Tessa Afshar Books in Order
Tessa Afshar has written 16 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Pearl in the Sand (2010) and the newest is The Palace Spy (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,359 in 9 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,359 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Tessa Afshar writes Christian historical fiction about women in the Bible. Sixteen catalogued books run from Pearl in the Sand (2010) to The Palace Spy (2026), taking in Harvest of Rubies (2012), Harvest of Gold (2013), In the Field of Grace (2014) and Bread of Angels (2017). Queen Esther's Court and Harvest of Rubies are the two series lines. Scribes, merchants and Jewish family life recur as subjects.
How many Tessa Afshar books are there?
Tessa Afshar has 16 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Tessa Afshar Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Tessa Afshar 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.
- 1Pearl in the Sand2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 22012–1/4
- 320133561/4
- 4In the Field of Grace2014 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/420142901/4
- 5Land of Silence2016 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420164001/4
- 6Bread of Angels2017 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/420173981/4
- 7Thief of Corinth2018 · 379 pages · confirmed 1/420183791/4
- 8The Way Home2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420202721/4
- 9Daughter of Rome2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420204161/4
- 10Heart of Beauty2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 11Jewel of the Nile2021 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420214321/4
- 13The Peasant King2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 142024–1/4
- 152025–1/4
- 162026–1/4
Tessa Afshar 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.
Queen Esther's Court in order
3 booksHarvest of Rubies in order
2 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Tessa Afshar titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Tessa Afshar Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Tessa Afshar books run from Pearl in the Sand (2010) to The Palace Spy (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Tessa Afshar in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Tessa Afshar books in order?
You only need to read Tessa Afshar books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Tessa Afshar books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Pearl in the Sand (2010), the earliest published title. After it come Harvest of Rubies (2012), Harvest of Gold (2013), In the Field of Grace (2014) and Land of Silence (2016); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Tessa Afshar book?
The Palace Spy (2026) is the newest Tessa Afshar book released so far.
Is there a new Tessa Afshar book coming?
No next Tessa Afshar book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tessa Afshar at a glance
- Still publishing
- Tessa Afshar published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Tessa Afshar books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,359 pages across the 9 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 398 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tessa Afshar books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2020s.
What the Tessa Afshar books are about
10 of the 16 Tessa Afshar books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian fiction is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Christian fiction 3 of 10 books
- American literature 2 of 10 books
- Women in the Bible 2 of 10 books