Linda Chaikin Books in Order
Browse Linda Chaikin books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, standalones, and simple suggestions for where to start reading.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
39 books
Nevada Jade
by Linda Chaikin
1990
This early Nevada-set historical romance heads into frontier danger, divided loyalties, and the emotional cost of starting over. It later became the seed for the Virginia City Sisters story world.
Recovery of the Lost Sword
by Linda Chaikin
1990
Justin Brice and Lady Regina Redford are drawn into the perilous work surrounding William Tyndale and the English Bible. It is a Reformation-era story of courage, love, and conviction under threat.
The Everlasting Flame
by Linda Chaikin
1990
Set during the early Protestant Reformation, this novel follows Justin Brice and Lady Regina Redford into the dangerous effort to spread Scripture in English. Romance and spiritual conviction both carry real risk here.
Silk
by Linda Chaikin
1993
Coral Kendall shocks her British-Indian world by adopting Gem, an orphaned untouchable boy from the Kingscote silk plantation. When the child vanishes, love, class prejudice, and buried secrets drive the whole story forward.
Swords and Scimitars
by Linda Chaikin
1993
Framed for murder, Tancred Redwan flees across the Mediterranean world just as Europe arms for the First Crusade. His mixed heritage and uneasy loyalties make every refuge feel temporary.
Under Eastern Stars
by Linda Chaikin
1993
Still searching for Gem, Coral presses on through danger in India while trying to build a school for the untouchables. Her journey with Jace deepens both the peril and the emotional stakes.
Empire Builders
by Linda Chaikin
1994
In Washington Territory, Ember Ridgeway and Tavish Wilder chase very different dreams while railroad and timber fortunes reshape the land. Ambition, greed, and romance tangle quickly in this frontier saga.
Kingscote
by Linda Chaikin
1994
Threats gather around Coral's plantation, her school, and the people she loves. As old mysteries close in and difficult choices sharpen, the trilogy heads toward its final reckoning.
Port Royal
by Linda Chaikin
1995
Captain Baret Buckington sails into Jamaica's pirate-haunted waters to find the father everyone else believes is dead. There he crosses paths with Emerald Harwick, whose life on a sugar estate is already full of danger, shame, and hard choices.
Golden Palaces
by Linda Chaikin
1996
Byzantine noblewoman Helena tries to escape an aunt determined to marry her off for power. Betrayal and crusader turmoil leave Tancred as her most dangerous and most trusted ally.
Winds of Allegiance
by Linda Chaikin
1996
Savana MacKenzie is caught between Baron Peter Sarakof and American captain Trace Wilder in a region desired by three nations. As danger rises, she must decide where her loyalties truly lie.
Arabian Winds
by Linda Chaikin
1997
Allison Wescott serves on a medical missions boat on the Nile just as World War I breaks out. When murder in the desert draws in British officer Bret Holden, her future becomes far more complicated than she expected.
Endangered
by Linda Chaikin
1997
A young Jewish woman leaves war-torn Europe hoping the worst is behind her. Instead, she finds herself in fresh danger and must learn whether safety, trust, and a new life are really possible.
Jamaican Sunset
by Linda Chaikin
1997
Emerald is finally close to the future she wants with Baret, until an old enemy, buried treasure, and a sudden abduction throw everything into chaos. The finale mixes romance, sea danger, and long-delayed answers.
Lions of the Desert
by Linda Chaikin
1997
Working near the Arabian front, Allison finds herself once again in Bret Holden's path as war, murder, and the hunt for ancient treasure collide. The story widens from battlefront danger to a tense Cairo mystery.
The Pirate and His Lady
by Linda Chaikin
1997
As Baret sails with Henry Morgan in hopes of saving his father, Emerald is left to face spiritual conflict, family pressure, and rising danger in Jamaica. One wrong move could cost Baret his freedom and his life.
Behind the Veil
by Linda Chaikin
1998
Tancred journeys toward Antioch to clear his name, only to learn Helena has been taken captive. Rescue, honor, and political intrigue all collide in the trilogy's final leg.
Captive Heart
by Linda Chaikin
1998
Devora's comfortable life shatters when she is told she must marry a Spanish don. Court intrigue, pirate conflict, and a dangerous stranger force her to question everything she thought was settled.
Silver Dreams
by Linda Chaikin
1998
Devora sails unwillingly toward a marriage with the powerful Don Nicklas Valentin, still holding onto memories of Captain Bruce Hawkins. Old promises and new dangers meet in Spain and the West Indies.
Valiant Hearts
by Linda Chaikin
1998
The final Egypt novel brings the war years, desert intrigue, and Allison's long-tested loyalties to a head. Love and faith are pushed hard as personal danger grows alongside world conflict.
For Whom the Stars Shine
by Linda Chaikin
1999
Eden Derrington returns to Hawaii determined to train as a nurse and serve the people her family would rather forget. Political unrest and a mystery surrounding her mother's death force her to choose between comfort and calling.
Island Bride
by Linda Chaikin
1999
The Trade Winds finale brings sword fighting, sea battles, and a high-stakes search for silver. Love must survive long shadows from the past before anyone can hope for peace.
Monday's Child
by Linda Chaikin
1999
Swiss model Krista von Buren seems to have everything, until an Israeli agent and a journalist pull her into a banking scandal tied to Hitler's Germany. A shattering turn forces her to rethink beauty, faith, and who she really is.
Tuesday's Child
by Linda Chaikin
2000
Set in the summer of 1940, this novel follows a young woman caught in the fear and upheaval of a Europe on the edge of invasion. Grace, courage, and family loyalty are tested when history closes in.
Wednesday's Child
by Linda Chaikin
2000
Gemma Alcott enters the summer of 1929 expecting wealth, romance, and security. Then Black Tuesday destroys her family's fortune, and she must decide whether she can build a real life beyond privilege.
Friday's Child
by Linda Chaikin
2001
Cienna's generous heart ties her closely to the Lennox family, especially Marten and his reckless sister Leeta. Love, loyalty, and painful lessons about wisdom shape this later entry in the series.
Thursday's Child
by Linda Chaikin
2001
Paulette believes her marriage to Garret Holden is finished after tragedy drives them apart. Then word comes from Greece that Garret has been shot and is being hunted, and old grief turns into urgent danger.
Desert Rose
by Linda Chaikin
2003
Set in Nevada's silver-boom country, this western romance follows one of the Halliday sisters into danger, family strain, and an unexpected test of the life she thought she wanted. The frontier setting gives the story both grit and glamour.
Tomorrow's Treasure
by Linda Chaikin
2003
Orphaned Evy Varley goes looking for the truth behind her mother's name and a missing black diamond, only to uncover hidden motives all around her. The search draws her toward the proud and infuriating Rogan Chantry.
Desert Star
by Linda Chaikin
2004
Callie Halliday shines on the Virginia City stage and dreams of a respectable future, but someone clearly wants to harm her. The only man who can protect her is Rick Delance, a gunfighter with exactly the wrong reputation.
Yesterday's Promise
by Linda Chaikin
2004
Rogan heads into South Africa in search of gold and answers tied to his uncle's murder, while Evy faces danger of her own back in England. Distance, colonial tension, and old promises strain them both.
Today's Embrace
by Linda Chaikin
2005
Evy hides a pregnancy so she can travel with Rogan to South Africa and finally clear her mother's name. Her gamble may win the truth she wants, but it could also damage the marriage she treasures.
Daughter of Silk
by Linda Chaikin
2006
Young Huguenot Rachelle Dushane-Macquinet arrives at the French court to work with silk and gowns, then stumbles into Catherine de Medici's dangerous web. Court beauty quickly gives way to religious peril.
The Midwife of St. Petersburg
by Linda Chaikin
2007
In Czarist Russia on the brink of war, a young midwife is drawn toward a man promised to a more suitable match. The story pairs romance with the beauty and instability of a world about to change forever.
Written on Silk
by Linda Chaikin
2007
As a royal wedding approaches, Rachelle is pulled into the queen mother's ring of spies while the Huguenots face growing danger. Love and survival both depend on courage and quick thinking.
Threads of Silk
by Linda Chaikin
2008
Rachelle and Fabien try to protect their families and their faith as France edges closer to open religious violence. The final book keeps the pressure high, with court schemes and personal danger on every side.
The Spoils of Eden
by Linda Chaikin
2010
When Rafe Easton rescues an abandoned baby from Moloka'i, the act threatens both his reputation and his future with Eden Derrington. Set in 1891 Hawaii, the novel mixes family secrets, love, and the shadow of disease and political unrest.
Hawaiian Crosswinds
by Linda Chaikin
2011
Rafe and Eden try to hold onto each other while Hawaii edges toward revolution and old enemies turn dangerous again. Family loyalty, medical work, and public duty keep pulling them in competing directions.
Jewel of the Pacific
by Linda Chaikin
2013
As Hawaii's political crisis deepens, Eden and Rafe face fresh personal losses and new threats to the people they love. The final book brings Moloka'i, family conflict, and the fate of the islands into one last reckoning.
Where should I start?
For sweeping historical sagas: Silk → Under Eastern Stars → Kingscote
For pirates and Caribbean adventure: Port Royal → The Pirate and His Lady → Jamaican Sunset
For Hawaii, family secrets, and political upheaval: For Whom the Stars Shine → The Spoils of Eden → Hawaiian Crosswinds → Jewel of the Pacific
For mystery and romance in England and South Africa: Tomorrow's Treasure → Yesterday's Promise → Today's Embrace
For dangerous intrigue at the French court: Daughter of Silk → Written on Silk → Threads of Silk
Author bio
Linda Chaikin writes historical Christian fiction on a big canvas. Her novels move through Jamaica, India, Hawaii, France, Russia, the Pacific Northwest, and the Middle East, but they usually stay close to one human question: what does faith look like when life gets dangerous, messy, or painfully uncertain?
She was born in 1943 and grew up as the youngest of ten children. Her father died shortly after she was born, and stories became part of her life early.
She started young.
Chaikin wrote her first full-length novel by hand when she was fourteen. Years later, she reworked that early manuscript into Wednesday's Child, one of the books in her A Day to Remember series.
A turning point in her life came through Bible study. She met her husband, Steve, in that setting, married him six months later, and the two went on to study at Multnomah School of the Bible, later known as Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary, in Portland, Oregon. She also taught neighborhood Bible classes for many years, which helps explain the steady current of faith in her fiction.
Her range is wide. Silk and the Heart of India books bring readers into British India, silk plantations, and sharp social divisions. Port Royal and the Buccaneers novels head for the Caribbean, where piracy, sugar estates, and moral conflict all share the page. Tomorrow's Treasure mixes family mystery with South African history, while Daughter of Silk drops readers into the dangerous court politics of Catherine de Medici's France.
She also wrote For Whom the Stars Shine, later used as a prequel to her Hawaii novels, and The Midwife of St. Petersburg, set in Russia on the edge of upheaval. Readers often come to her for strong-willed heroines, hidden loyalties, family secrets, and romances that have to survive war, politics, class pressure, or all three at once.
The recognition came along the way. For Whom the Stars Shine was a Christy Award finalist, and two of her novels received Silver Angel Awards. She has also published under the name L. L. Chaikin.
Her life now sounds refreshingly grounded. She and Steve have made their home in Northern California, and she has said she enjoys reading and taking trips to places where the wind moves through deserts and old ghost towns.
That feels right for her work.
Even when her books are full of courts, ships, plantations, battlefields, or political upheaval, there is usually one person at the center trying to decide what kind of life to live. That steady thread is a big part of what keeps Linda Chaikin's stories feeling so recognizably hers.
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