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Joyce & Jim Lavene Books in Order

Find every Joyce & Jim Lavene book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 78 books / 19 series

American writing duo Joyce & Jim Lavene are best known for their cozy mystery series, including the *Renaissance Faire* and *Missing Pieces* mysteries. With over 100 published novels and multiple national bestseller lists, their legacy spans decades. This page provides the Joyce & Jim Lavene books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Joyce & Jim Lavene Books in Chronological Order

1999 Last Dance POoSHMB / 1 Buy
1999 A Time for Love POoJ&JLSN / 1 Buy
1999 Family by the Bunch(By: Amy Frazier) POoFMB / 1 Buy
1999 A Family for the Sheriff POoFMB / 2 Buy
1999 Only You POoJ&JLSN / 2 Buy
1999 Husband Found(By: Martha Shields) POoFMB / 3 Buy
1999 Flowers in the Night POoJ&JLSN / 3 Buy
1999 The Way to a Cowboy's Heart(By: Teresa Southwick) POoFMB / 4 Buy
1999 If Not for You POoJ&JLSN / 4 Buy
1999 Paternity Lessons(By: Maris Soule) POoFMB / 5 Buy
2000 One Last Good-Bye POoSHMB / 2 Buy
2000 Save Your Heart For Me POoJ&JLSN / 5 Buy
2001 The Last to Remember POoSHMB / 3 Buy
2001 Until Our Last Embrace POoSHMB / 4 Buy
2002 For the Last Time POoSHMB / 5 Buy
2002 Dreams Don't Last POoSHMB / 6 Buy
2002 Dowager Duchess, The POoJ&JLSN / 6 Buy
2003 Last Fires Burning POoSHMB / 7 Buy
2003 Glory's Last Victim POoSHMB / 8 Buy
2004 The Everything Guide to Writing a Novel POoJ&JLNB / 1 Buy
2004 Madison's Miracles POoJ&JLSN / 7 Buy
2004 Last Rites POoSHMB / 9 Buy
2004 Last One Down POoSHMB / 10 Buy
2005 Pretty Poison POoPLGMB / 1 Buy
2005 Before The Last Lap POoSHMB / 11 Buy
2006 Fruit of the Poisoned Tree POoPLGMB / 2 Buy
2007 Swapping Paint POoSCRMB / 1 Buy
2007 Poisoned Petals POoPLGMB / 3 Buy
2007 The First Shall Be Last POoSHMB / 12 Buy
2008 The Telltale Turtle POoPPMB / 1 Buy
2008 Wicked Weaves POoARFMB / 1 Buy
2008 Hooked Up POoSCRMB / 2 Buy
2008 Perfect Poison POoPLGMB / 4 Buy
2009 Ghastly Glass POoARFMB / 2 Buy
2009 A Corpse for Yew POoPLGMB / 5 Buy
2010 A Timely Vision POoMPMB / 1 Buy
2010 Deadly Daggers POoARFMB / 3 Buy
2011 A Touch of Gold POoMPMB / 2 Buy
2011 A Spirited Gift POoMPMB / 3 Buy
2011 Harrowing Hats POoARFMB / 4 Buy
2012 A Haunting Dream POoMPMB / 4 Buy
2012 Treacherous Toys POoARFMB / 5 Buy
2012 Buried By Buttercups POoPLGMB / 6 Buy
2012 Emilie's Christmas Love POoJ&JLSN / 8 Buy
2013 That Old Flame of Mine POoSPFBMB / 1 Buy
2013 Plum Deadly POoPSMB / 1 Buy
2013 Hero's Journey POoSPFBMB / 2 Buy
2013 A Finder's Fee POoMPMB / 5 Buy
2013 Perilous Pranks POoARFMB / 6 Buy
2013 Murderous Matrimony POoARFMB / 7 Buy
2013 A Thyme to Die POoPLGMB / 7 Buy
2013 Visions of Love POoJ&JLSN / 9 Buy
2013 Love's Treasured Secrets POoJ&JLSN / 10 Buy
2014 Death on Eat Street POoBBFTMB / 1 Buy
2014 Spell Booked POoRWMB / 1 Buy
2014 Undead By Morning POoTFTDPMB / 1 Buy
2014 Broken Hearted Ghoul POoTFTDPMB / 2 Buy
2014 Treacherous Tart POoPSMB / 2 Buy
2014 Playing with Fire POoSPFBMB / 3 Buy
2014 Dae's Christmas Past / A Ghost Horse Christmas POoMPMB / 6 Buy
2014 Bewitching Boots POoARFMB / 8 Buy
2014 Lethal Lily POoPLGMB / 8 Buy
2015 A Dickens of a Murder POoCBSB / 1 Buy
2015 Give 'em Pumpkin to Talk About POoPPMB / 1 Buy
2015 Murder Fir Christmas POoCTVMB / 1 Buy
2015 Be My Banshee POoPDDAB / 1 Buy
2015 Looking for Mr. Good Witch POoRWMB / 2 Buy
2015 Gator Bowl POoBBFTMB / 2 Buy
2015 Dead Girl Blues POoTFTDPMB / 3 Buy
2015 Fry Another Day POoBBFTMB / 3 Buy
2015 In Hot Water POoSPFBMB / 4 Buy
2015 Fat Tuesday Fricassee POoBBFTMB / 4 Buy
2015 A Watery Death POoMPMB / 7 Buy
2015 Killing Weeds POoPLGMB / 9 Buy
2015 Fatal Fairies POoARFMB / 9 Buy
2016 Those Who Walk in Darkness POoJJB / 1 Buy
2016 Putting on the Witch POoRWMB / 3 Buy
2016 Sweet Pepper Hero POoSPFBMB / 5 Buy

Joyce & Jim Lavene Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Everything Guide to Writing a Novel 2004 Buy
01 Pretty Poison 2005 Buy
02 Fruit of the Poisoned Tree 2006 Buy
03 Poisoned Petals 2007 Buy
04 Perfect Poison 2008 Buy
05 A Corpse for Yew 2009 Buy
06 Buried By Buttercups 2012 Buy
07 A Thyme to Die 2013 Buy
08 Lethal Lily 2014 Buy
09 Killing Weeds 2015 Buy
01 Wicked Weaves 2008 Buy
02 Ghastly Glass 2009 Buy
03 Deadly Daggers 2010 Buy
04 Harrowing Hats 2011 Buy
05 Treacherous Toys 2012 Buy
06 Perilous Pranks 2013 Buy
07 Murderous Matrimony 2013 Buy
08 Bewitching Boots 2014 Buy
09 Fatal Fairies 2015 Buy
01 A Timely Vision 2010 Buy
02 A Touch of Gold 2011 Buy
03 A Spirited Gift 2011 Buy
04 A Haunting Dream 2012 Buy
05 A Finder's Fee 2013 Buy
06 Dae's Christmas Past / A Ghost Horse Christmas 2014 Buy
07 A Watery Death 2015 Buy
01 Give 'em Pumpkin to Talk About 2015 Buy
01 Undead By Morning 2014 Buy
02 Broken Hearted Ghoul 2014 Buy
03 Dead Girl Blues 2015 Buy
01 Death on Eat Street 2014 Buy
02 Gator Bowl 2015 Buy
03 Fry Another Day 2015 Buy
04 Fat Tuesday Fricassee 2015 Buy
01 Last Dance 1999 Buy
02 One Last Good-Bye 2000 Buy
03 The Last to Remember 2001 Buy
04 Until Our Last Embrace 2001 Buy
05 For the Last Time 2002 Buy
06 Dreams Don't Last 2002 Buy
07 Last Fires Burning 2003 Buy
08 Glory's Last Victim 2003 Buy
09 Last Rites 2004 Buy
10 Last One Down 2004 Buy
11 Before The Last Lap 2005 Buy
12 The First Shall Be Last 2007 Buy
01 Be My Banshee 2015 Buy
01 Spell Booked 2014 Buy
02 Looking for Mr. Good Witch 2015 Buy
03 Putting on the Witch 2016 Buy
01 A Dickens of a Murder 2015 Buy
01 Those Who Walk in Darkness 2016 Buy
01 Family by the Bunch(By: Amy Frazier) 1999 Buy
02 A Family for the Sheriff 1999 Buy
03 Husband Found(By: Martha Shields) 1999 Buy
04 The Way to a Cowboy's Heart(By: Teresa Southwick) 1999 Buy
05 Paternity Lessons(By: Maris Soule) 1999 Buy
01 The Telltale Turtle 2008 Buy
01 Plum Deadly 2013 Buy
02 Treacherous Tart 2014 Buy
01 Swapping Paint 2007 Buy
02 Hooked Up 2008 Buy
01 Murder Fir Christmas 2015 Buy
01 That Old Flame of Mine 2013 Buy
02 Hero's Journey 2013 Buy
03 Playing with Fire 2014 Buy
04 In Hot Water 2015 Buy
05 Sweet Pepper Hero 2016 Buy
01 A Time for Love 1999 Buy
02 Only You 1999 Buy
03 Flowers in the Night 1999 Buy
04 If Not for You 1999 Buy
05 Save Your Heart For Me 2000 Buy
06 Dowager Duchess, The 2002 Buy
07 Madison's Miracles 2004 Buy
08 Emilie's Christmas Love 2012 Buy
09 Visions of Love 2013 Buy
10 Love's Treasured Secrets 2013 Buy

Where to start with Joyce & Jim Lavene

What is the best order to read Joyce & Jim Lavene books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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