🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Better Date Than Never Books
Start with: My Last Blind Date (2012)
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Publication Order of Blue Moon Bay Books
Start with: The Second Chance Inn / Every Little Kiss (2015)
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Publication Order of Dear Aubrey Books
Start with: The Crush Dilemma (2018)
ⓘ About Susan Hatler
Susan Hatler is a bestselling American contemporary romance and Chick Lit author with several successful series to her name. Her novels have been translated into Italian, German, French, and Spanish. Her series of novels include the “Better Date than Never,” “Treasured Dreams,” “Kissed by the Bay,” “Do Over Date,” and “The Wedding Whisperer.” She had a normal upbringing with two parents and two siblings and asserts that she always loved telling stories from childhood. In elementary school, she was fascinated with unicorns and in high school had several teen fiction she was writing all at once. Hatler did all the usual boys, bars and the occasional studying while in college. She graduated with a BA in Philosophy minoring in Political Science from California State University Hayward.
All Book Series by Susan Hatler
1
My Last Blind Date
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2012
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2
Love at First Date
Book 2 of 10 · published 2012
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5
A Twist of Date
Book 5 of 10 · published 2013
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6
Licence to Date
Book 6 of 10 · published 2014
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10
Date and Dash
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2018
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1
The Second Chance Inn / Every Little Kiss
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2015
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2
The Sisterhood Promise / The Perfect Kiss
Book 2 of 8 · published 2015
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3
The Wishing Star / Just One Kiss
Book 3 of 8 · published 2016
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4
The Friendly Cottage / The Sweetest Kiss
Book 4 of 8 · published 2016
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5
The Christmas Cabin / A Christmas Kiss
Book 5 of 8 · published 2016
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6
The Oopsie Island / All About That Kiss
Book 6 of 8 · published 2019
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7
The Wedding Boutique / Forever in a Kiss
Book 7 of 8 · published 2019
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8
The Holiday Shoppe / A Kiss for Santa
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2019
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1
The Crush Dilemma
Single-title series · published 2018
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1
Million Dollar Date
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2019
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2
The Double Date Disaster
Book 2 of 10 · published 2019
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3
The Date Next Door
Book 3 of 10 · published 2020
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4
Date to the Rescue
Book 4 of 10 · published 2020
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5
Fashionably Date / Dashing Date
Book 5 of 10 · published 2020
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6
Once Upon a Date
Book 6 of 10 · published 2020
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7
Destination Date
Book 7 of 10 · published 2021
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9
The Date Mistake
Book 9 of 10 · published 2022
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10
The Decadent Date
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2022
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1
A Sugar Plum Christmas
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2020
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2
Fake Husband for Christmas
Book 2 of 6 · published 2021
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3
The Christmas Competition
Book 3 of 6 · published 2022
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4
A Gingerbread Christmas
Book 4 of 6 · published 2023
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5
A Silver Bells Christmas
Book 5 of 6 · published 2024
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6
Christmas with the Nanny Next Door
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2026
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1
An Unexpected Date
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2012
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2
An Unexpected Kiss
Book 2 of 8 · published 2015
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3
An Unexpected Love
Book 3 of 8 · published 2015
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4
An Unexpected Proposal
Book 4 of 8 · published 2015
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5
An Unexpected Wedding
Book 5 of 8 · published 2015
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6
An Unexpected Joy
Book 6 of 8 · published 2016
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7
An Unexpected Baby
Book 7 of 8 · published 2016
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8
Un Bebé Inesperado
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2016
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1
The Wedding Charm
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2017
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2
The Wedding Catch
Book 2 of 5 · published 2018
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5
The Wedding Promise
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2022
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1
Treasured Dreams
Single-title series · published 2019
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1
Homecoming for Christmas / Homecoming in Christmas Falls
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2017 Anthology · Ciara Knight
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2
Forever Yours in Christmas Falls
Book 2 of 9 · published 2017
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3
The Christmas Compromise
Book 3 of 9 · published 2017
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4
Rumor Has It
Book 4 of 9 · published 2017 Anthology · Melinda Curtis
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5
'Twas the Kiss Before Christmas
Book 5 of 9 · published 2019
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6
One Complicated Christmas
Book 6 of 9 · published 2019 Anthology · Ciara Knight
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7
Unexpectedly in Love
Book 7 of 9 · published 2019 Anthology · Jean Oram
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8
Between Christmas and Romance
Book 8 of 9 · published 2019 Anthology · Shanna Hatfield
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9
Christmas at the Sleigh Cafe
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2022 Anthology · Melinda Curtis
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Susan Hatler?
Susan Hatler is a bestselling American contemporary romance and Chick Lit author with several successful series to her name. Her novels have been translated into Italian, German, French, and Spanish. Her series of novels include the “Better Date than Never,” “Treasured Dreams,” “Kissed by the Bay,” “Do Over Date,” and “The Wedding Whisperer.” She had a normal upbringing with two parents and two siblings and asserts that she always loved telling stories from childhood.
Which Susan Hatler series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Better Date Than Never series, the earliest of Susan Hatler's multi-book series: it opens with My Last Blind Date (2012) and runs to 10 books across 2012–2018, ending with Date and Dash (2018). Susan Hatler's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Susan Hatler written?
Susan Hatler has 60 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2026. 59 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Better Date Than Never series with 10 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Susan Hatler's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Susan Hatler's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Better Date Than Never (2012–2018, 10 books), Treasured Dreams (2012–2016, 8 books) and Mind Reader (2012, 1 book), plus 7 more.
How are Susan Hatler's books organised into series?
This guide splits Susan Hatler's 60 books into 10 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Better Date Than Never (10 books, 2012–2018); Do-Over Date (10 books, 2019–2022); Return to Christmas Falls (9 books, 2017–2022); Blue Moon Bay (8 books, 2015–2019); Treasured Dreams (8 books, 2012–2016), plus 5 further series.