Christie Craig Reading Order

6 books (2007–2015)

The Divorced and Desperate series consists of six complete romantic comedies published between 2007 and 2015. Each book follows the lives of different women navigating life after divorce, featuring interconnected characters and situations. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Divorced, Desperate and Delicious, to fully appreciate the character development and relationships that evolve throughout the sequence.

Start with Divorced, Desperate and Delicious, the first of 6 books in the Divorced and Desperate series.

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1	Divorced, Desperate and Delicious 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Divorced, Desperate and Dating 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Divorced, Desperate and Deceived 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Divorced, Desperate and Dangerous 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Divorced, Desperate and Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Divorced, Desperate and Daring 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2014)

Christie Craig's Hotter in Texas series consists of three complete contemporary romance novels published between 2011 and 2014. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Don't Mess with Texas, followed by Blame It On Texas, and concluding with Texas Hold 'Em. This closed trilogy delivers interconnected stories set against a Texas backdrop.

Start with Don't Mess with Texas and read in order.

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1	Don't Mess with Texas 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blame It On Texas 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Texas Hold 'Em 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2008–2010)

This two-book non-fiction series by Christie Craig was published between 2008 and 2010 and is now complete. Begin with The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel before moving to Wild, Wicked & Wanton, as the series should be read in publication order. The books blend romance and instructional non-fiction to guide readers through craft and creative topics.

Start with The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel and read in order.

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1	The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wild, Wicked & Wanton 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2011–2017)

Christie Craig's Shadow Falls series comprises eight complete romance novels released between 2011 and 2017. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Awake at Dawn and concluding with Fighting Back. This paranormal romance series follows a continuous narrative across its eight installments.

Start with Awake at Dawn, the first of 8 books in the Shadow Falls series.

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1	Awake at Dawn 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Born at Midnight 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Turned at Dark 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Taken at Dusk 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Whispers at Moonrise 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Chosen at Nightfall 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Saved at Sunrise 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fighting Back 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2014–2017)

The Shadow Falls: After Dark series consists of eight complete novels published between 2014 and 2017, following the paranormal romance genre. Readers should start with Eternal and proceed through the books in publication order: Eternal, Reborn, Unbreakable, Spellbinder, Unspoken, Almost Midnight, Midnight Hour, and Fierce. The series concluded in 2017 and is best experienced sequentially to follow the interconnected storyline.

Start with Eternal, the first of 8 books in the Shadow Falls: After Dark series.

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1	Eternal 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Reborn 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Unbreakable 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Spellbinder 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Unspoken 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Almost Midnight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Midnight Hour 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fierce 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2008–2019)

Christie Craig's Standalone Novels collection comprises five independent romance and mystery-tinged books published between 2008 and 2019. Though each story stands alone without requiring knowledge of the others, readers should follow publication order beginning with Weddings Can Be Murder for the intended reading experience. The series concludes with In Another Life, released under Craig's alternate pen name C.C. Hunter, which she also uses for the two middle entries. This completed series spans a decade of Craig's work across both traditional romance and lighter mystery-tinged narratives.

Start with Weddings Can Be Murder, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Weddings Can Be Murder 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shut Up and Kiss Me 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder, Mayhem and Mama 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	This Heart of Mine(As: C.C. Hunter) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	In Another Life(As: C.C. Hunter) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2009–2018)

This complete romance series by Christie Craig contains three books published between 2009 and 2018. Read the novels in publication order, beginning with Gotcha!, followed by The Cop Who Stole Christmas, and concluding with The Junkyard Cowboy. Each entry builds on the previous, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the connected stories.

Start with Gotcha! and read in order.

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1	Gotcha! 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Cop Who Stole Christmas 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Junkyard Cowboy 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2020)

Christie Craig's Texas Justice series is a complete three-book romance collection published between 2018 and 2020. The novels, comprising Don't Close Your Eyes, Don't Breathe a Word, and Don't Look Back, should be read in the order they were released for the best narrative experience. This compact series offers standalone stories within a connected universe, making it ideal for readers seeking a focused romantic journey.

Start with Don't Close Your Eyes and read in order.

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1	Don't Close Your Eyes 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Don't Breathe a Word 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Don't Look Back 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2017–2019)

The Mortician's Daughter is a completed three-book romance series by Christie Craig, published between 2017 and 2019 under the pen name C.C. Hunter. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with One Foot in the Grave, followed by Two Feet Under and concluding with Three Heartbeats Away.

Start with One Foot in the Grave(As:C.C. Hunter) and read in order.

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1	One Foot in the Grave(As:C.C. Hunter) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Two Feet Under(As:C.C. Hunter) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Three Heartbeats Away(As:C.C. Hunter) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2022–2023)

The Trouble in Tumbleweed Mysteries is a five-book cozy mystery series published between 2022 and 2023, featuring contributions from multiple authors including Christie Craig, Diane Kelly, Melissa Bourbon, and Lawrence Kelter. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Trouble with Digging Too Deep and continuing through The Trouble with Pushing Up Daisies.

Start with The Trouble with Digging Too Deep(By: Diane Kelly), the first of 5 books in the Trouble In Tumbleweed Mysteries series.