Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold |
1988 |
Buy |
| Merry Christmas, Baby! |
1996 |
Buy |
| This Time Marriage |
1996 |
Buy |
| Irish Magic II |
1997 |
Buy |
| Irish Magic |
1997 |
Buy |
| That Summer Place |
1998 |
Buy |
| In Our Dreams |
1998 |
Buy |
| Cinderfella / Lady of the Night |
2002 |
Buy |
| It Happened One Christmas |
2003 |
Buy |
| More Than Words, Volume 3 |
2006 |
Buy |
| More Than Words |
2008 |
Buy |
| Summer Brides |
2010 |
Buy |
| Hotel Angeline |
2011 |
Buy |
Bella Vista Chronicles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Apple Orchard |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Beekeeper’s Ball |
2014 |
Buy |
| Γλυκό σαν μέλι |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Lost and Found Bookshop |
2020 |
N/A |
| Sugar and Salt |
2022 |
Buy |
Calhoun Chronicles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Charm School |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Horsemaster’s Daughter |
1999 |
Buy |
| Halfway to Heaven |
2001 |
Buy |
| Enchanted Afternoon |
2002 |
Buy |
| A Summer Affair |
2003 |
Buy |
Discovery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| October Wind |
1994 |
Buy |
| Jewel of the Sea |
1994 |
Buy |
| Kingdom of Gold |
1994 |
Buy |
Family Tree Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Key Ingredient |
2016 |
Buy |
| Family Tree |
2016 |
Buy |
Great Chicago Fire Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Hostage |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Mistress |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Firebrand |
2000 |
Buy |
Heart of the West Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Husband for Hire / The 10-Year Reunion |
1999 |
Buy |
| The 10-Year Reunion |
1999 |
N/A |
| Courting Callie |
1999 |
Buy |
| Bachelor Father |
1999 |
Buy |
| His Bodyguard |
1999 |
Buy |
| Nick of Time |
1999 |
Buy |
| It Happened One Weekend |
1999 |
Buy |
| The $4.98 Daddy |
1999 |
Buy |
| It Takes a Cowboy |
1999 |
Buy |
| Hitched By Christmas |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Rancher And The Rich Girl |
1999 |
Buy |
| Shane’s Last Stand |
2000 |
Buy |
| A Baby By Chance |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Perfect Solution |
2000 |
Buy |
| Rent-A-Dad |
2000 |
Buy |
| Best Man in Wyoming |
2000 |
Buy |
| Reclaiming Jake |
2001 |
Buy |
Lakeshore Chronicles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Snowfall in the City |
2019 |
N/A |
| Summer at Willow Lake |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Winter Lodge |
2007 |
Buy |
| Dockside |
2007 |
N/A |
| Dockside / Dockside at Willow Lake |
2007 |
Buy |
| Snowfall at Willow Lake |
2008 |
Buy |
| More Than Words: Stories Of Courage: Homecoming Season / The Yellow Ribbon / Hanging By A Thread |
2008 |
N/A |
| Fireside |
2009 |
Buy |
| Lakeshore Christmas |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Summer Hideaway |
2010 |
Buy |
| Marrying Daisy Bellamy |
2011 |
Buy |
| Return to Willow Lake |
2012 |
Buy |
| Candlelight Christmas |
2013 |
Buy |
| Starlight on Willow Lake |
2015 |
Buy |
| The anthologyMore Than Wordscontains the short storyHomecoming Seasonpublished in 2008. |
2008 |
N/A |
| The Twelve Dogs of Christmas |
2023 |
N/A |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Texas Wildflower |
1987 |
Buy |
| Briar Rose |
1987 |
Buy |
| Winds of Glory |
1988 |
Buy |
| Embrace the Day |
1988 |
Buy |
| Moonshadow |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Lily and the Leopard |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Raven and the Rose |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Mistress of Normandy |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Mist and the Magic |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Maiden of Ireland |
1993 |
Buy |
| Lord of the Night |
1993 |
Buy |
| A Fairytale Christmas |
1996 |
Buy |
| Miranda |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Lightkeeper |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Drifter |
1998 |
Buy |
| The You I Never Knew |
2001 |
Buy |
| Passing Through Paradise |
2002 |
Buy |
| Home Before Dark |
2003 |
Buy |
| Summer by the Sea |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Ocean Between Us |
2004 |
Buy |
| Table For Five |
2005 |
Buy |
| Lakeside Cottage |
2005 |
Buy |
| Just Breathe |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Borrowed Bride |
2008 |
Buy |
| How I Planned Your Wedding |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Goodbye Quilt |
2011 |
Buy |
| The St. James Affair |
2014 |
Buy |
| Island Time |
2016 |
Buy |
| Map of the Heart |
2017 |
Buy |
| Between You and Me |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Oysterville Sewing Circle / Club |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Lost and Found Bookshop |
2020 |
Buy |
| Welcome to Beach Town |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Twelve Dogs of Christmas |
2023 |
Buy |
| Wayward Girls |
2025 |
Buy |
Tudor Rose Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| At the King’s Command / Circle in the Water |
1994 |
Buy |
| Koninklijk bevel |
1994 |
N/A |
| The King’s Pleasure |
1995 |
N/A |
| The Maiden’s Hand / Vows Made in Wine |
1995 |
Buy |
| At the Queen’s Summons / Dancing On Air |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Passionate Tudor |
2024 |
N/A |
Susan Wiggs has been writing romance and women’s fiction since the late 1980s. She grew up in Texas and later settled in the Pacific Northwest, which inspired the lakeside settings of her Lakeshore Chronicles series. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and she has won the RITA Award from Romance Writers of America.
Wiggs writes both historical and contemporary romance. Her historical novels include the Tudor Rose series and the Calhoun Chronicles, while her contemporary work includes the Lakeshore Chronicles and standalone novels like The Oysterville Sewing Circle. She has published more than 60 novels and her books have been translated into numerous languages.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Susan Wiggs written?
Susan Wiggs has written 105 books across ten series.
What was Susan Wiggs's first book?
Susan Wiggs’s first book is Briar Rose, published in 1987.
What are Susan Wiggs' most popular series?
Susan Wiggs is best known for the Lakeshore Chronicles, a contemporary romance series set in the fictional town of Avalon, New York, and the Calhoun Chronicles, a historical romance series set in the antebellum South and on the high seas. The Heart of the West series, featuring stories set in the American West, is also popular with readers.