Susan Mallery Books in Order

This page lists Susan Mallery books in publication order, plus series reading paths, pen-name titles, reissues, and related works.

Quick Index

  • Scope: Susan Mallery novels, novellas, major series, pen-name titles, and reissues
  • Default Order: Publication order
  • Best Starting Point: Chasing Perfect, Barefoot Season, You Say It First, or The Bookstore Diaries
  • Order Matters: Yes, inside each series
  • Main Genres: Contemporary romance, category romance, and women’s fiction
  • Latest Official Featured Release: The Bookstore Diaries
  • Next Retail-Listed Title: Secrets of Summer

Disambiguation

This page covers Susan Mallery, the romance and women’s fiction author. Early bibliographic listings also include books published as Susan Macias. Those entries are included as early pen-name works where the listing is clear.

Not to be confused with authors, public figures, or media titles using the first name Susan.

Mallery’s catalog is large, with early category-romance titles, long contemporary romance series, and later women’s fiction novels. FictionDB lists 185 books across 22 series, so this article prioritizes primary titles, named series, current releases, and reading paths.

Reading Paths

Publication Order

Recommended for full bibliography reading.

  1. Early standalones and Susan Macias titles
  2. Hometown Heartbreakers
  3. Tempting Faith
  4. Bodyguard and Ms. Jones
  5. Triple Trouble
  6. Brides of Bradley House
  7. Desert Rogues
  8. Lone Star Canyon
  9. Marcelli Sisters of Pleasure Road
  10. Los Lobos
  11. Buchanans
  12. Million Dollar Catch
  13. Positively Pregnant
  14. Bakery Sisters
  15. Lone Star Sisters
  16. Fool’s Gold
  17. Blackberry Island
  18. Mischief Bay
  19. Happily Inc
  20. Wishing Tree
  21. Modern women’s fiction standalones

Chronological Order

No single full-universe chronology is required. Read each series in numbered order. Cross-series links are limited enough that publication order remains the clean default.

Beginner Path

Recommended for new readers.

  1. Chasing Perfect
  2. Barefoot Season
  3. You Say It First
  4. The Bookstore Diaries

Small-Town Romance Path

Best for Mallery’s most recognizable connected romance settings.

  1. Fool’s Gold
  2. Happily Inc
  3. Wishing Tree

Women’s Fiction Path

Best for Mallery’s later relationship-centered novels.

  1. California Girls
  2. The Summer of Sunshine and Margot
  3. The Friendship List
  4. The Vineyard at Painted Moon
  5. The Stepsisters
  6. The Summer Getaway
  7. The Boardwalk Bookshop
  8. The Sister Effect
  9. The Summer Book Club
  10. For the Love of Summer
  11. One Big Happy Family
  12. Beach Vibes
  13. Otherwise Engaged
  14. The Bookstore Diaries

Publication Order Master List

This master list uses compact publication-order grouping. Reissues and omnibus editions are treated as related works unless they contain a distinct story.

Early Standalones and Pen-Name Titles

  • Tender Loving Care (1991) – Novel – Standalone
  • First Mate (1992) – Novel – Standalone – Susan Macias
  • Frontier Flame (1992) – Novel – Standalone – Susan Macias
  • Tender Victory (1993) – Novel – Standalone – Susan Macias
  • A Dad for Billie (1993) – Novel – Standalone
  • Master of the Chase (1993) – Novel – Standalone – Susan Macias
  • More Than Friends (1993) – Novel – Men at Work contribution
  • Tempting Faith (1994) – Novel – Tempting Faith #1
  • Cowboy Daddy (1994) – Novel – Also published as Home with the Cowboy
  • Sweet Escape (1994) – Novel – Susan Macias
  • The Best Bride (1994) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #1
  • The Only Way Out (1995) – Novel – Tempting Faith #2
  • Marriage on Demand (1995) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #2
  • Father in Training (1995) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #3
  • Justin’s Bride (1995) – Novel – Standalone
  • Fire in the Dark (1995) – Novel – Susan Macias
  • Part-Time Wife (1996) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #4
  • Holly and Mistletoe (1996) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #5
  • Full-Time Father (1996) – Novel – Standalone
  • Honeysuckle Devine (1996) – Novel – Susan Macias
  • Courtney’s Cowboy (1996) – Novel – Susan Macias
  • Husband by the Hour (1997) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #6
  • The Girl of His Dreams (1997) – Novel – Triple Trouble #1
  • The Secret Wife (1997) – Novel – Triple Trouble #2
  • The Mysterious Stranger (1997) – Novel – Triple Trouble #3
  • Surrender in Silk (1997) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Wedding Ring Promise (1998) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Millionaire Bachelor (1998) – Novel – Standalone
  • Dream Bride (1999) – Novel – Brides of Bradley House #1
  • Dream Groom (1999) – Novel – Brides of Bradley House #2
  • Beth and the Bachelor (1999) – Novel – Bodyguard and Ms. Jones #2
  • Summer on the Ranch (1999) – Novel – Royally Wed contribution

Early publication and series data above are supported by Fantastic Fiction’s Mallery bibliography and series pages.

2000 to 2009 Series Expansion

  • The Kidnapped Bride (2000) – Novel – Desert Rogues #1
  • The Arranged Marriage (2000) – Novel – Desert Rogues #2
  • The Secret Bride (2000) – Novel – Desert Rogues #3
  • The Rancher Next Door (2000) – Novel – Lone Star Canyon #1
  • The Runaway Princess (2001) – Novel – Desert Rogues #4
  • Unexpectedly Expecting! (2001) – Novel – Lone Star Canyon #2
  • Wife in Disguise (2001) – Novel – Lone Star Canyon #3
  • Sweet Success (2001) – Novel – Standalone
  • Married for a Month (2001) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Virgin Princess (2002) – Novel – Desert Rogues #5
  • The Pregnant Princess (2002) – Novel – Desert Rogues #6
  • Good Husband Material (2002) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #7
  • The Sparkling One (2003) – Novel – Marcelli #1
  • The Sassy One (2003) – Novel – Marcelli #2
  • The Seductive One (2003) – Novel – Marcelli #3
  • Completely Smitten (2003) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #8
  • One in a Million (2003) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #9
  • Quinn’s Woman (2003) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #10
  • A Little Bit Pregnant (2003) – Novel – That’s My Baby contribution
  • The Princess in Waiting (2004) – Novel – Desert Rogues #7
  • The Princess Bride (2004) – Novel – Desert Rogues #8
  • Someone Like You (2004) – Novel – Los Lobos #1
  • Reflection (2004) – Novel – Standalone
  • To Love and Protect (2004) – Novel – Logan’s Legacy contribution
  • Falling for Gracie (2005) – Novel – Los Lobos #2
  • The Bride Who Said No (2005) – Novel – Desert Rogues #9
  • The Virgin Secretary (2005) – Novel – Desert Rogues #10
  • There’s Always Plan B (2005) – Novel – Standalone
  • Living on the Edge (2005) – Novel – Standalone
  • Delicious (2006) – Novel – Buchanan Family #1
  • Irresistible (2006) – Novel – Buchanan Family #2
  • The Substitute Millionaire (2006) – Novel – Million Dollar Catch #1
  • The Unexpected Millionaire (2006) – Novel – Million Dollar Catch #2
  • Having Her Boss’s Baby (2006) – Novel – Positively Pregnant #1
  • The Ladies’ Man (2006) – Novel – Positively Pregnant #2
  • The Marcelli Bride (2006) – Novel – Marcelli #4
  • Sizzling (2007) – Novel – Buchanan Family #3
  • Tempting (2007) – Novel – Buchanan Family #4
  • The Marcelli Princess (2007) – Novel – Marcelli #5
  • The Ultimate Millionaire (2007) – Novel – Million Dollar Catch #3
  • Her Last First Date (2007) – Novel – Positively Pregnant #3
  • The Christmas Bride (2007) – Novel – Desert Rogues #11
  • Accidentally Yours (2007) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Pregnant Bride (2008) – Novel – Desert Rogues #12
  • Sweet Talk (2008) – Novel – Bakery Sisters #1
  • Sweet Spot (2008) – Novel – Bakery Sisters #2
  • Sweet Trouble (2008) – Novel – Bakery Sisters #3
  • Wild Hearts (2009) – Novella – Lone Star Sisters #0.5
  • Under Her Skin (2009) – Novel – Lone Star Sisters #1
  • Lip Service (2009) – Novel – Lone Star Sisters #2
  • Straight from the Hip (2009) – Novel – Lone Star Sisters #3
  • Hot on Her Heels (2009) – Novel – Lone Star Sisters #4
  • The Sheikh’s Virgin (2009) – Novel – Desert Rogues #13
  • The Bought Bride (2009) – Novel – Desert Rogues #14
  • Sunset Bay (2009) – Novel – Standalone

The series placements for Desert Rogues, Marcelli, Buchanan Family, Million Dollar Catch, Positively Pregnant, Bakery Sisters, and Lone Star Sisters are supported by Mallery’s official series PDF and by Fantastic Fiction’s series list.

2010 to 2020 Core Contemporary Romance

  • Chasing Perfect (2010) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #1
  • Almost Perfect (2010) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #2
  • Sister of the Bride (2010) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #2.5
  • Finding Perfect (2010) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #3
  • The Best of Friends (2010) – Novel – Standalone
  • Only Mine (2011) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #4
  • Only Yours (2011) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #5
  • Only His (2011) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #6
  • Only Us (2011) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #6.1
  • Already Home (2011) – Novel – Standalone
  • Almost Summer (2012) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #6.5
  • Summer Days (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #7
  • Summer Nights (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #8
  • All Summer Long (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #9
  • A Fool’s Gold Christmas (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #9.5
  • Barefoot Season (2012) – Novel – Blackberry Island #1
  • Halfway There (2013) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #9.75
  • Just One Kiss (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #10
  • Two of a Kind (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #11
  • Three Little Words (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #12
  • Fool’s Gold Cookbook (2013) – Cookbook and companion – Fool’s Gold #12.25
  • Christmas on 4th Street (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #12.5
  • Three Sisters (2013) – Novel – Blackberry Island #2
  • Dream Wedding (2013) – Novel – Brides of Bradley House #3
  • When We Met (2014) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #13
  • Before We Kiss (2014) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #14
  • Until We Touch (2014) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #15
  • Yours for Christmas (2014) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #15.5
  • Evening Stars (2014) – Novel – Blackberry Island #3
  • The Christmas Wedding Ring (2014) – Novel – Standalone
  • Hold Me (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #16
  • Kiss Me (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #17
  • Thrill Me (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #18
  • Marry Me at Christmas (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #19
  • The Girls of Mischief Bay (2015) – Novel – Mischief Bay #1
  • Lucas’s Convenient Bride (2015) – Novel – Standalone
  • Best of My Love (2016) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #20
  • A Kiss in the Snow (2016) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #20.5
  • Daughters of the Bride (2016) – Novel – Los Lobos #3
  • The Friends We Keep (2016) – Novel – Mischief Bay #2
  • Sweeter with You (2016) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #12.2
  • A Fool’s Gold Wedding (2020) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #21.75
  • A Million Little Things (2017) – Novel – Mischief Bay #3
  • The Secrets of the Tulip Sisters (2017) – Novel – Standalone
  • You Say It First (2017) – Novel – Happily Inc #1
  • Second Chance Girl (2017) – Novel – Happily Inc #2
  • A Very Merry Princess (2017) – Novella – Happily Inc #2.5
  • Sisters Like Us (2018) – Novel – Mischief Bay #4
  • When We Found Home (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Why Not Tonight (2018) – Novel – Happily Inc #3
  • Not Quite Over You (2018) – Novel – Happily Inc #4
  • It Started One Christmas (2018) – Novella – Standalone
  • California Girls (2019) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Summer of Sunshine and Margot (2019) – Novel – Standalone
  • Meant to Be Yours (2019) – Novel – Happily Inc #5
  • Sisters by Choice (2020) – Novel – Blackberry Island #4
  • The Friendship List (2020) – Novel – Standalone
  • Happily This Christmas (2020) – Novel – Happily Inc #6

Fool’s Gold, Blackberry Island, Mischief Bay, and Happily Inc orders above match the official series PDF and the current author catalog.

2021 and Later

  • The Vineyard at Painted Moon (2021) – Novel – Standalone
  • Before Summer Ends (2021) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Stepsisters (2021) – Novel – Standalone
  • Say You’ll Stay (2021) – Novella – Wishing Tree #0.5
  • The Christmas Wedding Guest (2021) – Novel – Wishing Tree #1
  • The Summer Getaway (2022) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Boardwalk Bookshop (2022) – Novel – Standalone
  • Home Sweet Christmas (2022) – Novel – Wishing Tree #2
  • The Sister Effect (2023) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Happiness Plan (2023) – Novel – Blackberry Island #5
  • The Summer Book Club (2024) – Novel – Los Lobos #4
  • For the Love of Summer (2024) – Novel – Standalone
  • One Big Happy Family (2024) – Novel – Standalone
  • Beach Vibes (2025) – Novel – Standalone
  • Once Upon a Holidate (2025) – Collection or holiday volume – Happily Inc-related
  • Otherwise Engaged (2025) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Bookstore Diaries (2026) – Novel – Standalone
  • Secrets of Summer (2026) – Novel – Reissue or retitled edition – Previously A Dad for Billie
  • Only the Beginning (2026) – Novel – Reissue or series-contribution listing
  • Mingle All the Way (2026) – Novel – Retail-listed future title
  • Friend Request (2027) – Novel – Retail-listed future title

Mallery’s official site lists The Bookstore Diaries as available March 3, 2026, while Fantastic Fiction lists later 2026 and 2027 items, including Secrets of Summer, Only the Beginning, Mingle All the Way, and Friend Request.

Series Lists

Hometown Heartbreakers

  • The Best Bride (1994) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #1
  • Marriage on Demand (1995) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #2
  • Father in Training (1995) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #3
  • Part-Time Wife (1996) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #4
  • Holly and Mistletoe (1996) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #5
  • Husband by the Hour (1997) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #6
  • Good Husband Material (2002) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #7 – Also published as Still the One
  • Completely Smitten (2003) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #8
  • One in a Million (2003) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #9
  • Quinn’s Woman (2003) – Novel – Hometown Heartbreakers #10

Desert Rogues

  • The Kidnapped Bride (2000) – Novel – Desert Rogues #1
  • The Arranged Marriage (2000) – Novel – Desert Rogues #2
  • The Secret Bride (2000) – Novel – Desert Rogues #3
  • The Runaway Princess (2001) – Novel – Desert Rogues #4
  • The Virgin Princess (2002) – Novel – Desert Rogues #5
  • The Pregnant Princess (2002) – Novel – Desert Rogues #6
  • The Princess in Waiting (2004) – Novel – Desert Rogues #7
  • The Princess Bride (2004) – Novel – Desert Rogues #8
  • The Bride Who Said No (2005) – Novel – Desert Rogues #9
  • The Virgin Secretary (2005) – Novel – Desert Rogues #10
  • The Christmas Bride (2007) – Novel – Desert Rogues #11
  • The Pregnant Bride (2008) – Novel – Desert Rogues #12
  • The Sheikh’s Virgin (2009) – Novel – Desert Rogues #13
  • The Bought Bride (2009) – Novel – Desert Rogues #14

Marcelli Sisters of Pleasure Road

  • The Sparkling One (2003) – Novel – Marcelli #1
  • The Sassy One (2003) – Novel – Marcelli #2
  • The Seductive One (2003) – Novel – Marcelli #3
  • The Marcelli Bride (2006) – Novel – Marcelli #4
  • The Marcelli Princess (2007) – Novel – Marcelli #5

Buchanan Family

  • Delicious (2006) – Novel – Buchanan Family #1
  • Irresistible (2006) – Novel – Buchanan Family #2
  • Sizzling (2007) – Novel – Buchanan Family #3
  • Tempting (2007) – Novel – Buchanan Family #4

Fool’s Gold

  • Chasing Perfect (2010) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #1
  • Almost Perfect (2010) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #2
  • Sister of the Bride (2010) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #2.5
  • Finding Perfect (2010) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #3
  • Only Mine (2011) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #4
  • Only Yours (2011) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #5
  • Only His (2011) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #6
  • Only Us (2011) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #6.1
  • Almost Summer (2012) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #6.5
  • Summer Days (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #7
  • Summer Nights (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #8
  • All Summer Long (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #9
  • A Fool’s Gold Christmas (2012) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #9.5
  • Halfway There (2013) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #9.75
  • Just One Kiss (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #10
  • Two of a Kind (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #11
  • Three Little Words (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #12
  • Fool’s Gold Cookbook (2013) – Cookbook and companion – Optional
  • Sweeter with You (2016) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #12.2
  • Christmas on 4th Street (2013) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #12.5
  • When We Met (2014) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #13
  • Before We Kiss (2014) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #14
  • Until We Touch (2014) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #15
  • Yours for Christmas (2014) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #15.5
  • Hold Me (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #16
  • Kiss Me (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #17
  • Thrill Me (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #18
  • Marry Me at Christmas (2015) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #19
  • Best of My Love (2016) – Novel – Fool’s Gold #20
  • A Kiss in the Snow (2016) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #20.5
  • A Fool’s Gold Wedding (2020) – Novella – Fool’s Gold #21.75

The official series PDF and Fantastic Fiction differ slightly on numbering for some intermediate Fool’s Gold entries. Use publication order for the cleanest read.

Blackberry Island

  • Barefoot Season (2012) – Novel – Blackberry Island #1
  • Three Sisters (2013) – Novel – Blackberry Island #2
  • Evening Stars (2014) – Novel – Blackberry Island #3
  • Sisters by Choice (2020) – Novel – Blackberry Island #4
  • The Happiness Plan (2023) – Novel – Blackberry Island #5

Mischief Bay

  • The Girls of Mischief Bay (2015) – Novel – Mischief Bay #1
  • The Friends We Keep (2016) – Novel – Mischief Bay #2
  • A Million Little Things (2017) – Novel – Mischief Bay #3
  • Sisters Like Us (2018) – Novel – Mischief Bay #4

Happily Inc

  • You Say It First (2017) – Novel – Happily Inc #1
  • Second Chance Girl (2017) – Novel – Happily Inc #2
  • A Very Merry Princess (2017) – Novella – Happily Inc #2.5
  • Why Not Tonight (2018) – Novel – Happily Inc #3
  • Not Quite Over You (2018) – Novel – Happily Inc #4
  • Meant to Be Yours (2019) – Novel – Happily Inc #5
  • Happily This Christmas (2020) – Novel – Happily Inc #6
  • Once Upon a Holidate (2025) – Collection or holiday volume – Happily Inc-related

Wishing Tree

  • Say You’ll Stay (2021) – Novella – Wishing Tree #0.5
  • The Christmas Wedding Guest (2021) – Novel – Wishing Tree #1
  • Home Sweet Christmas (2022) – Novel – Wishing Tree #2

Los Lobos

  • Someone Like You (2004) – Novel – Los Lobos #1
  • Falling for Gracie (2005) – Novel – Los Lobos #2
  • Daughters of the Bride (2016) – Novel – Los Lobos #3
  • The Summer Book Club (2024) – Novel – Los Lobos #4

The official series PDF lists The Summer Book Club as Los Lobos #4.

Related Works and Where They Fit

  • Fool’s Gold Cookbook (2013) – Cookbook and companion – Read after Three Little Words
  • Sweet Summer Breezes (2018) – Collection – Multi-author or anthology placement
  • It Started One Christmas (2018) – Novella – Standalone
  • Once Upon a Holidate (2025) – Holiday collection – Happily Inc-related
  • Secrets of Summer (2026) – Reissue or retitled edition – Previously A Dad for Billie
  • Only the Beginning (2026) – Reissue or related series listing – Retail-listed
  • Mingle All the Way (2026) – Retail-listed future title
  • Friend Request (2027) – Retail-listed future title

Omnibus editions and reprints do not change the original reading order. Match a reissue to its original title before placing it.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Read each named series in numbered order.
  • Fool’s Gold has the strongest shared-town continuity.
  • Happily Inc is a practical follow-up after Fool’s Gold for readers who want another connected romance setting.
  • Blackberry Island, Mischief Bay, and the later women’s fiction titles can usually be read by publication order without strict dependency.
  • Early category-romance titles have alternate titles, line numbers, and reissue editions. Check the author’s official bibliography when matching older print editions.
  • Future retail listings may change before publication.

FAQs

What Susan Mallery book should I read first?

Start with Chasing Perfect for Fool’s Gold, Barefoot Season for Blackberry Island, You Say It First for Happily Inc, or The Bookstore Diaries for a newer standalone.

Do Susan Mallery books need to be read in order?

Read each series in numbered order. Many books have self-contained story arcs, but recurring towns, families, and supporting characters make series order cleaner.

What is the Fool’s Gold reading order?

Start with Chasing Perfect, then read the numbered Fool’s Gold list in order through A Fool’s Gold Wedding. Include novellas and the cookbook only for a completionist path.

What is the Happily Inc reading order?

  1. You Say It First
  2. Second Chance Girl
  3. A Very Merry Princess
  4. Why Not Tonight
  5. Not Quite Over You
  6. Meant to Be Yours
  7. Happily This Christmas
  8. Once Upon a Holidate

What is the Blackberry Island order?

  1. Barefoot Season
  2. Three Sisters
  3. Evening Stars
  4. Sisters by Choice
  5. The Happiness Plan

What is Susan Mallery’s newest book?

The newest official featured release included here is The Bookstore Diaries, listed by Mallery’s site as available March 3, 2026.

What is Susan Mallery’s next book?

The next retail-listed title included here is Secrets of Summer, listed for June 2026. It is a reissue or retitled edition of A Dad for Billie.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 13, 2026
  • What changed: Added The Bookstore Diaries, Secrets of Summer, Only the Beginning, Mingle All the Way, and Friend Request as current or retail-listed entries.
  • Most recent official featured release included: The Bookstore Diaries (2026)
  • Most recent retail-listed future title included: Friend Request (2027)