Beth Pattillo Books in Order

Lucy Charming refuses to depend on a man after her father's death leaves her with a cruel stepfamily. The persistent attentions of a crown prince challenge her independence in a historical romance shaped by Cinderella's familiar outline.

Reverend Betsy Blessing juggles difficult parishioners and unexpected feelings for her longtime friend David. When she becomes senior minister, the demands of leadership expose her fear of failure and force her to reconsider confidence, faith, and love.

Budding scholar Esmerelda takes a governess position to gain access to a rare manuscript and pursue an educational prize. Her employer, a widowed earl needing a wealthy bride, finds her presence complicating both his household and marriage plans.

Betsy's first date with David becomes an unexpected engagement, complete with her future mother-in-law's budget wedding plans. Meanwhile, an offer to buy the church building forces the minister to navigate divided parishioners and her own uncertain priorities.

A librarian brings a troubled teenager into a small-town group devoted to books and knitting. Reading classic girlhood novels together prompts the women to confront family strains, old secrets, and ambitions they have set aside.

Kate's art teacher asks her to locate paintings containing clues to a missing will and a disputed mining-town inheritance. The search becomes personally awkward when Kate learns the teacher was once her husband's college sweetheart.

These guides support a small-group program for developing spiritual leadership within churches and communities. Sessions explore self-discovery, spiritual practices, discernment, and personal ministry planning, with exercises and reflection designed to connect faith with practical responsibilities.

After divorce and professional disgrace, English professor Emma travels to England seeking Jane Austen's missing letters. Their elusive owner sets her a series of literary tasks, while an old love's reappearance complicates the search and her assumptions about romance.

Sweetgum's knitting and reading group begins a new year as its members face changes in love, family, and work. A new arrival grieving her father joins women coping with foster parenthood, financial trouble, and uncertain romantic futures.

Standing in for her sister at an Oxford seminar, Claire encounters an apparent early draft of Pride and Prejudice. Its secrets and a handsome stranger unsettle her practical outlook, prompting questions about Austen's heroes and her own romantic choices.

Estranged sisters Ellen and Mimi follow their mother's last wish by touring Jane Austen's England. A diary apparently belonging to Cassandra Austen draws them into literary secrets, renewed romantic possibilities, and questions about their own difficult bond.