Amish Romance Books in Order
Part ofLinda Byler Books in OrderBrowse the Amish Romance books by Linda Byler in order, with stand alone love stories, plot summaries, Christmas favorites, and tips on which heartfelt novel to pick up first.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
13 books
Little Amish Matchmaker
by Linda Byler
2012
Isaac thinks his shy older brother Simon would be perfect for the pretty Amish schoolteacher, but Simon is too tongue tied to act. Determined to give his brother the best Christmas present ever, Isaac hatches a series of schemes that tangle school programs, family gatherings, and unexpected feelings.
The Christmas Visitor
by Linda Byler
2013
When her husband dies in a barn raising accident, Ruth Miller is left to raise six children alone in their Amish community. As Christmas nears and bills pile up, unexpected help arrives in the form of neighbors, a persistent bachelor, and a mysterious visitor who may change everything.
Mary's Christmas Goodbye
by Linda Byler
2015
Mary faces a Christmas full of painful farewells as circumstances force her to leave the Amish community and people she loves. Packing memories along with her few belongings, she must trust that God can meet her in a new place even when her heart still clings to the old.
Becky Meets Her Match
by Linda Byler
2016
Strong willed Becky is sure she knows exactly what kind of husband she wants and is quick to dismiss quiet, serious men. When circumstances push her into working closely with someone she once overlooked, she has to admit that God’s idea of a perfect match may surprise her.
A Dog for Christmas
by Linda Byler
2017
Lonely and often overlooked, Henry has longed for both a family and a dog of his own. One winter, an unexpected chain of events brings him a loyal canine companion and opens the door to a hard earned love that might finally give him the home he has dreamed of.
A Horse for Elsie
by Linda Byler
2018
Young Elsie longs for a horse of her own more than anything, but her Amish family has little money and many worries. When an unexpected opportunity finally brings a horse into her life, Elsie must learn responsibility, patience, and how love can arrive in very ordinary ways.
The Healing
by Linda Byler
2018
Teenage John, the youngest of seven Amish brothers, is sidelined by mysterious exhaustion and pain that turns out to be Lyme disease. As his illness stretches on, family tensions flare and jealousy over his brother’s courtship grows, even while John slowly discovers inner strength and a surprising chance at love.
A Second Chance
by Linda Byler
2019
Edna Miller has spent years loving shy Emery from afar, turning down other suitors while she waits. When he finally notices her and she also grows close to Orva, a widower she works for, Edna must trust God as she chooses between long held dreams and unexpected affection.
The More the Merrier
by Linda Byler
2019
After her husband dies and a fire destroys their barn, Amish widow Annie faces winter with eight children and mounting bills. A friendship with a widower who has six children of his own brings laughter, chaos, and the possibility that two hurting families might become one.
Hope Deferred
by Linda Byler
2020
Best friends since childhood, David Stolzfus and Anna Fisher grow into first love on neighboring Lancaster County farms. When David’s hunger for freedom sends him overseas and another young man writes to Anna, both must untangle loyalty, desire, and faith before they can see what their future should be.
Lizzie's Christmas Play
by Linda Byler
2020
As Christmas approaches, Liz helps with a holiday program while quietly remembering the heartbreak of a broken engagement. Working at the market and spending time with a steady widower, she slowly learns that saying yes to new joy does not erase old sorrow but can soften its edges.
Love in Unlikely Places
by Linda Byler
2020
Emma leaves her Amish community to nanny for an English family on the North Carolina coast, where ocean breezes and a charming Amish contractor upend her careful plans. When distance, silence, and a new friendship with a former Amish man complicate everything, she must decide what kind of life she truly wants.
A Christmas Engagement
by Linda Byler
2021
Years after her fiancé called off their wedding weeks before the big day, Liz has settled into life as a single woman working at an Amish market restaurant. When her kind but reserved boss begins to notice her in new ways at Christmastime, she has to risk her heart again.
Series background & context
The Amish Romance grouping brings together Linda Byler’s stand alone love stories, many of them set in present day Amish communities, some reaching back into earlier eras. Instead of following one cast across several volumes, each novel introduces new characters with their own troubles, questions, and hard choices.
Several books focus on older singles who feel left behind. In A Second Chance, Edna Miller has never had a date, yet she clings to her long standing love for quiet Emery while her friends move on with marriages and babies. Her work caring for a widower and his three children forces her to ask what true devotion looks like and whether God might lead her somewhere she never planned.
Other stories wrestle more directly with faith and doubt. Hope Deferred follows David Stolzfus and Anna Fisher, childhood best friends whose relationship shifts into deeper love as they grow up. David’s restless hunger for learning pulls him far from Lancaster County, while Anna is left to sort through loyalty, disappointment, and interest in another suitor. Their story is less about quick resolutions and more about how belief can stretch and change without disappearing.
Books like Love in Unlikely Places and The Healing take Amish characters outside familiar patterns. Emma leaves her safe community to nanny for an English family on the North Carolina coast, where she must decide what kind of life she truly wants and whom she can trust with her heart. John, in The Healing, battles Lyme disease, family conflict, and jealousy as he slowly discovers both inner strength and unexpected love.
A number of titles in this group are set at Christmastime. The More the Merrier, A Dog for Christmas, Love Conquers All, Christmas Every Day, Honoring Christmas, Christmas in Wisconsin, and A Christmas Engagement all weave romance together with big families, winter hardship, or historical settings. Widows learn to start again, children campaign for ponies or puppies, and entire communities pitch in when barns burn or fathers fail.
Across all of these standalones, readers can expect slow building relationships, detailed glimpses of ordinary Amish work, and characters who argue with God as often as they lean on him. The stories rarely pretend that life is simple. Instead they honor the way love, grief, mental health, and faith can tangle together, and they offer endings that feel earned rather than tidy.
Because each book stands on its own, this is an easy “dip in anywhere” shelf. You can start with the theme that calls to you most, whether that is second chances, illness and recovery, a cross cultural friendship, or a snowy Christmas setting, and still get a complete, satisfying story.
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