Lynn Austin Books in Order
Lynn Austin has written 35 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is Gods and Kings / The Lord is My Strength (1995) and the newest is The Lumber Baron's Wife (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Confirmed
- 34 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,546 in 26 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 176–264 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,546 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Lynn Austin writes Christian historical fiction. Biblical history, kings and rulers, Israel, the Second World War and Christian life recur across the subject tags. Her series include Chronicles of the Kings, Refiner's Fire, Restoration Chronicles, Waves of Mercy and If I Were You, and the catalogue holds 35 titles from Gods and Kings / The Lord is My Strength (1995) to The Lumber Baron's Wife (2026). Austin is still publishing.
Austin has won eight Christy Awards, more than any other author in the award's history, and has been inducted into the Christy Award Hall of Fame. Her novel Hidden Places was adapted into a Hallmark Channel movie.
How many Lynn Austin books are there?
Lynn Austin has 35 books, released between 1995 and 2026. They include 5 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.
Lynn Austin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Lynn Austin 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.
- 119953203/4
- 219953483/4
- 3Fly Away1996 · confirmed 3/41996–3/4
- 4The Strength of His Hand / The Lord is My SalvationChronicles of the Kings #31996 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/419963003/4
- 51997–3/4
- 619983523/4
- 7Eve's Daughters1999 · 428 pages · confirmed 3/419994283/4
- 8Wings of Refuge2000 · 397 pages · confirmed 3/420003973/4
- 1020024563/4
- 1120034563/4
- 1220044543/4
- 13All She Ever Wanted2005 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420054003/4
- 14A Woman's Place2006 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/420064483/4
- 15A Proper Pursuit2007 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420074323/4
- 16Until We Reach Home2008 · 428 pages · confirmed 3/420084283/4
- 17Though Waters Roar2009 · 430 pages · confirmed 3/420094303/4
- 18While We're Far Apart2010 · 411 pages · confirmed 3/420104113/4
- 19Wonderland Creek2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 20All Things New2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420124163/4
- 21Pilgrimage2013 · 238 pages · confirmed 3/420132383/4
- 2220134593/4
- 2320144773/4
- 2420154803/4
- 2520163783/4
- 26Where We Belong2017 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/420174803/4
- 2720183933/4
- 28Sightings2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 2920204553/4
- 3020212813/4
- 31Chasing Shadows2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 32Long Way Home2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 33Waiting for Christmas2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 34All My Secrets2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 35The Lumber Baron's Wife2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Lynn Austin 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.
Chronicles of the Kings in order
5 booksRefiner's Fire in order
3 booksRestoration Chronicles in order
3 booksWaves of Mercy in order
2 booksIf I Were You in order
2 booksStandalone books
20 books20 Lynn Austin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Lynn Austin Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lynn Austin books run from Gods and Kings / The Lord is My Strength (1995) to The Lumber Baron's Wife (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lynn Austin in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lynn Austin books in order?
You only need to read Lynn Austin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Lynn Austin books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Gods and Kings / The Lord is My Strength (1995), the earliest published title. After it come Song of Redemption / The Lord is My Song (1995), Fly Away (1996), The Strength of His Hand / The Lord is My Salvation (1996) and Faith of My Fathers / My Father's God (1997); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Lynn Austin book?
The Lumber Baron's Wife (2026) is the newest Lynn Austin book released so far.
Is there a new Lynn Austin book coming?
No next Lynn Austin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lynn Austin at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lynn Austin published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lynn Austin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,546 pages across the 26 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 428 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lynn Austin books, 11 of 35, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lynn Austin books are about
26 of the 35 Lynn Austin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bible is tagged on 7 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bible 7 of 26 books
- Christian fiction 7 of 26 books
- Religious fiction 6 of 26 books
- History of Biblical events 5 of 26 books
- Kings and rulers 5 of 26 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 26 books
- Women 4 of 26 books
- American literature 3 of 26 books
- Christian life 3 of 26 books
- Israel 3 of 26 books
- Christian, historical 2 of 26 books
- Christian, romance 2 of 26 books