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Mary Monroe Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Mary Monroe in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 35 books / 7 series

Mary Monroe is an American author best known for her God Don’t Like Ugly series of African American fiction. Her books have sold millions of copies and frequently appear on bestseller lists. This page provides the Mary Monroe books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Mary Monroe in Publication Order

1986 The Upper Room POoMRB / 1 Buy
2000 God Don't Like Ugly POoGDLUB / 1 Buy
2002 Gonna Lay Down My Burdens POoSN / 1 Buy
2003 God Still Don't Like Ugly POoGDLUB / 2 Buy
2004 Red Light Wives POoSN / 2 Buy
2005 In Sheep's Clothing POoSN / 3 Buy
2006 Borrow Trouble POoSSC / 1 Buy
2006 God Don't Play POoGDLUB / 3 Buy
2007 Deliver Me From Evil POoSN / 4 Buy
2008 God Ain't Blind POoGDLUB / 4 Buy
2008 She Had It Coming POoSN / 5 Buy
2009 The Company We Keep POoSN / 6 Buy
2010 God Ain't Through Yet POoGDLUB / 5 Buy
2011 Mama Ruby POoMRB / 2 Buy
2012 God Don't Make No Mistakes POoGDLUB / 6 Buy
2013 Lost Daughters POoMRB / 3 Buy
2014 Family of Lies POoSN / 7 Buy
2015 Bad Blood POoSN / 8 Buy
2016 Can You Keep a Secret? POoLHDHB / 1 Buy
2016 Every Woman's Dream POoLHDHB / 2 Buy
2017 Never Trust a Stranger POoLHDHB / 3 Buy
2017 The Devil You Know POoLHDHB / 4 Buy
2018 One House Over POoNB / 1 Buy
2018 Remembrance POoSN / 9 Buy
2019 Over the Fence POoNB / 2 Buy
2019 Right Beside You POoSN / 10 Buy
2020 Across the Way POoNB / 3 Buy
2020 The Gift of Family POoSN / 11 Buy
2021 Once in a Lifetime POoSN / 12 Buy
2022 Mrs. Wiggins POoLA/WB / 1 Buy
2022 Empty Vows POoLA/WB / 2 Buy
2023 Love, Honor, Betray POoLA/WB / 3 Buy
2024 Double Lives POoLA/WB / 4 Buy
2025 Bent But Not Broken POoLA/WB / 5 Buy
2026 Bad Seeds POoLA/WB / 6 Buy

Complete Mary Monroe Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Can You Keep a Secret? 2016 Buy
02 Every Woman's Dream 2016 Buy
03 Never Trust a Stranger 2017 Buy
04 The Devil You Know 2017 Buy
01 Mrs. Wiggins 2022 Buy
02 Empty Vows 2022 Buy
03 Love, Honor, Betray 2023 Buy
04 Double Lives 2024 Buy
05 Bent But Not Broken 2025 Buy
06 Bad Seeds 2026 Buy
01 Borrow Trouble 2006 Buy
God Don't Like Ugly Reading Order 6 books / 2000-2012
01 God Don't Like Ugly 2000 Buy
02 God Still Don't Like Ugly 2003 Buy
03 God Don't Play 2006 Buy
04 God Ain't Blind 2008 Buy
05 God Ain't Through Yet 2010 Buy
06 God Don't Make No Mistakes 2012 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 12 books / 2002-2021
01 Gonna Lay Down My Burdens 2002 Buy
02 Red Light Wives 2004 Buy
03 In Sheep's Clothing 2005 Buy
04 Deliver Me From Evil 2007 Buy
05 She Had It Coming 2008 Buy
06 The Company We Keep 2009 Buy
07 Family of Lies 2014 Buy
08 Bad Blood 2015 Buy
09 Remembrance 2018 Buy
10 Right Beside You 2019 Buy
11 The Gift of Family 2020 Buy
12 Once in a Lifetime 2021 Buy
Neighbors Reading Order 3 books / 2018-2020
01 One House Over 2018 Buy
02 Over the Fence 2019 Buy
03 Across the Way 2020 Buy
Mama Ruby Reading Order 3 books / 1986-2013
01 The Upper Room 1986 Buy
02 Mama Ruby 2011 Buy
03 Lost Daughters 2013 Buy

Where to start with Mary Monroe

What is the best order to read Mary Monroe 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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