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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2005
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

An Annabelle Archer Mystery

1 - Better Off Wed (Jan-2005)
2 - For Better or Hearse (Mar-2006)
2.5 - Dead Ringer (Oct-2017)
3 - To Love and To Perish (Feb-2007)
4 - Review to a Kill (Aug-2017)
5 - Death on the Aisle (Sep-2017)
5.5 - Night of the Living Wed (Oct-2017)
6 - Eat, Prey, Love (Jan-2018)
7 - Groomed for Murder (Apr-2018)
8 - Wed or Alive (Jul-2018)
8.5 - Marry and Bright (Oct-2018)
9 - The Truffle with Weddings (Jan-2019)
10 - Irish Aisles are Smiling (Aug-2019)
10.5 - Godfather of the Bride (Aug-2019)
11 - Claus for Celebration (Dec-2019)
12 - Bride or Die (Aug-2020)
12.5 - Slay Bells Ring (Nov-2020)
12.6 - Jewel of the Aisle (Jul-2021)
13 - Day of the Wed (Oct-2023)

Book List in Order: 19 titles



  • The murder of a particularly difficult mother-of-the-bride has cast a pall on wedding planner Annabelle Archer's latest triumph -- and suspicion falls heavily on her sometime-business partner and friend Richard Gerard. Annabelle knows that even her t...



  • Iced ! Wedding planner extraordinaire Annabelle Archer is used to dealing with difficult personalities -- neurotic brides, despotic mothers, and prima donna bridesmaids. However, being chased from a swank hotel kitchen at knifepoint by a shrieking...



  • An up-and-comer in the cutthroat world of Washington, D.C., wedding planning, Annabelle Archer always keeps her cool when dealing with hot-tempered bridezillas. The same can't be said for Carolyn Crabbe, D.C.'s grande dame of bridal blowouts, who tak...



  • **Agatha Award-winning Series!**A bride with a talent for scathing online reviews. A list of victims longer than a receiving line. Was one of them angry enough to murder her?For wedding planner Annabelle Archer, bridezillas come with the territory. B...



  • *Agatha Award-winning Series*A society wedding on a client's yacht could make Annabelle's career. or get her killed. Wedding planner extraordinaire Annabelle Archer and her zany team are used to working under challenging con...



  • A glamorous bridal show. A sophisticated jewelry heist. Can Annabelle track down the baubles and nab a burglar? Wedding planner Annabelle Archer knows that the only thing as crazy as a wedding day is a bridal show. When D...



  • **Agatha Award-winning Series!**Wedding planner Annabelle Archer is ecstatic about her wedding-free weekend getaway . . . until she realizes she’s booked a hotel room next to an unfriendly ghost.A vacation is just what Annabelle and her team need a...



  • ** Agatha Award-winning Series**An exotic island. The world’s top wedding planners. A murderer out for revenge.Wedding planner Annabelle Archer feels like she’s finally hit the big time when she and her team are invited to go to Bali along with s...



  • She makes wedding dreams come true. But when a dead body crashes the ceremony, she’ll show off a whole new set of skills…Annabelle Archer is an expert at wedding day disaster control. With preparations underway for her latest lavish ceremony, she...






  • She can handle wedding day jitters or even a runaway bride. But a kidnapped bride is another matter.Wedding planner Annabelle Archer has had her share of wedding day disasters. Nervous brides and grooms are par for the course. But when the bride goes...



  • An abandoned baby. A bride who’s channeling her inner Scrooge. Can Annabelle track down who left the baby while keeping her bride from having a merry meltdown?'Tis the season for mistletoe and matrimony. Wedding planner Annabelle Archer and her tea...



  • An over-the-top Valentine's Day wedding. A poisoned box of chocolates. Will the most romantic holiday of the year become the most deadly? Society wedding planner Annabelle Archer has her hands full with a bride who thinks excess isn't enough. The las...



  • Wedding planner Annabelle Archer has dealt with family drama at weddings. But never drama with the family. When a member of the mob shows up on her elderly neighbor's wedding day, Annabelle is surprised. But she's even more surprised when she learns ...



  • A trip to Ireland to locate a romantic wedding venue for a bride sounds like the ideal getaway for a wedding planner and her team . . . until they stumble upon a body in a castle. Annabelle Archer is no stranger to drama, and when a client asks ...



  • Wedding disasters are one thing. A missing Santa (who is presumed dead) is quite another.This is no normal holiday season for DC's top wedding planners. Not only is the weather too warm for their winter wonderland wedding, but their neighborhood's si...



  • Wedding planner Annabelle Archer is finally getting married. If only she could focus on her wedding and not the fact that her one of her high-profile grooms has vanished.The last thing Annabelle Archer wants to do the week of her wedding is talk to o...



  • Snowed in for Christmas-with her entire wedding team. And a dead body.Wedding planner Annabelle Archer was looking forward to her first Christmas with her new husband. She wasn't expecting a blizzard to hit DC or to get snowed in with all her wedding...



  • A wedding in a historic hotel that was once a haven for pirates and smugglers seemed like a romantic notion. Until the bride's bling vanishes.Wedding planner Annabelle Archer is off to the Bahamas to coordinate a wedding renewal ceremony and celebrat...



  • A Mexican getaway means sun, sand, margaritas---and murder? Who knew someone would take the Day of the Dead holiday so literally?Society wedding planner Annabelle Archer and her team are in Mexico to celebrate Kate's bachelorette weekend, which means...





Award-Winning Books by Laura Durham

Better Off Wed
2005 Agatha Award -- First Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Laura Durham has published 19 books.

Laura Durham does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Day of the Wed, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Laura Durham, Better Off Wed, was published in January 2005.

Yes. Laura Durham has 1 series.