Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother, Please! | 2004 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 2 | More Than Words | 2004 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 3 | A Hot Pursuit | 2005 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 4 | Once Upon a Christmas | 2006 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 5 | The Night Before Christmas | 2009 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 6 | That Christmas Feeling | 2010 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 7 | Stories of the Heart | 2012 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 8 | Love is Murder | 2012 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 9 | Together for Christmas | 2014 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 10 | Bake, Love, Write | 2014 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
| 11 | All I Want For Christmas | 2016 | Brenda Novak | Buy |
Brenda Novak has contributed to 11 multi-author anthologies spanning romance, holiday fiction, and suspense. Notable contributions include the thriller collection Love is Murder (2012) and several Christmas-themed anthologies. Her earliest anthology appearance is Mother, Please! (2004), and her most recent is All I Want For Christmas (2016).
Christmas themes dominate the list, with Once Upon a Christmas (2006), The Night Before Christmas (2009), That Christmas Feeling (2010), Together for Christmas (2014), and All I Want For Christmas (2016) all centering on the holiday. Love is Murder stands out as the one suspense-oriented collection in the group. Bake, Love, Write (2014) takes a different approach entirely, combining recipes with writing about romance.
Novak is primarily known for her long-running series like Whiskey Creek and Silver Springs. These anthology contributions are short pieces that sit alongside her novel output, giving readers brief samples of her style. The twelve-year span from 2004 to 2016 covers a productive stretch of her career.