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Catherine Palmer Books in Order

Catherine Palmer has written 56 books, published between 1974 and 2010. The first book is A Victorian Christmas Tea (1974) and the newest is The Gunman's Bride (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
56
Published
1974–2010
Pages on record
12,595 in 42 of 56 books
Reading time
210–315 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,595 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 42 of 56 titles with a page count on record.

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Catherine Palmer writes Christian romance, much of it historical and set in frontier America. The catalogue holds 56 books dated between 1974 and 2010, grouped into Treasures Of The Heart, Town Called Hope, English Ivy and Miss Pickworth. Titles include The Burning Plains (1988), Land of Enchantment (1990), Forbidden (1991), Outlaw Heart (1992) and Gunman's Lady (1993), and the newest listing is The Gunman's Bride (2010). Recorded subjects include marriage, inheritance, pioneer life and American Christmas stories. The list is marked likely complete.

How many Catherine Palmer books are there?

Catherine Palmer has 56 books, released between 1974 and 2010. They include 6 series and 32 titles listed outside any series.

Catherine Palmer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 56 Catherine Palmer 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 A Victorian Christmas Tea by Catherine Palmer (1974)
  2. Cover of The Burning Plains by Catherine Palmer (1988)
  3. Cover of The Wild Winds by Catherine Palmer (1990)
  4. Cover of Land of Enchantment by Catherine Palmer (1990)
  5. Cover of Forbidden by Catherine Palmer (1991)
  6. Cover of Weeping Grass by Catherine Palmer (1992)
  7. Cover of Outlaw Heart by Catherine Palmer (1992)
  8. Cover of Red Hot by Catherine Palmer (1992)
  9. Cover of Gunman's Lady by Catherine Palmer (1993)
  10. Cover of Renegade Flame by Catherine Palmer (1993)
  11. Cover of It Happens Every Spring by Catherine Palmer, book 1 of the Four Seasons series (1996)
  12. Cover of Sometimes Forever by Catherine Palmer (1996)
  13. Cover of A Kiss of Adventure / The Treasure of Timbuktu by Catherine Palmer, book 1 of the Treasures Of The Heart series
  14. Cover of Prairie Rose by Catherine Palmer, book 1 of the Town Called Hope series (1997)
  15. Cover of A Whisper of Danger / The Treasure of Zanzibar by Catherine Palmer, book 2 of the Treasures Of The Heart series
  16. Cover of Prairie Fire by Catherine Palmer, book 2 of the Town Called Hope series (1998)
  17. Cover of Lone Star by Catherine Palmer (1998)
  18. Cover of Finders Keepers by Catherine Palmer, book 1 of the Finders Keepers series (1999)
  19. Cover of Prairie Storm by Catherine Palmer, book 3 of the Town Called Hope series (1999)
  20. Cover of A Touch of Betrayal by Catherine Palmer, book 3 of the Treasures Of The Heart series (2000)
  21. Cover of Prairie Christmas by Catherine Palmer, book 4 of the Town Called Hope series (2000)
  22. Cover of Hide & Seek by Catherine Palmer, book 2 of the Finders Keepers series (2001)
  23. Cover of A Victorian Christmas Keepsake by Catherine Palmer (2001)
  24. Cover of A Dangerous Silence by Catherine Palmer (2001)
  1. 1
    A Victorian Christmas Tea1974 · 347 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974347
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  2. 2
    The Burning Plains1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  3. 3
    The Wild Winds1990 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990323
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  4. 4
    Land of Enchantment1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  5. 5
    Forbidden1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  6. 6
    Weeping Grass1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  7. 7
    Outlaw Heart1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  8. 8
    Red Hot1992 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992250
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  9. 9
    Gunman's Lady1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  10. 10
    Renegade Flame1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  11. 11
    For the Love of a Child1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  12. 12
    Falcon Moon1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  13. 13
    His Best Friend's Wife1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  14. 14
    It Happens Every SpringFour Seasons #11996 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996286
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  15. 15
    Sometimes Forever1996 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19961
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  16. 16
    A Kiss of Adventure / The Treasure of TimbuktuTreasures Of The Heart #11997 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997350
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  17. 17
    Prairie RoseTown Called Hope #11997 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997262
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  18. 18
    A Whisper of Danger / The Treasure of ZanzibarTreasures Of The Heart #21997 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997342
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  19. 19
    A Victorian Christmas Quilt1998 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998400
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  20. 20
    Prairie FireTown Called Hope #21998 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998273
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  21. 21
    Lone Star1998 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998144
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  22. 22
    Finders KeepersFinders Keepers #11999 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999282
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  23. 23
    Prairie StormTown Called Hope #31999 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999251
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  24. 24
    A Touch of BetrayalTreasures Of The Heart #32000 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000308
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  25. 25
    Prairie ChristmasTown Called Hope #42000 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000285
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  26. 26
    Hide & SeekFinders Keepers #22001 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001260
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  27. 27
    A Victorian Christmas Keepsake2001 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001337
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  28. 28
    A Dangerous Silence2001 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001496
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  29. 29
    English IvyEnglish Ivy #12002 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002322
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  30. 30
    A Victorian RoseEnglish Ivy #22002 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002126
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Catherine Palmer 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.

Four Seasons in order

4 books
  1. 1. It Happens Every Spring
  2. 2. Summer Breeze
  3. 3. Falling for You Again
  4. 4. Winter Turns to Spring

Treasures Of The Heart in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Kiss of Adventure / The Treasure of Timbuktu
  2. 2. A Whisper of Danger / The Treasure of Zanzibar
  3. 3. A Touch of Betrayal
  4. 4. Sunrise Song

Town Called Hope in order

4 books
  1. 1. Prairie Rose
  2. 2. Prairie Fire
  3. 3. Prairie Storm
  4. 4. Prairie Christmas

English Ivy in order

4 books
  1. 1. English Ivy
  2. 2. A Victorian Rose
  3. 3. Wild Heather
  4. 4. Sweet Violet

Haven in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fatal Harvest
  2. 2. Thread of Deceit
  3. 3. Stranger in the Night

Miss Pickworth in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Affectionate Adversary
  2. 2. The Bachelor's Bargain
  3. 3. The Courteous Cad

Finders Keepers in order

2 books
  1. 1. Finders Keepers
  2. 2. Hide & Seek

Standalone books

32 books

32 Catherine Palmer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Catherine Palmer books in order?

You only need to read Catherine Palmer 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 Palmer

Start with A Victorian Christmas Tea (1974), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Catherine Palmer book?

The Gunman's Bride (2010) is the newest Catherine Palmer book released so far.

Is there a new Catherine Palmer book coming?

No next Catherine Palmer 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 Palmer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Catherine Palmer title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Catherine Palmer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,595 pages across the 42 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Catherine Palmer books, 31 of 56, were published in the 2000s.

What the Catherine Palmer books are about

50 of the 56 Catherine Palmer 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 10 of 50. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.