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Home / Authors / Melissa Bourbon Melissa Bourbon American author Melissa Bourbon is best known for the *Magical Dressmaking* mystery series. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned a *Library Journal* starred review. This page provides the Melissa Bourbon books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
2003 The Flight of the Sunflower POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 Living the Vida Lola POoLCMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Hasta La Vista, Lola POoLCMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 The Lola Cruz Christmas Story POoLCMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Pleating for Mercy POoMDMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Silent Echoes / The Final Prey / Sacrifice of Passion POoDLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Storiebook Charm POoSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 The Tricked-Out Toolbox(With: Tonya Kappes) POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 A Fitting End POoMDMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Deadly Patterns POoMDMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Bare-Naked Lola POoLCMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 Silent Obsession / The Final Victim / A Deadly Curse POoDLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 A Custom-Fit Crime POoMDMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 A Killing Notion POoMDMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 A Seamless Murder POoMDMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2017 Kneaded to Death POoBSMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 Crust No One POoBSMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 The Walking Bread POoBSMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 Flour in the Attic POoBSMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2019 What Lola Wants POoLCMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 The Secret on Rum Runner's Lane POoPLHM/BMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 Murder in Devil's Cove POoPLHM/BMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Dough or Die POoBSMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 Drop Dead Lola POoLCMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 Murder at Sea Captain's Inn POoPLHM/BMMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 Death Gone A-Rye POoBSMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 A Murder Yule Regret POoBSMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2022 The Trouble with Digging Too Deep(By: Diane Kelly) POoTITMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2022 The Trouble with Hope and Glory POoTITMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2022 Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery Companion Workbook POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2022 The Trouble with Exes(By: Christie Craig) POoTITMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2022 Ready, Set, WRITE! POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2022 Murder Through an Open Door POoPLHM/BMMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2022 Trouble with the Tumbleweed Twister(By: Lawrence Kelter) POoTITMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2022 Murder and an Irish Curse POoPLHM/BMMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2022 Murder on Rum Runner's Lane POoPLHM/BMMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2022 Bread Over Troubled Water POoBSMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2023 Love, Lies, and Lousy Exes POoFLMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 God Rest Ye Murdered Gentleman POoFLMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2023 The Fiction Writer's Character Bible POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2023 What's Your Story: Writing Your Memoir POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2023 The Trouble with Pushing Up Daisies POoTITMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2023 The Fiction Writer's Pocket-Sized+ Character Bible POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2023 Bodice of Evidence POoMDMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2023 Lola Baby POoLCMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2023 Writing a Cozy Mystery: Case Files: A Step-by-Step Field Guide POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2023 Bobbin for Answers POoMDMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2024 Fa-La-La-La-Lola POoLCMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2025 Hem Fatale POoMDMB · 9 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 7 books · 2012–2023
01 The Tricked-Out Toolbox(With: Tonya Kappes) 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery Companion Workbook 2022 Buy ↗ 03 Ready, Set, WRITE! 2022 Buy ↗ 04 The Fiction Writer's Character Bible 2023 Buy ↗ 05 What's Your Story: Writing Your Memoir 2023 Buy ↗ 06 The Fiction Writer's Pocket-Sized+ Character Bible 2023 Buy ↗ 07 Writing a Cozy Mystery: Case Files: A Step-by-Step Field Guide 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Magical Dressmaking Mysteries Books 9 books · 2011–2025
01 Pleating for Mercy 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Deadly Patterns 2012 Buy ↗ 04 A Custom-Fit Crime 2013 Buy ↗ 05 A Killing Notion 2014 Buy ↗ 06 A Seamless Murder 2015 Buy ↗ 07 Bodice of Evidence 2023 Buy ↗ 08 Bobbin for Answers 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Pippin Lane Hawthorne Mystery / Book Magic Mysteries Books 6 books · 2020–2022
01 The Secret on Rum Runner's Lane 2020 Buy ↗ 02 Murder in Devil's Cove 2020 Buy ↗ 03 Murder at Sea Captain's Inn 2021 Buy ↗ 04 Murder Through an Open Door 2022 Buy ↗ 05 Murder and an Irish Curse 2022 Buy ↗ 06 Murder on Rum Runner's Lane 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Deadly Legends Books 2 books · 2012–2013
01 Silent Echoes / The Final Prey / Sacrifice of Passion 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Silent Obsession / The Final Victim / A Deadly Curse 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Trouble In Tumbleweed Mysteries Books 5 books · 2022–2023
01 The Trouble with Digging Too Deep(By: Diane Kelly) 2022 Buy ↗ 02 The Trouble with Hope and Glory 2022 Buy ↗ 03 The Trouble with Exes(By: Christie Craig) 2022 Buy ↗ 04 Trouble with the Tumbleweed Twister(By: Lawrence Kelter) 2022 Buy ↗ 05 The Trouble with Pushing Up Daisies 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Foxy Ladies Mystery Books 2 books · 2023–2023
01 Love, Lies, and Lousy Exes 2023 Buy ↗ 02 God Rest Ye Murdered Gentleman 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lola Cruz Mysteries Books 8 books · 2008–2024
01 Living the Vida Lola 2008 Buy ↗ 02 Hasta La Vista, Lola 2010 Buy ↗ 03 The Lola Cruz Christmas Story 2010 Buy ↗ 04 Bare-Naked Lola 2012 Buy ↗ 05 What Lola Wants 2019 Buy ↗ 06 Drop Dead Lola 2020 Buy ↗ 08 Fa-La-La-La-Lola 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Spellbound Books 1 book · 2012
01 Storiebook Charm 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Picture Books 1 book · 2003
01 The Flight of the Sunflower 2003 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Bread Shop Mysteries Books 8 books · 2017–2022
01 Kneaded to Death 2017 Buy ↗ 03 The Walking Bread 2018 Buy ↗ 04 Flour in the Attic 2019 Buy ↗ 06 Death Gone A-Rye 2021 Buy ↗ 07 A Murder Yule Regret 2021 Buy ↗ 08 Bread Over Troubled Water 2022 Buy ↗