Lisa Wingate Books in Order

Lisa Wingate has written 32 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Tending Roses (2001) and the newest is The Last Father-Daughter Dance (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
2001–2026
Confirmed
32 of 32 titles
Pages on record
6,553 in 19 of 32 books
Reading time
109–164 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,553 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Lisa Wingate, author

Lisa Wingate has 32 books in this catalogue, from Tending Roses (2001) to The Last Father-Daughter Dance (2026). Texas is among the subjects, and the Wingate series include Texas Hill Country, Moses Lake, Daily, Texas, Carolina Chronicles and Blue Sky Hill, alongside standalone novels and non-fiction. The subjects also cover Christian fiction, Christian romance, historical fiction, farm life, sisters and town life. Good Hope Road and Texas Cooking both appeared in 2003.

The Carolina Chronicles series follows people connected to a small town in North Carolina, with each book introducing new characters facing personal struggles and family secrets. Recurring themes include redemption and the importance of community and heritage.

How many Lisa Wingate books are there?

Lisa Wingate has 32 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.

Lisa Wingate Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Lisa Wingate books in the order they were released, 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
    Tending RosesTending Roses #12001 · 306 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001306
  2. 2
    Texas CookingTexas Hill Country #12003 · 311 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003311
  3. 3
    Good Hope RoadTending Roses #22003 · 284 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003284
  4. 4
    Lone Star CafeTexas Hill Country #22004 · 306 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004306
  5. 5
    Over the Moon at the Big Lizard DinerTexas Hill Country #32005 · 307 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005307
  6. 6
    The Language of SycamoresTending Roses #32005 · 283 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005283
  7. 7
    Drenched in LightTending Roses #42006 · 300 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006300
  8. 8
    A Thousand VoicesTending Roses #52007 · 310 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007310
  9. 9
    A Month of SummerBlue Sky Hill #12008 · 359 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008359
  10. 10
    Talk of the TownDaily, Texas #12008 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008368
  11. 11
    The Summer KitchenBlue Sky Hill #22009 · confirmed 4/4
    2009
  12. 12
    Word Gets AroundDaily, Texas #22009 · confirmed 4/4
    2009
  13. 13
    Larkspur CoveMoses Lake #12010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010
  14. 14
    Beyond SummerBlue Sky Hill #32010 · 383 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010383
  15. 15
    Never Say NeverDaily, Texas #32010 · 348 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010348
  16. 16
    Dandelion SummerBlue Sky Hill #42011 · 381 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011381
  17. 17
    Blue Moon BayMoses Lake #22012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  18. 18
    The Sea Glass SistersCarolina Chronicles #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  19. 19
    The Prayer BoxCarolina Chronicles #22013 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013400
  20. 20
    Firefly IslandMoses Lake #32013 · 379 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013379
  21. 21
    A Sandy's Seashell Shop ChristmasOuter Banks Short Stories/Novellas #12014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  22. 22
    The Tidewater SistersCarolina Chronicles #32014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014
  23. 23
    The Story KeeperCarolina Chronicles #42014 · 438 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014438
  24. 24
    Wildwood CreekMoses Lake #42014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014
  25. 25
    The Sandcastle SisterCarolina Chronicles #52015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015
  26. 26
    The Sea Keeper's DaughtersCarolina Chronicles #62015 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015432
  27. 27
    SistersCarolina Chronicles #72016 · 306 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016306
  28. 28
    Before We Were YoursLisa Wingate Standalone Novels #12017 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017352
  29. 29
    Before and AfterLisa Wingate Non-Fiction #12019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  30. 30
    The Book of Lost FriendsLisa Wingate Standalone Novels #22020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020
  31. 31
    ShelterwoodLisa Wingate Standalone Novels #32024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  32. 32
    The Last Father-Daughter DanceLisa Wingate Short Stories/Novellas #12026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Lisa Wingate 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.

Carolina Chronicles in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Sea Glass Sisters
  2. 2. The Prayer Box
  3. 3. The Tidewater Sisters
  4. 4. The Story Keeper
  5. 5. The Sandcastle Sister
  6. 6. The Sea Keeper's Daughters
  7. 7. Sisters

Tending Roses in order

5 books
  1. 1. Tending Roses
  2. 2. Good Hope Road
  3. 3. The Language of Sycamores
  4. 4. Drenched in Light
  5. 5. A Thousand Voices

Blue Sky Hill in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Month of Summer
  2. 2. The Summer Kitchen
  3. 3. Beyond Summer
  4. 4. Dandelion Summer

Moses Lake in order

4 books
  1. 1. Larkspur Cove
  2. 2. Blue Moon Bay
  3. 3. Firefly Island
  4. 4. Wildwood Creek

Texas Hill Country in order

3 books
  1. 1. Texas Cooking
  2. 2. Lone Star Cafe
  3. 3. Over the Moon at the Big Lizard Diner

Daily, Texas in order

3 books
  1. 1. Talk of the Town
  2. 2. Word Gets Around
  3. 3. Never Say Never

Lisa Wingate Standalone Novels

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Outer Banks Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Lisa Wingate Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Lisa Wingate Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Lisa Wingate Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Lisa Wingate books run from Tending Roses (2001) to The Last Father-Daughter Dance (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lisa Wingate in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Lisa Wingate books in order?

You only need to read Lisa Wingate books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Lisa Wingate books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Tending Roses (2001), the earliest published title. After it come Texas Cooking (2003), Good Hope Road (2003), Lone Star Cafe (2004) and Over the Moon at the Big Lizard Diner (2005); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Lisa Wingate book?

The Last Father-Daughter Dance (2026) is the newest Lisa Wingate book released so far.

Is there a new Lisa Wingate book coming?

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

Printable Lisa Wingate Books in Order Checklist

A printable checklist of all 32 books in publication order is on the Lisa Wingate reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.

Lisa Wingate at a glance

Still publishing
Lisa Wingate published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lisa Wingate books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,553 pages across the 19 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 348 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lisa Wingate books, 17 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
28 of the 32 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Lisa Wingate books are about

27 of the 32 Lisa Wingate books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: city and town life is tagged on 4 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.