Above the Line Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Take One |
2009 |
Buy |
| Take Two |
2009 |
Buy |
| Take Three |
2010 |
Buy |
| Take Four |
2010 |
Buy |
Angels Walking Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Angels Walking |
2014 |
Buy |
| Chasing Sunsets |
2015 |
Buy |
| Brush of Wings |
2017 |
Buy |
Bailey Flanigan Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Leaving |
2011 |
Buy |
| Learning |
2011 |
Buy |
| Longing |
2011 |
Buy |
| Loving |
2012 |
Buy |
Baxter Family Children Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Best Family Ever |
2019 |
Buy |
| Finding Home |
2020 |
Buy |
| Never Grow Up |
2021 |
Buy |
| Adventure Awaits |
2022 |
Buy |
| Being Baxters |
2023 |
Buy |
Baxter Family Saga Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Unchained Hearts |
2013 |
Buy |
| Love Story |
2017 |
N/A |
| Portrait of Gray |
2014 |
Buy |
| Story of Us |
2014 |
Buy |
| To the Moon and Back |
2018 |
N/A |
| When We Were Young |
2018 |
N/A |
| Two Weeks |
2019 |
N/A |
| Someone Like You |
2020 |
N/A |
| Truly, Madly, Deeply |
2020 |
N/A |
Cody Gunner Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| A Thousand Tomorrows |
2005 |
Buy |
| Just Beyond the Clouds |
2007 |
Buy |
| This Side of Heaven |
2009 |
Buy |
Firstborn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Fame |
2005 |
Buy |
| Forgiven |
2005 |
Buy |
| Found |
2006 |
Buy |
| Family |
2006 |
Buy |
| Forever |
2007 |
Buy |
Forever Faithful Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Waiting for Morning |
1999 |
Buy |
| A Moment of Weakness |
2000 |
Buy |
| Halfway to Forever |
2002 |
Buy |
Heart of the Story Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Family of Jesus |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Friends of Jesus |
2015 |
Buy |
Liberty University Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Once Upon a Campus |
2016 |
Buy |
Lost Love Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Even Now |
2005 |
Buy |
| Ever After |
2006 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Missy’s Murder |
1991 |
Buy |
| Final Vows |
1992 |
Buy |
| Deadly Pretender |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Snake and the Spider |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Prism Weight Loss Program |
1999 |
Buy |
| Forever Young |
2005 |
Buy |
| Be Safe Little Boy |
2006 |
Buy |
| Stay Close Little Girl |
2006 |
Buy |
| Miracles: A 52-Week Devotional |
2009 |
Buy |
| I Can Only Imagine |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Family of Jesus Bible Study |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Friends of Jesus - Bible Study Book |
2015 |
Buy |
| Elizabeth Baxter’s 10 Secrets to a Happy Marriage |
2019 |
Buy |
Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Go Ahead and Dream |
2000 |
Buy |
| Let Me Hold You Longer |
2004 |
Buy |
| Let’s Go on a Mommy Date |
2008 |
Buy |
| We Believe in Christmas |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Princess and the Three Knights |
2009 |
Buy |
| Let’s Have a Daddy Day |
2010 |
Buy |
| Brave Young Knight |
2011 |
Buy |
| Far Flutterby |
2012 |
Buy |
| Always Daddy’s Princess |
2013 |
Buy |
| Whatever You Grow Up to Be |
2014 |
Buy |
| Forever My Little Boy |
2016 |
Buy |
| Forever My Little Girl |
2016 |
Buy |
Red Gloves Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Gideon’s Gift |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Red Gloves Collection |
2006 |
N/A |
| Maggie’s Miracle |
2003 |
Buy |
| Sarah’s Song |
2004 |
Buy |
| Hannah’s Hope |
2005 |
Buy |
September 11 Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| One Tuesday Morning |
2003 |
Buy |
| Beyond Tuesday Morning |
2004 |
Buy |
| Every Now & Then / Remember Tuesday Morning |
2008 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Treasury of Christmas Miracles |
2001 |
Buy |
| A Treasury of Miracles for Women |
2002 |
Buy |
| A Treasury of Miracles for Teens |
2003 |
Buy |
| A Treasury of Miracles for Friends |
2004 |
Buy |
| A Treasury of Adoption Miracles |
2005 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Where Yesterday Lives |
1998 |
Buy |
| When Joy Came to Stay |
2000 |
Buy |
| On Every Side |
2001 |
Buy |
| Oceans Apart |
2002 |
Buy |
| Divine |
2006 |
Buy |
| Like Dandelion Dust |
2006 |
Buy |
| Between Sundays |
2007 |
Buy |
| Shades of Blue |
2008 |
Buy |
| Unlocked |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Chance |
2013 |
Buy |
| Fifteen Minutes |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Distant Shore |
2021 |
Buy |
| Just Once |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Christmas Ring |
2025 |
Buy |
Sunrise Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sunrise |
2007 |
Buy |
| Summer |
2007 |
Buy |
| Someday |
2008 |
Buy |
| Sunset |
2008 |
Buy |
The Baxter Family Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Baxter Family Christmas |
2016 |
Buy |
| Love Story |
2017 |
Buy |
| In This Moment |
2017 |
Buy |
| To the Moon and Back |
2018 |
Buy |
| When We Were Young |
2018 |
Buy |
| Two Weeks |
2020 |
Buy |
| Someone Like You |
2020 |
Buy |
| Truly, Madly, Deeply |
2020 |
Buy |
| Forgiving Paris |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Baxters: A Prequel |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Baxters Devotional |
2024 |
Buy |
The Bridge Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Beginning |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Bridge |
2012 |
Buy |
Timeless Love Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Time to Dance |
2001 |
Buy |
| A Time to Embrace |
2002 |
Buy |
| Time For Love |
2017 |
N/A |
| Flirtinis with Flappers |
- |
N/A |
Karen Kingsbury is one of the bestselling authors of Christian fiction, with over twenty-five million copies of her books in print. Her work centers on the Baxter Family, a fictional family whose story spans multiple series — from the Redemption and Firstborn series through Sunrise, Above the Line, Bailey Flanigan, and The Baxter Family series. The interconnected novels follow several generations through faith, tragedy, and reconciliation.
Beyond the Baxter saga, she has written standalone novels, picture books, non-fiction, and the September 11 series. Her early career included true crime non-fiction (Missy’s Murder, Final Vows) before she shifted to inspirational fiction in the late 1990s.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Karen Kingsbury written?
Karen Kingsbury has written 114 books across 21 series.
What was Karen Kingsbury's first book?
Karen Kingsbury’s first book is Missy’s Murder, published in 1991.
What is the Baxter Family series?
The Baxter Family is Karen Kingsbury’s central fictional family, appearing across multiple interconnected series including Redemption, Firstborn, Sunrise, Above the Line, and Bailey Flanigan. The family saga spans more than thirty books and follows multiple generations of the Baxter family through faith, love, and loss.