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Cape Light Books in Order

Cape Light contains 21 books, published between 2002 and 2020. The first book is Cape Light (2002) and the newest is One Bright Christmas (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
2002–2020
Pages on record
4,366 in 13 of 21 books
Reading time
73–109 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,366 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Cape Light is a 21-book series published from 2002 to 2020 and named for Cape Light, an imaginary place. Catalogue subjects include New England, Christian fiction, family life, town life, clergy, mothers and daughters, grandmothers and Christmas. Katherine Spencer is credited on 12 of the books and Thomas Kinkade on 9. Cape Light (2002) opens the series, followed by Home Song the same year, and One Bright Christmas (2020) is the newest title. The catalogue marks Cape Light as likely complete.

How many Cape Light books are there?

Cape Light has 21 books, released between 2002 and 2020.

Cape Light Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Cape Light 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 Home Song by Katherine Spencer, book 2 of the Cape Light series (2002)
  2. Cover of The Gathering Place by Katherine Spencer, book 3 of the Cape Light series (2003)
  3. Cover of A New Leaf by Thomas Kinkade, book 4 of the Cape Light series (2004)
  4. Cover of A Christmas Promise by Katherine Spencer, book 5 of the Cape Light series (2004)
  5. Cover of The Christmas Angel by Katherine Spencer, book 6 of the Cape Light series (2005)
  6. Cover of A Christmas to Remember by Thomas Kinkade, book 7 of the Cape Light series (2006)
  7. Cover of A Christmas Visitor by Thomas Kinkade, book 8 of the Cape Light series (2007)
  8. Cover of A Christmas Star by Thomas Kinkade, book 9 of the Cape Light series (2008)
  9. Cover of On Christmas Eve by Thomas Kinkade, book 11 of the Cape Light series (2010)
  10. Cover of A Season of Angels by Thomas Kinkade, book 13 of the Cape Light series (2012)
  11. Cover of Songs of Christmas by Katherine Spencer, book 14 of the Cape Light series (2013)
  12. Cover of All is Bright by Katherine Spencer, book 15 of the Cape Light series (2014)
  13. Cover of Together for Christmas by Katherine Spencer, book 16 of the Cape Light series (2015)
  14. Cover of Because It's Christmas by Katherine Spencer, book 17 of the Cape Light series (2016)
  15. Cover of When Christmas Comes by Katherine Spencer, book 20 of the Cape Light series (2019)
  16. Cover of One Bright Christmas by Katherine Spencer, book 21 of the Cape Light series (2020)
  1. 1
    Cape Light2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  2. 2
    Home Song2002 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002384
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  3. 3
    The Gathering Place2003 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003368
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  4. 4
    A New Leaf2004 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004400
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  5. 5
    A Christmas Promise2004 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004336
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  6. 6
    The Christmas Angel2005 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005272
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  7. 7
    A Christmas to Remember2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  8. 8
    A Christmas Visitor2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  9. 9
    A Christmas Star2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  10. 10
    A Wish for Christmas2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  11. 11
    On Christmas Eve2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  12. 12
    Christmas Treasures2011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011336
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  13. 13
    A Season of Angels2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Songs of Christmas2013 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013310
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  15. 15
    All is Bright2014 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014294
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  16. 16
    Together for Christmas2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015304
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  17. 17
    Because It's Christmas2016 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016341
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  18. 18
    Christmas Blessings2017 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017327
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  19. 19
    A Christmas Secret2018 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018326
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  20. 20
    When Christmas Comes2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  21. 21
    One Bright Christmas2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020368
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Do you have to read Cape Light books in order?

You should read the Cape Light books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cape Light book also stands alone.

Where to start with Cape Light

Start with Cape Light (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cape Light book?

One Bright Christmas (2020) is the newest Cape Light book released so far.

Is there a new Cape Light book coming?

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

Cape Light at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Cape Light title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Cape Light books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,366 pages across the 13 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cape Light books, 10 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 21 titles, 12 are credited to Katherine Spencer and 9 to Thomas Kinkade.

What the Cape Light books are about

20 of the 21 Cape Light books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: new england is tagged on 10 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.