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Home / Authors / Vanessa Gray Bartal Vanessa Gray Bartal Vanessa Gray Bartal is an American author best known for the *Cupid's Bow* and *Lighter Side* romantic comedy series. Her books have sold over a million copies and earned a devoted readership. This page provides the Vanessa Gray Bartal books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
2011 Wild Stallions POoTHoKB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Cowboy Down POoTKoMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 The Shadow Grasper POoTSRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 A Christian Cougar POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 The Cowgirl Code POoQoMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Morning Cup of Murder POoLSMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 The Shadow Talker POoTSRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 One Classy Cowgirl POoQoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Cowboy Lost POoTKoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Christmas Steele POoLSMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 The Pajama Affair POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Wild and Wounded POoTHoKB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Cowgirl Undercover POoQoMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Wild Pride POoTHoKB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Cowboy Found POoTKoMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Cowgirl on the Run POoQoMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2011 Cowboy Proud POoTKoMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2011 The Cowgirl Who Loved Horses POoQoMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2011 Christmas With The Kings POoTKoMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 Pecked to Death POoSCMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 The Vigilante Club POoJSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Worlds Apart POoMotHB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Shooter POoBCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Gunner POoBCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Slumbered to Death POoSCMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Spotter POoBCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 The Shadow Seeker POoTSRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Building Blocks of Murder POoLSMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Murder on the Brain POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 The Shadow Lifter POoTSRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Point Man POoBCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Won't You Be My Neighbor? POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Family Case of Murder POoLSMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Wild and Unbroken POoTHoKB · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Wild and Free POoTHoKB · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 Arch Enemy of Murder POoLSMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 A Stone's Throw POoMotHB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Orchestrating Justice POoJSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Salvaged to Death POoSCMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 For the Girls POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 Class Reunion of Murder POoLSMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2013 Wedding Day of Murder POoLSMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2014 Bumpy Road to Paradise POoPMCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 Vigilante Vengeance POoJSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 Icy Grip of Murder POoLSMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2015 Purgatory in Paradise POoPMCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 Reunited in Paradise POoPMCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2015 Ladies' Circle of Murder POoLSMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2016 Growing Pains in Paradise POoPMCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2016 Enchanted Cottage in Paradise POoPMCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2016 Last Resort of Murder POoLSMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2017 Confederated to Death POoSCMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2017 Road Trip From Paradise POoPMCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2017 Fowl Friend of Murder POoLSMB · 11 Buy ↗ 2018 A Secret Foundation POoBB · 1 Buy ↗ 2018 A False Front POoBB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 Kidnapped to Death POoSCMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2018 Christmas In Paradise POoPMCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2019 The Bun And The Gun POoSLUB · 1 Buy ↗ 2019 The Angel and The Agent POoSLUB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 The Mouse and The Maestro POoSLUB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 A Complete Overhaul POoBB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 Whispered to Death POoSCMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2019 With A Friend Like You POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2019 Temp Job of Murder POoLSMB · 12 Buy ↗ 2019 It's Steele Christmas POoLSMB · 13 Buy ↗ 2020 Seldom Goes POoSMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 Some Kind of Lucky POoBfAB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 Scattered Pieces Everywhere POoBfAB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Common Ground POoMotHB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 The Soldier and The Cowboy POoSLUB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 A Total Teardown POoBB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 The Baker and the Barrister POoSLUB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 The Peacemaker and the Perfectionist POoSLUB · 6 Buy ↗ 2020 The Ranger and The Hurricane POoSLUB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 Escaped to Death POoSCMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 Summer Stock in Paradise POoPMCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2020 Old Friend of Murder POoLSMB · 14 Buy ↗ 2021 Blushing Birdie POoGPB · 1 Buy ↗ 2021 Saint Sterling POoGPB · 2 Buy ↗ 2021 Seldom Misses POoSMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2021 Darling Duncan POoGPB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 A Solid Cornerstone POoBB · 5 Buy ↗ 2021 The Finder and The Keeper POoSLUB · 8 Buy ↗ 2021 Stag Party of Murder POoLSMB · 15 Buy ↗ 2022 The WINO* Next Door: *Wife In Name Only POoWWB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Chalked and Loaded POoPSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Hacked and Jaded POoPSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2024 Calamity June POoWWB · 2 Buy ↗ 2024 Fluffed and Folded POoPSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2024 Honeymoon Cruise of Murder POoLSMB · 16 Buy ↗ 2025 Seldom Skips POoSMMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2025 Frosted and Sliced POoPSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2026 Puzzling Piece of Murder POoLSMB · 17 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Wedding Wishers Books 2 books · 2022–2024
01 The WINO* Next Door: *Wife In Name Only 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Justice Seekers Books 3 books · 2012–2014
01 The Vigilante Club 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Orchestrating Justice 2013 Buy ↗ 03 Vigilante Vengeance 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Queens of Montana Books 5 books · 2011–2011
01 The Cowgirl Code 2011 Buy ↗ 02 One Classy Cowgirl 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Cowgirl Undercover 2011 Buy ↗ 04 Cowgirl on the Run 2011 Buy ↗ 05 The Cowgirl Who Loved Horses 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sadie Cooper Mystery Books 7 books · 2012–2020
01 Pecked to Death 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Slumbered to Death 2012 Buy ↗ 03 Salvaged to Death 2013 Buy ↗ 04 Confederated to Death 2017 Buy ↗ 05 Kidnapped to Death 2018 Buy ↗ 06 Whispered to Death 2019 Buy ↗ 07 Escaped to Death 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mission of the Heart Books 3 books · 2012–2020
02 A Stone's Throw 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Georgia Peaches Books 3 books · 2021–2021
01 Blushing Birdie 2021 Buy ↗ 02 Saint Sterling 2021 Buy ↗ 03 Darling Duncan 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Paradise, Montana Chronicles Books 8 books · 2014–2020
01 Bumpy Road to Paradise 2014 Buy ↗ 02 Purgatory in Paradise 2015 Buy ↗ 03 Reunited in Paradise 2015 Buy ↗ 04 Growing Pains in Paradise 2016 Buy ↗ 05 Enchanted Cottage in Paradise 2016 Buy ↗ 06 Road Trip From Paradise 2017 Buy ↗ 07 Christmas In Paradise 2018 Buy ↗ 08 Summer Stock in Paradise 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Seldom Murphy Mystery Books 3 books · 2020–2025
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 6 books · 2011–2019
01 A Christian Cougar 2011 Buy ↗ 02 The Pajama Affair 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Murder on the Brain 2012 Buy ↗ 04 Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2012 Buy ↗ 06 With A Friend Like You 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Beauty from Ashes Books 2 books · 2020–2020
01 Some Kind of Lucky 2020 Buy ↗ 02 Scattered Pieces Everywhere 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Builders Books 5 books · 2018–2021
01 A Secret Foundation 2018 Buy ↗ 03 A Complete Overhaul 2019 Buy ↗ 04 A Total Teardown 2020 Buy ↗ 05 A Solid Cornerstone 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Private Spies Books 4 books · 2023–2025
01 Chalked and Loaded 2023 Buy ↗ 02 Hacked and Jaded 2023 Buy ↗ 03 Fluffed and Folded 2024 Buy ↗ 04 Frosted and Sliced 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Brothers Courageous Books 4 books · 2012–2012
Publication Order of The Shadow Realm Books 4 books · 2011–2012
01 The Shadow Grasper 2011 Buy ↗ 02 The Shadow Talker 2011 Buy ↗ 03 The Shadow Seeker 2012 Buy ↗ 04 The Shadow Lifter 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lacy Steele Mysteries Books 17 books · 2011–2026
01 Morning Cup of Murder 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Christmas Steele 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Building Blocks of Murder 2012 Buy ↗ 04 Family Case of Murder 2012 Buy ↗ 05 Arch Enemy of Murder 2012 Buy ↗ 06 Class Reunion of Murder 2013 Buy ↗ 07 Wedding Day of Murder 2013 Buy ↗ 08 Icy Grip of Murder 2014 Buy ↗ 09 Ladies' Circle of Murder 2015 Buy ↗ 10 Last Resort of Murder 2016 Buy ↗ 11 Fowl Friend of Murder 2017 Buy ↗ 12 Temp Job of Murder 2019 Buy ↗ 13 It's Steele Christmas 2019 Buy ↗ 14 Old Friend of Murder 2020 Buy ↗ 15 Stag Party of Murder 2021 Buy ↗ 16 Honeymoon Cruise of Murder 2024 Buy ↗ 17 Puzzling Piece of Murder 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Spies Like Us Books 8 books · 2019–2021
01 The Bun And The Gun 2019 Buy ↗ 02 The Angel and The Agent 2019 Buy ↗ 03 The Mouse and The Maestro 2019 Buy ↗ 04 The Soldier and The Cowboy 2020 Buy ↗ 05 The Baker and the Barrister 2020 Buy ↗ 06 The Peacemaker and the Perfectionist 2020 Buy ↗ 07 The Ranger and The Hurricane 2020 Buy ↗ 08 The Finder and The Keeper 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Kings of Montana Books 5 books · 2011–2011
05 Christmas With The Kings 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Honeywells of Kentucky Books 5 books · 2011–2012
01 Wild Stallions 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Wild and Wounded 2011 Buy ↗ 04 Wild and Unbroken 2012 Buy ↗