Jana DeLeon Reading Order

6 books (2013–2013)

The 12 Days of Christmas is a complete mystery and romance series consisting of six books published in 2013, with each installment written by a different author. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Jana DeLeon's Eight Maids a' Missing and continuing through the remaining five entries by Amanda Brice, Kyra Davis, Kathleen Bacus, Robin Kaye, and Angie Fox. This collaborative series blends mystery and romantic elements across its standalone yet interconnected stories.

Start with Eight Maids a' Missing, the first of 6 books in the 12 Days of Christmas series.

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1	Eight Maids a' Missing 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Nine Ladies Dancing(By: Amanda Brice) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Seven Swans a' Shooting(By: Kyra Davis) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Six Geese a' Slaying(By: Kathleen Bacus) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Goose, The Gander, And Three French Hens(By: Robin Kaye) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Tenth Dark Lord a' Leaping(By: Angie Fox) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2013–2013)

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1	The Naked Truth about Self-Publishing 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2011–2011)

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1	Bayou Bodyguard 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2009–2014)

The Ghost-in-Law series by Jana DeLeon is a complete eight-book mystery and romance collection published between 2009 and 2014. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Mischief in Mudbug and concluding with Rose and Helena Save Christmas. This series blends supernatural elements with small-town mystery and romantic subplots throughout its timeline.

Start with Mischief in Mudbug, the first of 8 books in the Ghost-in-Law series.

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1	Mischief in Mudbug 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Trouble in Mudbug 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Showdown in Mudbug 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Missing in Mudbug 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Resurrection in Mudbug 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Helena Diaries 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Chaos in Mudbug 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Rose and Helena Save Christmas 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2017–2018)

The Happily Everlasting series is a seven-book paranormal romance and mystery collection published between 2017 and 2018, now complete. Written by Jana DeLeon and other contributing authors including Michelle M. Pillow, Mandy M. Roth, and Kristen Painter, the series blends supernatural elements with romantic storytelling. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Curses and Cupcakes.

Start with Curses and Cupcakes(By: Michelle M. Pillow), the first of 7 books in the Happily Everlasting series.

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1	Curses and Cupcakes(By: Michelle M. Pillow) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead Man Talking 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fooled Around and Spelled In Love(By: Michelle M. Pillow) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Once Hunted, Twice Shy(By: Mandy M. Roth) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Total Eclipse of The Hunt(By: Mandy M. Roth) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Witchful Thinking(By: Kristen Painter) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	An Everlasting Christmas(By: Mandy M. Roth) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2017)

The Lizzy Gardner Files is a complete mystery and thriller series by Jana DeLeon consisting of three books published between 2014 and 2017. These novels should be read in publication order to follow the story as intended. The series combines elements of mystery, thriller, and romance throughout its self-contained narrative arc.

Start with Unsavory and read in order.

1 book (2020–2020)

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1	Wrong Side of Forty 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

30 books (2012–2026)

Jana DeLeon's Miss Fortune Mystery series comprises 29 books published between 2012 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. This mystery and romance collection should be read in publication order, beginning with Louisiana Longshot and continuing through the most recent installment. The series blends detective work with romantic elements across its expanding catalog of Louisiana-based mysteries.

Start with Louisiana Longshot, the first of 29 books in the Miss Fortune Mystery series.

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1	Louisiana Longshot 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lethal Bayou Beauty 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Swamp Sniper 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Gator Bait 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Swamp Team 3 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hurricane Force 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Soldiers of Fortune 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fortune Hunter 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Later Gator 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Hook, Line and Blinker 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Change of Fortune 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Reel of Fortune 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Swamp Spook 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cajun Fried Felony 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Fortune Furlough 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Swamp Santa 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Bullets and Beads 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Gators and Garters 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Fortune Funhouse 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Frightfully Fortune 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Swamp Sweets 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Flame and Fortune 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Swamp Spirits 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Clue Krewe 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Fortune Teller 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Baskets and Beignets 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Marsh Madness 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Swamp Spies 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Coeds and Cattails 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Marsh Mystics 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2012)

The Mystere Parish series is a three-book mystery and romance collection by Jana DeLeon, with all entries published in 2012. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Awakening, followed by The Reckoning, and concluding with The Vanishing. This paranormal mystery trilogy combines elements of supernatural intrigue with romantic tension throughout its interconnected storyline.

Start with The Awakening and read in order.

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1	The Awakening 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Reckoning 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Vanishing 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2021)

The Mystere Parish: Family Inheritance series by Jana DeLeon consists of three mystery and romance novels published between 2013 and 2021. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Accused, followed by The Betrayed, and concluding with The Reunion. This trilogy blends elements of mystery and romance as it unfolds across the Louisiana setting of Mystere Parish.

Start with The Accused and read in order.

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1	The Accused 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Betrayed 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Reunion 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2015–2019)

Jana DeLeon's Shaye Archer series comprises seven mystery thrillers published between 2015 and 2019, now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Malevolent and continuing through Diabolical, Sinister, Unseen, Wicked, Dreadful, and concluding with Damned. This series blends mystery, thriller, and romance elements throughout its full arc.

Start with Malevolent, the first of 7 books in the Shaye Archer series.

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1	Malevolent 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Diabolical 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sinister 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Unseen 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Wicked 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dreadful 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Damned 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2010–2011)

The Shivers series is a complete collection of six mystery and romance novels published between 2010 and 2011. Each book in the series stands alone with its own storyline and characters, though they share thematic elements of suspense and intrigue. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Keeping Watch by Jan Hambright and concluding with Waterford Point by Alana Matthews.

Start with Keeping Watch(By: Jan Hambright), the first of 6 books in the Shivers series.

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1	Keeping Watch(By: Jan Hambright) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mystery Lover(By: Lisa Childs) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Stranger in a Small Town(By: Kerry Connor) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Phantom of the French Quarter(By: Colleen Thompson) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Secret of Cypriere Bayou 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Waterford Point(By: Alana Matthews) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2006–2026)

Jana DeLeon's three standalone mystery and romance novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Rumble on the Bayou in 2006, followed by Unlucky and concluding with The Lost Girls of Johnson's Bayou in 2012. Though each book is independent, reading them chronologically allows you to experience DeLeon's evolving storytelling across this complete series. These atmospheric mysteries blend suspense with romantic elements set against compelling backdrops.

Start with Rumble on the Bayou and read in order.

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1	Rumble on the Bayou 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Unlucky 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Lost Girls of Johnson's Bayou 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Swamp Shoot 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2021–2023)

Jana DeLeon's Tempest Island trilogy consists of three mystery and romance novels published between 2021 and 2023. The series, which appears to be complete, should be read in publication order beginning with Backrush, followed by Adrift and Undertow. Each installment builds on the previous stories as the mysteries of Tempest Island unfold.

Start with Backrush and read in order.

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1	Backrush 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Adrift 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Undertow 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible