Order of Livia J. Washburn Books
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) |    |
| Dead-Stick | (1989) | |
| Dog Heavies | (1990) | |
| Hallam | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Wind River Books
(with James Reasoner, as L.J. Washburn)
| Wind River | (1994) | |
| Thunder Wagon | (1994) | |
| Wolf Shadow | (1994) | |
| Medicine Creek | (1995) | |
| Dark Trail | (1995) | |
| Judgment Day | (2011) | |
| Ransom Valley | (2012) | |
| Outlaw Blood | (2020) | |
| Six-Gun Law | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Haunting Hearts Books
| Spirit Catcher | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Our Town Books
| Mending Fences | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Magical Love Books
| Alura's Wish | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Palmetto Books
(with James Reasoner)
| Call to Arms | (2005) | |
| War Drums | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Fresh-Baked Mysteries Books
| A Peach of a Murder | (2006) | |
| Murder by the Slice | (2007) | |
| The Christmas Cookie Killer | (2008) | |
| Killer Crab Cakes | (2009) | |
| The Pumpkin Muffin Murder | (2010) | |
| The Gingerbread Bump-Off | (2011) | |
| Wedding Cake Killer | (2012) | |
| The Fatal Funnel Cake | (2013) | |
| Trick or Deadly Treat | (2014) | |
| The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer | (2015) | |
| Baker's Deadly Dozen | (2017) | |
| Black and Blueberry Die | (2018) | |
| The Great Chili Kill-Off | (2018) | |
| Death Bakes a Pecan Pie | (2018) | |
| The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper | (2020) | |
| Never Trifle with Murder | (2021) | |
| The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper is a prequel. | ||
Publication Order of Delilah Dickinson Books
| Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead | (2008) | |
| Huckleberry Finished | (2009) | |
| Killer On A Hot Tin Roof | (2010) | |
| For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Tongue-Tied Witch Books
| Witch Got Your Tongue | (2011) | |
| A Peck of Pickled Warlocks | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Evans Novel of the West Books
(as L.J. Washburn)
| Epitaph | (1987) | |
| Riders of the Monte | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Emerald Land | (1983) | |
| Ghost River | (1990) | |
| Red River Ruse | (1991) | |
| Rivers of Gold | (1995) | |
| The Healer's Road | (1995) | |
| Crusade: Lyron's Lament | (1995) | |
| Healer's Calling | (1996) | |
| Cossack Three Ponies | (1997) | |
| Yesterday's Flame | (2000) | |
| Tie a Black Ribbon | (2000) | |
| The Vampire Affair | (2009) | |
| Twice As Deadly | (2011) | |
| The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang | (2013) | |
| Bandera Pass | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(James Reasoner, as Livia Reasoner)
| Mockingbird and Big Earl | (2014) | |
| Charlie's Pie | (2014) | |
| Guarding Her Heart | (2014) | |
| Missing! City of Gold | (2015) | |
| Tinseltown | (2015) | |
| Naughty or Mice | (2015) | |
| The Badge and the Bride | (2016) | |
| Panhandle Freight | (2016) | |
| Keepsake | (2016) | |
| Kissing Until Christmas | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| A Wild West Christmas | (2015) | |
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 | (2001) | |
| Blood and Gold | (2004) | |
| For the Brand | (2005) | |
| Rio Largo | (2006) | |
| Guns of the Canyonlands | (2006) | |
| Texas Empire | (2006) | |
| By the Horns | (2006) | |
| Deadwood Gulch | (2006) | |
| The Bloody Trail | (2007) | |
| A Wolf In the Fold | (2007) | |
| Bluff City | (2007) | |
| Blood Duel | (2007) | |
| Death of a Bad Man | (2008) | |
| Ride the Hard Trail | (2008) | |
| Bullet for a Bad Man | (2008) | |
| The Convict Trail | (2008) | |
| Rawhide Flat | (2009) | |
| Outlaw's Reckoning | (2009) | |
| The Man From Nowhere | (2009) | |
| Bounty Hunter | (2009) | |
| Fatal Justice | (2009) | |
| Stryker's Revenge | (2010) | |
| Death of a Hangman | (2010) | |
| North to the Salt Fork | (2010) | |
| Rusted Tin | (2010) | |
| The Burning Range | (2010) | |
| The Last Manhunt | (2011) | |
| The Stranger from Abilene | (2011) | |
| The Ghost of Apache Creek | (2011) | |
| Dead Man's Ranch | (2012) | |
| Slaughter Canyon | (2012) | |
| One Man's Fire | (2012) | |
| Tucker's Reckoning | (2012) | |
| Down on Gila River | (2012) | |
| Brimstone Trail | (2013) | |
| Straight Shooter | (2013) | |
| The Hunted | (2013) | |
| Hard Ride to Wichita | (2013) | |
| The Cheyenne Trail | (2014) | |
| Double-Cross Ranch | (2014) | |
| Comanche Trail | (2014) | |
| The Dangerous Land | (2014) | |
| Vigilante Dawn | (2014) | |
| The Evil Men Do | (2015) | |
| Straight to the Noose | (2015) | |
| Shotgun Charlie | (2015) | |
| The Law and the Lawless | (2015) | |
| Brother's Keeper | (2015) | |
| Texas Hills | (2015) | |
| Outlaw Town | (2016) | |
| Phantom Hill | (2016) | |
| Hellbound Posse | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Change Books
(with S.M. Stirling)
| The Sunrise Lands | (2007) | |
| The Scourge of God | (2008) | |
| The Sword of the Lady | (2009) | |
| The High King of Montival | (2010) | |
| The Tears of the Sun | (2010) | |
| Lord of Mountains | (2012) | |
| The Given Sacrifice | (2013) | |
| The Change | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Eyes Have It | (1984) | |
| An Eye for Justice | (1988) | |
| The Black Moon | (1989) | |
| Feline and Famous | (1994) | |
| Vengeance is Hers | (1997) | |
| The Best of the American West II | (1999) | |
| The Book of All Flesh | (2001) | |
| White Hats | (2002) | |
| Guns of the West | (2002) | |
| Texas Rangers | (2004) | |
| The Traditional West | (2011) | |
| The Christmas Campfire Companion | (2011) | |
| The Peacemakers | (2012) | |
| Six-Guns and Slay Bells | (2012) | |
| Wolf Creek: Murder in Dogleg City | (2012) | |
| Lassoing A Bride | (2014) | |
| Present for a Cowboy | (2014) | |
| Nine Deadly Lives | (2015) | |
| One Christmas Knight | (2015) | |
| A Mail-Order Christmas Bride | (2015) | |
| Mail Order Brides for Sale | (2017) | |
| Tales of the Old West | (2018) | |
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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