Amy Lillard Books in Order
Explore Amy Lillard books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, cozy mystery and Amish romance reading paths, and easy where-to-start help.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
67 books
Saving Gideon
by Amy Lillard
2012
Grieving Amish farmer Gideon Fisher wants only to be left alone after devastating loss. Then socialite Avery Hamilton crashes into his world, and two wounded people from utterly different lives begin a slow, healing romance.
All You Need Is Love
by Amy Lillard
2013
Forced by an inheritance problem, wealthy Tristan McFarland offers shy Claire Campbell a temporary marriage. What begins as a business arrangement quickly turns far more complicated once real tenderness enters the deal.
Brodie's Bride
by Amy Lillard
2013
A western romance about a marriage neither side expected and the trust it takes to build a real future. Amy Lillard blends frontier grit with a tender, hard-won love story.
Can't Buy Me Love
by Amy Lillard
2013
To secure his inheritance, Blake Caldwell needs a wife for one year, and practical Paige Parker needs money for a return to missionary life. Their convenient marriage looks simple on paper, until danger and real feeling get involved.
Katie's Choice
by Amy Lillard
2013
Katie Rose Fisher thought her future was settled until the man she loved left the Amish faith. Now a visiting journalist and the return of her old sweetheart force her to choose between safety, duty, and a very different love.
Caroline's Secret
by Amy Lillard
2014
Single mother Caroline Hostetler comes to Wells Landing determined to build a safe new life for herself and her daughter. Then a man from her past arrives, threatening the secret she has worked hard to leave behind.
Gabriel's Bride
by Amy Lillard
2014
Gabriel Fisher is struggling to hold his family together as new responsibilities close in around him. In Clover Ridge, a practical arrangement starts asking much more of both hearts than either of them expected.
Take Me Back to Texas
by Amy Lillard
2014
Bethie Grace returns to Loveless, Texas, to settle her grandmother's affairs and leave again as quickly as possible. But her old love J.D., and the life she once imagined there, make that plan much harder to keep.
The Gingerbread Bride
by Amy Lillard
2014
This holiday romance mixes winter hardship, faith, and the hope of home. In classic Amy Lillard fashion, a practical arrangement and Christmas spirit make room for love.
Unsavory Notions
by Amy Lillard
2014
Quilters Emma Cotton and Kelly Grace are used to patterns, not crime scenes. In Mystic Harbor, a fresh mystery forces them to piece together secrets hidden beneath the town's cozy surface.
Welcome Home, Bethie McGee
by Amy Lillard
2014
Bethie McGee comes back to Loveless, Texas, planning only to deal with family property and leave again. Instead she runs straight into J.D., the man she once loved, and discovers home is much harder to walk away from.
Courting Emily
by Amy Lillard
2015
Emily Ebersol has always expected her childhood sweetheart Luke to come back to Wells Landing and choose her. But as dependable Elam Rhiel steps closer and Luke finally returns, Emily must decide what love really looks like.
Lorie's Heart
by Amy Lillard
2015
When Lorie Kauffman's father dies, she discovers he had been living a secret second life in Tulsa. The search for answers pulls her toward the Englisch world, and a kind outsider may change where she believes she belongs.
Love Potion Me, Baby
by Amy Lillard
2015
This playful romantic comedy mixes attraction, confusion, and just enough chaos to keep two wary people off balance. What starts as a lighthearted mess slowly turns into a much more serious question about love.
O Little Town of Sugarcreek
by Amy Lillard
2015
A Christmas mystery in Amish country blends holiday warmth with trouble that refuses to stay quiet. Cheryl Cooper and Naomi work through community secrets while the season of goodwill hangs in the balance.
Pattern of Betrayal
by Amy Lillard
2015
Julie Ellis hoped the Quilt Haus Inn in Missouri wine country would bring peace, not murder. During a quilting mystery weekend, the lights go out, a real body appears, and every guest seems to be hiding something.
Southern Comfort
by Amy Lillard
2015
A lively Southern romance full of family chaos, sharp banter, and unexpected chemistry. In Amy Lillard's warm small-town style, comfort turns out to be a lot messier, and sweeter, than either character expects.
The Amish Christmas Sleigh
by Amy Lillard
2015
A Christmas-season Amish romance built around family, faith, and a hopeful winter journey. Holiday traditions and unexpected closeness give this gentle story its charm.
The Trouble with Millionaires
by Amy Lillard
2015
Money complicates everything in this light contemporary romance. As attraction grows between two people from very different worlds, the real trouble turns out to be risking their hearts instead of protecting their plans.
Just Plain Sadie
by Amy Lillard
2016
Sadie Kauffman has always been expected to marry her old friend Chris, even if her heart is not fully in it. Meeting kind Mennonite Ezra Hein forces her to choose between practicality, faith, and real joy.
Loving a Lawman
by Amy Lillard
2016
In Cattle Creek, Texas, a cowboy lawman who lives by duty meets a woman who shakes up his careful routine. Family loyalties, small-town expectations, and rising attraction make this a warm western romance.
More Than a Promise
by Amy Lillard
2016
Widowed Mariana Miller learns she is finally pregnant after years of hoping for a child. As grief and gratitude collide, the quiet support of Reuben Weisel starts to look like the beginning of a future she never expected.
More Than Friendship
by Amy Lillard
2016
Clara Rose Yutzy is engaged to the man everyone expects her to marry, so her growing feelings for best friend Obidiah make no sense at all. In Wells Landing, friendship and faith slowly begin to look like love.
Shoo, FLY, Shoo
by Amy Lillard
2016
When Albert Yoder is jailed over illegal raw milk sales, Cheryl and Naomi step in to help his overwhelmed family. Missing milk, protesters, a barn fire, and old grudges turn a farm crisis into a full mystery.
Southern Hospitality
by Amy Lillard
2016
Reporter Roxanne Ackerman lands in sleepy Jefferson County, Tennessee, with a broken-down car and a murder accusation. Temporarily handed over to ambitious attorney Malcolm Daniels, she turns one very inconvenient weekend upside down.
Stranger Things Have Happened
by Amy Lillard
2016
A warm, quirky story about unexpected turns, close connections, and finding hope when life goes off script. Amy Lillard leans into humor and heart without losing sight of the romance.
Titus Returns
by Amy Lillard
2016
After serving time for a tragic car wreck, Titus Lambert returns to Wells Landing unsure he still belongs there. Helping a struggling family gives him a path toward redemption, but love makes his choices even harder.
Amish Brides
by Amy Lillard
2017
This collection brings together Amish romance novellas about brides, courtship, and new beginnings. It is a warm mix of faith, family, and happily-ever-after moments from multiple authors.
Blame It on Texas
by Amy Lillard
2017
Texas pride, old hurts, and a strong attraction collide in this small-town romance. Coming home means facing the past, and love may be the one complication neither of them planned for.
Healing a Heart
by Amy Lillard
2017
Rancher Jake Langston thinks a one-night stand is safely in the past until Bryn Talbot shows up at his door with life-changing news. Old grief, surprise responsibility, and growing affection make walking away impossible.
Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper
by Amy Lillard
2017
Plainspoken Kappy King likes her life just fine until a puppy, a death, and a pile of suspicious details upset Blue Sky. With her unlikely friends beside her, she starts pulling at threads the police failed to notice.
Marrying Jonah
by Amy Lillard
2017
Sarah Yoder has loved Jonah Miller for years from a careful distance. When heartbreak and one impulsive night push Jonah to propose out of duty, both of them have to ask whether a marriage built on honor can become love.
More Than a Marriage
by Amy Lillard
2017
Newly married Tess Smiley comes to Wells Landing hoping for a loving partnership, not loneliness inside her own home. As tensions grow, she and Jacob have to decide whether honesty can still save their marriage.
Ten Reasons Not to Date a Cop
by Amy Lillard
2017
Kaylee Stephens has a long-standing rule against dating cops, thanks to growing up as a police chief's daughter. Then a stolen artifact case puts her face-to-face with Detective Lucas Blackfox, and her list starts falling apart.
The Wildflower Bride
by Amy Lillard
2017
A historical romance filled with faith, hardship, and the hope of a new beginning. As two people are drawn together under difficult circumstances, love begins to grow where neither expected it.
A Home for Hannah
by Amy Lillard
2018
After fifteen years away, widowed Hannah McLean returns to her Amish hometown in Pontotoc with her hurting teenage son. There she finds her first love, Aaron Zook, and a chance to rebuild the life she once left behind.
A Love for Leah
by Amy Lillard
2018
Independent Leah Gingerich has become a progressive Mennonite, but home still pulls at her. Back in Pontotoc, her sharp disagreements with stubborn Amish neighbor Jamie Stoltzfus slowly turn into something much deeper.
A Wells Landing Christmas
by Amy Lillard
2018
Ivy Weaver has long been an outsider in Wells Landing, and Zeb Brenneman is the last person she wants back in her life. But at Christmas, old mistakes, new revelations, and still-lingering love force them to face the past.
Kappy King and the Pickle Kaper
by Amy Lillard
2018
Kappy King would rather sew prayer kapps than chase trouble, but trouble keeps finding her. In Blue Sky, Pennsylvania, a pickle-centered mystery pulls Kappy, Edie, and the community into another tangled investigation.
Kappy King and the Pie Kaper
by Amy Lillard
2018
When the bishop's wife is gravely injured and later dies, suspicion falls on a struggling widow and her children. Kappy and Edie dig into pies, gossip, and buried family secrets to uncover who wanted the truth hidden.
The Quilting Circle
by Amy Lillard
2018
This Wells Landing collection follows three Amish women linked by friendship, faith, and quilting. As Clara Rose, Mariana, and Tess face love, loss, and marriage, the circle around them becomes a source of real strength.
A Family for Gracie
by Amy Lillard
2019
Gracie Glick wants a home and family so badly that she proposes to widower Matthew Byler herself. Their marriage solves practical problems, but once vows are spoken, both must face the deeper hurts they brought with them.
Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder
by Amy Lillard
2019
When murder rocks Sugar Springs, Mississippi, bookstore owner Arlo Stanley cannot resist asking questions. With help from her friends and book club regulars, she starts turning local gossip into the clues the police missed.
No Greater Treasure
by Amy Lillard
2019
After years in the California mountains, Birdie Banks hires Jedidiah Evans to escort her safely to Sacramento and the fiancé waiting there. The hard journey down tests her plans, her faith, and what love may really ask.
A Murder Between the Pages
by Amy Lillard
2020
Arlo Stanley's bookstore should be a refuge, not the center of another investigation. When a local literary event turns deadly, Arlo and her book club start sorting through suspects, secrets, and small-town drama.
An Amish Husband for Tillie
by Amy Lillard
2020
Pregnant and unmarried, Tillie Gingerich returns to Pontotoc in disgrace and fear. A Christmas Eve storm leaves her at widower Levi Yoder's door, where grief, kindness, and unexpected hope begin to change both their lives.
Loving Jenna
by Amy Lillard
2020
Jenna Burkhart is tired of being told what she cannot do. In Wells Landing, she meets Buddy Miller, and together they start imagining a life shaped by courage, independence, and a love few people believe they can manage.
Romancing Nadine
by Amy Lillard
2020
Nadine Burkhart comes to Wells Landing to help her family, not to fall in love. But kind, persistent Amos Fisher keeps showing up, and this later-in-life romance asks whether practicality has kept Nadine lonely for too long.
Southern Charm
by Amy Lillard
2020
Jonas St. John heads to an Alabama mansion as a favor and a break from his own public heartbreak. Instead, he finds an eccentric rich family, a pet pig, and Chickie Fitzpatrick, who may be the real surprise waiting there.
A Murder Like No Author
by Amy Lillard
2021
Bookstore owner Arlo Stanley and her Friday Night Book Club face another murder in Sugar Springs, Mississippi. Literary gossip, local grudges, and sharp amateur sleuthing keep this cozy mystery moving.
A New Love for Charlotte
by Amy Lillard
2021
Widow Charlotte Burkhart thinks she is too late for the life she wants, until a baby appears on her doorstep. As one suitor hesitates and another steps forward, Charlotte has to decide what kind of second chance she truly wants.
Marry Me, Millie
by Amy Lillard
2021
Pregnant widow Millie Bauman expects her future to center on her baby and the family B and B, not romance. But when newcomer Henry King arrives in Paradise Valley, a pretend courtship begins to feel surprisingly real.
Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary
by Amy Lillard
2022
Advice columnist Sissy Yoder heads to Yoder, Kansas, for a fresh start and soon finds herself running a café and chasing a killer. Between family expectations and local secrets, her new hometown is anything but quiet.
Forget Me Not, Baby
by Amy Lillard
2022
In Nowhere, Texas, an amnesia twist and an unexpected baby upend Sydney Jericho's already complicated life. What starts as chaos turns into a tender second-chance romance with plenty of heart and small-town charm.
The Amish Matchmaker
by Amy Lillard
2022
Astrid Kauffman writes Amish romances, but she never meant to become a real matchmaker. When a frazzled widow asks for help finding a husband, Astrid's carefully laid plans go sideways, and she may be the one headed for love.
This Little Piggy
by Amy Lillard
2022
What should have been a simple trip to buy a pig turns into another lively Blue Sky mystery. Kappy King and her friends follow local clues, family tensions, and a trail of trouble that grows far bigger than expected.
A Million to One
by Amy Lillard
2023
Tristan McFarland needs a wife to satisfy his aunt's will, and plain, hardworking Claire Campbell seems like the perfect solution. Their temporary bargain should be simple, but marriage has a way of rewriting the plan.
A Murder of Aspic Proportions
by Amy Lillard
2023
Sissy Yoder hopes life in Yoder, Kansas, is finally settling down, but another death proves otherwise. Between café duties, her advice column, and a growing suspect list, she is once again pulled into murder.
Besting the Bull Rider
by Amy Lillard
2023
A Texas-set romance where rodeo grit meets small-town heart. When a bull rider's fast-moving life collides with a woman who wants something steadier, both have to decide what kind of future is really worth fighting for.
John Paul in Love
by Amy Lillard
2023
Back in Clover Ridge, John Paul finally gets a chance to step out of the background and face love for himself. Faith, family expectations, and the pull of a different future make his story both tender and restless.
One More Time for Joy
by Amy Lillard
2023
In Paradise Valley, Joy gets a fresh chance to look at love, loss, and the life she still wants. With the Widows Club nearby, this Amish romance leans into second chances and the comfort of community.
The Amish Christmas Promise
by Amy Lillard
2023
Pregnant widow Mattie Byler is stunned when her late husband's shunned twin brother arrives with a promise to marry her. Samuel means to do right by her, but love may ask for more than duty ever could.
When Hattie Finds Love
by Amy Lillard
2023
A bet meant to soften Hattie's gruff neighbor turns into something much more personal. This later-in-life Paradise Valley romance pairs humor, healing, and the quiet surprise of love arriving twice.
A Murder for the Sages
by Amy Lillard
2024
Café manager and amateur sleuth Sissy Yoder is back, juggling small-town life and another dangerous puzzle. As fresh clues pile up, she has to sort out which local secrets matter before someone else gets hurt.
The Amish Bachelor's Promise
by Amy Lillard
2025
Amish farmer Freeman Yoder suddenly sees his longtime friend Evie Ebersol in a new light. But Evie fears she would only be a rebound, and that her physical challenges would make love a burden he does not understand.
The Amish Nanny's Secret
by Amy Lillard
2025
Accepted into art school, Naomi Ebersol agrees to nanny for widower Josias Schrock to earn tuition money. Living with Josias and his five boys would be hard enough without the whole community assuming they are engaged.
The Secrets We Keep
by Amy Lillard
2025
Detective Nathan Fisher returns to the Amish community he left behind after his father's death, hoping only for a brief stay. Then Rachel Hostetler asks him to prove her brother was murdered, and old ties pull him in deeper.
Where should I start?
If you want Amish romance with deep emotion: Saving Gideon → Katie's Choice → Gabriel's Bride
If you want a long community series: Caroline's Secret → Courting Emily → Just Plain Sadie → Titus Returns
If you want cozy mysteries: Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper → Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder → Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary
If you want newer Amish romance: Marry Me, Millie → The Amish Matchmaker → When Hattie Finds Love
If you want Texas-set contemporary romance: Take Me Back to Texas → Blame It on Texas → Loving a Lawman
Author bio
Amy Lillard was born in Mississippi and still writes with a strong Southern sense of place. She moved to Oklahoma at seventeen, later made her home there with her husband, and built a career out of stories that feel close to the ground, family kitchens, back roads, church gatherings, small towns, and communities where everybody knows a little more than they probably should.
She has said that writing was always there in the background, but she began pursuing it seriously while living overseas in the Caribbean with her husband. She suddenly had time on her hands, got bored, and started writing in earnest. It is a very ordinary beginning for a novelist, which somehow fits her work.
At first, the books did not look much like the ones many readers know her for now. She began with romance and has talked about writing a pirate story with a partner in those early days. Over time, she moved across subgenres and heat levels, writing some contemporary romances under the name Amie Louellen while also developing the faith-centered Amish fiction and cozy mysteries that became her best known lane.
A few books in, Saving Gideon changed things. The 2012 novel, which brought contemporary romance and Amish fiction together in an Oklahoma setting, won a Carol Award and helped establish the kind of story she returns to again and again: wounded people, strong community ties, and love that grows through patience, forgiveness, and everyday care rather than flashy drama.
That mix turned out to be her sweet spot.
Books like Caroline's Secret and the long-running Wells Landing novels gave her room to build a full community, not just a one-book setting. Readers who like connected families, recurring neighbors, and the slow layering of a fictional town tend to do very well there. Later, in mysteries such as Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder and Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary, she brought that same talent for warm, busy communities into bookstore and café settings where gossip, friendship, and murder all have a way of colliding.
She writes small worlds that feel lived in.
Across her bibliography, certain themes keep showing up. She likes second chances. She likes people who feel a little out of place, whether they are returning home, grieving, hiding a secret, or trying to decide between two very different versions of life. She also likes the seam where one world meets another: Amish and Englisch life, romance and mystery, humor and loss, tradition and change.
Her style stays readable and welcoming even when the characters are carrying heavy things. That is part of the appeal. The books may involve grief, scandal, family strain, or murder, but they are rarely cynical. They are built around the idea that people can choose better, love better, and start over.
In more recent bios, she describes herself as an Oklahoma author, a football fan, and a cat owner, still very much a Southern belle at heart. More than sixty books into her career, she remains remarkably consistent about the kind of reading experience she wants to offer: warmth, community, clear emotion, and an ending that leaves the lights on.
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