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ⓘ About Geralyn Dawson
The Bad Luck Wedding Dress This is the first in a series of eight books by Geralyn Dawson under the title Bad Luck Wedding series. We meet a young woman named Jenny Fortune working tirelessly to keep her seamstress business in operation. However, it appears that all the Big Jack Bailey three daughters have found bad luck after wearing her tour de force wedding dress. Out of his suspicions, Big Jack Bailey concludes that MissFortune (as he calls her) has placed a curse on his dress and heads out to crush her and her business. Then Trace McBride, a saloon owner and the widowed father of three girls popularly known as McBride Menaces in the small town rents out the small space Jenny uses to run her business.
All Book Series by Geralyn Dawson
My Big Old Texas Heartache / A Callahan Carol
Single-title series · published 2014
The Last Bachelor in Texas / My Long Tall Texas Heartthrob
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2004
The Christmas Wishing Tree
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2018
Season of Sisters / The Pink Magnolia Club
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2002 Pen name · Emily March
The Summer Melt
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023 Pen name · Emily March
Boone
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020 Pen name · Emily March
Second Chance Season
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024 Pen name · Emily March
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Geralyn Dawson?
The Bad Luck Wedding Dress This is the first in a series of eight books by Geralyn Dawson under the title Bad Luck Wedding series. We meet a young woman named Jenny Fortune working tirelessly to keep her seamstress business in operation. However, it appears that all the Big Jack Bailey three daughters have found bad luck after wearing her tour de force wedding dress.
Which Geralyn Dawson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bad Luck Brides series, the earliest of Geralyn Dawson's multi-book series: it opens with The Bad Luck Wedding Dress (1996) and runs to 8 books across 1996–2007, ending with Her Outlaw (2007). Geralyn Dawson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Geralyn Dawson written?
Geralyn Dawson has 57 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2024. 49 of them belong to 13 named series — the largest being the Eternity Springs series with 16 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Geralyn Dawson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Geralyn Dawson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bad Luck Brides (1996–2007, 8 books), The Wedding (1996–1998, 2 books) and Bad Luck Abroad (1999–2001, 3 books), plus 10 more.
How are Geralyn Dawson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Geralyn Dawson's 57 books into 13 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Eternity Springs (16 books, 2011–2018); Bad Luck Brides (8 books, 1996–2007); Callahan Brothers (4 books, 2006–2010); Celebrate Eternity Springs (3 books, 2022–2023); Eternity Springs: The McBrides of Texas (3 books, 2019–2020), plus 8 further series.