Deborah Smith Books in Order
Deborah Smith has written 44 books, published between 1980 and 2017. The first book is Sara's Surprise (1980) and the newest is The Kitchen Charmer (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1980–2017
- Pages on record
- 8,329 in 33 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 139–208 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,329 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Deborah Smith's catalogued work runs through The Kitchen Charmer (2017). Just a Little Bit Guilty (1987) is followed by California Royale, Caught by Surprise, Hold on Tight and Jed's Sweet Revenge (all 1988). Series include Cherokee Trilogy, MacBrides, Waterlilies, Crossroads Café Universe, Douglas Kincaid and Proud Surrender. Subjects include romance fiction, families, widows, secrets and the motion picture industry.
How many Deborah Smith books are there?
Deborah Smith has 44 books, released between 1980 and 2017. They include 9 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.
Deborah Smith Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Deborah Smith 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.
- 119801781/4
- 21987–1/4
- 319881921/4
- 4Jed's Sweet Revenge1988 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419881921/4
- 5California Royale1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 619881801/4
- 719891851/4
- 819891851/4
- 9Hot Touch1989 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419891921/4
- 1019891831/4
- 111989–1/4
- 1219901801/4
- 1319901921/4
- 1419901461/4
- 1519901781/4
- 16Follow the Sun1991 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/419914801/4
- 1719911801/4
- 1819913681/4
- 19Stranger in Camelot1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419911921/4
- 20Miracle1991 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/419914641/4
- 21Blue Willow1993 · 533 pages · confirmed 1/419935331/4
- 22Silk and Stone1994 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/41994101/4
- 23A Place to Call Home1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 24When Venus Fell1998 · 453 pages · confirmed 1/419984531/4
- 2520013201/4
- 26On Bear Mountain2001 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/420014061/4
- 27The Stone Flower Garden2002 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420024001/4
- 28Sweet Hush2003 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/420033001/4
- 2920042721/4
- 30Charming Grace2004 · 446 pages · confirmed 1/420044461/4
- 3120052132/4
- 3220063781/4
- 33A Gentle Rain2007 · 345 pages · confirmed 1/420073451/4
- 34Cat Haiku: The Silly Art, Poetry and Cartoons of a Usually Serious Author2009 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42009401/4
- 3520131201/4
- 3620131601/4
- 372014–1/4
- 38Southern Girls Sag: Why writing books is scary, and other uplifting advice2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 39Where The Foxgloves Bloomla2014 · 66 pages · confirmed 1/42014661/4
- 402014–1/4
- 412014–1/4
- 422014–1/4
- 43The Coin2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 442017–1/4
Deborah Smith 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.
Cherokee Trilogy in order
4 booksDouglas Kincaid in order
4 booksDinah / Rucker in order
3 booksCrossroads Café Universe in order
3 booksMacBrides in order
3 booksSurprise in order
2 booksWaterlilies in order
2 booksIn A Nutshell in order
2 booksProud Surrender in order
1 bookSweet Tea in order
1 bookStandalone books
19 books19 Deborah Smith titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Deborah Smith books in order?
You only need to read Deborah Smith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Deborah Smith
Start with Sara's Surprise (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Deborah Smith book?
The Kitchen Charmer (2017) is the newest Deborah Smith book released so far.
Is there a new Deborah Smith book coming?
No next Deborah Smith book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Deborah Smith at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Deborah Smith title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Deborah Smith books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,329 pages across the 33 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Deborah Smith books, 13 of 44, were published in the 1990s.
What the Deborah Smith books are about
15 of the 44 Deborah Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 2 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 2 of 15 books
- Friendship in children 2 of 15 books
- Women 2 of 15 books