The following is my attempt at an index of the titles in the RAINBOW ROMANCE line, published by Signet/NAL (New American Library) from 1968 to 1973. This was Signet's short-lived effort at competing with Harlequin's category romance line.
Note that authors Vivian Donald and I. Torr were pen-names for Charles Roy MacKinnon (a.k.a. Charles Stuart). Joan Garrison and Rebecca Marsh were pen-names of William Neubauer. Perry Lindsay was a pen-name for Peggy Gaddis. Rosalind Burke was a pen-name of Robert Haynie.
The "CCE" notation refers to the date listed for the book in the Catalog of Copyright Entries.
Titles in red typeface are books that I actually have in my collection.
This list is under construction. The most recent update was on November 3, 2025.
#1: "The Girl Next Door" by Peggy Gaddis (S3400) (Jan. 1968) [CCE: 1/23/68]
#2: "The Quiet Corner" by Rebecca Marsh (S3401) (Jan. 1968?) [no CCE entry?]
#3: "Mexican Interlude" by Pamela Nichols (S3402) (Jan. 1968?) [CCE: 1/23/68] (later reissued as #47)
#4: "Navy Nurse" by Ruth Ives (S3403) (Jan. 1968) [CCE: 1/23/68]
#5: "Caribbean Melody" by Peggy Gaddis (S3404) (Jan. 1968?) [CCE: 1/23/68] (later reissued as #65)
#6: "Loving You Always" by Peggy Gaddis (S3405) (Jan. 1968) [CCE: 1/23/68]
#7: "Return to Love" by Peggy Gaddis (S3406) (Jan. 1968?) [CCE: 1/23/68] (later reissued as #66?)
#8: "Desire Under the Rose" by Perry Lindsay (S3407) (Jan. 1968?) [CCE: 1/23/68] (later reissued as #73)
#9: "Sari" by Bette Allan (S3408) (Jan. 1968) [CCE: 1/23/68] (later reissued as #45?)
#10: "Hope Wears White" by Florence Stuart (S3409) (Jan. 1968?) [no CCE entry?]
#11: "A Shadow on the Island" by Helen Pearce (G3550) (May 1968?) [CCE: 5/23/68]
#12: "Secret Honeymoon" by Peggy Gaddis (G3551) (May 1968) [CCE: 5/23/68] (later reissued as #74)
#13: "Aileen Rogers" by May Lemar (G3552) (May 1968?) [CCE: 5/23/68]
#14: "Footsteps to Romance" by Rebecca Marsh (G3553) (May 1968?) [CCE: 5/23/68]
#15: "Nurse Cooper's Dilemma" by Helen Bartley (G3554) (May 1968?) [CCE: 5/23/68]
#16: "The Search for Love" by Rosalind Burke [Robert Haynie] (D3938) (July 1969?) [CCE: 7/25/69]
#17: "Lynne Dene, Writer" by Jeanne Bowman
#18: "Frost in April" by Peggy Gaddis (D3936)
#19: ______________?
#20: ______________?
#21: "River's Edge" by Peggy Gaddis (D4377) (Sept. 1970)
#22: "Mountain Melody" by Peggy Gaddis (D4378) (Sept. 1970?)
#23: "Mystery in Nevada" by Rebecca Marsh (D4379) (Sept. 1970?)
#24: "Letter from Annette" by Jeanne Bowman (D4380) (Sept. 1970)
#25: "The Castle on the Lake" by Joan Garrison (D4381) (Sept. 1970?)
#26: "Tania" by Teri Lester (P4759)
#27: "Episode in Rome" by Teri Lester (P4760)
#28: "A Well-Furnished Life" by Elizabeth McCrae (P4761)
#29: "Fire Will Freeze" by Margaret Millar (P4762)
#30: "Love Has Many Seasons" by Rosalind Burke [Robert Haynie] (P4807) [CCE: 10/5/71]
#31: "The Roots of Love" by Vivian Donald (P4808) (1970?)
#32?: "The Alien Heart" by Alice Lent Covert (P4809)
#33: "A Sudden Darkness" by Elizabeth McCrae (P4810)
#34: ______________?
#35: ______________?
#36: "Love on Location" by Vivian Donald (P4861) (Dec. 1971; copyright 1968 by C. R. Mackinnon)
#37?: "Lost Isobel" by Katharine Newlin Burt (P4864) (Dec. 1971?)
#38: "Hawaiian Cruise" by Teri Lester (P4863)
#39: "Choose Love" by Rose Palmer (P4944) (March 1972) [CCE: 3/7/72]
#40: "Island Mystery" by Teri Lester (P4945) (Third Printing)
#41?: "Haven of Peace" by I. Torr (P4995) (May 1972?) (copyright 1970?)
#42: "The Lady Ambassador" by C. Stuart (P4996) (April 1972)
#43: "The Intrusion" by Elizabeth McCrae (P4997) (May 1972?) (date listed inside book is October 1967)
#44: "A Castle in Spain" by Caroline Farr (P4998) (May 1972?) (date listed inside book is December 1967)
#45?: "Sari" by Bette Allan (P5073) (reissue of #9)
#46?: "Sundown" by I. Torr (P5074)
#47: "Mexican Interlude" by Pamela Nichols (P5112) (Third Printing) (reissue of #3)
#48: "The Quiet Corner" by Rebecca Marsh (P5113) (Third Printing) (date listed inside book is January 1968)
#49: "The Laird and the Lady" by Vivian Donald (P5114) (July 1972)
#50: "Chase a Dark Shadow" by Ivy Valdes (P5115) (July 1972)
#51: "Royal Scot" by Vivian Donald [Charles Mackinnon] (P5181) (Sept. 1972?) [CCE: 9/5/72]
#52: "Secrets Can Be Fatal" by Monica Heath (P5180)
#53: "So Near and Yet..." by Caroline Farr (P5214)
#54: "Over My Shoulder" by Ivy Valdes (P5215) (October 1972)
#55: "Gift from a Stranger" by Ivy Valdes (P5216)
#55: "Seacliffe" by Edwina Noone (P5301) (Third Printing) (December 1972?) (date listed inside book is January 1968)
[note that the above two books both have #55 on the cover]
#56: "The Unruly Sun" by R. McAlpin (P5217)
#57: "It Happened in Spain" by Ivy Valdes (P5332) (Tenth Printing) (January 1973)
#58: "The Happy Isle" by Vivian Donald (P5333)
#59: "The Secret of the Chateau" by Caroline Farr (P5334)
#60: "A Silent Voice" by Susan Claudia (P5335)
#61: "Sheila's Dilemma" by Ivy Valdes (P5406)
#62: "The Secret of the Vineyard" by Monica Heath (P5407) (Thirteenth Printing) (date listed inside book is November 1968)
#63?: "Philippa" by Marion Naismith (P5453)
#64: "The Wonder of Love" by Rosalind Burke [Robert Haynie] (P5454) (April 1973?) [CCE: 4/3/73]
#65: "Caribbean Melody" by Peggy Gaddis (P5455) (reissue of #5)
#66?: "Return to Love" by Peggy Gaddis (P5456) (reissue of #7)
#67: "Love Finds the Way" by I. Torr (June 5, 1973?)
#68: ______________?
#69: "Love on a Holiday" by I. Torr (P5620)
#70: "The Rainbow Chasers" by Marion Naismith (P5621)
#71: "In Search of a Name" by Norah Whittle (P5583)
#72: "Sylvia's Daughter" by Ivy Valdes (P5584) (1973)
#73: "Desire Under the Rose" by P. Lindsay (P5585) (reissue of #8)
#74: "Secret Honeymoon" by Peggy Gaddis (P5586) (reissue of #12) [final book?]
#__?: "Cristina's Fantasy" by Ivy Valdes (P5302)
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