Life in Icicle Falls Books in Order
Part ofSheila Roberts Books in OrderSee the Life in Icicle Falls books in order by Sheila Roberts, with short summaries, series background, and tips on where to start in this cozy town.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
13 books
Better Than Chocolate
by Sheila Roberts
2012
Samantha Sterling is fighting to save her family's chocolate company and the small town that depends on it. A last-ditch chocolate festival might work, if her maddeningly handsome banker does not derail her first.
Merry Ex-Mas
by Sheila Roberts
2012
Christmas in Icicle Falls brings old wounds back for Cass, Charlene and Ella, each facing an ex who is not as finished as she hoped. It is a funny, messy holiday story about boundaries, second chances and surprises.
Good Neighbors
by Sheila Roberts
2013
Widowed Meredith Lange moves to Icicle Falls hoping for a fresh start, only to find a man claiming her cabin and trouble brewing for her son. Jed Banks offers help, but trusting him could cost her the only home she has left.
What She Wants
by Sheila Roberts
2013
Jonathan Templar and his poker buddies are tired of getting love wrong, so they turn romance novels into an unlikely guide to women. Their plan is hilarious, but winning real hearts is harder than reading about it.
The Cottage on Juniper Ridge
by Sheila Roberts
2014
Inspired by a guide to simpler living, Jen Heath leaves her frantic Seattle life for a cottage in Icicle Falls. A slower pace, a new book club and a charming landlord make starting over feel both risky and possible.
The Lodge on Holly Road
by Sheila Roberts
2014
A widower who has lost his Christmas spirit is whisked away to Icicle Falls for a holiday stay at a cozy lodge. As several lonely hearts cross paths there, the season starts working its quiet magic.
The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane
by Sheila Roberts
2014
After a public career disaster, Bailey Sterling heads home to Icicle Falls and dreams up a new tea shop. Trouble starts when her new business partner is also the man her sister has started to fall for.
A Wedding on Primrose Street
by Sheila Roberts
2015
Wedding planner Anne Richardson is determined not to become a mother-of-the-bride nightmare, then her daughter's engagement tests every good intention. At Primrose Haus, another mother-daughter pair is having troubles of its own.
Christmas on Candy Cane Lane
by Sheila Roberts
2015
Holiday decorating season turns competitive on Candy Cane Lane, where Tilda Morrison is fixing up her first house and juggling family drama. When someone's vandalizing Maddie's beloved candy canes, Christmas gets even messier.
Welcome to Icicle Falls
by Sheila Roberts
2015
This prequel goes back to the 1960s and shows how Muriel Sterling's life, love story and hometown helped shape Icicle Falls. It is a warm look at the town before the later series begins.
Home on Apple Blossom Road
by Sheila Roberts
2016
Former sweethearts Colin Wright and Mia Blair come home to Icicle Falls for a funeral and an unexpected joint inheritance. Their grandmother's treasure hunt sends them through old memories and unfinished feelings.
Christmas in Icicle Falls
by Sheila Roberts
2017
Muriel Sterling turns an ugly Christmas tree into a lesson in seeing hidden potential. As her friends wrestle with cranky neighbors, difficult family and old feelings, Icicle Falls gets one last holiday sendoff.
Starting Over on Blackberry Lane
by Sheila Roberts
2017
Three women with homes, marriages or futures in disrepair decide it is time to rebuild. A charity auction handyman may help with the renovations, but the bigger work is changing their lives.
Series background & context
Icicle Falls is the kind of town Sheila Roberts clearly enjoys spending time in. It sits in Washington State, just east of the Cascade Mountains, and it has the postcard appeal of a tourist stop with the daily rhythms of a real hometown. There are pretty streets, mountain views, festivals, family businesses and plenty of neighbors who know one another's business.
Chocolate helps.
The emotional center of the series is the Sterling family and Sweet Dreams Chocolates, the company that has been part of the town for generations. In Better Than Chocolate, the business is in trouble, and saving it means saving more than a balance sheet. From there, Roberts keeps widening the frame. Bakers, booksellers, tea-shop dreamers, wedding planners, widows, divorced parents and longtime locals all step forward to take their turn in the spotlight. The town itself keeps everything tied together.
That is the real pleasure of the series. These books are connected, but they are not locked to one couple or one crisis. What She Wants follows a group of men who decide romance novels might teach them how to stop ruining their love lives. The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane brings sister tension, business plans and romantic confusion to the foreground. A Wedding on Primrose Street turns wedding season into a funny, emotional tangle of mothers, daughters and old expectations. Welcome to Icicle Falls even steps back into the town's earlier years to show how Muriel Sterling's story shaped what came later.
The ongoing stakes are personal rather than world-ending. Money is tight. Exes return. Parents meddle. Adult children make big choices. Holiday pressure hits hard. People fall in love when they are not ready, or think they are ready and turn out to be wrong. Roberts also gives the town a touch of folklore through the legend of the Lost Bride, which adds just enough local color to make Icicle Falls feel like a place with history, not just scenery.
The tone is warm, funny and comfortably busy. Even when a book centers on romance, the series never forgets friendship, siblings, community events or the way small towns rally when somebody is in trouble. There is a cozy feeling here, but it is not sugar-coated. The characters still have to deal with pride, grief, jealousy and plain old bad timing.
If you like series where you get both a love story and a return ticket to the same town, this is what Life in Icicle Falls does well. Each book stands on its own, but together they build a fuller picture of a community where second chances, embarrassing complications and holiday miracles all feel equally possible.
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