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Sherryl Woods Books in Order

Sherryl Woods has written 157 books, published between 1982 and 2024. The first book is Restoring Love (1982) and the newest is Starlit Secrets (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Sherryl Woods also publishes as Alexandra Kirk, Suzanne Sherrill.

Books
157
Published
1982–2024
Confirmed
152 of 157 titles
Pages on record
31,471 in 102 of 157 books
Reading time
525–787 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 31,471 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 102 of 157 titles with a page count on record.

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Sherryl Woods is an American writer of romance and mystery, born July 23, 1944, in Arlington, Virginia, who has also used the pen names Alexandra Kirk and Suzanne Sherrill. The Chesapeake Shores novels became a six-season Hallmark Channel series, and Netflix's Sweet Magnolias is based on Woods' books, with Woods as an executive producer. The catalogue lists 157 titles from Restoring Love (1982) to Starlit Secrets (2024). Other named series include Calamity Janes, Devaney Brothers and the Amanda Roberts and Molly DeWitt mysteries.

Source: Wikidata

How many Sherryl Woods books are there?

Sherryl Woods has 157 books, released between 1982 and 2024. They include 18 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Sherryl Woods Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 157 Sherryl Woods 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 November 2026.

  1. Cover of Restoring Love by Sherryl Woods, book 1 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1982)
  2. Cover of Desirable Compromise by Sherryl Woods, book 4 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1984)
  3. Cover of Thrown for a Loss by Sherryl Woods, book 5 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1985)
  4. Cover of A Kiss Away by Sherryl Woods, book 1 of the Second Chance At Love series (1986)
  5. Cover of A Prince Among Men by Sherryl Woods, book 2 of the Second Chance At Love series (1986)
  6. Cover of Yesterday's Love by Sherryl Woods, book 7 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1986)
  7. Cover of Best Intentions by Sherryl Woods, book 4 of the Second Chance At Love series (1987)
  8. Cover of Two's Company by Sherryl Woods, book 5 of the Second Chance At Love series (1987)
  9. Cover of Come Fly with Me by Sherryl Woods, book 8 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1987)
  10. Cover of A Gift of Love by Sherryl Woods, book 9 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1987)
  11. Cover of Safe Harbor by Sherryl Woods, book 10 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1987)
  12. Cover of Can't Say No by Sherryl Woods, book 1 of the This Time Forever series (1988)
  13. Cover of Never Let Go by Sherryl Woods, book 11 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1988)
  14. Cover of Edge of Forever by Sherryl Woods, book 12 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1988)
  15. Cover of Heartland by Sherryl Woods, book 13 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1988)
  16. Cover of Body and Soul by Sherryl Woods, book 2 of the Amanda Roberts Mystery series (1989)
  17. Cover of One Touch of Moondust by Sherryl Woods, book 2 of the This Time Forever series (1989)
  18. Cover of Miss Liz's Passion by Sherryl Woods, book 20 of the Men at Work series (1989)
  19. Cover of Ties That Bind by Sherryl Woods, book 4 of the Amanda Roberts Mystery series (1991)
  20. Cover of My Dearest Cal by Sherryl Woods, book 17 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1991)
  21. Cover of Joshua and the Cowgirl by Sherryl Woods, book 18 of the Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels series (1991)
  22. Cover of Hot Property / Island Storms by Sherryl Woods, book 1 of the Molly Dewitt series (1992)
  23. Cover of Love by Sherryl Woods, book 1 of the Vows series (1992)
  24. Cover of Honor by Sherryl Woods, book 2 of the Vows series (1992)
  1. 1
    Restoring LoveSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #11982 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982192
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  2. 2
    Sand CastlesSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #21982 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982186
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  3. 3
    Images of LoveSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #31982 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982272
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  4. 4
    Desirable CompromiseSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #41984 · 191 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984191
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  5. 5
    Thrown for a LossSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #51985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    A Kiss AwaySecond Chance At Love #11986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    A Prince Among MenSecond Chance At Love #21986 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986176
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    All for LoveSecond Chance At Love #31986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  9. 9
    Not at Eight, DarlingSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #61986 · 189 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986189
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  10. 10
    Yesterday's LoveSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #71986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  11. 11
    Best IntentionsSecond Chance At Love #41987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  12. 12
    Two's CompanySecond Chance At Love #51987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Come Fly with MeSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #81987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    A Gift of LoveSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #91987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Safe HarborSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #101987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Can't Say NoThis Time Forever #11988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Prince Charming RepliesSecond Chance At Love #61988 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Never Let GoSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #111988 · 459 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988459
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Edge of ForeverSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #121988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    HeartlandSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #131988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    RecklessAmanda Roberts Mystery #11989 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989240
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  22. 22
    Body and SoulAmanda Roberts Mystery #21989 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    One Touch of MoondustThis Time Forever #21989 · 189 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989189
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    In Too DeepSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #141989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Miss Liz's PassionMen at Work #201989 · 424 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989424
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Next Time... ForeverThis Time Forever #31990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Stolen MomentsAmanda Roberts Mystery #31990 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Tea and DestinySherryl Woods Standalone Novels #151990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Ties That BindAmanda Roberts Mystery #41991 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Fever PitchSherryl Woods Standalone Novels #161991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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Sherryl Woods series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Sherryl Woods 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.

Sherryl Woods Standalone Novels

32 books

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

Amanda Roberts Mystery in order

9 books
  1. 1. Reckless
  2. 2. Body and Soul
  3. 3. Stolen Moments
  4. 4. Ties That Bind
  5. 5. Bank on It
  6. 6. Hide and Seek
  7. 7. Wages of Sin
  8. 8. Deadly Obsession
  9. 9. White Lightning

And Baby Makes Three: The Next Generation in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Littlest Angel
  2. 2. Natural Born Trouble
  3. 3. Unexpected Mommy
  4. 4. The Cowgirl and the Unexpected Wedding
  5. 5. Natural Born Lawman
  6. 6. The Unclaimed Baby
  7. 7. The Cowboy and His Wayward Bride
  8. 8. Suddenly Annie's Father
  9. 9. White Pines Summer

Second Chance At Love in order

6 books
  1. 1. A Kiss Away
  2. 2. A Prince Among Men
  3. 3. All for Love
  4. 4. Best Intentions
  5. 5. Two's Company
  6. 6. Prince Charming Replies

And Baby Makes Three: The Delacourts of Texas in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Cowboy and the New Year's Baby
  2. 2. Dylan and the Baby Doctor
  3. 3. The Pint-Sized Secret
  4. 4. The Delacourt Scandal
  5. 5. Marrying a Delacort
  6. 6. Winter Vows

Calamity Janes in order

6 books
  1. 1. Winding River Reunion / Do You Take This Rebel?
  2. 2. One Last Chance / Courting the Enemy
  3. 3. Home to Stay / To Catch a Thief
  4. 4. Stronger Together / The Calamity Janes
  5. 5. Friends Forever / Wrangling the Redhead
  6. 6. Lauren

Vows in order

5 books
  1. 1. Love
  2. 2. Honor
  3. 3. Cherish
  4. 4. Kate's Vow
  5. 5. A Daring Vow

Sherryl Woods Short Stories/Novellas

5 books

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

Devaney Brothers in order

5 books
  1. 1. Sean's Reckoning
  2. 2. Michael's Discovery
  3. 3. Ryan's Place
  4. 4. Daniel's Desire
  5. 5. Patrick's Destiny

Molly Dewitt in order

4 books
  1. 1. Hot Property / Island Storms
  2. 2. Hot Secret / Seaside Lies
  3. 3. Hot Money / Bayside Deceptions
  4. 4. Hot Schemes / Troubled Waters

Million Dollar Destinies in order

4 books
  1. 1. Treasured
  2. 2. Isn't It Rich?
  3. 3. Priceless
  4. 4. Destiny Unleashed

Rose Cottage Sisters in order

4 books
  1. 1. Three Down the Aisle
  2. 2. What's Cooking?
  3. 3. The Laws of Attraction
  4. 4. For the Love of Pete

This Time Forever in order

3 books
  1. 1. Can't Say No
  2. 2. One Touch of Moondust
  3. 3. Next Time... Forever

And Baby Makes Three in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Christmas Blessing
  2. 3. The Rancher and His Unexpected Daughter
  3. 4. Natural Born Daddy

Bridal Path in order

3 books
  1. 1. Danielle's Daddy Factor / Danielle
  2. 2. Ashley's Rebel / Ashley
  3. 3. A Ranch for Sara / Sara

Trinity Harbor in order

3 books
  1. 1. About That Man
  2. 2. Ask Anyone
  3. 3. Along Came Trouble

Charleston Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Backup Plan
  2. 2. Flirting with Disaster
  3. 3. Waking Up in Charleston

Ocean Breeze in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sand Castle Bay
  2. 2. Wind Chime Point
  3. 3. Sea Glass Island

That Special Woman in order

3 books
  1. 5. Point of Departure
  2. 7. The Parson's Waiting
  3. 21. Riley's Sleeping Beauty

That's My Baby! in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Cowboy and His Baby
  2. 9. Alissa's Miracle

Whispering Wind in order

2 books
  1. 1. After Tex
  2. 2. Angel Mine

Seaview Key in order

2 books
  1. 1. Seaview Inn
  2. 2. Home to Seaview Key

Sherryl Woods Non-Fiction

1 book

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

Always a Bridesmaid in order

1 book
  1. 5. Finally a Bride

Men In Uniform in order

1 book
  1. 11. A Vow to Love

Men at Work in order

1 book
  1. 20. Miss Liz's Passion

Man of the Month in order

1 book
  1. 22. Dream Mender

Standalone books

5 books

5 Sherryl Woods titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Sherryl Woods Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Sherryl Woods books run from Restoring Love (1982) to Starlit Secrets (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Sherryl Woods in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Sherryl Woods books in order?

You only need to read Sherryl Woods books in order within each series: the books listed here span 18 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sherryl Woods

Start with the first book of the Sherryl Woods series you want to read: Sweet Magnolias starts with Stealing Home (2007) and Chesapeake Shores starts with The Inn at Eagle Point (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is Restoring Love (1982).

What is the newest Sherryl Woods book?

Starlit Secrets (2024) is the newest Sherryl Woods book released so far.

Is there a new Sherryl Woods book coming?

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

Sherryl Woods at a glance

Still publishing
Sherryl Woods published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Sherryl Woods books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
31,471 pages across the 102 of 157 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sherryl Woods books, 51 of 157, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
15 of the 157 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 152 in at least three.

When Sherryl Woods books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Sherryl Woods titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 51 titles.

1980s
25
1990s
51
2000s
43
2010s
34
2020s
4

157 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Sherryl Woods books are about

124 of the 157 Sherryl Woods books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 51 of 124. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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