Sweet Tea Books in Order
Sweet Tea contains 12 books, published between 2000 and 2019. The first book is Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes (2000) and the newest is Inspiration (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
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- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2000–2019
- Pages on record
- 750 in 4 of 12 books
The Sweet Tea listing contains 12 books from 2000 to 2019, catalogued under Maria Grace, who is credited on 8, with Sandra Chastain, Virginia Ellis and Deborah Smith on 2 each. Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes (2000) is the earliest, followed in the list by More Sweet Tea (2005), On Grandma's Porch (2007) and Sweeter Than Tea (2012). Later entries include A Spot of Sweet Tea, Sweet Ginger and Snowbound at Hartfield (2017). Subjects include American short stories, women authors and social life and customs.
How many Sweet Tea books are there?
Sweet Tea has 12 books, released between 2000 and 2019.
Sweet Tea Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Sweet Tea 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.
- 1Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes2000 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420001922/4
- 1Four Days in April2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 2More Sweet Tea2005 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/420052132/4
- 2Last Dance2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 3On Grandma's Porch2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 3A Spot of Sweet Tea2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 4Sweeter Than Tea2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 4Not Romantic2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 5Sweet Ginger2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 6Snowbound at Hartfield2017 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/420171881/4
- 7A Most Affectionate Mother2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 8Inspiration2019 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/420191571/4
Do you have to read Sweet Tea books in order?
You should read the Sweet Tea books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sweet Tea book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sweet Tea
Start with Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sweet Tea book?
Inspiration (2019) is the newest Sweet Tea book released so far.
Is there a new Sweet Tea book coming?
No next Sweet Tea book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sweet Tea at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sweet Tea title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sweet Tea books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 750 pages across the 4 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 190 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sweet Tea books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 12 titles, 8 are credited to Maria Grace, 2 to Sandra Chastain, 2 to Deborah Smith and 2 to Virginia Ellis. A further 4 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.
What the Sweet Tea books are about
3 of the 12 Sweet Tea books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American fiction 1 of 3 books
- Short stories 1 of 3 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 3 books
- Manners and customs 1 of 3 books
- Romance 1 of 3 books
- Social life and customs 1 of 3 books
- Women 1 of 3 books
- Women authors 1 of 3 books
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