Charlene Carr Books in Order

Charlene Carr has written 13 books, published between 2014 and 2024. The first book is When Comes The Joy (2014) and the newest is We Rip the World Apart (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2014–2024
Pages on record
238 in 1 of 13 books

Charlene Carr is a Canadian writer who lives in Nova Scotia. The novel We Rip the World Apart (2024) won the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction at the 2025 Atlantic Book Awards. Carr's 13 catalogued books begin in 2014 with When Comes The Joy and Where There Is Life. Other titles include Beneath the Silence, Forever In My Heart, Elixir Vitae and The Stories We Tell. Carr's series are A New Start and Behind Our Lives.

How many Charlene Carr books are there?

Charlene Carr has 13 books, released between 2014 and 2024. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Charlene Carr Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Charlene Carr 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
    When Comes The JoyA New Start #12014 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014238
  2. 2
    Where There Is LifeA New Start #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  3. 3
    Beneath the Silence2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  4. 4
    By What We LoveA New Start #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  5. 5
    Forever In My HeartA New Start #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  6. 6
    Before I Knew You2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  7. 7
    Behind Our LivesBehind Our Lives #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  8. 8
    Whispers of HopeA New Start #52016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  9. 9
    Elixir Vitae2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  10. 10
    What We SeeBehind Our Lives #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  11. 11
    The Stories We TellBehind Our Lives #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  12. 12
    Hold My Girl2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  13. 13
    We Rip the World Apart2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

Charlene Carr 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.

A New Start in order

5 books
  1. 1. When Comes The Joy
  2. 2. Where There Is Life
  3. 3. By What We Love
  4. 4. Forever In My Heart
  5. 5. Whispers of Hope

Behind Our Lives in order

3 books
  1. 1. Behind Our Lives
  2. 2. What We See
  3. 3. The Stories We Tell

Standalone books

5 books

5 Charlene Carr titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Charlene Carr books in order?

You only need to read Charlene Carr books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Charlene Carr

Start with When Comes The Joy (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charlene Carr book?

We Rip the World Apart (2024) is the newest Charlene Carr book released so far.

Is there a new Charlene Carr book coming?

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

Charlene Carr at a glance

Still publishing
Charlene Carr published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Charlene Carr books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
238 pages across the 1 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 238 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charlene Carr books, 11 of 13, were published in the 2010s.