Who This Author Is

Barbara Riefe has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 18 catalog-linked books across 1978 to 2000, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Against All Odds: The Lucy Scott Mitchum Story and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Tor Books and Jove Pubns.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Tor Books and Jove Pubns

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Tor Books and Jove Pubns.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Against All Odds: The Lucy Scott Mitchum Story

    Tor Books • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 288 pages.

  2. Desperate Crossing

    Tor Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 256 pages.

  3. Westward Hearts: The Amelia Dale Archer Story

    Tor Books • 1999 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  4. Barrington House (Five Star Standard Print Romance)

    Thorndike Pr • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 221 pages.

  5. A Family Affair (Five Star Standard Print First Edition Romance)

    Thorndike Pr • 1999 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  6. Desperate Crossing: The Jenny Sanders Pryor Story

    St Martins Pr • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 253 pages.

  7. Against All Odds: The Lucy Scott Mitchum Story [Hardcover]

    St Martins Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 304 pages.

  8. Mohawk Woman (Iroquois Series)

    Tor Books • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 432 pages.

  9. Julia (Shackleford Legacy)

    Jove Books • 1982 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1982 • 352 pages.

  10. Lucretia (The Shackleford Legacy, Book Three)

    Berkley Pub Group (Mm) • 1982 • longer commitment

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