📖 About Lily Dale

Lily Dale is a series universe written by Wendy Corsi Staub. The complete collection runs to 12 books across 2 series, published between 2007 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Lily Dale Books with 5 books. It opens with Awakening (2007) and currently runs to In the Blink of an Eye (2013).

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🎯 Where to Start with Lily Dale

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Awakening (2007), book 1 of Publication Order of Lily Dale 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 2 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.

📚 Lily Dale Books in Order

Publication Order of Lily Dale Books
5 books
1
Awakening book cover1Awakening2007Buy on Amazon
Believing book cover2Believing2008Buy on Amazon
Connecting book cover3Connecting2008Buy on Amazon
Discovering book cover4Discovering2009Buy on Amazon
In the Blink of an Eye book cover5In the Blink of an Eye2013Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Lily Dale Mystery Books
7 books
2
Nine Lives book cover1Nine Lives2015Buy on Amazon
Something Buried, Something Blue book cover2Something Buried, Something Blue2016Buy on Amazon
Dead of Winter book cover3Dead of Winter2017Buy on Amazon
Prose and Cons book cover4Prose and Cons2021Buy on Amazon
The Stranger Vanishes book cover5The Stranger Vanishes2022Buy on Amazon
Dog Days book cover6Dog Days2024Buy on Amazon
Toil and Trouble book cover7Toil and Trouble2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Lily Dale books are there?
There are 12 books in the Lily Dale collection, organised into 2 series and published between 2007 and 2025.
What is the first Lily Dale book?
The first book is Awakening, published in 2007.
What order should I read the Lily Dale 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 Lily Dale books?
The Lily Dale books were written by Wendy Corsi Staub.
Is the Lily Dale series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Lily Dale Mystery Books, has 7 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Lily Dale series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2007, and the most recent in 2025.