Julie Murphy Books in Order

Believing leukemia will end her life, Alice enlists her devoted friend Harvey to complete a list that includes revenge. Unexpected remission leaves her facing the consequences of her choices and a future she never prepared to live.

Willowdean Dixon has always felt comfortable as a fat girl, until an unexpected romance unsettles her confidence. Entering her mother's beloved small-town beauty pageant with other unlikely contestants becomes her way of challenging its rules and reclaiming self-assurance.

Ramona works to support her Mississippi family while her sister's pregnancy adds new responsibilities. Reconnecting with childhood friend Freddie introduces swimming and an unexpected attraction, prompting questions about her sexuality and the future she thought was settled.

Millie Michalchuk abandons another summer at fat camp to pursue broadcasting dreams and romance. When circumstances bring her together with ambitious dancer Callie Reyes, an unlikely friendship challenges both girls' assumptions about themselves and each other.

Sweet Pea DiMarco navigates her parents' divorce and changing friendships while helping a neighboring advice columnist with her mail. Recognizing the handwriting on one letter tempts her to intervene, creating complications far beyond the column.

Teenager Faith Herbert discovers she can fly just as her favorite television show begins filming in town. A star's romantic interest distracts her until disappearing animals and people lead Faith toward an investigation involving a dangerous drug.

Faith Herbert hopes for an ordinary end to senior year, but unexplained fires and missing superpowered people demand her attention. An old adversary's return adds danger as Faith balances investigating with friendships and her grandmother's declining health.

Recent shoe-design graduate Cindy joins her stepmother's reality dating show to boost her stalled career. As its only plus-size contestant, she becomes an unexpected public figure while navigating competing ambitions, suspicious rivals, and a possible romance.

Waylon Brewer dreams of leaving his small Texas town, but a leaked drag audition video brings unwanted attention. When classmates nominate him for prom queen, he decides to embrace the challenge alongside a girl nominated for king.

Maggie hopes to attend performing arts camp but is sent to a wellness influencer’s weight-loss camp instead. Strange food, blood donations, and disappearing campers turn an unwelcome summer into a mystery she and her new friends must investigate.

After a fashion internship collapses, Sully finds a valuable vintage handbag haunted by a forgotten drag performer. Helping Rufus recover the story of his death draws Sully and an unexpected companion into the hidden history of their Pennsylvania hometown.

College student Daisy wants to abandon her wallflower reputation, while tattoo artist Heath tries to focus on work and his studies. A bargain involving five dates challenges their expectations when an intended casual arrangement begins developing into something more.

When Clover’s university housing grant falls through, discounted dorms for married students offer a solution: marry childhood acquaintance Bennett. Their shared history makes cohabitation difficult, but playing spouses begins to blur the rules of a supposedly practical arrangement.

Jobless and without housing, forty-year-old Vera joins her grandmother at a retirement community for Hollywood veterans. An activities job offers a fresh start, but its doctor is her former college lover and ex-husband, complicating her cautious hopes for the future.