Katherine Center Standalone Novels books in order

All 14 of Katherine Center's standalone novels listed in publication order, from The Bright Side of Disaster (2006) to The Shippers (2026), with links to buy each book.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Bright Side of Disaster 2006 Katherine Center Buy
2 Everyone is Beautiful 2009 Katherine Center Buy
3 Get Lucky 2010 Katherine Center Buy
4 The Lost Husband 2013 Katherine Center Buy
5 Happiness for Beginners 2015 Katherine Center Buy
6 How to Walk Away 2018 Katherine Center Buy
7 The Girl in the Plane 2019 Katherine Center N/A
8 Things You Save in a Fire 2019 Katherine Center Buy
9 What You Wish For 2020 Katherine Center Buy
10 The Bodyguard 2022 Katherine Center Buy
11 Hello Stranger 2023 Katherine Center Buy
12 The Rom-Commers 2024 Katherine Center Buy
13 The Love Haters 2025 Katherine Center Buy
14 The Shippers 2026 Katherine Center Buy

Katherine Center’s standalone novels follow women facing unexpected life changes — a new single mother finding her footing, a widow rebuilding on a Texas goat farm, or a firefighter starting over in a new city. Each book works as its own self-contained story with no recurring characters between them.

Her earlier novels like The Bright Side of Disaster and Everyone is Beautiful focus on young motherhood and family dynamics. Starting with How to Walk Away in 2018, her books took on higher-concept premises while keeping the same emotional core, a shift that brought her wider commercial success. The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger both feature heroines in unusual situations — a bodyguard falling for her client and a woman with face blindness navigating a new relationship.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Katherine Center Standalone Novels series?

There are fourteen books in the Katherine Center Standalone Novels series, published between 2006 and 2026.

What is the first book in the Katherine Center Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Katherine Center Standalone Novels series is The Bright Side of Disaster, published in 2006.

Are Katherine Center's standalone novels connected to each other?

No, each of Katherine Center’s standalone novels tells a completely independent story with its own characters and setting. They can be read in any order, though reading them chronologically shows her growth as a writer.

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