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Delia Parr Books in Order

Delia Parr has written 19 books, published between 1995 and 2016. The first book is Evergreen (1995) and the newest is The Midwife's Dilemma (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1995–2016
Pages on record
5,855 in 18 of 19 books
Reading time
98–146 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,855 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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Delia Parr writes historical and Christian romance set largely in Pennsylvania, with midwives, mothers and daughters, and small-town congregations at the centre. At Home in Trinity follows a midwife across The Midwife's Tale, The Midwife's Choice and The Midwife's Dilemma; the Candlewood Trilogy, Home Ties Trilogy and Hearts Along the River fill out the catalogue. Nineteen books span 1995 to 2016, from Evergreen onward.

How many Delia Parr books are there?

Delia Parr has 19 books, released between 1995 and 2016. They include 4 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Delia Parr Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Delia Parr books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Evergreen by Delia Parr (1995)
  2. Cover of By Fate's Design by Delia Parr (1996)
  3. Cover of The Ivory Duchess by Delia Parr (1997)
  4. Cover of The Minister's Wife by Delia Parr (1998)
  5. Cover of The Promise of Flowers by Delia Parr (2000)
  6. Cover of The Midwife's Tale / A Place Called Trinity by Delia Parr, book 1 of the At Home in Trinity series (2002)
  7. Cover of The Midwife's Choice / Home to Trinity by Delia Parr, book 2 of the At Home in Trinity series (2003)
  8. Cover of A Hearth in Candlewood by Delia Parr, book 1 of the Candlewood Trilogy (2006)
  9. Cover of Abide With Me by Delia Parr, book 1 of the Home Ties Trilogy (2006)
  10. Cover of Day By Day by Delia Parr, book 2 of the Home Ties Trilogy (2007)
  11. Cover of Refining Emma by Delia Parr, book 2 of the Candlewood Trilogy (2007)
  12. Cover of Carry the Light by Delia Parr, book 3 of the Home Ties Trilogy (2008)
  13. Cover of Hearts Awakening by Delia Parr, book 1 of the Hearts Along the River series (2010)
  14. Cover of Love's First Bloom by Delia Parr, book 2 of the Hearts Along the River series (2010)
  1. 1
    Evergreen1995 · 345 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995345
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  2. 2
    The Fire in Autumn1996 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996314
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  3. 3
    By Fate's Design1996 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996358
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  4. 4
    The Ivory Duchess1997 · 313 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997313
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  5. 5
    The Minister's Wife1998 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998307
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  6. 6
    Sunrise1999 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999290
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  7. 7
    The Promise of Flowers2000 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000256
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  8. 8
    The Midwife's Tale / A Place Called TrinityAt Home in Trinity #12002 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002336
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  9. 9
    The Midwife's Choice / Home to TrinityAt Home in Trinity #22003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  10. 10
    A Hearth in CandlewoodCandlewood Trilogy #12006 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006317
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  11. 11
    Abide With MeHome Ties Trilogy #12006 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006390
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  12. 12
    Day By DayHome Ties Trilogy #22007 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007400
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  13. 13
    Refining EmmaCandlewood Trilogy #22007 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007319
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  14. 14
    Carry the LightHome Ties Trilogy #32008 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008256
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  15. 15
    Where Love DwellsCandlewood Trilogy #32008 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008320
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  16. 16
    Hearts AwakeningHearts Along the River #12010 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010352
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  17. 17
    Love's First BloomHearts Along the River #22010 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010318
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  18. 18
    Hidden AffectionsHearts Along the River #32011 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011347
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  19. 19
    The Midwife's DilemmaAt Home in Trinity #32016 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016317
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Delia Parr books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

At Home in Trinity in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Midwife's Tale / A Place Called Trinity
  2. 2. The Midwife's Choice / Home to Trinity
  3. 3. The Midwife's Dilemma

Candlewood Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Hearth in Candlewood
  2. 2. Refining Emma
  3. 3. Where Love Dwells

Home Ties Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Abide With Me
  2. 2. Day By Day
  3. 3. Carry the Light

Hearts Along the River in order

3 books
  1. 1. Hearts Awakening
  2. 2. Love's First Bloom
  3. 3. Hidden Affections

Standalone books

7 books

7 Delia Parr titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Delia Parr books in order?

You only need to read Delia Parr books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Delia Parr

Start with Evergreen (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Delia Parr book?

The Midwife's Dilemma (2016) is the newest Delia Parr book released so far.

Is there a new Delia Parr book coming?

No next Delia Parr book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Delia Parr at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Delia Parr title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Delia Parr books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,855 pages across the 18 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 318 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Delia Parr books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Delia Parr books are about

All 19 Delia Parr books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 5 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.