Victoria Christopher Murray Books in Order
Victoria Christopher Murray has written 34 books, published between 1997 and 2025. The first book is Temptation (1997) and the newest is Harlem Rhapsody (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1997–2025
- Pages on record
- 7,136 in 20 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 119–178 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,136 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
Victoria Christopher Murray is an American novelist and editor whose fiction follows African American women through marriage, friendship and faith. Temptation (1997) opens a catalogue of 34 books reaching Harlem Rhapsody (2025), and includes the Jasmine and the Jasmine and Rachel series. Gospel music, Christian women and family life recur across the titles. More than one million copies of Murray's books are in print.
How many Victoria Christopher Murray books are there?
Victoria Christopher Murray has 34 books, released between 1997 and 2025. They include 3 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.
Victoria Christopher Murray Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Victoria Christopher Murray 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.
- 119973531/4
- 2Joy2002 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420025121/4
- 3Grown Folks Business2003 · 431 pages · confirmed 1/420034311/4
- 4Truth Be Told2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 520063721/4
- 6The Ex Files About Four Women and Faith2007 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/420073881/4
- 720082561/4
- 820082241/4
- 920084001/4
- 102009–1/4
- 112009–1/4
- 1220093801/4
- 1320103791/4
- 14The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil2011 · 391 pages · confirmed 1/420113911/4
- 152012–1/4
- 16Destiny's Divas2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 1720122321/4
- 18Merry Ex-Mas2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 192013–1/4
- 20Never Say Never2013 · 373 pages · confirmed 1/420133731/4
- 212014–1/4
- 22Forever an Ex2014 · 385 pages · confirmed 1/420143851/4
- 23Touched by an Angel2014 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420142081/4
- 242015–1/4
- 25Stand Your Ground2015 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/420153471/4
- 26It Should've Been Me2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 2720174941/4
- 2820172941/4
- 2920183331/4
- 30If Only For One Night2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 312019–1/4
- 3220213841/4
- 332023–1/4
- 34Harlem Rhapsody2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Victoria Christopher Murray 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.
Jasmine in order
7 booksSeven Deadly Sins in order
5 booksDivas in order
4 booksJasmine and Rachel in order
4 booksStandalone books
14 books14 Victoria Christopher Murray titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Victoria Christopher Murray books in order?
You only need to read Victoria Christopher Murray books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Victoria Christopher Murray
Start with Temptation (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Victoria Christopher Murray book?
Harlem Rhapsody (2025) is the newest Victoria Christopher Murray book released so far.
Is there a new Victoria Christopher Murray book coming?
No next Victoria Christopher Murray book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Victoria Christopher Murray at a glance
- Still publishing
- Victoria Christopher Murray published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Victoria Christopher Murray books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,136 pages across the 20 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Victoria Christopher Murray books, 19 of 34, were published in the 2010s.
What the Victoria Christopher Murray books are about
22 of the 34 Victoria Christopher Murray 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 14 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- African Americans 14 of 22 books
- African American women 10 of 22 books
- Christian fiction 6 of 22 books
- Best friends 4 of 22 books
- Female friendship 4 of 22 books
- Singers 4 of 22 books
- Christian women 3 of 22 books
- Christian, romance 3 of 22 books
- Family life 3 of 22 books
- Friendship 3 of 22 books
- Gospel music 3 of 22 books
- African american & black, christian 2 of 22 books