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Cheris Hodges Books in Order

Cheris Hodges has written 32 books, published between 2001 and 2022. The first book is Searching for Paradise (2001) and the newest is Can't Hide Love (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
2001–2022
Pages on record
5,531 in 17 of 32 books
Reading time
92–138 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,531 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

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Cheris Hodges writes contemporary romance featuring African American characters. Recorded subjects also take in Christian romance, police, policewomen and mystery fiction. The catalogue holds 32 books from Searching for Paradise (2001) to Can't Hide Love (2022), all credited to Cheris Hodges, with Richardson Sisters and Southern Loving as the two recorded series. Titles include Revelations (2003), Cautious Heart (2004), The Business Of Love (2006) and Betting on Love (2009). No further title is scheduled.

How many Cheris Hodges books are there?

Cheris Hodges has 32 books, released between 2001 and 2022. They include 3 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Cheris Hodges Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Cheris Hodges 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 Searching for Paradise by Cheris Hodges (2001)
  2. Cover of Revelations by Cheris Hodges (2003)
  3. Cover of Cautious Heart by Cheris Hodges (2004)
  4. Cover of The Business Of Love by Cheris Hodges (2006)
  5. Cover of Just Can't Get Enough by Cheris Hodges (2007)
  6. Cover of A Love Of Her Own by Cheris Hodges (2009)
  7. Cover of More Than He Can Handle by Cheris Hodges (2009)
  8. Cover of Betting on Love by Cheris Hodges (2009)
  9. Cover of No Other Lover Will Do by Cheris Hodges (2010)
  10. Cover of His Sexy Bad Habit by Cheris Hodges (2011)
  11. Cover of Too Hot for TV by Cheris Hodges (2011)
  12. Cover of Recipe for Desire by Cheris Hodges (2012)
  13. Cover of Forces of Nature by Cheris Hodges (2013)
  14. Cover of Love After War by Cheris Hodges (2013)
  15. Cover of Rumor Has It by Cheris Hodges, book 1 of the Rumor series (2015)
  16. Cover of I Heard a Rumor by Cheris Hodges, book 2 of the Rumor series (2015)
  17. Cover of Deadly Rumors by Cheris Hodges, book 3 of the Rumor series (2017)
  18. Cover of Owner of a Broken Heart by Cheris Hodges, book 1 of the Richardson Sisters series (2020)
  19. Cover of Open Your Heart by Cheris Hodges, book 3 of the Richardson Sisters series (2021)
  1. 1
    Searching for Paradise2001 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001325
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  2. 2
    Revelations2003 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003300
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  3. 3
    Cautious Heart2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Business Of Love2006 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006340
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  5. 5
    Just Can't Get Enough2007 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Let's Get It On2008 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008341
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  7. 7
    A Love Of Her Own2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    More Than He Can Handle2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Betting on Love2009 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009377
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    No Other Lover Will Do2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Maurice and Kenya...The Begining2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    His Sexy Bad Habit2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Too Hot for TV2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    If It Isn't Love2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The End of Us2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Recipe for Desire2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Forces of Nature2013 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013362
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Love After War2013 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013346
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Rumor Has ItRumor #12015 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015346
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  20. 20
    I Heard a RumorRumor #22015 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015343
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Hard For The Money2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  22. 22
    Feel the HeatSouthern Loving #12017 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017224
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  23. 23
    The Heat Between UsSouthern Loving #22017 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017224
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  24. 24
    Deadly RumorsRumor #32017 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017378
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Reclaiming Her Heart2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Another Chance to Love2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Strategic Seduction2018 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018313
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  28. 28
    Tempted at Midnight2019 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Owner of a Broken HeartRichardson Sisters #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Won't Go Home Without YouRichardson Sisters #22021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  31. 31
    Open Your HeartRichardson Sisters #32021 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  32. 32
    Can't Hide LoveRichardson Sisters #42022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Cheris Hodges 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.

Richardson Sisters in order

4 books
  1. 1. Owner of a Broken Heart
  2. 2. Won't Go Home Without You
  3. 3. Open Your Heart
  4. 4. Can't Hide Love

Rumor in order

3 books
  1. 1. Rumor Has It
  2. 2. I Heard a Rumor
  3. 3. Deadly Rumors

Southern Loving in order

2 books
  1. 1. Feel the Heat
  2. 2. The Heat Between Us

Standalone books

23 books

23 Cheris Hodges titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cheris Hodges books in order?

You only need to read Cheris Hodges books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Cheris Hodges

Start with Searching for Paradise (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cheris Hodges book?

Can't Hide Love (2022) is the newest Cheris Hodges book released so far.

Is there a new Cheris Hodges book coming?

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

Cheris Hodges at a glance

Paused
No new Cheris Hodges title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Cheris Hodges books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,531 pages across the 17 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 341 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cheris Hodges books, 19 of 32, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cheris Hodges books are about

19 of the 32 Cheris Hodges books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 16 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.