Francine Rivers Books in Order
Francine Rivers has written 42 books, published between 1979 and 2022. The first book is Kathleen (1979) and the newest is The Lady's Mine (2022). One more title is announced: The Woman Between (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1979–2022
- Confirmed
- 43 of 43 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,534 in 28 of 43 books
- Reading time
- 159–238 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,534 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 43 titles with a page count on record.
Francine Rivers writes Christian historical fiction. Biblical history, frontier life and the bond between mothers and daughters run through 43 catalogued books, the earliest being Kathleen (1979). Mark of the Lion, A Lineage of Grace, Sons of Encouragement and Marta's Legacy are the main series, non-fiction and short stories fill out the list, and The Woman Between is scheduled for 2027.
Rivers began her career writing general-market romance before shifting to Christian fiction, with themes of faith, redemption and personal transformation. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame and has received the Christy Award and the RITA Award.
How many Francine Rivers books are there?
Francine Rivers has 42 published books, released between 1979 and 2022. They include 3 separate series. One more, The Woman Between (2027), is announced.
Francine Rivers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 43 Francine Rivers 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.
- 119793524/4
- 219813774/4
- 319831924/4
- 41983–4/4
- 51983–4/4
- 619841924/4
- 719854484/4
- 819851924/4
- 91985–4/4
- 101986–4/4
- 111987–4/4
- 1219914794/4
- 131993–4/4
- 1419944464/4
- 1519954884/4
- 1619954014/4
- 1719974164/4
- 1819982304/4
- 1919983314/4
- 201999–4/4
- 2119994254/4
- 2220001734/4
- 2320001764/4
- 2420015604/4
- 252001–4/4
- 2620012144/4
- 2720012124/4
- 282003–4/4
- 2920042284/4
- 302005–4/4
- 312006–4/4
- 3220072164/4
- 3320072314/4
- 3420087364/4
- 352010–4/4
- 362010–4/4
- 3720146674/4
- 3820162244/4
- 3920185124/4
- 40A Path to Redeeming Love: A Forty-Day DevotionalFrancine Rivers Non-Fiction #12020 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/420202244/4
- 4120201924/4
- 422022–4/4
- 432027–3/4
Francine Rivers 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.
Francine Rivers Standalone Novels
21 books21 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sons of Encouragement in order
5 booksLineage of Grace in order
5 booksMark of the Lion in order
3 booksFrancine Rivers Short Story
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Francine Rivers Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Marta's Legacy in order
2 booksFrancine Rivers Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Francine Rivers Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Francine Rivers books run from Kathleen (1979) to The Lady's Mine (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Francine Rivers in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Francine Rivers books in order?
You only need to read Francine Rivers books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Francine Rivers
Start with Kathleen (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Francine Rivers book?
The Lady's Mine (2022) is the newest Francine Rivers book released so far.
Is there a new Francine Rivers book coming?
Yes. The Woman Between (2027) is the next Francine Rivers 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.
Francine Rivers at a glance
- Still publishing
- Francine Rivers is still publishing. The Woman Between is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Francine Rivers books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,534 pages across the 28 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Francine Rivers books, 13 of 43, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 42 of the 43 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Francine Rivers books are about
33 of the 43 Francine Rivers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: religious fiction is tagged on 12 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Religious fiction 12 of 33 books
- Bible 8 of 33 books
- History of Biblical events 8 of 33 books
- Women in the Bible 5 of 33 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 33 books
- Christian fiction 3 of 33 books
- Mothers and daughters 3 of 33 books
- Women pioneers 3 of 33 books
- Bible. in fiction 2 of 33 books
- Christian, historical 2 of 33 books