Order of Diana Dempsey Books

Diana Dempsey is an American author known for her mystery, romance, and women’s fiction novels. She is the creator of the Beauty Queen Mysteries series. Unlike her character Happy Pennington, Diana was never a beauty pageant contestant; instead, she worked in TV news for twelve years, waking up at 3:00 AM and winning an Emmy during her career. She eventually left that path to pursue a career as a novelist. Diana resides in San Francisco, California, with her husband. She made her debut as a published novelist in 2002 with the book Falling Star. Below is a list of Diana Dempsey’s books in the order of their original release:

Diana Dempsey became a published novelist in 2002 with the novel Falling Star. Below is a list of Diana Dempsey's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Celestial Trilogy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Falling Star	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Catch the Moon / Catch the Moon	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Too Close to the Sun	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Beauty Queen Mysteries Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
MS America and the Offing on Oahu	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
MS America and the Villainy in Vegas	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ms America and the Mayhem in Miami	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ms America and the Whoopsie in Winona	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
MS America and the Brouhaha on Broadway	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ms America and the Naughtiness in New Orleans	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Chasing Venus	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Unstoppable Eliza Haycraft	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Diva Wears the Ring	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Ring of Truth	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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