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Suzette D. Harrison Books in Order

Suzette D. Harrison has written 13 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Living On The Edge Of Respectability (2002) and the newest is With Her Baby on Her Back (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2002–2026
Pages on record
2,124 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
35–53 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,124 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Suzette D. Harrison checklist

Suzette D. Harrison writes romance centred on African American characters, with friendship, divorced mothers, spirituality and religious themes in the subject records. Living On The Edge Of Respectability (2002) is the earliest of 13 catalogued books and With Her Baby on Her Back (2026) the newest. California Love is the series recorded under the name. Publication has been uneven, at an average gap of 2.0 years, and the 2020s hold the heaviest stretch.

How many Suzette D. Harrison books are there?

Suzette D. Harrison has 13 books, released between 2002 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the California Love series.

Suzette D. Harrison Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Suzette D. Harrison 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. Cover of Living On The Edge Of Respectability by Suzette D. Harrison (2002)
  2. Cover of When Perfect Aint Possible by Suzette D. Harrison (2003)
  3. Cover of Taffy by Suzette D. Harrison (2016)
  4. Cover of My Tired Telephone by Suzette D. Harrison (2017)
  5. Cover of Basketball & Ballet by Suzette D. Harrison, book 2 of the California Love series (2020)
  6. Cover of This Time Always by Suzette D. Harrison (2020)
  1. 1
    Living On The Edge Of Respectability2002 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002307
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  2. 2
    When Perfect Aint Possible2003 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003291
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  3. 3
    Taffy2016 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016332
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    My JoyCalifornia Love #12017 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017376
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    My Tired Telephone2017 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201734
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  6. 6
    The Art of LoveDecades: A Journey of African American Romance #42018 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018140
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  7. 7
    The Birthday BidDistinguished Gentlemen #52019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  8. 8
    Basketball & BalletCalifornia Love #22020 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020378
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  9. 9
    This Time Always2020 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020266
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Girl at the Back of the Bus2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Dust Bowl Orphans2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    My Name Is Ona Judge2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    With Her Baby on Her Back2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Suzette D. Harrison 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.

California Love in order

2 books
  1. 1. My Joy
  2. 2. Basketball & Ballet

Decades: A Journey of African American Romance in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Art of Love

Distinguished Gentlemen in order

1 book
  1. 5. The Birthday Bid

Standalone books

9 books

9 Suzette D. Harrison titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Suzette D. Harrison books in order?

You only need to read Suzette D. Harrison books in order within the California Love series, which holds 2 of the 13 Suzette D. Harrison books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Suzette D. Harrison

Start with Living On The Edge Of Respectability (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Suzette D. Harrison book?

With Her Baby on Her Back (2026) is the newest Suzette D. Harrison book released so far.

Is there a new Suzette D. Harrison book coming?

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

Suzette D. Harrison at a glance

Still publishing
Suzette D. Harrison published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Suzette D. Harrison books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,124 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 299 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Suzette D. Harrison books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Suzette D. Harrison books are about

5 of the 13 Suzette D. Harrison books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.