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Jo-Ann Mapson

6 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Bad Girl Creek Books
Start with: Blue Rodeo (1994)
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Publication Order of Chloe Books
Start with: Hank & Chloe (1993)
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Publication Order of Solomon's Oak Books
Start with: Solomon's Oak (2010)

ⓘ About Jo-Ann Mapson

Following the birth of her son in 1978 Mapson would take on an assortment of jobs as she worked retail, taught horseback riding, typed resumes, and cleaned houses. After living in New Mexico, Arizona, and growing up in California, she currently makes her home in Costa Mesa in California. Growing up in the Californian city of Fullerton, Jo-Ann Mapson was very passionate about books and horses. She has said that she was also quite the reader as it was a form of escape that made it possible for her to travel and kept her afloat. “Bad Girl Creek” by Jo-Ann Mapson is an interesting novel that is one of the warmest novels on friendship particularly between women.

All Book Series by Jo-Ann Mapson

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Blue Rodeo

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1994

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1994
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Bad Girl Creek

Book 2 of 4 · published 2001

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2001
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Along Came Mary

Book 3 of 4 · published 2002

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2002
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Goodbye, Earl

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2003

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2003
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Hank & Chloe

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1993

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1993
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Loving Chloe

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1998

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1998
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Solomon's Oak

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010

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2010
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Finding Casey

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012

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2012
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Shadow Ranch

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1996

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1996
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The Wilder Sisters

Book 2 of 5 · published 1999

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1999
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The Owl & Moon Cafe

Book 3 of 5 · published 2006

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2006
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Owen's Daughter

Book 4 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
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Love, Fred Astaire

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2016

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2016
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Fault Line

Single-title series · published 1989

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1989
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Healing Visions

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jo-Ann Mapson?

Following the birth of her son in 1978 Mapson would take on an assortment of jobs as she worked retail, taught horseback riding, typed resumes, and cleaned houses. After living in New Mexico, Arizona, and growing up in California, she currently makes her home in Costa Mesa in California. Growing up in the Californian city of Fullerton, Jo-Ann Mapson was very passionate about books and horses.

Which Jo-Ann Mapson series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Bad Girl Creek series, the earliest of Jo-Ann Mapson's multi-book series: it opens with Blue Rodeo (1994) and runs to 4 books across 1994–2003, ending with Goodbye, Earl (2003).

How many books has Jo-Ann Mapson written?

Jo-Ann Mapson has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2023. 8 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Bad Girl Creek series with 4 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Jo-Ann Mapson's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jo-Ann Mapson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Chloe (1993–1998, 2 books), Bad Girl Creek (1994–2003, 4 books) and Solomon's Oak (2010–2012, 2 books).

How are Jo-Ann Mapson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jo-Ann Mapson's 15 books into 3 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Bad Girl Creek (4 books, 1994–2003); Chloe (2 books, 1993–1998); Solomon's Oak (2 books, 2010–2012).