Dolores Stewart Riccio Books in Order
Explore Dolores Stewart Riccio books in order, with series guides, plot summaries, reading paths, and background on her mysteries, cookbooks, and poetry.
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Dolores Stewart Riccio books in publication order
22 books
Weighing Game and How to Win It
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1977
Co-written with Ottone Riccio, this practical guide approaches weight management through everyday food choices and household budgeting. It aims to help readers make a workable plan without treating healthy eating as an expensive burden.
Make It Yourself
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1978
Written with Joan Bingham, this consumer guide shows readers ways to cut household costs by making more things at home. It combines practical home-economics advice with recipes and do-it-yourself projects.
The Versatile Vegetable Cookbook
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1983
A practical vegetable cookbook created with Joan Bingham, offering ideas for making produce the center of everyday meals. It provides a broad collection of recipes for cooks looking to use vegetables in varied, approachable ways.
Haunted Houses U.S.A.
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1989
A guide to reported hauntings across the United States, from old mansions and restaurants to graveyards. Riccio and Joan Bingham gather ghost stories, location details, and photographs for readers drawn to paranormal history.
Superfoods
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1992
More than 300 recipes are arranged around fruits, vegetables, grains, and other featured foods. Alongside the cooking, Riccio includes notes on selecting, storing, and preparing ingredients and discusses their perceived health benefits.
366 Delicious Ways to Cook Pasta with Vegetables
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1997
Organized from artichokes to zucchini, this cookbook pairs pasta with a wide range of vegetables in 366 recipes. Each dish includes nutritional information, making it a useful source of colorful, vegetable-forward meal ideas.
Superfoods for Life
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1998
A collection of 250 approachable recipes centered on foods presented as supportive of healthy aging. Riccio pairs everyday ingredients with practical cooking ideas for meals that aim to be nutritious, satisfying, and easy to prepare.
Antioxidant Power
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1999
This health-focused cookbook offers 366 recipes built around antioxidant-rich ingredients, from soups and pastas to desserts. It also includes menu ideas, shopping tips, legume-cooking guidance, and an alphabetical food reference.
Spirit
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2001
In the late 1930s and World War II, Brigit Barrasford struggles with visions and voices others cannot understand. A spirit who has guided her since childhood helps her face danger, love, and the demands of her unusual gift.
Charmed Circle
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2003
Cass Shipton and her close-knit Wiccan circle search for a local family that has vanished without a trace. The investigation leads toward a violent past, while Cass also tries to guide a troubled teenager with unusual gifts.
Circle Of Five
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2003
Herbalist Cass Shipton senses something deeply wrong about a stranger at the supermarket. When boys begin disappearing, Cass and her four Wiccan friends risk everything to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
The Divine Circle Of Ladies Making Mischief
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2005
Cass and her four Wiccan friends are drawn into several new crimes in their quiet New England town. As Cass tries to help a vulnerable young woman, the Circle's loyalty and resourcefulness are put to work again.
The Divine Circle of Ladies Courting Trouble
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2006
Halloween in Plymouth turns deadly when an elderly woman dies after eating a hemlock-laced brownie. Cass, Heather, Phillipa, Deidre, and Fiona use their detective skills, clairvoyance, and magic to find the culprit.
The Divine Circle of Ladies Playing with Fire
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2009
After Fresh Meadow stable is set ablaze, Cass senses a serial arsonist at work in Plymouth. The Circle hunts the fire-starter while trying to protect their young friend Sylvie from an abusive stalker.
The Divine Circle of Ladies Rocking the Boat
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2009
A Halloween cruise through the Bermuda Triangle is meant to lift Deidre's spirits. Then a bride vanishes, Cass has a terrifying vision, and the five friends realize a killer may be aboard their ship.
The Divine Circle of Ladies Tipping the Scales
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2010
Called for jury duty in a brutal home-invasion case, clairvoyant Cass begins to know far too much about the crime. Meanwhile, the Circle tackles a dog-fighting ring, a troubled ghost, and several personal complications.
The Divine Circle of Ladies Painting the Town
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2011
Cass helps an ex-model threatened by her scheming husband, then the Circle races to Italy after a friend is kidnapped. Their trip through Rome, Venice, and Pompeii ends with another dangerous mystery waiting in Plymouth.
The Divine Circle of Ladies Digging the Dirt
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2013
A hostile preacher targets Pagan businesses while Heather joins an archaeological dig in Salem. When a sniper attacks the team and a little girl disappears, Cass and the Circle uncover a threat that follows them home.
The Divine Circle of Ladies Burning Their Bridges
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2014
When a ritual meant to contact Heather's sea captain ancestor sends the Circle of Five toward London, a family ghost and lost treasure lead to danger. Cass and her friends must face enemies with long memories.
The Ghost Who Came Home From The Auction
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2014
Orderly records organizer Olivia Andreas buys a silver frame at an auction and brings home the ghost of former showgirl Lily Lamoureaux. With Detective Dave Lowenstein, she investigates Lily's death and a perilous old criminal connection.
My First Murder
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2015
In 1943, thirteen-year-old Amelia Byrd finds an old love letter that leads to murder in her New England town. She knows who did it, but exposing the killer may endanger her family and make her the next target.
The Ghost Who Walked in the Garden
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2016
Newly married Olivia Andreas buys a locket and a marquetry case at auction, then sees a ghost in her rose garden. Her search into a World War I family's secrets puts her against wealthy people with much to hide.
Where to start with Dolores Stewart Riccio
For Wiccan small-town mysteries: Circle Of Five → Charmed Circle → The Divine Circle Of Ladies Making Mischief → The Divine Circle of Ladies Courting Trouble.
For ghostly mysteries: The Ghost Who Came Home From The Auction → The Ghost Who Walked in the Garden.
For historical suspense: Spirit → My First Murder.
For health-focused cooking: Superfoods → Superfoods for Life → Antioxidant Power.
Dolores Stewart Riccio sub-series and character series
Cass Shipton books in order
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Charmed Circle
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2003Cass Shipton, Book 2
Circle Of Five
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2003Cass Shipton, Book 1
The Divine Circle Of Ladies Making Mischief
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2005Cass Shipton, Book 3
The Divine Circle of Ladies Courting Trouble
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2006Cass Shipton, Book 4
The Divine Circle of Ladies Playing with Fire
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2009Cass Shipton, Book 5
The Divine Circle of Ladies Rocking the Boat
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2009Cass Shipton, Book 6
The Divine Circle of Ladies Tipping the Scales
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2010Cass Shipton, Book 7
The Divine Circle of Ladies Painting the Town
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2011Cass Shipton, Book 8
The Divine Circle of Ladies Digging the Dirt
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2013Cass Shipton, Book 9
The Divine Circle of Ladies Burning Their Bridges
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2014Cass Shipton, Book 10
Cass Shipton books in chronological order

Circle Of Five
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2003Cass Shipton, Book 1
Charmed Circle
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2003Cass Shipton, Book 2
The Divine Circle Of Ladies Making Mischief
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2005Cass Shipton, Book 3
The Divine Circle of Ladies Courting Trouble
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2006Cass Shipton, Book 4
The Divine Circle of Ladies Playing with Fire
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2009Cass Shipton, Book 5
The Divine Circle of Ladies Rocking the Boat
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2009Cass Shipton, Book 6
The Divine Circle of Ladies Tipping the Scales
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2010Cass Shipton, Book 7
The Divine Circle of Ladies Painting the Town
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2011Cass Shipton, Book 8
The Divine Circle of Ladies Digging the Dirt
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2013Cass Shipton, Book 9
The Divine Circle of Ladies Burning Their Bridges
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
2014Cass Shipton, Book 10
The Ghost Who books in order
Explore this seriesDolores Stewart Riccio collections, short stories, and related book types
Non-Fiction Books

Weighing Game and How to Win It
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1977
Make It Yourself
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1978A Consumer's Guide to Cutting Household Costs
The Versatile Vegetable Cookbook
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1983
Haunted Houses U.S.A.
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1989
Superfoods
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1992300 Recipes for Foods That Heal Body and Mind
366 Delicious Ways to Cook Pasta with Vegetables
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1997
Superfoods for Life
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1998
Antioxidant Power
by Dolores Stewart Riccio
1999
Standalone Dolores Stewart Riccio books
Author bio
Dolores Stewart Riccio was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 23, 1931, and grew up in Pembroke, a small South Shore town near Plymouth. That New England landscape stayed with her. Plymouth and its surrounding coast later became the home ground for many of her mysteries.
She began as a poet, writing under the name Dolores Stewart. Her poems appeared in journals including Poetry, The American Scholar, The Chicago Review, and Denver Quarterly. She also published the collections The Nature of Things and Doors to the Universe.
Poetry was her first writing life, but it wasn't her only one.
Before turning full-time to books, Riccio worked as a greeting-card editorial director. In the 1980s, she put her interest in food and practical cooking into health-focused cookbooks, using the name Dolores Riccio. Her best-known cookbook, Superfoods: 300 Recipes for Foods That Heal Body and Mind, gathered recipes and information about fruits, vegetables, grains, and other everyday ingredients. Its success gave her the confidence to leave her day job and work as a freelance writer.
Her food books mixed useful kitchen ideas with an easygoing, Mediterranean-leaning approach to home cooking. Titles such as 366 Delicious Ways to Cook Pasta with Vegetables, Superfoods for Life, and Antioxidant Power offered large collections of recipes for readers looking to put more vegetables and whole foods on the table.
She also had a lasting curiosity about ghosts and local lore. With Joan Bingham, Riccio wrote Haunted Houses U.S.A. and More Haunted Houses, guides to reported hauntings around the country. That interest in the uncanny would later find a natural place in her fiction.
Then she moved into mysteries.
Writing as Dolores Stewart Riccio, she created Cass Shipton, an herbal-products entrepreneur and reluctant clairvoyant living near Plymouth. Beginning with Circle of Five, the Cass Shipton books follow Cass and four close friends, everyday Wiccans whose friendship, rituals, humor, and willingness to help repeatedly draw them into dangerous crimes. The series balances small-town life, pets, food, family complications, psychic flashes, and real stakes.
Riccio also wrote Spirit, a paranormal historical novel about a young woman with visions in the years before and during World War II, and My First Murder, a wartime mystery led by thirteen-year-old Amelia Byrd. In the later Ghost Who books, orderly records organizer Olivia Andreas finds that auction purchases can come with spirits, old secrets, and trouble.
She chose the combined name Dolores Stewart Riccio for fiction, bringing together her poetry and cookbook bylines. It suits a career that moved comfortably among poems, recipes, ghost stories, and mysteries.
Riccio lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts, with her husband, poet and teacher Ottone Riccio. She died on May 21, 2017, leaving behind a body of work full of New England settings, practical details, strong friendships, and the sense that ordinary life may have a little more magic in it than it first appears.
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