Lynn Austin / Lynn N. Austin

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  • Bibliography:
    33 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1995
  • Latest Book:
    April 2026
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Full Series List in Order

Chronicles of the Kings

1 - The Lord Is My Strength // Gods and Kings (Jan-1995)
2 - The Lord Is My Song // Song of Redemption (Feb-1996)
3 - The Lord Is My Salvation // Strength of His Hand (Oct-1996)
4 - My Father's God // Faith of My Fathers (Jun-1997)
5 - Among the Gods (Jun-1998)

Mercy

1 - Waves of Mercy (Oct-2016)
2 - Legacy of Mercy (Oct-2018)

Refiner's Fire

1 - Candle in the Darkness (Nov-2002)
2 - Fire by Night (Nov-2003)
3 - A Light to My Path (Nov-2004)

The Restoration Chronicles

1 - Return to Me (Oct-2013)
2 - Keepers of the Covenant (Oct-2014)
3 - On This Foundation (Oct-2015)

Books in Order: 33 titles

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  • The Lumber Baron's Wife

    When the young wife of a powerful lumber baron vanishes into the wilds of frontier Michigan, her friend is left to unravel the truth in this captivating dual-timeline novel from bestselling author Lynn Austin.1873. After a devastating loss, Hannah Wa...

  • Waiting for Christmas

    In this hope-filled Gilded Age Christmas novella from bestselling author Lynn Austin, the year is 1901 and the hustle and bustle of the holidays is descending on New York’s Fifth Avenue.For the first time in her privileged life, Adelaide Forsyt...

  • All My Secrets

    Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opulence of Gilded Age New York, where three generations of women in one family must reckon with the choices they have made and their hopes for the future....

  • Long Way Home

    In this gripping portrait of war and its aftermath from bestselling author Lynn Austin, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won’t discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and fai...

  • The Wish Book Christmas

    From bestselling author Lynn Austin comes a nostalgic and endearing holiday sequel to If I Were You that reminds us that sometimes the most meaningful gifts are the ones we least expect and don’t deserve. Best friends Audrey Barrett and Eve Daw...

  • Chasing Shadows

    For fans of bestselling WWII historical fiction comes a powerful novel from Lynn Austin about three women whose lives are instantly changed when the Nazis invade the neutral Netherlands, forcing each into a complicated dance of choice and consequence...

  • If I Were You

    From bestselling and eight-time Christy Award-winning author Lynn Austin comes a remarkable novel of sisterhood and self-discovery set against the backdrop of WWII. 1950. In the wake of the war, Audrey Clarkson leaves her manor house in England fo...

  • Legacy of Mercy

    Mercy - 2

    Having returned to Chicago, young socialite Anna Nicholson can't seem to focus on her upcoming marriage. The new information she's learned about her birth mother continues to pull at her, and she hires Pinkerton detectives to help her find the truth....

  • Where We Belong

    The Adventure of a Lifetime for Two Indomitable Socialite Sisters In the city of Chicago in 1892, the rules for Victorian women are strict, their roles limited. But sisters Rebecca and Flora Hawes are not typical Victorian ladies. Their love of a...



  • Waves of Mercy

    Mercy - 1

    Geesje de Jonge crossed the ocean at age seventeen with her parents and a small group of immigrants from the Netherlands to settle in the Michigan wilderness. Fifty years later, in 1897, she's asked to write a memoir of her early experiences as the t...

  • On This Foundation

    The Restoration Chronicles - 3

    When news that the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire, Nehemiah, Jewish cupbearer to King Artaxerxes in Persia, seeks God's guidance. After fasting and prayer, he's given leave to travel to Jerusalem and rebuil...

  • Keepers of the Covenant

    The Restoration Chronicles - 2

    In Their Darkest Hour, Where Would Hope Be Found? In one life-changing moment, the lives of the exiles in Babylon are thrown into despair when a decree from the king's palace calls for the annihilation of every Jewish man, woman, and child throug...

  • Return to Me

    The Restoration Chronicles - 1

    After years of watching his children and grandchildren wander from their faith, Iddo's prayers are answered: King Cyrus is allowing God's chosen people to return to Jerusalem. Jubilant, he joyfully prepares for their departure, only to learn that his...

  • All Things New

    In the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine Weatherly and her mother, Eugenia, struggle to pick up the pieces of their lives when they return to their Virginia plantation. But the bitter realities of life after the war cannot be denied: their home a...

  • Wonderland Creek

    Alice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But happily-ever-after life she's planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend, Gordon, breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of fiction instead of the real wo...

  • While We're Far Apart

    In an unassuming apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, three lives intersect as the reality of war invades each aspect of their lives. Young Esther is heartbroken when her father decides to enlist in the army shortly after the death of her mother...

  • Though Waters Roar

    Harriet Sherwood has always adored her grandmother. But when Harriet decides to follow in her footsteps to fight for social justice, she certainly never expected her efforts to land her in jail. Nor did she expect her childhood enemy and notorious sc...

  • Until We Reach Home

    Life in Sweden feels like an endless winter to Elin Carlson after the deaths of her parents. When circumstances become unbearable, she determines to find a safe haven for her sisters.So begins their journey to America . . . the land of dreams and sec...

  • A Proper Pursuit

    When Violet Hayes ventures to Chicago during the time of the World's Fair, her one goal is to find her mother, who has been missing from her life since she was nine. Naïve, impressionable, and highly imaginative (having secretly ingested a diet of ro...



  • A Woman's Place

    They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across the seas. And when their nation asked, they answered the call as well... Virginia longs to find a purpose beyond others' expectations Helen is d...

  • All She Ever Wanted

    Thirty-five years ago Kathleen fled her home, desperate to cast off weights of poverty and shame. But an unexpected invitation from her sister unwittingly draws her back to that sleepy New York town, her own daughter in tow. A trip meant to salvage...

  • A Light to My Path

    Refiner's Fire - 3

    SHACKLED in a world where authority is not questioned, Where the will is BATTERED as surely as the body, Hope will not be DENIED. But BROKEN chains bring daunting choices: The way of revenge or the way of the SPIRIT. This is Kitty Goodman's...

  • Fire by Night

    Refiner's Fire - 2

    This compelling story of love and sacrifice follows the lives of two very different young women--one seeing the world for the first time and one who has seen too much already. One DECEIVED by a life of wealth and ease, the other DESPERATE to flee her...

  • Candle in the Darkness

    Refiner's Fire - 1

    CAUGHT in a nation splitting apart. ANGERED by those who would enslave others. EMBOLDENED by a passion to make a difference. TORN between the one she loves and a truth she can't deny. Here is Caroline Fletcher's story. Candle in the Darknes...

  • Hidden Places

    A deep yearning for home had led Eliza to Wyatt Orchards ten years ago. Now widowed with three young children, she faces mounting debts and the realization it is all up to her. But she has no idea how to run an orchard alone. When a stranger appear...

  • Wings of Refuge

    Nothing in her life as a wife, mother, and teacher had prepared her for this. At forty-two, Abigail MacLeod is about to realize a lifelong dream -- participation in an archaeological dig in Israel. Crushed by her husband's decision to end their marri...

  • Eve's Daughters

    Yearning for love and dignity, four generations of women must come to grips with the choices they've made -- and those their mothers made before them. But breaking the cycle that has ensnared them over the decades will prove more difficult than the...

  • Among the Gods

    Chronicles of the Kings - 5

    Fleeing King Manasseh's tyranny, Joshua leads the faithful remnant to their new home in Egypt. But as years pass, Joshua's desire for vengeance becomes an obsession. Blinded by hatred, he makes rash decisions, placing his loved ones in jeopardy. Amid...

  • My Father's God // Faith of My Fathers

    Chronicles of the Kings - 4

    Memorable Bible-Era Fiction From Award-Winning Author King Manaseh and his friend Joshua were nurtured together in the faith of their godly fathers. but anger toward God smolders in Manasseh's heart after his father's unexpected death, and his insecu...



  • Fly Away

    The drama unfolds as Mike searches desperately for the courage to face the inevitable, and Wilhemina prays for the wisdom to lead a dying man to a personal faith. Will Mike take the future into his own hands? Can Wilhemina learn to trust again? Will ...

  • The Lord Is My Salvation // Strength of His Hand

    Chronicles of the Kings - 3

    HE HAS ACHIEVED ENORMOUS WEALTH AND POWER -- YET THERE IS NO HEIR. The legacy Hezekiah has established as one of Judah's great leaders is threatened: his beloved wife, Hephzibah, remains barren. Desperate to provide a successor to her husband's thro...

  • The Lord Is My Song // Song of Redemption

    Chronicles of the Kings - 2

    Challenged on Every Side, Can His Newfound Faith Preserve a Nation? As King Hezekiah embraces God's Law, he leads his country into renewed prosperity. But following the will of Yahweh is a perplexing process, requiring unpopular choices--for bot...

  • The Lord Is My Strength // Gods and Kings

    Chronicles of the Kings - 1

    He was born to rule the people of God...but Yahweh is only a vague, powerless memory in the minds of His people. Though born the second son of King Ahaz, Hezekiah is not protected from his father's perverted attempts to gain the favor of the idol M...

Award-Winning Books by Lynn Austin / Lynn N. Austin

Candle in the Darkness
2003 Christy Award -- North American Historical
Fire by Night
2004 Christy Award -- Historical
Hidden Places
2002 Christy Award -- North Amer Historical
A Proper Pursuit
2008 Christy Award -- Historical
Though Waters Roar
2010 Christy Award -- Historical
Until We Reach Home
2009 Christy Award -- Historical
While We're Far Apart
2011 Christy Award -- Historical
Wonderland Creek
2012 Christy Award -- Historical


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lynn Austin / Lynn N. Austin has published 33 books.

The next book by Lynn Austin / Lynn N. Austin, The Lumber Baron's Wife, will be published in April 2026.

The first book by Lynn Austin / Lynn N. Austin, The Lord Is My Strength // Gods and Kings, was published in January 1995.

Yes. Lynn Austin / Lynn N. Austin has 4 series.
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