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Mrs. Miracle

by Debbie Macomber

The Mrs. Miracle series by Debbie Macomber has 4 known books (4 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Mrs. Miracle (1996).

Books
4 known books (4 novels)
Published
4
First published
1996
Status
completed
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Start here: Mrs. Miracle (1996) — then read straight through in publication order.

Reading order

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

  1. Book 1:

    Mrs. Miracle

    Novel

    Mrs. Miracle, published in 1996 at 336 pages, introduced the character as a standalone holiday novel: an unconventional housekeeper-slash-guardian-angel figure who shows up in the lives of struggling single parents and widowers at exactly the right moment, nudging them toward love and reminding them what matters at Christmas.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Mrs. Miracle
  2. Book 2:

    Call Me Mrs. Miracle

    Novel

    Macomber returned to the character fourteen years later with Call Me Mrs. Miracle in 2010, the longest entry at 394 pages, sending her to newly assigned struggling family. It later became a Hallmark Channel Christmas film starring Doris Roberts as the title character, cementing Mrs. Miracle as a fixture of the network's holiday programming.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Call Me Mrs. Miracle
  3. Book 3:

    Mr. Miracle

    Novel

    Mr. Miracle followed in 2014, four years after Call Me Mrs. Miracle, running 333 pages and sending the housekeeper-guardian-angel figure to yet another family in need. Like its predecessor, it was adapted into a Hallmark Channel Christmas film with Doris Roberts as Mrs. Miracle.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Mr. Miracle
  4. Book 4:

    A Mrs. Miracle Christmas

    Novel

    A Mrs. Miracle Christmas, published in 2019, is the most recent entry at 356 pages, following Mr. Miracle by five years. As with the earlier books, this standalone finds the warm, no-nonsense, just-slightly-magical Mrs. Miracle newly assigned to a different family in need of a gentle nudge toward love.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Mrs. Miracle Christmas

About the Mrs. Miracle series

Mrs. Miracle follows an unconventional housekeeper-slash-guardian-angel figure who shows up in the lives of struggling single parents and widowers at exactly the right moment, nudging them toward love and reminding them what actually matters at Christmas. Debbie Macomber introduced the character in 1996 as a standalone holiday novel, then returned to her periodically over more than two decades, each book finding Mrs. Miracle newly assigned to a different family in need of gentle supernatural intervention.

The character's warm, no-nonsense competence and just-slightly-magical knowingness made her one of Macomber's most enduring holiday creations, eventually leading to Hallmark Channel movie adaptations starring Doris Roberts as Mrs. Miracle -- Call Me Mrs. Miracle and Mr. Miracle both became Hallmark films, cementing the character as a fixture of the network's Christmas programming alongside Macomber's other adaptations.

Like Macomber's Angels Everywhere series, Mrs. Miracle blends her small-scale relationship storytelling with an explicitly supernatural helper figure, though here it's centered on a single recurring character rather than a trio, and consistently tied to the Christmas season across all four books.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Mrs. Miracle series?

Four novels: Mrs. Miracle (1996), Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010), Mr. Miracle (2014), and A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (2019).

Is Mrs. Miracle a Hallmark movie?

Yes -- Call Me Mrs. Miracle and Mr. Miracle were both adapted into Hallmark Channel Christmas films starring Doris Roberts as the title character.

Do I need to read the Mrs. Miracle books in order?

No -- each book follows a different family Mrs. Miracle is sent to help, so they can be read in any order.

Is Mrs. Miracle connected to Debbie Macomber's Angels Everywhere series?

They're not directly connected, but both series share a similar premise of a supernatural helper nudging couples toward love, with a strong Christmas focus.


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