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ⓘ About Kate Carlisle
Bestselling author Kate Carlisle has won a number of awards for her writing, including the Golden Heart and Daphne du Maurier Awards. Therefore, it’s hard to believe her pre-novel writing years featured twenty years in various production jobs with a number of television variety and game shows, including working as a Dating Game date chaperone and occasionally appearing on the Gong Show to perform ridiculous acts. She also worked on music programs such as Solid Gold and The Midnight Special. Through all of this, her love of writing sat on the shelf, as she worked in vineyards, sold chicken, modeled and worked for a cruise line. Finally, after a year of law school, she wandered into the world of fiction writing, where she’s been ever since. And she’s done well for herself.
All Book Series by Kate Carlisle
The Twelve Books of Christmas
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2023
She's Having the Boss's Baby
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013
The Knife Before Christmas
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2024
Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction
Single-title series · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kate Carlisle?
Bestselling author Kate Carlisle has won a number of awards for her writing, including the Golden Heart and Daphne du Maurier Awards. Therefore, it's hard to believe her pre-novel writing years featured twenty years in various production jobs with a number of television variety and game shows, including working as a Dating Game date chaperone and occasionally appearing on the Gong Show to perform ridiculous acts. She also worked on music programs such as Solid Gold and The Midnight Special.
Which Kate Carlisle series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bibliophile Mystery series, the earliest of Kate Carlisle's multi-book series: it opens with Homicide in Hardcover (2009) and runs to 18 books across 2009–2023, ending with The Twelve Books of Christmas (2023). Kate Carlisle's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kate Carlisle written?
Kate Carlisle has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2024. 35 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Bibliophile Mystery series with 18 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Kate Carlisle's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kate Carlisle's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bibliophile Mystery (2009–2023, 18 books), Duke Brothers (2010–2011, 3 books) and Island Paradise Duet (2011–2013, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Kate Carlisle's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kate Carlisle's 36 books into 5 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Bibliophile Mystery (18 books, 2009–2023); Fixer-Upper Mystery (11 books, 2014–2024); Duke Brothers (3 books, 2010–2011); Island Paradise Duet (2 books, 2011–2013); MacLaren's Pride (1 book, 2013).