Lea Carter Books in Order
Explore Lea Carter books in order, with concise summaries, series background, and helpful suggestions for where to begin reading.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Lea Carter books in publication order
20 books
Silver Princess
by Lea Carter
2012
Princess Rebecca has lived a sheltered life as the Silver Fairy king's daughter, until first love and a traitorous kidnapping force her to face danger. With family secrets surfacing, she must find courage before her future is decided for her.
Silver Majesty
by Lea Carter
2013
Princess Rebecca must accept the crown and let the Citizen's Council choose a husband from three suitors. As pirate forces gather, her arranged marriage becomes part of a larger struggle to keep peace among the fairy tribes.
Silver Verity
by Lea Carter
2013
Rebecca juggles wedding plans, unfamiliar future in-laws, and a covert mission against Fairydom's pirates. Her approaching coronation will have to wait if the outnumbered royal fleets cannot survive the coming battle.
I wish I had a good book to read...
by Lea Carter
2014
A collection of Lea Carter's shorter fiction, offering a quick way to sample her character-focused storytelling. The stories provide compact visits to imaginative situations, relationships, and the small decisions that change a life.
Troubled Skies
by Lea Carter
2014
When a windship thought lost returns intact after a pirate offensive, Prince Cambrian investigates. With Captain Kimberlite's help, he finds a hidden stronghold and a secret that could unsettle all of Fairydom.
Dress Blues
by Lea Carter
2015
Prince Cambrian has spent centuries playing the fashionable court prince, but a new investigation changes the game. With Captain Kimberlite beside him, he must balance romance, court life, family interference, and a military inquiry.
The Seeker's Storm
by Lea Carter
2017
Truth Seeker Kuntza fights misinformation and a plot against the Sky Fairy Tribe during a brutal snowstorm. Joined by allies from the surface, he must also confront fear within his own Water Fairy people.
Heartwood
by Lea Carter
2018
After pirates leave Wood Fairy Prince Isaac unable to walk or fly, surgeon Cassidy offers him a chance to heal. Stranded in Weetu for the winter, she risks exposing her secret Water Fairy identity.
Wedgewood
by Lea Carter
2018
Water Fairy physician Cassidy is stranded in the Wood Fairy city of Weetu, where an ancient treaty makes her identity dangerous. While serving as a volunteer doctor, she struggles to keep her distance from Crown Prince Isaac.
Dragon Fugue
by Lea Carter
2019
Leuna's quiet medical life gives way to travel, fresh responsibilities, and decisions that affect the people she cares about. As familiar plans fall apart, she must find her place in a world growing larger and more complicated.
Dragon Sparks
by Lea Carter
2019
Leuna returns to quiet Herrixka hoping to practice medicine and study local plants. Then an amnesiac stranger from Marroi arrives with dangerous mind fevers, and saving the man who rescued her may cost them both dearly.
Dragon Thunder
by Lea Carter
2019
King Txoko of Marroi loves Leuna, but inviting her to his court puts their relationship under intense scrutiny. Their future depends on whether they can bridge cultural differences, royal expectations, and painful misunderstandings.
A Country Mile
by Lea Carter
2020
Furniture restorer Merry McKinney has built a solid career and strong defenses around her heart. When Tyrel Scott takes an interest, she must decide whether being independent means keeping everyone at a safe distance.
Fission
by Lea Carter
2020
Historian Rolf Warner is trapped beneath the West Sea with the hidden Water Fairy Tribe for winter. Asked to support a bold initiative, he faces changes that could end their old way of life and reshape Fairydom.
Food For Thought
by Lea Carter
2020
Noella is running a Christmas charity play and preparing to care for a grieving former military dog. Dog trainer Danny Fitzsimmons offers help, but their growing connection may complicate both their carefully organized lives.
Home Free
by Lea Carter
2020
Heiress Harmony Wells plans to leave Cadmia before anyone gets too close. Burned-out former doctor Grant Reeves wants a quiet reset, until their uneasy attraction challenges the escape routes both have carefully built.
In Due Season
by Lea Carter
2020
Veterinarian Grace Myers has loved Alec Fitzsimmons since she was sixteen. Seventeen years later, the widowed father is finally considering dating, but both must see past old roles before they miss their chance.
Fusion
by Lea Carter
2021
As the Water Fairy Tribe rejoins Fairydom and releases long-lost prisoners, old grief and fear rise to the surface. Isaac and Cassidy join a dangerous expedition that could test their bond and the fragile new peace.
Found in Translation
by Lea Carter
2022
Translator Natua supports her widowed mother in Marroi until a sudden transfer reveals her talent for management. Refusing to accept greed and injustice draws her into a workplace power struggle, and toward Kaloe.
Uncharted Stars
by Lea Carter
2023
Ava Montgomery goes undercover on a space station to troubleshoot the corporation she has inherited, only to find old love Jean Kearns there. When her cover is blown, they must face a dangerous enemy together.
Where to start with Lea Carter
For a fairy-tale fantasy series: Silver Princess → Silver Majesty → Silver Verity
For a wider Fairydom adventure: Troubled Skies → The Seeker's Storm → Heartwood
For fantasy with travel and romance: Dragon Sparks → Dragon Fugue → Dragon Thunder
For contemporary small-town romance: A Country Mile → Food For Thought → Home Free
For a standalone space romance: Uncharted Stars
Lea Carter sub-series and character series
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Explore this seriesSilver Sagas books in order
Explore this series
Silver Princess
by Lea Carter
2012Silver Sagas, Book 1
Silver Majesty
by Lea Carter
2013Silver Sagas, Book 2
Silver Verity
by Lea Carter
2013Silver Sagas, Book 3
Troubled Skies
by Lea Carter
2014Silver Sagas, Book 4
Dress Blues
by Lea Carter
2015Silver Sagas, Book 5
The Seeker's Storm
by Lea Carter
2017Silver Sagas, Book 6
Heartwood
by Lea Carter
2018Silver Sagas, Book 7
Wedgewood
by Lea Carter
2018Silver Sagas, Book 8
Fission
by Lea Carter
2020Silver Sagas, Book 9
Fusion
by Lea Carter
2021Silver Sagas, Book 10
Silver Sagas books in chronological order

Silver Princess
by Lea Carter
2012Silver Sagas, Book 1
Silver Majesty
by Lea Carter
2013Silver Sagas, Book 2
Silver Verity
by Lea Carter
2013Silver Sagas, Book 3
Troubled Skies
by Lea Carter
2014Silver Sagas, Book 4
Dress Blues
by Lea Carter
2015Silver Sagas, Book 5
The Seeker's Storm
by Lea Carter
2017Silver Sagas, Book 6
Heartwood
by Lea Carter
2018Silver Sagas, Book 7
Wedgewood
by Lea Carter
2018Silver Sagas, Book 8
Fission
by Lea Carter
2020Silver Sagas, Book 9
Fusion
by Lea Carter
2021Silver Sagas, Book 10
Lea Carter collections, short stories, and related book types
Standalone Lea Carter books
Author bio
Lea Carter was born in Neosho, Missouri, in 1982 and grew up on a family farm as the youngest of eleven children. It was a busy household, full of school, church, chores, and siblings with very different interests. That mix gave her plenty to listen to and read, from country music to opera, and from fairy tales to science fiction.
Books were there from the start.
Carter has said she began writing when she was about nine, perhaps earlier. Her first completed story was called Silver Dreams, an early version of the idea that would eventually become Silver Princess. Even as a young writer, she wanted more than a quick scene or a short sketch. She wanted room to follow people through the whole of their problems.
She kept at it while growing up, fitting writing around farm work and the usual demands of family life. Early stories helped her learn the craft, and some of her short work won competitions. Still, the longer form suited her best. Novels gave her space for invented places, connected characters, family ties, and the consequences that carry from one choice into the next.
Her first novel, Silver Princess, introduced Fairydom and Princess Rebecca, the sheltered daughter of the Silver Fairy king. The book began the long-running Silver Sagas, where royal duty, romance, pirates, treaties, and the lives of several fairy tribes gradually become part of one larger world. Later entries such as The Seeker's Storm, Heartwood, and Fusion widen the focus to new parts of Fairydom and new characters facing the results of old divisions.
Carter also writes outside that fairy setting. The Coddiwomple books, including Dragon Sparks, Dragon Fugue, and Dragon Thunder, move into a different fantasy world shaped by travel, medicine, memory, culture, and dragons. Her Gifts of the Heart novels take a quieter contemporary route, following interconnected romances in the Missouri town of Cadmia. Uncharted Stars adds space-station suspense and a second-chance romance to the mix.
The common thread is clear, character-driven storytelling without graphic content. Her protagonists often have practical work to do, whether that means leading a tribe, treating patients, training dogs, restoring furniture, or sorting out trouble in space. Romance matters, but so do friendships, faith, community, and the difficult work of trusting someone.
She builds the details carefully.
As an independent author, Carter has handled more than the writing itself, including the many practical jobs that come with bringing a book to readers. She has also spoken about the time it takes to keep a continuing fictional world consistent. That care shows in the way her series return to familiar places while making room for other corners of the map.
Carter has described herself as a lifelong reader, with a particular fondness for clean, character-centered stories. She writes at home, enjoys reading and writing, and has a soft spot for the beach because of the sound of the ocean. Her books invite readers into worlds where kindness, courage, and patience have as much weight as magic or adventure.
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