Christian women book series in reading order

Neta Jackson has 101 books in the catalogue, published between 1974 and 2021. Living Together in a World Falling Apart (1974) is the earliest, and Hero Tales, Vol. IV (2021) is the newest. The Yada Yada Prayer Group is among the character entries, and series include Yada Yada House of Hope, Trailblazer, Hero Tales, SouledOut Sisters, Windy City Neighbors, Pet Parables and Secret Adventures. Subjects include Christian life, Christian women, missionaries, prayer groups, female friendship, orphans, biography and children's fiction.

Lysa TerKeurst writes Christian non-fiction for women. Thirty-five titles are catalogued from Capture His Heart (2002) through 2026, among them What Happens When Women Walk in Faith (2005), Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl (2009) and the Made to Crave Devotional (2011). Religious life, prayers and devotions, decision making and the emotions of Christian women fill the subject tags.

Victoria Christopher Murray

34 books• 4 series

Victoria Christopher Murray is an American novelist and editor whose fiction follows African American women through marriage, friendship and faith. Temptation (1997) opens a catalogue of 34 books reaching Harlem Rhapsody (2025), and includes the Jasmine and the Jasmine and Rachel series. Gospel music, Christian women and family life recur across the titles. More than one million copies of Murray's books are in print.

Jen Hatmaker

18 books• 1 series

Jen Hatmaker, born in 1974, writes on Christian life and the religious life of women, and also works as a speaker, blogger and television presenter. Her 18 catalogued books span 2006 to 2025, from A Modern Girl's Guide to Bible Study (2006) to Awake (2025). For the Love (2015) reached the New York Times bestseller list. Simplicity, materialism and the conduct of life recur across the subjects, and Hatmaker continues to publish.

Beth Moore

41 books• 1 series

Beth Moore, born Wanda Elizabeth Green on June 16, 1957, is an American Anglican evangelist, author and Bible teacher. Moore is president of Living Proof Ministries, a Houston-based Christian organization Moore founded in 1994 to teach women. Moore speaks at arena events and has sold millions of books. The catalogue lists 41 books from A Woman's Heart (1995) to Walking with God (2026), including Breaking Free (1999) and Jesus: The One and Only (2000). Subjects include the Bible, Christian women and devotional literature.

Gayle Roper writes Christian fiction and mysteries, with 52 books catalogued between Mother's World (1975) and His Plain Truth (2025). East Edge Mysteries, Amhearst Mysteries, Seaside Seasons, Amish Trilogy, Amish Farm Trilogy, Task Force Valor and Between Two Worlds are series, and Adventures Of Scooter and Jake is another. The Secret of the Burning House (1992) and Mystery at Harmony Hill (1993) are earlier titles. Subjects include the Amish, Pennsylvania, women journalists and Christian romance.

Sharon Garlough Brown writes Christian fiction about women on spiritual retreat. Four books are catalogued, and they form one sequence: Sensible Shoes (2013), Two Steps Forward (2015), Barefoot (2016) and An Extra Mile (2018). Friendship and the spiritual life are the recurring subjects, and nothing has been added since 2018.

Angie Smith writes on Christian faith and the Christian life. Recorded subjects across the 9 catalogued books include grief, bereavement, consolation, biblical teaching and Christian women. I Will Carry You (2010) opens the listing and Woven (2021) is the most recent entry, with What Women Fear, Mended, Seamless and Matchless: The Life and Love of Jesus in between. The eight books with a recorded length run to a median of 207 pages.

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Robin Jones Gunn

99 books• 14 series

Robin Jones Gunn is an award-winning Christian author of more than 100 books. Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen are series for teen girls, and Christy Miller's characters carry on in Christy and Todd: College Years, Christy & Todd: The Married Years, Christy & Todd: The Baby Years and Katie Weldon. Glenbrooke and Sisterchicks are further series, and Sisterchicks in Gondolas won the Christy Award in 2007. The site lists 99 books from 1985 to Shortbread in the Highlands (2026), starting with the Billy 'n' Bear titles of 1985.

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was an American missionary, author and speaker, born Elisabeth Howard. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to reach the Waorani people of eastern Ecuador, and Elliot afterwards spent two years living as a missionary among the people who killed him. Through Gates of Splendor (1957) opens a catalogue of 48 titles running to Heart of God (2022), including Shadow of the Almighty (1958), The Savage My Kinsman (1960) and Let Me be a Woman (1966). Christian life, missions, marriage and biography are the recurring subjects. Elliot lectured across the United States into her seventies.

Janice Thompson has 148 books in the catalogue, from Duty to Die (2001) to Mistletoe and Mayhem (2025). Subjects include weddings, Christian romance, dating, Christian life, mystery, girls and children's fiction. Series include Weddings by Bella, Texas Weddings, Bridal Mayhem Mystery, Hill Country Bride, Boardwalk Brides, Brides With Style, Red, White, and Blue Weddings, Freedom Express and Red Truck Mysteries. Early titles include A Class of Her Own (2002), Angel Incognito (2004) and The Wedding Caper (2006).

Jennie Allen writes Christian non-fiction and Bible study material. Her 18 catalogued books open with Anything: The Prayer That Unlocked My God and My Soul (2011) and reach When Jesus is Everything (2026), taking in Restless: Because You Were Made for More (2014), Nothing to Prove (2017), Made for This (2019), Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts (2020) and Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World (2022). Prayer, vocation, Christian living, self-perception and study guides built around books of the Bible make up the subject matter.

Lisa T Bergren writes Christian fiction and children's books, with Christian romance, historical fiction and picture books all in the subject tags. The catalogue lists 71 titles from Romantic Notions (1993) to Heaven on Earth (2026). Love 'n' Romance, Once Upon a Caribbean Summer, Refuge and Torchlight all date from 1994, and The Captain's Bride from 1998. Series include God Gave Us, River of Time, River of Time: California, Oceans of Time, Once Upon a Summer, Homeward Trilogy and Sugar Baron's Daughters. Bears, polar bears, God and love appear among the tags.

John F. MacArthur Jr. is catalogued with 362 books published from 1972 to 2024, the first being Found: God's Will (1972). Subjects include the Bible, biblical interpretation, commentaries on the New Testament gospels and epistles, Bible study, prayer, Christian life and marriage. Series include MacArthur Bible Studies, MacArthur New Testament Commentary, MacArthur Old Testament Study Guide, Great Hymns of Our Faith and John MacArthur Pastor's Library. Early titles include Liberated for Life: Galatians (1976) and The Charismatics: A Doctrinal Perspective (1978), and the newest is The War On Children (2024).