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Start with Heartbreaker and continue through all 14 books in the listed reading order.

14 books
Published 2001 to 2022
Status: Likely complete

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Heartbreaker

Start with Heartbreaker

Book 1 by Julie Garwood

Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.

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Buchanan Renard Mackenna reading order

Ends with Grace Under Fire

  1. 1
    Heartbreaker

    Book 1:Heartbreaker

    Julie Garwood

    Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.

  2. 2
    Mercy

    Book 2:Mercy

    Julie Garwood • 2001

    Justice Department attorney Theo Buchanan nearly collapses at a New Orleans gala and wakes to find his life saved by small-town surgeon Michelle Renard. When her Louisiana clinic is vandalized, Theo investigates, expo...

  3. 3
    Killjoy

    Book 3:Killjoy

    Julie Garwood • 2002

    FBI analyst Avery Delaney reluctantly agrees to meet her beloved aunt at an exclusive Colorado spa, only to find the woman has vanished. Tracking the clues with enigmatic ex-operative John Paul Renard, Avery uncovers...

  4. 4
    Murder List

    Book 4:Murder List

    Julie Garwood • 2004

    Hotel heiress Regan Hamilton Madison thinks a self-help seminar exercise is harmless fun—until people from her tongue-in-cheek “murder list” start turning up dead. Detective Alec Buchanan’s last Chicago assignment is...

  5. 5
    Slow Burn

    Book 5:Slow Burn

    Julie Garwood • 2005

    Charleston entrepreneur Kate MacKenna seems to be having a run of terrible luck—explosions, financial disaster, and an angry ex all hit at once. Her best friend’s brother, FBI agent Dylan Buchanan, suspects it’s not c...

  6. 6
    Shadow Dance

    Book 6:Shadow Dance

    Julie Garwood • 2006

    Practical, numbers-driven businesswoman Jordan Buchanan agrees to investigate a centuries-old feud between her family and the MacKennas. A quick research trip to tiny Serenity, Texas, turns deadly, leaving her depende...

  7. 7
    Fire and Ice

    Book 7:Fire and Ice

    Julie Garwood • 2008

    Chicago reporter Sophie Rose just wants a real story, not another puff piece on a local celebrity runner. When that runner vanishes and a body turns up in Alaska, she’s pulled into a dangerous investigation with under...

  8. 8
    Sizzle

    Book 8:Sizzle

    Julie Garwood • 2009

    Film student Lyra Prescott accidentally records a brutal crime while shooting her documentary project. As accidents pile up around her, she realizes someone wants the footage destroyed. FBI agent Sam Kincaid steps in,...

  9. 9
    The Ideal Man

    Book 9:The Ideal Man

    Julie Garwood • 2011

    Trauma surgeon Ellie Sullivan witnesses a gunman ambush a federal agent in the park and suddenly becomes the only person who can identify a pair of dangerous fugitives. Assigned to protect her, FBI agent Max Daniels u...

  10. 10
    Sweet Talk

    Book 10:Sweet Talk

    Julie Garwood • 2012

    IRS attorney Olivia MacKenzie crashes an FBI sting while tracking a massive Ponzi scheme tied to her own family. Agent Grayson Kincaid should be furious, yet he becomes her fiercest ally when someone decides Olivia kn...

  11. 11
    Hotshot

    Book 11:Hotshot

    Julie Garwood • 2013

    Food critic Peyton Lockhart and her sisters have one year to turn an oceanfront resort around or lose it forever. As sabotage and threats escalate, she turns to childhood protector Finn MacBain—now an FBI agent—for he...

  12. 12
    Fast Track

    Book 12:Fast Track

    Julie Garwood • 2014

    Daddy’s girl Cordelia Kane reels when her ailing father reveals the truth about the mother she thought was dead. Chasing answers to Sydney with hotel magnate Aiden Madison, she’s swept into family secrets, political g...

  13. 13
    Wired

    Book 13:Wired

    Julie Garwood • 2017 • 1 recommendation

    Brilliant programmer Allison Trent would rather write code than walk a runway, but both worlds collide when FBI agent Liam Scott asks her to secretly hack his own agency. As she hunts a mole, long-buried dangers from...

  14. 14
    Grace Under Fire

    Book 14:Grace Under Fire

    Julie Garwood • 2022

    When Grace Isabel MacKenna stumbles into a shooting and kills the attacker in self-defense, her quiet visit to Boston explodes into a media storm. Former Navy SEAL turned attorney Michael Buchanan steps in to protect...

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Buchanan Renard Mackenna FAQ

What is the best order to read the Buchanan Renard Mackenna series?

The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Heartbreaker.

How many books are in the Buchanan Renard Mackenna series?

There are 14 books currently listed in the Buchanan Renard Mackenna series on GurusReads.

Where should I start with the Buchanan Renard Mackenna series?

New readers should start with Heartbreaker, the first book in the reading order.

Is the Buchanan Renard Mackenna series complete?

Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2001 to 2022.