Janice Cole Hopkins Books in Order

Emma hopes her family’s move to the North Carolina mountains will bring stability and love, until a Cherokee raid changes her future. Years later, another generation seeks happiness as hardship tests the family’s faith and hopes in Appalachia.

Escaping arranged marriages, sisters Ivy and Leah travel toward the Appalachian mountains with Luke Moretz. Ivy’s growing dissatisfaction and Luke’s attraction to Leah turn their hoped-for fresh start into a dangerous test of promises, family loyalty and love.

Sixteen-year-old Rachel Moretz leaves her isolated mountain home to visit her aunt’s farm in Stanly County. New friendships and suitors bring excitement, but prejudice and unexpected trials force her to rely on family, forgiveness and faith as she grows up.

The Civil War separates Luke Moretz from his wife Leah and tests the faith that has sustained their family. While Luke confronts the violence of military life, the people he leaves in Appalachia face the war’s upheaval at home.

In colonial Pennsylvania, widower Stanton Klein seeks a practical marriage while guarding himself against deep attachment. His growing friendship with Beth Evans, who cares for her disabled father, challenges both their expectations of love and security.

Widowed Tara Kildare takes a cruise while facing a custody challenge from her late husband’s parents. Sean Murphy offers affection and the possibility of family, but past abuse makes trusting another man a daunting prospect.

Promised by her brother to a harsh wealthy man, Melanie Carter meets a mysterious masked stranger at a ball. Scarred recluse Lucas Hall longs to help her escape mistreatment but fears his appearance will repel her.

Fearing a return to foster care, Kevin Jackson runs away and tries to survive on the streets. Initial freedom gives way to danger, forcing him to confront his prejudices and reconsider both his family and the future he wants.

As Jasmine Farmer begins college, three potential suitors complicate her life and unexplained vandalism shadows their dates. Meanwhile, her brother Isaac faces a breakup and family troubles, then starts seeing Jasmine’s closest friend in a new light.

Sent by a court to live with an older white couple on their farm, Black teenager Isaac finds his life changing. His new Christian faith is tested by prejudice, old friendships, and the difficulty of accepting help.

Amy Duncan and Seth Conners reconnect ten years after an arrest and family tragedy interrupted their teenage attraction. As feelings return, someone works to keep them apart, leaving them to discover who is threatening their future.

Following Jesus’ final journey from Galilee toward Jerusalem, Hopkins studies the teachings he offered as his earthly ministry approached its end. The book considers how those lessons prepared his followers for trials and their continuing work.

After her father dies and her mother falls ill, Roslyn relies on help from woodcutter Asher. Her mother’s objections, hostile knights, and dangerous journeys through the woods complicate their friendship in this medieval retelling.

On the Oregon Trail, orphaned Faith Allen and unhappily married Jacob Parker face dangers neither expected. Tragedy brings them together, but accepting another chance at love depends on overcoming painful experiences and surviving the journey west.

Leaving Wyoming after romantic rejection, Brady Shape works on a Texas ranch and pursues cattle rustlers. Helping Nora escape desperate circumstances brings an unexpected traveling companion on his return journey, along with dangers neither can leave behind.

Glenda and an earl’s heir are drawn together despite the gap between their stations. Her father’s boasting creates further trouble, entangling them in an impossible spinning task as they struggle against family opposition and mounting dilemmas.

Fleeing worsening conditions at home, Aileas Douglas becomes lost in the Wyoming mountains and finds shelter with wounded veteran Ian MacGregor. Their growing attachment challenges his isolation and fear that love will only bring another rejection.

Widowed Gwen offers a meal to the homeless man who rescues her from an attack, despite her family’s objections. Hunter tries to keep his distance, but repeated encounters challenge his determination to protect her from the burden of his past.

Jeannie MacGregor leaves her brother’s isolated Wyoming cabin for Baltimore, hoping to find society and a husband. After one disappointment, she welcomes the attention of polished Linden Olsen, but his appealing exterior may conceal a different reality.

Oliver Hartsell arrives to repair windows and unexpectedly leaves engaged to the woman he has secretly loved. Determined to win Marie’s heart as well as her hand, he discovers that marriage brings surprises beyond his plans.

Sent to rescue a struggling publishing house, Meredith Reed meets resistance from Grant Spencer, who suspects she is there to undermine him. With only months to restore profitability, she must work past hostility and unexpected attraction.

A study of Elijah and Jonah compares the lives of two biblical prophets whose stories differ yet share important themes. Hopkins examines their legacies and the lessons readers can draw from their experiences of faith.

Banished after trading the family cow for unusual beans, Jack travels south and finds an earl willing to give him land to plant. Falling for the earl’s daughter presents a challenge requiring more than farming skill.

Joining the Army to escape a harsh home before World War II, Paul Martin finds friendship and romance during training in the Carolinas. Trouble behind him and war abroad leave the future he begins imagining uncertain.

Patricia would rather see Charles, her father’s knight, than enjoy life at court. When her parents arrange a marriage to an older duke, she hopes her brother can help her resist their plans and choose another future.

After her cousin jilts Preston King, Abby impulsively offers to marry the man she has long loved. Their journey to a New Mexico ranch tests whether a practical marriage can survive danger and become more than a consolation for lost love.

Brandon and Leslie try to preserve their teenage romance after her family moves from North Carolina to Texas. When a missed prom and an unclear letter disrupt their plans, unexpected events force them to confront a future beyond their shared dreams.

Dan Proffit expects a child when he hears about the town busybody’s niece, but Hannah York is a talented young musician. His growing attraction reveals how hard her aunts work to control her, complicating any hope of a life together.

Returning to Cactus Creek to care for her ailing father, Laura discovers her feelings for Logan King have survived fourteen years. His grief and her father’s insistence that she marry someone else threaten the connection they begin to renew.

After the Civil War, Joanna arrives at the King Ranch and falls for a man grieving his parents. Elsewhere, Adele rescues an injured stranger and flees west with him, bringing two uncertain searches for love toward Cactus Creek.

Leaving an orphanage at eighteen, Rose escorts a toddler to the unsuspecting father working at a New Mexico ranch. Their difficult adjustment to family life unfolds alongside another young woman’s struggle to confront fear and prejudice after losing her parents.

Jocelyn Wright prefers outdoor freedom to the social role expected of a young lady. As colonial rebellion intensifies, her family must house British soldiers, her twin prepares for college, and Bennet Hart brings further change into her life.

After her parents die, Judith moves to Kansas with her younger brother as a mail-order bride. Her charming husband’s drinking and infidelity test her determination to preserve their marriage amid the hardships of prairie farming.

Caught in an Appalachian blizzard, Aaron Johnson reaches Meghan Scott’s remote cabin nearly frozen. She nurses the aspiring pastor despite fears for her reputation, but their growing attachment becomes more complicated when her missing uncle is found dead.

After the Civil War, weary Union veteran Robert Johnson stops in the North Carolina mountains before returning to Kansas. His attraction to Emily Rose Howard and her complicated farm life makes leaving increasingly difficult.

A stock-market collapse destroys lawyer Gage Bradford’s success and sends him and his wife Allison to her inherited Appalachian farm. Accustomed to Washington society, he must learn to navigate a remote life where his familiar skills offer little help.

Arriving in an Arizona town for saloon work, Danielle Gregory is mistaken for the sheriff’s mail-order bride. Honesty exposes her difficult past, but acceptance from a pastor and his wife offers a new possibility of belonging.