Catherine Anderson Books in Order

Catherine Anderson has written 42 books, published between 1970 and 2021. The first book is Coming Up Roses (1970) and the newest is Maple Leaf Harvest (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
42
Published
1970–2021
Confirmed
42 of 42 titles
Pages on record
14,655 in 38 of 42 books
Reading time
244–366 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,655 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 42 titles with a page count on record.

Catherine Anderson writes romance across historical, contemporary and western settings. The Comanche books, the Kendrick, Coulter and Harrigan family novels, Mystic Creek and the Valance Family form the series work, with Oregon ranches and Colorado recurring in the subjects. Forty-two books are catalogued between Coming Up Roses (1970) and Maple Leaf Harvest in 2021.

How many Catherine Anderson books are there?

Catherine Anderson has 42 books, released between 1970 and 2021. They include 6 separate series.

Catherine Anderson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 42 Catherine Anderson 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. 1
    Coming Up RosesCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #11970 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1970419
  2. 2
    Reasonable DoubtCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #21988 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988256
  3. 3
    Without A TraceCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #31989 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989256
  4. 4
    SwitchbackCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #41990 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990256
  5. 5
    Comanche HeartComanche #11991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991
  6. 6
    Comanche MoonComanche #21991 · 483 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991483
  7. 7
    Indigo BlueComanche #31992 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992432
  8. 8
    Cry of the WildCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #51992 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992256
  9. 9
    Comanche MagicComanche #41994 · 414 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994414
  10. 10
    Cheyenne AmberCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #61994 · 422 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994422
  11. 11
    Keegan's LadyKeegan/Paxton #11996 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996416
  12. 12
    Annie's SongCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #71996 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996416
  13. 13
    Simply LoveCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #81997 · 396 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997396
  14. 14
    Forever AfterCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #91998 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998438
  15. 15
    CherishCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #101998 · 391 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998391
  16. 16
    Baby LoveKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #11999 · 420 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999420
  17. 17
    Seventh HeavenCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #112000 · 379 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000379
  18. 18
    Phantom WaltzKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #22001 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001432
  19. 19
    Sweet NothingsKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #32002 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002464
  20. 20
    Always in My HeartCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #122002 · 423 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002423
  21. 21
    Only By Your TouchCatherine Anderson Standalone Novels #132002 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002454
  22. 22
    Apple OrchardCatherine Anderson Picture #12004 · 24 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200424
  23. 23
    Blue SkiesKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #42004 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004419
  24. 24
    Bright EyesKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #52004 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004419
  25. 25
    My SunshineKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #62005 · 421 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005421
  26. 26
    Summer BreezeKeegan/Paxton #22006 · 434 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006434
  27. 27
    Sun KissedKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #72007 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    20071
  28. 28
    Morning LightKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #82008 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008432
  29. 29
    Early DawnKeegan/Paxton #32009 · 417 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009417
  30. 30
    Star BrightKendrick / Coulter / Harrigan #92009 · 418 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009418

Catherine Anderson series and characters in order

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

Catherine Anderson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Catherine Anderson Standalone Novels

14 books

14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Kendrick / Coulter / Harrigan books in order

11 books by Catherine Anderson
  1. 1. Baby Love
  2. 2. Phantom Waltz
  3. 3. Sweet Nothings
  4. 4. Blue Skies
  5. 5. Bright Eyes
  6. 6. My Sunshine
  7. 7. Sun Kissed
  8. 8. Morning Light
  9. 9. Star Bright
  10. 11. Here to Stay
  11. 12. Perfect Timing

Mystic Creek in order

7 books
  1. 1. Silver Thaw
  2. 2. New Leaf
  3. 3. Mulberry Moon
  4. 4. Spring Forward
  5. 5. Strawberry Hill
  6. 6. Huckleberry Lake
  7. 7. Maple Leaf Harvest

Comanche in order

4 books
  1. 1. Comanche Heart
  2. 2. Comanche Moon
  3. 3. Indigo Blue
  4. 4. Comanche Magic

Keegan/Paxton in order

4 books
  1. 1. Keegan's Lady
  2. 2. Summer Breeze
  3. 3. Early Dawn
  4. 4. Lucky Penny

Catherine Anderson Picture in order

1 book
  1. 1. Apple Orchard

Valance Family in order

1 book
  1. 1. Walking On Air

Do you have to read Catherine Anderson books in order?

You only need to read Catherine Anderson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Catherine Anderson

Start with Baby Love (1999), the first Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Coming Up Roses (1970).

What is the newest Catherine Anderson book?

Maple Leaf Harvest (2021) is the newest Catherine Anderson book released so far.

Is there a new Catherine Anderson book coming?

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

Catherine Anderson at a glance

Paused
No new Catherine Anderson title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Catherine Anderson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
14,655 pages across the 38 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 420 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Catherine Anderson books, 14 of 42, were published in the 2000s.

What the Catherine Anderson books are about

41 of the 42 Catherine Anderson 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 20 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.