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  • Bibliography:
    92 Books (21 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2008
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Amish ABCs

1 - A Is for Amish (Jul-2024)
2 - B Is for Bonnet (Jan-2025)

Amish Brides of Pinecraft

1 - The Promise of Palm Grove (Feb-2015)
2 - The Proposal at Siesta Key (May-2015)
3 - A Wedding at the Orange Blossom Inn (Sep-2015)
4 - A Christmas Bride in Pinecraft (Oct-2015)

The Amish of Apple Creek

1 - Happily Ever Amish (Oct-2022)
2 - Once Upon a Buggy (Apr-2023)
3 - An Amish Cinderella (Oct-2023)

The Amish of Hart County

1 - Her Secret (Mar-2017)
2 - His Guilt (Jul-2017)
3 - The Gift (Nov-2017)
4 - His Risk (Mar-2018)
5 - Her Fear (Jul-2018)
6 - His Promise (Oct-2018)

Berlin Bookmobile

1 - A Perfect Amish Romance (Jan-2021)
2 - An Amish Surprise (May-2021)
3 - A Christmas Courtship (Oct-2021)

The Bridgeport Social Club

1 - Take a Chance (Sep-2018)
2 - All In (Feb-2019)
3 - Hold on Tight (Jun-2019)

Charmed Amish Life

1 - A Son's Vow (Feb-2016)
2 - A Daughter's Dream (May-2016)
3 - A Sister's Wish (Oct-2016)
4 - An Amish Family Christmas (Oct-2016)

A Chicago World's Fair Mystery

1 - Secrets of Sloane House (Jul-2014)
2 - Deception at Sable Hill (Apr-2015)
3 - Whispers in the Reading Room (Nov-2015)

Dance With Me

1 - Shall We Dance? (Feb-2020)
2 - Take the Lead (Sep-2020)
3 - Save the Last Dance (Nov-2020)

Days of Redemption

1 - Daybreak (Feb-2013)
2 - Ray of Light (May-2013)
3 - Eventide (Sep-2013)
3.5 - Snowfall (Oct-2014)

Families of Honor

1 - The Caregiver (Mar-2011)
2 - The Protector (Jul-2011)
3 - The Survivor (Sep-2011)
3.5 - A Christmas for Katie (Nov-2012)

Lone Star Hero's Love Story

1 - The Loyal Heart (Jul-2016)
2 - An Uncommon Protector (Feb-2017)
3 - Love Held Captive (Oct-2017)

Matchmaker Knows Best

1 - Their Surprise Reunion (May-2025)

Return to Sugarcreek

1 - Hopeful (Feb-2014)
2 - Thankful (May-2014)
3 - Joyful (Sep-2014)

Rumors in Ross County

1 - Edgewater Road (Sep-2021)
2 - Sycamore Circle (Feb-2023)

A Season in Pinecraft

1 - Her Heart's Desire (Jan-2023)
2 - Her Only Wish (Jun-2023)
3 - Her Secret Hope (Nov-2023)

Seasons of Sugarcreek

1 - Winter's Awakening (Feb-2010)
2 - Spring's Renewal (May-2010)
3 - Autumn's Promise (Aug-2010)
4 - Christmas in Sugarcreek (Nov-2011)

The Secrets of Crittenden County

1 - Missing (Mar-2012)
2 - The Search (Jun-2012)
3 - Found (Sep-2012)
4 - Peace (Oct-2013)

Sisters of the Heart

1 - Hidden (Jun-2008)
2 - Wanted (Jan-2009)
3 - Forgiven (Aug-2009)
4 - Grace (Nov-2010)

Walnut Creek

0.5 - Friends to the End (Feb-2019)
1 - The Patient One (Apr-2019)
2 - The Loyal One (Aug-2019)
2.5 - A Precious Gift (Nov-2019)
3 - The Protective One (Jan-2020)
4 - The Trustworthy One (May-2020)
4.5 - Promises of Tomorrow (Jul-2020)

Woodland Park Firefighters

1 - Coming Home (Dec-2022)
2 - Moving Forward (Aug-2023)

Book List in Order: 92 titles



  • When Anna decides it's time to leave her abusive boyfriend, she doesn't know where to turn. Rob has completely won over her parents, and the entire community, with his good looks and smooth charm. Only Anna has seen his dark side. Desperate, she ...



  • For a split second, Katie feels certain she's about to receive everything she's ever wanted. . . Twenty-year-old Katie Brenneman has always quietly fancied Jonathan Lundy. So when the brokenhearted widower asks her to help him take care of his tw...



  • Siblings face a tragedy that will shape the rest of their lives in New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray’s Forgiven.When a fire destroys the Lundys’ barn, Winnie is injured trying to get the animals to safety. Confined to a hospi...



  • Joshua Graber knows his future is set. He?s expected to work at his family business, the Graber Country Store. He?s expected to marry Gretta Hershberger, who he?s been courting for several years. But when a new English family moves next door and thei...



  • Clara had given up on her dreams for true love ... Shy and quiet, scarred from a fire when she was small, Clara has resigned herself to living alone and caring for her widowed mother, who tells her that no man will ever see past her scars. When Tim...



  • Some promises are meant to be broken. . . . Until Robert Miller met Lilly Allen, his world had been dark. A widower after only two years of marriage, he'd been living in a haze, feeling that, at twenty-four, his life was already over. But thanks t...



  • It's never too late to go home It's Christmastime at the Brenneman Bed and Breakfast, and everyone is excited about closing down for the holidays. But when two unexpected visitors appear seeking shelter, the family's commitment to hospitality is t...



  • Calvin and Lucy, two Amish strangers, are both traveling to Middlefield for different reasons. When their train breaks down, they band together for the night. Once in Middlefield they go their separate ways, but neither can fully forget the bond they...



  • EVERYONE NEEDS A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME When her mother passes away, Ella's forced to auction off her family's farm. Her father died years ago, and she could never manage the fifty acres on her own. But after she moves to town, she can't deny the p...






  • MATTIE'S BODY HAS HEALED FROM THE CANCER THAT NEARLY TOOK HER LIFE ... BUT CAN SHE FIND THE MAN WHO CAN MEND HER LONELY HEART? Mattie has faced more in her twenty-three years than she ever imagined possible. Having successfully battled cancer, she's...



  • Judith Graber has always been the obedient daughter. When her older brother Josh struggled with his love life, she offered wise counsel. When her younger brother Caleb flirted with the idea of leaving their order, she firmly told him he was wrong. Ov...



  • Can two young people survive the suspicions of their friends and neighbors when tragedy strikes a close-knit Amish community? Perry Borntrager had been missing for months from the quiet Amish community of Crittenden, Kentucky, when his body is dis...



  • In the midst of a murder investigation in the heart of Amish country, one young policeman finds his heart led astray The serenity of the quiet Amish community of Marion, Kentucky, is disrupted when the body of Perry Borntrager is discovered in an ...



  • A murder is solved and a quiet Amish community must deal with the repercussions. Amid the surprising revelations, can a newfound love survive? As the search for Perry Borntrager's killer continues, Jacob Schrock feels like his world is about to cr...



  • Will a little Amish girl make a Christmas miracle? It isn't easy to be Katie Weaver. Her sister-in-law Ella is about to have a baby, making Katie an aunt for the second time . . . and she's only six and a half! Plus, her favorite librarian, Miss D...



  • In this close-knit Amish family, nothing is as perfect as it seems . . . When Viola Keim starts working at a nearby Mennonite retirement home, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with resident Atle, whose only living relative, son Edward, is liv...



  • Bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray brings inspirational romance to life in this sweet tale of love in the Amish community, Ray of Light, the second installment of her Days of Redemption series. Roman Keim just wants a break from the family dr...



  • A young Amish woman harbors a difficult secret. Does she dare share the truth with the man she hopes to marry? Elsie Keim doesn't want to be left behind. Her twin sister, Viola, and her older brother, Roman, have both found love and are building l...



  • After a year of secrets and scandal, will this Amish community finally find peace under the bright promise of Christmas? Beth Byler has a secret. Ever since she met Englischer Chris Ellis while helping out at the Yellow Bird Inn, she can't stop th...






  • In the Amish town of Sugarcreek, love comes in many forms. But will it come at all for Miriam? Miriam Zehr has worked at the Sugarcreek Inn longer than she cares to admit. The restaurant is a favorite of town residents as well as the many tourists...



  • New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray takes us to the year 1866 with the story of a second chance at love -- and the power of forgiveness Amish widow Sarah Ropp lives a quiet, solitary life since losing her husband i...



  • New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray captures the beauty, devotion, and warmth of Amish life in this engaging tale of family, commitment, trust, and love set in the beloved community of Sugarcreek. Christina Kempf has always know...



  • Join New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray for a visit to Amish Country!Get all three novels in Shelley Shepard Gray's The Days of Redemption series in one delightful e-book, including: Daybreak, Ray of Light, and Event...



  • One woman’s search for the truth of her sister’s disappearance leads her to deceit and danger in 1893 Chicago. Rosalind Perry has left her family’s rural farm in Wisconsin to work as a housemaid at Sloane House, one of the most elegant mansi...



  • A young Amish couple gets a second chance at love in New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray’s final book in her Return to Sugarcreek series. Randall Beiler is doing his best to put his family and the farm’s needs first, even fo...



  • New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray spins a beautiful holiday tale of finding love in unexpected places. Twenty-year old Ruth Stutzman is a wonderful caregiver -- but she has no experience with kinner. Laid off from her job at a...



  • A young Amish woman finds herself torn between the man she’s pledged to wed and the man her heart desires in this heartwarming story of chance, duty, and choice in the face of love -- the first volume in the beloved New York Times bestselling autho...



  • The World’s Fair is nearing its end, but the danger in Chicago lingers. It’s mid-September of 1893 and Eloisa Carstairs is the reigning beauty of Gilded Age Chicago society. To outsiders she appears to have it all. But Eloisa is living with a ...



  • A young Amish woman, yearning for freedom, crosses paths with a handsome Mennonite celebrity in a deeply moving tale of friendship and self-discovery -- the second installment in the unforgettable New York Times bestselling author’s new Amish Bride...






  • Bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray continues her Amish Brides of Pinecraft series with a special addition a tale of wishing and wanting...and what the heart really needs Good things may come to those who wait, but Mattie Miller is confident t...



  • Emma Keim was heartbroken when her husband Sanford passed away, leaving her to raise three young daughters alone. In the years since, her relatives have made it no secret that they expect Emma to remain a widow, mourning Sanford indefinitely. But whe...



  • When Beverly Overholt's beloved Orange Blossom Inn is broken into, she's shaken to her core. After all, the inn has been her whole life since her fiance left her for her best friend. In the face of repairing what's been lost, Beverly calls Eric Wagle...



  • Lydia’s job at the library is her world -- until a mysterious patron catches her eye ... and perhaps her heart. Just months after the closure of the Chicago World’s Fair, librarian Lydia Bancroft finds herself fascinated by a mysterious dark-h...



  • Shelley Shepard Gray’s first book in her Charmed Amish Life series is set in the quaint Amish village of Charm, Ohio, and tells the stories of the Kinsinger siblings who are each struggling to find both forgiveness and love in the face of tragedy. ...



  • In Shelley Shepard Gray’s second book in her Charmed Amish Life series, a young teacher and farmer discover they have much in common, especially when it comes to healing old wounds from the past…and finding love in one another. Rebecca Kinsing...



  • Robert came to Galveston to fulfill his promise to a dying man and look after his widow. He didn’t expect to find love in the unlikeliest of places. Robert Truax, former Second Lieutenant and Confederate officer in the Civil War, made a promise ...



  • Ever since his father died in a tragic fire, Levi Kinsinger has felt adrift. Newly returned to Charm, Ohio, Levi is trying to fit into his old life, only to discover he seems to have outgrown it. ...



  • Amelia Kinsinger is the perfect Amish woman -- at least according to her neighbors. And while Amelia takes pride in her role as homemaker, she's also harboring a secret: She's been in love with bad boy Simon Hochstetler for as long as she can remembe...



  • Overwhelmed by the responsibilities of running a ranch on her own, Laurel Tracey decides to hire a convict -- a man who’s just scary enough to take care of squatters and just desperate enough to agree to a one year post. The years following the ...






  • Shelley Shepard Gray begins a new series -- The Amish of Hart County -- with this suspenseful tale of a young Amish woman who is forced to move to a new town to escape a threatening stalker. After a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her famil...



  • When sisters Sharon and Sherilyn Kramer attend a wedding in Shipshewana, one of them returns with a new penpal while the other returns to her job at the bakery. After sending weekly letters back and forth, Sherry and Graham Holland arrange a reunion ...



  • A suspenseful tale of an Amish man who will risk all to protect the woman he loves. Mark Fisher has returned home to Hart County, determined to put the past behind him. Two years ago, after being wrongly accused of assault, he left the Amish commu...



  • After the War Between the States, a Confederate officer longs to heal the heart of Lizbeth Barclay -- but first he’ll have to right the wrongs that were done to her. Major Ethan Kelly has never been able to absolve himself of the guilt he feels ...



  • New York Times Bestselling Author Shelley Shepard Gray gifts us with a special Christmas story about love and blessings in this next book in her Amish of Hart County series. The Schwartz family is happy to be spending Christmas on their new farm i...



  • New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray brings us another compelling suspense in her Amish of Hart County series, this time featuring an undercover English DEA agent who will do anything to protect the Amish girl he loves. Calvin Fi...



  • In New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray’s latest novel of suspense in her Amish of Hart County series, an EMT falls for a woman with ties to an Amish community where people are dying similar, suspicious deaths. Sadie Detweiler ...



  • Kurt Holland wants the best for his younger brother, which is why he moves Sam to Bridgeport, Ohio. It's a bigger town with a well-known high school. Just the place to give his little brother more opportunities -- maybe even a scholarship to colle...



  • It’s set to be a white Christmas in Hart County, and Grace King is pet-sitting in a beautiful home with only a difficult dachshund for company. Just as she starts to miss the bustle of her large Amish family, Grace runs into a familiar face. Living...



  • After going against her better judgment, Irene Keim fell for a wayward Englisch man, sending her life into a downward spiral. But upon his death, she knows it’s time for a fresh start and new adventures. Irene quits her job and embarks on a mont...






  • Meredith Hunt is content with her solo life. She owns and runs a successful Pilates studio, volunteers at the high school every week, and recently bought a house. She can take care of herself, which is good because she has a hard time relying on o...



  • Discover the charming first enovella in a new Amish romance series from the New York Times bestselling author of Love Held Captive and The Gift. When Andy’s baby sister Trish gets stranded at the family cabin during a massive blizzard, he calls ...



  • Seven former best friends reunite and struggle to heal after the tragic death of one of their own in this evocative and heartrending novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Gift and Her Secret. When word had gotten out that Andy Wa...



  • Jackson Koch had already lost his wife to cancer when the town's coal mines shut down and his job was gone too. So, with a three-year-old daughter to care for and a broken heart to mend, he moved across the country to find a new life in Bridgepor...



  • The New York Times bestselling author of the Walnut Creek series crafts a moving and evocative novel of secrets, friendship, and second chances -- perfect for fans of Kathleen Fuller and Beth Wiseman. When Katie Steury hires her old friend Harley ...



  • For the Amish, the day after Christmas is for family, feasting, and exchanging simple gifts. And for three different couples, it will bring another precious chance for love . . . New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Shelley Shepard Gray...



  • The New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgeport Social Club series weaves another moving and charming tale of love and faith in Walnut Creek, Ohio. In this return to the heartwarming series, Kyle Lambright has fallen hard for Gabrielle All...



  • Shelley Shepard Gray weaves a moving and unforgettable exploration of love and friendship. The tragic and untimely death of an old friend has made Elizabeth Anne rethink not only her priorities but her courtship with David, her longtime neighbor a...



  • At twenty-seven, Shannon Murphy has just discovered that she has two sisters she never knew. Now, through Shannon's loving persistence, the three of them are moving in together above her dance studio in Bridgeport. Shannon is excited to make a ho...



  • New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray returns to the charming and evocative Walnut Creek Series with an unforgettable novel following one broken young woman whose search for peace leads her back to her hometown, where s...



  • From Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times bestselling author and the “skilled storyteller who reminds the reader through her characters that faith can help us survive the ups and downs in life” (RT Book Reviews) comes a warm-hearted and charming ...



  • Growing up in foster care, Officer Traci Lucky had a rough start to life, but things are looking up now that she's found a place in Bridgeport with two sisters she never knew she had. One night while on the job Traci finds Gwen, a pregnant teen c...



  • When the foster parents they’ve cautiously grown to love discover they’re expecting, orphaned Roy and Jemima Fisher, ages six and seven, are secretly devastated by the certainty they’ll be given up. With Christmas around the corner, their only ...



  • Kimber Klein has left the modeling world behind. She’s sick of the constant pressure to be perfect and ready to live her life without watching every little thing she eats. She’s also really happy to finally spend some time getting to know herself...



  • From New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray comes a new series that follows a bookmobile driver-turned-matchmaker who learns that her Amish patrons need a whole lot more than just new books to read. Aaron Coblentz has a secret: he...



  • Haunted by secret guilt after a tragic accident, Joanna Zimmerman is sure she’s left midwifery behind her. She keeps to herself, certain this is for the best. Her childhood friend Dwight Eicher knows that Joanna hasn’t been herself lately, but ev...



  • In the second installment of the “enjoyable and charming” (USA TODAY) Shelley Shepard Gray’s delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family they’ve always pr...



  • She’s found peace living alongside the Amish… But she can’t escape her past. Artist Liana Mann is stunned to learn her husband, missing for ten years, has been found murdered. Now Officer Kent Olson seeks to solve the cold case -- with Lia...



  • The first in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray, Edgewater Road invites us into a world of family mysteries, small-town secrets, and perhaps a little romance along the way. When Jennifer Smiley’s grandmothe...



  • This charming and gentle Christmas love story in the “swoon-worthy” (Woman’s World) Berlin Bookmobile series follows a librarian determined to help an Amish bachelor woo his neighbor.A solitary sort, forty-two-year-old Atle Petersheim spends hi...



  • USA Today bestselling authors Shelley Shepard Gray, Rachel J. Good, and Loree Lough celebrate the spirit of the season, the warmth of simple traditions, and of course, the joy of holiday treats, with this faith-affirming collection of three connected...



  • Rosie's joy is her yearly project for the Pine Craft Mennonite Quilt Sale, and she dreams of being the top earner. But she's worried that she's bitten off more than she can chew with her latest entry. To make things even more confusing, a...



  • He left her without a word… Now he needs her help to catch a killer Escaping his Amish community as a teen was about survival, but leaving meant breaking LizBeth Troyer’s heart. Now Detective Jackson Lapp is working a cold case -- and the c...



  • The crisp fragrance of pine trees and the warm spice of fresh cookies aren’t the only blessings that Christmas brings, and no one knows more about happy homecomings than three couples who are celebrating the greatest gift of all . . .BUGGIES, TRAIN...



  • In the first in a heartwarming new series, New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray -- one of the most beloved voices in inspirational romance -- welcomes readers to Apple Creek, Ohio, a small, vibrant Amish community where everyone see...



  • Hallmark and bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray present a Christmas Amish romance with lots of surprises in store…Wesley is so busy running his family’s Amish market at the holidays, he barely has time for Liesl, the young woman he’s been ...



  • A lonely boy… Gets a Christmas miracle! Christmas in Colorado would be magical…if Canadian Air Force sergeant Graham Hopkins wasn’t missing home. Volunteering as a Santa Tracker with NORAD, he’s able to comfort six-year-old Will Parnell...



  • When an army vet becomes a firefighter in small-town Colorado, the flames of an old love reignite in this sweet romance by bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray In Woodland Park, a small town nestled in the foothills of Pikes Peak, Anderson Kelly ...



  • Mary Margaret Miller needs an escape from her small Amish community. She boards a bus, all alone, for a vacation in Pinecraft, Florida. Meeting Betsy and Lilly on the way, she's amazed to find two kindred spirits. They become fast friends and determi...



  • New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray returns with the second novel in her “tantalizing” (Publishers Weekly) Rumors in Ross County series. In Ross County, love can stay the course, but first you have to know who to trust....



  • New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray -- one of the most beloved voices in inspirational romance -- welcomes readers back to Apple Creek, Ohio, a bright and bustling Amish community where a fairy tale romance is in bloom -- but getti...



  • Return to Pinecraft, Florida, for a Sweet Amish Romance Sheltered yet adventurous, Betsy Detweiler is on a mission to get out of Kentucky and experience new things in life. She's got a list--a life list. What better place to start than with her frien...



  • An Amish outcast. A woman willing to help. A killer determined to silence them. Daniel Miller’s Amish community won’t accept him even though he’s been acquitted of a crime he didn’t commit. When Lela Borntrager offers to help him find t...



  • Romance blossoms in the Colorado foothills in this sweet romance by New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard GrayFormer Army captain Greg Tebo loves his new life in Woodland Park. In the two years since he joined the WPFD, he’s gained a re...



  • Set in the close-knit Amish community of Apple Creek, Ohio, this sweet Cinderella-inspired novel from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author is complete with a matchmaking pet rat, and will delight fans of heartwarming,...



  • Almost two years after Lilly Kurtz first traveled to Pinecraft, Florida, with friends, she's decided to make a fresh start there. She's ready to be new-and-improved Lilly, a Lilly without a past, a Lilly with no secrets. At first, everything goes wel...



  • A heartfelt note, a loving message, a letter filled with secret hopes -- this trio of sweet Amish romances will show that on Valentine’s Day, the right words can spark a lifetime of joy.Love Letter Courtship * Shelley Shepard Gray After six months ...



  • Ex-con Seth Zimmerman has spent the last three years making amends by helping the vulnerable in his former Amish community. Lately, this mission includes calling on Tabitha Yoder, whose divorce from her abusive husband has isolated her from the commu...



  • In a heartwarming new series from New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray, four siblings take a genuine leap of faith when they move to their grandparents’ farm in rural Ohio and decide to become Amish.Exploring the relationship betw...



  • Christmas miracles abound in this trio of stories that celebrate holiday blessings with three Amish families who discover the season’s sweetest gifts . . .A CHRISTMAS REUNION by Shelley Shepard Gray Tricia Troyer is thrilled when Brandt Holden, her...



  • Even though Bethanne Hostetler has found some peace seven years after an attempted assault and the accidental death of Peter Miller, she is still haunted by the memory. When her Englisher cousin, Candace—who has just been crowned Miss Crittenden...



  • The second in this delightfully moving new series from beloved, New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray continues the story of four English-raised siblings who return to their grandparents' Ohio community planning to become Amish. But ...



  • Friendship can turn to more…When you least expect it! Kayla Harding knew she’d reached rock bottom when she forced herself to walk through the front doors of Loaves of Love, the food bank in Medina, Ohio, one Saturday morning. Happily, what she f...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shelley Shepard Gray has published 92 books.

The next book by Shelley Shepard Gray, Their Surprise Reunion, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Shelley Shepard Gray, Hidden, was published in June 2008.

Yes. Shelley Shepard Gray has 21 series.