📖 About Baxter Family

Baxter Family is a series universe written by Karen Kingsbury. The complete collection runs to 36 books across 7 series, published between 2002 and 2024.

The main series is Publication Order of Redemption Books with 5 books. It opens with Redemption (2002) and currently runs to Reunion (2004).

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🎯 Where to Start with Baxter Family

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Redemption (2002), book 1 of Publication Order of Redemption Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 7 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Baxter Family Books in Order

Publication Order of Redemption Books
5 books
1
Redemption book cover1Redemption2002Buy on Amazon
Remember book cover2Remember2003Buy on Amazon
Return book cover3Return2003Buy on Amazon
Rejoice book cover4Rejoice2004Buy on Amazon
Reunion book cover5Reunion2004Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Firstborn Books
5 books
2
Fame book cover1Fame2005Buy on Amazon
Forgiven book cover2Forgiven2005Buy on Amazon
Found book cover3Found2006Buy on Amazon
Family book cover4Family2006Buy on Amazon
Forever book cover5Forever2007Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Sunrise Books
4 books
3
Sunrise book cover1Sunrise2007Buy on Amazon
Summer book cover2Summer2007Buy on Amazon
Someday book cover3Someday2008Buy on Amazon
Sunset book cover4Sunset2008Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Above the Line Books
4 books
4
Take One book cover1Take One2009Buy on Amazon
Take Two book cover2Take Two2009Buy on Amazon
Take Three book cover3Take Three2010Buy on Amazon
Take Four book cover4Take Four2010Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Bailey Flanigan Books
4 books
5
Leaving book cover1Leaving2011Buy on Amazon
Learning book cover2Learning2011Buy on Amazon
Longing book cover3Longing2011Buy on Amazon
Loving book cover4Loving2012Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Coming Home Books
3 books
6
1Return to Paradise2016Buy on Amazon
Seasons in Paradise book cover2Seasons in Paradise2016Buy on Amazon
Home to Paradise book cover3Home to Paradise2017Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of The Baxter Family Books
11 books
7
A Baxter Family Christmas book cover1A Baxter Family Christmas2016Buy on Amazon
Love Story book cover2Love Story2017Buy on Amazon
In This Moment book cover3In This Moment2017Buy on Amazon
To the Moon and Back book cover4To the Moon and Back2018Buy on Amazon
When We Were Young book cover5When We Were Young2018Buy on Amazon
Two Weeks book cover6Two Weeks2020Buy on Amazon
Someone Like You book cover7Someone Like You2020Buy on Amazon
Truly, Madly, Deeply book cover8Truly, Madly, Deeply2020Buy on Amazon
Forgiving Paris book cover9Forgiving Paris2021Buy on Amazon
The Baxters: A Prequel book cover10The Baxters: A Prequel2022Buy on Amazon
The Baxters Devotional book cover11The Baxters Devotional2024Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Baxter Family books are there?
There are 36 books in the Baxter Family collection, organised into 7 series and published between 2002 and 2024.
What is the first Baxter Family book?
The first book is Redemption, published in 2002.
What order should I read the Baxter Family books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Baxter Family books?
The Baxter Family books were written by Karen Kingsbury.
Is the Baxter Family series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of The Baxter Family Books, has 11 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Baxter Family series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2002, and the most recent in 2024.