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ⓘ About Julie Garwood
Julie passed in 2023. She had written more than 27 romance novels in the suspense and historical sub-genres. The books written by her have gone on to sell more than 35 million copies all over the world and have frequently featured in the New York Times bestselling list. Julie was born in the year 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States and since then, she has lived there all her life. She belongs to an Irish family and has 6 more siblings, 5 of whom are her sisters. Julie had to miss the initial phase of her education due to an infection and by the time she started going to school at the age of 6, she was not able to read like the other children of her age.
All Book Series by Julie Garwood
The Summer of the Sky-Blue Bikini
Series opener · book 1 of 35 · published 1978 Anthology · Jill Ross Klevin
Dreams Can Come True
Book 6 of 35 · published 1981 Anthology · Jane Claypool Miner
An April Love Story
Book 7 of 35 · published 1981 Anthology · Caroline B. Cooney
Senior Dreams Can Come True
Book 27 of 35 · published 1985 Anthology · Jane Claypool Miner
Sixteen Can Be Sweet
Latest in the series · book 35 of 35 · published 1988 Anthology · Maud Johnson
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Julie Garwood?
Julie passed in 2023. She had written more than 27 romance novels in the suspense and historical sub-genres. The books written by her have gone on to sell more than 35 million copies all over the world and have frequently featured in the New York Times bestselling list. Julie was born in the year 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States and since then, she has lived there all her life.
Which Julie Garwood series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Wildfire series, the earliest of Julie Garwood's multi-book series: it opens with The Summer of the Sky-Blue Bikini (1978) and runs to 35 books across 1978–1988, ending with Sixteen Can Be Sweet (1988). Julie Garwood's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Julie Garwood written?
Julie Garwood has 70 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2022. 64 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Wildfire series with 35 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Julie Garwood's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Julie Garwood's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Wildfire (1978–1988, 35 books), Girls of Canby Hall (1985, 1 book) and Crown's Spies (1988–1993, 4 books), plus 4 more.
How are Julie Garwood's books organised into series?
This guide splits Julie Garwood's 70 books into 7 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Wildfire (35 books, 1978–1988); Buchanan-Renard-MacKenna (14 books, 2000–2022); Claybornes of Rose Hill (5 books, 1995–1997); Crown's Spies (4 books, 1988–1993); Highlands' Lairds (3 books, 1992–2007), plus 2 further series.