Danielle Steel is an American novelist of romance and drama novels. She has sold over 800 million novels during her prolific career, ranking her fourth in the bestselling fiction authors of all time – behind Shakespeare, Agatha Christie and Barbara Cartland. Although Steel has been critiqued for writing “formualic fluff,” she does cover serious issues including suicide, incest, war and the Holocaust. Unlike many authors, Steel does not write sequels or series, but instead sticks to standalone novels to avoid her novels being compared to eachother.

Danielle Steel made her debut as a published author back in 1973 with Going Home. Since the 80s, she has had multiple books per year published. Below is a list of Danielle Steel’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Going Home (1973)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Passion's Promise / Golden Moments (1976)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Now and Forever (1977)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Promise (1977)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Season of Passion (1979)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Summer's End (1979)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ring (1980)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Palomino (1981)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
To Love Again (1981)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Remembrance (1981)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Loving (1981)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Once in a Lifetime (1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Crossings (1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Perfect Stranger (1983)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Thurston House (1983)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Changes (1983)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Full Circle (1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Family Album (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Secrets (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wanderlust (1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fine Things (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Kaleidoscope (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Zoya (1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Star (1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Daddy (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Message from Nam (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Heartbeat (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
No Greater Love (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Jewels (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mixed Blessings (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Vanished (1993)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Accident (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Gift (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wings (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lightning (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Five Days in Paris (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Malice (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Silent Honor (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ranch (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Special Delivery (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ghost (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Long Road Home (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Klone and I (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mirror Image (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bittersweet (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Granny Dan (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Irresistible Forces (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Wedding (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The House on Hope Street (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Journey (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lone Eagle (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Leap of Faith (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Kiss (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Cottage (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sunset In St. Tropez (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Answered Prayers (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dating Game (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Johnny Angel (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Safe Harbour (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ransom (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Second Chance (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Echoes (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Impossible (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Miracle (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Toxic Bachelors (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The House (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Coming Out (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
H.R.H. (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sisters (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bungalow 2 (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Amazing Grace (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Honor Thyself (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rogue (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Good Woman (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
One Day at a Time (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Matters of the Heart (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Southern Lights (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Big Girl (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Family Ties (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Legacy (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Happy Birthday (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hotel Vendome (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
44 Charles Street (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Betrayal (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Friends Forever (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Sins of the Mother (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Until the End of Time (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
First Sight (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Winners (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Perfect Life (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Pegasus (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Power Play (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Prodigal Son (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Country (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Undercover (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Precious Gifts (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blue (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Property of a Noblewoman (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Apartment (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Magic (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rushing Waters (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Award (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mistress (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dangerous Games (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Against All Odds (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Duchess (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Right Time (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fairytale (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Past Perfect (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fall from Grace (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Accidental Heroes (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Cast (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Good Fight (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In His Father's Footsteps (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Beauchamp Hall (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Turning Point (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Silent Night (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blessing in Disguise (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lost and Found (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Dark Side (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Child's Play (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Spy (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Moral Compass (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Numbers Game (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Wedding Dress (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Daddy's Girls (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Royal (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
All That Glitters (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Neighbors (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Affair (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Finding Ashley (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Nine Lives (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Complications (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Butler (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Flying Angels (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Invisible (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
High Stakes (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Beautiful (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Suspects (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Challenge (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The High Notes (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Whittiers (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Without a Trace (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Worthy Opponents (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Wedding Planner (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Palazzo (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Second Act (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Max & Martha Children's Books

Martha's New Daddy (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Max and the Baby-sitter (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Martha's Best Friend (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Max's Daddy Goes to the Hospital (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Max's New Baby (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Martha's New School (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Max Runs Away (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Martha's New Puppy (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Max and Grandpa and Grandpa Winky (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Martha and Hilary and the Stranger (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Freddie Children’s Books

Freddie's Trip (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Freddie's First Night Away (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Freddie and the Doctor (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Freddie's Accident (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Love (1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Picture Books

The Happiest Hippo in the World (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Pretty Minnie in Paris (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Pretty Minnie in Hollywood (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

His Bright Light (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Gift of Hope (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Pure Joy (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Expect a Miracle (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

If You Like Danielle Steel Books, You’ll Love…

Danielle Steel Synopses: The Challenge is a standalone novel by Danielle Steel. Anne and Pitt Pollock, high school sweethearts and owners of the successful Pollock ranch, reside in Fishtail, Montana. They are the local king and queen. The town is surrounded by the vast Beartooth Mountains’ foothills, which look out over the Pollocks’ land and the nearby ranch of Bill and Pattie Brown. Since childhood, the two couples have known each other.

Peter Pollock and Matt Brown, their sons, are also best friends. When Juliet Marshall, a newcomer to town following her parents’ bitter divorce, meets them and two other local kids, the five of them quickly become inseparable and spend their summer days swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and fishing.

However, when they find themselves stranded on Granite Peak one August afternoon, their most recent adventure takes a perilous turn and quickly escalates into a struggle for survival. As their parents get ever more desperate to learn that their children have been found, fear permeates the town. In the midst of a massive search-and-rescue operation, they are forced to put aside their own trials. A media frenzy ensues as they begin to rely on one another for support, raising tensions and putting some relationships that were already at risk.

The High Notes by Danielle Steel is a standalone title. Since she can remember, Iris Cooper has been singing, and she can hit the high notes like no one else. She stuns the audience when her father persuades the bar owner in Lake City, Texas, to let her perform when she was twelve. Father and daughter move from dusty town to dusty town over the next few years, never staying in one place for long. Her love of music grows each time she takes the stage in a roadhouse.

But Iris’s life isn’t easy when her father is in charge and uses her money for gambling, women, and alcohol. She hires a real manager when she starts touring at age 18. However, he also exploits her, and the musicians and singers she tours with are effectively her only family. They are the ones who inspire Iris to finally break free, leave the tour, and pursue her goals.

The Whittiers by Danielle Steel is a standalone novel. Preston and Constance Whittier have built a happy life together, raising six children in a stunning New York City mansion that dates back to the 1800s. The Whittiers can now more easily and affordably carry on their custom of taking a “Wintermoon” ski trip as a couple.

In any case, with the current year’s excursion comes misfortune, and out of nowhere the Whittiers’ grown-up youngsters end up moving back to the family home without their folks out of the blue. Lyle, the oldest, is at a breaking point in his marriage and must decide if he and his two children would benefit from a divorce. Gloria’s significant Wall Street position has kept her single at age 39 and has made her ever more pessimistic. Caroline and Charlie, twins, left their home a long time ago to start a fashion business that may now be failing. Benjie, a person with special needs, is devastated by his parents’ deaths and needs the support of his siblings. The youngest, Annabelle, drops out of college and begins to spiral out of control.

In order to maintain the family’s unity and provide support for their two eldest siblings as well as one another, the four oldest members are forced to put aside their own personal problems and grief. It feels like another devastating loss to sell the house and all of the memories that live there. Even though it may appear unconventional, could there be another method?

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8 Responses to “Order of Danielle Steel Books”

  1. Rebecca Barrett- Anderson: 6 months ago

    I have every book in Hardback she has written except the 3 newest that came out in 2022. I have been addicted to her novels since the late 70’s The first one I ever read was The Promise and I was hooked from then on. I have many other favorite authors but hers are the only ones I have kept on my bookshelf from year to year listed in order of publication.

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  2. Lorna Drake: 1 year ago

    Hi!
    As I’m not particularly keen on ‘romance only’ novels, can anyone tell me some of the ‘drama” titles?

    Thank you.

    Lorna

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  3. Marty jacobs: 2 years ago

    I live by “Order of Books” ! Without it I “we” could never comfortably enjoy bountiful authors like WEB Griffin. Since I am now supplying books for the elderly I have run into a very time consuming problem. I believe the YOU can solve this and other similar problems for scores of readers with a simple symbol system. >>> * = available on audio books
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    • Graeme: 2 years ago

      I would love to do that and I won’t rule it out. It’s certainly on a “future ideas” list. The amount of work involved though – yikes. Certainly something we are looking into though 🙂

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  4. Donna Rouse: 2 years ago

    I just bought a book and I have 116 books by Danielle …can’t for the other four to release!!One in July , August , October and November of this year …YAY!!

    P.S. All hardcover of course….

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  5. Elaine Wheat: 3 years ago

    Golden Moments is Passions Promise in the UK

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  6. Donna Yates-Carr: 5 years ago

    I don’t see Having a baby up there, Golden Moments is and sells for $2,000 and up online!! Guess I’ll never have all her books. 🙁

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  7. Will Morgan: 9 years ago

    Thanks for the Danielle Steel book list. Now I will be able to finish my book collection for my wife.

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