Christian Fiction in Series

 

To sign up for any of these series, contact the library by email, mail or phone. Happy Reading!

 

February, 2019

 

Isabella Alan

Amish Quilt Shop

After moving to an Amish community in Holmes County, Ohio, to run a quilting shop, Angie Braddock finds herself solving crimes in this series written between 2013 and 2016.

 

Available in digital.

 

Lynn Austin

Restoration Chronicles

Series of historical novels set during Biblical times that follows the stories in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, including returning to and rebuilding Jerusalem.

 

Available in digital.

 

Karen Ball

Family Honor

Contemporary series that follows members of the Justice family of Sanctuary, Oregon, and their work in the field of criminal justice.  Personal struggles join professional ones as each member the family comes to terms with their issues.

 

Available in digital.

 

Terri Blackstock

If I Run

Casey Cox’s DNA is all over the crime scene. She has to flee before she’s arrested…or worse. Unraveling her past and the evidence that condemns her will take more time than he has, but as Dylan Roberts’ damaged soul intersects with hers, he is faced with two choices: the girl who occupies his every thought is a psychopathic killer…or a selfless hero.

 

Available in digital and large print.

 

Wanda E. Brunstetter

Amish Cooking Class

Three novels--with recipes included--about a cooking class held at an Amish farm in Ohio, written between 2017 and 2018. In The Seekers, Heidi Troyer decides to start the classes, gathering an unexpected group of students who all need healing. Also includes The Blessing and The Celebration.

 

Available in digital.

Linda Byler

Dakota

In this trilogy, teenaged Hannah resents her parents when they leave Lancaster County for North Dakota. After suffering tragedy other Amish families decide to return to Lancaster as Hannah and her family face the same decision.

 

Available in digital.

  

Amanda Cabot

Cimarron Creek

This series follows the women of Cimarron Creek, Texas, as they struggle with life, romance, and future plans.

 

Available in digital.

 

Collen Coble

Mercy Falls

Set of stories about women in Mercy Falls, California, as they make their way in life.  These historical romances all have an edge of mystery.

 

Available in digital.

 

Jessica Dotta

Price of Privilege

In the Victorian era, women are the legal property of their closest male relative.  Orphaned and unmarried Julia Elliston finds herself on a new path in life after a mysterious guardian intervenes.

 

Available in digital.

 

Richard Paul Evans

Broken Road

Evan’s most recent trilogy explores the possibilities of second chances by following the experiences of Chicago celebrity Charles James after he as mistakenly declared dead.

 

Available in digital, large print, and braille.

 

Tricia Goyer

Pinecraft Pie Shop

This series follows the Miller sisters of Pinecraft.  Staring with Lovina and her new pie shop, her sisters each find their own way to step out on their own within the community.

 

Available in digital.

 

Shelly Shepard Gray

Amish of Hart County

Three stories of suspense and romance set in the Amish community of Hart County. In Her Secret, Hannah Hilty and her family have moved to Hart County to remake their lives after a stalker goes too far. Love with a neighbor blooms. Includes His Guilt and The Gift.

 

Available in digital.

 

Robin Lee Hatcher

Thunder Creek

Stories set in Thunder Creek, Idaho, that involve people overcoming hardships, facing losses, and learning to love again.

 

Available in digital.

  

Jody Hedlund

Beacons of Hope

Christian romance trilogy about lighthouse keepers in nineteenth-century Michigan. Love Unexpected features a marriage of convenience between a lighthouse keeper and a woman left stranded by a shipwreck. Also includes Hearts Made Whole and Undaunted Hope.

Available in digital.

 

Charlotte Hubbard

Seasons of the Heart

Christian romance series set in Willow Ridge, Missouri, a quaint Amish town, where love, loyalty and faith in the Old Ways are put to the test.

 

Available in digital and large print.

 

Beverly Jenkins

Blessings

When a post-Reconstruction African-American community succumbs to a desperate need for funds and purpose, its mayor puts the small town up for sale and finds a buyer in Bernardine Brown, who believes the town's sale to be a sign from God. This series follows members of the community as they restore the town and embrace relationships.

 

Available in digital.

  

Regina Jennings

Fort Reno

Series of Christian historical romances set in Fort Reno that focus on having a second chance at love and feature strong-willed female lead characters.

 

Available in digital and large print.

 

Jan Karon

Mitford Years

The Mitford Years is long-running series of novels by American writer Jan Karon, set in the fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina. The novels are Christian-themed, and center on the life of the rector, Father Tim.  New books have been published in the series for over two decades.

 

Available in digital and braille. Recent titles available in large print.

 

Julie Klassen

Tales from Ivy Hill

Series of novels focused on the town of Ivy Hill and the women who call the town home, including an innkeeper, a dressmaker, and gentlewoman, and their struggles in life.

 

Available in digital.

Karen Kingsbury

Baxter Family

Long-running series about a multi-generational Christian family and their struggles in life.

 

Available in digital and large print.

Beverly Lewis

Home to Hickory Hollow

Set in Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania, this series features various members of the community and highlights their struggles.  In many cases, the struggles focus on conflicts between the Amish and English world.  In the series opener, a classical violinist spends time in the Amish community after her car breaks down.  Other books in the series feature secret boyfriends, planned elopements stopped by tragedy, a missing child, and an Englisher deciding to become part of the Amish world.

 

Available in digital and large print.

 

Janette Oke

Return to the Canadian West

Beth Thatcher, niece of Elizabeth Thatcher from Oke’s Canadian West series, takes a teaching post in a remote coal mining town in western Canada.  Follow Beth as she adapts to her new life, helps a town to learn, and forms relationships with those around her. Companion series to Hallmark Channel’s series When Calls the Heart.

 

Available in digital and large print.

 

Tracie Peterson

Heart of the Frontier

Series of Christian historical romances set in Oregon about love, loss, and survival after the Whitman Massacre tragedy.

 

Available in digital.

  

Sapphire Brides

Historical fiction series set in 1800s Montana featuring independent women who fall for Godly men.

 

Available in digital and braille.

 

Sarah Price

Amish Classics

Three novels retelling Jane Austen's stories in an Amish setting, written between 2014 and 2015. Includes First Impressions (based on Pride and Prejudice), The Matchmaker (based on Emma), and Second Chances (based on Persuasion). 2015.

 

Available in digital.

 

Virginia Smith

Tales from the Goose Creek B&B

Quirky series about a man who is opening a bed and breakfast in a small town and the people he meets while working on his endeavor.

 

Available in digital.

 

Sarah Sundin

Sunrise at Normandy

Series of historical novels set during World War II in the time leading up to D-Day.  Each focuses on a member of the Paxton family as they prepare for battle and the people they encounter during those preparations.  Each also faces a personal struggle. 

 

Available in digital and large print.

Waves of Freedom

Romantic mysteries set during World War II. In Through Waters Deep, a secretary at the Boston Navy Yard falls for an ensign while they search for a saboteur. Anchors in the Storm has a pharmacist and a sailor investigating drug abuses in the fleet. When Tides Turn features a WAVE trying to prove she is more than a pretty face. 2016.

 

Available in digital and large print.

 

Jen Turano

Apart from the Crowd

Christian historical romance series set in 1880s America. Each book in the series features a woman from a different part of society making her way in the world.

 

Available in digital.

Susan May Warren

Christiansen Family

Contemporary series that follows members of the Christiansen family and their romances and life struggles.  Includes elements of law and order novels, sports fiction, and travel fiction.

 

Available in digital and braille.