2. Jewel
  3. Through the Storm
  4. Winds of the Storm
  5. Captured
  6. Rebel
  7. The Edge of Midnight
  8. The Edge of Dawn
  9. Bring on the Blessings
  10. A Second Helping
  11. Something Old, Something New
  12. A Wish and a Prayer
  13. Crystal Clear
  14. Heart of Gold
  15. For Your Love
  16. Stepping to a New Day
  17. Chasing Down a Dream
  18. Second Time Sweeter
  19. On the Corner of Hope and Main
  20. A Christmas to Remember
  21. Calling All Blessings
  22. Destiny’s Embrace
  23. Destiny’s Surrender
  24. Destiny’s Captive
  25. Forbidden
  26. Breathless
  27. Tempest
  28. Rebel
  29. Wild Rain
  30. To Catch A Raven

Publication Order Master List

  • Night Song (1994) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Vivid (1995) – Novel – Grayson Family #1
  • Indigo (1996) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Topaz (1997) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Through the Storm (1998) – Novel – LeVeq Family #1
  • The Taming of Jessi Rose (1999) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Always and Forever (2000) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Before the Dawn (2001) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Belle, also published as Belle and the Beau (2002) – Young adult novel – Related historical fiction
  • A Chance at Love (2002) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Homecoming (2002) – Novella – Holiday historical romance
  • Josephine and the Soldier (2003) – Young adult novel – Related historical fiction
  • The Edge of Midnight (2004) – Novel – Edge #1 / romantic suspense
  • The Edge of Dawn (2004) – Novel – Edge #2 / romantic suspense
  • Something Like Love (2005) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Black Lace (2005) – Novel – Romantic suspense
  • Sexy/Dangerous (2006) – Novel – Romantic suspense
  • Winds of the Storm (2006) – Novel – LeVeq Family #2
  • Deadly Sexy (2007) – Novel – Romantic suspense
  • Wild Sweet Love (2007) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Jewel (2008) – Novel – Grayson Family #2
  • Bring on the Blessings (2009) – Novel – Blessings #1
  • Captured (2009) – Novel – LeVeq Family #3
  • A Second Helping (2010) – Novel – Blessings #2
  • You Sang To Me (2010) – Novella – Contemporary romance
  • Midnight (2010) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Something Old, Something New (2011) – Novel – Blessings #3
  • Night Hawk (2011) – Novel – Historical romance
  • I’ll Be Home for Christmas (2012) – Novella – Holiday romance
  • A Wish and a Prayer (2012) – Novel – Blessings #4
  • This Christmas Rivalry (2012) – Novella – Holiday romance, also published as Overtime Love
  • Destiny’s Embrace (2013) – Novel – Destiny #1
  • Prisoner of Love (2013) – Novella – Historical romance
  • Destiny’s Surrender (2013) – Novel – Destiny #2
  • Heart of Gold (2014) – Novel – Blessings #5
  • Destiny’s Captive (2014) – Novel – Destiny #3
  • For Your Love (2015) – Novel – Blessings #6
  • Forbidden (2016) – Novel – Old West #1
  • Stepping to a New Day (2016) – Novel – Blessings #7
  • Breathless (2017) – Novel – Old West #2
  • Crystal Clear (2017) – Novella – Blessings #4.5
  • Chasing Down a Dream (2017) – Novel – Blessings #8
  • Tempest (2018) – Novel – Old West #3
  • Belle (2018) – Young adult novel – Current edition
  • Josephine (2018) – Young adult novel – Current edition
  • Second Time Sweeter (2018) – Novel – Blessings #9
  • Rebel (2019) – Novel – Women Who Dare #1 / LeVeq connection
  • Hawaii Magic (2019) – Novella – Contemporary romance
  • On the Corner of Hope and Main (2020) – Novel – Blessings #10
  • Wild Rain (2021) – Novel – Women Who Dare #2
  • Rare Danger (2021) – Novella – Romantic suspense
  • To Catch A Raven (2022) – Novel – Women Who Dare #3
  • A Christmas to Remember (2023) – Novel – Blessings #11
  • Calling All Blessings (2025) – Novel – Blessings #12

Publication years and series placement were checked against Jenkins’s official printable booklist, her official books page, Fantastic Fiction, and FictionDB. Jenkins’s official list places Calling All Blessings as Blessings Book 12 with an October 28, 2025 publication date.

Related Works and Where They Fit

Blessings

Women’s fiction series set in Henry Adams, Kansas.

  • Bring on the Blessings (2009) – Novel – Book #1
  • A Second Helping (2010) – Novel – Book #2
  • Something Old, Something New (2011) – Novel – Book #3
  • A Wish and a Prayer (2012) – Novel – Book #4
  • Crystal Clear (2017) – Novella – Book #4.5
  • Heart of Gold (2014) – Novel – Book #5
  • For Your Love (2015) – Novel – Book #6
  • Stepping to a New Day (2016) – Novel – Book #7
  • Chasing Down a Dream (2017) – Novel – Book #8
  • Second Time Sweeter (2018) – Novel – Book #9
  • On the Corner of Hope and Main (2020) – Novel – Book #10
  • A Christmas to Remember (2023) – Novel – Book #11
  • Calling All Blessings (2025) – Novel – Book #12

The official Beverly Jenkins site lists the Blessings sequence from Bring on the Blessings through Calling All Blessings, with Crystal Clear placed as Book 4.5.

Women Who Dare

Reconstruction-era historical romance series.

  • Rebel (2019) – Novel – Book #1
  • Wild Rain (2021) – Novel – Book #2
  • To Catch A Raven (2022) – Novel – Book #3

The official booklist identifies Rebel, Wild Rain, and To Catch A Raven as Women Who Dare Books 1 through 3.

Old West

Historical Western romance trilogy.

  • Forbidden (2016) – Novel – Book #1
  • Breathless (2017) – Novel – Book #2
  • Tempest (2018) – Novel – Book #3

The official printable booklist and Fantastic Fiction both list the Old West trilogy in this order.

Destiny

Historical Western romance trilogy.

  • Destiny’s Embrace (2013) – Novel – Book #1
  • Destiny’s Surrender (2013) – Novel – Book #2
  • Destiny’s Captive (2014) – Novel – Book #3

Jenkins’s official list places the Destiny trilogy in the sequence Destiny’s Embrace, Destiny’s Surrender, then Destiny’s Captive.

LeVeq Family

Historical romance series.

  • Through the Storm (1998) – Novel – Book #1
  • Winds of the Storm (2006) – Novel – Book #2
  • Captured (2009) – Novel – Book #3
  • Rebel (2019) – Novel – Book #4 in some catalog listings

FictionDB lists Rebel as both Women Who Dare #1 and LeVeq Family #4, while Jenkins’s official book page places Rebel under Women Who Dare. Use Women Who Dare as the primary label and LeVeq connection as a note.

Grayson Family

Connected historical romance pair.

  • Vivid (1995) – Novel – Book #1
  • Jewel (2008) – Novel – Book #2

Fantastic Fiction lists Vivid and Jewel as the two Grayson Family books.

Edge

Romantic suspense pair.

  • The Edge of Midnight (2004) – Novel – Book #1
  • The Edge of Dawn (2004) – Novel – Book #2

Fantastic Fiction lists The Edge of Midnight and The Edge of Dawn as the two Edge books.

Standalone Historical Romance

  • Night Song (1994) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Indigo (1996) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Topaz (1997) – Novel – Historical romance
  • The Taming of Jessi Rose (1999) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Always and Forever (2000) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Before the Dawn (2001) – Novel – Historical romance
  • A Chance at Love (2002) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Something Like Love (2005) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Wild Sweet Love (2007) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Midnight (2010) – Novel – Historical romance
  • Night Hawk (2011) – Novel – Historical romance

Jenkins’s official printable list groups these titles under historical romance books rather than under a numbered series.

Standalone Romantic Suspense

  • Black Lace (2005) – Novel – Romantic suspense
  • Sexy/Dangerous (2006) – Novel – Romantic suspense
  • Deadly Sexy (2007) – Novel – Romantic suspense
  • Rare Danger (2021) – Novella – Romantic suspense

The official printable list groups Black Lace, Sexy/Dangerous, Deadly Sexy, and Rare Danger under romantic suspense.

Young Adult Books

  • Belle (2018) – Young adult novel – Also associated with Belle and the Beau
  • Josephine (2018) – Young adult novel – Also associated with Josephine and the Soldier

The official printable list gives Belle and Josephine as young adult books with March 1, 2018 current-edition publication dates. Fantastic Fiction also notes Belle as an alternate title for Belle and the Beau.

Short Stories and Novellas

  • Homecoming (2002) – Novella – Holiday historical romance
  • You Sang To Me (2010) – Novella – Contemporary romance
  • I’ll Be Home for Christmas (2012) – Novella – Holiday romance
  • This Christmas Rivalry (2012) – Novella – Holiday romance, also published as Overtime Love
  • Prisoner of Love (2013) – Novella – Historical romance
  • Hawaii Magic (2019) – Novella – Contemporary romance
  • Rare Danger (2021) – Novella – Romantic suspense

Jenkins’s official printable list separates these shorter works from the main novels and gives their publication dates and genre labels.

Collections, Omnibus Editions, and Reprints

  • Gettin’ Merry (2002) – Anthology – Includes Homecoming
  • Cuffed by Candlelight (2007) – Anthology – Includes early Prisoner material
  • Once Upon a Holiday (2010) – Anthology – Includes One Masked Night / Holiday Heat material in some catalogs
  • Rhythms of Love (2010) – Collection – Includes You Sang To Me
  • Baby, Let It Snow (2011) – Collection – Includes I’ll Be Home for Christmas
  • Island for Two (2012) – Collection – Includes Hawaii Magic
  • Merry Sexy Christmas (2012) – Collection – Includes This Christmas Rivalry / Overtime Love
  • Vivid & Indigo Boxed Set (2014) – Omnibus – Reprint collection
  • Vivid: 25th Anniversary Edition (2020) – Reprint edition
  • Indigo: 25th Anniversary Edition (2021) – Reprint edition

Dependencies & Notes

  • Blessings: Read in numbered order. The series follows Henry Adams, Kansas, and recurring town continuity.
  • Crystal Clear: Place after A Wish and a Prayer and before Heart of Gold by series number, even though it was published later than several Blessings novels.
  • Women Who Dare: Read Rebel, Wild Rain, then To Catch A Raven. Rebel also has a LeVeq family connection in some catalogs.
  • Old West: Read Forbidden, Breathless, then Tempest.
  • Destiny: Read in numbered order. The trilogy follows connected family and western romance continuity.
  • LeVeq Family: Read Through the Storm, Winds of the Storm, then Captured. Add Rebel after Captured only when following LeVeq family connections.
  • Grayson Family: Read Vivid before Jewel.
  • Edge: Read The Edge of Midnight before The Edge of Dawn.
  • Young adult titles: Belle and Josephine have earlier title-history entries in secondary catalogs. Use the current official young adult titles for a modern booklist.
  • Reprints and boxed sets: Do not count anniversary editions or boxed sets as separate story entries in the main reading order.
  • Romantic suspense: The Edge pair is connected. Black Lace, Sexy/Dangerous, Deadly Sexy, and Rare Danger can be read separately.

FAQs

What Beverly Jenkins book should I read first?

Start with Indigo for historical romance. Start with Bring on the Blessings for women’s fiction, or Forbidden for Old West romance.

What is the Blessings reading order?

Read Bring on the Blessings, A Second Helping, Something Old, Something New, A Wish and a Prayer, Crystal Clear, Heart of Gold, For Your Love, Stepping to a New Day, Chasing Down a Dream, Second Time Sweeter, On the Corner of Hope and Main, A Christmas to Remember, then Calling All Blessings.

What is the Old West reading order?

Read Forbidden, Breathless, then Tempest.

What is the Women Who Dare reading order?

Read Rebel, Wild Rain, then To Catch A Raven.

What is the Destiny trilogy order?

Read Destiny’s Embrace, Destiny’s Surrender, then Destiny’s Captive.

Are Beverly Jenkins historical romances connected?

Some are connected by family or series, especially LeVeq Family, Grayson Family, Destiny, Old West, and Women Who Dare. Many other historical romances are standalones.

Is Rebel part of Women Who Dare or LeVeq Family?

Use Women Who Dare as the primary series label. FictionDB also places Rebel as LeVeq Family #4, so it can be noted as a LeVeq-connected book.

What is Beverly Jenkins’s newest book?

As of June 15, 2026, Calling All Blessings is the newest Beverly Jenkins book found in the checked bibliography sources. FictionDB lists it as the latest release, and Jenkins’s official list places it as Blessings Book 12.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 15, 2026
  • What changed: Added Calling All Blessings as Blessings Book 12 and clarified Rebel’s primary Women Who Dare placement with LeVeq connection.
  • Most recent known release included: Calling All Blessings (2025)
  • Upcoming title noted: No firm upcoming Beverly Jenkins title found in the checked bibliography sources.