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Sparkle Hayter

4 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Robin Hudson Books
Start with: What's a Girl Gotta Do? (1994)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Naked Brunch (2002)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Deus Ex Machina (2013)

ⓘ About Sparkle Hayter

Sparkle Hayter is a Canadian author and a retired journalist. Her middle name is Lynnette. Sparkle was born on January 1, 1958 in British Columbia, Canada in Pouce Coupe. She grew up in Alberta in Edmonton and graduated in 1986 from N.Y.U., where she studied television and film production. She has written for such publications as the Nation and New York Times. She has also been a participant on the CNN & Company talk show on CNN and has appeared on NPR, BBC, CBC, Paris Premiere, Good Day New York, and more. Before Hayter was an author, she worked in journalism. She has been employed at New York’s WABC station, Toronto for Global Television, and Atlanta for CNN. Hayter reported on the war in Afghanistan. She relocated to Pakistan and then went to Afghanistan.

All Book Series by Sparkle Hayter

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What's a Girl Gotta Do?

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1994

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1994
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Nice Girls Finish Last

Book 2 of 5 · published 1996

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1996
3
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Revenge of the Cootie Girls

Book 3 of 5 · published 1997

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1997
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The Last Manly Man

Book 4 of 5 · published 1998

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1998
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The Chelsea Girl Murders

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2000

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2000
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Naked Brunch

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2002

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2002
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Bandit Queen Boogie

Book 2 of 3 · published 2004

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2004
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Everlasting

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026

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2026
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Deus Ex Machina

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013

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2013
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A Goddamned Christmas Miracle

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023

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2023
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Tart Noir

Single-title series · published 2003

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2003

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Sparkle Hayter?

Sparkle Hayter is a Canadian author and a retired journalist. Her middle name is Lynnette. Sparkle was born on January 1, 1958 in British Columbia, Canada in Pouce Coupe.

Which Sparkle Hayter series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Robin Hudson series, the earliest of Sparkle Hayter's multi-book series: it opens with What's a Girl Gotta Do? (1994) and runs to 5 books across 1994–2000, ending with The Chelsea Girl Murders (2000).

How many books has Sparkle Hayter written?

Sparkle Hayter has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2026. 5 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Robin Hudson series with 5 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Sparkle Hayter's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sparkle Hayter's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Robin Hudson (1994–2000, 5 books).

How are Sparkle Hayter's books organised into series?

This guide splits Sparkle Hayter's 11 books into 1 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Robin Hudson (5 books, 1994–2000).