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Bailey Cates Books in Order

Bailey Cates has written 12 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Brownies and Broomsticks (2012) and the newest is Rituals and Rolling Pins (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2012–2026
Confirmed
12 of 12 titles
Pages on record
2,509 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,509 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Bailey Cates checklist

Bailey Cates writes the Magical Bakery Mystery books, which mix baking with witches, charms and magic. The catalogue lists 12 books from 2012 to 2026, the earliest being Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti (2012) and Brownies and Broomsticks (2012). Charms and Chocolate Chips (2013), Spells and Scones (2016) and Witches and Wedding Cake (2020) are later titles. Rituals and Rolling Pins (2026) is the newest. Subjects include bakeries, aunts, murder and women sleuths.

How many Bailey Cates books are there?

Bailey Cates has 12 books, released between 2012 and 2026. 11 of them belong to the Magical Bakery Mystery series.

Bailey Cates Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Bailey Cates books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates, book 1 of the Magical Bakery Mystery series (2012)
  2. Cover of Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates, book 2 of the Magical Bakery Mystery series (2012)
  3. Cover of Shotgun Moon by Bailey Cates, book 1 of the Bailey Cates Standalone Novels series (2013)
  4. Cover of Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates, book 3 of the Magical Bakery Mystery series (2013)
  5. Cover of Magic and Macaroons by Bailey Cates, book 5 of the Magical Bakery Mystery series (2015)
  6. Cover of Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates, book 6 of the Magical Bakery Mystery series (2016)
  7. Cover of Potions and Pastries by Bailey Cates, book 7 of the Magical Bakery Mystery series (2017)
  8. Cover of Spirits and Sourdough by Bailey Cates, book 10 of the Magical Bakery Mystery series (2021)
  1. 1
    Brownies and BroomsticksMagical Bakery Mystery #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    Bewitched, Bothered, and BiscottiMagical Bakery Mystery #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    Shotgun MoonBailey Cates Standalone Novels #12013 · 302 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013302
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  4. 4
    Charms and Chocolate ChipsMagical Bakery Mystery #32013 · 329 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013329
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  5. 5
    Some Enchanted ÉclairMagical Bakery Mystery #42014 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014326
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  6. 6
    Magic and MacaroonsMagical Bakery Mystery #52015 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015320
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  7. 7
    Spells and SconesMagical Bakery Mystery #62016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  8. 8
    Potions and PastriesMagical Bakery Mystery #72017 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017304
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  9. 9
    Cookies and ClairvoyanceMagical Bakery Mystery #82019 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019304
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  10. 10
    Witches and Wedding CakeMagical Bakery Mystery #92020 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020320
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  11. 11
    Spirits and SourdoughMagical Bakery Mystery #102021 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021304
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  12. 12
    Rituals and Rolling PinsMagical Bakery Mystery #112026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Bailey Cates characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Bailey Cates books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Magical Bakery Mystery in order

11 books
  1. 1. Brownies and Broomsticks
  2. 2. Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti
  3. 3. Charms and Chocolate Chips
  4. 4. Some Enchanted Éclair
  5. 5. Magic and Macaroons
  6. 6. Spells and Scones
  7. 7. Potions and Pastries
  8. 8. Cookies and Clairvoyance
  9. 9. Witches and Wedding Cake
  10. 10. Spirits and Sourdough
  11. 11. Rituals and Rolling Pins

Bailey Cates Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Bailey Cates books in order?

You only need to read Bailey Cates books in order within the Magical Bakery Mystery series, which holds 11 of the 12 Bailey Cates books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Bailey Cates

Start with Brownies and Broomsticks (2012), the first Magical Bakery Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Bailey Cates book?

Rituals and Rolling Pins (2026) is the newest Bailey Cates book released so far.

Is there a new Bailey Cates book coming?

No next Bailey Cates book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bailey Cates at a glance

Still publishing
Bailey Cates published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Bailey Cates books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,509 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bailey Cates books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Bailey Cates books are about

9 of the 12 Bailey Cates books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bakeries is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.