for around a week, but already fans have fallen in love with the town of Serenity and its residents. Though the world of the series will be new to most viewers, it is actually based on a book series first released in 2005 by author Sherryl Woods., a book that introduced Maddie Townsend , a woman who has just been left by her husband. In this first book, she is building a women's fitness spa for the town of Serenity while developing feeling for her son's coach Cal Maddox .
Though the Netflix series is partly based on this book, which according to Woods is getting a tie-in rerelease on May 26, the show mixes this first book's plot with elements from other novels in theTwo main characters in the Netflix series are Dana Sue Sullivan and Helen Decatur , who are only introduced in the later books.
Stealing Home , A Slice of Heaven and Feels Like Family . For TV their stories are unfolding at the same time, rather than sequentially as in the books. A lot more books after those 3.