Pennsylvania book series in reading order

Beverly Lewis

112 books• 17 series

Beverly Marie Lewis is an American novelist of Christian fiction and a children's author, and much of the writing concerns the Old Order Amish. Lewis taught school and worked as a musician beforehand. Born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where her father was a pastor, Lewis traces that interest to a maternal grandmother born into an Old Order Mennonite church. The catalogue lists 112 books, from Holly's First Love / Best Friend, Worst Enemy (1993) to The Christmas House (2025). Series include Abram's Daughters, Heritage of Lancaster County, Home To Hickory Hollow, Annie's People, Cul-de-sac Kids and Holly's Heart.

Barbara Cameron writes Amish Christian romance, with titles running from A Time to Love (2010), A Time for Peace (2011) and A Time to Heal (2011) to This Side of Heaven (2024). Series include Quilts of Lancaster County, Stitches in Time, Hearts of Lancaster County, Amish Roads, Amish Gathering, Harvest of Hope and Sunshine and Shadows. Subjects include the Amish, Amish women, Christian romance, Pennsylvania, quilting and grandparents. A Place of His Own and Her Restless Heart both appeared in 2012.

Quilting holds Jennifer Chiaverini's fiction together. The Elm Creek Quilts series, opening with The Quilter's Apprentice (1999), follows quiltmakers in Pennsylvania, with Sylvia Compson among the recurring figures and female friendship as a steady subject. Chiaverini also writes historical fiction and non-fiction. Fifty-one books are catalogued through The Patchwork Players in 2026, at 327 pages on median.

Wanda E. Brunstetter writes Amish romance and has sold more than 10 million books, with titles on the New York Times Best Seller list; Brunstetter is based in Washington. The catalogue lists 125 books from A Merry Heart (1997) to A Castle of Sand (2026). Series include Brides Of Lancaster County, Brides Of Webster County, Brides Of Lehigh Canal, Daughters Of Lancaster County, Sisters Of Holmes County, Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club, Amish Millionaire, Creektown Discoveries and Rachel Yoder: Always Trouble Somewhere. Subjects include Amish women and children, Pennsylvania and Amish cooking.

Marta Perry writes Christian and inspirational romance, and Amish life and Pennsylvania appear in the subjects. The catalogue holds 82 books from A Father's Promise (1998) to The Amish Matchmakers (2025). Series include Brides of Lost Creek, the Flanagans, Brotherhood of the Raven, Caldwell Kin, Three Sisters Inn, Lowcountry Suspense, Promise Glen, River Haven and Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley. Romantic suspense also appears in the subject tags.

W.E.B. Griffin was the best-known pen name of William Edmund Butterworth III (November 10, 1929 to February 12, 2019), an American author of military and detective fiction. Under the Griffin name Butterworth published 59 novels across seven series, 21 of them written with Butterworth's son, William E. Butterworth IV. The catalogue files 194 titles here, including 1960s books issued as W.E. Butterworth, Webb Beech and Walker E. Blake. Series include Brotherhood of War, Presidential Agent and M*A*S*H, and World War II and the U.S. Marine Corps recur in the subjects.

Amy Clipston is an American writer of romance fiction, and the catalogue's subject tags point to Amish settings and Christian romance. A Gift of Grace (2009) is the first of 74 listed books, followed by A Place of Peace and A Promise of Hope (both 2010). Candy Apple Kisses (2026) is the latest title, and The Amish Widow's Convenient Marriage is due in 2027. Series include Kauffman Amish Bakery, Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel, Amish Heirloom, Amish Homestead, Amish Marketplace, Amish Legacy and Amish Singing. Pennsylvania, family life, secrets and widowers recur in the subject tags.

Karen Rose Smith is an American author born in Pennsylvania whose first romance appeared in 1992. Smith has written for Meteor/Kismet, Kensington, Silhouette and Harlequin, and has indie-published novels and short story collections as e-books. Awards include New Jersey's Golden Leaf Award for short contemporary romance (twice), CRA's Award of Excellence and the Golden Quill for Traditional Romance. The catalogue lists 124 books from A Man Worth Loving (1992) to If Books Could Kill (2026). Mystery lines include Caprice De Luca Mystery and Daisy's Tea Garden Mysteries.

Cozy mystery is Tamar Myers's form, and 49 catalogued books carry her name across three series: Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery, Den of Antiquity and Amanda Brown. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth (1993) opens the catalogue and Cousins From a Distant Sun (2026) is the newest entry. The recurring sleuths are Magdalena Yoder and Abigail Timberlake, and the books' subjects take in Mennonites, hotelkeepers, antique dealers, women detectives and cooking.

Sarah Strohmeyer

21 books• 1 series

Bubbles Yablonsky, a Pennsylvania hairdresser drawn into solving crimes, is Sarah Strohmeyer's best known creation. Strohmeyer writes crime novels and comic fiction about relations between men and women, starting with the parody Barbie Unbound (1997) and running to A Mother Always Knows (2025), 21 titles in all. The Bubbles books, Bubbles Unbound (2001), Bubbles In Trouble, Bubbles Ablaze, Bubbles Betrothed, Bubbles All The Way, fill the first decade. Female friendship, journalists and humour mark the subject tags.

Amish life supplies the setting for Linda Byler's Christian romances. Lizzie (2003) opens a catalogue of 55 titles that reaches A Christmas Surprise (2026), with Lizzie Searches For Love, Sadie's Montana, Lancaster Burning, Hester's Hunt for Home and Stepping Stones among the series. Courtship, teachers, horses and Pennsylvania fill the subject tags.

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.

Rosalind Lauer writes Amish romance set in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A Simple Winter (2011) opens 10 catalogued books that reach The Love of a Good Amish Woman (2022). Three series divide the run: Seasons of Lancaster, Lancaster Crossroads and Joyful River. Widows, brothers, accidents and women journalists appear among the subjects, and no title has been added since 2022.

Janet Bolin is the author of the Threadville Mystery series. Catalogue subjects include embroidery, sewing machines and Pennsylvania. The catalogue lists 9 books, starting with Dire Threads (2011), Threaded for Trouble (2012), Thread and Buried (2013), Night of the Living Thread (2014) and Seven Threadly Sins (2015). Blame the Beignets and Double Grudge Donuts followed in 2024, Sour Crime Donuts in 2025 and Killer Donuts in 2026. Subjects also include women sleuths, murder and missing persons.

Amish life is Suzanne Woods Fisher's subject across fiction and non-fiction alike. Copper Star (2007) opens the catalogue, and the Amish novels follow from The Choice (2010) through the Lancaster County Secrets, Stoney Ridge Seasons, Inn at Eagle Hill, Amish Beginnings and Bishop's Family series. Fisher wrote the Adventures of Lily Lapp for children and non-fiction such as Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. The catalogue holds 54 titles through A Plain Confession in 2026.

Beth Wiseman is an American writer of romance from Texas, and subject headings for Wiseman books name the Amish, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Christian romance, Christian fiction, farm life and young women. The 86 books listed span 2008 to 2026, with early titles including Plain Perfect (2008), Plain Promise (2009), Plain Pursuit (2009), Plain Paradise (2010) and Plain Proposal (2011). Series include Daughters of the Promise, Land of Canaan, Amish Inn, Amish Garden, Amish Home and Amish Celebrations, and An Amish Second Chance (2026) is the newest title.

Carolyn Brown, born Carolyn Louise Brown on October 22, 1948, is an American writer of romance and women's fiction. Brown has written more than 100 novels and 8 novellas and has contributed to anthologies. The catalogue holds 153 books from Love Is (1999) to The Purple Thistles (2026), with Taking Sides due in 2027. Texas, Oklahoma, cowboys and ranchers run through the subject headings, and the series include Spikes & Spurs, Longhorn Canyon, Broken Roads, Honky Tonk and Cadillac, Texas.

David Poyer, born 1949, is an American author and a retired naval officer. Dan Lenson is a series, and subjects include the United States Navy, officers, sea stories, war and military thrillers and terrorists. Tiller Galloway, Hemlock County and Civil War at Sea are other series. The 51 catalogued books run from White Continent (1980) to Writing Your Memoir In The Age Of AI (2026). The Med (1988), Hatteras Blue (1989) and The Gulf (1990) are among the earlier titles.

Mindy Starns Clark is the author of the Million Dollar Mysteries, A Smart Chick Mystery and Men of Lancaster County series. The catalogue lists 28 books from A Penny for Your Thoughts (2002) to The Amish Quilter (2018), and the run is marked likely complete. Jo Tulip, women detectives, the Amish, Pennsylvania and Christian life appear in the subjects. The list also includes household guides such as The House that Cleans Itself (2007).

Randall Silvis is an American novelist, poet and teacher of creative writing. The Ryan DeMarco Mysteries are his main crime series, set around Pennsylvania and turning on murder investigations and missing persons, and a separate sequence casts Edgar Allan Poe as an investigator, beginning with On Night's Shore (2001). Twenty-nine catalogued titles run from Luckiest Man in the World (1984) to The Deepest Black (2022).

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.

Jennifer Haigh

14 books• 2 series

Jennifer Haigh, born October 16, 1968, is an American novelist and short story writer working in the realist tradition. Critics have set Haigh's work beside that of Richard Ford, Richard Price and Richard Russo, and Catholic belief and custom recur in it. Titles listed include Mrs. Kimble (2003), Baker Towers (2004), The Condition (2008), Faith (2011) and Heat & Light (2016), with Rabbit Moon (2025) the newest. Subjects include Pennsylvania, coal mining and family life, and Bakerton Stories is the series credited to Haigh.

David McCullough wrote American history and biography. The Johnstown Flood (1968) opens the catalogue; The Great Bridge (1972) takes on the Brooklyn Bridge; The Path Between the Seas (1977) and Mornings on Horseback (1981) follow. Truman (1992) and John Adams (2001) are the presidential biographies. Fifteen titles are catalogued, running to History Matters in 2025.

Leslie Gould writes Christian fiction, and subjects include the Amish and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Series include Courtships of Lancaster County, Neighbors of Lancaster County, Sisters of Lancaster County, Letters from Lancaster County, Cousins of the Dove, Plain Patterns and Amish Memories. The catalogue counts 41 books from Garden of Dreams (2003) to When They Met Again (2026), with Courting Cate (2012) among them. Subjects also include family life, friendship, gardening and Christian romance.