The Callaghans & McFaddens Books in Order
Part ofKimberly Rae Jordan Books in OrderFind The Callaghans & McFaddens books in order by Kimberly Rae Jordan, with summaries, family connections, and simple help on where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
11 books
A Change of Heart
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2016
Makayla McFadden does not welcome the change Ethan Collins represents at the family business, even if she cannot ignore their chemistry. What begins as workplace tension becomes a warm romance about trust, flexibility, and letting life shift.
A Handful of Flowers
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2016
Emily McFadden offers to help Steve Callaghan with his four boys if he will help repair her aging house. What starts as a practical deal slowly becomes a lovely story about two overwhelmed parents and the family they might build together.
Believing in Tomorrow
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2017
Sammie has grown up seeing faith lived out in everyday life, but that does not spare her from heartbreak. This more emotional Callaghans and McFaddens story follows grief, healing, and the slow return of hope.
For the Love of Grace
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2017
Years after losing Grace once, Bennett McFadden finds himself back at her side when widowhood leaves her grieving and afraid. Grace believes everyone she loves is taken from her, so second chances feel almost as frightening as loss.
The Love of Her Life
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2017
Gabe and Maya are drawn together even though their histories, priorities, and fears make love look complicated from the start. It is an emotional family-centered romance about sacrifice, vulnerability, and choosing a future that may cost something.
A Little Ray of Sunshine
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2018
Ryan McFadden and Hannah Walsh meet in the worst possible place, captivity in the Middle East, where trust has to grow in darkness. Their bond is powerful, but surviving is only the first part of the story.
A Touch of Romance
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2018
Mitch Callaghan believes in romance, but Belle Jacobs has seen too much false charm to trust it. When work and family keep bringing them together, Belle has to decide whether Mitch's steady affection is something she can finally believe in.
Crossing Center Ice
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2018
Avery and hockey player Kenton are thrown together when injury, family strain, and forced proximity begin changing both their lives. What starts as help and friendship turns into a romance neither of them expected.
Reaching Her Heart
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2018
Single dad Tristan and guarded Shayna are drawn together while painful history resurfaces around them. It is a tender, heavier romance about parenting, trauma, and what it takes to trust love after fear.
When He Returns
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2019
When Dalton comes back, Sierra has to face the feelings and unfinished history she thought were long behind her. Their story blends family connection, old hurt, and a hopeful second chance.
Yesterday's Promises
by Kimberly Rae Jordan
2019
Danica and JD get a true second-chance story, complete with old feelings, emotional baggage, and promises that still matter. It is bittersweet in the best way, and full of the family ties that define this series.
Series background & context
The Callaghans & McFaddens is one of Kimberly Rae Jordan's most interconnected family series. It begins with a practical arrangement between Emily McFadden and Steve Callaghan, then grows outward into the lives of their children, siblings, relatives, and the people who slowly become part of the family circle. By the time you are a few books in, the appeal is not just the central couple of each novel. It is the sense that you are spending time with a whole clan.
That is the real hook here. These books are about family as much as romance.
Jordan uses that big family setup to explore all kinds of love stories. Some are second-chance romances. Some are workplace or friends-to-more stories. Some involve single parents, widowhood, sports injuries, trauma, or people trying to build a future after a hard past. The emotional stakes stay personal, even when the subjects get heavy.
The Callaghans and McFaddens are not perfect people, and that helps. They show up for each other, but they also carry old misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and unspoken history. That makes the series feel lived in. A wedding in one book can echo into the next. A grief that belongs to one character can ripple across the whole family. Readers who like recurring side characters becoming leads will find a lot to enjoy here.
The tone is warm, but it is not weightless. Jordan gives her characters real burdens to carry, then lets faith and steady family support do a lot of the quiet work. There is very little grand melodrama for the sake of it. Most of the conflict grows out of everyday fear, loss, pride, or the difficulty of trusting someone with your heart.
If you want a series that feels like a long visit with a large family, this is a strong place to start. The books reward reading in order because the family dynamics keep deepening. What begins as one household's story slowly becomes something much bigger, a web of marriages, children, griefs, celebrations, and hard-won happily-ever-afters.
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