Denise Hunter

Denise Hunter is a renowned American author, best known for her Christian-themed contemporary romance novels. She has written over 40 novels, three of which have been adapted into Hallmark movies. Denise's stories are heartwarming and set in small towns, which has earned her a reputation as a skilled writer of small-town romances. Her novels contain layered characters who deal with real-life issues, providing her readers with a vicarious thrill of falling in love and the promise of a happily-ever-after sigh as they turn the final pages.

Denise began her writing career in 1996, inspired by the death of her grandfather. She wrote her first novel while her children napped, and two years later, it was published. Since then, she has written over 40 novels, two of which have become bestsellers. Denise's unique writing style and heartwarming small-town love stories have gained her a large following worldwide. She has won several awards for her writing and has been featured in Southern Living and Woman's World, as well as appearing on The 700 Club.

Denise and her husband, whom she credits as her source of romantic inspiration, live in Indiana. They have raised three sons and are currently enjoying their empty nest. When Denise is not writing, she enjoys traveling, drinking chai lattes, hiking, and playing drums. Her hobbies, along with her experiences of raising three boys, provide her with a wealth of material to draw upon for her novels. Denise's ability to weave real-life experiences into her stories has made her a beloved author among her readers.
Big Sky Romance Books
# Title Year
1 A Cowboy's Touch 2011
2 The Accidental Bride 2012
3 The Trouble with Cowboys 2012
Bluebell Inn Romance Books
# Title Year
1 Lake Season 2019
2 Carolina Breeze 2020
3 Autumn Skies 2020
Blue Ridge Books
# Title Year
1 Blue Ridge Sunrise 2017
2 Sweetbriar Cottage 2017
3 Honeysuckle Dreams 2018
4 On Magnolia Lane 2018
Chapel Springs Books
# Title Year
1 Barefoot Summer 2013
2 Dancing with Fireflies 2014
3 The Wishing Season 2014
4 Married 'til Monday 2015
Kansas Brides Books
# Title Year
1 Stranger's Bride 1999
2 Never a Bride 2000
3 Bittersweet Bride 2002
4 His Brother's Bride 2003
Nantucket Love Story Books
# Title Year
1 Surrender Bay 2007
2 The Convenient Groom 2008
3 Seaside Letters 2009
4 Driftwood Lane 2010
New Heights Books
# Title Year
1 Mending Places 2004
2 Saving Grace 2005
3 Finding Faith 2006
Riverbend Books
# Title Year
1 Riverbend Gap 2021
2 Mulberry Hollow 2022
3 Harvest Moon 2022
4 Wildflower Falls 2023
Smitten Books
# Title Year
1 Smitten (With: Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt) 2011
2 Smitten 2011
3 Natalie - Birthday Wishes 2012
4 Natalie - Birthday Wishes ( By: Colleen Coble) 2012
5 Secretly Smitten 2013
6 Secretly Smitten (With: Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt) 2013
7 Love Between the Lines ( By: Colleen Coble) 2013
8 Love Between the Lines 2013
9 Love Blooms 2013
10 Smitten Book Club (With: Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt) 2014
11 Smitten Book Club 2014
12 Love by the Book 2014
13 Love by the Book ( By: Colleen Coble) 2014
14 Happily Ever After 2014
15 Smitten Ever After 2014
16 Smitten Ever After ( By: Colleen Coble) 2014
Summer Harbor Books
# Title Year
1 Falling Like Snowflakes 2015
2 The Goodbye Bride 2016
3 Just a Kiss 2016
Year Of Weddings Books
# Title Year
1 June (By: Lori Copeland) 1999
2 June 1999
3 A January Bride (By: Deborah Raney) 2013
4 A January Bride 2013
5 A February Bride (By: Betsy St. Amant) 2014
6 A February Bride 2014
7 A March Bride ( By: Rachel Hauck) 2014
8 A March Bride 2014
9 An April Bride 2014
10 An April Bride ( By: Lenora Worth) 2014
11 A May Bride (By: Meg Moseley) 2014
12 A May Bride 2014
13 A June Bride 2014
14 A June Bride (By: Marybeth Mayhew Whalen) 2014
15 A July Bride (By: Beth Wiseman) 2014
16 A July Bride 2014
17 An August Bride 2014
18 An August Bride (By: Debra Clopton) 2014
19 A September Bride 2014
20 A September Bride (By: Kathryn Springer) 2014
21 An October Bride ( By: Katie Ganshert) 2014
22 An October Bride 2014
23 A November Bride (By: Beth K. Vogt) 2014
24 A November Bride 2014
25 Winter Brides 2014
26 Winter Brides (With: Deborah Raney, Betsy St. Amant) 2014
27 Spring Brides ( By: Rachel Hauck) 2015
28 Spring Brides 2015
29 Autumn Brides 2015
30 Autumn Brides (By: Kathryn Springer, Katie Ganshert, Beth K. Vogt) 2015
31 A December Bride 2015
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Sweetwater Gap 2008
2 Summer by the Tides 2019
3 Bookshop by the Sea 2021
4 A Novel Proposal 2023
5 Love, Unscripted 2024
6 Before We Were Us 2024
7 The Summer of You and Me 2025
8 The Second Story Bookshop 2025
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Reese 2012
2 Truth or Dare 2012
3 Game of Love 2013
4 The Perfect Match 2013
5 This Time Around (With: Kathleen Fuller, Melissa Ferguson) 2021
Short Stories/Novellas (with Kathleen Fuller, with Melissa Ferguson)
# Title Year
1 Reese 2012
2 Truth or Dare 2012
3 Game of Love 2013
4 The Perfect Match 2013
5 This Time Around 2021
Denise Hunter Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Reunions 2000
2 Aloha 2002
3 Blind Dates 2003
4 A Year of Weddings 2015