Laura Durham Books in Order

When a difficult mother of the bride is murdered, Washington wedding planner Annabelle Archer's friend and business associate Richard Gerard becomes a suspect. Annabelle investigates the hated socialite's connections before the case destroys their careers.

Annabelle Archer discovers a hotel's head chef dead on an ice sculpture during preparations for a wedding reception. With her friend Georgia suspected and more chefs dying, she juggles demanding clients while searching for the killer.

A blackout during a stylish Washington bridal showcase conceals the theft of valuable diamond rings. Annabelle Archer and her assistant Kate search for a sophisticated burglar while trying to recover the jewelry before the show begins.

A society wedding aboard a yacht becomes more difficult when torrential rain arrives and a body appears in the Potomac. As further deaths threaten the event, Annabelle Archer investigates dangers hidden among the luxurious surroundings.

Annabelle Archer and her team take a mountain-resort vacation, only to find ghost rumors driving away guests. With hotel staff facing unemployment, they investigate the supposed haunting and try to determine what is frightening visitors.

A bride notorious for damaging online reviews is shot with her groom, placing Annabelle Archer and her wedding colleagues among the suspects. As other potential suspects die, Annabelle searches for the killer before suspicion closes around her.

Invited to Bali with prominent wedding planners, Annabelle Archer expects an opportunity to advance her career. A poisoning at the welcome dinner, followed by another death, leaves her team searching for someone pursuing revenge against their industry.

When a drag-queen wedding officiant is found strangled with her boa, Annabelle Archer investigates rivalries around the victim. A second death and suspicion falling on her hairstylist make the inquiry urgent for Annabelle and her friends.

Preparations for a winter wedding are interrupted when a baby is abandoned on a doorstep. Annabelle Archer tries to discover who left the child while managing a difficult bride, with her inquiry leading toward a Christian motorcycle gang.

Annabelle Archer finds an influential wedding planner strangled with a veil, then realizes other colleagues may also be targets. Their complicated histories provide plenty of motives as she tries to protect her assistant and uncover the murderer.

A bride disappears and a ransom demand confirms a kidnapping, with Annabelle Archer's assistant Kate also missing. Working with her detective boyfriend, Annabelle follows motives and clues that suggest the case threatens more than a wedding.

A mob member arrives at Annabelle Archer's elderly neighbor Leatrice's wedding, revealing unexpected details about the bride's past. As heat, troublesome guests, and questions about Annabelle's own marriage plans add pressure, she tries to keep the ceremony moving.

Annabelle Archer and her crew visit Ireland to find a dramatic wedding venue for a client. Discovering a murdered tourist at a castle turns the trip into an investigation, especially when her assistant appears to be framed.

An extravagant Valentine's Day wedding turns deadly when a colleague eats a poisoned chocolate. With caterer Richard Gerard suspected, Annabelle Archer must clear her friend's name while searching for the person who has made romance lethal.

During the week of her own wedding, Annabelle Archer agrees to help a former bride whose husband has vanished. A hurricane threatens her Caribbean ceremony while clues to the disappearance lead back toward the wedding industry.

Unseasonably warm weather complicates a winter wedding while the neighborhood's singing Santa disappears. With her own engagement party approaching and plans apparently being sabotaged, Annabelle Archer and her crew try to untangle several holiday problems.

A Christmas blizzard traps Annabelle Archer and her wedding colleagues in her small apartment during her first holiday as a newlywed. When a neighbor is found dead, her detective husband investigates a building full of familiar suspects.

Annabelle Archer travels to a historic Bahamian hotel to organize a client's vow renewal, but the bride's diamond ring disappears. While her colleagues calm the wedding party, Annabelle and Richard search for clues before the ceremony.

Annabelle and her wedding-planning team travel to Mexico for an assistant’s bachelorette celebration. An American guest found dead in a Day of the Dead costume draws them into murder, leaving the group investigating far from their familiar police protection.

Pregnant wedding planner Annabelle prepares for her assistant’s New Year’s Eve ceremony when a dress fitting ends in murder. Her team investigates the salon owner’s death while trying to preserve the wedding and keep Annabelle’s detective husband from discovering her involvement.