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First Family Books in Order

11 books so far (book 12 is due December 25, 2026). They run from State of Affairs (2021) to State of Unrest, A First Family Novel (2026). Rated 4.8 across 3,084 listener reviews.

Next First Family book

State of Mind, A First Family Novel

Book 12 · out December 25, 2026 · preorder now

Reading order

  1. State of Affairs

    Book 1 2021 4.7 (606)

    Minutes after Vice President Nick Cappuano and Lt. Sam Holland get the call that President Nelson has been found dead in the residence on Thanksgiving, they’re still processing that Nick has been asked to come to the White House to take…

  2. State of Grace

    Book 2 2021 4.8 (499)

    The exciting new First Family Series continues with the Cappuano family’s first Christmas at the White House shadowed by a murder investigation that strikes a little too close to home....

  3. State of the Union

    Book 3 2022 4.8 (409)

    President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president.

  4. State of Shock

    Book 4 2022 4.8 (337)

    This story picks up right where State of the Union left off with another wild ride for the First Couple as they navigate work, family, and an all new and extra baffling murder mystery that has Sam pushing the boundaries to get answers…

  5. State of Denial

    Book 5 2023 4.8 (162)

    Denial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant… His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick…

  6. State of Bliss

    Book 6 2023 4.8 (213)

    When you have their jobs, there’s no such thing as a peaceful vacation… Sam and Nick are ready to get out of DC—and the White House—for a much-needed vacation to celebrate their second anniversary.

  7. State of Suspense

    Book 7 2024 4.8 (207)

    A high-profile murder has Sam and her team chasing an elusive killer.... Just back from their anniversary trip to Dewey Beach, there’s no slow roll back to work for the first couple as Sam is immediately thrust into the baffling murder of…

  8. State of Alert

    Book 8 2024 4.8 (190)

    The first couple is on full alert, deflecting new threats from near and far… Lieutenant Sam Holland has seen just about everything as a D.C.

  9. State of Retribution: A First Family Novel

    Book 9 2025 4.9 (185)

    A Baffling Series of Events Leads to An Unsettling Conclusion… The First Family is hosting their first Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House when Secret Service agents mobilize to hustle them to safety.

  10. State of Preservation

    Book 10 2025 4.8 (164)

    A missing child. A nation watching. A family pushed to the brink. When Lieutenant Sam Holland’s phone rings with the words every parent dreads—“Ethan is missing”—her world stops cold.

  11. State of Unrest, A First Family Novel

    Book 11 2026 4.9 (112)

    She loves being right, but she wishes she’d been wrong about the VP… Lieutenant Sam Holland is running on empty. After her nephew Ethan’s traumatic kidnapping, a case that once again rocked her family, she’s holding on to her husband,…

  12. State of Mind, A First Family Novel

    Book 12 Out December 25, 2026

    The 12th novel in the First Family Series is coming in December 2026. Watch for a more detailed description closer to release day!...

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for First Family is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.