Order of Fern Michaels Books
Fern Michaels is an American author of romance novels, which includes category romance, paranormal romance and historical romance. She has also written a few general fiction novels and suspense novels. Fern has written several short series, including the Captive series, Texas series, Sins series, Vegas series, Cisco series and Kentucky series. She is best known for her Godmothers and Sisterhood series. In addition to her series, she has written over 50 standalone novels.
Fern was unable to sell her first manuscript, but she was able to sell her second. Her first novel was Pride and Passion, published in 1975. Below is a list of all of Fern Michaels’ books in their recommended reading order:
Publication Order of Captives Books
| Captive Passions | (1977) |    |
| Captive Embraces | (1979) | |
| Captive Splendors | (1980) | |
| Captive Secrets | (1991) | |
Publication Order of Texas Books
| Texas Rich | (1985) | |
| Texas Heat | (1986) | |
| Texas Fury | (1989) | |
| Texas Sunrise | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Sins Books
| Sins of Omission | (1989) | |
| Sins of the Flesh | (1990) | |
Publication Order of Vegas Books
| Vegas Rich | (1996) | |
| Fern Michaels CD Collection 3 | (1996) | |
| Vegas Heat | (1997) | |
| Vegas Sunrise | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Kentucky Books
| Kentucky Rich | (2001) | |
| Kentucky Heat | (2002) | |
| Kentucky Sunrise | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Lost and Found Books
| Hidden | (2021) | |
| Secrets | (2022) | |
| Liar! | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Sisterhood Books
| Weekend Warriors | (2001) | |
| Payback | (2005) | |
| Vendetta | (2005) | |
| The Jury | (2005) | |
| Sweet Revenge | (2006) | |
| Lethal Justice | (2006) | |
| Free Fall | (2007) | |
| Hide and Seek | (2007) | |
| Hokus Pokus | (2007) | |
| Fast Track | (2008) | |
| Collateral Damage | (2008) | |
| Final Justice | (2008) | |
| Under the Radar | (2009) | |
| Razor Sharp | (2009) | |
| Vanishing Act | (2009) | |
| Deadly Deals | (2009) | |
| Game Over | (2010) | |
| Cross Roads | (2010) | |
| Deja Vu | (2010) | |
| Home Free | (2011) | |
| Gotcha! | (2013) | |
| Blindsided | (2014) | |
| Kiss and Tell | (2014) | |
| Eyes Only | (2014) | |
| In Plain Sight | (2015) | |
| Point Blank | (2015) | |
| Crash and Burn | (2016) | |
| Need to Know | (2017) | |
| Safe and Sound | (2018) | |
| Cut and Run | (2020) | |
| Truth and Justice | (2020) | |
| Bitter Pill | (2020) | |
| 19 Yellow Moon Road | (2021) | |
| Tick Tock | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Cisco Books
| No Place Like Home | (2002) | |
| Family Blessings | (2004) | |
Publication Order of The Godmothers Books
| The Scoop | (2009) | |
| Exclusive | (2010) | |
| Late Edition | (2010) | |
| Deadline | (2012) | |
| Breaking News | (2012) | |
| Classified | (2013) | |
| Hideaway | (2017) | |
| Spirited Away | (2017) | |
| Getaway | (2017) | |
| Far and Away | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Men of the Sisterhood Books
| Upside Down | (2014) | |
| Countdown | (2014) | |
| Take Down | (2014) | |
| Double Down | (2015) | |
| Fast and Loose | (2016) | |
| High Stakes | (2017) | |
| Truth or Dare | (2018) | |
| Hot Shot | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Cedar Key Books
| Spinning Forward | (2009) | |
| Casting About | (2010) | |
| Holiday Magic | (2010) | |
| Sunrise on Cedar Key | (2011) | |
| Postcards from Cedar Key | (2012) | |
| Secrets on Cedar Key | (2013) | |
| Farewell to Cedar Key | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Pride and Passion | (1975) | |
| Vixen in Velvet | (1976) | |
| Whitefire | (1978) | |
| Valentina | (1978) | |
| Sea Gypsy | (1980) | |
| The Delta Ladies | (1980) | |
| Whisper My Name | (1981) | |
| Paint Me Rainbows | (1981) | |
| Golden Lasso | (1981) | |
| Beyond Tomorrow | (1981) | |
| Without Warning | (1981) | |
| Captive Innocence | (1981) | |
| Wild Honey | (1982) | |
| Tender Warrior | (1982) | |
| Picture Perfect / Panda Bear is Critical | (1982) | |
| Nightstar | (1982) | |
| All She Can Be | (1983) | |
| Cinders to Satin | (1983) | |
| Free Spirit | (1983) | |
| To Taste The Wine | (1987) | |
| For All Their Lives | (1991) | |
| Seasons of Her Life | (1994) | |
| To Have and to Hold | (1994) | |
| Desperate Measures | (1994) | |
| Serendipity | (1994) | |
| Yesterday | (1995) | |
| Dear Emily | (1995) | |
| Desperate Needs | (1995) | |
| Wish List | (1996) | |
| A Joyous Season | (1996) | |
| Homecoming | (1997) | |
| Sara's Song | (1998) | |
| Finders Keepers | (1998) | |
| Celebration | (1999) | |
| Split Second | (1999) | |
| Annie's Rainbow | (1999) | |
| Listen To Your Heart | (2000) | |
| The Guest List | (2000) | |
| What You Wish For | (2000) | |
| Late Bloomer | (2001) | |
| Plain Jane | (2001) | |
| Charming Lily | (2001) | |
| The Future Scrolls | (2001) | |
| About Face | (2003) | |
| Trading Places | (2003) | |
| Crown Jewel | (2003) | |
| The Real Deal | (2004) | |
| Dream of Me | (2004) | |
| Pretty Woman | (2005) | |
| The Nosy Neighbor | (2005) | |
| Hey, Good Looking | (2006) | |
| Fool Me Once | (2006) | |
| The Marriage Game | (2007) | |
| Up Close and Personal | (2007) | |
| Promises | (2008) | |
| Mr. and Miss Anonymous | (2009) | |
| Return To Sender | (2010) | |
| Betrayal | (2011) | |
| Southern Comfort | (2011) | |
| Christmas At Timberwoods | (2011) | |
| Tuesday's Child | (2012) | |
| Fancy Dancer | (2012) | |
| A Bright Red Ribbon | (2012) | |
| Forget Me Not | (2013) | |
| The Blossom Sisters | (2013) | |
| Balancing Act | (2013) | |
| A Family Affair | (2014) | |
| Perfect Match | (2015) | |
| Wishes for Christmas / And the Angels Sing | (2015) | |
| No Safe Secret | (2016) | |
| Holly and Ivy | (2017) | |
| Sweet Vengeance | (2018) | |
| Deep Harbor | (2019) | |
| Spirit of the Season | (2019) | |
| Fearless | (2020) | |
| The Brightest Star | (2020) | |
| No Way Out | (2021) | |
| Santa Cruise | (2021) | |
| Fear Thy Neighbor | (2022) | |
| Falling Stars | (2022) | |
| Naughty or Nice | (2022) | |
| On the Line | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Three's a Crowd | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| I'll Be Home For Christmas | (2006) | |
| Coming Home for Christmas | (2011) | |
| Mistletoe Magic | (2017) | |
| In Bloom | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Heart of the Home | (1997) | |
| Maybe This Time | (2003) | |
| Let it Snow | (2003) | |
| Deck the Halls | (2004) | |
| Sugar and Spice | (2006) | |
| Comfort and Joy | (2007) | |
| Silver Bells | (2008) | |
| Holiday Magic | (2010) | |
| Heartbreak Ranch | (2013) | |
| When the Snow Falls | (2014) | |
| A Snowy Little Christmas | (2019) | |
| Home Sweet Home | (2020) | |
Note: Panda Bear is Critical is also known as Picture Perfect. Heartbreak Ranch also contains stories by Chelley Kitzmiller, Jill Marie Landis and Dorsey Kelley. The novel Whitefire was written as Iris Summers.
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