Julie Lessman Books in Order

Julie Lessman has written 30 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is A Passion Most Pure (2008) and the newest is A Whim and a Prayer (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2008–2026
Pages on record
2,302 in 6 of 30 books

Julie Lessman writes Christian historical romance. Irish American families, Boston in the nineteen twenties, sisters and single women run through the recorded subjects. Thirty books are catalogued from A Passion Most Pure (2008) to A Whim and a Prayer (2026), organised into the Daughters of Boston, Heart of San Francisco, Isle of Hope, Cousins O'Connor and Silver Lining Ranch series, plus two Christmas novella groupings. Romance-Ology 101 (2013) sits among the titles.

Source: composed

How many Julie Lessman books are there?

Julie Lessman has 30 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 6 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Julie Lessman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Julie Lessman 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 October 2026.

  1. 1
    A Passion Most PureDaughters of Boston #12008 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008480
  2. 2
    A Passion RedeemedDaughters of Boston #22008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
  3. 3
    A Passion DeniedDaughters of Boston #32009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
  4. 4
    A Hope UndauntedWinds of Change #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
  5. 5
    A Heart RevealedWinds of Change #22011 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011512
  6. 6
    A Love SurrenderedWinds of Change #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  7. 7
    A Light in the WindowDaughters of Boston #42012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  8. 8
    Love at Any CostHeart of San Francisco #12013 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013416
  9. 9
    Romance-Ology 1012013 · 74 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201374
  10. 10
    Dare to Love AgainHeart of San Francisco #22013 · 410 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013410
  11. 11
    Surprised by LoveHeart of San Francisco #32014 · 410 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014410
  12. 12
    Isle of Hope: Unfailing LoveIsle of Hope #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  13. 13
    A Glimmer of HopeIsle of Hope #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  14. 14
    Love EverlastingIsle of Hope #32016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  15. 15
    A Whisper of HopeO'Connor Christmas Novella #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  16. 16
    For Love of LibertySilver Lining Ranch #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  17. 17
    The Gift of GraceFrontier Christmas Novella #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  18. 18
    The Best Gift of AllO'Connor Christmas Novella #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  19. 19
    Grace Like RainHeart of San Francisco #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  20. 20
    His Steadfast LoveIsle of Hope #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  21. 21
    Love's Silver LiningSilver Lining Ranch #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  22. 22
    A Dream FulfilledO'Connor Christmas Novella #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  23. 23
    A Gift Like No OtherO'Connor Christmas Novella #42019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  24. 24
    A Wing and a PrayerCousins O'Connor #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  25. 25
    Love's Silver BulletSilver Lining Ranch #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  26. 26
    The Promise of HopeO'Connor Christmas Novella #52020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  27. 27
    The Secret of Emerald Cottage2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  28. 28
    A Hope and a PrayerCousins O'Connor #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
  29. 29
    A Dare and a PrayerCousins O'Connor #32023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
  30. 30
    A Whim and a PrayerCousins O'Connor #42026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–

Julie Lessman 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.

O'Connor Christmas Novella

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Daughters of Boston in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Passion Most Pure
  2. 2. A Passion Redeemed
  3. 3. A Passion Denied
  4. 4. A Light in the Window

Heart of San Francisco in order

4 books
  1. 1. Love at Any Cost
  2. 2. Dare to Love Again
  3. 3. Surprised by Love
  4. 4. Grace Like Rain

Isle of Hope in order

4 books
  1. 1. Isle of Hope: Unfailing Love
  2. 2. A Glimmer of Hope
  3. 3. Love Everlasting
  4. 4. His Steadfast Love

Cousins O'Connor in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Wing and a Prayer
  2. 2. A Hope and a Prayer
  3. 3. A Dare and a Prayer
  4. 4. A Whim and a Prayer

Winds of Change in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Hope Undaunted
  2. 2. A Heart Revealed
  3. 3. A Love Surrendered

Silver Lining Ranch in order

3 books
  1. 1. For Love of Liberty
  2. 2. Love's Silver Lining
  3. 3. Love's Silver Bullet

Frontier Christmas Novella

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

2 books

2 Julie Lessman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Julie Lessman books in order?

You only need to read Julie Lessman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Julie Lessman

Start with A Passion Most Pure (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Julie Lessman book?

A Whim and a Prayer (2026) is the newest Julie Lessman book released so far.

Is there a new Julie Lessman book coming?

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

Julie Lessman at a glance

Still publishing
Julie Lessman published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Julie Lessman books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,302 pages across the 6 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 413 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Julie Lessman books, 20 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

When Julie Lessman books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Julie Lessman titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 20 titles.

2000s
3
2010s
20
2020s
7

30 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Julie Lessman books are about

9 of the 30 Julie Lessman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.