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Christina Baker Kline Books in Order

Christina Baker Kline has written 14 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Sweet Water (1993) and the newest is The Foursome (2026). One more title is announced: Watch Her Lie (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14 + 1 announced
Published
1993–2026
Pages on record
2,507 in 8 of 15 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,507 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

See all 15 books in order Printable Christina Baker Kline checklistNext: Watch Her Lie (2027)

Christina Baker Kline writes historical and contemporary fiction about families, inheritance, motherhood and artists. Sweet Water (1993) opens a catalogue of 15 titles, followed by Child of Mine (1997), Desire Lines (1998), Room to Grow (1999) and Bird in Hand (2009). Maine and Tennessee recur as settings. The Foursome is the newest title, and Watch Her Lie is scheduled for 2027.

How many Christina Baker Kline books are there?

Christina Baker Kline has 14 published books, released between 1993 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Crystal River series. One more, Watch Her Lie (2027), is announced.

Christina Baker Kline Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Christina Baker Kline 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 Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline (1993)
  2. Cover of Child of Mine by Christina Baker Kline (1997)
  3. Cover of Desire Lines by Christina Baker Kline (1998)
  4. Cover of Room to Grow by Christina Baker Kline (1999)
  5. Cover of The Way Life Should Be by Christina Baker Kline (2007)
  6. Cover of Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline (2009)
  7. Cover of Orphan Train Girl by Christina Baker Kline (2017)
  8. Cover of The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline (2020)
  1. 1
    Sweet Water1993 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993285
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  2. 2
    Child of Mine1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997352
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  3. 3
    Desire Lines1998 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998343
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  4. 4
    Room to Grow1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Way Life Should Be2007 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007274
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  6. 6
    Bird in Hand2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Orphan Train2013 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Vivian's Choice2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    A Piece of the World2017 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017309
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Orphan Train Girl2017 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Exiles2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Scenic Route2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Please Don't LieCrystal River #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Foursome2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Watch Her LieCrystal River #22027 · confirmed 2/4
    2027–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Christina Baker Kline 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.

Crystal River in order

2 books
  1. 1. Please Don't Lie
  2. 2. Watch Her Lie

Standalone books

13 books

13 Christina Baker Kline titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Christina Baker Kline books in order?

You only need to read Christina Baker Kline books in order within the Crystal River series, which holds 2 of the 15 Christina Baker Kline books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Christina Baker Kline

Start with Sweet Water (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Christina Baker Kline book?

The Foursome (2026) is the newest Christina Baker Kline book released so far.

Is there a new Christina Baker Kline book coming?

Yes. Watch Her Lie (2027) is the next Christina Baker Kline book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Christina Baker Kline at a glance

Still publishing
Christina Baker Kline is still publishing. Watch Her Lie is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Christina Baker Kline books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,507 pages across the 8 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Christina Baker Kline books, 4 of 15, were published in the 2020s.

What the Christina Baker Kline books are about

10 of the 15 Christina Baker Kline books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.