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Susan Wiggs is an American novelist that writes historical and contemporary romance. Born in 1958, she attended Harvard University, becoming a math teacher later.

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Order of Bella Vista Chronicles Series

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1 The Apple Orchard 2012 Description / Buy
2 The Beekeeper's Ball 2014 Description / Buy
3 Sugar and Salt 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Calhoun Chronicles Series

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1 The Charm School 1999 Description / Buy
2 The Horsemaster's Daughter 1999 Description / Buy
3 Halfway to Heaven 2001 Description / Buy
4 Enchanted Afternoon 2002 Description / Buy
5 A Summer Affair 2003 Description / Buy

Order of Discovery Series

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1 October Wind 1994 Description / Buy
2 Jewel of the Sea 1994 Description / Buy
3 Kingdom of Gold 1994 Description / Buy

Order of Great Chicago Fire Trilogy Series

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1 The Hostage 2000 Description / Buy
2 The Mistress 2000 Description / Buy
3 The Firebrand 2000 Description / Buy

Order of Lakeshore Chronicles Series

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1 Summer at Willow Lake 2006 Description / Buy
2 The Winter Lodge 2007 Description / Buy
3 Dockside / Dockside at Willow Lake 2007 Description / Buy
4 Snowfall at Willow Lake 2008 Description / Buy
5 Fireside 2009 Description / Buy
6 Lakeshore Christmas 2009 Description / Buy
7 The Summer Hideaway 2010 Description / Buy
8 Marrying Daisy Bellamy 2011 Description / Buy
9 Return to Willow Lake 2012 Description / Buy
10 Candlelight Christmas 2013 Description / Buy
11 Starlight on Willow Lake 2015 Description / Buy

Order of Tudor Rose Series

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1 At the King's Command / Circle in the Water 1994 Description / Buy
2 The Maiden's Hand / Vows Made in Wine 1995 Description / Buy
3 At the Queen's Summons / Dancing On Air 1996 Description / Buy

Order of Susan Wiggs Standalone Novels

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1 Texas Wildflower 1987 Description / Buy
2 Briar Rose 1987 Description / Buy
3 Winds of Glory 1988 Description / Buy
4 Embrace the Day 1988 Description / Buy
5 Moonshadow 1989 Description / Buy
6 The Lily and the Leopard 1991 Description / Buy
7 The Raven and the Rose 1991 Description / Buy
8 The Mistress of Normandy 1991 Description / Buy
9 The Mist and the Magic 1993 Description / Buy
10 The Maiden of Ireland 1993 Description / Buy
11 Lord of the Night 1993 Description / Buy
12 A Fairytale Christmas (Short Story) 1996 Description / Buy
13 Miranda 1996 Description / Buy
14 The Lightkeeper 1997 Description / Buy
15 The Drifter 1998 Description / Buy
16 The You I Never Knew 2001 Description / Buy
17 Passing Through Paradise 2002 Description / Buy
18 Home Before Dark 2003 Description / Buy
19 Summer by the Sea 2004 Description / Buy
20 The Ocean Between Us 2004 Description / Buy
21 Table For Five 2005 Description / Buy
22 Lakeside Cottage 2005 Description / Buy
23 Just Breathe 2008 Description / Buy
24 The Borrowed Bride (Short Story) 2008 Description / Buy
25 How I Planned Your Wedding 2011 Description / Buy
26 The Goodbye Quilt 2011 Description / Buy
27 The St. James Affair 2014 Description / Buy
28 Island Time (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
29 Family Tree 2016 Description / Buy
30 Map of the Heart 2017 Description / Buy
31 Between You and Me 2018 Description / Buy
32 The Oysterville Sewing Circle / Club 2019 Description / Buy
33 The Lost and Found Bookshop 2020 Description / Buy
34 Welcome to Beach Town 2023 Description / Buy
35 The Twelve Dogs of Christmas 2023 Description / Buy
36 Wayward Girls 2025 Description / Buy

Order of Heart of the West Series

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1 Male for Sale (Short Story) ( By: Tiffany White) 1995 Description / Buy
2 It Takes a Hero ( By: Gina Wilkins) 1999 Description / Buy
3 MacKenzie's Woman ( By: JoAnn Ross) 1999 Description / Buy
4 Husband for Hire / The 10-Year Reunion 1999 Description / Buy
5 Courting Callie ( By: Lynn Erickson) 1999 Description / Buy
6 Bachelor Father ( By: Vicki Lewis Thompson) 1999 Description / Buy
7 Just for the Night ( By: Leandra Logan) 1999 Description / Buy
8 One Wild Weekend ( By: Rita Clay Estrada) 1999 Description / Buy
9 His Bodyguard ( By: Muriel Jensen) 1999 Description / Buy
10 Nick of Time ( By: Janelle Denison) 1999 Description / Buy
11 It Happened One Weekend ( By: Kristin Gabriel) 1999 Description / Buy
12 The $4.98 Daddy ( By: Jo Leigh) 1999 Description / Buy
13 It Takes a Cowboy ( By: Gina Wilkins) 1999 Description / Buy
14 Hitched By Christmas ( By: Jule McBride) 1999 Description / Buy
15 The Rancher And The Rich Girl ( By: Heather MacAllister) 1999 Description / Buy
16 Shane's Last Stand ( By: Ruth Jean Dale) 2000 Description / Buy
17 A Baby By Chance ( By: Cathy Gillen Thacker) 2000 Description / Buy
18 The Perfect Solution ( By: Day Leclaire) 2000 Description / Buy
19 Rent-A-Dad ( By: Judy Christenberry) 2000 Description / Buy
20 Best Man in Wyoming ( By: Margot Dalton) 2000 Description / Buy
21 Reclaiming Jake ( By: Patricia Keelyn) 2001 Description / Buy

Chronological Order of Heart of the West Series

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1 Husband for Hire / The 10-Year Reunion 1999 Description / Buy
2 Courting Callie ( By: Lynn Erickson) 1999 Description / Buy
3 Bachelor Father ( By: Vicki Lewis Thompson) 1999 Description / Buy
4 His Bodyguard ( By: Muriel Jensen) 1999 Description / Buy
5 It Takes a Cowboy ( By: Gina Wilkins) 1999 Description / Buy
6 Hitched By Christmas ( By: Jule McBride) 1999 Description / Buy
7 The Rancher And The Rich Girl ( By: Heather MacAllister) 1999 Description / Buy
8 Shane's Last Stand ( By: Ruth Jean Dale) 2000 Description / Buy
9 A Baby By Chance ( By: Cathy Gillen Thacker) 2000 Description / Buy
10 The Perfect Solution ( By: Day Leclaire) 2000 Description / Buy
11 Rent-A-Dad ( By: Judy Christenberry) 2000 Description / Buy
12 Best Man in Wyoming ( By: Margot Dalton) 2000 Description / Buy
13 Nick of Time ( By: Janelle Denison) 1999 Description / Buy
14 The $4.98 Daddy ( By: Jo Leigh) 1999 Description / Buy
15 It Happened One Weekend ( By: Kristin Gabriel) 1999 Description / Buy
16 Reclaiming Jake ( By: Patricia Keelyn) 2001 Description / Buy
17 Male for Sale (Short Story) ( By: Tiffany White) 1995 Description / Buy
18 It Takes a Hero ( By: Gina Wilkins) 1999 Description / Buy
19 MacKenzie's Woman ( By: JoAnn Ross) 1999 Description / Buy
20 Just for the Night ( By: Leandra Logan) 1999 Description / Buy
21 One Wild Weekend ( By: Rita Clay Estrada) 1999 Description / Buy
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Susan Wiggs Anthologies

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1 Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold 1988 Description / Buy
2 Merry Christmas, Baby! 1996 Description / Buy
3 This Time Marriage 1996 Description / Buy
4 Irish Magic II 1997 Description / Buy
5 Irish Magic 1997 Description / Buy
6 That Summer Place 1998 Description / Buy
7 In Our Dreams 1998 Description / Buy
8 Cinderfella / Lady of the Night 2002 Description / Buy
9 It Happened One Christmas 2003 Description / Buy
10 More Than Words, Volume 3 2006 Description / Buy
11 More Than Words 2008 Description / Buy
12 Summer Brides 2010 Description / Buy
13 Hotel Angeline 2011 Description / Buy
14 A Summer of Firsts 2017 Description / Buy
15 The Summer It Begins 2019 Description / Buy
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She wrote her first novel at the tender age of eight. But she abandoned writing and publishing for several years while pursuing her education. Though, she never stopped reading.

Her first novel finally reached bookshelves in 1987. By 1992, she had deserted teaching, having decided to dedicate her time and resources to writing full time. She spent the first stage of her career writing romance novels set in various locations and eras before turning her attention to Women’ Fiction in the 2000s.

A wife, mother, daughter, and friend, people gravitated to Wiggs’ stories because she wrote about ordinary people that overcame extraordinary situations.

She also explored relatable themes such as love, friendships, and family, selling millions of copies of her books in the process. Wiggs was an avid reader during her childhood. She remembers reading ‘Harriet the Spy’ and being immediately hooked.

The author related to Harriet’s habit of watching people and noting everything she saw and heard. Her mother was vital to her success because she nurtured Wiggs’ love for reading.

Additionally, the woman would transcribe the stories her young daughter dictated. As she matured, the many wonderful books Wiggs read compelled her to write her own stories.

The author cannot believe that she earns a living from her books. She plans every story she writes. However, she doesn’t always stick to her plans. Wiggs permits each story to flow in any direction it pleases. She wants the characters and their tales to surprise her, which occasionally happens.

Unlike many of her peers, the author writes the first draft by hand. Then she uses WordPerfect to type it. She prefers the application to Microsoft Word because it is smarter.

Between writing and revising, it can take Wiggs six to twelve months to finish a novel. Despite her extensive experience, the writing process never gets easier.

It has become more familiar over the years, which is why the author no longer panics when a story fails to coalesce into a cohesive whole. But it isn’t necessarily easier.

Wiggs is not immune to writer’s block. She overcomes the obstacle by stepping away and doing something active. That includes biking, hiking, gardening, drawing, etc.

She has friends, editors, and fellow writers she can consult when the need arises. Wiggs does more research than her fans realize. Her hard work goes unnoticed because she doesn’t use everything she learns.

The author uses the considerable volume of information she gathers to give her stories additional depth.

Susan Wiggs Awards

Wiggs has won Rita, RT Reviewers Choice, and Romance Readers Anonymous Awards.

Best Susan Wiggs Books

The author has many interests, including hiking, golfing, skiing, and photography. Wiggs’ best books include:

The Lost and Found Bookshop: Natalie wanted to sell her bookshop. The business belonged to her mother before Natalie inherited it. But her grandfather’s health was declining. His best hope was an assisted living facility.

Natalie knew that the derelict building in which the bookshop was housed had value. But Andrew, her grandfather, owned it. And rather than selling it, he wanted Natalie to renovate the property.

Natalie knew better, but she obliged, hiring Peach Gallagher to initiate the necessary repairs. The contractor brought his young daughter along. Natalie and Dorothy spent many an hour reading to one another.

Before Natalie could comprehend the transformation, she had begun an unexpected journey that would ultimately heal her sorrow, a journey filled with discoveries.

The Oysterville Sewing Circle: Caroline’s glamorous fashion career came to an end when a scandal ruined her life. She fled back to the Oysterville with two orphans in tow, children for whom she was expected to care.

But her home had changed significantly. Her siblings had matured into complicated adults. Her parents could no longer manage their successful seafood restaurant. The aging couple wanted the next generation to take the reins.

Will Jensen was back in town. Even though she wanted more from her childhood friend, Will had fallen for her best friend. That was back when Sierra was the town’s most beautiful girl.

Struggling with more baggage than she can carry, Caroline must reinvent herself in a place she no longer understands.

When Does The Next Susan Wiggs book come out?

The next book by Susan Wiggs is Wayward Girls and will be released on July, 15th 2025.

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