Karen Kingsbury Books in Order

A small piece of jewelry holds a big story, connecting love, loss, and second chances across time. As Christmas approaches, the people drawn to the ring have to face the past honestly before they can step into a hopeful future.

A devotional drawn from the world of the Baxters, built around short readings and faith-forward reflections. With themes like forgiveness, family, and hope, it’s designed for daily encouragement, either alongside the novels or on its own.

In 1941, a young man and woman are pulled together by hope and torn apart by the shadow of war. As events race toward Pearl Harbor, their choices set a lifelong story in motion, built on courage, sacrifice, and the ache of what might have been.

Life in the Baxter house is never boring, and the kids know it. This story follows their everyday ups and downs, friendships, family chaos, and growing faith, as they figure out who they are and what kind of Baxters they want to be.

Set before the Baxter saga begins, this prequel follows John and Elizabeth as they fall in love and start building a family. Early choices, joys, and heartbreak lay the groundwork for the stories that echo through the Baxters for decades.

A fresh adventure pulls the Baxter kids out of their routines and into challenges they did not plan for. Along the way they learn teamwork, bravery, and how to handle setbacks, without losing the humor and heart that hold their family together.

The Baxter kids are growing, whether they like it or not, and new responsibilities bring new friction. When a problem they can’t ignore hits close to home, they have to learn how to tell the truth, ask for help, and show up for each other.

A trip to Paris is supposed to be a reset, but for a couple carrying old wounds, the city becomes a mirror. As hidden hurts surface, they learn that forgiveness is not a single moment, it’s a decision that has to be made again and again.

A family vacation at the beach turns terrifying when a father disappears in the ocean and is presumed dead. As his wife and children try to rebuild, unanswered questions linger, and the truth behind that day threatens to change everything they believed.

Terminally ill Cole Blake is given two weeks to live, and a crowded hospital room becomes an unlikely place for hope. As he and his wife Elise face goodbye and a baby on the way, their story begins changing the people around them.

Maddie and Clay’s story continues as new responsibilities and long-distance stress stretch them to the limit. With faith tested and old fears resurfacing, they have to choose whether they will fight for their young family, and for each other, day by day.

High school senior Maddie wants a perfect future, until an unexpected pregnancy changes everything. As her boyfriend Clay heads into military service and distance grows, both of them have to decide what love looks like when life does not follow the plan.

A new chapter opens for the Baxter kids when an unexpected change forces them to rethink what “home” means. With friendships tested and big emotions running high, the story follows their search for stability, trust, and the courage to start again.

A short, practical read framed in the voice of Elizabeth Baxter, sharing “secrets” learned through decades of marriage. Blending story moments with simple takeaways, it’s meant as encouragement for couples who want a steadier, kinder home life.

Two kids land in the middle of the Baxter household and discover that family is louder, funnier, and more complicated than they expected. As they adjust to new rules and new siblings, they learn what it really means to belong.

A story of first love and long memory, where two people are forced to face the promises they made as teenagers. When a tragedy shakes their world, they have to decide whether they will cling to regret, or let grace rewrite their future.

A heartfelt picture book about the bond between parent and child, written with adoption and chosen family in mind. It uses simple, lyrical promises to say: you are wanted, you are safe, and you are loved beyond measure.

In this Baxter-connected novel, love gets messy when real life collides with the plans people thought were set in stone. As a couple faces pressure from family, history, and hard circumstances, they learn that commitment is proven in the everyday choices.

A Baxter family story about what happens when one unexpected moment changes everything. As relationships are tested by fear, sacrifice, and the need for honesty, the people involved discover how quickly life can shift, and how faith can steady them.

The final Angels Walking novel brings the intertwined stories to a turning point, where sacrifice and love become impossible to separate. As characters fight for healing and second chances, the question becomes whether they will accept the help that has been offered all along.

A college campus becomes the setting for a life-altering crisis that pulls friends and families into the same urgent story. As fear and courage collide, the characters learn what they believe about faith, love, and the value of every single life.

A keepsake-style book that celebrates the bond between parent and daughter through every season of growing up. With simple, heartfelt messages, it’s designed as a gift for birthdays, graduations, or any moment that calls for a reminder of love.

A keepsake-style book that captures a parent’s love for a son, from small childhood moments to big life milestones. With short reflections and tender reminders, it’s meant to be given, shared, and revisited over time.

A Christmas-season Baxter story that brings the family together around traditions, memories, and the kind of surprises that change everything. In the middle of holiday stress and joy, the Baxters are reminded why home and faith matter most.

A discussion-friendly Bible study to accompany The Friends of Jesus, with guided questions, Scripture links, and prompts for prayer and application. Ideal for groups, it invites readers to look at friendship, loyalty, and spiritual growth through a biblical lens.

A Bible-era novel that follows the people who drew close to Jesus, friends, followers, and those changed by encounters they never forgot. Through interwoven stories, it explores doubt, loyalty, and the way ordinary lives can be remade by grace.

A new group of hurting people is drawn into the orbit of the same unseen help, and their choices ripple through families, friendships, and long-held fears. As the pressure rises, grace arrives in surprising ways, offering rescue that still requires courage.

A warm picture book that tells children their worth is not tied to achievements or titles. It offers a simple promise of unconditional love, encouraging kids to chase their gifts while knowing they are already enough.

A Bible study guide designed to be read alongside The Family of Jesus, with Scripture passages, questions, and space for reflection. It’s built for personal study or small groups, focusing on faith, family dynamics, and everyday discipleship.

A novel that imagines the daily, human side of Jesus’ family, the relationships, pressures, and quiet moments around Mary and Joseph. It paints the world of first-century Judea with an eye for emotion, faith, and the cost of obedience.

People at their lowest points begin crossing paths with mysterious strangers who seem to know exactly what they need. As several storylines intertwine, the novel asks what happens when heaven quietly steps into ordinary life, and whether hope can be delivered on foot.

A woman returns to the hometown she fled after a heartbreaking tragedy and runs into the first love she never really got over. Old secrets surface, and she has to decide what she believes about forgiveness and second chances.

Zack Dylan goes from small-town kid to overnight star when he lands on a televised singing competition. Fame arrives fast, but so do the pressures, temptations, and trade-offs, and Zack has to decide what he will sacrifice for his fifteen minutes.

A tender picture book that reassures daughters they are loved, valued, and never alone. Written like a father’s blessing, it celebrates everyday moments and the steady bond that stays strong through every stage of growing up.

A small-town bookstore called the Bridge becomes the meeting place for two people carrying old regrets and unfinished love. As their lives reconnect around community and faith, they have to decide whether the past is something to escape or redeem.

The story of the Bridge bookstore continues as new relationships form and old wounds resurface. In a season of fresh starts, two people must decide whether they are willing to risk hope again, and whether love can begin where pain once ended.

Bailey’s story builds toward a moment of clarity as the people she loves face life-changing circumstances. In the middle of public pressure and private heartbreak, she learns what it means to love with courage, and to live the values she claims.

Inspired by the story behind a well-known Christian song, this novel follows a young man whose talent and faith grow in the shadow of a painful relationship with his father. Forgiveness becomes the hardest lesson, and the one that changes everything.

A whimsical picture book that invites kids into a gentle adventure led by a curious little character. It’s built for read-aloud fun, with a simple story about wonder, kindness, and finding your way when things feel unfamiliar.

A Baxter-connected novel about what happens when life forces you to return, to family, to faith, and to the people you never stopped loving. As a crisis unfolds, the Baxters discover that home is not just a place, it’s a decision.

With her heart pulled between two very different futures, Bailey wrestles with longing in every form, for love, for purpose, and for a life that feels true. The choices she makes now will shape her career and her family far beyond Hollywood.

Bailey Flanigan leaves home for Los Angeles to chase an acting dream, and quickly learns that talent is only part of the price of entry. New friendships and a complicated romance pull her in different directions as she tries to keep her faith intact.

Bailey’s career is moving, but the lessons are getting harder, about trust, temptation, and what success can do to a person. As her relationships deepen, she has to decide who she wants to become before the industry decides for her.

A light, adventurous picture book about a young knight learning that bravery is more than a loud roar or a shiny sword. When it matters most, courage shows up through compassion, honesty, and doing the right thing.

The next film brings fresh conflict, both on set and off, as the team navigates sabotage, temptation, and the cost of doing the right thing. Chase and Keith have to decide what they will protect, their careers, or their convictions.

As the series builds to its final act, the dream of meaningful filmmaking collides with personal loss and hard truths. With everything on the line, the team learns that the most important story is the one they live when the cameras stop.

A playful picture book about a dad and child making memories during a special day together. With warm, simple moments and lots of affection, it highlights the joy of being fully present, even in ordinary routines.

High school senior Holden Harris, who has autism, has spent years being misunderstood and bullied. When popular athlete Laura befriends him, their unlikely bond changes both of their futures, and shows how one act of kindness can unlock a life.

Annie Warren is grieving after her son is critically injured, and the settlement money everyone expects begins to twist the people around her. When a stranger arrives claiming her family is tied to a little girl, Annie has to face painful truth and unexpected grace.

A fairy-tale style picture book where a princess meets three very different knights who each try to prove their worth. Through humor and heart, the story points kids toward courage, kindness, and what real strength looks like.

After their first success, Chase and Keith face higher stakes, bigger expectations, and louder pressure to compromise. As relationships get complicated and a new project takes shape, they learn that integrity is hardest when the spotlight is brightest.

Hollywood producers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison want to make movies that matter, not just movies that sell. Their first big risk puts careers and friendships on the line, and asks whether faith has a place in an industry built on image.

A yearlong devotional built around short weekly readings on miracles, prayer, and everyday faith. Each week offers a compact story and reflection meant to fit into real schedules, with simple takeaways you can carry into the days ahead.

A cozy, family-friendly picture book that walks through the wonder of Christmas, from traditions at home to the deeper meaning behind the season. It’s written for read-aloud time, with simple language and gentle faith.

As a chapter closes for the Baxters, they face the consequences of earlier choices and the fragile beauty of reconciliation. With hearts still healing, they discover that endings can also be beginnings, if they are willing to forgive and move forward.

The Baxters look toward the future, but unresolved pain keeps tugging them backward. When a choice comes that cannot be undone, they have to decide what they believe about grace, responsibility, and the kind of family they want to become.

Brad Cutler is on the verge of a picture-perfect future, until memories of his high school girlfriend Emma start breaking through. To move forward, he has to go back and make things right, even if the truth upends everything he planned.

A sweet picture book that celebrates one-on-one time between a mom and her child. It follows a simple “mommy date” filled with attention, conversation, and the reassuring message that love is spelled in time together.

A sheriff’s deputy and K-9 handler whose father died in the Twin Towers is assigned to infiltrate a dangerous group during a brutal fire season. The mission pulls him into a high-stakes moral maze, where faith, loyalty, and grief collide.

The Baxter family steps into a new season marked by big changes and sudden heartbreak. As the family rallies around one another, long-standing relationships are tested and strengthened, and the question becomes how to hold on to hope when life turns overnight.

In the middle of a summer that should feel light, the Baxters face decisions that will reshape their relationships and their future. As tensions rise, they learn that love requires truth, and truth is rarely convenient.

Still grieving, Cody Gunner is trying to protect his younger brother Carl Joseph, who has Down syndrome and dreams of independence. When a new friendship grows with Carl’s teacher, Cody has to decide whether he can stop living in loss and start living again.

The Baxters fight for what matters most as their story reaches another hard-earned milestone. With relationships on the line and futures changing fast, they learn that “forever” is not a feeling, it’s a choice they keep making.

A professional football player is used to being a hero on game day, but real life off the field is harder to manage. When a crisis hits, he has to face what matters between Sundays, faith, family, and the choices he can’t outrun.

A tender picture book about a parent’s love for a daughter, from childhood to the day she spreads her wings. It’s written like a blessing, offering comfort, encouragement, and the steady reminder that home is never far away.

Jack and Molly Campbell finally feel whole after adopting a little boy, until a sudden legal challenge threatens to take him away. As both families fight for what they believe is right, love and identity become the hardest questions in the room.

The Baxters face another turning point as one family member searches for what has been missing, and what has been lost, for years. New relationships form, old ones strain, and the family is reminded that being found often starts with being honest.

As the Baxters grow, the definition of family gets tested in real, messy ways, through marriage, parenting, and the past that keeps echoing back. When a crisis hits, they have to decide what love looks like when it costs something.

Emily Anderson is building her own future when she falls for Justin Baker, an Army reservist, and their relationship puts new pressure on a family still learning how to be whole. Love, faith, and the realities of war test what “happily ever after” can mean.

Mary Madison has rebuilt her life and now works in Washington, D.C., but her past trauma still shadows her. When her path crosses women trapped in abuse, Mary is pushed to confront what happened to her, and to use her hard-won freedom to help others.

A gentle picture book that captures a parent’s hopes and prayers for a growing son. Through simple, reassuring words, it celebrates everyday adventures while reminding children they are loved, protected, and never alone.

Hannah has built a careful life, but hope keeps tugging her toward a future she has been afraid to imagine. As the people around her wrestle with faith, family, and second chances, Hannah learns that love can be both risky and healing.

As the Baxters try to move forward, one painful past choice refuses to stay buried. A search for truth forces the family to confront regret and extend grace in real time, not just in theory, if they want to stay together.

A warm, practical reflection on family life and the moments parents want to keep forever. Blending stories, encouragement, and faith-forward perspective, it’s written for anyone trying to raise kids with intention and a steady heart.

A member of the Baxter family is pulled deeper into the public spotlight, and the attention exposes fragile places at home. As careers and relationships collide, the Baxters discover that fame can magnify both the good and the broken.

College freshman Emily Anderson has been raised by her grandparents, but she can’t stop wondering about the parents she never knew. Her search pulls two people from a long-ago broken romance back toward the daughter they gave up, and toward each other.

A gathering of adoption-centered stories that highlight hard choices, unexpected joy, and the families formed along the way. The short entries are meant to encourage readers with real-life reminders that love can build a home in surprising ways.

Bull rider Cody Gunner lives for the next ride, until he meets Ali Daniels, a champion barrel racer with a secret about her health. Their love grows fast, but time is not on their side, and Cody must decide what kind of man he wants to be.

Sarah is trying to hold her life together after hard losses, even as old relationships and new responsibilities compete for her attention. When love shows up again, it comes with complications, and she has to choose courage over fear.

As the Baxter family gathers, it becomes clear that healing is not a straight line. Old secrets, unresolved conflicts, and surprising grace converge, pushing everyone toward one question: will they finally choose forgiveness, together, as a family?

A season that should be joyful becomes complicated when unexpected news and unfinished business collide. The Baxters have to lean on their faith and on each other as they navigate hard decisions, family loyalty, and the hope of new beginnings.

A small, heartfelt book about the ache of watching children grow and the desire to hold on to the moments that pass too fast. With short reflections and tender observations, it speaks to parents in both joy and grief.

Months after the tragedy, the people connected by that September morning are still trying to rebuild their lives. As memories return and relationships deepen, forgiveness and truth become the only way forward, even when they come with a cost.

Warm, bite-size stories about friendship, answered prayers, and grace in ordinary days. Perfect for sharing, it offers quick reminders that support can come from both the people around you and the faith that steadies you.

The Baxter family faces fresh upheaval as someone from the past returns and forces long-buried choices into the open. With marriages strained and hearts on edge, the Baxters learn that coming back is often the hardest part of redemption.

As the Baxters try to heal, old hurts resurface and new ones arrive, including a case that puts a child’s future on the line. The family has to decide what they will fight for, and whether love can outlast betrayal.

In the aftermath of September 11, a man wakes in a hospital with no memory and is mistaken for someone else. Two families, both grieving, are pulled into a confusing, heartbreaking tangle that forces them to ask what love means when identity is uncertain.

Single mom Maggie Stovall is doing everything she can to raise her son and keep life steady. When an unexpected relationship begins to grow, she has to decide whether to risk her guarded heart and let a new kind of family take shape.

A collection of true-to-life miracle stories and faith-centered reflections aimed at teens. Each entry is short, easy to read, and focused on hope, courage, and the moments that can change the way you see your life.

The first Baxter family novel begins when John and Elizabeth Baxter’s long marriage is shaken by a secret from John’s past. Their adult children are pulled into the fallout, and every relationship is tested by the choice between pride and forgiveness.

Airline pilot Connor Evans looks like he has a perfect life, until a long-buried secret threatens his marriage and everything he has built. As the truth surfaces, Connor has to face the damage of his choices and the hard work of reconciliation.

Jade and Tanner are fighting for the child they love, while another couple faces a terrifying diagnosis and a pregnancy filled with questions. Their stories collide in a test of faith that asks whether commitment can hold when life feels completely unfair.

A pair of red gloves becomes a quiet thread connecting lives in a small community, starting with a story marked by loss and an unexpected act of kindness. As one family grieves, they discover that love can show up through the most ordinary objects.

Short, encouraging stories and reflections focused on everyday miracles and the strength found in faith. Written for quick reading, it’s designed to be picked up in spare minutes and left open on a hopeful note.

The sequel to A Time to Dance follows a marriage still learning how to heal after deep wounds. When new challenges hit, the couple must decide whether they can truly embrace forgiveness, and each other, instead of retreating into old habits.

In the middle of a personal crisis, a family finds itself pressured from every direction, emotionally, financially, and spiritually. As loyalties are tested, the story asks what it looks like to stand by the people you love when the outcome is uncertain.

A collection of Christmas-season stories and reflections about unexpected kindness, answered prayers, and everyday grace. Designed for short reads, it’s the kind of book you can open at random for a quick moment of hope.

A married couple on the brink of giving up is forced to face the grief and disappointments they have tried to outrun. In the middle of broken routines and hard conversations, they discover that love can be rebuilt, one honest step at a time.

A woman looking for a fresh start steps into a new community carrying more pain than she lets on. As relationships deepen and hidden truths come to light, she learns that healing often begins with one brave decision to trust again.

Part memoir and part encouragement, this book follows the journey of an athlete chasing a childhood dream and learning how faith, perseverance, and family shape success. It focuses on setbacks as much as highlights, and the daily work behind big moments.

A driven prosecutor and a man with a complicated past find their lives colliding over the fate of a child. As the case turns personal, both have to face old wounds and decide whether faith can survive in the middle of a very public fight.

After a devastating accident shatters her family, a young mother is left to pick up the pieces while anger and grief threaten to define her future. The path forward forces her to wrestle with justice, mercy, and what forgiveness really costs.

A practical, step-by-step approach to weight loss that combines nutrition guidance with habit change and motivation. Built as a structured program, it focuses on sustainable routines and the mindset shifts needed to keep progress going.

A family tries to build a stable present, but a crisis drags them back into choices they thought were long behind them. As memories and secrets resurface, they have to decide whether to keep running from yesterday, or face it and heal.

Two teens head to Daytona Beach for an unchaperoned spring break that turns into a nightmare. This true-crime narrative follows the families’ desperate search, the investigation, and the violence that ended a dream vacation in tragedy.

The chilling true story of David Miller, a man who built a double life with invented careers and two marriages. When his two worlds collide, he looks for a way out that won’t expose him, and his answer is murder.

A true-crime story about a Christian woman who marries a prison pen pal, and is later found murdered in her kitchen. The case turns into a knot of motives, media attention, and courtroom questions about whether her husband is guilty or simply an easy suspect.

A true-crime account of the 1985 murder of teenager Michele “Missy” Avila in Southern California. Her best friend Karen Severson vowed to find the killer and even moved in with Missy’s family, until the investigation headed somewhere no one expected.