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     Meticulously researched settings, complex characters with both internal and external conflicts to move the story along, and an unflinching focus on social issues are all hallmarks of Putney's dynamic, vividly descriptive style.

    Putney's stories are always notable for their psychological depth and for her willingness to tackle emotionally difficult subjects such as addiction, capital punishment, prostitution and pedophilia. The seriousness of the issues addressed in all Putney's novels slows the pace slightly, but readers fall under the spell of her engaging characters and provocative storylines, turning pages to discover the outcome.

   Putney chose to set her series of three Contemporary Romances in the U.S. (on both coasts) and the British Isles.

    The Regency Romances are set in London and the English countryside; some are novellas and found mostly in anthologies.

    Putney's Historical Romances, which take place primarily in the 19th century, are set all over the British Empire, offering glimpses of the far-away and exotic cultures and geography of India, China, and the East Indies as well as the more familiar settings of England and France.

 Mary Jo Putney has written seven series. 

• Bride trilogy  
  • The wild child
  • The China bride
  • The bartered bride
• Circle of friends series
  • The burning point
  • The spiral path
  • Twist of fate
• Dark Mirror series (YA)
  • Dark Mirror
  • Dark Passage
  • Dark Destiny 
• Davenport Family series
  • The diabolical baron
  • The rake and the reformer
• Fallen angels series
  • Thunder and roses
  • Petals in the storm
  • Dancing on the wind
  • Angel rogue
  • Shattered rainbows
  • River of fire
  • One perfect rose
• Guardian series
  • A kiss of fate
  • Stolen magic
  • "The Alchemical Marriage" in Irresistible forces
  • A distant magic
• Lost Lords series
  • Loving a lost lord
  • Never less than a lady
  • Nowhere near respectable
  • No longer a gentleman
  • Sometimes a rogue
  • Not Quite a Wife
  • Not always a saint
• Rogues redeemed
  • Once a soldier
• Silk trilogy
  • Silk and shadows
  • Silk and secrets
  • Veils of silk
• Stone saints series
  • The marriage spell
  • "The dragon and the dark knight" in Dragon lovers

    If you enjoyed Putney's Fallen Angels series, take a look at these books. . .

     Do you enjoy a whiff of danger with your romance? And do you like learning something as you read? Take a look at these!

     If you enjoyed Putney's Circle of friends series, with its boldness in directly addressing less savory topics such as alcoholism, spousal abuse, capital punishment and pedophilia, then consider these titles.

     If the mix of fantasy and romance--with a hint of history--appeals, take a look here. 

     If you enjoyed Putney's stories incorporating historical research and exotic cultures, such as her Wild child, take a look at these books.