Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

4 Series • 18 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Birmingham Family Saga Books
Start with: The Flame and the Flower (1972)
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Publication Order of Kathleen E. Woodwiss Standalone Novels
Start with: The Wolf and the Dove (1974)
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Publication Order of The Gamblers Books
Start with: Then Came You (1993)

ⓘ About Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss was an American author of fiction. She was born on June 3, 1939, and passed away in 2007. Her full name was Kathleen Erin Hogg before she got married. She wrote in the historical romance novel genre and was considered to be a pioneer of the romance genre, greatly influencing a lot of romance authors that came after her for some time. She was born in Alexandria, Louisiana to her parents Gladys and Charles Wingrove Hogg. She had seven siblings and was the youngest of eight. Her father was a veteran of W.W.I. and was disabled. She has always enjoyed creating original stories and narratives and would tell herself stories at night at age six to help herself go to sleep. She met Ross Eugene Woodiwiss, a Second Lieutenant in the U.S.

All Book Series by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

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The Flame and the Flower

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1972

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1972
2
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Beyond the Kiss

Book 2 of 4 · published 1996

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1996
3
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A Season Beyond a Kiss

Book 3 of 4 · published 1998

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1998
4
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The Elusive Flame

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2000

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2000
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The Wolf and the Dove

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1974

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1974
2
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Shanna

Book 2 of 10 · published 1977

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1977
3
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Ashes in the Wind

Book 3 of 10 · published 1979

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1979
4
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A Rose in Winter

Book 4 of 10 · published 1982

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1982
5
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Come Love a Stranger

Book 5 of 10 · published 1984

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1984
6
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So Worthy My Love

Book 6 of 10 · published 1989

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1989
7
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Forever in Your Embrace

Book 7 of 10 · published 1992

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1992
8
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Petals on the River

Book 8 of 10 · published 1997

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1997
9
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The Reluctant Suitor

Book 9 of 10 · published 2003

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2003
10
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Everlasting

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2007

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2007
1
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Then Came You

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1993 Anthology · Lisa Kleypas

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1993
2
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Dreaming of You

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1994 Anthology · Lisa Kleypas

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1994
1
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Three Weddings and a Kiss

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1995

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1995
2
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Married at Midnight

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1996

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1996

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kathleen E. Woodiwiss?

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss was an American author of fiction. She was born on June 3, 1939, and passed away in 2007. Her full name was Kathleen Erin Hogg before she got married.

Which Kathleen E. Woodiwiss series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Birmingham Family Saga series, the earliest of Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's multi-book series: it opens with The Flame and the Flower (1972) and runs to 4 books across 1972–2000, ending with The Elusive Flame (2000). Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Kathleen E. Woodiwiss written?

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1972 and 2007. 16 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Kathleen E. Woodwiss Standalone Novels series with 10 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Birmingham Family Saga (1972–2000, 4 books), Kathleen E. Woodwiss Standalone Novels (1974–2007, 10 books) and The Gamblers (1993–1994, 2 books).

How are Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's books organised into series?

This guide splits Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's 18 books into 3 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Kathleen E. Woodwiss Standalone Novels (10 books, 1974–2007); Birmingham Family Saga (4 books, 1972–2000); The Gamblers (2 books, 1993–1994).