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ⓘ About Richard Paul Evans
A father’s love turned into a full time career for an advertising executive when he got an idea to write a Christmas story for his kids. He wanted them to fully understand his love and appreciate the sacrifices and joys it brings without waiting for them to grow up and experience being a parent. Richard Paul Evans wrote his story and gave his friends and family a copy as a gift for Christmas. When he received positive responses from them, he decided to self publish the book locally and then nationally. In no time at all, it is on the New York Times bestseller list sitting prettily on the second spot. This remarkable event turned into a very sweet $4.
All Book Series by Richard Paul Evans
The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth
Book 3 of 6 · published 2004
Garbage Bag Girl
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2023 Co-authored · Celeste L. Edmunds
Reader's Digest Select Editions, Volume 340
Single-title series · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Richard Paul Evans?
A father’s love turned into a full time career for an advertising executive when he got an idea to write a Christmas story for his kids. He wanted them to fully understand his love and appreciate the sacrifices and joys it brings without waiting for them to grow up and experience being a parent. Richard Paul Evans wrote his story and gave his friends and family a copy as a gift for Christmas.
Which Richard Paul Evans series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Christmas Box series, the earliest of Richard Paul Evans's multi-book series: it opens with The Christmas Box (1993) and runs to 3 books across 1993–1997, ending with The Letter (1997). Richard Paul Evans's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Richard Paul Evans written?
Richard Paul Evans has 64 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2026. 31 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Michael Vey series with 10 books — and 33 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Richard Paul Evans's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard Paul Evans's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Christmas Box (1993–1997, 3 books), Locket Trilogy (1998–2000, 3 books) and Walk (2010–2014, 5 books), plus 4 more.
How are Richard Paul Evans's books organised into series?
This guide splits Richard Paul Evans's 64 books into 7 named series and 33 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Michael Vey (10 books, 2011–2024); Walk (5 books, 2010–2014); Noel Collection (4 books, 2017–2020); Broken Road (3 books, 2017–2019); Christmas Box (3 books, 1993–1997), plus 2 further series.