Livia J Washburn
Livia J. Washburn is an American author of mystery novels, western novels, paranormal romance and historical fiction. Throughout hr career, Livia has written as Elizabeth Hallam, Livia Hallam, Livia James, J.L. Reasoner, Livia Reasoner, L.J. Washburn and of course, as Livia J. Washburn. She started dating her future husband, James Reasoner, when she was a senior in high school. While typing his manuscripts, she would think about how many different ways each story could go. She says while writing comes naturally to him, she’ll struggle and “bang her head on her computer.” Livia and James lived together in a house they built themselves, which they sadly lost to a fire caused by a neighbour.

Livia’s first story was titled The Lord Will Provide and was published in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine in 1978. Her first novel wouldn’t be published until 1983, which was The Emerald Land by Livia James. Livia didn’t actually start writing under her current pen name until 2000 with Tie a Black Ribbon – a standalone novel she co-authored with her husband. Below is a list of Livia J. Washburn’s books in order of when they were originally published:

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Publication Order of Lucas Hallam Books

(as L.J. Washburn)

Wild Night (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dead-Stick (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dog Heavies (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hallam (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Wind River Books

(with James Reasoner, as L.J. Washburn)

Wind River (By: James Reasoner) (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Thunder Wagon (By: James Reasoner) (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wolf Shadow (By: James Reasoner) (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Medicine Creek (By: James Reasoner) (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dark Trail (By: James Reasoner) (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Judgment Day (By: James Reasoner) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ransom Valley (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Outlaw Blood (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Six-Gun Law (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Haunting Hearts Books

Spirit Catcher (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Our Town Books

Mending Fences (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Magical Love Books

Alura's Wish (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Palmetto Books

(with James Reasoner)

Call to Arms (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
War Drums (With: James Reasoner) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Fresh-Baked Mysteries Books

A Peach of a Murder (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder by the Slice (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Christmas Cookie Killer (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Killer Crab Cakes (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Gingerbread Bump-Off (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wedding Cake Killer (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Fatal Funnel Cake (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Trick or Deadly Treat (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Baker's Deadly Dozen (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Black and Blueberry Die (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Great Chili Kill-Off (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death Bakes a Pecan Pie (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Never Trifle with Murder (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper is a prequel.

Publication Order of Delilah Dickinson Books

Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Huckleberry Finished (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Killer On A Hot Tin Roof (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Tongue-Tied Witch Books

Witch Got Your Tongue (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Peck of Pickled Warlocks (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Evans Novel of the West Books

(as L.J. Washburn)

Epitaph (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Riders of the Monte (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Emerald Land (1983)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ghost River (As: L.J. Washburn) (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Red River Ruse (As: L.J. Washburn) (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rivers of Gold (As: J.L. Reasoner) (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Healer's Road (As: J.L. Reasoner) (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Crusade: Lyron's Lament (As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Healer's Calling (As: J.L. Reasoner) (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cossack Three Ponies (As: J.L. Reasoner) (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Yesterday's Flame (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Tie a Black Ribbon (With: James Reasoner) (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Vampire Affair (As: Livia Reasoner) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Twice As Deadly (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang (As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bandera Pass (As: L.J. Washburn) (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

(James Reasoner, as Livia Reasoner)

Mockingbird and Big Earl (As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Charlie's Pie (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Guarding Her Heart (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Missing! City of Gold (As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Tinseltown (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Naughty or Mice (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Badge and the Bride (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Panhandle Freight (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Keepsake (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Kissing Until Christmas (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

A Wild West Christmas (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Ralph Compton Western Books

(with Robert J. Randisi, Elmer Kelton, Kevin D. Randle, Jory Sherman, John Edward Ames, Matthew P. Mayo, Jackson Lowry, Ralph Compton, Carlton Stowers, Robert Vaughan, Dusty Richards, Joseph A. West, David Robbins, Marcus Galloway, R. Lake, E L Ripley)

Clarion's Call (By: Robert Vaughan) (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blood and Gold (By: Joseph A. West) (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
For the Brand (By: David Robbins) (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rio Largo (By: David Robbins) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Guns of the Canyonlands (By: Joseph A. West) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Texas Empire (By: Ralph Compton) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
By the Horns (By: David Robbins) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Deadwood Gulch (By: John Edward Ames) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Bloody Trail (By: Marcus Galloway) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Wolf In the Fold (By: David Robbins) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bluff City (By: David Robbins) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blood Duel (By: David Robbins) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death of a Bad Man (By: Marcus Galloway) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ride the Hard Trail (By: David Robbins) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bullet for a Bad Man (By: David Robbins) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Convict Trail (By: Joseph A. West) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rawhide Flat (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Outlaw's Reckoning (By: Marcus Galloway) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Man From Nowhere (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bounty Hunter (By: Joseph A. West) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fatal Justice (By: David Robbins) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Stryker's Revenge (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death of a Hangman (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
North to the Salt Fork (By: Ralph Compton,Dusty Richards) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rusted Tin (By: Marcus Galloway) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Burning Range (By: Joseph A. West) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Last Manhunt (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Stranger from Abilene (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ghost of Apache Creek (By: Joseph A. West) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dead Man's Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Slaughter Canyon (By: Joseph A. West) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
One Man's Fire (By: Marcus Galloway) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Tucker's Reckoning (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Down on Gila River (By: Joseph A. West) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brimstone Trail (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Straight Shooter (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Hunted (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hard Ride to Wichita (By: Marcus Galloway) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Cheyenne Trail (By: Jory Sherman) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Double-Cross Ranch (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Comanche Trail (By: Carlton Stowers) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Dangerous Land (By: Marcus Galloway) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Vigilante Dawn (By: Marcus Galloway) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Evil Men Do (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Straight to the Noose (By: Marcus Galloway) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Shotgun Charlie (By: Matthew P. Mayo) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Law and the Lawless (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brother's Keeper (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Texas Hills (By: David Robbins) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Outlaw Town (By: David Robbins) (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Phantom Hill (By: Carlton Stowers) (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hellbound Posse (By: Robert J. Randisi,Ralph Compton) (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Change Books

(with S.M. Stirling)

The Sunrise Lands (By: S.M. Stirling) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Scourge of God (By: S.M. Stirling) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Sword of the Lady (By: S.M. Stirling) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The High King of Montival (By: S.M. Stirling) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Tears of the Sun (By: S.M. Stirling) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lord of Mountains (By: S.M. Stirling) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Given Sacrifice (By: S.M. Stirling) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Change (By: S.M. Stirling) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Eyes Have It(1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
An Eye for Justice(1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Black Moon(1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Feline and Famous(1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Vengeance is Hers(1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best of the American West II(1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Book of All Flesh(2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
White Hats(2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Guns of the West(2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Texas Rangers(2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Traditional West(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Christmas Campfire Companion(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Peacemakers(2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Six-Guns and Slay Bells(2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wolf Creek: Murder in Dogleg City(2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lassoing A Bride(2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Present for a Cowboy(2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Nine Deadly Lives(2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
One Christmas Knight(2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Mail-Order Christmas Bride(2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mail Order Brides for Sale(2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Tales of the Old West(2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Notes: Tie a Black Ribbon, Crusade: Lyron’s Lament and Mockingbird and Big Earl were co-authored by James Reasoner. The Palmetto books were written as Livia Hallam, with James Reasoner. The Lucas Hallam and Wind River series along with the novels Epitaph, The Black Moon, Bandera Pass, Ghost River, Riders of the Monte and Red River Ruse were written as L.J. Washburn. The collection The Traditional West includes contributions by Jackson Lowry, Larry Jay Martin, Kerry Newcomb, Kit Prate, Robert J. Randisi, James Reasoner and Dusty Richards and credits Washburn as L.J. Washburn. The Black Moon contains contributions by Loren D. Estleman, Ed Gorman, W.R. Philbrick and Robert J. Randisi.

The novels Yesterday’s Flame, Spirit Catcher and Alura’s Wish were written as Elizabeth Hallam. The Emerald Land was written as Livia James. Rivers of Gold, The Healer’s Road, Healer’s Calling and Cossack Three Ponies were written collaboratively with James Reasoner as J.L. Reasoner. The novels Crusade: Lyron’s Lament, The Vampire’s Affair and Mending Fences were written as Livia Reasoner.

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Livia J. Washburn Synopsis: In Yesterday’s Flame by Elizabeth Hallam, a firefighter named Annabel Lowell is sent from 2000 San Francisco back to 1906 and must deal with one of the worst earthquakes ever in recorded history. On the bright side, she also meets a fellow firefighter named Cole Brady. Does want to live in future (in the past) with impending danger forever?

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