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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2004
  • Latest Book:
    March 2012
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Full Series List in Order

Snowglobe Connection

1 - Stray Affections (Sep-2009)
2 - Divine Appointments (Sep-2010)
3 - Finding Our Way Home (Mar-2012)

Welcome to Partonville

1 - Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? (Feb-2004)
2 - Dearest Dorothy, Slow Down, You're Wearing Us Out! (Feb-2004)
3 - Dearest Dorothy, Help! I've Lost Myself! (Sep-2004)
4 - Dearest Dorothy, Who Would Have Ever Thought?! (Aug-2005)
5 - Dearest Dorothy, Merry Everything! (Nov-2006)
6 - Dearest Dorothy, If Not Now, When? (Oct-2007)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • For the legions of readers who enjoy books that celebrate life’s simple pleasures, eighty-seven-year-old Dorothy Jean Wetstra and her beloved farming town of Partonville, Illinois, will become instant favorites. In this hilarious, touching series, ...



  • Come visit Partonville, where the oldsters are young at heart, the trees have names, and the characters are just that -- characters! Welcome back to the circle-the-square town of Partonville, where everyday life is grand -- that is, when no one's ...



  • Charlene Ann Baumbich's two heartwarming Dearest Dorothy novels have transported thousands to a little Midwestern town where the ups and downs of everyday life have charmed readers and left them clamoring for more. Of course, the character everyone h...



  • Charlene Ann Baumbich has won a loyal following of readers with the first three books in the Dearest Dorothy series, featuring the amusing and touching adventures of the townspeople of Partonville. Now Charlene Baumbich uses her wonderful gift of sto...



  • Just in time for the holidays-a Partonville Christmas story that all Dearest Dorothy fans will have on their wish list Through four Dearest Dorothy novels, Charlene Ann Baumbich has beguiled a growing legion of readers with the humorous and endearin...



  • Home is where the heart is--and this Partonville homecoming will warm the hearts of all Dearest Dorothy fans this fall The colorful characters of Partonville, Illinois, are back once again to delight Charlene Ann Baumbich's ever-growing legion of...



  • The last thing that Cassandra Higgins expects out of her Sunday is to be mesmerized at a collectors' convention by a snowglobe. She's enjoying some mommy time, with husband Ken at home tending their brood of four young boys, when she's utterly charme...



  • With the big 5-0 fast approaching, Josie Brooks begins to question her structured, picture-perfect (mid)life. Josie Brooks, at the age of 47, thought she was leading an enviable single life. A successful consultant, she calls her own shots, goes...



  • When the road home becomes daunting -- sometimes a very capable girl on a bicycle can help find the way. When principal ballerina Sasha Davis suffers a career-ending injury at age thirty-eight, she leaves her Boston-based dance company and retrea...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Charlene Baumbich has published 9 books.

Charlene Baumbich does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Finding Our Way Home, was published in March 2012.

The first book by Charlene Baumbich, Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet?, was published in February 2004.

Yes. Charlene Baumbich has 2 series.