Karen Kingsbury books in order
American Christian novelist
- Born
- 1963
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 97
- Series
- 7
- Also writes as
- Kelsey Tyler
Karen Kingsbury has published 83 novels, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 3 non-fiction books, 3 children's books and 5 other books, beginning with A Time to Embrace (2002). The 7 series include Firstborn (5 books, starting with Fame), Red Gloves (4 books, starting with Gideon's Gift) and Sunrise (4 books, starting with Sunrise). The best-known is Someday (Sunrise Series-Baxter 3, Book 3) (2008). The latest is Just Once (2022).
Updated September 2026
Firstborn books in order (5)Series page
Reading order: 1 Fame (2004) · 2 Forgiven (Firstborn) (2005) · 3 Found (Firstborn) (2006) · 4 Family (Firstborn) (2006) · 5 Forever (Firstborn) (2011)
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Fame (2004)
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Forgiven (Firstborn) (2005)
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Found (Firstborn) (2006)
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Family (Firstborn) (2006)
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Forever (Firstborn) (2011)
Red Gloves books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Gideon's Gift (2002) · 2 Maggie's Miracle (2003) · 3 Sarah's Song (2004) · 4 Hannah's Hope (2005)
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Gideon's Gift (2002)
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Maggie's Miracle (2003)
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Sarah's Song (2004)
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Hannah's Hope (2005)
Sunrise books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Sunrise (2007) · 2 Summer (Sunrise) (2007) · 3 Someday (Sunrise Series-Baxter 3, Book 3) (2008) · 4 Sunset (2012)
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Sunrise (2007)
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Summer (Sunrise) (2007)
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Someday (Sunrise Series-Baxter 3, Book 3) (2008)
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Sunset (2012)
Above the Line books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Take One (2009) · 2 Take Two (2009) · 3 Take Three (2010) · 4 Take Four (2010)
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Take One (2009)
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Take Two (2009)
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Take Three (2010)
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Take Four (2010)
Bailey Flanigan books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Leaving (2011) · 2 Learning (2011) · 3 Longing (2011) · 4 Loving (2012)
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Leaving (2011)
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Learning (2011)
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Longing (2011)
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Loving (2012)
Forever Faithful books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Waiting for Morning (1999) · 2 A Moment of Weakness (2000) · 3 Halfway to Forever (2002)
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Waiting for Morning (1999)
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A Moment of Weakness (2000)
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Halfway to Forever (2002)
Angels Walking books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Angels Walking (2014) · 2 Chasing Sunsets (2015) · 3 Brush of Wings (2016)
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Angels Walking (2014)
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Chasing Sunsets (2015)
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Brush of Wings (2016)
Where to start with Karen Kingsbury
Start here
Sunrise
Book 1 of Sunrise, the series that includes Someday (Sunrise Series-Baxter 3, Book 3), Karen Kingsbury's most-read book.
Newest
Just Once
Published 2022.
Standalone novels in order
Missy's Murder (1991)
Deadly Pretender (1993)
The Prism Weight Loss Program (1999)
Go Ahead and Dream (2000)
On Every Side (2001)
A Time to Embrace (2002)
A Treasury of Miracles for Women (2002)
Even Now (2002)
One Tuesday Morning (2003)
A Treasury of Miracles for Friends (2004)
Beyond Tuesday Morning (2004)
Oceans Apart (2004)
Rejoice (2004)
A Thousand Tomorrows (2005)
A Time to Dance (Women of Faith Fiction #1) (2005)
A Treasury of Christmas Miracles (2005)
Forever Faithful (2005)
Karen Kingsbury Hardcover Bind-Up (2005)
Divine (2006)
Like Dandelion Dust (2006)
The Red Gloves Collection (2006)
When Joy Came to Stay (2006)
Where Yesterday Lives (2006)
Between Sundays (2007)
Ever After (2007)
Just Beyond the Clouds (2007)
Every Now and Then (2008)
This Side of Heaven (2008)
Miracles (2009)
Shades of Blue (2009)
Baxters Take Four (2010)
Baxters Take Three (2010)
Unlocked (2010)
Far Flutterby (2011)
Remember Tuesday Morning (2011)
Coming Home (2012)
The Bridge (2012)
Fifteen Minutes (2013)
The Chance (2013)
Final Vows (2014)
The Family of Jesus (2014)
The Friends of Jesus (2015)
A Baxter Family Christmas (2016)
In This Moment (2017)
Love Story (2017)
To The Moon And Back (2018)
When We Were Young (2018)
Best Family Ever (2019)
Two Weeks (2019)
Finding Home (2020)
Someone Like You (2020)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (2020)
A Distant Shore (2021)
Baxter Family Children Collection (2021)
Forgiving Paris (2021)
Never Grow Up (2021)
Baxters (2022)
Just Once (2022)
Short story collections in order
Bailey Flanigan Collection (2014)
Non-fiction in order
A Treasury of Adoption Miracles (2005)
Forever Young (2005)
Forever My Little Boy (2016)
Children's books in order
Treasury of Miracles for Teens, a (2003)
Let Me Hold You Longer (2004)
Let's Have a Daddy Day (2009)
Other books in order
Be Safe Little Boy (2006)
The Baxter Family (2012)
Karen Kingsbury Firstborn Collection (2013)
Karen Kingsbury True Crime Novels (2020)
Being Baxters (2023)
About Karen Kingsbury
Karen Kingsbury is an American Christian novelist born in Fairfax, Virginia.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karen Kingsbury FAQ
- How many books has Karen Kingsbury written?
- Karen Kingsbury has published 83 novels, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 3 non-fiction books, 3 children's books and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Karen Kingsbury's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Firstborn with Fame, Red Gloves with Gideon's Gift and Sunrise with Sunrise. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Karen Kingsbury's latest book?
- Just Once (2022).
- What is Karen Kingsbury's most famous book?
- Someday (Sunrise Series-Baxter 3, Book 3) (2008) is Karen Kingsbury's most widely read book.
- Are Karen Kingsbury's books connected?
- 27 books belong to 7 series (Firstborn, Red Gloves, Sunrise and Above the Line); the other 70 books stand alone.
- Does Karen Kingsbury write under a pen name?
- Yes: Karen Kingsbury has also published as Kelsey Tyler.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.