Ginny Aiken Books in Order
Explore Ginny Aiken books in order, with series lists, short summaries, and simple where-to-start tips for her romances, mysteries, and suspense.
Last updated: July 2, 2026
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Publication Order
28 books
Love Evergreen
by Ginny Aiken
1993
In the northwestern woods, Cecelia meets Matthew, a rugged Native man whose presence changes everything. Their growing love must stay hidden, even as the world around them makes secrecy harder to keep.
County Fair
by Ginny Aiken
1997
Penniless Willow hopes her ewe can win a prize at the county fair and ease her worries. Instead she finds herself drawn to Irish competitor Daniel, a man with a painful past and a dangerous pull on her heart.
Crystal Memories
by Ginny Aiken
1997
In 1997, Amelia Baldwin is costuming a vaudeville revival when a fall sends her back to Winona in 1900. There she meets a grieving widower and must decide whether the past is where she truly belongs.
Lark
by Ginny Aiken
2000
Lark returns to Bellamy, Virginia, to launch a magazine and finds old feelings waiting with Rich Desmond. Family strain and the mystery around Rich's hidden identity make homecoming anything but simple.
Magnolia
by Ginny Aiken
2000
Magnolia Bellamy hires Yankee contractor Clay Marlowe to restore Ashworth Mansion, a project tangled up in local history and fresh break-ins. What starts as a renovation becomes a test of forgiveness, trust, and love.
Camellia
by Ginny Aiken
2001
The youngest Bellamy sister clashes with the town's handsome new doctor and hates needing anyone's help. Sparks, family pressure, and a hard lesson in trust push Camellia to discover a different kind of strength.
Light of My Heart
by Ginny Aiken
2004
Dr. Letitia Morgan comes to Hartville, Colorado, determined to heal women and children in a booming mining town. Her courage wins allies, enemies, and the wary admiration of editor Eric Wagner.
Song of My Soul
by Ginny Aiken
2004
When mine owner Adrian Gamble arrives in Hartville, widow Phoebe Williams wants only to keep her job and her peace. A murder and old mining secrets pull them into danger, and toward a future neither expected.
Design on a Crime
by Ginny Aiken
2005
Haley Farrell opens her decorating business just in time to become the prime suspect in her mentor's murder. To clear her name, she starts chasing clues with help, and resistance, from Dutch Merrill and detective Lila Tsu.
Spring of My Love
by Ginny Aiken
2005
In drought-stricken Hartville, Angel Rogers stands alone on her sheep ranch, the keeper of the only creek around. As pressure, sabotage, and false accusations mount, rancher Jeremy Johnstone may be her best hope.
The Hunt for Home
by Ginny Aiken
2005
Leaving Dallas behind, Casey Hunt heads to Eden, Texas, to rescue a struggling diner. What begins as a temporary assignment turns into a search for belonging, steady faith, and a home she may not want to leave.
Decorating Schemes
by Ginny Aiken
2006
Interior designer Haley Farrell expects a routine job, not a body on the patio and contractor Dutch Merrill under suspicion. To clear him, Haley starts digging, and edges dangerously close to a killer's plans.
Interior Motives
by Ginny Aiken
2006
Haley Farrell and contractor Dutch Merrill take on a grand old house, then their client dies under suspicious circumstances. With suspects everywhere and danger closing in, Haley cannot resist trying to solve one more murder.
Married To The Mob
by Ginny Aiken
2006
Carlotta Papparelli, widow of a slain mob boss, turns state's evidence and lands at the top of a hit list. FBI agent Dan Maddox has to keep her alive long enough to testify, and maybe long enough to trust him.
Mistaken For The Mob
by Ginny Aiken
2006
Philadelphia librarian Maryanne Wellborn never expected volunteer work at her father's retirement home to land her in a murder case. Mistaken for a gangster, she is forced to rely on relentless FBI agent J. Z. Prophet to stay alive.
Mixed Up With The Mob
by Ginny Aiken
2006
After her brother's funeral, Lauren DiStefano is nearly run down and then threatened by mobsters. As buried family secrets surface, FBI agent David Latham may be the only person who can keep her safe.
Priced to Move
by Ginny Aiken
2007
Burned out in New York, gemologist Andrea Adams takes a new job at Louisville's S.T.U.D. shopping network. A clueless cohost, a suspicious death, and a ruby trail to Myanmar prove her fresh start will not be simple.
A Cut Above
by Ginny Aiken
2008
Andie Adams travels to Colombia to negotiate an emerald deal and hopes for a quiet, quick trip. Instead she finds a missing guide, rising danger, and another test of her uneasy but deepening bond with Max.
A Steal of a Deal
by Ginny Aiken
2008
Gemologist Andrea Adams heads to Pakistan on a mission trip that quickly turns into a television shoot with cohost Max. When their guide is found dead and a famous sapphire turns up in Max's possession, Andrea has to decide whom to trust.
Someone to Trust
by Ginny Aiken
2009
Arson investigator Rand Mason has never forgotten the tragedy tied to Catelyn Caldwell's past. When Cate's father is badly hurt in a meth lab fire, the two are forced together to uncover the truth before the next attack comes.
The Daddy Surprise
by Ginny Aiken
2011
Matthew "Ryder" Lyndon learns he is the father of a five-year-old girl when Lucie Adams suddenly reappears. Old heartbreak, new family bonds, and a second chance at love collide in one life-changing reunion.
The Overcomers
by Ginny Aiken
2011
In this nonfiction collaboration, Ginny Aiken and fellow Christian authors share their experiences with learning disabilities. The result is a candid, encouraging look at struggle, faith, and the long work of finding a way forward.
Danger in a Small Town
by Ginny Aiken
2012
After Tess Graver's home is ransacked, it becomes clear someone is hunting for something specific. Former DEA agent Ethan Rogers wants no part of old danger, but he is not about to let criminals terrorize Tess or his small town.
For Such a Time as This
by Ginny Aiken
2012
Olivia Moore agrees to a marriage of convenience with widowed banker Eli Whitman, but their practical arrangement quickly grows complicated. In drought-stricken Oregon, land deals, family loyalties, and faith test whether love can truly take root.
Suspicion
by Ginny Aiken
2012
Sheriff Hal Benson has long cared for pharmacist Meg Scott, so when she is mugged he rushes to help. Then drugs begin disappearing from her shop, and Hal must decide whether to defend the woman he loves or suspect her.
A Daughter's Homecoming
by Ginny Aiken
2013
Gabriella Carlini comes home to Lyndon Point to help at her family's restaurant and care for her ailing father. Facing old hurts and new responsibilities, she may also find an unexpected chance to begin again.
Remember Me When
by Ginny Aiken
2013
Faith Nolan risks everything to carry supplies to a struggling logging camp, only to wake and find her abusive husband dead. Accused of murder, she must lean on God, and on Nathan Bartlett, if she is going to survive the trial ahead.
She Shall Be Praised
by Ginny Aiken
2014
Socialite Emma Crowell is stranded far from home and taken in by rancher Peter Lowery until fall. Frontier work, Peter's young son, and her own growing faith force Emma to become more than the pampered woman she once was.
Where should I start?
For frontier faith and romance: For Such a Time as This → Remember Me When → She Shall Be Praised
For cozy mystery with a funny edge: Design on a Crime → Decorating Schemes → Interior Motives
For small-town romantic suspense: Danger in a Small Town → Suspicion → Someone to Trust
For historical Colorado drama: Light of My Heart → Song of My Soul → Spring of My Love
For lighter contemporary adventure: Priced to Move → A Steal of a Deal → A Cut Above
Author bio
Ginny Aiken was born in Havana, Cuba, and grew up in Valencia and Caracas, Venezuela. Books found her early, and so did performance. As a teenager she trained with the Venezuelan Classical Ballet Company, which tells you something about her discipline and her stamina.
She wrote her first novel at fifteen. Then, by her own account, she burned it at sixteen because she suddenly felt much more grown-up.
The writing impulse did not go away.
Before publishing fiction, Aiken worked a long list of real-world jobs, including paralegal, language teacher, retail salesperson, choreographer, and newspaper reporter. That mix shows up in her fiction. Her stories usually know how people talk, how work shapes a day, and how ordinary responsibilities can turn into real pressure.
She also spent time studying literature, including French literature and culture, and later earned a degree at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. In 1992 she won the Mid-America Romance Authors' Fiction from the Heartland contest for the unpublished manuscript that became Light of My Heart. That early recognition helped launch a career that would move comfortably between historical romance, suspense, and mystery.
Her published career began in the early 1990s with Love Evergreen. Books like County Fair and Crystal Memories followed, and then came a bigger run of western historicals, contemporary romantic suspense, and cozy mysteries. She has written for both secular romance lines and Christian fiction publishers, which helps explain why her backlist covers so much ground without ever feeling like it belongs to just one lane.
Aiken likes a strong setup. In Light of My Heart, a woman doctor arrives in a Colorado mining town and runs straight into danger and resistance. In the Women of Hope novels, especially For Such a Time as This and Remember Me When, she reshapes biblical themes through stories set in nineteenth-century Oregon. Readers who come to her books often stay for that blend of faith, romance, and clear forward motion.
She can go lighter, too. The Deadly Decor mysteries, starting with Design on a Crime, follow interior designer Haley Farrell through murder investigations, design jobs, and a prickly partnership with contractor Dutch Merrill. The Shop-Til-U-Drop novels send gemologist Andrea Adams into television shopping, travel, and trouble. Even when the premise is playful, Aiken usually keeps the stakes personal.
Research matters to her.
Publisher bios over the years also show another side of her career. She taught fiction workshops and seminars at Harrisburg Area Community College and Penn State University, and she has spoken at writers' conferences and women's events. That fits a writer who seems to care as much about craft and encouragement as she does about finishing the next manuscript.
On the personal side, Aiken has written about life with her engineer husband and their four sons, and later bios mention grandchildren as the family grew. Different publisher notes have placed her in Pennsylvania and Indiana at different times, but the constant is the same: home, family, faith, and work sit close together in her life. The same is true in her fiction, whether she is writing a frontier romance, a small-town suspense, or a mystery with paint chips on the floor.
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