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Barbara Bretton Books in Order

Barbara Bretton has written 69 books, published between 1983 and 2022. The first book is Love Changes (1983) and the newest is Enthralled - The Decision (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
69
Published
1983–2022
Confirmed
8 of 69 titles
Pages on record
11,542 in 38 of 69 books
Reading time
192–289 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,542 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 69 titles with a page count on record.

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Barbara Bretton was born Barbara Fuller in New York City on 25 June 1950, studied at Queens College and married Roy Bretton in 1968. Bretton lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and spends time in Maine. A USA Today bestselling author of more than 40 books, Bretton has over ten million copies in print, with translations into twelve languages. The catalogue lists 69 books from Love Changes (1983) to Enthralled - The Decision (2022), with tags for contemporary romance, magic, time travel and knitting shops. Series include Sugar Maple, Shelter Rock Cove and Time Travel Trilogy.

How many Barbara Bretton books are there?

Barbara Bretton has 69 books, released between 1983 and 2022. They include 10 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

Barbara Bretton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 69 Barbara Bretton 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 Love Changes by Barbara Bretton (1983)
  2. Cover of No Safe Place by Barbara Bretton (1985)
  3. Cover of Starfire by Barbara Bretton (1985)
  4. Cover of The Edge of Forever by Barbara Bretton (1986)
  5. Cover of Shooting Star by Barbara Bretton (1986)
  6. Cover of A Fine Madness by Barbara Bretton, book 2 of the Pax series (1988)
  7. Cover of Honeymoon Hotel by Barbara Bretton, book 3 of the Pax series (1988)
  8. Cover of Nobody's Baby by Barbara Bretton, book 33 of the Men: Made in America series (1988)
  9. Cover of Mrs. Scrooge by Barbara Bretton, book 1 of the Rocky Hill Holiday series (1989)
  10. Cover of Mother Knows Best by Barbara Bretton, book 3 of the Close to Home series (1989)
  11. Cover of Fire's Lady by Barbara Bretton (1989)
  12. Cover of All We Know of Heaven by Barbara Bretton, book 4 of the Pax series (1990)
  13. Cover of Stranger in Paradise by Barbara Bretton, book 6 of the Century Of American Dreams series (1990)
  14. Cover of The Perfect Frame, book 8 of the Dangerous to Love USA Series (1991)
  15. Cover of Somewhere in Time by Barbara Bretton, book 1 of the Time Travel Trilogy (1992)
  16. Cover of The Reluctant Bride by Barbara Bretton, book 6 of the Safe Haven series (1992)
  17. Cover of Daddy's Girl by Barbara Bretton, book 21 of the Born in the USA Series (1992)
  18. Cover of Passion's Verdict, book 12 of the Dangerous to Love USA Series (1993)
  19. Cover of Tomorrow and Always by Barbara Bretton, book 2 of the Time Travel Trilogy (1994)
  20. Cover of The Invisible Groom by Barbara Bretton, book 6 of the More Than Men series (1994)
  21. Cover of One and Only by Barbara Bretton (1994)
  22. Cover of Maybe This Time by Barbara Bretton, book 1 of the Jersey Strong series (1995)
  23. Cover of Operation: Husband by Barbara Bretton, book 1 of the Wilde series (1995)
  24. Cover of Destinys Child by Barbara Bretton, book 3 of the Time Travel Trilogy (1995)
  1. 1
    Love Changes1983 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983249
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  2. 2
    Sweetest Of Debts1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  3. 3
    No Safe Place1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  4. 4
    Starfire1985 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985248
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  5. 5
    Promises In The Night1986 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986252
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  6. 6
    The Edge of Forever1986 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986251
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  7. 7
    Shooting Star1986 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986251
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Second Harmony1987 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987253
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  9. 9
    Playing for TimeMen at Work #91987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    A Fine MadnessPax #21988 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988251
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Honeymoon HotelPax #31988 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988251
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Nobody's BabyMen: Made in America #331988 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988252
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  13. 13
    Mrs. ScroogeRocky Hill Holiday #11989 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989251
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  14. 14
    Mother Knows BestClose to Home #31989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  15. 15
    Sail AwayClose to Home #41989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  16. 16
    Midnight Lover1989 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989280
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  17. 17
    Fire's Lady1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  18. 18
    Sentimental JourneyCentury Of American Dreams #11990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    All We Know of HeavenPax #41990 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990250
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Sentimental JourneyCentury Of American Dreams #51990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Stranger in ParadiseCentury Of American Dreams #61990 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990348
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Bundle Of JoyRocky Hill Holiday #21991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    The Perfect FrameDangerous to Love USA Series #81991 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991251
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  24. 24
    Somewhere in TimeTime Travel Trilogy #11992 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992346
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  25. 25
    The Reluctant BrideSafe Haven #61992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  26. 26
    Stage WhispersDangerous to Love USA Series #101992 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992252
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  27. 27
    Daddy's GirlBorn in the USA Series #211992 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992384
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  28. 28
    The Bride Came C.O.D.Pax #51993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  29. 29
    Passion's VerdictDangerous to Love USA Series #121993 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993192
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  30. 30
    The Princess and the BillionaireBillionaire Lovers #21994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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Barbara Bretton series in order

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

Barbara Bretton 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.

Jersey Strong in order

6 books
  1. 1. Maybe This Time
  2. 2. Sleeping Alone
  3. 3. Once Around
  4. 4. The Day We Met
  5. 5. Just Like Heaven
  6. 6. Just Desserts

Rocky Hill Holiday in order

4 books
  1. 1. Mrs. Scrooge
  2. 2. Bundle Of Joy
  3. 3. Just In Time
  4. 4. Annie's Gift

Pax in order

4 books
  1. 2. A Fine Madness
  2. 3. Honeymoon Hotel
  3. 4. All We Know of Heaven
  4. 5. The Bride Came C.O.D.

Dangerous to Love USA Series in order

4 books
  1. 8. The Perfect Frame
  2. 10. Stage Whispers
  3. 12. Passion's Verdict
  4. 23. A Secret And A Bridal Pledge

Century Of American Dreams in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sentimental Journey
  2. 5. Sentimental Journey
  3. 6. Stranger in Paradise

Time Travel Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Somewhere in Time
  2. 2. Tomorrow and Always
  3. 3. Destinys Child

Wilde in order

2 books
  1. 1. Operation: Husband
  2. 2. Operation: Baby

Idle Point, Maine in order

2 books
  1. 1. At Last
  2. 2. Someone Like You

Shelter Rock Cove in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Soft Place to Fall
  2. 2. Girls of Summer

Paradise Point in order

2 books
  1. 1. Shore Lights
  2. 2. Chances Are

Close to Home in order

2 books
  1. 3. Mother Knows Best
  2. 4. Sail Away

Billionaire Lovers in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Princess and the Billionaire

Home Front in order

1 book
  1. 3. Where or When

Safe Haven in order

1 book
  1. 6. The Reluctant Bride

More Than Men in order

1 book
  1. 6. The Invisible Groom

Men at Work in order

1 book
  1. 9. Playing for Time

Born in the USA Series in order

1 book
  1. 21. Daddy's Girl

Men: Made in America in order

1 book
  1. 33. Nobody's Baby

Standalone books

19 books

19 Barbara Bretton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Barbara Bretton books in order?

You only need to read Barbara Bretton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Barbara Bretton

Start with Casting Spells (2008), the first Sugar Maple book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Love Changes (1983).

What is the newest Barbara Bretton book?

Enthralled - The Decision (2022) is the newest Barbara Bretton book released so far.

Is there a new Barbara Bretton book coming?

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

Barbara Bretton at a glance

Paused
No new Barbara Bretton title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Barbara Bretton books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,542 pages across the 38 of 69 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Barbara Bretton books, 25 of 69, were published in the 1990s.

What the Barbara Bretton books are about

41 of the 69 Barbara Bretton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 13 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.