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Kristine Raymond Books in Order

Explore Kristine Raymond books in order, with quick summaries, series guides for Hidden Springs and Celebration, plus easy advice on where to start.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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18 books

Hearts on Fire

by Kristine Raymond

2013

Marshal Jack Tanner can charm almost anyone, except Landry Prescott, the woman he's never been able to forget. When danger puts her in his path, buried feelings flare into a romance neither of them can ignore.

Here to Stay

by Kristine Raymond

2013

Drifter Sam Mackenzie comes to Hidden Springs looking for work and finds himself drawn to ranch owner Kate Ryan. In hard 1860s Arizona, attraction comes easy, but a secret from Kate's past could drive them apart.

A Chance on Love

by Kristine Raymond

2014

Dr. Ben Kincaid has sworn off trusting anyone, and pregnant widow Shiloh Bishop wants only a safe fresh start. When illness strikes Hidden Springs, working side by side forces them to face pain, need, and new love.

A Will of Her Own

by Kristine Raymond

2014

Widowed Carly Fitzpatrick has no plans to love again, especially while raising two sons alone. Then tracker Will Buchanon rides into Hidden Springs chasing an impostor, and ends up risking everything for the woman determined to resist him.

Abby's Heart

by Kristine Raymond

2014

Abby Prescott heads West for her aunt's wedding and is swept up by Arizona's beauty, and the attention of two very different men. Her innocent flirtation turns serious fast, leaving hearts and futures on the line.

By Dawn's Early Light

by Kristine Raymond

2015

Fresh from a bitter divorce, Monica Russo breaks down in Celebration while traveling with her young daughter over the Fourth of July weekend. Joe Callaghan offers help, but their brief encounter quickly turns into a chance at a whole new life.

Write Words

by Kristine Raymond

2015

Part memoir, part behind-the-scenes journal, this nonfiction book follows Kristine Raymond through her first year as an indie author. It's candid, funny, and focused less on how-to advice than on what the journey actually felt like.

Dancing in the Dark

by Kristine Raymond

2016

Rusty Flanagan finally has a shot at land of his own, then collides with Charlotte Drake, a would-be dancer trapped in a brutal life. As land fights and old debts close in, love may cost them everything.

Worth the Gamble

by Kristine Raymond

2016

Schoolteacher Olivia Thatcher hides a restless heart behind perfect manners, while gambler Dallas Trent avoids emotional risks at all costs. Rumors, scandal, and a murder accusation test whether their unlikely romance is worth defending.

Coming Home

by Kristine Raymond

2017

Lawyer Elizabeth Mackenzie returns to Hidden Springs for a visit and finds old friendships, and old feelings, waiting for her. Jacob Fitzpatrick wants her to stay, but plans back East and a sudden tragedy force them both to choose what home means.

Reservations for Two

by Kristine Raymond

2017

Restaurant manager Loren Hamilton gets one more shot with the woman he never stopped wanting when a wedding throws them together. Madison Sinclair wants to believe he's changed, but one misunderstanding could ruin their second chance.

Under the Mistletoe

by Kristine Raymond

2017

After a one-night stand at a friend's wedding, mechanic Frankie Denton learns Roxie Malone is pregnant. He wants to step up as father and partner, but Roxie has good reason to doubt promises that sound too easy.

Enduring Traditions

by Kristine Raymond

2018

At the turn of the century, doctor Micah Tanner returns to Hidden Springs determined to modernize local medicine. His biggest obstacle, and strongest temptation, is Ellie, a Yavapai medicine woman trying to honor both tradition and change.

Seasons of Love

by Kristine Raymond

2018

This collection gathers four seasonal romance stories, from spring in Kentucky to winter in New Hampshire. The couples are linked by theme and connection, with second chances, later-in-life love, and trust at the heart of each tale.

Tempted

by Kristine Raymond

2018

Jane Sims has spent decades putting her husband's needs first and ignoring her own unhappiness. When a charming stranger offers escape, she must decide whether a moment of passion is worth the damage it could leave behind.

Finn-agled

by Kristine Raymond

2019

Antique shop owner Finn Bartusiak finds a coded note hidden inside an old writing box, and suddenly has a corpse, a con man, and her high school crush to deal with. In Port New, one curious discovery turns life upside down.

Kaleidoscope Hearts Vol 3

by Kristine Raymond

2021

Kristine Raymond joins other writers in this romance anthology, where short stories explore missed chances, surprising connections, and the many ways love can sneak up on people.

Kaleidoscope Hearts Vol. 5

by Kristine Raymond

2023

In this multi-author anthology, Kristine Raymond appears alongside stories and poems about heartache, healing, desire, and hope. The result is a varied collection built around love in many different forms.

Where to start with Kristine Raymond

If you want historical western romance: Here to StayHearts on FireAbby's HeartA Chance on Love
If you prefer small-town contemporary romance: By Dawn's Early LightReservations for TwoUnder the Mistletoe
If you want a mystery with humor and antiques: Finn-agled
If you'd like a darker contemporary read: Tempted
If you're in the mood for short seasonal romances: Seasons of Love

Celebration (Kristine Raymond) books in order

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  1. Book cover for "By Dawn's Early Light"

    By Dawn's Early Light

    by Kristine Raymond

    2015Celebration, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Reservations for Two"

    Reservations for Two

    by Kristine Raymond

    2017Celebration, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Under the Mistletoe"

    Under the Mistletoe

    by Kristine Raymond

    2017Celebration, Book 3

Celebration (Kristine Raymond) books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "By Dawn's Early Light"

    By Dawn's Early Light

    by Kristine Raymond

    2015Celebration, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Reservations for Two"

    Reservations for Two

    by Kristine Raymond

    2017Celebration, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Under the Mistletoe"

    Under the Mistletoe

    by Kristine Raymond

    2017Celebration, Book 3

Finn's Finds Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Finn-agled"

    Finn-agled

    by Kristine Raymond

    2019Finn's Finds Mystery, Book 1

Finn's Finds Mystery books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Finn-agled"

    Finn-agled

    by Kristine Raymond

    2019Finn's Finds Mystery, Book 1

Hidden Springs books in order

Explore this series
  1. Book cover for "Hearts on Fire"

    Hearts on Fire

    by Kristine Raymond

    2013Hidden Springs, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Here to Stay"

    Here to Stay

    by Kristine Raymond

    2013Hidden Springs, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "A Chance on Love"

    A Chance on Love

    by Kristine Raymond

    2014Hidden Springs, Book 4
  4. Book cover for "A Will of Her Own"

    A Will of Her Own

    by Kristine Raymond

    2014Hidden Springs, Book 5
  5. Book cover for "Abby's Heart"

    Abby's Heart

    by Kristine Raymond

    2014Hidden Springs, Book 3
  6. Book cover for "Dancing in the Dark"

    Dancing in the Dark

    by Kristine Raymond

    2016Hidden Springs, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Worth the Gamble"

    Worth the Gamble

    by Kristine Raymond

    2016Hidden Springs, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Coming Home"

    Coming Home

    by Kristine Raymond

    2017Hidden Springs, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Enduring Traditions"

    Enduring Traditions

    by Kristine Raymond

    2018Hidden Springs, Book 9

Hidden Springs books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Here to Stay"

    Here to Stay

    by Kristine Raymond

    2013Hidden Springs, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Hearts on Fire"

    Hearts on Fire

    by Kristine Raymond

    2013Hidden Springs, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Abby's Heart"

    Abby's Heart

    by Kristine Raymond

    2014Hidden Springs, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "A Chance on Love"

    A Chance on Love

    by Kristine Raymond

    2014Hidden Springs, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "A Will of Her Own"

    A Will of Her Own

    by Kristine Raymond

    2014Hidden Springs, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Dancing in the Dark"

    Dancing in the Dark

    by Kristine Raymond

    2016Hidden Springs, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Worth the Gamble"

    Worth the Gamble

    by Kristine Raymond

    2016Hidden Springs, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Coming Home"

    Coming Home

    by Kristine Raymond

    2017Hidden Springs, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Enduring Traditions"

    Enduring Traditions

    by Kristine Raymond

    2018Hidden Springs, Book 9

Kristine Raymond collections, short stories, and related book types

Short Story Collections

  1. Book cover for "Seasons of Love"

    Seasons of Love

    by Kristine Raymond

    2018

Memoirs

  1. Book cover for "Write Words"

    Write Words

    by Kristine Raymond

    2015

Standalone Kristine Raymond books

  1. Book cover for "Tempted"

    Tempted

    by Kristine Raymond

    2018
  2. Book cover for "Kaleidoscope Hearts Vol 3"

    Kaleidoscope Hearts Vol 3

    by Kristine Raymond

    2021
  3. Book cover for "Kaleidoscope Hearts Vol. 5"

    Kaleidoscope Hearts Vol. 5

    by Kristine Raymond

    2023

Author bio

Kristine Raymond grew up in Rhode Island, later lived in Flagstaff, Arizona, and now calls Kentucky home. That mix of places helps explain her range a little. She writes historical western romance, contemporary romance, mystery, and nonfiction, and her books often sit somewhere between a comfort read and a burst of trouble.

She did not spend her early life planning to become a novelist.

In interviews, Raymond has said the turning point came on Labor Day weekend in 2013. She had toyed with the idea of writing for years, then a friend told her about self-publishing and she decided to give it a try. The result was Here to Stay, the first book in what became her Hidden Springs series.

That first series was rooted in something older than her publishing career. Raymond has said she loved westerns as a kid, and after moving to Flagstaff in her twenties she got to explore parts of Arizona that later helped shape Hidden Springs. The series follows the people of a fictional town across nine books, from Here to Stay and Hearts on Fire to Coming Home and Enduring Traditions. Readers who like connected communities, recurring characters, and romance with a little dust and danger tend to feel at home there.

Small towns matter a lot in her work.

That is true in her contemporary books too. The Celebration trilogy, beginning with By Dawn's Early Light and continuing through Reservations for Two and Under the Mistletoe, leans into second chances, friendship, and the push and pull of close-knit places where everybody notices everything. Later, she took a sharp turn with Tempted, a darker contemporary drama about marriage, desire, and consequences.

Raymond has also shown a taste for changing lanes when a story nudges her that way. Seasons of Love collects four romance stories tied to the calendar, while Finn-agled opens a cozy mystery set in the seaside town of Port New, where an antiques dealer gets pulled into codes, crime, and chaos. Even her nonfiction book, 'write words' A Year in the Life of an Indie Author, came from curiosity. She wrote it as an honest look at what she learned during her first year of publishing, not as a rule book.

Across genres, a few things keep showing up. She likes second chances. She likes people with history, people who have been bruised a bit, and people who need to decide whether trust is still worth the risk. She has said she tries to give even fictional plots a sense of realism, that feeling that maybe this could happen to someone you know.

Outside the books, Raymond also hosted the podcast Word Play with Kristine Raymond, where writers talked about reading, writing, and whatever else came to mind. She has described herself as happily married and surrounded by a lively mix of pets at home in Kentucky. When she is not writing, she has said she spends time on the business side of publishing, reads, gardens, and occasionally gives in to a good Netflix binge.

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