What Doesn't Kill You Companion books in order

Q: "How many books are in the What Doesn't Kill You Companion series?"

"There are eight books in the What Doesn't Kill You Companion series, published between 2012 and 2019."

Q: "What is the first book in the What Doesn't Kill You Companion series?"

"The first book in the What Doesn't Kill You Companion series is Saving Grace, published in 2012."

Q: "What does the What Doesn't Kill You Companion include?"

"The Companion series includes The Essential Guide to the What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery Series (2019), which maps the world and provides context for the various sub-series, alongside key novels from the Katie and Annalise, Michele, Emily, and Ava threads. It is a curated collection for readers who want an overview of the WDKY universe rather than starting from scratch with a single sub-series. The Essential Guide in particular is useful for readers who have dipped into one part of the world and want to understand how the pieces fit together."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Saving Grace	2012	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	N/A
2	The Essential Guide to the What Doesn’t Kill You Romantic Mystery Series	2019	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	Buy
3	Leaving Annalise (Katie #2): A What Doesn’t Kill You Romantic Mystery	2013	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	N/A
4	Finding Harmony (Katie #3): A What Doesn’t Kill You Romantic Mystery	2014	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	N/A
5	Going for Kona	2014	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	N/A
6	Heaven to Betsy	2015	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	N/A
7	Earth to Emily (An Emily Bernal Texas-to-New Mexico Mystery): A What Doesn’t Kill You Mystery	2015	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	N/A
8	Bombshell	2017	Pamela Fagan Hutchins	N/A

The What Doesn’t Kill You Companion brings together key books and supplementary material from Pamela Fagan Hutchins’s super series into a single reference thread. The centerpiece is The Essential Guide to the What Doesn’t Kill You Romantic Mystery Series (2019), which provides an overview of the world, its characters, and the relationships between the sub-series.

The companion volumes also include earlier editions of the foundational sub-series novels — Saving Grace, Leaving Annalise, Finding Harmony, Going for Kona, Heaven to Betsy, Earth to Emily, and Bombshell — giving new readers a structured path into the WDKY world. For longtime fans the Essential Guide is the primary draw: a map to a fictional universe spanning more than two dozen novels and half a dozen protagonists.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the What Doesn't Kill You Companion series?

There are eight books in the What Doesn’t Kill You Companion series, published between 2012 and 2019.

What is the first book in the What Doesn't Kill You Companion series?

The first book in the What Doesn’t Kill You Companion series is Saving Grace, published in 2012.

What does the What Doesn't Kill You Companion include?

The Companion series includes The Essential Guide to the What Doesn’t Kill You Romantic Mystery Series (2019), which maps the world and provides context for the various sub-series, alongside key novels from the Katie and Annalise, Michele, Emily, and Ava threads. It is a curated collection for readers who want an overview of the WDKY universe rather than starting from scratch with a single sub-series. The Essential Guide in particular is useful for readers who have dipped into one part of the world and want to understand how the pieces fit together.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order