Kathleen E. Woodiwiss Books in Order
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss has written 14 books, published between 1972 and 2007. The first book is The Flame and the Flower (1972) and the newest is Everlasting (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1972–2007
- Total pages
- 7,397 across 14 books
- Reading time
- 123–185 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,397 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss was an American novelist whose 1972 debut The Flame and the Flower established the historical romance genre. The catalogue holds 14 books, closing in 2007, the year of her death, and takes in The Wolf and the Dove (1974), Shanna (1977), Ashes in the Wind (1979), A Rose in Winter (1982) and Petals on the River (1997). Love stories, historical settings, forced marriage and manners are the recurring subjects. The Birmingham Family Saga is the one series in the run.
How many Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books are there?
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss has 14 books, released between 1972 and 2007. 4 of them belong to the Birmingham Family Saga series.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 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.
- 119723722/4
- 219745082/4
- 319776662/4
- 419796722/4
- 519825672/4
- 619845012/4
- 719896582/4
- 819925832/4
- 919963932/4
- 1019975402/4
- 1119984852/4
- 1220004882/4
- 1320035802/4
- 1420073842/4
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 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.
Kathleen E. Woodwiss Standalone Novels
10 books10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Birmingham Family Saga in order
4 booksDo you have to read Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books in order?
You only need to read Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books in order within the Birmingham Family Saga series, which holds 4 of the 14 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Start with The Flame and the Flower (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kathleen E. Woodiwiss book?
Everlasting (2007) is the newest Kathleen E. Woodiwiss book released so far.
Is there a new Kathleen E. Woodiwiss book coming?
No next Kathleen E. Woodiwiss book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss at a glance
- Died
- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss died in 2007, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Kathleen E. Woodiwiss on record dates from 2007.
- Release pace
- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 7,397 pages across all 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 524 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books, 4 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books are about
All 14 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 9 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical romance 9 of 14 books
- Romance 8 of 14 books
- Historical fiction 6 of 14 books
- History 5 of 14 books
- Social life and customs 4 of 14 books
- Manners and customs 3 of 14 books
- Young women 2 of 14 books