Shanna Swendson Books in Order
Shanna Swendson has written 37 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is A Storybook Hero (1993) and the newest is Pottery & Peril (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Shanna Swendson also publishes as Samantha Carter.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1993–2026
- Confirmed
- 37 of 37 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,145 in 14 of 37 books
Shanna Swendson writes romance and light fantasy. Katie Chandler is the best-known series, beginning with Enchanted, Inc. (2005) and continuing in Once Upon Stilettos (2006), Damsel Under Stress (2007) and Don't Hex with Texas (2008), where magic is played for humour. Earlier romances date from 1993, among them A Storybook Hero and Dateless In Dallas, and Swendson has also published as Samantha Carter. Rebel Mechanics, the Lucky Lexie Mysteries and Tales of Rydding Village came later. Thirty-seven titles are catalogued, reaching Pottery & Peril in 2026.
How many Shanna Swendson books are there?
Shanna Swendson has 37 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.
Shanna Swendson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Shanna Swendson 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.
- 11993–3/4
- 21993–3/4
- 319941923/4
- 41996–3/4
- 51998–3/4
- 620053083/4
- 720063203/4
- 820073203/4
- 920083043/4
- 1020122833/4
- 1120123053/4
- 1220132023/4
- 1320143303/4
- 1420153103/4
- 1520153103/4
- 162015–3/4
- 1720163253/4
- 1820163343/4
- 192016–3/4
- 2020173023/4
- 212017–3/4
- 222017–3/4
- 232019–3/4
- 242020–3/4
- 252020–3/4
- 262020–3/4
- 272021–3/4
- 282021–3/4
- 292021–3/4
- 302022–3/4
- 312022–3/4
- 322023–3/4
- 332023–3/4
- 342024–3/4
- 352025–3/4
- 362025–3/4
- 372026–3/4
Shanna Swendson 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.
Katie Chandler / Enchanted, Inc. in order
12 booksShanna Swendson Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lucky Lexie Mysteries in order
7 booksTales of Rydding Village in order
5 booksFairy Tale in order
3 booksRebel Mechanics in order
3 booksDo you have to read Shanna Swendson books in order?
You only need to read Shanna Swendson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Shanna Swendson
Start with A Storybook Hero (1993), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shanna Swendson book?
Pottery & Peril (2026) is the newest Shanna Swendson book released so far.
Is there a new Shanna Swendson book coming?
No next Shanna Swendson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shanna Swendson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Shanna Swendson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Shanna Swendson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,145 pages across the 14 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 309 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shanna Swendson books, 14 of 37, were published in the 2020s.
What the Shanna Swendson books are about
12 of the 37 Shanna Swendson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Magic 5 of 12 books
- Katie Chandler (Fictitious character) 4 of 12 books
- Humor 3 of 12 books
- Romance 3 of 12 books
- Romance stories 3 of 12 books
- Employment 2 of 12 books
- Governesses 2 of 12 books
- History 2 of 12 books
- Insurgency 2 of 12 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 12 books
- Women 2 of 12 books
- Young women 2 of 12 books