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These are all the novels and short stories that are essential to the Emily Beale and Mark Henderson timeline. This is the closest these titles can be assembled to a logical reading order.
Emily's "Full-on" Definitive Version for Reading the Emily Bits and nothing else.
- The Night Is Mine (Night Stalkers "NS" #1)
- Emily's Wedding (written 5 years later)
- I Own the Dawn (NS #2)
- Ghost of Willow's Past (story that occurs during I Own the Dawn)
- Kee's Wedding (written 5 years later)
- Daniel's Christmas (NS White House "NSWH" #1)
- Wait Until Dark (NS #3)
- Just Shy of a Dream (written 8 years later, but fits right here)
- Connie's Wedding (written 5 years later)
- Frank's Independence Day (NSWH #2)
- Peter's Christmas (NSWH #3)
- Take Over at Midnight (NS #4)
- Heart of the Storm (Mark and Michael's buddy origin story - though this occurs several years before The Night Is Mine, this story and the next one should be read here)
- Beale's Hawk Down (Emily and Mark origin story)
- Pure Heat (Firehawks "FH" #1)
- Light Up the Night (NS #5)
- Full Blaze (FH#2)
- Bring On the Dusk (NS#6)
- Hot Point (FH#3)
- Christmas at Henderson's Ranch (HR #1)
- Reaching Out at Henderson's Ranch (No Mark or Emily, but a key part of the series) (HR #2)
- Target Engaged and the rest of the Delta Force quartet for Michael Gibson's continuing story (Delta Force #1-4)
- Flash of Fire (FH#4)
- Brief mentions in: Zachary's Christmas, Roy's Independence Day, Damien's Christmas (NSWH #4-6)
- By Break of Day (only mentioned, but it ends the series) (NS #7)
- Wild Fire (FH #5)
- Nathan's Big Sky (HR#3)
- Welcome at Henderson's Ranch (HR #4)
- Big Sky, Loyal Heart (HR #5)
- Delta Mission: Operation Rudolph (story with Mark-unnamed, overlaps Big Sky, Loyal Heart)
- Finding Henderson's Ranch (just Mark) (HR #6)
- Off the Leash, On Your Mark, In the Weeds (Dilya novels, with Emily's hand behind the scenes) (White House Protection Force #1-3)
- Emily's Christmas Gift (HR #7)
- Dilya's Christmas Challenge (pairs with story above)
- Big Sky Dog Whisperer (HR#8)
- First Day, Every Day (sequel to Ghost of Willow's Past)
- Between Shadow and Soul (a key Michael story - with Dilya along)
- At the Slightest Sound (Shadow Force: Psi #1 - no Mark or Emily)
- At the Quietest Word (Shadow Force: Psi #2)
- At the Clearest Sight (Shadow Force: Psi #3 - no Mark or Emily)
- At the Clearest Sensation (Shadow Force: Psi #4)
- Emily's First Flight (an origin story, but best read, as written, here)
- Swiftwater Rescue (more Michael Gibson and a bit of Emily)
- Guard the East Flank (Night Stalkers Reload #1)