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Deliverance Company

by Debbie Macomber

The Deliverance Company series by Debbie Macomber has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Someday Soon (1995). Moon Over Water is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
1995
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance , Thriller
Start here: Someday Soon (1995) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Someday Soon
Someday Soon (1995)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Someday Soon

    Novel
    Someday Soon opened Deliverance Company on June 1, 1995, at 338 pages, pairing widowed shop owner Linette Collins with professional soldier Cain McClellan.
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  2. Sooner or Later

    Novel
    Sooner or Later followed exactly a year later, June 1, 1996, at 352 pages -- the trilogy's longest -- turning to postmistress Letty Madden's search for her missing brother with mercenary Murphy's help.
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  3. Moon Over Water

    Novel
    Moon Over Water closed the trilogy on April 1, 1999, its shortest entry at 287 pages, following Lorraine Dancy -- framed for theft while searching for her father -- to safety with ex-mercenary Jack Keller; MIRA later reissued it as The Sooner the Better.
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Key facts about the Deliverance Company series

Our list has 3 books in the Deliverance Company series. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Someday Soon, since it opens the publication order in 1995. Sooner or Later is book 2, from 1996. Moon Over Water is book 3, from 1999.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

Moon Over Water is the latest book with a full release date, out on 1 April 1999. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 1995 and 1999, while their length runs from 287 to 352 pages. That is a run of 4 years.

Debbie Macomber has 107 books on our list. Additionally, they write Legendary Lovers, Navy and The Manning Sisters, plus 11 more series. We shelve the books under romantic suspense.

About the Deliverance Company series

Deliverance Company is Debbie Macomber's foray into romantic suspense: three hardened mercenaries -- Cain McClellan, Murphy, and Jack Keller -- who live on adrenaline outside "polite" society, until each is drawn into the orbit of a woman who upends his carefully guarded world. Someday Soon (1995) opens the trilogy with widowed shop owner Linette Collins and professional soldier Cain McClellan. Sooner or Later (1996) turns to postmistress Letty Madden, whose missing brother only Murphy can help find. Moon Over Water (1999) closes the trilogy as Lorraine Dancy, framed for theft while searching for the father she believed dead, is helped to safety by ex-mercenary Jack Keller; MIRA later reissued this final book under the title The Sooner the Better.

Compared to Macomber's small-town ensemble sagas, Deliverance Company is leaner and more plot-driven, built around danger and rescue as much as romance -- a rare excursion into action-adventure territory for an author best known for gentler contemporary fare.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Deliverance Company series?

Three: Someday Soon (1995), Sooner or Later (1996), and Moon Over Water (1999, also reissued as The Sooner the Better).

What order should I read Deliverance Company in?

Publication order: Someday Soon, Sooner or Later, Moon Over Water.

Are Moon Over Water and The Sooner the Better different books?

No -- The Sooner the Better is a later MIRA retitling of the same 1999 novel originally published as Moon Over Water, confirmed by matching plot, characters, and original publication date.

Is Can't Wait for Love a new Deliverance Company book?

No -- it's a 2020 2-in-1 bind-up combining the standalone novel Just Married with the Deliverance Company reissue The Sooner the Better (Moon Over Water); it doesn't contain any new material and isn't tracked here as a separate entry.

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