Karen Kingsbury Reading Order

4 books (2009–2010)

Start with Take One, the first of 4 books in the Above the Line series.

#	Title
1	Take One 2009Buy 🇺🇸
2	Take Two 2009Buy 🇺🇸
3	Take Four 2010Buy 🇺🇸
4	Take Three 2010Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2014–2017)

Start with Angels Walking and read in order.

#	Title
1	Angels Walking 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	Chasing Sunsets 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Brush of Wings 2017Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2011–2012)

Start with Learning, the first of 4 books in the Bailey Flanigan series.

#	Title
1	Learning 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Leaving 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	Longing 2011Buy 🇺🇸
4	Loving 2012Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2019–2023)

Start with Best Family Ever, the first of 5 books in the Baxter Family Children series.

#	Title
1	Best Family Ever 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	Finding Home 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	Never Grow Up 2021Buy 🇺🇸
4	Adventure Awaits(With: Tyler Russell) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
5	Being Baxters(With: Tyler Russell) 2023Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2005–2009)

Start with A Thousand Tomorrows and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Thousand Tomorrows 2005Buy 🇺🇸
2	Just Beyond the Clouds 2007Buy 🇺🇸
3	This Side of Heaven 2009Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2012–2012)

#	Title
1	Coming Home 2012Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2005–2007)

Start with Fame, the first of 5 books in the Firstborn series.

#	Title
1	Fame 2005Buy 🇺🇸
2	Forgiven 2005Buy 🇺🇸
3	Family 2006Buy 🇺🇸
4	Found 2006Buy 🇺🇸
5	Forever 2007Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1999–2002)

Start with Waiting for Morning and read in order.

#	Title
1	Waiting for Morning 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	A Moment of Weakness 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Halfway to Forever 2002Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2014–2015)

Start with The Family of Jesus and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Family of Jesus 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Friends of Jesus 2015Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2016–2016)

2 books (2005–2006)

Start with Even Now and read in order.

#	Title
1	Even Now 2005Buy 🇺🇸
2	Ever After 2006Buy 🇺🇸

13 books (1991–2019)

Start with Missy's Murder, the first of 13 books in the Non-Fiction Novels series.

#	Title
1	Missy's Murder 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	Final Vows 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	Deadly Pretender 1993Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Snake and the Spider 1995Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Prism Weight Loss Program 1999Buy 🇺🇸
6	Forever Young 2005Buy 🇺🇸
7	Be Safe Little Boy 2006Buy 🇺🇸
8	Stay Close Little Girl 2006Buy 🇺🇸
9	Miracles: A 52-Week Devotional 2009Buy 🇺🇸
10	I Can Only Imagine 2012Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Family of Jesus Bible Study 2014Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Friends of Jesus - Bible Study Book 2015Buy 🇺🇸
13	Elizabeth Baxter's 10 Secrets to a Happy Marriage 2019Buy 🇺🇸

12 books (2000–2016)

Start with Go Ahead and Dream, the first of 12 books in the Picture series.

#	Title
1	Go Ahead and Dream 2000Buy 🇺🇸
2	Let Me Hold You Longer 2004Buy 🇺🇸
3	Let's Go on a Mommy Date 2008Buy 🇺🇸
4	We Believe in Christmas 2008Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Princess and the Three Knights 2009Buy 🇺🇸
6	Let's Have a Daddy Day 2010Buy 🇺🇸
7	Brave Young Knight 2011Buy 🇺🇸
8	Far Flutterby 2012Buy 🇺🇸
9	Always Daddy's Princess 2013Buy 🇺🇸
10	Whatever You Grow Up to Be 2014Buy 🇺🇸
11	Forever My Little Boy 2016Buy 🇺🇸
12	Forever My Little Girl 2016Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2002–2005)

Start with Gideon's Gift, the first of 4 books in the Red Gloves series.

#	Title
1	Gideon's Gift 2002Buy 🇺🇸
2	Maggie's Miracle 2003Buy 🇺🇸
3	Sarah's Song 2004Buy 🇺🇸
4	Hannah's Hope 2005Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2002–2004)

Start with Redemption, the first of 5 books in the Redemption series.

#	Title
1	Redemption 2002Buy 🇺🇸
2	Remember 2003Buy 🇺🇸
3	Return 2003Buy 🇺🇸
4	Rejoice 2004Buy 🇺🇸
5	Reunion 2004Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2003–2008)

Start with One Tuesday Morning and read in order.

#	Title
1	One Tuesday Morning 2003Buy 🇺🇸
2	Beyond Tuesday Morning 2004Buy 🇺🇸
3	Every Now & Then / Remember Tuesday Morning 2008Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2001–2005)

Start with A Treasury of Christmas Miracles, the first of 5 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	A Treasury of Christmas Miracles 2001Buy 🇺🇸
2	A Treasury of Miracles for Women 2002Buy 🇺🇸
3	A Treasury of Miracles for Teens 2003Buy 🇺🇸
4	A Treasury of Miracles for Friends 2004Buy 🇺🇸
5	A Treasury of Adoption Miracles 2005Buy 🇺🇸

14 books (1998–2025)

Start with Where Yesterday Lives, the first of 14 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Where Yesterday Lives 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	When Joy Came to Stay 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	On Every Side 2001Buy 🇺🇸
4	Oceans Apart 2002Buy 🇺🇸
5	Divine 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	Like Dandelion Dust 2006Buy 🇺🇸
7	Between Sundays 2007Buy 🇺🇸
8	Shades of Blue 2008Buy 🇺🇸
9	Unlocked 2009Buy 🇺🇸
10	Fifteen Minutes 2013Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Chance 2013Buy 🇺🇸
12	A Distant Shore 2021Buy 🇺🇸
13	Just Once 2023Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Christmas Ring 2025Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2007–2008)

Start with Summer, the first of 4 books in the Sunrise series.

#	Title
1	Summer 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	Sunrise 2007Buy 🇺🇸
3	Someday 2008Buy 🇺🇸
4	Sunset 2008Buy 🇺🇸

11 books (2016–2024)

Start with A Baxter Family Christmas, the first of 11 books in the The Baxter Family series.

#	Title
1	A Baxter Family Christmas 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	In This Moment 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	Love Story 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	To the Moon and Back 2018Buy 🇺🇸
5	When We Were Young 2018Buy 🇺🇸
6	Someone Like You 2020Buy 🇺🇸
7	Truly, Madly, Deeply 2020Buy 🇺🇸
8	Two Weeks 2020Buy 🇺🇸
9	Forgiving Paris 2021Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Baxters: A Prequel 2022Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Baxters Devotional 2024Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2012–2012)

Start with The Beginning and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Beginning 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Bridge 2012Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2001–2002)

Start with A Time to Dance and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Time to Dance 2001Buy 🇺🇸
2	A Time to Embrace 2002Buy 🇺🇸