🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Angel's Bay Books
Start with: Suddenly One Summer (2009)
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Publication Order of Bachelors & Bridesmaids Books
Start with: Kiss Me Forever (2014)
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Publication Order of Callaways Books
Start with: On a Night Like This (2012)
ⓘ About Barbara Freethy
Barbara stories revolve around simple plots and issues of love. The strength of her novels comes from her characters. Her character’s uniqueness takes her stories forward. Barbara Freethy has been one of the most successful authors in the 21st century. She has also inspired scores of authors to self publish their books. She wanted her books to be available to her readers at an affordable cost. Selling over 4.5 million copies is amazing and shows that popularity of the work of the author and the genre she writes. The authors’ award and achievements is an inspiration for all those authors who want to write on theme of love and romance. Read a book of hers and you will discover the charm of romantic novels.
All Book Series by Barbara Freethy
1
Suddenly One Summer
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2009
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5
Garden of Secrets
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2011
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1
Kiss Me Forever
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2014
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5
Falling Into You
Book 5 of 7 · published 2015
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6
Forever Starts Tonight
Book 6 of 7 · published 2017
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7
Dreaming of You
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2019
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1
On a Night Like This
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 2012
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2
So This Is Love
Book 2 of 16 · published 2013
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3
Falling for a Stranger
Book 3 of 16 · published 2013
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4
Between Now and Forever
Book 4 of 16 · published 2013
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6
All a Heart Needs
Book 6 of 16 · published 2014
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7
That Summer Night
Book 7 of 16 · published 2014
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8
When Shadows Fall
Book 8 of 16 · published 2014
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9
Somewhere Only We Know
Book 9 of 16 · published 2015
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10
If I Didn't Know Better
Book 10 of 16 · published 2015
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11
Tender is the Night
Book 11 of 16 · published 2016
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13
Closer To You
Book 13 of 16 · published 2016
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14
Once You're Mine
Book 14 of 16 · published 2017
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16
Secrets We Keep
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2018
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1
Burn Every Bridge
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2026
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2
Cross That Line
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
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1
Beautiful Storm
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015
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2
Lightning Lingers
Book 2 of 3 · published 2016
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3
Summer Rain
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016
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1
Is Anyone Listening?
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2025
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2
What They'll Say About Us
Book 2 of 3 · published 2026
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3
Whoever She Was
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2027
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1
Hopelessly Romantic
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2024
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3
Moonlight Feels Right
Book 3 of 5 · published 2025
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4
Blame It On The Bikini
Book 4 of 5 · published 2025
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5
Love Me Like You Do
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2026
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1
Perilous Trust
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2017
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2
Reckless Whisper
Book 2 of 15 · published 2018
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4
Elusive Promise
Book 4 of 15 · published 2018
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5
Dangerous Choice
Book 5 of 15 · published 2019
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8
Fearless Pursuit
Book 8 of 15 · published 2020
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9
Daring Deception
Book 9 of 15 · published 2021
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10
Risky Bargain
Book 10 of 15 · published 2021
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11
Perfect Target
Book 11 of 15 · published 2022
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12
Fatal Betrayal
Book 12 of 15 · published 2023
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15
Shattered Truth
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2025
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1
The Way Back Home
Single-title series · published 2012
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1
Silent Run
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2008
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2
Silent Fall
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2008
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1
Played
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2006
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2
Taken
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2006
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1
Always With Me
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2019
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2
My Wildest Dream
Book 2 of 7 · published 2019
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3
Can't Fight The Moonlight
Book 3 of 7 · published 2020
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6
Tangled Up In You
Book 6 of 7 · published 2022
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7
Next Time I Fall
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2023
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1
A Secret Wish
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011
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2
Just A Wish Away
Book 2 of 3 · published 2012
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3
When Wishes Collide
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012
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1
Promise of Marriage
Series opener · book 1 of 27 · published 1990
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4
The Right Man For Loving
Book 4 of 27 · published 1992
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6
The Man Behind The Magic
Book 6 of 27 · published 1993
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7
A Man Like Jake
Book 7 of 27 · published 1994
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11
One True Love
Book 11 of 27 · published 1998
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12
The Sweetest Thing
Book 12 of 27 · published 1999
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14
Just the Way You Are
Book 14 of 27 · published 2000
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15
Some Kind of Wonderful
Book 15 of 27 · published 2001
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16
Love Will Find a Way
Book 16 of 27 · published 2002
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17
Summer Secrets
Book 17 of 27 · published 2003
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19
The Cuzzian Horse
Book 19 of 27 · published 2004
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20
All She Ever Wanted
Book 20 of 27 · published 2004
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21
Don't Say a Word
Book 21 of 27 · published 2005
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22
Patrick Michael O'Reilly's 13th Summer
Book 22 of 27 · published 2007
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23
Sweet Somethings
Book 23 of 27 · published 2017
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24
All the Pretty People
Book 24 of 27 · published 2022
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25
Last One to Know
Book 25 of 27 · published 2022
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26
The Other Emily
Book 26 of 27 · published 2023
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27
Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
Latest in the series · book 27 of 27 · published 2025
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1
Devlin
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2019
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2
Jason
Book 2 of 7 · published 2019 Anthology · Julia London
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3
Ross
Book 3 of 7 · published 2019 Anthology · Lynn Raye Harris
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4
Phillip
Book 4 of 7 · published 2019 Anthology · Cristin Harber
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5
Brock
Book 5 of 7 · published 2019 Anthology · Roxanne St. Claire
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6
Logan
Book 6 of 7 · published 2019 Anthology · Samantha Chase
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7
Trey
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2019 Anthology · Christie Ridgway
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1
Luke
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2016
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2
Gabe
Book 2 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Ruth Cardello
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3
Hunter
Book 3 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Melody Anne
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4
Knox
Book 4 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Christie Ridgway
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5
Max
Book 5 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Lynn Raye Harris
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6
James
Book 6 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · Roxanne St. Claire
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7
Finn
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · JoAnn Ross
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1
Ryder
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2017
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2
Adam
Book 2 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Roxanne St. Claire
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3
Zane
Book 3 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Christie Ridgway
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4
Wyatt
Book 4 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Lynn Raye Harris
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5
Jack
Book 5 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Julia London
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6
Noah
Book 6 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Cristin Harber
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7
Ford
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2017 Anthology · Samantha Chase
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Barbara Freethy?
Barbara stories revolve around simple plots and issues of love. The strength of her novels comes from her characters. Her character's uniqueness takes her stories forward.
Which Barbara Freethy series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Angel's Bay series, the earliest of Barbara Freethy's multi-book series: it opens with Suddenly One Summer (2009) and runs to 5 books across 2009–2011, ending with Garden of Secrets (2011). Barbara Freethy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Barbara Freethy written?
Barbara Freethy has 119 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2027. 92 of them belong to 16 named series — the largest being the Callaways series with 16 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Barbara Freethy's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Barbara Freethy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Taken/Deception (2006, 2 books), Sanders Brothers (2008, 2 books) and Angel's Bay (2009–2011, 5 books), plus 12 more.
How are Barbara Freethy's books organised into series?
This guide splits Barbara Freethy's 119 books into 16 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Callaways (16 books, 2012–2018); Off The Grid: FBI (15 books, 2017–2025); Bachelors & Bridesmaids (7 books, 2014–2019); Whisper Lake (7 books, 2019–2023); 7 Brides for 7 Blackthornes (7 books, 2019), plus 11 further series.
