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Lori Copeland Books in Order

Lori Copeland has written 101 books, published between 1983 and 2020. The first book is Playing for Keeps (1983) and the newest is Barefoot Hearts (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
101
Published
1983–2020
Confirmed
1 of 101 titles
Pages on record
17,891 in 64 of 101 books
Reading time
298–447 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 17,891 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 64 of 101 titles with a page count on record.

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Lori Copeland, born June 12, 1941, is an American novelist with more than 95 books, who wrote romance before moving to Christian fiction. The catalogue records 101 books from 1983, the year of A Tempting Stranger and Playing for Keeps, to Barefoot Hearts (2020). Series include Heavenly Daze, Men of the Saddle, Amish of Apple Grove, Sisters of Mercy Flats, Morning Shade Mysteries and Belles of Timber Creek. Westerns, historical romance, widows and Texas appear in the subjects.

How many Lori Copeland books are there?

Lori Copeland has 101 books, released between 1983 and 2020. They include 12 series and 60 titles listed outside any series.

Lori Copeland Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 101 Lori Copeland 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 Playing for Keeps by Lori Copeland (1983)
  2. Cover of A Tempting Stranger by Lori Copeland (1983)
  3. Cover of Only the Best by Lori Copeland (1984)
  4. Cover of All or Nothing by Lori Copeland (1984)
  5. Cover of Out of Control by Lori Copeland (1984)
  6. Cover of Two of a kind by Lori Copeland (1984)
  7. Cover of A Winning Combination by Lori Copeland (1984)
  8. Cover of Rainbow's End by Lori Copeland (1984)
  9. Cover of Spitfire by Lori Copeland (1985)
  10. Cover of Forever After by Lori Copeland (1985)
  11. Cover of More Than She Bargained For by Lori Copeland (1985)
  12. Cover of Tug of War by Lori Copeland (1986)
  13. Cover of Out of This World by Lori Copeland (1986)
  14. Cover of A Love Of Our Own by Lori Copeland (1986)
  15. Cover of Hot on His Trail by Lori Copeland (1986)
  16. Cover of Passion's Folly by Lori Copeland (1987)
  17. Cover of Passion's Captive by Lori Copeland (1988)
  18. Cover of The Trouble With Thorny by Lori Copeland (1988)
  19. Cover of Tale of Love by Lori Copeland (1988)
  20. Cover of Sweet Talkin' Stranger by Lori Copeland (1989)
  21. Cover of Darling Deceiver by Lori Copeland, book 1 of the Malone Family series (1990)
  22. Cover of Tall Cotton by Lori Copeland (1990)
  23. Cover of Fool Me Once by Lori Copeland (1990)
  24. Cover of Squeeze Play by Lori Copeland (1991)
  1. 1
    Playing for Keeps1983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  2. 2
    A Tempting Stranger1983 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983189
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  3. 3
    Only the Best1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  4. 4
    All or Nothing1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  5. 5
    Out of Control1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  6. 6
    Two of a kind1984 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984284
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  7. 7
    A Winning Combination1984 · 187 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984187
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  8. 8
    Rainbow's End1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  9. 9
    Spitfire1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  10. 10
    Forever After1985 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985192
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  11. 11
    Forever, Ashley1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  12. 12
    More Than She Bargained For1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Tug of War1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Out of This World1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  15. 15
    A Love Of Our Own1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  16. 16
    Hot on His Trail1986 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986188
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  17. 17
    When Lighting Strikes1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  18. 18
    Passion's Folly1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  19. 19
    Avenging Angel1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  20. 20
    Passion's Captive1988 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988344
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  21. 21
    The Trouble With Thorny1988 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988251
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  22. 22
    Tale of Love1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  23. 23
    Sweet Talkin' Stranger1989 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989377
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  24. 24
    Dancy's Woman1989 · 177 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989177
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  25. 25
    Darling DeceiverMalone Family #11990 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990180
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  26. 26
    Tall Cotton1990 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990253
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  27. 27
    Fool Me Once1990 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990387
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    'Tiz the Season1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  29. 29
    Squeeze Play1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  30. 30
    Sweet Hannah Rose1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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Lori Copeland 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.

Brides of the West in order

5 books
  1. 1. Faith
  2. 3. Hope
  3. 4. Glory
  4. 5. Ruth
  5. 6. Patience

Heavenly Daze in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Island of Heavenly Daze
  2. 2. Grace in Autumn
  3. 3. A Perfect Love
  4. 4. A Warmth in Winter
  5. 5. Hearts at Home

Men of the Saddle in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Peacemaker
  2. 2. The Drifter
  3. 3. The Maverick
  4. 4. The Plainsman

Malone Family in order

3 books
  1. 1. Darling Deceiver
  2. 2. A Taste of Temptation
  3. 3. Built to Last

Sisters of Mercy Flats in order

3 books
  1. 1. Promise Me Today / Sisters of Mercy Flats
  2. 2. Promise Me Tomorrow / My Heart Stood Still
  3. 3. Promise Me Forever / Amelia and the Captain

Western Sky in order

3 books
  1. 1. Outlaw's Bride / The Bride of Johnny McAllister
  2. 2. A Kiss for Cade / The Courtship of Cade Kolby
  3. 3. Walker's Wedding

Morning Shade Mysteries in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Case of Bad Taste / Bad Taste
  2. 2. A Case of Crooked Letters / Crooked Letters
  3. 3. A Case of Nosy Neighbors / Nosy Neighbors

Belles of Timber Creek in order

3 books
  1. 1. Twice Loved
  2. 2. Three Times Blessed
  3. 3. One True Love

Amish of Apple Grove in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Heart's Frontier
  2. 2. A Plain & Simple Heart
  3. 4. A Home in the West

Other in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dates And Other Nuts
  2. 2. Fudgeballs And Other Sweets

Dakota Diaries in order

2 books
  1. 1. Love Blooms in Winter
  2. 2. Under the Summer Sky

Seattle Brides in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Bride for Noah
  2. 2. Rainy Day Dreams

Year Of Weddings in order

1 book
  1. 1. June

Steeple Hill Cafe in order

1 book
  1. 1. Mother of Prevention

Sugar Maple Hearts in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Preacher's Lady

Standalone books

60 books

60 Lori Copeland titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lori Copeland books in order?

You only need to read Lori Copeland books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Lori Copeland

Start with Playing for Keeps (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lori Copeland book?

Barefoot Hearts (2020) is the newest Lori Copeland book released so far.

Is there a new Lori Copeland book coming?

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

Lori Copeland at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lori Copeland title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lori Copeland books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
17,891 pages across the 64 of 101 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lori Copeland books, 30 of 101, were published in the 2000s.

What the Lori Copeland books are about

65 of the 101 Lori Copeland books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian, romance is tagged on 14 of 65. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.