Jennifer L. Hart Books in Order (Updated April 28, 2026)

Jennifer L. Hart writes mystery, cozy-adjacent mystery, paranormal women’s fiction, magical midlife fiction, and fantasy romance. She also writes fantasy romance under the pen name Gwen Rivers.

Her catalog has several separate starting points. The most important thing is not to read everything as one connected timeline.

Start with Skeletons in the Closet if you want her mystery side. Start with Witch Way After Forty if you want midlife witch fiction. Start with My Midlife Magic Daze if you want one of her newest magical-midlife worlds. Start with The Goodnight Kiss if you want the Gwen Rivers fantasy-romance books.

Choose Your First Door

1. Choose The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag for comic mystery.
2. Choose Silver Sisters for midlife witches and sisterhood.
3. Choose Cougars and Cauldrons for a beachfront community of older witches and shifters.
4. Choose Pages & Potions for a newer bookshop-centered magical midlife series.
5. Choose The Unseelie Court or Spellcaster if you want the Gwen Rivers fantasy-romance side.

Jennifer L. Hart Magical Midlife Books in Order

These are the paranormal women’s fiction and magical midlife series. They are not all one single story, so read each series in its own order.

Pages & Potions Books in Order

Pages & Potions is one of Jennifer L. Hart’s newer magical midlife series. It centers on Emma Bishop, memory loss, ghosts, and a magical small-town bookshop.

1. Pages & Potions Beginnings (2026): A prequel entry for the Pages & Potions world, best read as background material rather than the required first stop.
2. My Midlife Magic Daze (2025): Emma Bishop wakes into a life she cannot remember, with a bookshop, ghosts, and secrets forming the foundation of the series.
3. My Midlife Magic Knight (2025): The second book continues Emma’s magical midlife mystery as her missing past and supernatural complications grow sharper.
4. Queen of the Midlife Mystics (2026): The third book pushes Emma’s story into higher magical stakes, including family revelations and danger tied to her unexplained past.

The Coven of Crestmont Books in Order

The Coven of Crestmont is a paranormal women’s fiction romance series. Read it in order because each book adds to the Crestmont setting and its witch-centered relationships.

1. Kitchen Witch Wedding (2024): The first Crestmont book introduces the coven setting through a kitchen witch romance with midlife magic and emotional rebuilding.
2. Chaos Witch Wedding (2024): The second book follows another Crestmont romance where fate, supernatural complications, and a one-night stand collide.
3. Green Witch Wedding (2025): The third book brings a green-witch thread into the Crestmont world and continues the series’ pattern of midlife romance and magic.
4. Hedge Witch Wedding (2026): The fourth book continues Crestmont with a hedge-witch romance and another magical second-chance-style setup.

Legacy Witches of Shadow Cove Books in Order

This is a finished magical midlife series about twin sisters and a family legacy tied to protecting a Southern town from supernatural danger.

1. Midlife Magic Mirror (2023): The first Shadow Cove book introduces the twin sisters, the family legacy, and the strange childhood home that pulls them back into magic.
2. Midlife Magic Monster (2023): The second book raises the supernatural pressure as Shadow Cove’s dangers become more than family history.
3. Midlife Magic Malady (2024): The third book completes the trilogy with illness, visions, and the sisters’ responsibility to protect their town.

Magical Midlife Misadventures Books in Order

This finished series gives Cinderella a midlife, magical twist. Read the two main books together.

1. Over the Faery Hill (2020): Joey Whitmore’s story begins with a midlife crisis, a fairy bargain, and a chance to tinker with the past.
2. The Fae Side of Forty (2021): The second book continues Joey’s magical midlife reset after the consequences of the first book have already begun.

Related Magical Midlife Misadventures Story

• Faery Wine: A related midlife paranormal romance story, best treated as optional bonus material rather than a required third book.

Silver Sisters Books in Order

Silver Sisters is a finished midlife witch series. The author describes it as “Charmed at Midlife,” and it should be read in numbered order.

1. Witch Way or the Highway (2022): A prequel novella that gives background for the Silver Sisters world, but most readers can still start with book 1.
2. Witch Way After Forty (2021): The first main book introduces the Silver sisters, their midlife magic, and the family-centered paranormal setup.
3. Witch Way Did She Go (2021): The second book continues the sisters’ magical problems and expands the talisman-driven mystery around them.
4. Witch Way Is Up (2022): The third book gives the sisters another dangerous magical turn while keeping the focus on family, power, and survival.
5. Witch Way to Alaska (2023): A book 3.5 side adventure that belongs after Witch Way Is Up and before the later main sequence.
6. Jingle All the Witch Way (2022): The fourth main book adds a holiday-flavored magical problem while keeping the sisters’ story moving.
7. Witch Way Today (2023): The fifth book continues the sisters’ midlife magic after the holiday entry and side adventure.
8. Witch Way Tomorrow (2023): The sixth book pushes the Silver Sisters arc toward its late-series conflicts.
9. Witch Way Ever After (2023): The seventh book brings wedding bells, family trouble, and dangerous consequences into the sisters’ magical life.
10. Witch Way Forward (2025): The eighth book moves the sisters into a future-facing magical problem and continues the finished-series arc.
11. Witch Way Back (expected 2026): The ninth Silver Sisters book is listed as a future installment and should be added after Witch Way Forward once available.

Cougars and Cauldrons Books in Order

Cougars and Cauldrons is a finished paranormal women’s fiction series set around a 50-and-up beachfront community for witches and shifters.

1. Midlife Bed and Broomstick (2022): Samantha Sinclair’s story begins with a magical midlife shift and a beachfront community full of witches and shifters.
2. Midlife Hexes and Familiar Exes (2022): The second book brings ex-related trouble, familiar complications, and more magical pressure into Samantha’s new life.
3. Midlife Shift and Shenanigans (2023): The third book leans further into shifter trouble and the strange rules of Samantha’s supernatural community.
4. Midlife Passions and Predators: A book 3.5 entry that fits after Midlife Shift and Shenanigans as related side material.
5. Midlife Magic and Malarkey (2023): The fourth main book adds another mystery and more community pressure around Samantha’s life.
6. Midlife Healing and Hijinx (2024): The fifth book completes the listed Cougars and Cauldrons sequence with magic, exposure risk, and healing consequences.

Other Magical Midlife Short Stories

1. Muffin Top and Magic (2021): A Halloween midlife-magic short story, best read as a standalone or anthology-related bonus.
2. Bearly There: A Love Springs Eternal paranormal short story, separate from the core series order.

Jennifer L. Hart Mystery Books in Order

These are Hart’s mystery series. The author notes that her mysteries are not necessarily “clean reads” or traditional cozies, so readers expecting very gentle cozy mysteries should be aware of the tone.

The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag Books in Order

This is Jennifer L. Hart’s comic amateur-sleuth series. Read the main books in order, with the holiday stories placed afterward as optional extras.

1. Who Needs a Hero? (2011): A prequel romance connected to the Laundry Hag world, useful for background but not required before book 1.
2. Skeletons in the Closet (2011): Maggie Phillips begins the Laundry Hag series with grime, crime, domestic chaos, and a comic amateur-sleuth setup.
3. Swept Under the Rug (2015): The second book continues Maggie’s messy mystery life as personal trouble and criminal trouble keep overlapping.
4. All Washed Up (2014): The third book sends Maggie into another investigation where the domestic-comedy angle remains part of the mystery engine.
5. Hung Out to Dry (2015): The fourth book keeps Maggie’s sleuthing momentum going with another case tied to her chaotic life.
6. Bun in the Oven (2017): The fifth main book continues Maggie’s series after the earlier investigations have established the cast and tone.
7. The Laundry Hag’s Christmas Caper (2015): A holiday story tied to the series, best treated as optional seasonal material after the early books.
8. The Laundry Hag’s New Year’s Heist (2018): A New Year’s holiday entry, best read after the main Laundry Hag books if you want the extras.

Damaged Goods Mystery Books in Order

Damaged Goods is a finished mystery series. It is separate from Laundry Hag and should be read in its own order.

1. Final Notice (2014): Jackie Parker’s series begins with danger, property-management trouble, and a mystery setup with a sharper comic edge.
2. Lease on the Beach (2015): The second book keeps Jackie in trouble as her attempt at a new start runs into another deadly complication.
3. Cure or Die (2016): The third book raises the stakes around Jackie with another mystery and more pressure on her already messy life.
4. Maintenance Is Murder (2020): The fourth book closes the listed Damaged Goods sequence with one more case tied to Jackie’s world.

Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I. Books in Order

This finished series has a mother-daughter private-investigation setup.

1. Sleuthing for a Living (2016): Mackenzie Elizabeth Taylor and her daughter begin the P.I. series with a family-centered amateur-sleuth structure.
2. All Sleuth and No Play (2017): The second book continues the mother-daughter mystery partnership after the first book establishes their dynamic.
3. Sleuthing for the Weekend (2019): The third book completes the listed Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I. run.

Southern Pasta Shop Mysteries in Order

This finished food mystery series includes recipes and should be read in order.

1. Murder al Dente (2014): Andy Buckland’s pasta-shop mystery begins with food, ambition, and murder in a small-town restaurant setting.
2. Murder à la Flambé (2015): The second book brings Andy another kitchen-centered mystery as competition and danger heat up.
3. Christmas al Dente (2015): A holiday short story connected to the pasta-shop series, best read after book 2.
4. Murder al Fresco (2016): The third main book completes the listed Southern Pasta Shop sequence with another food-centered case.

Gwen Rivers Books in Order

Jennifer L. Hart writes fantasy romance as Gwen Rivers. These books should be separated from her Jennifer L. Hart mystery and magical-midlife catalog.

The Unseelie Court Books in Order

1. The Goodnight Kiss (2018): The first Unseelie Court book opens the Gwen Rivers fantasy-romance side with fae danger and a darker magical world.
2. The Immortal Queen (2018): The second book continues the Unseelie Court storyline and should be read after the first.
3. Wolf’s Mate (2020): The third book expands the series with a wolf-centered romance inside the same fantasy-romance world.
4. Into the Fire (2020): The fourth book completes the listed Unseelie Court sequence.

Spellcaster Books in Order

1. Savior’s Spell (2020): The first Spellcaster book begins a fantasy-romance series built around magic, danger, and supernatural suspense.
2. Savior’s Hex (2020): The second book continues the Spellcaster arc after the magical-romance setup is already established.
3. Savior’s Curse (2020): The third book completes the listed Spellcaster sequence.

Persephone and Hades Books in Order

• Hellfired (expected 2026): A modern Hades-and-Persephone-style fantasy romance, currently best treated as a newer separate Gwen Rivers / Jennifer L. Hart-adjacent fantasy-romance project.

Standalone Jennifer L. Hart Books

These books have limited availability or sit outside the main series paths.

1. Stellar Timing (2011): A separate science-fiction or time-linked romance-style title, not part of the mystery or midlife-magic series.
2. Redeeming Characters (2010): A standalone novel and not required for any of Hart’s later series.
3. River Rats (2012): A separate standalone title outside the core mystery and paranormal women’s fiction sequences.
4. Daisy Dominatrix (2012): A standalone title that should be kept separate from the cozy mystery and magical midlife books.

Recommended Jennifer L. Hart Reading Order

For most readers, the best order is not full publication order. It is series-first.

1. Skeletons in the Closet (2011): Start here if you want the classic Jennifer L. Hart mystery experience.
2. Finish The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag: Continue through Maggie’s main mystery series before adding the holiday extras.
3. Final Notice (2014): Move to Damaged Goods for a separate mystery series with Jackie Parker.
4. Murder al Dente (2014): Read Southern Pasta Shop next if you want the food-mystery side.
5. Sleuthing for a Living (2016): Read Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I. after the earlier mystery series.
6. Over the Faery Hill (2020): Begin the magical midlife branch with the shorter finished two-book series.
7. Witch Way After Forty (2021): Start Silver Sisters for the strongest midlife-witch entry point.
8. Midlife Bed and Broomstick (2022): Continue into Cougars and Cauldrons for a finished beachfront witches-and-shifters series.
9. Midlife Magic Mirror (2023): Read Legacy Witches of Shadow Cove as a compact finished trilogy.
10. Kitchen Witch Wedding (2024): Move into The Coven of Crestmont for the later paranormal women’s fiction romances.
11. My Midlife Magic Daze (2025): Read Pages & Potions for the newer bookshop-centered magical midlife series.
12. The Goodnight Kiss (2018): Start the Gwen Rivers fantasy-romance catalog separately if you want that side of Hart’s work.

This order keeps each series intact and avoids mixing mysteries, magical midlife fiction, and fantasy romance too aggressively.

Publication Order

Publication order is useful for completists, but it is less clean than reading by series.

1. Redeeming Characters (2010): A standalone early Hart novel.
2. Who Needs a Hero? (2011): A Laundry Hag prequel romance.
3. Skeletons in the Closet (2011): The first main Laundry Hag mystery.
4. Stellar Timing (2011): A separate standalone title.
5. River Rats (2012): A standalone outside the main series.
6. Daisy Dominatrix (2012): A standalone outside the mystery and magical-midlife tracks.
7. All Washed Up (2014): A Laundry Hag mystery published before some later series listings place book 2.
8. Final Notice (2014): The first Damaged Goods mystery.
9. Murder al Dente (2014): The first Southern Pasta Shop mystery.
10. Swept Under the Rug (2015): The second Laundry Hag book by series order.
11. Hung Out to Dry (2015): The fourth Laundry Hag book by series order.
12. The Laundry Hag’s Christmas Caper (2015): A holiday Laundry Hag story.
13. Lease on the Beach (2015): The second Damaged Goods mystery.
14. Murder à la Flambé (2015): The second Southern Pasta Shop mystery.
15. Christmas al Dente (2015): A Southern Pasta Shop holiday short story.
16. Cure or Die (2016): The third Damaged Goods mystery.
17. Sleuthing for a Living (2016): The first Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I. mystery.
18. Murder al Fresco (2016): The third Southern Pasta Shop mystery.
19. Bun in the Oven (2017): The fifth main Laundry Hag book.
20. All Sleuth and No Play (2017): The second Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I. mystery.
21. The Laundry Hag’s New Year’s Heist (2018): A Laundry Hag New Year’s story.
22. The Goodnight Kiss (2018): The first Gwen Rivers Unseelie Court book.
23. The Immortal Queen (2018): The second Unseelie Court book.
24. Sleuthing for the Weekend (2019): The third Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I. mystery.
25. Maintenance Is Murder (2020): The fourth Damaged Goods mystery.
26. Wolf’s Mate (2020): The third Unseelie Court book.
27. Into the Fire (2020): The fourth Unseelie Court book.
28. Savior’s Spell (2020): The first Spellcaster book.
29. Savior’s Hex (2020): The second Spellcaster book.
30. Savior’s Curse (2020): The third Spellcaster book.
31. Over the Faery Hill (2020): The first Magical Midlife Misadventures book.
32. The Fae Side of Forty (2021): The second Magical Midlife Misadventures book.
33. Witch Way After Forty (2021): The first Silver Sisters book.
34. Witch Way Did She Go (2021): The second Silver Sisters book.
35. Muffin Top and Magic (2021): A midlife-magic short story.
36. Witch Way Is Up (2022): The third Silver Sisters book.
37. Witch Way or the Highway (2022): A Silver Sisters prequel novella.
38. Jingle All the Witch Way (2022): The fourth Silver Sisters book.
39. Midlife Hexes and Familiar Exes (2022): The second Cougars and Cauldrons book by series order.
40. Midlife Bed and Broomstick (2022): The first Cougars and Cauldrons book by series order.
41. Witch Way to Alaska (2023): A Silver Sisters book 3.5 side entry.
42. Witch Way Today (2023): The fifth Silver Sisters book.
43. Witch Way Tomorrow (2023): The sixth Silver Sisters book.
44. Midlife Shift and Shenanigans (2023): The third Cougars and Cauldrons book.
45. Midlife Magic and Malarkey (2023): The fourth Cougars and Cauldrons book.
46. Midlife Magic Mirror (2023): The first Legacy Witches of Shadow Cove book.
47. Midlife Magic Monster (2023): The second Legacy Witches of Shadow Cove book.
48. Witch Way Ever After (2023): The seventh Silver Sisters book.
49. Midlife Magic Malady (2024): The third Legacy Witches of Shadow Cove book.
50. Midlife Healing and Hijinx (2024): The fifth Cougars and Cauldrons book.
51. Kitchen Witch Wedding (2024): The first Coven of Crestmont book.
52. Chaos Witch Wedding (2024): The second Coven of Crestmont book.
53. My Midlife Magic Daze (2025): The first Pages & Potions book.
54. Green Witch Wedding (2025): The third Coven of Crestmont book.
55. My Midlife Magic Knight (2025): The second Pages & Potions book.
56. Witch Way Forward (2025): The eighth Silver Sisters book.
57. Queen of the Midlife Mystics (2026): The third Pages & Potions book.
58. Pages & Potions Beginnings (2026): A Pages & Potions prequel entry.
59. Hedge Witch Wedding (2026): The fourth Coven of Crestmont book.
60. Hellfired (expected 2026): A Persephone and Hades fantasy-romance title.
61. Witch Way Back (expected 2026): The ninth Silver Sisters book.
62. Kiss and Spell (expected 2026): A listed forthcoming title, with final series placement best confirmed at publication.

Chronological Order

A single chronological order is not useful for Jennifer L. Hart’s catalog.

The mystery series, magical midlife series, and Gwen Rivers fantasy-romance books are separate reading lanes. Reading everything by date will mix unrelated tones and interrupt series continuity.

Use series order instead.

• For The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag, read the main Maggie books in order and add the holiday stories afterward.
• For Silver Sisters, start with Witch Way After Forty unless you specifically want the prequel first.
• For Pages & Potions, start with My Midlife Magic Daze, then decide whether to read the prequel once you know the world.
• For Gwen Rivers, read each fantasy-romance series in its own order.

Box Sets and Collections

Box sets are collections, not new stories. Do not count them as separate books.

Known collection formats include:

1. Super Sleuths 10-Book MysteriesWithHart: Collects Damaged Goods, Laundry Hag books, and a Laundry Hag holiday story.
2. Damaged Goods Boxed Set: Books 1-4: Collects the full Damaged Goods mystery series.
3. The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag Boxed Set: Books 1-4: Collects the opening Laundry Hag mysteries.
4. Magical Midlife Misadventures Omnibus: Collects the two main Magical Midlife Misadventures books.
5. Southern Pasta Shop Mysteries: Books 1-3: Collects the main pasta-shop mystery trilogy.
6. Witch Way Collection: Books 1-3: Collects the first three Silver Sisters books.
7. Witch Way Collection Volume 2: Books 4-7: Collects the next Silver Sisters run.
8. Cougars and Cauldrons: Books 1-5: Collects the full Cougars and Cauldrons series.
9. Legacy Witches of Shadow Cove Books 1-3: Collects the full Shadow Cove trilogy.
10. Sister Witches: Collects the first seven Silver Sisters books and all three Legacy Witches of Shadow Cove books.

Latest Jennifer L. Hart Release Status

At the time of writing such as April 28, 2026, the newest confirmed Jennifer L. Hart releases include Hedge Witch Wedding, Queen of the Midlife Mystics, and Pages & Potions Beginnings.

Upcoming listings include Witch Way Back in 2026 and Kiss and Spell in 2026. Hellfired is also listed as a 2026 Persephone and Hades title.

Because Hart’s catalog includes direct-sale editions, boxed sets, pen-name titles, and changing retailer metadata, future titles should be checked again at publication before being treated as final.

FAQs

What Jennifer L. Hart book should I read first?

Start with Skeletons in the Closet for mystery, Witch Way After Forty for midlife witches, or My Midlife Magic Daze for the newer magical bookshop series.

Is Jennifer L. Hart the same author as Gwen Rivers?

Yes. Jennifer L. Hart writes fantasy romance as Gwen Rivers.

Are all Jennifer L. Hart books connected?

No. Her books are divided into separate mystery, magical midlife, paranormal women’s fiction, and fantasy-romance series.

Should I read Silver Sisters in order?

Yes. Start with Witch Way After Forty for the main series, then place Witch Way or the Highway and Witch Way to Alaska as side entries.

Where does Witch Way or the Highway fit?

It is a Silver Sisters prequel novella. You can read it before Witch Way After Forty, but most new readers can start with book 1 and return to it later.

Where does Witch Way to Alaska fit?

Read Witch Way to Alaska after Witch Way Is Up and before the later Silver Sisters books.

Are the Gwen Rivers books required for Jennifer L. Hart’s mystery readers?

No. The Gwen Rivers books are fantasy romance and should be treated separately.

Is Pages & Potions connected to Silver Sisters?

Treat Pages & Potions as its own series unless a reader is deliberately following all of Hart’s magical midlife fiction.

What is Jennifer L. Hart’s newest series?

Pages & Potions is one of the newest major series, beginning with My Midlife Magic Daze in 2025.

Conclusion

Jennifer L. Hart’s reading order works best when divided by mood.

For mysteries, begin with Skeletons in the Closet. For midlife witch fiction, begin with Witch Way After Forty. For newer magical midlife fiction, begin with My Midlife Magic Daze. For fantasy romance, switch to the Gwen Rivers name and begin with The Goodnight Kiss.