Shanna Swendson Reading Order

2 books (2007–2020)

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1	Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Where the Veil Is Thin 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2015)

This completed fantasy romance series spans three books published between 2014 and 2015. The three installments should be read in publication order: A Fairy Tale, A Kind of Magic, and To Catch a Queen. Shanna Swendson's Fairy Tale series offers a full narrative arc across its three volumes, combining fantasy world-building with romantic elements.

Start with A Fairy Tale and read in order.

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1	A Fairy Tale 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Kind of Magic 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	To Catch a Queen 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (2005–2023)

The Katie Chandler series, also known as Enchanted, Inc., comprises twelve fantasy romance novels following the same protagonist across an eighteen-year span from 2005 to 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Enchanted, Inc. and continuing through Tales of Enchantment. Each book builds on the events and character development of its predecessors, making sequential reading essential for following the full story arc.

Start with Enchanted, Inc., the first of 12 books in the Katie Chandler / Enchanted, Inc. series.

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1	Enchanted, Inc. 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Once Upon Stilettos 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Damsel Under Stress 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Don't Hex with Texas 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Much Ado About Magic 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	No Quest For The Wicked 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Kiss and Spell 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Frogs and Kisses 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Paint the Town Red 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Criminal Enchantment 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Enchanted Ever After 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Tales of Enchantment 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2020–2022)

The Lucky Lexie Mysteries series by Shanna Swendson consists of seven fantasy romance books published between 2020 and 2022, appearing to be complete. This series should be read in publication order, beginning with Case of the Curious Crystals and continuing through Mystery of the Secret Santa. Each installment follows Lexie as she navigates mysterious cases, from curious crystals and vanishing visitors to haunted hotels and secret santas.

Start with Case of the Curious Crystals, the first of 7 books in the Lucky Lexie Mysteries series.

3 books (2015–2017)

The Rebel Mechanics trilogy by Shanna Swendson is a complete fantasy romance series consisting of three books published between 2015 and 2017. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Rebel Mechanics, followed by Rebel Magisters, and concluding with Rebels Rising.

Start with Rebel Mechanics and read in order.

#	Title
1	Rebel Mechanics 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rebel Magisters 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Rebels Rising 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1993–2020)

Shanna Swendson's collection of seven standalone fantasy and romance novels spans from 1993 to 2020 and should be read in publication order beginning with A Storybook Hero. The complete series includes Love's Best Friend, Runaway Hearts, Dateless In Dallas, Emergency Stand By Date, Twice Upon a Christmas, and Make Mine Magic. While each novel stands alone, reading them in the order they were published allows readers to follow the author's evolving style across nearly three decades of work.

Start with A Storybook Hero, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	A Storybook Hero 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Love's Best Friend 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Runaway Hearts 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dateless In Dallas 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Emergency Stand By Date 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Twice Upon a Christmas 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Make Mine Magic 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Spindled 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2023–2026)

The Tales of Rydding Village series consists of four fantasy romance books by Shanna Swendson published between 2023 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Tea and Empathy and continuing through Bread and Burglary, Clouds & Curses, and Weaving & Wyverns. A fifth book, Pottery & Peril, is also available in the series.

Start with Tea and Empathy, the first of 4 books in the Tales of Rydding Village series.