Bethlehem Books in Order
Bethlehem by Marilyn Pappano/ Rachel Butler contains 8 books, published between 1997 and 2003. The first book is Season for Miracles (1997) and the newest is Small Wonders (2003). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1997–2003
- Total pages
- 3,082 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 51–77 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,082 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Bethlehem is a contemporary romance series credited to Marilyn Pappano / Rachel Butler, with 8 books published between 1997 and 2003. Season for Miracles (1997) opens the run and Small Wonders (2003) closes it, with Some Enchanted Season (1998), Father to Be (1999), First Kiss (2000), Getting Lucky (2001), Heaven on Earth (2002) and Cabin Fever (2003) between. Subjects record Bethlehem as a place, along with Christmas stories, single mothers, women merchants and kidnapping. The 8 measured volumes run to about 387 pages.
How many Bethlehem books are there?
Bethlehem has 8 books, released between 1997 and 2003.
Bethlehem Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Bethlehem 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.
- 1Season for Miracles1997 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/419974051/4
- 2Some Enchanted Season1998 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419983841/4
- 3Father to Be1999 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419993841/4
- 4First Kiss2000 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420003681/4
- 5Getting Lucky2001 · 363 pages · confirmed 1/420013631/4
- 6Heaven on Earth2002 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/420023901/4
- 7Cabin Fever2003 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/420033951/4
- 8Small Wonders2003 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/420033931/4
Is there a chronological order for Bethlehem?
No separate chronological order is on record for Bethlehem, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Bethlehem books in order?
You should read the Bethlehem books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bethlehem book also stands alone.
Where to start with Bethlehem
Start with Season for Miracles (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bethlehem book?
Small Wonders (2003) is the newest Bethlehem book released so far.
Is there a new Bethlehem book coming?
No next Bethlehem book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bethlehem at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Bethlehem title on record dates from 2003, 23 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Bethlehem books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,082 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 387 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bethlehem books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Bethlehem books are about
7 of the 8 Bethlehem books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 7 books
- Romance 2 of 7 books
- Contemporary romance 2 of 7 books
- Single mothers 2 of 7 books
- Women merchants 2 of 7 books
More books by Marilyn Pappano/ Rachel Butler
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
Other series by Marilyn Pappano/ Rachel Butler
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.