Darlene Franklin Books in Order
Darlene Franklin has written 52 books, published between 2005 and 2020. The first book is Romanian Rhapsody (2005) and the newest is New England Courtships (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 52
- Published
- 2005–2020
- Pages on record
- 3,034 in 14 of 52 books
Darlene Franklin writes Christian romance and historical fiction, with women detectives, murder and orphans also among the subjects. The catalogue holds 52 books from Romanian Rhapsody (2005) to New England Courtships (2020). Titles include Gunfight At Grace Gulch (2008), A String Of Murders (2009), Beacon Of Love (2009) and Maple Notch Brides (2011). Series listed are Holidays of the Heart, Dressed for Death Mystery, Green Mountain Brides and Love Everlasting.
How many Darlene Franklin books are there?
Darlene Franklin has 52 books, released between 2005 and 2020. They include 4 series and 36 titles listed outside any series.
Darlene Franklin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 52 Darlene Franklin 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.
- 1Romanian Rhapsody2005 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/420051741/4
- 220082421/4
- 32009–1/4
- 42009–1/4
- 52010–1/4
- 6Bridge to Love2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 72011–2/4
- 8Maple Notch Brides2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 9Plainsong2011 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/420111701/4
- 10Love's Raid2011 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/420111711/4
- 11A Bride's Rogue in Roma, Texas2012 · 315 pages · confirmed 1/420123151/4
- 12It Is Well with My Soul2013 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420131921/4
- 13Pride's Fall2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 15Golden Dreams2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 162014–1/4
- 1720145061/4
- 18When Pines Whisper2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 19Homefront Dreams2014 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420141921/4
- 20Colorado Melodies2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 21A Reader's Journey through Matthew2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 22Lucy Ames, Sharpshooter2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 232015–1/4
- 24An Advent Journey through Matthew2015 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/42015841/4
- 252015–1/4
- 262015–1/4
- 272015–1/4
- 282015–2/4
- 29Small-Town Bachelor2015 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420151921/4
- 302016–1/4
- 31The Face of Mary2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 32Beginnings: 30 Days in Genesis-Exodus2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 332016–1/4
- 343-Minute Devotions for a Cat Lover's Heart2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 35A Bride's Rogue2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 36Lawmen and the Lawless2016 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420164641/4
- 372017–1/4
- 38Courting Cortlands2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 39First Christmas2017 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/420171261/4
- 40Love's Turning Point2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 41Acadian Hearts2017 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420171121/4
- 422017–1/4
- 43Maple Notch Days2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 44Her Rocky Mountain Highness2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 45Merry Christmas with Love2017 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/42017941/4
- 46A 12-Month Guide to Better Prayer for Women2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 47All Roads Lead Home2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 48Pray through the Bible in a Year Journal2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 49Of Cash and Cats2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 50Love Comes Calling2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 51A Cat Appuurred Romance2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 52New England Courtships2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Darlene Franklin 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.
Holidays of the Heart in order
4 booksDressed for Death Mystery in order
3 booksNewport, Rhode Island in order
1 bookGreen Mountain Brides in order
1 bookTexas Trail in order
1 bookBrides of Texas in order
1 bookLove Everlasting in order
1 bookChristmas Traditions in order
1 book- 2. Sadie's Gift
Love's Sporting Chance in order
1 bookRunaway Bride Novella
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Christmas Mail Order Angels in order
1 bookStandalone books
36 books36 Darlene Franklin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Darlene Franklin books in order?
You only need to read Darlene Franklin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Darlene Franklin
Start with Romanian Rhapsody (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Darlene Franklin book?
New England Courtships (2020) is the newest Darlene Franklin book released so far.
Is there a new Darlene Franklin book coming?
No next Darlene Franklin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Darlene Franklin at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Darlene Franklin title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Darlene Franklin books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,034 pages across the 14 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 183 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Darlene Franklin books, 47 of 52, were published in the 2010s.
What the Darlene Franklin books are about
17 of the 52 Darlene Franklin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 6 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Man-woman relationships 6 of 17 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 17 books
- Christian, romance 3 of 17 books
- Religious fiction 2 of 17 books
- Romance 2 of 17 books