Janice Thompson

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  • Bibliography:
    72 Books (14 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2001
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Backstage Pass

1 - Stars Collide (Jan-2011)
2 - Hello, Hollywood! (Sep-2011)
3 - The Director's Cut (Jun-2012)

The Bella Novella Collection

1 - Once Upon a Moonlight Night (Dec-2015)
2 - Tea for Two (Jan-2016)
3 - Pennies from Heaven (May-2016)
4 - That Lucky Old Sun (Mar-2017)
5 - The Tender Trap (Mar-2017)
6 - That's Life (Jan-2017)

Boardwalk Brides

1 - Salt Water Taffie (May-2017)
2 - Cotton Candy Clouds (May-2017)
3 - Sweet Harmony (Aug-2015)

A Bridal Mayhem Mystery

1 - The Wedding Caper (Oct-2006)
2 - Gone With the Groom (Jun-2007)
3 - Pushing Up Daisies (May-2017)
4 - The Perfect Match (May-2017)
5 - Catering to Disaster (May-2017)
6 - Don't Rock the Boat (May-2017)

Brides with Style

1 - Every Bride Needs a Groom (Apr-2015)
2 - Every Girl Gets Confused (Oct-2015)
3 - Every Bride Has Her Day (May-2016)

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1 - Hurricane (Oct-2004)
2 - Mismatched in Texas (Apr-2016)
3 - Last Groom in Town (Mar-2017)

Destined to Meet

1 - Angel Incognito (May-2004)
2 - Sweet Charity (Sep-2005)
3 - White As Snow (Feb-2008)

The Freedom Express

1 - Mariah's Message (Feb-2012)
2 - Lou-Belle, a Southern Belle (Feb-2012)
3 - Mariah to the Rescue (Feb-2012)
4 - Lou-Belle Learns a Lesson (Feb-2012)
5 - Mariah's Road to Freedom (Feb-2012)

Music of the Heart Collection

1 - A Chorus of One (Oct-2004)
2 - Sweet Harmony (Aug-2015)
3 - Love Me Tender (Sep-2010)

Red, White and Blue Weddings

1 - Red Like Crimson (Jun-2007)
2 - White As Snow (Feb-2008)
3 - Out of the Blue (Jul-2008)

Texas Weddings

1 - A Class of her Own (Jul-2002)
2 - A Chorus of One (Oct-2004)
3 - Sweet Charity (Sep-2005)
4 - Banking on Love (Dec-2005)
5 - Angel Incognito (May-2004)
6 - Deep in the Heart of Mayhem (Mar-2017)

Weddings by Bella

1 - Fools Rush In (Sep-2009)
2 - Swinging on a Star (Jan-2010)
3 - It Had to Be You (May-2010)
4 - That's Amore (Nov-2014)

Weddings by Design

1 - Picture Perfect (Feb-2013)
2 - The Icing on the Cake (Aug-2013)
3 - The Dream Dress (Feb-2014)
4 - A Bouquet of Love (Aug-2014)

Zaney Muldaney

1 - On the Road to Kingdom Come (Nov-2015)
2 - Zaney Muldaney: Farther Along the Road (Aug-2015)

Multi-Author Series List

An American Tapestry

Queen of the Waves (Oct-2012)

Belles & Whistles

1 - Daisy Belle (May-2017)
3 - Sleigh Belles (May-2017)

Gone to the Dogs

1 - Off the Chain (Jul-2022)
3 - Barking up the Wrong Tree (Jan-2023)
5 - Every Dog Has His Day (Jul-2023)

Love's Sporting Chance

On Thin Ice (Oct-2015)

My Heart Belongs

My Heart Belongs in San Francisco, California: Abby's Prospects (Mar-2018)

When I Fall in Love

Love Me Tender (Sep-2010)

A Year of Weddings

18 - Never a Bridesmaid (Apr-2015)

Book List in Order: 72 titles

  • Duty to Die

    Duty to Die, a "what-if" fictional thriller set in the not-too-distant future, comes almost too close for comfort in a society lacking a sanctity for life. Can death be packaged in such a way that it actually begins to look like a viable option for t...

  • A Class of her Own

    Texas Weddings - 1
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 490

    When Laura Chapman's husband of over twenty years passes away, she finds herself the sole provider for two teenage children, lonely and frightened, and determined to return to college to obtain a degree. Then she lands in the same history class with ...

  • Angel Incognito

    Destined to Meet - 1
    Texas Weddings - 5
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 593

    Determined to prove she can be a good reporter, Angelina Fuentes begs her boss for one big story: She plans to tug L.A.'s heartstrings by exposing a group of con men. To get the scoop, Angel must go undercover as a cleaning woman. Peter Campbell b...

  • Hurricane

    Deep in the Heart of Texas - 1

    It's 1900 and Brent Murphy, a prodigal son, is disillusioned with New York and his life as a newspaperman. Drawn home to Galveston Island, Brent knows it is likely he will face rejection from his father.

    On Saturday September 8, 1900, witho...

  • A Chorus of One

    Music of the Heart Collection - 1
    Texas Weddings - 2
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 613

    Jessica Chapman has her happy ending planned out. Does it really matter that she and her fiance don't agree on every little detail? Or even on some big ones - like her passion for music and the theater. Jessica plans to become Nathan Fisher's wife an...

  • Sweet Charity

    Destined to Meet - 2
    Texas Weddings - 3
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 666

    A vivacious, undisciplined two year old named Charity has Shauna Alexander seriously questioning her calling as a child care provider. The toddler seems to thrive on wreaking havoc wherever she goes. Pastor Kent Chapman's heart is still raw from losi...

  • Banking on Love

    Texas Weddings - 4
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 677

    Success defines Kellie Fisher. She's always had a head for numbers and vision of the tomorrow. But when her father is hospitalized, she leaves the big city behind and rushes to be at her parents' side. Nathan Fisher loves his life. His wife Kellie is...

  • The Wedding Caper

    A Bridal Mayhem Mystery - 1

    When a $25,000 night deposit mysteriously disappears from the Clark County Savings and Loan, Annie Peterson has reason to be concerned and to assume the role of amateur sleuth. Her husband's job at the bank makes him a potential suspect, but knowing ...

  • Gone With the Groom

    A Bridal Mayhem Mystery - 2

    The best laid plans of brides and men go awry when Annie Peterson's future son-in-law Scott disappears. Have pre-wedding jitters caused Brandi's fiance to take flight, or are more sinister forces at work? Surely Annie can solve the riddle. But who co...



  • Red Like Crimson

    Red, White and Blue Weddings - 1
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 754

    When Adrianne found out she was pregnant eight years ago, she made the decision to leave Bible school and raise her child alone. Staying would have prevented her boyfriend from fulfilling his God-appointed mission in life. But every day since, she ha...

  • White As Snow

    Destined to Meet - 3
    Red, White and Blue Weddings - 2
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 786

    Living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, makes this aversion a difficult one to have, midst all the diehard football fans. But Brianna has her reasons, and the men in Pittsburgh will have to adjust. So far she hasn't found a guy who can resist the pull of...

  • Out of the Blue

    Red, White and Blue Weddings - 3
    Heartsong Inspirational Romance - 806

    Will Katie ever stop running? Katie Walken has been running most of her life - from her Amish upbringing, from her family's expectations, and from an arranged marriage to her childhood friend, Karl Borg. Now a successful real estate agent, Katie feel...

  • Spring Creek Bride

    Love Inspired Historical - 30

    Can't Ida Mueller walk to town without being harangued by rowdy railroad men? The formerly lovely town of Spring Creek, Texas, has been overtaken by saloons and disorderly conduct. So when a handsome stranger arrives with plans to open a gambling hal...

  • Fools Rush In

    Weddings by Bella - 1

    Bella Rossi may be nearing thirty, but her life is just starting to get interesting. When her Italian-turned-Texan parents hand over the family wedding planning business, Bella is determined not to let them down. She quickly books a "Boot Scoot'n" we...

  • Swinging on a Star

    Weddings by Bella - 2

    Bella Rossi's life is nearing perfection. She's got the perfect guy, she's running a successful business, and she's about to plan her most ambitious wedding yet, a Renaissance-themed fairy tale come true, complete with period costumes and foods, hors...

  • It Had to Be You

    Weddings by Bella - 3

    Bella couldn't be happier that her long-feuding Aunt Rosa and Uncle Lazarro have finally admitted their love for one another and are getting married. Their forties-style wedding is sure to be a night to remember. But when the Rossi house begins to fi...

  • Love Me Tender

    Music of the Heart Collection - 3
    When I Fall in Love

    As "Love Me Tender" plays in the background, Debbie Carmichael determines to salvage her family's restaurant, Sweet Sal's Soda Shoppe, when her father's health fails. Teen heartthrob Bobby Conrad agrees to perform at a fundraiser concert. But just tw...

  • Stars Collide

    Backstage Pass - 1

    Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy don't just play two people who are secretly in love on a television sitcom--they are also head over heels for each other in real life. When the lines between reality and TV land blur, they hope they can keep their relati...

  • Hello, Hollywood!

    Backstage Pass - 2

    Athena Pappas is the head writer on one of the most popular sitcoms in television history. But when Vegas comedian Stephen Cosse is brought in to beef up the show's suddenly sagging ratings, she starts to worry about her job. Sparks fly as the compet...



  • Lou-Belle Learns a Lesson

    The Freedom Express - 4

    Sadness comes to the plantation, but Lou-Belle must learn to deal with all of it. The Civil War is underway, and she must be brave. Her friendship with Mariah is put to the test, but once again they prove that a godly friendship always wins out.ABO...

  • Lou-Belle, a Southern Belle

    The Freedom Express - 2

    Written for children ages seven and up. Lou-Belle might be the daughter of a slave-owner, but her newfound faith gives her the wisdom she needs to treat everyone on the plantation as a friend. Her relationship with Mariah, a young slave girl, gives ...

  • Mariah to the Rescue

    The Freedom Express - 3

  • Mariah's Message

    The Freedom Express - 1

    Enjoy five books for girls from best-selling Christian author, Janice Thompson for one low price. BOOK ONE: Mariah’s MessageMariah might be the daughter of a slave, but that doesn't keep her from becoming friends with the slave-owner's daughter, Lo...

  • Mariah's Road to Freedom

    The Freedom Express - 5

    Abraham Lincoln has just signed the Emancipation Proclamation, but what does that mean to Mariah and her family? Will they leave the plantation? Will she lose her friendship with Lou-Belle?ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Janice Thompson is the author of nearly 80...

  • The Director's Cut

    Backstage Pass - 3

    Tia Morales is used to calling the shots. She's the director of the popular sitcom Stars Collide, and her life on set is calculated and orderly. Well, most of the time. But her life outside the studio is another matter. If only she could get her fami...

  • Queen of the Waves

    An American Tapestry

    When pampered Jacqueline Abington secretly elopes with the family gardener, she asks another woman to take her place on the much anticipated maiden voyage of the Titanic. Tessa Bowen hails from a poor corner of London but has been granted the opportu...

  • Picture Perfect

    Weddings by Design - 1

    Feisty wedding photographer Hannah McDermott has dealt with her share of difficult brides. But none can compare to the ultimate Bridezilla she's dealing with now. Still, she's trying desperately to impress Bella Neeley, Galveston Island's most sought...

  • The Icing on the Cake

    Weddings by Design - 2

    Scarlet Lindsey's aunt Wilhelmina may be Texas's most popular cake baker extraordinaire, but she's also getting on in years. When Scarlet decides to take on the role of cake decorator at her cranky aunt's bidding, it's just the beginning of a series ...

  • The Dream Dress

    Weddings by Design - 3

    A seamstress at a swanky bridal boutique, Gabi Delgado dreams of doing more than ripping out seams and fitting dresses to doe-eyed brides. She wants to see her own dress designs gracing the young women of Texas. When Jordan Spencer, the editor of Tex...



  • A Bouquet of Love

    Weddings by Design - 4

    Cassia Pappas has found herself in a nearly impossible situation. She wants to spend her time immersed in her new job at a Galveston Island floral shop, arranging blooms and brightening occasions with her lovely creations. But her huge Greek family--...

  • That's Amore

    Weddings by Bella - 4

    Bella's back--in a big way!Bella Neeley is a busy woman these days. Not only is she juggling two young kids, her hunky husband, and her always-entertaining family--she has another baby on the way. To top it off, she and D.J. are busy opening a second...

  • The Perfect Catch

    The Perfect Catch (Previously published as Gone Fishing)“Everyone in town knows Sassy Hatchett's got a bite worse than any shark in the Gulf of Mexico. Why, she could kill a man with just a look. Is that the sort of woman you want to spend your ret...

  • Every Bride Needs a Groom

    Brides with Style - 1

    Small-town girl Katie Fisher is planning her wedding. Sure, her boyfriend hasn't managed to pop the question just yet, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't enter a contest in Texas Bride magazine to win the dress of her dreams, right? But when her boy...

  • Never a Bridesmaid

    A Year of Weddings - 18

    Meet the people who make it all happen -- the planners, the photographers, the musicians who have helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples as they find their own happy endings in the second Year of Weddings novella collection. Can ...

  • Sweet Harmony

    Boardwalk Brides - 3
    Music of the Heart Collection - 2

    Tangie Carini had her sights set on landing a lead in a Broadway play. But when her career flounders, she ends up in Harmony, New Jersey, as a church drama director. Will Tangie find the role of a lifetime where she least expects it? Stodgy music di...

  • Zaney Muldaney: Farther Along the Road

    Zaney Muldaney - 2

  • Fill These Empty Arms

    Meet five women with empty arms. Lexie is only fifteen, and already facing one of the toughest choices of her life--whether or not to keep the baby no one knows she's carrying. Kathryn, Lexie's mother, has already lost her husband. Will she lose her ...

  • Every Girl Gets Confused

    Brides with Style - 2

    Katie Fisher and Brady James may be a match made in heaven, but that doesn't seem to guarantee them a happily ever after accompanied by angelic choirs. In fact, the sounds being heard at the bridal shop where she works are on the contentious side lat...

  • On Thin Ice

    Love's Sporting Chance

    J.J. Williamson has hung up her figure skates. . .for good. The world of competitions, sequined skating dresses, and heartbreak is behind her. Until she receives a call from her old coach, needing help with a new skating program at a local rink. J.J....



  • On the Road to Kingdom Come

    Zaney Muldaney - 1

    From Christian author Janice Thompson comes a fanciful Pilgrim's Progress-like tale for upper elementary/middle grades and above. Zaney Muldaney may be headstrong and perhaps even a little loopy at times, but she knows “in her heart of hearts” th...

  • Once Upon a Moonlight Night

    The Bella Novella Collection - 1

    It's going to be a star-studded night at Club Wed. . .literally! Bella Neeley's at it again, this time coordinating a celestial-themed wedding for a local female meteorologist and her groom, a quirky astronomer/scientist with his own TV show for kids...

  • Tea for Two

    The Bella Novella Collection - 2

    Join Bella Neeley as she coordinates a Victorian tea party themed wedding on Valentine's Day. It’s sure to be an event to remember. . .if the groom finds the time to show up for his own ceremony. Texas senator Beauregard (aka “Beau”) DeVine is ...

  • Mismatched in Texas

    Deep in the Heart of Texas - 2

    In the quaint community of Poetry, Texas, Belinda Bauer spies an opportunity. The tiny town is filled with loggers and railroad men in need of wives, so she sets herself up as a marriage broker. At her invitation, potential brides begin to arrive in ...

  • I Think I do

    Hannah Hibble is only a little concerned about the fact that her parents keep trying to fix her up with guys who come into the family’s Van Nuys costume shop to rent costumes. Each of these lucky fellows leaves with a costume and the promise of a d...

  • Every Bride Has Her Day

    Brides with Style - 3

    Katie Fisher is ecstatic. Pro basketball star Brady James has proposed, and she can't wait to start planning their life together. She's confident she'll make it down the aisle this time--but it still may be easier said than done. A high-society Houst...

  • Pennies from Heaven

    The Bella Novella Collection - 3

    It's back to Splendora for Bella and the gang, and boy, do they have their work cut out for them! This time Bella's planning a Parisian-themed wedding in the springtime, right in the heart of a crazy political season! Whew! Talk about a challenge. An...

  • Return to Sender

    Holly O’Brien’s plans are flipped upside-down when she receives what she believes to be a Christmas letter in the mail. Turns out, the letter is from a complete stranger, and is intended for someone else. The passionate note -- written with shaky...

  • Songs of the Heart

    Music has always placed a part in romance. These 7 contemporary romances are no exception. Let the melody stir your heart as you enjoy these Christian stories sure to rekindle a little note of romance for you....

  • Christmas Love Letters

    Imagine coming across a box of love letters from days gone by or receiving one by mistake? What if a child writes to Santa wanting a mommy? Or a young woman in trouble feels jilted? In these heart-warming stories of love, forgiveness, and redemption,...



  • That's Life

    The Bella Novella Collection - 6

    Welcome to the 6th and final Bella novella, (i.e. "Bella's Swan Song"). It's been such a joy to share the original Bella books with my readers and now, here we are...Bella's final story. In That's Life, you'll journey with a very pregnant Bella as sh...

  • Starry, Starry Knight

  • Deep in the Heart of Mayhem

    Texas Weddings - 6

    Welcome to the Texas Hill Country, y’all! It’s the perfect place for love, weddings, and mayhem! Brooke Morrow never dreamed she would end up coordinating a wedding for Hollywood starlet, Matti Maynor. Against her better judgment, she finds herse...

  • Last Groom in Town

    Deep in the Heart of Texas - 3

    Always the groomsman, never the groom… It’s 1914, and Jake O’Farrell has gained an unusual reputation among the locals: He’s played the roles of groomsman and best man in all four of his older brothers’ weddings, but he’s never been able ...

  • Love's A Stage

  • The Tender Trap

    The Bella Novella Collection - 5

    Join Bella Neeley for an autumn ceremony with a literary theme. Literature professor Elizabeth is marrying pop-psychology/radio star, Walter. Their bookish ceremony will leave Bella wondering if, perhaps, she's in over her head. Will the groom's last...

  • That Lucky Old Sun

    The Bella Novella Collection - 4

    Join Bella Neeley as she plans a summer beach-themed wedding in Galveston, Texas. Darian Pappas, the younger brother of one of Bella Neeley's best friends, is getting married! He comes from a large Greek family, so one would assume the wedding would ...

  • Capturing the Rancher's Heart

  • Wedding Planners

    When it's wedding time, it isn't only the bride who finds her happily ever after. Come along as wedding planners, photographers, and dress shop owners find a groom of their own.DEEP IN THE HEART OF MAYHEMWelcome to the Texas Hill Country, y’all! It...

  • Catering to Disaster

    A Bridal Mayhem Mystery - 5

    Join Annie Peterson, mother of the brides as she solves another whodunit! In this light-hearted story, someone has poisoned over a hundred wedding guests. Did the caterer, Annie's friend Janetta, deliberately plan this scheme, or are there more sinis...

  • Cotton Candy Clouds

    Boardwalk Brides - 2

    Candy Carini has always had her head in the clouds, even while working in her family’s candy store. Now, at Newark’s Eastway Airlines, where she lands both a piloting job and a pilot, her dreams are finally coming true. When Eastway pilot Darren ...

  • Daisy Belle

    Belles & Whistles - 1

    Love blooms in unlikely places. In 1912, two years after a tornado left many children homeless, the town of Daisy, Oklahoma, needs help with its orphanage. Enter Rena Jewel, 38 years old and still single, who longs to do something important with her ...

  • Don't Rock the Boat

    A Bridal Mayhem Mystery - 6

    Annie Peterson is supposed to be on vacation. . .not in wedding planning mode and certainly not in mystery solving mode. But when she meets a bride-to-be aboard the Navigator of the Seas cruise liner, Annie can't help herself. She's ready, willing an...

  • The Perfect Match

    A Bridal Mayhem Mystery - 4

    Join Annie Peterson as she follows the clues to discover who set fire to the local dating service, the Perfect Match. Is the arsonist the financially strapped widow who owns the matchmaking business, a mismatched newspaper editor, an unsatisfied and ...

  • Pushing Up Daisies

    A Bridal Mayhem Mystery - 3

    Annie Peterson, mother of the bride, has just married off her oldest daughter but still has another ceremony/reception to plan for Brandi's twin sister, Candy.When Annie and her daughter visit the Clarksborough, Pennsylvania, florist shop, Flowers by...

  • Salt Water Taffie

    Boardwalk Brides - 1

    Taffie Carini enjoys working in her family’s candy store on the Atlantic City boardwalk. But when her parents begin planning their retirement, Taffie's not sure she has the moxie or the know-how to manage Carini’s Confections on her own. When rep...

  • Sleigh Belles

    Belles & Whistles - 3

    From Savannah to Montana...In 1916, Southern belle Alanna Lessing travels to Montana on a mission -- to rescue her older sister from the influence of suffragettes and bring her back home to Savannah where she belongs. Alanna fears that her sister, Ma...

  • The Cat's Pajamas

    Did you ever ask yourself where animal idioms come from? The Cat’s Pajamas is a funny story that gives you an answer. Franklin is a business cat that always wears a suit and tie. However, one day, he starts wearing plaid pajamas everywhere he goes ...

  • My Heart Belongs in San Francisco, California: Abby's Prospects

    My Heart Belongs

    Journey now to San Francisco, California, of 1853 where... An English socialite finds more treasure than expected on her trip to the American West. When Abby Effingham becomes stranded in the middle of the California gold rush, her money deplete...

  • Off the Chain

    Gone to the Dogs - 1

    The Town of Brenham, Texas, Has Gone to the Dogs!  Curl up with your pup and sink into a delightful small-town mystery as riddles and rescues stack up in book one of a new cozy mystery series.   Marigold Evans’ first attempt at rescuing a...

  • Barking up the Wrong Tree

    Gone to the Dogs - 3

    A Champion Dog Is Off His Game   Grab a puppy to snuggle and unwind with a delightful small-town mystery in book 3 of the Gone to the Dogs series.   Inquisitive, detail-oriented, Veterinarian Kristin Keller prides herself on winning over an...

  • Every Dog Has His Day

    Gone to the Dogs - 5

    A Large Reward Is Offered for a Missing Dog  Kick back with your faithful companion and relax with a small-town mystery in book 5 of the Gone to the Dogs series.   Lone Star groomer, Isabel Fuentes, adopts a feisty rescued dachshund, and th...

  • Tracking Tilly

    Who Stole Tilly from the Auction Block?  Breathe in the nostalgia of everything old red truck in book one of a new cozy mystery series.   The Hadley family ranch is struggling, so RaeLyn, her parents, and brothers decide to turn the old bar...

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Janice Thompson has published 72 books.

The next book by Janice Thompson, Tracking Tilly, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Janice Thompson, Duty to Die, was published in May 2001.

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