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LaVyrle Spencer Books in Order

LaVyrle Spencer has written 25 books, published between 1979 and 1997. The first book is The Fulfillment (1979) and the newest is For the Heart (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1979–1997
Pages on record
7,649 in 19 of 25 books
Reading time
127–191 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,649 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

See all 25 books in order Printable LaVyrle Spencer checklist

LaVyrle Spencer wrote contemporary and historical romance, much of it around widows, second chances and Minnesota towns. The Fulfillment (1979) opens a catalogue of 25 books, followed by The Endearment, Hummingbird, Spring Fancy and The Gamble. The catalogue closed in 1997 with For the Heart and is listed as complete.

How many LaVyrle Spencer books are there?

LaVyrle Spencer has 25 books, released between 1979 and 1997.

LaVyrle Spencer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 LaVyrle Spencer 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. Cover of The Fulfillment by LaVyrle Spencer (1979)
  2. Cover of The Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer (1982)
  3. Cover of A Promise to Cherish by LaVyrle Spencer (1983)
  4. Cover of Hummingbird by LaVyrle Spencer (1983)
  5. Cover of The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer (1984)
  6. Cover of Spring Fancy by LaVyrle Spencer (1984)
  7. Cover of Sweet Memories by LaVyrle Spencer (1984)
  8. Cover of Twice Loved by LaVyrle Spencer (1984)
  9. Cover of The Hellion by LaVyrle Spencer (1984)
  10. Cover of Separate Beds by LaVyrle Spencer (1985)
  11. Cover of Years by LaVyrle Spencer (1986)
  12. Cover of Vows by LaVyrle Spencer (1988)
  13. Cover of Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer (1989)
  14. Cover of Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer (1990)
  15. Cover of Forgiving by LaVyrle Spencer (1991)
  16. Cover of Bygones by LaVyrle Spencer (1991)
  17. Cover of November of the Heart by LaVyrle Spencer (1993)
  18. Cover of Family Blessings by LaVyrle Spencer (1993)
  19. Cover of For the Heart by LaVyrle Spencer (1997)
  1. 1
    The Fulfillment1979 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979266
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  2. 2
    The Endearment1982 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982340
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  3. 3
    Forsaking all Others1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  4. 4
    A Promise to Cherish1983 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983272
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  5. 5
    Hummingbird1983 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983404
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  6. 6
    The Gamble1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  7. 7
    Spring Fancy1984 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984246
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  8. 8
    Sweet Memories1984 · 537 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984537
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  9. 9
    Twice Loved1984 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984416
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  10. 10
    The Hellion1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  11. 11
    Separate Beds1985 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985392
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  12. 12
    A Heart Speaks1986 · 331 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986331
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  13. 13
    Years1986 · 481 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986481
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  14. 14
    Vows1988 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988432
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  15. 15
    Morning Glory1989 · 437 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989437
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  16. 16
    Bitter Sweet1990 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990480
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  17. 17
    Forgiving1991 · 452 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991452
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  18. 18
    Bygones1991 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991388
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  19. 19
    November of the Heart1993 · 420 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993420
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  20. 20
    Family Blessings1993 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993405
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  21. 21
    Home Song1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  22. 22
    That Camden Summer1996 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996416
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  23. 23
    Small Town Girl1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  24. 24
    Then Came Heaven1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  25. 25
    For the Heart1997 · 534 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997534
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LaVyrle Spencer 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.

Standalone books

25 books

25 LaVyrle Spencer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read LaVyrle Spencer books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 25 LaVyrle Spencer books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with LaVyrle Spencer

Start with The Fulfillment (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest LaVyrle Spencer book?

For the Heart (1997) is the newest LaVyrle Spencer book released so far.

Is there a new LaVyrle Spencer book coming?

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

LaVyrle Spencer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest LaVyrle Spencer title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
LaVyrle Spencer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,649 pages across the 19 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most LaVyrle Spencer books, 14 of 25, were published in the 1980s.

What the LaVyrle Spencer books are about

All 25 LaVyrle Spencer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: contemporary romance is tagged on 12 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.