Bart Baker
Novelist · Screenwriter · Playwright · Producer

Stories built on
honeymoon and heartbreak.

Bart Baker writes across page and screen — from the bestselling Honeymoon with Harry trilogy and the gritty Cordon Finn Vengeance series to a screen career spanning three decades, including Lifetime's Forever, His, Hers & Ours, and When I Said I Do, with a feature adaptation of Honeymoon with Harry now in post-production starring Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Books

Romantic dramedy, dark comedy-thriller, a gritty vengeance series, and historical graphic novel — available in print, ebook, and audio.

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2012 · Honeymoon with Harry, Book One

Honeymoon with Harry

The novel that started it all — now in development as a feature film starring Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal.

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2016 · Honeymoon with Harry, Book Two

A Second Honeymoon with Harry

Todd returns to St. Carlos for Harry's wedding, confronting painful memories and complicated relationships.

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2022 · Honeymoon with Harry, Book Three

The Last Honeymoon with Harry

The concluding chapter — Todd faces Harry's declining health and the unexpected return of his own estranged father.

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Standalone · Bart's Personal Favorite

What Remains

After cheating on his wife, Conner Carter is sent to live with his brother in Sonoma — and a family disappearance forces him to confront who he really is.

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2022 · Standalone

The Wedding Gift

A wedding planner facing a terminal diagnosis sacrifices everything to give her best friends their perfect day — until they find a way to return the gift.

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2023 · Cordon Finn Vengeance, Book One

I Promise You Pain

A traumatized ex-soldier is pulled back into violence to rescue a billionaire's child — and uncovers a web of deceit that changes everything.

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2023 · Cordon Finn Vengeance, Book Two

A Brutal Mix of Blood and Gold

Cordon Finn, now in Havana, must rescue his sister from kidnappers tied to a white supremacist group — and a hunt for hidden Nazi gold.

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2025 · Standalone

Bitches Get Stitches

Four women near the poverty line turn to counterfeit fashion — and cross a dangerous trafficking syndicate.

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Graphic Novel · with Glenn Rabney

The Sacred Band of Thebes

The elite ancient Greek army that defeated the Spartans of "The 300" fame, in a full-color graphic novel.

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Screen Work

Film & TV

Three decades of writing for the screen — from the CBS "Bride" trilogy to Hallmark, and Lifetime's "Terry McMillan Presents" banner, plus an upcoming feature adaptation currently in post-production.

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CBS · 1990

Children of the Bride

A mother's surprise engagement to a much younger man sends her four grown children spiraling through their own tangled lives.

Starring: Rue McClanahan, Kristy McNichol, Patrick Duffy · Dir. Jonathan Sanger
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CBS · 1991

Baby of the Bride

At 53, Margret discovers she's unexpectedly pregnant right after her honeymoon — just as her own daughter reveals the same surprise.

Starring: Rue McClanahan, Kristy McNichol · Dir. Bill Bixby
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CBS · 1993

Mother of the Bride

Margret navigates her daughter's wedding, another daughter's new romance, and a surprise visit from her ex-husband — all at once.

Starring: Rue McClanahan, Kristy McNichol, Paul Dooley · Dir. Charles Correll
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TV Movie · 1997

Any Place But Home

A businessman's son is kidnapped — but his captors' own family turns against the plan, setting off a fight to protect the boy from a father worse than any stranger.

Starring: Joe Lando, Dale Midkiff, Mary Page Keller · Dir. Rob Hedden
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Hallmark · 2019

Love and Sunshine

A woman fostering a retired military dog finds an unexpected second chance at love when the dog's original handler returns home.

Starring: Danica McKellar, Mark Deklin · Dir. Ellie Kanner
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Lifetime · 2024

Forever

A military veteran returning home falls for the local policewoman who pulled him over — part of the Terry McMillan Presents banner.

Starring: Taye Diggs, Meagan Good · Dir. Charles Murray
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Lifetime · 2025

His, Hers & Ours

Two single parents fall into a secret romance while their teenage children date — a heartfelt, funny family entanglement.

Starring: Taye Diggs, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Aimee Garcia
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Lifetime · 2026

When I Said I Do

A widowed K-9 handler learns to love again after meeting a rescue specialist with his own painful past — inspired by the Clint & Lisa Hartman Black song of the same name.

Starring: Sarah Drew, Eric Johnson, Lisa Hartman · Dir. Stefan Brogren
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Feature Film

Honeymoon with Harry

Based on Bart Baker's debut novel. A rough-around-the-edges man clashes, then bonds, with his late fiancée's father on the honeymoon meant for her.

Starring: Kevin Costner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Pidgeon, Rita Ora
In the News

Press

Coverage of Bart's film and television work from major industry outlets.

Deadline

Sarah Drew & Eric Johnson To Headline Lifetime's "When I Said I Do"

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Deadline

Taye Diggs & Meagan Good Cast In Lifetime's "Terry McMillan Presents: Forever"

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A&E Networks

Lifetime Acquires New Film "Forever" Under the Terry McMillan Presents Banner

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IMDb

Full writing & producing credits for Bart Baker

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