Teresa Kerrigan
Twice-divorced mother in Florida
1 book · 2006First appears in Send MePatrick Ryan books in order · Patrick Ryan reading order · 2 books · 2006 to 2025 · Mostly set in the fictional Bonhomie, Ohio
Patrick Ryan Books in Order and Reading Order
Patrick Ryan writes warm, sweeping novels about American families. Buckeye follows two families in a small Ohio town, bound by a secret from the day the Second World War ended in Europe.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. His story collection, The Dream Life of Astronauts, is left out.
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Patrick Ryan books in order
Patrick Ryan’s first book is Send Me (2006). There are 2 books in all, published from 2006 to 2025.
The Patrick Ryan reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
Novels
2 books · Mostly set in the fictional Bonhomie, Ohio- 1Send Me2006With Teresa Kerrigan · Set in FloridaBuy on Amazon
- 2Buckeye2025With Cal Jenkins and Becky JenkinsBuy on Amazon
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Characters
5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Leads
Cal Jenkins
Hardware store clerk in Bonhomie
1 book · 2025First appears in BuckeyeBecky Jenkins
His wife, who can speak with the dead
1 book · 2025First appears in BuckeyeMargaret Salt
Customer at the hardware store
1 book · 2025First appears in BuckeyeFelix Salt
Her husband, serving at sea
1 book · 2025First appears in BuckeyeSimilar authors
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