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Kate Lloyd Books in Order

Browse Kate Lloyd's books in order, with short summaries, series background, and straightforward reading guidance for getting started with her fiction.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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A Portrait of Marguerite

by Kate Lloyd

2006

When her son leaves for college, single mother Marguerite Carr feels unmoored. A drawing class returns her to painting and opens a path toward love, forgiveness, and a more honest reckoning with the secrets she has carried.

Leaving Lancaster

by Kate Lloyd

2012

Holly Fisher discovers that her mother has hidden an entire Amish family from her. A trip to Lancaster County with Esther forces both women to face old wounds, family expectations, and the chance that forgiveness may bring them home.

Pennsylvania Patchwork

by Kate Lloyd

2013

As Holly settles into the family heritage she never knew, she falls for Zach, a Mennonite veterinarian who proposes quickly. Warnings from her mother and Amish grandmother, plus other suitors, turn love and belonging into a difficult choice.

Forever Amish

by Kate Lloyd

2014

A young English woman is drawn into an Amish community as a long-buried secret threatens already fragile relationships. The closing Legacy of Lancaster novel follows a family reckoning with deception, belonging, and the hard work of forgiveness.

A Letter from Lancaster County

by Kate Lloyd

2017

Sisters Angela and Rose travel to Lancaster County after receiving a letter from their Aunt Sylvia. A hoped-for break becomes a test of their strained bond when family secrets surface and Rose's new romance is put at risk.

Starting from Scratch

by Kate Lloyd

2018

Eva Lapp, an Amish woman with a painful reputation, starts over with a job at a plant nursery cafe. When her first love, Jake Miller, returns, they must decide whether the past can lead to a different future.

An Unexpected Christmas Gift

by Kate Lloyd

2020

After learning she was adopted, Maria Romano follows a genealogy clue to Amish country just before Christmas. A near-blizzard leaves her stranded, but an Amish family's kindness may help her find both the truth about her past and a place to belong.

From Rome With Love

by Kate Lloyd

2020

Lucy Goff accompanies her wealthy employers and their difficult teenage daughter to Rome before Christmas. When the parents disappear and a mysterious painting reveals family secrets, Lucy must protect Tabatha while sorting out love, loyalty, and trust.

Stage Fright

by Kate Lloyd

2020

Single mother Jessica Nash loves singing but freezes onstage. During a church choir tour of England, romance, rivalries, and other travelers' secrets force her to face her fears, including an unexpected chance to sing a solo.

A Lancaster Family Christmas

by Kate Lloyd

2021

Lonely Manhattanite Diana accepts a coworker's invitation to spend Christmas with a Mennonite family in Lancaster County. Snow, welcoming kitchens, two possible suitors, and secrets within the community make her rethink the connection she wants.

A Lancaster Family Secret

by Kate Lloyd

2022

A DNA test tells Annette Dupont that the life she knew was built on a lie. Her search for a birth mother in Lancaster County leads to an Amish family, a devastating storm, and an unexpected connection with Mennonite Matt Miller.

Reinventing Ruthie

by Kate Lloyd

2023

After her husband leaves for another woman, Ruthie retreats to a Puget Sound beach cabin. A connection with a troubled neurologist complicates matters when her husband returns asking for forgiveness, leaving Ruthie to decide what trust means now.

Mona Lisa Smiles

by Kate Lloyd

2024

After her father's death, Mona Lisa Buttaro plans to sell the family home and restaurant, but her brother depends on both. Repairs bring a newly sober former classmate back into her life, along with feelings and a startling discovery.

Snowbound on Skye

by Kate Lloyd

2024

With her bookstore failing after her parents' deaths, Denny accepts a trip to the Isle of Skye with her rival sister. A fierce snowstorm traps the group in a dark hotel, where family tensions and secrets can no longer stay hidden.

Where to start with Kate Lloyd

For a multigenerational Amish family saga: Leaving LancasterPennsylvania PatchworkForever Amish
For Lancaster County family drama: A Letter from Lancaster CountyStarting from Scratch
For contemporary stories of reinvention: A Portrait of MargueriteReinventing RuthieMona Lisa Smiles
For travel, romance, and seasonal escapes: From Rome With LoveStage FrightSnowbound on Skye

Lancaster Discovery books in order

Explore this series
  1. Book cover for "A Letter from Lancaster County"

    A Letter from Lancaster County

    by Kate Lloyd

    2017Lancaster Discovery, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Starting from Scratch"

    Starting from Scratch

    by Kate Lloyd

    2018Lancaster Discovery, Book 2

Lancaster Discovery books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "A Letter from Lancaster County"

    A Letter from Lancaster County

    by Kate Lloyd

    2017Lancaster Discovery, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Starting from Scratch"

    Starting from Scratch

    by Kate Lloyd

    2018Lancaster Discovery, Book 2

Legacy of Lancaster books in order

Explore this series
  1. Book cover for "Leaving Lancaster"

    Leaving Lancaster

    by Kate Lloyd

    2012Legacy of Lancaster, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Pennsylvania Patchwork"

    Pennsylvania Patchwork

    by Kate Lloyd

    2013Legacy of Lancaster, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Forever Amish"

    Forever Amish

    by Kate Lloyd

    2014Legacy of Lancaster, Book 3

Legacy of Lancaster books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Leaving Lancaster"

    Leaving Lancaster

    by Kate Lloyd

    2012Legacy of Lancaster, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Pennsylvania Patchwork"

    Pennsylvania Patchwork

    by Kate Lloyd

    2013Legacy of Lancaster, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Forever Amish"

    Forever Amish

    by Kate Lloyd

    2014Legacy of Lancaster, Book 3

Kate Lloyd collections, short stories, and related book types

Short Stories/Novellas

  1. Book cover for "An Unexpected Christmas Gift"

    An Unexpected Christmas Gift

    by Kate Lloyd

    2020

Standalone Kate Lloyd books

  1. Book cover for "A Portrait of Marguerite"

    A Portrait of Marguerite

    by Kate Lloyd

    2006
  2. Book cover for "From Rome With Love"

    From Rome With Love

    by Kate Lloyd

    2020
  3. Book cover for "Stage Fright"

    Stage Fright

    by Kate Lloyd

    2020
  4. Book cover for "A Lancaster Family Christmas"

    A Lancaster Family Christmas

    by Kate Lloyd

    2021
  5. Book cover for "A Lancaster Family Secret"

    A Lancaster Family Secret

    by Kate Lloyd

    2022
  6. Book cover for "Reinventing Ruthie"

    Reinventing Ruthie

    by Kate Lloyd

    2023
  7. Book cover for "Mona Lisa Smiles"

    Mona Lisa Smiles

    by Kate Lloyd

    2024
  8. Book cover for "Snowbound on Skye"

    Snowbound on Skye

    by Kate Lloyd

    2024

Author bio

Kate Lloyd writes novels about people trying to find their way back to family, faith, and a sense of belonging. A native of Baltimore, she has spent time with family and friends in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a place that became the setting and inspiration for much of her Amish fiction.

Her route to writing was not a straight line. Lloyd studied painting, photography, and Italian in college, then worked a range of jobs, including selling used cars and running a restaurant. Those experiences gave her plenty of chances to watch how people talk, argue, cope, and connect.

Writing had long been part of her family life. When her two sons were young, she made up stories, songs, and poems for them, while keeping a head full of possible characters and situations.

A morning journaling habit helped turn those ideas into a novel.

That novel became A Portrait of Marguerite, about a single mother whose son leaves for college and who rediscovers painting, love, and unfinished parts of herself. Set in the Pacific Northwest, it introduced interests Lloyd would return to often: women at a crossroads, old hurts, buried secrets, and the possibility of starting again.

Lancaster County gave her another rich setting. In the Legacy of Lancaster trilogy, beginning with Leaving Lancaster and continuing through Pennsylvania Patchwork and Forever Amish, family members must reckon with the consequences of a woman leaving her Amish roots. The books follow several generations as they work through estrangement, romance, difficult truths, and forgiveness. Lloyd is also a member of the Lancaster County Mennonite Historical Society.

Second chances are a constant in her work.

Her later Lancaster novels keep that focus while shifting to new characters. A Letter from Lancaster County follows two sisters whose visit to their Mennonite aunt exposes strains in their relationship and surprises from the past. Starting from Scratch centers on Eva Lapp, an Amish woman trying to rebuild her life when her first love returns.

Lloyd also writes contemporary stories beyond Pennsylvania. From Rome With Love sends a caregiver and a troubled teenager to Italy before Christmas. Stage Fright follows a single mother on a church choir trip through England. In Reinventing Ruthie, Mona Lisa Smiles, and Snowbound on Skye, women facing loss, family pressure, or uncertain romance have to decide what they want their next chapter to look like.

She now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. Away from writing, Lloyd has a long-standing soft spot for dogs, has owned and shown several breeds, and describes herself as a cat magnet. She still enjoys travel, photography, and the small observations that can grow into a story.

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