Sherry Lewis

Whether it's a solid mystery novel with familiar characters, or passionate romances, Sherry Lewis is a novelist who's at the top in her field. Focusing on the conventions and tropes of the genres, she effectively turns them on their head, ensuring that they become something entirely new in the process. This has allowed her to find her own niche within the industry, developing her style over time, and making her a household name in the process.

The best place to start is the Women Who Dare series, the earliest of Sherry Lewis's multi-book series: it opens with Daniel and the Lion (1992) and runs to 24 books across 1992–2011, ending with Picture Perfect (2011). Sherry Lewis's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Sherry Lewis has 275 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2024. 256 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Family Man series with 32 books — and 19 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sherry Lewis's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Women Who Dare (1992–2011, 24 books), Family Man (1994–2000, 32 books) and Fred Vickery (1995–1999, 6 books), plus 10 more.

This guide splits Sherry Lewis's 275 books into 15 named series and 19 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Family Man (32 books, 1994–2000); Hometown U.S.A. (28 books, 1999–2024); You, Me & the Kids (26 books, 2001–2012); Women Who Dare (24 books, 1992–2011); Marriage Of Inconvenience (16 books, 1996–2011), plus 10 further series.