Leighann Dobbs Books in Order (Updated April 29, 2026)

Leighann Dobbs is a USA Today bestselling author of cozy mysteries, paranormal mysteries, historical mysteries, romantic suspense, and romance. She also writes the less-cozy Sam Mason K-9 Dog Mystery series as L.A. Dobbs.

For most readers, the cleanest starting point is Killer Cupcakes if you want culinary cozy mystery, Ghostly Paws if you want paranormal cat mystery, or Dead Wrong if you want the Blackmoore Sisters.

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Readers who want a police-procedural mystery rather than a cozy should start with Telling Lies under the L.A. Dobbs name.

First Pick by Mood

Choose Killer Cupcakes for bakery mystery and a long-running amateur-sleuth series.
Choose Ghostly Paws for ghosts, cats, and New Hampshire paranormal cozy mystery.
Choose Dead Wrong for family secrets, sisters, and psychic-leaning cozy mystery.
Choose A Spell of Trouble for a witchy paranormal town mystery.
Choose An Invitation to Murder for Regency mystery.
Choose Telling Lies for a less cozy K-9 police mystery under L.A. Dobbs.

Lexy Baker Cozy Mystery Books in Order

Killer Cupcakes (2012): Lexy Baker’s series begins with a cupcake-centered murder case that turns her bakery life into amateur sleuthing.
Dying for Danish (2012): Lexy’s second case keeps the bakery front and center while another death proves her first investigation was not a one-time disruption.
Murder, Money & Marzipan (2013): A money-linked mystery widens Lexy’s trouble beyond pastries and into motives with stronger personal stakes.
3 Bodies and a Biscotti (2013): The fourth book raises the body count and gives Lexy a busier, more tangled case than the early bakery murders.
Brownies, Bodies and Bad Guys (2013): Lexy’s cozy world keeps colliding with danger as baked goods, bodies, and suspicious men complicate the investigation.
Bake, Battle & Roll (2013): This entry leans into competition and conflict, giving Lexy another case where local personalities matter as much as clues.
Wedded Blintz (2013): Wedding energy enters the series, making romance and murder share the same stage.
Scones, Skulls & Scams (2014): Lexy faces a case built around deception, buried trouble, and the series’ familiar food-mystery rhythm.
Ice Cream Murder (2014): The ninth book cools the bakery theme with an ice-cream-linked case that still fits Lexy’s culinary sleuthing pattern.
Mummified Meringues (2014): A stranger and more macabre culinary mystery gives Lexy a case where the title’s sweetness hides darker business.
Brutal Brûlée (2015): Lexy’s investigation turns sharper as a refined dessert backdrop contrasts with a dangerous murder case.
No Scone Unturned (2016): The series continues with another clue-heavy bakery mystery where Lexy cannot leave the past or the suspects alone.
Cream Puff Killer (2017): A cream-puff case brings Lexy back into a familiar pattern of food, suspicion, and local danger.
Never Say Pie (2018): The fourteenth book keeps the long-running culinary mystery structure intact while giving Lexy another pie-linked puzzle.
Ain’t Seen Muffin Yet (2020): A later Lexy mystery returns to the bakery-sleuth formula after the series has already built its main cast and rhythm.
Assault and Buttercream (2022): Lexy’s sixteenth main case mixes bakery comfort with a more confrontational mystery.
Thanksgiving Turkey Tragedy (2024): A holiday Lexy Baker mystery that works best after several earlier books because the series’ recurring relationships are already established.

Lexy Baker Short Stories in Order

Holiday Homicide (2025): A short Lexy Baker holiday mystery that gives readers a compact case rather than a full main-series installment.
Flour Felony (2026): A short bakery mystery that uses Lexy’s familiar world for a quicker crime.
Muffin Murder (2026): A later short story that continues the snack-sized Lexy format with another food-linked case.

Blackmoore Sisters Books in Order

Dead Wrong (2013): The Blackmoore Sisters series opens with family secrets, suspicion, and a cozy mystery setup built around the sisters’ bond.
Dead & Buried (2013): The second book keeps the family mystery energy moving as buried trouble becomes impossible to ignore.
Dead Tide (2013): The third mystery brings water, danger, and hidden motives into the sisters’ world.
Buried Secrets (2013): This entry turns the title’s promise into the series’ main strength: old secrets surfacing at the worst time.
Deadly Intentions (2014): The fifth book sharpens the danger by focusing on motive, intention, and the people hiding too much.
A Grave Mistake (2015): The sixth book sends the sisters into another case where one wrong assumption can mislead the whole investigation.
Spell Found (2015): A more paranormal-leaning entry that brings magical or psychic elements closer to the center of the mystery.
Fatal Fortune (2017): Fortune, prediction, and fate become part of the case as the sisters face another deadly puzzle.
Hidden Secrets (2019): A late-series mystery that returns to the core Blackmoore theme: families, lies, and concealed histories.
Celestial Chaos (2024): The newest listed Blackmoore Sisters novel brings the series back with a larger mystical edge and works best after the earlier books.

Mystic Notch Cozy Mystery Books in Order

Optional prequel placement:

Pawsitive Beginnings (2024): A prequel entry that can be read before Ghostly Paws, though first-time readers may still prefer the original book-one introduction.

Main series:

Ghostly Paws (2014): Willa Chance arrives in Mystic Notch and begins the series with cats, ghosts, and a murder that introduces the town’s paranormal rules.
A Spirited Tail (2014): The second book deepens Willa’s connection to ghostly clues and the town’s unusual supernatural pattern.
A Mew to a Kill (2015): Willa’s cat-centered sleuthing continues as another mystery proves Mystic Notch is not a quiet refuge.
Paws and Effect (2015): The fourth book keeps the ghost-and-cat formula moving while tying new clues to Mystic Notch’s local secrets.
Probable Paws (2016): Willa faces another case where instinct, evidence, and supernatural nudges all matter.
Whisker of a Doubt (2018): The sixth book uses doubt and suspicion to complicate Willa’s trust in both people and clues.
Wrong Side of the Claw (2019): Willa lands on the dangerous side of another cat-linked mystery with stronger pressure from the town around her.
Claw and Order (2021): The eighth main book gives Mystic Notch another law-and-order case shaped by cats, ghosts, and local secrets.

Mooseamuck Island Cozy Mystery Books in Order

A Zen for Murder (2014): The Mooseamuck Island series begins with island-town atmosphere and a murder that interrupts any hope of peace.
A Crabby Killer (2015): The second book keeps the coastal setting lively with a case built around local friction and suspect behavior.
A Treacherous Treasure (2016): A treasure-linked mystery closes the main Mooseamuck Island run with hidden value and dangerous motives.

Kate Diamond Adventure Mystery Books in Order

Hidden Agemda (2013): Kate Diamond’s adventure-mystery series begins with museum expertise, artifacts, and a hunt that mixes history with danger.
Ancient Hiss Story (2015): The second book gives Kate another artifact-centered mystery with a playful title and an ancient clue trail.
Heist Society (2018): The third book turns the adventure toward theft, planning, and a more heist-driven mystery structure.

Silver Hollow Paranormal Cozy Mystery Books in Order

A Spell of Trouble (2016): The Silver Hollow series begins with witchy small-town mystery and introduces the magical rules that drive the books.
Spell Disaster (2016): The second book keeps the magical-town setup but raises the consequences when spellwork and murder collide.
Nothing to Croak About (2017): A frog-themed paranormal mystery gives the series a lighter title while keeping the investigation active.
Cry Wolf (2017): This entry brings wolfish danger and suspicion into the Silver Hollow world.
Shear Magic (2018): The fifth book uses magical trouble and local suspects to close the listed Silver Hollow sequence.

Hazel Martin Historical Mystery Books in Order

Murder at Lowry House (2017): Hazel Martin’s historical mystery series begins in the 1920s with a novelist-sleuth and a country-house-style murder.
Murder by Misunderstanding (2017): The second book continues Hazel’s historical sleuthing with a case shaped by confusion, motive, and social tension.

Lady Katherine Regency Mystery Books in Order

These books were written with Harmony Williams.

An Invitation to Murder (2017): Lady Katherine’s Regency mystery series opens with manners, social maneuvering, and murder in a historical setting.
The Baffling Burglaries of Bath (2018): The second book sends the series into theft, Bath society, and a puzzle that demands discretion.
Murder at the Ice Ball (2018): A glittering social event turns deadly, giving Lady Katherine a case where appearances are part of the trap.
A Murderous Affair (2019): The fourth book mixes scandal, romance-era social pressure, and another investigation.
Murder on Charles Street (2020): The fifth book continues the Regency mystery line with a street-level case and familiar period intrigue.

Oyster Cove Guesthouse Books in Order

A Twist in the Tail (2019): The Oyster Cove Guesthouse series begins with cats, seaside hospitality, and a cozy murder case.
A Whisker in the Dark (2019): The second book keeps the guesthouse setting active while a darker clue trail tests the amateur sleuthing setup.
A Purrfect Alibi (2019): The third book centers on alibis, cats, and the challenge of proving what really happened.

Christmas Village Cozy Mystery Books in Order

Cadaver on Candy Cane Lane (2019): The Christmas Village series begins with a festive setting disrupted by a body.
Grievance in Gingerbread Alley (2019): The second novella brings another holiday-themed murder into the same Christmas village world.

Moorecliff Manor Cat Cozy Mystery Books in Order

Dead in the Dining Room (2021): The Moorecliff Manor series opens with a manor-house mystery, cats, and a body in a classic cozy location.
Stabbed in the Solarium (2021): The second book moves the murder into another grand-house setting, keeping the manor’s rooms central to the mystery.
Homicide in the Hydrangeas (2021): The third book shifts the danger outside into the garden, where pretty surroundings hide ugly motives.
Lifeless in the Library (2022): A library death gives the series a bookish mystery and a clue trail tied to the manor’s interiors.
Mayhem in the Mudroom (2022): The fifth book continues the room-by-room manor mystery pattern with another body and another household puzzle.

Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery Books in Order

Halloween Party Murder (2022): Juniper Holiday’s first case turns a seasonal party into a murder investigation.
Thanksgiving Dinner Death (2022): The second book brings family, food, and holiday pressure into another cozy crime.
Who Slayed the Santas? (2022): A Christmas-themed mystery turns multiple Santas into part of the clue trail.
Masquerade Party Murder (2023): The fourth book uses costumes, concealment, and party secrets to complicate the case.
My Fatal Valentine (2023): A Valentine’s mystery gives Juniper another holiday murder where romance and suspicion overlap.

Yule Notch Christmas Cozy Mystery Books in Order

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Homicide (2023): A Christmas cozy mystery that uses a festive town setup for a murder case with seasonal charm.

Earl Clawson Books in Order

The Case of the Vanishing Valuables (2025): Earl Clawson’s first listed mystery centers on missing valuables and a case built around observation, theft, and recovery.

Brook Ridge Falls Ladies’ Detective Club Books in Order

Pumpkin Patch Peril (2025): The Ladies’ Detective Club begins with an autumnal cozy mystery where a pumpkin-patch setting hides real danger.

Starfall Bay Midlife Magical Mystery Books in Order

Dying to Know (2026): Gina Ferraro’s midlife magical mystery begins with divorce, a dead mother-in-law, and suspicion falling directly on Gina.
Dying to Forget (2026): The second Starfall Bay book continues Gina’s paranormal midlife sleuthing as coven life, ghosts, and another death complicate her new start.

Standalone and Single-Entry Mysteries

Burning Justice (2015): A standalone mystery with a stronger justice-and-danger frame than Dobbs’ lighter cozy titles.
The Case of the Sinister Spirit (2018): A Jane Gallows Witch P.I. entry that blends witchy investigation with a paranormal case.
Teatime Pastries and Punishments (2019): A classic-style cozy mystery built around teatime, pastries, and a contained whodunit setup.
Murder on a Mississippi Steamboat (2020): A historical-style mystery using a steamboat setting for a closed-circle murder atmosphere.

L.A. Dobbs: Sam Mason K-9 Dog Mystery Books in Order

Leighann Dobbs also writes as L.A. Dobbs. These books are less cozy than the Leighann Dobbs mysteries and should be read separately.

Telling Lies (2017): Sam Mason and his K-9 partner enter the series with a small-town death that reveals bigger secrets beneath the surface.
Keeping Secrets (2017): The second case continues the White Rock investigation pattern, where old relationships and hidden truths complicate the murder.
Exposing Truths (2017): Sam, Jody, and the dogs face another case where the victim’s life creates a longer suspect list than expected.
Betraying Trust (2018): The fourth book pushes the series into betrayal, damaged loyalty, and a case that tests the police team’s assumptions.
Killing Dreams (2018): A darker investigation gives the series a stronger emotional edge as Sam’s team follows a dangerous trail.
Crossing Lines (2020): The sixth book moves the investigation into morally tense ground, where solving the case may require crossing boundaries.
Seeking Justice (2024): The series returns with Sam and the K-9 team pursuing justice after the earlier White Rock cases have already shaped the cast.
Breaking Rules (2024): A later case challenges procedure and trust as Sam’s team faces a mystery that does not fit neatly inside the rules.
Finding Answers (2025): Long-buried secrets threaten Jody Harris directly, making this a personal late-series investigation.
Hiding Crimes (2026): The tenth book continues the Sam Mason sequence with another case built around concealed wrongdoing.
Covering Tracks (2027): The eleventh listed Sam Mason book is the next future entry and should follow Hiding Crimes.

Romance and Romantic Suspense Series

These are separate from the cozy mystery series. Read them by series, not mixed into the mystery order unless you are following publication history.

Sweet Escapes Books in Order

Forbidden Desires (2012): A short romance built around attraction that the characters are not supposed to pursue.
Physical Attraction (2012): A romance novella where chemistry and proximity drive the central relationship.
Passionate Vengeance (2012): A short romantic story shaped by revenge, emotion, and unresolved tension.
Second Chance (2012): A romance about revisiting a connection that did not work the first time.

Fancytales Books in Order

Written with Raven Ashton.

Something in Red (2013): A fairy-tale-inspired historical romance that starts the Fancytales sequence.
Snow White and the Seven Rogues (2013): The second book reworks Snow White material with a Regency-romance twist.
Dancing on Glass (2013): A glass-slipper-style romance that continues the fairy-tale pattern.
The Beast of Edenmaine (2013): A Beauty and the Beast-inspired historical romance with a brooding estate atmosphere.
The Reluctant Princess (2013): A princess-themed romance focused on duty, reluctance, and attraction.
Sleeping Heiress (2014): The sixth book closes the listed Fancytales set with another fairy-tale-style historical romance.

St. Daine Family Books in Order

Written with Raven Ashton.

An Unexpected Proposal (2015): The St. Daine Family series opens with a proposal premise that turns family and romance into the main conflict.
An Unexpected Passion (2016): The second book continues the family-romance line with another relationship shaped by surprise and desire.

Sweetrock Cowboy Books in Order

Some Like It Hot (2016): The first Sweetrock Cowboy romance introduces the small-town western setting and a heat-driven couple.
Too Close for Comfort (2016): The second book keeps the cowboy-romance frame while focusing on proximity, tension, and emotional risk.

Scandals and Spies Books in Order

Written with Harmony Williams.

Kissing the Enemy (2016): The romantic-suspense series begins with attraction across enemy lines.
Deceiving the Duke (2016): The second book adds deception, rank, and romantic danger to the spy-centered setting.
Tempting the Rival (2016): The third book uses rivalry as the central romantic and suspense conflict.
Charming the Spy (2017): A spy-centered romance where charm and secrecy are equally dangerous.
Pursuing the Traitor (2017): The fifth book moves the series toward betrayal and pursuit.
Captivating the Captain (2017): The final listed Scandals and Spies book gives the sequence another military or command-centered romance.

Witches of Hawthorne Grove Books in Order

Written with Emely Chase.

Something Magical (2016): The Hawthorne Grove series begins with romance, magic, and a small-town paranormal setup.
Curiously Enchanted (2017): The second book continues the magical-romance tone with another enchanted relationship.

Corporate Chaos Books in Order

Written with Lisa Fenwick.

In Over Her Head (2017): The Corporate Chaos series starts with workplace pressure and a romantic-comedy mystery setup.
Can’t Stand the Heat (2017): The second book keeps the office-romance chaos going with stronger tension around the central pair.
What Goes Around Comes Around (2017): This entry uses workplace consequences and personal history to drive the conflict.
Careful What You Wish For (2018): The fourth book turns a wish or goal into the source of romantic and comic trouble.
Dish Best Served Cold (2020): A later Corporate Chaos entry where revenge, workplace friction, and romance overlap.

Goldwater Creek Mail Order Brides

Faith (2015): A western historical romance contribution that belongs outside the main Leighann Dobbs cozy-mystery world.

Contributed Series

Chevonne: Bride of Oklahoma (2016): A contribution to the American Mail-Order Brides world and separate from Dobbs’ own main series.
Spell on Earth (2018): A contribution to the Elemental Witches of Eternal Springs Cozy Mystery world, best treated as shared-world material.

Publication Order or Series Order?

Use series order.

Leighann Dobbs has many short series, co-written books, romances, cozy mysteries, and L.A. Dobbs police mysteries. Publication order will show career development, but it will not give the cleanest reading experience.

The main exception is the Lexy Baker series, where publication order and series order are effectively the same for the main novels.

Which Books Are Separate Continuities?

Lexy Baker, Mystic Notch, Blackmoore Sisters, Silver Hollow, Oyster Cove, Moorecliff Manor, Juniper Holiday, and Starfall Bay are separate cozy or paranormal cozy series.

Sam Mason K-9 is a separate L.A. Dobbs mystery series and is less cozy.

The romance series are separate from the mysteries.

Shared-world contributions such as Chevonne: Bride of Oklahoma and Spell on Earth should not be treated as required Leighann Dobbs continuity.

Latest Leighann Dobbs Book Status

As of April 29, 2026, the newest Leighann Dobbs releases include Flour Felony, Dying to Know, and Muffin Murder.

The next listed Leighann Dobbs release is Dying to Forget, book two of Starfall Bay Midlife Magical Mystery, scheduled for May 2026.

Under the L.A. Dobbs name, Hiding Crimes is listed for 2026, and Covering Tracks is listed for 2027.

FAQs

What Leighann Dobbs book should I read first?

Start with Killer Cupcakes for culinary cozy mystery, Ghostly Paws for paranormal cat mystery, or Dead Wrong for the Blackmoore Sisters.

Is L.A. Dobbs the same author as Leighann Dobbs?

Yes. L.A. Dobbs is the less-cozy mystery pen name used for the Sam Mason K-9 Dog Mystery series.

Are the Leighann Dobbs series connected?

Most are separate. Read each series in order, but you do not need to finish one series before starting another unless you want a tidy author-wide plan.

Which Leighann Dobbs series is longest?

Lexy Baker is one of the longest main series, with many full-length culinary cozy mysteries plus later short stories.

Should I read Pawsitive Beginnings before Ghostly Paws?

You can, but Ghostly Paws is the better first read because it was the original Mystic Notch starting point. Use Pawsitive Beginnings as a prequel after you know the town.

Which Leighann Dobbs series is paranormal?

Mystic Notch, Blackmoore Sisters, Silver Hollow, Witches of Hawthorne Grove, Jane Gallows, and Starfall Bay all include paranormal or magical elements.

Which series should I choose for historical mystery?

Choose Hazel Martin for 1920s mystery or Lady Katherine Regency Mysteries for Regency-era mystery.

Conclusion

The best Leighann Dobbs reading order is series-first.

Begin with Killer Cupcakes for the Lexy Baker culinary mysteries, Ghostly Paws for Mystic Notch, Dead Wrong for Blackmoore Sisters, or Telling Lies for the L.A. Dobbs Sam Mason K-9 mysteries.

After that, branch by mood: paranormal cozy, historical mystery, cat cozy, holiday cozy, or romance. Leighann Dobbs’ catalog is broad, but it becomes easy to navigate once each sleuth and world has its own shelf.

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