Kay Bratt Books in Order
Kay Bratt has written 48 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Silent Tears (2008) and the newest is It's Only Love (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 48
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Confirmed
- 11 of 48 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,821 in 14 of 48 books
Kay Bratt's catalogue lists 48 books from Silent Tears (2008) to It's Only Love (2026). China, orphanages, abandoned children, coming of age and birthparents are among the recorded subjects. Series include Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Hart's Ridge, Life of Willow, Sworn Sisters and Daughter's Quest for Truth. Chasing China (2011), The Bridge (2011), A Thread Unbroken (2012), Train to Nowhere (2012) and The Scavenger's Daughters (2013) are among the earlier titles.
The Hart's Ridge series is set in a small town in the American South.
How many Kay Bratt books are there?
Kay Bratt has 48 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 5 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Kay Bratt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 48 Kay Bratt 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.
- 1Silent Tears2008 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/420083352/4
- 220113392/4
- 3Mei Li and the Wise Laoshi2011 · 38 pages · confirmed 2/42011382/4
- 4The Bridge2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 5A Thread Unbroken2012 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/420122852/4
- 6Train to Nowhere2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 720132572/4
- 8Eyes Like Mine2013 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/42013242/4
- 920133282/4
- 1020143522/4
- 1120143052/4
- 1220154162/4
- 1320163382/4
- 142016–2/4
- 15The Pursuit of Panama2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 16Wish Me Home2017 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/420172992/4
- 17Dancing with the Sun2018 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/420182362/4
- 1820192692/4
- 192020–2/4
- 202020–2/4
- 212020–2/4
- 22All My Dogs Go to Heaven2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 232021–2/4
- 24Hart's Ridge: Book 12022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 252022–4/4
- 262022–4/4
- 272022–4/4
- 282023–2/4
- 292023–2/4
- 302023–2/4
- 312023–2/4
- 322023–3/4
- 332023–2/4
- 342023–2/4
- 352023–2/4
- 362023–2/4
- 372024–2/4
- 382024–2/4
- 392024–2/4
- 402024–3/4
- 412024–3/4
- 422025–2/4
- 432025–3/4
- 442025–3/4
- 452025–3/4
- 462026–3/4
- 472026–3/4
- 482026–2/4
Kay Bratt series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Hart's Ridge books in order 20 books
Kay Bratt 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.
Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters in order
5 booksWishing Tree in order
4 booksBy the Sea in order
3 booksLife of Willow in order
2 booksSworn Sisters in order
2 booksDragonfly Cove Dog Park in order
2 booksDaughter's Quest for Truth in order
1 bookSail Away in order
1 bookStandalone books
11 books11 Kay Bratt titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kay Bratt books in order?
You only need to read Kay Bratt books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kay Bratt
Start with Make Me Love You (2021), the first Hart's Ridge book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Silent Tears (2008).
What is the newest Kay Bratt book?
It's Only Love (2026) is the newest Kay Bratt book released so far.
Is there a new Kay Bratt book coming?
No next Kay Bratt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kay Bratt at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kay Bratt published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kay Bratt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,821 pages across the 14 of 48 books with a recorded length, a median of 302 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kay Bratt books, 30 of 48, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 3 of the 48 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 11 in at least three.
What the Kay Bratt books are about
13 of the 48 Kay Bratt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: china is tagged on 7 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- China 7 of 13 books
- History 4 of 13 books
- Abandoned children 3 of 13 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 13 books
- Coming of age 2 of 13 books
- Girls 2 of 13 books
- Orphans 2 of 13 books








