Debbie Macomber Books in Order
Debbie Macomber has written 245 books, published between 1983 and 2026. The first book is Starlight (1983) and the newest is A Date with Santa (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 245
- Published
- 1983–2026
- Confirmed
- 243 of 245 titles
- Pages on record
- 46,372 in 156 of 245 books
- Reading time
- 773–1,159 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 46,372 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 156 of 245 titles with a page count on record.
Debbie Macomber, born October 22, 1948, is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six Macomber novels became made-for-TV movies, and the Cedar Cove novels became a television series of the same name, with Macomber serving as executive producer on the adaptations. Macomber won the first fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and holds a RITA Award and a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America. The catalogue counts 245 books between Starlight (1983) and A Date with Santa (2026). Series include Heart of Texas, Midnight Sons, Navy, Those Manning Men, Orchard Valley and Angels Everywhere.
The Angels Everywhere series by Debbie Macomber follows angels sent to Earth to help people facing struggles such as broken relationships, lost hope, or difficult decisions. The books center on kindness, forgiveness, and second chances involving faith and love.
How many Debbie Macomber books are there?
Debbie Macomber has 245 books, released between 1983 and 2026. They include 20 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Debbie Macomber Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 245 Debbie Macomber books in the order they were released, 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.
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- 31984–4/4
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- 541991–4/4
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- 57Here Comes Trouble / Christmas in the HeadlinesDebbie Macomber Standalone Novels #421991 · confirmed 3/41991–3/4
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- 591991–4/4
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- 6119921864/4
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- 631992–3/4
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- 651992–3/4
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- 68The First Man You Meet / The First Man You'll Ever MeetDebbie Macomber Standalone Novels #471992 · confirmed 4/41992–4/4
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- 721993–4/4
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- 78Bride Wanted1993 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419932561/4
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- 821994–4/4
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- 981996–4/4
- 99Montana / Montana: No Place Like HomeDebbie Macomber Standalone Novels #551997 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/419973844/4
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- 116The Truly Terribly Horrible Sweater...That Grandma KnitDebbie Macomber Picture #12000 · confirmed 4/42000–4/4
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- 133When Christmas Comes / Trading ChristmasDebbie Macomber Standalone Novels #672004 · 362 pages · confirmed 4/420043624/4
- 134Knit Along with Debbie Macomber - A Good YarnDebbie Macomber Non-Fiction #12005 · 48 pages · confirmed 4/42005484/4
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- 13620052484/4
- 137There's Something About ChristmasDebbie Macomber Standalone Novels #682005 · 284 pages · confirmed 4/420052844/4
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- 1402006–3/4
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- 1602010–4/4
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- 16220102534/4
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- 1642010–4/4
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- 166Knit Along With Debbie Macomber: Hannah's ListDebbie Macomber Non-Fiction #42010 · 50 pages · confirmed 4/42010504/4
- 1672010–4/4
- 16820104124/4
- 1692010–4/4
- 1702010–4/4
- 1712010–3/4
- 1722011–4/4
- 173Knit Along with Debbie Macomber: A Turn in the RoadDebbie Macomber Non-Fiction #62011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 1742011–4/4
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- 1772011–4/4
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- 1792012–4/4
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- 221Twenty-One Wishes2020 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420204801/4
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- 2322022–4/4
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- 235Debbie Macomber's Holly Jolly Christmas Coloring BookDebbie Macomber Non-Fiction #132022 · confirmed 4/42022–4/4
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- 2442026–3/4
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Debbie Macomber characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Cedar Cove books in order 18 books
- Blossom Street books in order 15 books
- Rose Harbor books in order 8 books
- Heart Of Texas (Debbie Macomber) books in order 8 books
Debbie Macomber books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Debbie Macomber Standalone Novels
105 books105 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Debbie Macomber Non-Fiction
13 books13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Cedar Cove books in order
12 books by Debbie MacomberBlossom Street books in order
11 books by Debbie MacomberHeart of Texas in order
8 booksAngels Everywhere in order
7 booksMidnight Sons in order
7 booksRose Harbor books in order
6 books by Debbie MacomberThose Manning Men in order
5 booksDakota in order
5 booksThat Special Woman in order
5 booksOrchard Valley in order
4 books- 1. Valerie
- 2. Stephanie
- 3. Norah
- 5. Come Back to Me
Miracle in order
4 booksLegendary Lovers in order
3 booksDebbie Macomber Short Story
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
From This Day Forward in order
3 booksDeliverance Company in order
3 booksBlossom Street Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
New Beginnings in order
3 booksDebbie Macomber Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Oceanside in order
3 booksWyoming Brides in order
2 booksManning Sisters in order
2 booksBack To The Ranch in order
2 booksRose Harbor Short Stories
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dryden Brothers in order
1 bookDebbie Macomber Picture in order
1 bookCedar Cove Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Blossom Street Kids in order
1 bookAngel Books in order
1 bookSolution: Wedding Series in order
1 bookMen: Made in America in order
1 bookWestern Lovers in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Debbie Macomber titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Debbie Macomber Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Debbie Macomber books run from Starlight (1983) to A Date with Santa (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Debbie Macomber in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Debbie Macomber books in order?
You only need to read Debbie Macomber books in order within each series: the books listed here span 20 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Debbie Macomber
Start with the first book of the Debbie Macomber series you want to read: Cedar Cove starts with 16 Lighthouse Road (2001), Blossom Street starts with The Shop on Blossom Street (2003) and Rose Harbor starts with When First They Met (2012). The earliest catalogued title overall is Starlight (1983).
What is the newest Debbie Macomber book?
A Date with Santa (2026) is the newest Debbie Macomber book released so far.
Is there a new Debbie Macomber book coming?
No next Debbie Macomber book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Debbie Macomber has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Debbie Macomber. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Quill Award2005Won
- RITA Awards2003Won
Printable Debbie Macomber Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 245 books in publication order is on the Debbie Macomber reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Debbie Macomber at a glance
- Still publishing
- Debbie Macomber published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Debbie Macomber books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 46,372 pages across the 156 of 245 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Debbie Macomber books, 71 of 245, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 231 of the 245 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 243 in at least three.
What the Debbie Macomber books are about
194 of the 245 Debbie Macomber 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 84 of 194. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 84 of 194 books
- Contemporary romance 59 of 194 books
- Man-woman relationships 50 of 194 books
- Women 17 of 194 books
- Christmas 13 of 194 books
- Female friendship 10 of 194 books
- Cedar Cove (Wash. : Imaginary place) 8 of 194 books
- Texas 8 of 194 books
- Angels 7 of 194 books
- Bed and breakfast accommodations 7 of 194 books