Curtiss Ann Matlock

She was born into a family of avid readers,. And started reading before she entered the first grade and was penning vignettes while she was still in high school. Curtiss Ann is a mom and grandma, native Southerner, a lover of family, the land, a good cup of hot tea, and the written word.

The best place to start is the Here Come the Grooms series, the earliest of Curtiss Ann Matlock's multi-book series: it opens with Circumstantial Evidence (1984) and runs to 18 books across 1984–1992, ending with Best Man For The Job (1992). Curtiss Ann Matlock's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Curtiss Ann Matlock has 251 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2021. 250 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Here Come the Grooms series with 18 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Curtiss Ann Matlock's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Here Come the Grooms (1984–1992, 18 books), Curtiss Ann Matlock Standalone Novels (1986–2010, 9 books) and Curtiss Ann Matlock Short Stories/Novellas (1988–2013, 3 books), plus 2 more.

This guide splits Curtiss Ann Matlock's 251 books into 9 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Here Come the Grooms (18 books, 1984–1992); Valentine (10 books, 1997–2016); Curtiss Ann Matlock Standalone Novels (9 books, 1986–2010); The Breen Men (4 books, 1991–1994); Curtiss Ann Matlock Short Stories/Novellas (3 books, 1988–2013), plus 4 further series.