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Updated 2026-07-11 / 49 books / 10 series
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.
Books by Melissa Bourbon in Publication Order
2003
The Flight of the Sunflower
POoPB / 1
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2008
Living the Vida Lola
POoLCMB / 1
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2010
Hasta La Vista, Lola
POoLCMB / 2
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2010
The Lola Cruz Christmas Story
POoLCMB / 3
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2011
Pleating for Mercy
POoMDMB / 1
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2012
Silent Echoes / The Final Prey / Sacrifice of Passion
POoDLB / 1
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2012
The Tricked-Out Toolbox(With: Tonya Kappes)
POoNB / 1
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2012
Storiebook Charm
POoSB / 1
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2012
A Fitting End
POoMDMB / 2
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2012
Deadly Patterns
POoMDMB / 3
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2012
Bare-Naked Lola
POoLCMB / 4
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2013
Silent Obsession / The Final Victim / A Deadly Curse
POoDLB / 2
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2013
A Custom-Fit Crime
POoMDMB / 4
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2014
A Killing Notion
POoMDMB / 5
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2015
A Seamless Murder
POoMDMB / 6
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2017
Kneaded to Death
POoBSMB / 1
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2017
Crust No One
POoBSMB / 2
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2018
The Walking Bread
POoBSMB / 3
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2019
Flour in the Attic
POoBSMB / 4
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2019
What Lola Wants
POoLCMB / 5
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2020
The Secret on Rum Runner's Lane
POoPLHM/BMMB / 1
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2020
Murder in Devil's Cove
POoPLHM/BMMB / 2
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2020
Dough or Die
POoBSMB / 5
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2020
Drop Dead Lola
POoLCMB / 6
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2021
Murder at Sea Captain's Inn
POoPLHM/BMMB / 3
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2021
Death Gone A-Rye
POoBSMB / 6
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2021
A Murder Yule Regret
POoBSMB / 7
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2022
The Trouble with Digging Too Deep(By: Diane Kelly)
POoTITMB / 1
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2022
The Trouble with Hope and Glory
POoTITMB / 2
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2022
Field Guide to Writing a Cozy Mystery Companion Workbook
POoNB / 2
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2022
Ready, Set, WRITE!
POoNB / 3
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2022
The Trouble with Exes(By: Christie Craig)
POoTITMB / 3
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2022
Murder Through an Open Door
POoPLHM/BMMB / 4
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2022
Trouble with the Tumbleweed Twister(By: Lawrence Kelter)
POoTITMB / 4
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2022
Murder and an Irish Curse
POoPLHM/BMMB / 5
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2022
Murder on Rum Runner's Lane
POoPLHM/BMMB / 6
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2022
Bread Over Troubled Water
POoBSMB / 8
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2023
Love, Lies, and Lousy Exes
POoFLMB / 1
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2023
God Rest Ye Murdered Gentleman
POoFLMB / 2
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2023
The Fiction Writer's Character Bible
POoNB / 4
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2023
What's Your Story: Writing Your Memoir
POoNB / 5
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2023
The Trouble with Pushing Up Daisies
POoTITMB / 5
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2023
The Fiction Writer's Pocket-Sized+ Character Bible
POoNB / 6
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2023
Bodice of Evidence
POoMDMB / 7
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2023
Lola Baby
POoLCMB / 7
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2023
Writing a Cozy Mystery: Case Files: A Step-by-Step Field Guide
POoNB / 7
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2023
Bobbin for Answers
POoMDMB / 8
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2024
Fa-La-La-La-Lola
POoLCMB / 8
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2025
Hem Fatale
POoMDMB / 9
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Complete Melissa Bourbon Series Reading Order /
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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
01
Pleating for Mercy
2011
Buy
02
A Fitting End
2012
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
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
01
Silent Echoes / The Final Prey / Sacrifice of Passion
2012
Buy
02
Silent Obsession / The Final Victim / A Deadly Curse
2013
Buy
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
01
Love, Lies, and Lousy Exes
2023
Buy
02
God Rest Ye Murdered Gentleman
2023
Buy
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
01
Storiebook Charm
2012
Buy
01
The Flight of the Sunflower
2003
Buy
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
Where to start with Melissa Bourbon
What is the best order to read Melissa Bourbon 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.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.