Lauren Brooke Books in Order

Lauren Brooke has written 38 books, published between 2000 and 2010. The first book is Coming Home (2000) and the newest is Far and Away (2010). Publication order is the reading order below. 20 of the 38 books listed here are in the Heartland series, which has its own page: Heartland books in order.

Books
38
Published
2000–2010
Pages on record
4,445 in 26 of 38 books
Reading time
74–111 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,445 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 38 titles with a page count on record.

Lauren Brooke is the name on Heartland, a children's series about a Virginia horse farm where rescued and traumatised horses are rehabilitated. The catalogue holds 38 books published between 2000 and 2010, split across Heartland, its Heartland Special volumes and the boarding-school spin-off Chestnut Hill. Coming Home (2000) opens the run and Far and Away (2010) closes it. Teenage girls, horsemanship, grief and fathers and daughters head the subject list.

How many Lauren Brooke books are there?

Lauren Brooke has 38 books, released between 2000 and 2010. They include 3 separate series.

Lauren Brooke Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 38 Lauren Brooke 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
    Coming HomeHeartland #12000 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000140
  2. 2
    After the StormHeartland #22000 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000176
  3. 3
    Breaking FreeHeartland #32000 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000148
  4. 4
    Taking ChancesHeartland #42001 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001175
  5. 5
    Come What MayHeartland #52001 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001157
  6. 6
    One Day You'll KnowHeartland #62001 · 193 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001193
  7. 7
    Out of the DarknessHeartland #72002 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002153
  8. 8
    Thicker Than WaterHeartland #82002 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002184
  9. 9
    Every New DayHeartland #92002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002
  10. 10
    Tomorrow's PromiseHeartland #102002 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002170
  11. 11
    True EnoughHeartland #112003 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003157
  12. 12
    Sooner or LaterHeartland #122003 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003144
  13. 13
    Darkest HourHeartland #132003 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003152
  14. 14
    Everything ChangesHeartland #142003 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003160
  15. 15
    Winter MemoriesHeartland Special #12004 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004176
  16. 16
    A Holiday MemoryHeartland Special #22004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004
  17. 17
    Love Is a GiftHeartland #152004 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004160
  18. 18
    Holding FastHeartland #162004 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004170
  19. 19
    A Season of HopeHeartland #172004 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004168
  20. 20
    The New ClassChestnut Hill #12005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  21. 21
    Making StridesChestnut Hill #22005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  22. 22
    Heart of GoldChestnut Hill #32005 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005216
  23. 23
    New BeginningsHeartland #182005 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005176
  24. 24
    From This Day OnHeartland #192005 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005160
  25. 25
    Always ThereHeartland #202005 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005179
  26. 26
    Amy's JournalHeartland Special #32006 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006144
  27. 27
    Playing for KeepsChestnut Hill #42006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006
  28. 28
    Team Spirit / The Scheme TeamChestnut Hill #52006 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006163
  29. 29
    A Winter's GiftHeartland Special #42007 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007208
  30. 30
    Beyond the HorizonHeartland Special #52007 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007208
  31. 31
    All or NothingChestnut Hill #62007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  32. 32
    A Summer to RememberHeartland Special #62008 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008208
  33. 33
    Chasing DreamsChestnut Hill #72008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008
  34. 34
    A Time to RememberChestnut Hill #82008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008
  35. 35
    Helping HandsChestnut Hill #92009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  36. 36
    Racing HeartsChestnut Hill #102009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  37. 37
    A Chance to ShineChestnut Hill #112009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  38. 38
    Far and AwayChestnut Hill #122010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010

Lauren Brooke series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Lauren Brooke 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.

Do you have to read Lauren Brooke books in order?

You only need to read Lauren Brooke 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 Lauren Brooke

Start with the first book of the Lauren Brooke series you want to read: Heartland starts with Coming Home (2000) and Chestnut Hill starts with The New Class (2005). The earliest catalogued title overall is Coming Home (2000).

What is the newest Lauren Brooke book?

Far and Away (2010) is the newest Lauren Brooke book released so far.

Is there a new Lauren Brooke book coming?

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

Lauren Brooke at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lauren Brooke title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lauren Brooke books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,445 pages across the 26 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 169 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lauren Brooke books, 37 of 38, were published in the 2000s.

What the Lauren Brooke books are about

28 of the 38 Lauren Brooke books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horses is tagged on 27 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Horses 27 of 28 books
  • Children's fiction 26 of 28 books
  • Heartland (Imaginary place) 7 of 28 books
  • Teenage girls 5 of 28 books
  • Horse farms 4 of 28 books
  • Virginia 4 of 28 books
  • Heartland (Va. : Imaginary place) 3 of 28 books
  • Horsemanship 3 of 28 books
  • Training 3 of 28 books
  • Animal welfare 2 of 28 books
  • Boarding schools 2 of 28 books