Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and bestselling book, The Christmas Bus. She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series. Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.
Series
Books
The Prom Queen
2013
All for One
2011
Autumn Secrets
1998
On My Own
2002
The Other Side of Darkness
2008
The Happy Camper
2020
With The Tide
2018
Courting Mr. Emerson
2019
Once Upon a Winter's Heart
2014
Faded Denim
Color Me Trapped
2006
Love Finds You in Pendleton, Oregon
2010
Ciao
2011
Premiere
2010
Playing with Fire
2007
Just for the Summer
2024
Awakening Heart
1998
Beyond Reach
2007
String of Pearls
2017
Second Time Around
2023
That Was Then…
2006
The Christmas Shoppe
2011
Stealing Bradford
2008
Just Ask
2005
Bright Purple
Color Me Confused
2006
No One to Trust
2016
Three Days
A Mother's Story
2012
Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel
2013
Just Another Girl
2009
These Boots Weren't Made for Walking
2007
Project
Secret Admirer
2008
Blood Sisters
2001
The Easterville Miracle
2004
My Amish Boyfriend
2014
Her First Bible
2001
Home Sweet Tiny Home
2021
Perfect Alibi
2015
Meet the Misfits
2019
Never Been Kissed
2010
It's a Green Thing
2009
Road Trip
2003
As Time Goes By
2017
My Son, the Savior
A Mother's Story
2007
River's Song
2011
Christmas at Harrington's
2010
Secretly Do Good Deeds
2002
Piercing Proverbs
Wise Words for Today's Generation
2002
Love Gently Falling
2015
Finding Alice
2003
The Gift of Christmas Present
2004
Double Date
2015
Rendezvous
2010
Project
Mystery Bus
2007
Fool's Gold
Color Me Consumed
2005
Mexico
2007
Jessica
1996
Unexpected Treasures
2012
Someone to Belong to
2001
Surf Smugglers
2019
King of the Stable
1998
Crystal Lies
2004
The Christmas Pony
2012
Prom Date
2015
An Irish Christmas
2007
The Best Friend
2012
Double Take
2011
Under a Summer Sky
2017
Back Home Again
2005
Here's to Friends!
2011
Papua New Guinea
2007
Looking for Leroy
2022
Baby's First Book of Prayers
2002
It's My Life
2000
Burnt Orange
Color Me Wasted
2004
Enticed
A Dangerous Connection
2013
I Do!
2005
Westward Hearts
2012
The Jerk Magnet
2012
I Heart Bloomberg
2008
Home, Hearth, and Holidays
2015
A Royal Christmas
2023
Harsh Pink
Color Me Burned
2007
Still Waters
2011
Grace Unplugged
2013
Moon White
Color Me Enchanted
2007
I'll Be Seeing You
2016
Face the Music
2004
All in the Timing
2008
A Will, a Way, and a Wedding
2016
Catwalk
2010
A Quilt for Christmas
A Christmas Novella
2022
Shades of Light
1998
Dating, Dining, and Desperation
2014
Who I Am
2002
Looking for You All My Life
2000
A Home at Trail's End
2013
Love Finds You in Sisters, Oregon
2009
Deep Green
Color Me Jealous
2004
Dark Blue
Color Me Lonely
2003
Armando's Treasure
2012
Looking for Cassandra Jane
2002
Welcome to the Honey B&B
2025
His First Bible
1997
Benjamin's Box
The Story of the Resurrection Eggs
1997
Mixed Bags
2008
The Christmas Blessing
2017
Gone Too Soon
2018
The Greatest Gift
1997
On Hope's Wings
1998
Your Heart's Desire
2016
'Twas The Night
The Nativity Story
2004
Forgotten
Seventeen and Homeless
1996
River's Call
2012
Falling Up
2006
Project
Raising Faith
2008
Christmas in Winter Hill
2019
The Christmas Angel Project
2016
The Wonder of Christmas
1999
The Waiting Room
2014
Baby's First Bible
2002
The Joy of Christmas
A 3-in-1 Collection
2010
Turning Tide
2020
My Name is Chloe
2003
Winter Wonders
2004
River's End
2012
Heartland Skies
1998
Miranda's Story
2003
Cherished Wish
1998
The Christmas Swap
2020
Blind Date
2014
Shattered
A Daughter's Regret
2011
Spotlight
2010
Damaged
A Violated Trust
2011
First Date
2013
Torch Red
Color Me Torn
2004
A Place to Come Home to
1999
Project
Girl Power
2007
Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah
2009
All Summer Long
2016
As Young As We Feel
2010
Once Upon a Summertime
A New York City Romance
2015
Homeward
1997
Let Them Eat Fruitcake
2008
A Simple Christmas Wish
2013
Dear Mom
Everything Your Teenage Daughter Wants You to Know But Will Never Tell You
2009
Blade Silver
Color Me Scarred
2005
Ready to Wed
2007
On This Day
2006
Hidden History
2007
Pitch Black
Color Me Lost
2004
The Treasure of Christmas
2010
The Christmas Tree Farm
2024
A Dream for Tomorrow
2013
Lost in Las Vegas
2009
Ireland
2006
New York Debut
2009
The Christmas Joy Ride
2015
Riptide Rumors
2019
A Christmas by the Sea
2018
Becoming Me
2000
Homecoming Queen
2008
Sold Out
2003
Love Finds You in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
2011
Meant to Be
2005
All I Have to Give
2008
True
A Teen Devotional
2008
The View From the Lighthouse
2011
Payback
2008
What Nick and Holly Found in Grandpa's Attic
1998
Delia and the Drifter
2015
A Mile in My Flip-Flops
2008
Project
Run Away
2008
The Christmas Bus
2006
Viva Vermont!
2008
Spring Broke
2009
Harbor Secrets
2018
Odd Girl Out
2019
The Christmas Cat
2013
A Simple Song
2013
Bad Connection
2006
What Matters Most
2009
Wise Man's House
1997
Limelight
2009
Skin Deep
2017
Anything But Normal
2010
Hometown Ties
2010
Angels in the Snow
2002
Project
Ski Trip
2008
Dreams of Promise
1999
Bitter Rose
Color Me Crushed
2005
Christmas Tails
2015
A Christmas in the Alps
2021
Storytellers' Collection
Tales of Faraway Places
2000
The Last Dance
2010
We'll Meet Again
2018
The Christmas Dog
2009
Everything I Long for
2011
Show Each Other Forgiveness
2002
Deceived
Lured from the Truth
2012
Trapped
Caught in a Lie
2012
A Not-So-Simple Life
2008
