Good Intentions Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Poppy’s Story |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Magician |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Planned Occasion |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Road Home |
2023 |
Buy |
| Mother Country |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Days Before Us |
2023 |
Buy |
| Deluge |
2023 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| How to Save a Life |
2016 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| How to Sleep with a Movie Star |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Blonde Theory |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Art of French Kissing |
2007 |
Buy |
| When You Wish |
2008 |
Buy |
| Italian for Beginners |
2009 |
Buy |
| After |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Sweetness of Forgetting |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Life Intended |
2014 |
Buy |
| When We Meet Again |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Room on Rue Amélie |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Winemaker’s Wife |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Book of Lost Names |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Forest of Vanishing Stars |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Paris Daughter |
2023 |
Buy |
| All the Diamonds in Paris |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau / All the Diamonds in Paris |
2025 |
Buy |
The Sweetness of Forgetting Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Snow Globe |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Sweetness of Forgetting |
2012 |
N/A |
Kristin Harmel began her career writing contemporary women’s fiction with titles like How to Sleep with a Movie Star (2006) and The Art of French Kissing (2007). Her work shifted toward historical fiction with The Room on Rue Amélie (2018), set in occupied Paris during World War II.
Her WWII novels — The Book of Lost Names (2020), The Forest of Vanishing Stars (2021), and The Paris Daughter (2023) — became bestsellers, drawing readers with stories of ordinary women performing extraordinary acts of resistance and survival during the war. All the Diamonds in Paris (2025) continues her exploration of French wartime history.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Kristin Harmel written?
Kristin Harmel has written 26 books across four series.
What was Kristin Harmel's first book?
Kristin Harmel’s first book is How to Sleep with a Movie Star, published in 2006.
What is Kristin Harmel known for?
Harmel is known for her World War II historical novels including The Book of Lost Names (2020), about a young woman who forges identity documents for Jewish children in occupied France; The Forest of Vanishing Stars (2021); and The Paris Daughter (2023). Her earlier work includes contemporary women’s fiction.