Karly Lane Books in Order

Karly Lane has written 30 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is North Star (2011) and the newest is Needle in a Haystack (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2011–2025
Pages on record
3,496 in 11 of 30 books

Karly Lane writes Australian rural romance. Country life, family, friendship and widowhood run through 30 books published between 2011 and 2025, from North Star (2011) to Needle in a Haystack (2025). Titles often carry a woman's name - Bridie's Choice (2012), Poppy's Dilemma (2013), Gemma's Bluff (2014) - and the two named series are the Callahans of Stringybark Creek and Guardians of the Crossing.

How many Karly Lane books are there?

Karly Lane has 30 books, released between 2011 and 2025. They include 2 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

Karly Lane Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Karly Lane 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
    North Star2011 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011304
  2. 2
    Morgan's Law2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  3. 3
    Bridie's Choice2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  4. 4
    Burnt2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  5. 5
    December's Wish2013 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013184
  6. 6
    Poppy's Dilemma2013 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013328
  7. 7
    Gemma's Bluff2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  8. 8
    Tallowood Bound2015 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015384
  9. 9
    Second Chance Town2016 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016368
  10. 10
    If Wishes Were Horses2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  11. 11
    The Wrong CallahanCallahans of Stringybark Creek #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  12. 12
    Third Time Lucky2018 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018352
  13. 13
    Six Ways to Sunday2018 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018376
  14. 14
    Mr Right NowCallahans of Stringybark Creek #22019 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019312
  15. 15
    Return to Stringybark CreekCallahans of Stringybark Creek #32019 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019328
  16. 16
    Someone Like You2019 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019344
  17. 17
    The Lions PreyGuardians of the Crossing #12020 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020216
  18. 18
    Reign of SecretsGuardians of the Crossing #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  19. 19
    Blood of KingsGuardians of the Crossing #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  20. 20
    Fool Me Once2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  21. 21
    Take Me Home2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  22. 22
    Once Burnt, Twice Shy2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  23. 23
    Something Like This2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  24. 24
    A Stone’s Throw Away2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  25. 25
    Accidentally Working Class2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  26. 26
    Wish You Were Here2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  27. 27
    Time After Time2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  28. 28
    For Once In My Life2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  29. 29
    The One That Got Away2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  30. 30
    Needle in a Haystack2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Karly Lane 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.

Callahans of Stringybark Creek in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Wrong Callahan
  2. 2. Mr Right Now
  3. 3. Return to Stringybark Creek

Guardians of the Crossing in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Lions Prey
  2. 2. Reign of Secrets
  3. 3. Blood of Kings

Standalone books

24 books

24 Karly Lane titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karly Lane books in order?

You only need to read Karly Lane books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Karly Lane

Start with North Star (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karly Lane book?

Needle in a Haystack (2025) is the newest Karly Lane book released so far.

Is there a new Karly Lane book coming?

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

Karly Lane at a glance

Still publishing
Karly Lane published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Karly Lane books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,496 pages across the 11 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karly Lane books, 16 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

What the Karly Lane books are about

11 of the 30 Karly Lane 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 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Man-woman relationships 4 of 11 books
  • Romance 3 of 11 books
  • Australia 2 of 11 books