Bed and breakfast accommodations book series in reading order

by Sherryl Woods

Two mystery series carry most of Mary Daheim's catalogue: the Bed-and-Breakfast books around Judith McMonigle Flynn, and the Emma Lord novels about a newspaper publisher in Washington state. Eighty-four titles are catalogued between The Royal Mile (1983) and Lady MacDeath in 2020, with historical romances among the early work. The 1990s were the densest decade.

Debbie Macomber

245 books• 35 series

Debbie Macomber, born October 22, 1948, is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six Macomber novels became made-for-TV movies, and the Cedar Cove novels became a television series of the same name, with Macomber serving as executive producer on the adaptations. Macomber won the first fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and holds a RITA Award and a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America. The catalogue counts 245 books between Starlight (1983) and A Date with Santa (2026). Series include Heart of Texas, Midnight Sons, Navy, Those Manning Men, Orchard Valley and Angels Everywhere.

Sherryl Woods is an American writer of romance and mystery, born July 23, 1944, in Arlington, Virginia, who has also used the pen names Alexandra Kirk and Suzanne Sherrill. The Chesapeake Shores novels became a six-season Hallmark Channel series, and Netflix's Sweet Magnolias is based on Woods' books, with Woods as an executive producer. The catalogue lists 157 titles from Restoring Love (1982) to Starlit Secrets (2024). Other named series include Calamity Janes, Devaney Brothers and the Amanda Roberts and Molly DeWitt mysteries.

Karen MacInerney is an American novelist with several series to date. Three are cozy mysteries: one about a bed and breakfast owner on an island off Maine, one about a homesteader in rural Texas, and one about a bookseller on the Maine coast. A humorous paranormal series follows an accountant trying to ignore an inherited werewolf gene, and a comic mystery series follows a suburban mother who turns private investigator. MacInerney graduated from Plano Senior High School and Rice University and lives in Austin, Texas. The catalogue lists 44 books from Murder on the Rocks (2006) to Rigged for Murder (2026), with series including Gray Whale Inn Mystery, Dewberry Farm Mystery and Snug Harbor Mysteries.

Anita Stansfield writes Christian romance and family sagas, much of it with Mormon characters and settings. First Love and Forever (1994) opens a catalogue of 90 books built largely from sagas, Byrnehouse-Davies & Hamilton, the Trevor Family, the Buchanans, the Barringtons, the Keane-Morrisons and Shadows of Brierley. The Scoundrel's Widow (2022) is the newest catalogued title.

Jean Hager is an American writer of mystery fiction, children's fiction and romance, born in 1932, who published romance under the names Jeanne Stephens, Leah Crane, Marlaine Kyle, Amanda McAllister and Sara North. Two of her three mystery series draw on modern Cherokee life in Oklahoma, one following police chief Mitch Bushyhead and the other civil rights investigator Molly Bearpaw. The third is set at Iris House, a Missouri bed and breakfast run by the amateur sleuth Tess Darcy. The catalogue records 55 Hager titles between 1970 and 2000.

Amish life is Suzanne Woods Fisher's subject across fiction and non-fiction alike. Copper Star (2007) opens the catalogue, and the Amish novels follow from The Choice (2010) through the Lancaster County Secrets, Stoney Ridge Seasons, Inn at Eagle Hill, Amish Beginnings and Bishop's Family series. Fisher wrote the Adventures of Lily Lapp for children and non-fiction such as Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. The catalogue holds 54 titles through A Plain Confession in 2026.

Ellen Byron writes mysteries in four series: Cajun Country, the Catering Hall Mysteries, the Vintage Cookbook Mysteries and Golden Motel. Louisiana, bed and breakfast accommodation, family-owned businesses, weddings and carnival sit in the subject tags. The listing holds 22 entries, the earliest dated 1984 and the most recent A Murderer's Guide to Mardi Gras (2026).

Kate Kingsbury is a pseudonym of Doreen Roberts, a romance writer. The catalogue lists 70 books from 1987 to 2025, beginning with Gambler's Gold (1987) under the Doreen Roberts name. As Kate Kingsbury, the series include Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries, Manor House Mysteries, Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries and Misty Bay Tearoom. Other lines appear as Allison Kingsley and Rebecca Kent. Subjects include the Pennyfoot Hotel in England, Cecily Sinclair Baxter, women sleuths and World War II. A Nice Cup of Tea (2025) is the newest title.

Deborah Raney, born 1955, is an American writer of Christian novels and romance novels, and has written or contributed to more than 40 books. The catalogue lists 46 titles, from Beneath a Southern Sky (1996) to Who Names the Stars (2026). Series include Chicory Inn, Clayburn, Hanover Falls, the Chandler Sisters, the Natalie Camfield Legacy and A Vow to Cherish. Subjects include marriage, widowhood, family life and man-woman relationships.

Liz Johnson writes Christian romance and romantic suspense, with subject headings naming Love Inspired, kidnapping, undercover operations, FBI agents and bed and breakfast accommodations. The catalogue counts 25 books from The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn (2009) to A Star in the Night (2025). Vanishing Act (2010), Code of Justice (2011), SEAL Under Siege (2013), Navy SEAL Noel (2014) and The Red Door Inn (2016) are among them. Series are Prince Edward Island Dreams, Prince Edward Island Shores, Special Agent Assignments and Georgia Coast Romance.

Nora Roberts

279 books• 37 series

Nora Roberts, born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950, is an American writer of romance under that name. As J. D. Robb, Roberts writes police procedurals with science-fiction elements, and has also published as Jill March and, in the UK, as Sarah Hardesty. This listing carries 280 Roberts books, opening with Irish Thoroughbred (1981); The Missing is scheduled for 2027. Series on the page include the In Death Universe, the MacGregors, Night Tales, the Calhoun Women, the Chesapeake Bay Saga, Irish Hearts and the O'Hurleys.

Janet Evanovich

79 books• 13 series

Stephanie Plum, a bail bond agent turned bounty hunter, is the recurring lead of Janet Evanovich's longest series. Evanovich writes humorous mystery and romance, and the catalogue holds 79 books from Full House (1981) to Split Second in 2026. Other recurring lines include Kate O'Hare & Nicolas Fox, Lizzy & Diesel, Knight and Moon, Alexandra Barnaby and the Culhane Family.

Beverly Lewis

112 books• 17 series

Beverly Marie Lewis is an American novelist of Christian fiction and a children's author, and much of the writing concerns the Old Order Amish. Lewis taught school and worked as a musician beforehand. Born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where her father was a pastor, Lewis traces that interest to a maternal grandmother born into an Old Order Mennonite church. The catalogue lists 112 books, from Holly's First Love / Best Friend, Worst Enemy (1993) to The Christmas House (2025). Series include Abram's Daughters, Heritage of Lancaster County, Home To Hickory Hollow, Annie's People, Cul-de-sac Kids and Holly's Heart.

Terri Blackstock's catalogue holds 78 books published between 1984 and 2021, beginning with Blue Fire (1984), issued under the name Terri Herrington. Recorded subjects place the work in Christian fiction, mystery and detective writing, romantic suspense, and stories of sisters and of mothers and daughters. Series in the listing include Newpointe 911, Sun Coast Chronicles, Cape Refuge and If I Run. Three titles also carry a credit for Tracy Hughes. No new book has been catalogued since Aftermath (2021).

Cowboys, ranchers and ranch life run through Linda Lael Miller's 134 catalogued books, in historical, contemporary and western romance alike. Miller's families and places include the McKettricks, the Montana Creeds, Stone Creek, Springwater Seasons, Painted Pony Creek and the Brides of Bliss County, with a Tremayne vampire sequence off to one side. Desire and Destiny (1983) is the earliest title and The Silver Hills Boarding House the newest.

Ilona Andrews is the pen name of a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona was born in Russia, and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army; the two met in college and live in Oregon. The pair co-authored the Kate Daniels urban fantasy series and the romantic urban fantasy of The Edge. The catalogue lists 65 books from Magic Bites (2007) to Beast Business (2026), and other series include Hidden Legacy, Innkeeper Chronicles, Iron Covenant and Grey Wolf. Magic, shapeshifting, werewolves and Atlanta feature among the subjects.

Amish romance and Christian fiction fill the catalogue of Shelley Shepard Gray, which holds 101 books. Hidden (2008) is the earliest, followed by Forgiven and Wanted, and the series include Sisters of the Heart, Seasons of Sugarcreek, Families of Honor, the Amish of Hart County, Walnut Creek, Days of Redemption and the Amish ABCs. The Persistent Caller is scheduled for 2027.

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Jennifer Probst wrote a first book at age twelve, bound it in a folder and read it to classmates. Probst holds a master's degree in English literature and lives in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York. The catalogue lists 67 Probst books, from Executive Seduction (2004) to Belong to Me (2026), with The Long Way Back to You due in 2027. Contemporary romance and erotica are among the subjects, alongside billionaires, marriage, Italy and New York. Series include Marriage to a Billionaire, Searching For, Stay, Billionaire Builders, Sunshine Sisters and Meet Me in Italy.

Emma Miller has 35 books in the catalogue, starting with Courting Ruth (2010) and reaching Courting the Amish Widow (2026). Subjects include the Amish, Mennonites, Christian romance, widows and widowers, Pennsylvania, bed and breakfasts and murder investigation. Series include Hannah's Daughters, Amish Matchmaker, Seven Amish Sisters, Delaware Amish Brothers and Playing The Part. Other titles include Anna's Gift (2011), Miriam's Heart (2011), Leah's Choice (2012), Plain Murder (2013) and Plain Killing (2014).

Roxanne St. Claire has 68 catalogued books spanning 2003 to 2026. Subjects attached to the work include romance, romantic suspense, bodyguards, undercover operations, murder and missing persons. Tropical Getaway (2003) is the earliest title, and Hit Reply (2004) appears under the name Rocki Claire. Series include Bullet Catcher, Guardian Angelinos, McGraths, the Barefoot Bay books, Dogfather and Dogmothers. Appointment in Amalfi (2026) is the newest title.

Monica McInerney is an Australian-born novelist based in Dublin, published worldwide and in more than a dozen languages. Families, sisters and the traffic between Australia and Ireland supply the material, with food and wine recurring. A Taste For It (2001) opens the catalogue, and The Alphabet Sisters (2004), Family Baggage (2005), The Faraday Girls (2007) and Lola's Secret (2011) follow. Sixteen books are catalogued through When Sullivan Met Lola (2026), at a median length of 463 pages.

Tara Taylor Quinn writes romance and romantic suspense, with 144 books catalogued from Yesterday's Secrets (1993) to Colton's Covert Challenge (2026). Colton's Protection Detail is listed for 2027. Subjects include contemporary romance, pregnancy, women lawyers, single mothers, missing persons and Arizona. Quinn's series include Sierra's Web, Where Secrets Are Safe, Parent Portal, Cottages on Ocean Breeze, Coltons of Dark Canyon, Chapman Files, It Happened in Comfort Cove and Hayden Sisters. Shelter Valley Stories also appears in the listing.