The Return of Rafe MacKade
- Published
- 1 January 1995
- Pages
- 505
- ISBN-13
- 9780263276527
- Type
- novel
About this book
Nora Roberts opened the MacKade Brothers series in 1995 with The Return of Rafe MacKade, the longest book in the quartet at 505 pages. It brings eldest brother Rafe back to the small Civil War battlefield town of Antietam, Maryland to renovate the supposedly haunted old Barlow place, alongside schoolteacher Regan Bishop — a haunted-house subplot that recurs through the rest of the series.
Key facts about The Return of Rafe MacKade
Nora Roberts wrote The Return of Rafe MacKade, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1995. The book has 505 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780263276527 to find the main one.
The Return of Rafe MacKade is book 1 of 4 in the MacKade Brothers series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Nora Roberts writes Irish Hearts, MacGregors and Cordina's Royal Family, plus 23 more series. Those series sit on our contemporary romance, family saga romance and royal romance shelves. Meanwhile, The Final Target is the latest published Nora Roberts book on file, from 26 May 2026.
About Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is one of the bestselling authors in American publishing history, a prolific writer of contemporary and romantic-suspense fiction whose career spans hundreds of novels since her 1981 debut, Irish Thoroughbred. See every Nora Roberts book in order.
Its place in MacKade Brothers
The Return of Rafe MacKade is book 1 in the MacKade Brothers series. It is followed by The Pride of Jared MacKade. See the full MacKade Brothers reading order.
The MacKade Brothers follows four hard-living, once-notorious brothers in the small town of Antietam, Maryland — long the source of local gossip for their wild younger years — as each settles down with an unexpected match. The Return of Rafe MacKade brings the eldest brother back to town after years away to renovate the old Barlow place, a supposedly haunted house, alongside schoolteacher Regan Bishop. The Pride of Jared MacKade pairs the family's buttoned-up lawyer brother with Savannah Morningstar, a…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780263276527