Kristan Higgins Books in Order

Kristan Higgins has written 26 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Fools Rush In (2006) and the newest is The Me I Used to Be (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
2006–2026
Confirmed
24 of 26 titles
Pages on record
8,628 in 20 of 26 books
Reading time
144–216 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,628 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

Kristan Higgins writes contemporary romance and women's fiction about sisters, widows and divorced people. The Blue Heron novels and the Gideon's Cove books are the two series; the rest of the catalogue stands alone. Fools Rush In (2006) opens a run of 26 titles that reaches The Me I Used to Be in 2026, at 416 pages on median.

Kristan Higgins's romance and women's fiction combines humor with emotional depth, often centered on second chances and life changes for her female leads.

How many Kristan Higgins books are there?

Kristan Higgins has 26 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 2 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.

Kristan Higgins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Kristan Higgins 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
    Fools Rush In2006 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006400
  2. 2
    Catch of the DayGideon's Cove #12007 · 379 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007379
  3. 3
    Just One of the Guys2008 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008384
  4. 4
    Too Good to Be True2009 · 409 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009409
  5. 5
    The Next Best ThingGideon's Cove #22010 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010400
  6. 6
    All I Ever Wanted2010 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010416
  7. 7
    My One and Only2011 · 382 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011382
  8. 8
    Until There Was You2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  9. 9
    Somebody to LoveGideon's Cove #32012 · 425 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012425
  10. 10
    The Best ManBlue Heron #12013 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013432
  11. 11
    The Perfect MatchBlue Heron #22013 · 439 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013439
  12. 12
    Waiting on YouBlue Heron #32014 · 457 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014457
  13. 13
    In Your DreamsBlue Heron #42014 · 469 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014469
  14. 14
    Anything for YouBlue Heron #52015 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015366
  15. 15
    If You Only Knew2015 · 411 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015411
  16. 16
    On Second Thought2017 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017480
  17. 17
    Now That You Mention It2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017416
  18. 18
    Good Luck with That2018 · 655 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018655
  19. 19
    Life and Other Inconveniences2019 · 428 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019428
  20. 20
    Always the Last to Know2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020400
  21. 21
    Pack Up the Moon2021 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021480
  22. 22
    Out of the Clear Blue Sky2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  23. 23
    A Little Ray of Sunshine2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  24. 24
    Look on the Bright Side2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  25. 25
    Once in a Blue Moon2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026
  26. 26
    The Me I Used to Be2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

Kristan Higgins 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.

Blue Heron in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Best Man
  2. 2. The Perfect Match
  3. 3. Waiting on You
  4. 4. In Your Dreams
  5. 5. Anything for You

Gideon's Cove in order

3 books
  1. 1. Catch of the Day
  2. 2. The Next Best Thing
  3. 3. Somebody to Love

Standalone books

18 books

18 Kristan Higgins titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Kristan Higgins Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Kristan Higgins books run from Fools Rush In (2006) to The Me I Used to Be (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kristan Higgins in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Kristan Higgins books in order?

You only need to read Kristan Higgins 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 Kristan Higgins

Start with Fools Rush In (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kristan Higgins book?

The Me I Used to Be (2026) is the newest Kristan Higgins book released so far.

Is there a new Kristan Higgins book coming?

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

Kristan Higgins at a glance

Still publishing
Kristan Higgins published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kristan Higgins books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,628 pages across the 20 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kristan Higgins books, 15 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kristan Higgins books are about

19 of the 26 Kristan Higgins 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 12 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.