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You, Me & the Kids Books in Order

You, Me & the Kids contains 26 books, published between 2001 and 2012. The first book is Shenandoah Christmas (2001) and the newest is Playing for Keeps (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
2001–2012
Pages on record
5,838 in 20 of 26 books
Reading time
97–146 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,838 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

See all 26 books in order Printable You, Me & the Kids checklist

You, Me & the Kids is a romance line of 26 books published between 2001 and 2012. No single author carries it: the listing credits Sherry Lewis on 3 titles, Roz Fox, Debra Salonen and Anna DeStefano on 2 each, and Lynnette Kent, Pamela Bauer, Peggy Nicholson and Janice Carter on one apiece. Single parents, man-woman relationships and home and family are the recorded subjects, and the subject list also records suspense and contemporary romance. Shenandoah Christmas (2001) opens the run and Playing for Keeps (2012) closes it. The median volume runs 298 pages.

How many You, Me & the Kids books are there?

You, Me & the Kids has 26 books, released between 2001 and 2012.

You, Me & the Kids Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 You, Me & the Kids 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 Shenandoah Christmas by Lynnette Kent, book 1 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2001)
  2. Cover of The Man Upstairs by Pamela Bauer, book 2 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2003)
  3. Cover of Kelton's Rules by Peggy Nicholson, book 3 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2003)
  4. Cover of The Second Family by Janice Carter, book 4 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2003)
  5. Cover of Married In Haste by Roz Fox, book 5 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2003)
  6. Cover of The Christmas Wife by Sherry Lewis, book 6 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2003)
  7. Cover of Along Came Zoe by Janice Macdonald, book 7 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2004)
  8. Cover of A Cowboy at Heart, book 8 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2004)
  9. Cover of A Full House by Nadia Nichols, book 9 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2004)
  10. Cover of High Mountain Home by Sherry Lewis, book 11 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2005)
  11. Cover of A Family for Daniel by Anna DeStefano, book 12 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2005)
  12. Cover of A Sweetbrook Family by Anna DeStefano, book 13 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2005)
  13. Cover of For the Sake of the Children by Cynthia Reese, book 14 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2006)
  14. Cover of Four Little Problems by Carrie Weaver, book 15 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2006)
  15. Cover of How to Trap a Parent by Joan Kilby, book 20 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2008)
  16. Cover of An Imperfect Match by Kimberly Van Meter, book 21 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2008)
  17. Cover of Calling the Shots by Ellen Hartman, book 23 of the You, Me & the Kids series (2010)
  1. 1
    Shenandoah Christmas2001 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001304
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  2. 2
    The Man Upstairs2003 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003304
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  3. 3
    Kelton's Rules2003 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003299
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  4. 4
    The Second Family2003 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003299
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  5. 5
    Married In Haste2003 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003304
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  6. 6
    The Christmas Wife2003 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003297
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  7. 7
    Along Came Zoe2004 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004299
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  8. 8
    A Cowboy at Heart2004 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004298
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  9. 9
    A Full House2004 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004296
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  10. 10
    Caleb's Christmas Wish2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  11. 11
    High Mountain Home2005 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005297
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  12. 12
    A Family for Daniel2005 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005296
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  13. 13
    A Sweetbrook Family2005 · 367 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005367
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  14. 14
    For the Sake of the Children2006 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006251
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  15. 15
    Four Little Problems2006 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006298
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  16. 16
    Love, by George2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  17. 17
    Montana Skies / It Had to Be You2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  18. 18
    Star-Crossed Parents2007 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007346
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  19. 19
    A Texas-Made Family2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  20. 20
    How to Trap a Parent2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008256
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  21. 21
    An Imperfect Match2008 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008250
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  22. 22
    Ranch at River's End2010 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010320
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  23. 23
    Calling the Shots2010 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010251
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  24. 24
    Christmas Homecoming2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  25. 25
    Reconcilable Differences2011 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011206
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  26. 26
    Playing for Keeps2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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Where to start with You, Me & the Kids

Start with Shenandoah Christmas (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest You, Me & the Kids book?

Playing for Keeps (2012) is the newest You, Me & the Kids book released so far.

Is there a new You, Me & the Kids book coming?

No next You, Me & the Kids book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

You, Me & the Kids at a glance

No recent titles
The newest You, Me & the Kids title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
You, Me & the Kids books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,838 pages across the 20 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most You, Me & the Kids books, 21 of 26, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 26 titles, 3 are credited to Sherry Lewis, 2 to Anna DeStefano, 2 to Roz Fox and 2 to Debra Salonen. A further 16 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the You, Me & the Kids books are about

20 of the 26 You, Me & the Kids books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 14 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.