Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay a Little Longer | 2010 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 2 | Keep a Little Secret | 2011 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 3 | Come a Little Closer | 2011 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 4 | Love and Cherish | 1980 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 5 | Gentle Torment | 1981 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 6 | This Loving Land | 1981 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 7 | Glorious Dawn | 1982 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 8 | Passion’s Song | 1982 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 9 | Strange Possession | 1982 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 10 | The Searching Hearts | 1982 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 11 | A Love for All Time | 1983 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 12 | Forever Victoria | 1983 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 13 | Hidden Dreams | 1983 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 14 | The Planting Season | 1984 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 15 | Sunshine Every Morning | 1985 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 16 | She Wanted Red Velvet | 1986 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 17 | Sing Softly to Me | 1986 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 18 | Marriage to a Stranger | 1987 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 19 | The Hell Raiser | 1990 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 20 | Homeplace | 1991 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 21 | A Gentle Giving | 1993 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 22 | Tenderness | 1993 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 23 | More Than Memory | 2001 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 24 | Amber Eyed Man | 2006 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 25 | Train from Marietta | 2006 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 26 | A Week from Sunday | 2007 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 27 | On Tall Pine Lake | 2007 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 28 | Leaving Whiskey Bend | 2008 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 29 | The Moon Looked Down | 2009 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 30 | By Starlight | 2012 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 31 | Under a Texas Sky | 2013 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 32 | Take Me Home | 2014 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 33 | Twice in a Lifetime | 2015 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 34 | Sunday Kind of Love | 2016 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
| 35 | The Nearness of You | 2017 | Dorothy Garlock | Buy |
The Tucker Family series is Dorothy Garlock’s most extensive work, spanning thirty-five novels from Love and Cherish (1980) to The Nearness of You (2017). The books follow an extended American family across multiple generations, from frontier days through the mid-twentieth century, with each novel telling a complete love story while maintaining connections to the broader family.
This series is essentially Garlock’s life work, encompassing nearly her entire publishing career. Many of the titles also appear in her other series (Standalone Novels, Route 66), reflecting how her fictional families overlap and intersect. For readers who enjoy family sagas told through romance, the Tucker Family series offers a long, satisfying journey through American history at the personal level.