Reading Order
Gritty Military Thrillers & Mysteries:
DECEPTION POINT Military Detective Thrillers
- AIMPOINT (Series Prequel Novella)
- BLIND EDGE (Book 1)
- BACKBLAST (Book 2)
- CHOKEPOINT (Book 3)
- PITCH BLACK (Book 4) - Coming in late 2025/early 2026
- (More Books to Come)
HIDDEN VALOR Military Veteran/K-9 Suspense
- INVISIBLE WOUNDS (Series Prequel Novella)
- THE GARBAGE MAN (Book 1)
- IN THE NAME OF (Book 2)
- BENEATH THE BONES (Book 3)
- LAST DOG OUT (Book 4)
- BLOOD ON THE WIRE (Book 5) - Preorder for August 1st, 2025
- (More Books to Come)
Writing as Candace Irvin:
MISSION UNDERCOVER Romantic Suspense
- AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER (Novella/Book 1)
- FOR HIS EYES ONLY (Book 2)
- IN CLOSE QUARTERS (Book 3)
- JUST BEYOND REACH (Book 4)
SISTERS IN ARMS Military Romantic Suspense
- CROSSING THE LINE (Book 1)
- A DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT (Book 2)
- IRRESISTIBLE FORCES (Book 3)
A Note for Readers: I get asked if one should start with Deception Point or Hidden Valor.
While there is a bit of a crossover with certain characters from Regan's & Mira's Deception Point books into Kate & Ruger's Hidden Valor world, you can begin with either series. That said, do take care to read the books within either series in order to prevent plot and character spoilers in that series.
The Hidden Valor timeline starts before Deception Point's—with the main books in the HV series beginning in November and gradually moving forward, week by week. BLIND EDGE, Book 1 in Deception Point's series, is set in December of the same year with the DP series pushing much deeper and faster into the following calendar year with each book. (CHOKEPOINT spans months due to its unique plot and ends in May of that following year.)
But while there is a bit of an overlap, you won't have huge spoilers between each series, since the Hidden Valor books are also set in a "bubble" near the beginning of Deception Point's timeline.
The reason for this? Ruger!
Kate's German Shepherd will never grow old or die in the series, so HV's plots are contained within that slowly expanding bubble. 🐾
Take care & happy reading,
— Candace