Susan Wiggs Books in Order
Susan Wiggs has written 75 books, published between 1987 and 2025. The first book is Texas Wildflower (1987) and the newest is Wayward Girls (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 75
- Published
- 1987–2025
- Confirmed
- 75 of 75 titles
- Pages on record
- 18,251 in 45 of 75 books
- Reading time
- 304–456 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 18,251 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 45 of 75 titles with a page count on record.
Susan Wiggs has 75 books in the catalogue, published from 1987 to 2025, beginning with Texas Wildflower (1987) and reaching Wayward Girls (2025). Wiggs is an American author of historical and contemporary romance, born on 17 May 1958. Series include Lakeshore Chronicles, Bella Vista Chronicles, Calhoun Chronicles, Heart of the West and the Great Chicago Fire Trilogy. Early titles include Briar Rose (1987), Moonshadow (1989) and The Mistress of Normandy (1991). Catalogue subjects include family life, mothers and daughters and love stories.
Susan Wiggs's novels include second-chance stories set in real places, drawing on her interest in travel, and her work extends into women's fiction alongside romance.
How many Susan Wiggs books are there?
Susan Wiggs has 75 books, released between 1987 and 2025. They include 6 separate series.
Susan Wiggs Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 75 Susan Wiggs books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119874804/4
- 219874004/4
- 31988–4/4
- 41988–4/4
- 51989–4/4
- 61991–4/4
- 71991–4/4
- 819914724/4
- 919934484/4
- 1019934484/4
- 111993–4/4
- 1219943844/4
- 1319945764/4
- 1419944804/4
- 1519943384/4
- 1619953524/4
- 1719963844/4
- 181996–4/4
- 1919963314/4
- 2019973754/4
- 2119983844/4
- 221999–4/4
- 2319994084/4
- 241999–3/4
- 2519994004/4
- 261999–3/4
- 271999–3/4
- 281999–3/4
- 291999–3/4
- 3020004004/4
- 3120003954/4
- 322000–4/4
- 332000–3/4
- 342000–3/4
- 352000–3/4
- 362000–3/4
- 3720014014/4
- 382001–4/4
- 3920024084/4
- 4020024484/4
- 4120034114/4
- 4220034164/4
- 4320044084/4
- 4420044894/4
- 4520054564/4
- 4620054094/4
- 4720065444/4
- 4820074084/4
- 4920074084/4
- 5020084324/4
- 5120084694/4
- 522008–4/4
- 5320094124/4
- 542009–4/4
- 552010–4/4
- 562011–4/4
- 5720112404/4
- 582011–4/4
- 5920124264/4
- 6020123114/4
- 6120133284/4
- 6220143604/4
- 632014–4/4
- 6420153844/4
- 652016–4/4
- 6620163564/4
- 672016–4/4
- 6820173684/4
- 6920184324/4
- 70The Oysterville Sewing Circle / ClubSusan Wiggs Standalone Novels #312019 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/420193204/4
- 7120203684/4
- 7220223844/4
- 732023–4/4
- 742023–4/4
- 752025–4/4
Susan Wiggs 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 Wiggs Standalone Novels
35 books35 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lakeshore Chronicles in order
11 booksHeart of the West in order
10 booksCalhoun Chronicles in order
5 booksTudor Rose in order
3 booksDiscovery in order
3 booksGreat Chicago Fire Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. The Hostage
- 2. The Mistress
- 3. The Firebrand
Bella Vista Chronicles in order
3 booksFamily Tree in order
2 booksSusan Wiggs Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Susan Wiggs books run from Texas Wildflower (1987) to Wayward Girls (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Susan Wiggs in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Susan Wiggs books in order?
You only need to read Susan Wiggs books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Susan Wiggs books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Texas Wildflower (1987), the earliest published title. After it come Briar Rose (1987), Winds of Glory (1988), Embrace the Day (1988) and Moonshadow (1989); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Susan Wiggs book?
Wayward Girls (2025) is the newest Susan Wiggs book released so far.
Is there a new Susan Wiggs book coming?
No next Susan Wiggs book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Susan Wiggs Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 75 books in publication order is on the Susan Wiggs reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Susan Wiggs at a glance
- Still publishing
- Susan Wiggs published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Susan Wiggs books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 18,251 pages across the 45 of 75 books with a recorded length, a median of 408 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Susan Wiggs books, 25 of 75, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 66 of the 75 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Susan Wiggs books are about
54 of the 75 Susan Wiggs 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 22 of 54. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 22 of 54 books
- Man-woman relationships 15 of 54 books
- Historical fiction 11 of 54 books
- Historical romance 11 of 54 books
- Contemporary romance 10 of 54 books
- History 9 of 54 books
- Family life 4 of 54 books
- Mothers and daughters 4 of 54 books
- City and town life 3 of 54 books