Susan Elizabeth Phillips Books in Order

Susan Elizabeth Phillips has written 27 books, published between 1983 and 2026. The first book is The Copeland Bride (1983) and the newest is And the Crowd Went Wild (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1983–2026
Confirmed
27 of 27 titles
Pages on record
9,181 in 23 of 27 books
Reading time
153–230 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,181 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Susan Elizabeth Phillips, author

Susan Elizabeth Phillips is an American romance novelist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 11, 1944. Phillips is credited with creating the sports romance and has been called the "Queen of Romantic Comedy". The Chicago Stars series and the Wynette, Texas books appear in a catalogue of 27 titles, from The Copeland Bride (1983) to And the Crowd Went Wild (2026). Football players, actors and actresses feature in the subject headings, and It Had to Be You (1994) and Heaven, Texas (1995) are among the 1990s titles.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips's novels, including Nobody's Baby But Mine, center on personal growth and redemption alongside their romantic storylines.

How many Susan Elizabeth Phillips books are there?

Susan Elizabeth Phillips has 27 books, released between 1983 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Susan Elizabeth Phillips 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. 1
    The Copeland BrideSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #11983 · confirmed 4/4
    1983
  2. 2
    Just ImagineSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #21984 · 372 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1984372
  3. 3
    Glitter BabyWynette, Texas #11987 · 438 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1987438
  4. 4
    Fancy PantsWynette, Texas #21989 · 496 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1989496
  5. 5
    Hot ShotSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #31991 · 490 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1991490
  6. 6
    Honey MoonSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #41993 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1993448
  7. 7
    It Had to Be YouChicago Stars #11994 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1994376
  8. 8
    Heaven, TexasChicago Stars #21995 · 371 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1995371
  9. 9
    Kiss an AngelSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #51996 · 373 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996373
  10. 10
    Nobody's Baby But MineChicago Stars #31997 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1997376
  11. 11
    Dream a Little DreamChicago Stars #41998 · 390 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1998390
  12. 12
    Lady Be GoodWynette, Texas #31999 · 372 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999372
  13. 13
    First LadyWynette, Texas #42000 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000376
  14. 14
    This Heart of MineChicago Stars #52001 · 420 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001420
  15. 15
    Breathing RoomSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #62002 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002400
  16. 16
    Ain't She Sweet? / Luv u 4-everSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #72004 · 383 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004383
  17. 17
    Match Me If You CanChicago Stars #62005 · 402 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005402
  18. 18
    Natural Born CharmerChicago Stars #72007 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007400
  19. 19
    What I Did for LoveWynette, Texas #52009 · 404 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009404
  20. 20
    Call Me IrresistibleWynette, Texas #62010 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010368
  21. 21
    The Great EscapeWynette, Texas #72012 · 420 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012420
  22. 22
    Heroes Are My WeaknessSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #82014 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014352
  23. 23
    First Star I See TonightChicago Stars #82016 · 370 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016370
  24. 24
    Dance Away with MeSusan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels #92020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020
  25. 25
    When Stars CollideChicago Stars #92021 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021384
  26. 26
    Simply the BestChicago Stars #102024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  27. 27
    And the Crowd Went WildChicago Stars #112026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026

Susan Elizabeth Phillips series in order

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

Susan Elizabeth Phillips 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.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips Standalone Novels

9 books

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

Wynette, Texas in order

7 books
  1. 1. Glitter Baby
  2. 2. Fancy Pants
  3. 3. Lady Be Good
  4. 4. First Lady
  5. 5. What I Did for Love
  6. 6. Call Me Irresistible
  7. 7. The Great Escape

Do you have to read Susan Elizabeth Phillips books in order?

You only need to read Susan Elizabeth Phillips books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Start with It Had to Be You (1994), the first Chicago Stars book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Copeland Bride (1983).

What is the newest Susan Elizabeth Phillips book?

And the Crowd Went Wild (2026) is the newest Susan Elizabeth Phillips book released so far.

Is there a new Susan Elizabeth Phillips book coming?

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

Susan Elizabeth Phillips at a glance

Still publishing
Susan Elizabeth Phillips published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Susan Elizabeth Phillips books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
9,181 pages across the 23 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susan Elizabeth Phillips books, 8 of 27, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
26 of the 27 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Susan Elizabeth Phillips books are about

23 of the 27 Susan Elizabeth Phillips books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: contemporary romance is tagged on 13 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.