Lynn Messina Books in Order
Lynn Messina has written 40 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is Fashionistas (2003) and the newest is A Venomous Betrothal (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 40
- Published
- 2003–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,657 in 17 of 40 books
Lynn Messina started in contemporary fiction about magazine publishing, where fashion editors and office politics supply the material: Fashionistas (2003), Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool (2005). The later Messina work is historical mystery and romance, across the Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries, the Flora Hyde-Clare Mysteries, the Verity Lark Mysteries and Love Takes Root. Forty catalogued Messina books run from 2003 to A Venomous Betrothal (2026).
How many Lynn Messina books are there?
Lynn Messina has 40 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 4 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Lynn Messina Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 40 Lynn Messina 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.
- 1Fashionistas2003 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/420032822/4
- 2Tallulaland2004 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/420042982/4
- 3Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool2005 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/420052792/4
- 4Savvy Girl2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420082562/4
- 5Little Vampire Women2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 6The Girls' Guide to Dating Zombies2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 7Bleak2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 8Troublemaker2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 920143282/4
- 10Love in the Time of Zombies2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 1120142682/4
- 1220142372/4
- 132014–2/4
- 1420152782/4
- 15Prejudice & Pride2015 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/420152492/4
- 1620182242/4
- 1720182162/4
- 1820182302/4
- 1920182922/4
- 20Violet Venom's Rules for Life2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 212019–2/4
- 2220193342/4
- 2320202622/4
- 2420203582/4
- 2520212662/4
- 262021–2/4
- 272022–2/4
- 282022–2/4
- 292023–2/4
- 302023–2/4
- 312023–2/4
- 322024–2/4
- 332024–2/4
- 342024–2/4
- 352025–2/4
- 362025–2/4
- 372025–2/4
- 382026–2/4
- 392026–2/4
- 402026–2/4
Lynn Messina 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.
Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries in order
15 books- 1. A Brazen Curiosity
- 2. A Scandalous Deception
- 3. An Infamous Betrayal
- 4. A Nefarious Engagement
- 5. A Treacherous Performance
- 6. A Sinister Establishment
- 7. A Ghastly Spectacle
- 8. A Malevolent Connection
- 9. An Ominous Explosion
- 10. An Extravagant Duplicity
- 11. A Murderous Tryst
- 12. A Vicious Machination
- and 3 more in the table above
Love Takes Root in order
6 booksVerity Lark Mysteries in order
6 booksFlora Hyde-Clare Mysteries in order
2 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Lynn Messina titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lynn Messina books in order?
You only need to read Lynn Messina books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lynn Messina
Start with Fashionistas (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lynn Messina book?
A Venomous Betrothal (2026) is the newest Lynn Messina book released so far.
Is there a new Lynn Messina book coming?
No next Lynn Messina book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lynn Messina at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lynn Messina published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lynn Messina books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,657 pages across the 17 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lynn Messina books, 18 of 40, were published in the 2020s.
What the Lynn Messina books are about
15 of the 40 Lynn Messina books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 8 of 15 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 15 books
- Romance 4 of 15 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 15 books
- Fashion editors 2 of 15 books
- Contemporary romance 2 of 15 books