Julie Anne Lindsey Books in Order
Browse Julie Anne Lindsey books in order, with cozy mystery and suspense series, quick summaries, pen names, and simple tips on where to start.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
69 books
Death by Chocolate
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2012
Ruby Russell thinks she is serving her cheating husband a little payback, then wakes up to a much bigger problem. Soon she and her friend Charlotte are scrambling through a darkly funny mess of murder and cover-up.
A Beautiful Pointe
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2013
This Honey Creek romance pairs ambition with vulnerability as its heroine faces a turning point in both work and love. It is a gentle, emotional story about stepping past old hurt.
Deceived
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2013
Boarding school should be a new beginning for Elle, but the old nightmares follow her there. As a serial killer case spreads fear across campus, she uncovers shocking lies about her father and her own past.
Murder by the Seaside
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2013
Patience Price returns to her island home planning a new career, then gets swept into a murder investigation instead. Solving the crime may be the only way to protect the innocent and reclaim her footing.
Reinventing Chloe
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2013
Chloe gets a chance to rebuild her life, but reinvention is rarely neat. Julie Anne Lindsey turns that fresh-start premise into a warm, character-driven romance about risk and self-discovery.
Seeds of Love
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2013
Set in Honey Creek, this romance leans into healing, fresh starts, and the slow work of trusting love. Julie Anne Lindsey keeps the focus on emotional connection and small-town heart.
Written on Her Heart
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2013
Emma finds a lost journal by Honey Creek Lake and falls for the man on its pages before she even meets him. Across town, Nicholas is desperate to get that journal back before his private life is exposed.
Murder Comes Ashore
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2014
Island life gives Patience Price plenty to manage even before another suspicious death rolls in. Her determination to help the wrongly accused keeps dragging her toward danger and the answers no one wants found.
Prophecy
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2014
Callie thinks her future depends on swimming, not myth. Then mysterious newcomers, buried secrets, and a startling connection to ancient powers turn her ordinary life into something far stranger.
A Geek Girl's Guide to Murder
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2015
Mia Connors likes computers, beauty products, and staying in her lane, until a body crashes into her life. With a detective eyeing her family, she starts digging for the truth herself.
Goddess
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2015
Callie's world is already shaken by the discovery that gods and old powers are real. In this sequel, training, destiny, and growing danger push her deeper into a battle much bigger than she expected.
A Geek Girl's Guide to Arsenic
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2016
Mia Connors is still juggling tech work, family chaos, and amateur sleuthing when another murder lands too close to home. Her geeky instincts and refusal to back down keep pushing the case forward.
A Geek Girl's Guide to Justice
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2016
Justice gets personal for Mia Connors in another lively mystery full of family complications and sharp turns. To protect the people she loves, she has to outthink a killer before the danger escalates again.
Cat Got Your Diamonds
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2016
Opening a pet boutique and treat bakery in New Orleans should be Lacy Crocker's big moment. Then a murder at the shop and a string of jewel thefts make her the obvious suspect.
In Place of Never
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2016
Mercy never accepted that her sister Faith simply drowned. When she starts probing the past and finds an ally in musician Cross, the truth begins to surface and so does the danger.
What She Wanted
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2016
Katy has waited all her life to turn eighteen, only to be stopped short by her grandfather's heart attack and her mother's old journal. Reading it changes how she sees her family, herself, and the life ahead.
Cat Got Your Cash
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2017
Lacy Marie Crocker and her pet boutique get dragged into another New Orleans mess, this time with money, suspicion, and plenty of motives in play. Saving her business means untangling the case herself.
Cat Got Your Secrets
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2017
Buried grudges and dangerous secrets threaten Lacy's stylish world in the Garden District. With Detective Jack Oliver on the case, she still cannot help chasing answers on her own.
Twelve Slays of Christmas
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2017
After her wedding is called off, Holly White heads home to Mistletoe, Maine, and walks straight into murder. When a local grouch is found dead at her family's tree farm, Holly has to clear her father's name.
'Twas the Knife Before Christmas
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2018
A town tree-lighting turns grim when a body is found in an enormous peppermint display. Holly White jumps in when the evidence points straight at her best friend Caroline.
Federal Agent Under Fire
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2018
FBI agent Blake Garrett has spent years chasing a serial killer, and survivor Marissa Lane may hold the clues he needs. But the killer is still fixated on her, and Blake may not be able to keep her safe.
Live and Let Chai
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2018
Back in her hometown of Charm, North Carolina, Everly Swan opens a tea shop and hopes for a fresh start. Then a local councilman drops dead outside her café, with her chai at the scene.
The Sheriff's Secret
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2018
Sheriff West Garrett finds the woman he once loved at a grisly scene and still under threat. When her baby is taken and a stalker closes in, solving the case becomes painfully personal.
Apple Cider Slaying
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2019
Winnie Montgomery and her granny hope a Christmas festival will help save their West Virginia orchard. Instead, Granny's longtime enemy is found dead in the apple press, and Winnie has to prove her family is innocent.
Cat Got Your Crown
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2019
Lacy Crocker lands in another flashy New Orleans mystery where glamour and danger go hand in hand. A high-profile event turns deadly, and she has to sort through rivalry, secrets, and motive before things get worse.
Deadly Cover-Up
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2019
A hidden secret turns lethal, and protection quickly becomes a fight for survival. This opener sets the tone for Fortress Defense with danger, urgency, and a heroine caught in the middle of a deadly cover-up.
Marked by the Marshal
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2019
A U.S. marshal faces a case that hits close to home when a serial arsonist targets the woman he once loved. To stop the attacks, he has to outmaneuver an enemy who already knows exactly where to strike.
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2019
Everly Swan is catering a beach wedding when the groom turns up dead in the surf. With suspicion falling on the bride, Everly dives into the case before a killer wrecks more than one future.
Shadow Point Deputy
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2019
A deputy in Shadow Point is pulled into a case that turns dangerously personal. Julie Anne Lindsey packs the story with pursuit, pressure, and a romance tested by real risk.
Tide and Punishment
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2019
Christmas on Charm goes sideways when a mayoral race turns murderous and Aunt Fran lands under suspicion. Everly has to clear her family while a snowstorm and holiday tension close in.
A Call for Kelp
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
A Hollywood guest arrives in Charm to help with a bee documentary, then winds up dead. As reporters swarm the island and a warning lands on Everly's doorstep, she has to protect her family and find the killer.
Abby Comes Over
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
Julie and Abby's visit turns into a simple, playful story about friendship and time spent together. This is one of Lindsey's gentler, more everyday titles.
Abby Goes Thrifting
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
A light, friendly story about Julie and Abby heading out together and finding fun in everyday adventure. It is a quick, warm read built on curiosity and companionship.
Abby Hunts
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
A small outing becomes another easy adventure for Julie and Abby. The focus is on their bond, the fun of exploring, and the charm of ordinary moments.
Closely Harbored Secrets
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
Halloween in Charm should mean ghost stories and treats, not a murder tied to Everly Swan. When a haunted walking tour ends with a dead actor and pirate legend rumors, Everly is pushed into one of her strangest cases yet.
Dangerous Knowledge
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
After an exposé nearly costs journalist Katlin Andrews her life, she wakes with no memory and no idea whom to trust. Bodyguard Jack Hale has to protect her while chasing an enemy hidden by everything she cannot remember.
Impact Zone
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
Danger erupts without warning in this quick-hit suspense story. Julie Anne Lindsey builds the tension around a threat that keeps striking harder as the truth comes into view.
Marine Protector
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
A battle-tested Marine becomes one woman's best chance of surviving a deadly threat. Julie Anne Lindsey blends protection, pressure, and growing emotion into a tight romantic suspense setup.
Missing in the Mountains
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
When Emma Hart sees her sister kidnapped, the only person she can trust is Sawyer Lance, an army vet from her past. Their search turns even more complicated when he meets the son he never knew.
Murder In Real Time
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
Patience Price wants a quiet off-season on her island, but a ghost-hunter TV crew brings noise, drama, and murder to a local bed-and-breakfast. Once a cast member dies, Patience cannot stop digging.
Pulp Friction
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
Winnie Montgomery's life at the orchard is upended again when another killing rattles Blossom Valley. To protect her family and business, she has to peel back layers of local resentment and buried motives.
Wine Mom
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2020
This standalone leans into sharp humor, family strain, and the pressure of keeping up appearances. Julie Anne Lindsey uses a modern mom-life setup to explore what happens when carefully managed lives start to crack.
Beating the Wrap
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Thanksgiving in Bliss sours when Bonnie quarrels with a neighbor angry about Clyde's antics, then the man turns up dead. To clear the air and stay alive, Bonnie has to follow the clues herself.
Burden of Poof
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Bonnie Balfour comes home to Bliss, Georgia, opens a second chance dress shop, and hopes to rebuild her life. Instead, murder lands at her door, and her sneaky black cat Clyde only makes things livelier.
Eyelet Witness
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Bonnie agrees to help a local entrepreneur, only for a dispute over a prized hen to end in murder. With a friend under suspicion, she and Clyde go pecking for answers before the attacks get worse.
Kentucky Crime Ring
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
A widening criminal network pulls the leads into a tense, fast-moving fight for survival. Every clue points deeper into danger, and getting out may depend on exposing the ring before it finds them first.
Partners in Lime
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Summer in Charm turns deadly when a surfer is murdered and Everly's friend Matt becomes the prime suspect. Between town gossip, a new tea rival, and trouble on the beach, Everly has to clear his name fast.
Protecting His Witness
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
A dangerous witness needs protection, and the man assigned to keep her alive cannot afford mistakes. As the threat closes in, trust becomes as important as firepower.
Seven Deadly Sequins
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
A local baker's death puts Bonnie's grandmother at the top of the suspect list after a very public fight. Bonnie and Clyde dive into the case to save Gigi's name before the killer cuts loose again.
Slashing Through the Snow
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Holly White is excited to help launch the inn side of Reindeer Games, until a feared B and B critic turns up dead in a toy donation box. Now Christmas cheer comes with a growing suspect list.
Stay Hidden
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Hiding should keep her safe, but danger refuses to stay far behind. Julie Anne Lindsey turns a simple need to disappear into a suspense story full of pursuit, pressure, and reluctant trust.
SVU Surveillance
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Five years after a brutal attack shattered their lives, detective Lucas Winchester is pulled back into the case when Gwen Kind receives a new threat. Protecting her may be the only way to finally stop the predator.
The Cider Shop Rules
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2021
Fall festival season should be good for business at Smythe Orchards, until a local farmer is found dead in Winnie's pickup. With the killer watching, Winnie has to sort out old grudges before the next attack.
Accidental Witness
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2022
Being in the wrong place at the wrong time turns one woman into a target. To survive, she and the man protecting her have to stay ahead of a threat that does not intend to leave witnesses behind.
Flared Stiff
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2022
Bonnie Balfour's second chance life in Bliss is interrupted by yet another stylishly messy murder. With Clyde underfoot and gossip flying, Bonnie has to stitch together the truth before trouble lands even closer to home.
No Farm No Fowl
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2022
Louisa Eggers and her beloved hen Thelma step into the spotlight when small-town country life turns criminal. This cozy mystery mixes backyard-farm charm, stubborn sleuthing, and a case that refuses to stay simple.
Pleading the Fish
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2022
Everly Swan should be focused on wedding plans, not a corpse in an old wishing well. When a historian digging into Swan family history turns up dead, she has to untangle a supposed love curse before it ruins everything.
To Catch a Killer
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2022
The hunt for a murderer turns personal fast in this brisk romantic suspense. Julie Anne Lindsey pairs danger, attraction, and a case that keeps pushing its leads closer to the edge.
Always Watching
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2023
Scarlet Wills hires PI Austin Beaumont because she is sure someone is following her. After a brutal attack proves she is right, the two race to stop a threat growing more obsessed by the day.
Closing In On Clues
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2023
When her newly sober sister goes missing, Nicole Homes turns to former lover Dean Beaumont for help. Their search leads into escalating attacks and a second chance neither of them expected.
Stalking Around the Christmas Tree
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2023
Holly White is counting down to her wedding when a ballerina turns up dead on a parade float during Mistletoe's Christmas festivities. Between *The Nutcracker* performances and town celebrations, Holly has another killer to catch.
A Page Before Dying
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2024
A literary setting and a sudden death give this mystery a bookish edge. Julie Anne Lindsey uses sharp personalities and fresh clues to build a case that gets more dangerous one chapter at a time.
I'll Be Home for Mischief
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2024
Mistletoe is celebrating its anniversary when descendants of the founding family return and one of them ends up dead in gingerbread batter. Holly investigates to protect an old local favorite from a murder charge.
Innocent Witness
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2024
A witness who should have been safe becomes the next target in this Beaumont Brothers suspense story. Survival depends on exposing the truth before the people hunting her get a second chance.
Rough Hem Justice
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2024
Bonnie's boutique life in Bliss is interrupted again when murder frays the edges of another small-town event. To protect her people, she and Clyde have to follow the loose threads to the end.
Under Siege
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2024
Josi Roberts's best friend is missing, and ranch hand Lincoln Beaumont is her best hope of bringing her home. Car chases, shootings, and an illegal fighting ring turn the search into all-out survival.
A Wonderful Christmas Crime
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2025
Pregnant and supposed to be taking it easy, Holly White still cannot ignore a holiday dinner gone wrong. After an attempted ornament theft ends with a dead thief, she and her friends start pulling the case apart.
Stabbed in the Rack
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2025
Violence lands far too close to Bless Her Heart in this later Bonnie and Clyde mystery. Bonnie knows the town, the grudges, and the danger, but this case may test her more than most.
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Murder
by Julie Anne Lindsey
2026
Holly and Evan are celebrating their baby's first Christmas when Holly finds the animal keeper dead among the reindeer at the petting zoo. To save the season, she has to solve another Mistletoe murder.
Where should I start?
If you want beachy cozy mysteries: Live and Let Chai → No Good Tea Goes Unpunished → Tide and Punishment
If you want Christmas all year: Twelve Slays of Christmas → 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas → Slashing Through the Snow
If you want quirky small-town cozies: Burden of Poof → Seven Deadly Sequins → Beating the Wrap
If you want romantic suspense: Federal Agent Under Fire → The Sheriff's Secret → Closing In On Clues
If you want her earlier amateur-sleuth series: A Geek Girl's Guide to Murder → A Geek Girl's Guide to Arsenic → A Geek Girl's Guide to Justice
Author bio
Julie Anne Lindsey grew up between northeastern Ohio and West Virginia, and that mix of small-town warmth and close observation shows up all through her books. She was born in Ohio, spent much of her childhood in West Virginia, and later earned a psychology degree from Kent State University.
Before writing took over, she imagined a very different future. She has said she once planned to continue into counseling work and hoped to speak to teen girls and women, which makes sense when you look at how often her stories circle back to resilience, second chances, and people trying to rebuild their lives.
Writing came later, and fast.
After her third child was born, Lindsey read Twilight and heard Stephenie Meyer talk about being a stay-at-home mom who simply had an idea and wrote it down. That gave Lindsey the nudge she needed. She started writing in 2010, sold work soon after, and built a career with unusual range, moving from sweet romance and young adult suspense into cozy mysteries and romantic suspense.
Her earlier books include small-town romances connected to Honey Creek, like Written on Her Heart, Seeds of Love, and A Beautiful Pointe. Even then, she seemed drawn to characters carrying private hurts and trying to find their footing again. Later she leaned harder into mystery with series like A Geek Girl's Guide to Murder, the Patience Price books, and the Cider Shop Mysteries, including Apple Cider Slaying.
She also writes under several pen names, and each one has its own flavor. As Bree Baker she wrote the beachy Seaside Café Mysteries, starting with Live and Let Chai. As Jacqueline Frost she wrote the Christmas Tree Farm books, beginning with Twelve Slays of Christmas. As Julie Chase she wrote the New Orleans-set Kitty Couture mysteries, which start with Cat Got Your Diamonds.
That range is a big part of why readers stick with her. Some come for the cozy settings, the tea shop, the orchard, the Christmas tree farm, the pet boutique. Others come for the faster Harlequin suspense novels, where deputies, agents, witnesses, and old flames all seem to be running from danger at top speed. Across both sides of her work, she tends to write capable women, lively supporting casts, and communities that feel lived in.
She has picked up major recognition too, including the Daphne du Maurier Award for Mystery and Suspense in 2019 and the National Readers' Choice Award for Romance Adventure in 2020.
Today Lindsey lives in Kent, Ohio, and has said that when she isn't writing she is usually busy with family life, books, and the friends who happily help her plot fictional murder. She has published more than sixty novels, which means there is plenty to explore, whether you want a funny small-town cozy, a holiday mystery, or a straight shot of romantic suspense.
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