Christmas Rescue Books in Order
Part ofElissa Strati Books in OrderBrowse the Christmas Rescue books by Elissa Strati in order, with quick summaries, series background, and where to start.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Christmas Rescue books in publication order
3 books
Rescuing Christmas
by Elissa Strati
2019
Charles returns from the Civil War to a ruined homestead and a winter full of hard choices. Then he finds comfort, and maybe more, with the widowed woman he has quietly loved for years.
Rescuing Barnabas
by Elissa Strati
2020
Barnabas goes west after the Civil War with his old plans in ruins. Dorothy has already built a careful life for herself and her children, but Christmas may still have one more surprise for them both.
Rescuing Abigail
by Elissa Strati
2021
Abigail has spent years caring for other people, only to find her own place in the world suddenly uncertain. A trip home for her brother's wedding forces her to choose between the life she planned and the man she cannot forget.
Christmas Rescue books in chronological order
Rescuing Christmas
by Elissa Strati
2019Christmas Rescue, Book 1
Rescuing Barnabas
by Elissa Strati
2020Christmas Rescue, Book 2
Rescuing Abigail
by Elissa Strati
2021Christmas Rescue, Book 3
Series background & context
The Christmas Rescue books use the holiday season as a pressure point. People are cold, lonely, grieving, stranded, or trying to start over, and Christmas becomes the moment when help finally arrives. Sometimes the rescue is physical. Just as often, it is emotional.
Elissa Strati's entries, including Rescuing Christmas, Rescuing Barnabas, and Rescuing Abigail, lean into postwar weariness, family responsibility, and the steady comfort of community. These are western romances with winter weather, battered hearts, and a clear belief that home can be rebuilt. The tone stays gentle, but the characters usually have real losses behind them.
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