Deeanne Gist Books in Order

Deeanne Gist has written 10 books, published between 2005 and 2015. The first book is A Bride Most Begrudging (2005) and the newest is Tiffany Girl (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2005–2015
Pages on record
2,763 in 7 of 10 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,763 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Deeanne Gist writes Christian historical romance. Ten books are catalogued, opening with A Bride Most Begrudging (2005) and closing with Tiffany Girl (2015). The novels are set in American history, with Texas, Chicago and the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition among their settings, and the Essie Spreckelmeyer books form the one series in the run.

How many Deeanne Gist books are there?

Deeanne Gist has 10 books, released between 2005 and 2015. 2 of them belong to the Essie Spreckelmeyer series.

Deeanne Gist Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Deeanne Gist 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. 1
    A Bride Most Begrudging2005 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005347
  2. 2
    The Measure of a Lady2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006320
  3. 3
    Courting TroubleEssie Spreckelmeyer #12007 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007336
  4. 4
    Deep in the Heart of TroubleEssie Spreckelmeyer #22008 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008384
  5. 5
    A Bride in the Bargain2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  6. 6
    Maid to Match2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  7. 7
    Love on the Line2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  8. 8
    It Happened at the Fair2013 · 418 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013418
  9. 9
    Fair Play2014 · 446 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014446
  10. 10
    Tiffany Girl2015 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015512

Deeanne Gist 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.

Essie Spreckelmeyer in order

2 books
  1. 1. Courting Trouble
  2. 2. Deep in the Heart of Trouble

Standalone books

8 books

8 Deeanne Gist titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Deeanne Gist books in order?

You only need to read Deeanne Gist books in order within the Essie Spreckelmeyer series, which holds 2 of the 10 Deeanne Gist books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Deeanne Gist

Start with A Bride Most Begrudging (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Deeanne Gist book?

Tiffany Girl (2015) is the newest Deeanne Gist book released so far.

Is there a new Deeanne Gist book coming?

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

Deeanne Gist at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Deeanne Gist title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Deeanne Gist books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,763 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Deeanne Gist books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Deeanne Gist books are about

All 10 Deeanne Gist books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian, romance is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.