Cherry Blossom Point Books in Order

Cherry Blossom Point is Christine Bell's women's-fiction series written as Christine Gael. It is a spinoff from Bluebird Bay, but it can be read on its own. The stories shift attention to a family changed by the arrival of a half-sister nobody knew existed.

The series begins with Starting From Scratch. Lena Merrill has spent years hiding her feelings for her closest friend, Owen McEnna, while her family faces a much bigger disruption. Her sister Nikki returns home after finding Anna, the sibling their family never knew about. Anna's arrival forces everyone to confront what they thought they knew about their parents and one another.

No one gets to stay comfortable for long.

The books that follow, including Just Getting Started, A Fresh Start, A Head Start, Starting Over, False Start, A Running Start, and Jump Start, keep exploring the fallout. Different family members take center stage, but the emotional question remains connected: how do people make room for a new relative while dealing with the resentments and fears already inside the family?

Romance is part of the series, especially through second chances and friendships that may be something more. But Cherry Blossom Point is equally interested in sisterhood, adult children and parents, family identity, and the way secrets echo across generations. The characters do not always behave perfectly, which is part of what gives their reunions and reconciliations weight.

The setting is more than scenery. Returning home means returning to old expectations, familiar places, and people who remember previous versions of you. That makes every fresh start both hopeful and difficult.

Start with Starting From Scratch. Reading in order is the best way to understand the family dynamics and see how Anna's arrival changes the lives around her.