Lisa T Bergren Books in Order
Explore Lisa T. Bergren's books in reading order, with short summaries to compare her novels, children's stories, and nonfiction and choose your next read.
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Lisa T Bergren books in publication order
71 books
Romantic Notions
by Lisa T Bergren
1773
Love 'n' Romance
by Lisa T Bergren
1994
Once Upon a Caribbean Summer
by Lisa T Bergren
1994
Nautical archaeologist Christina Alvarez searches for a Spanish ship connected to her ancestry. Reluctant salvage expert Mitch Crawford joins the Caribbean treasure hunt, where professional rivalry and growing attraction complicate their partnership.
Pathways
by Lisa T Bergren
1994
Doctor Bryn Bailey returns to Alaska and volunteers to provide medical care in remote communities. Working with childhood friend and bush pilot Eli Pierce revives feelings complicated by her reluctance to stay and their differences over faith.
Refuge
by Lisa T Bergren
1994
A personal advertisement draws Rachel Johanssen toward rancher Dirk Tanner in Elk Horn Valley. Meanwhile, Jake Rierdon finds romance with Emily Walker, but threats rooted in the past put both couples' hopes for a future together at risk.
Torchlight
by Lisa T Bergren
1994
Julia Rierdon inherits a lighthouse mansion on the Maine coast and sets about turning it into an inn. Her relationship with motorcycle-riding handyman Trevor Kenbridge complicates her separation from a wealthy fiance and her plans for independence.
Treasure
by Lisa T Bergren
1994
Christina Alvarez seeks a lost Spanish treasure ship linked to her family history. She teams up with salvage specialist Mitch Crawford, whose professional setbacks make the expedition risky, as their search brings them from the Caribbean to Spain.
Chosen
by Lisa T Bergren
1996
Archaeologist Alexana Rourke refuses to abandon a threatened excavation at Jerusalem's Temple Mount. Correspondent Ridge McIntyre is drawn to her, but her determination to continue the dig leaves their developing relationship entangled with dangers neither can ignore.
Firestorm
by Lisa T Bergren
1996
After losing four firefighters, former hotshot leader Reyne Oldre retreats into research and struggles with her fear of fire. Her relationship with smokejumper Logan McCabe challenges her to confront the disaster's legacy and reconsider her faith.
The Captain's Bride
by Lisa T Bergren
1998
Elsa Anders hopes marriage to sea captain Peder Ramstad will open a life of travel and artistic discovery. Leaving Norway for America with friends, she encounters competing expectations of marriage, ambition, and the life she wants at sea.
Deep Harbor
by Lisa T Bergren
1999
Norwegian emigrants pursue new lives in America as Elsa faces a tragedy that shakes her identity and Tora advances through deception. Meanwhile, Kaatje raises two daughters on a farm while waiting for her missing husband's return.
God Gave Us You
by Lisa T Bergren
2000
At bedtime, Little Cub asks Mama where she came from. Mama's account of waiting for her arrival reassures the young polar bear that she was wanted, loved, and received by her parents as a gift from God.
Midnight Sun
by Lisa T Bergren
2000
Kaatje hires a guide to search Alaska's wilderness for her missing husband. Meanwhile, widowed Elsa considers love with an old friend, and Tora's approaching marriage forces her to reckon with a past she would rather leave behind.
The Bridge
by Lisa T Bergren
2000
Divorced commodities broker Jared Conway takes his son to Montana to sell an inherited cabin. Meeting ceramic artist Eden Powell challenges his priorities, while family estrangement and memories of a tragedy complicate his chance to begin again.
God Gave Us Two
by Lisa T Bergren
2001
Little Cub worries that Mama's new baby will replace her in her parents' affections. Through questions about the coming sibling, the young polar bear learns that another child can enlarge the family without diminishing its love for her.
Once Upon an Alaskan Summer
by Lisa T Bergren
2001
Returning to Alaska, doctor Bryn Bailey spends the summer treating people in remote communities. Bush pilot Eli Pierce, her childhood friend, becomes her working companion, bringing their old attraction and unresolved differences about faith and commitment into focus.
Christmas Every Morning
by Lisa T Bergren
2002
Krista Mueller returns to Taos when her estranged mother, who has Alzheimer's disease, becomes gravely ill. With her first love directing the nursing home, Krista confronts painful memories and discovers a chance to reconsider their fractured family relationship.
God Encounter
by Lisa T Bergren
2002
This Christian prayer guide uses imaginative visualization and meditation to help readers focus on God. Guided visits to settings such as a forest cabin or desert oasis offer starting points for developing their own personal prayer practices.
Mercy Come Morning
by Lisa T Bergren
2002
History professor Krista Mueller goes home to her dying mother in Taos, despite their long estrangement. Reconnecting with her first love and discovering more about her mother's life challenges her understanding of the past and the possibility of forgiveness.
God Gave Us Christmas
by Lisa T Bergren
2006
Little Cub wonders whether Santa or God invented Christmas. Mama takes her on a journey through the polar landscape, using what they encounter to explain God's presence and the Christian meaning of Jesus' birth.
The Begotten
by Lisa T Bergren
2006
In medieval Italy, a lost biblical letter points toward people with extraordinary spiritual gifts. As rival religious powers struggle for control, a group of healers and visionaries draws the attention of a sorcerer determined to exploit them.
The Betrayed
by Lisa T Bergren
2007
Daria and Father Piero search Venice for the missing portion of a biblical letter as their companions' spiritual gifts grow stronger. A sorcerer targets the group's weaknesses, making betrayal a threat from within their own circle.
The Busy Mom's Devotional
by Lisa T Bergren
2007
Fifty-two weekly devotions combine Scripture, everyday experiences, and questions for reflection. Designed around ten-minute sessions, the book helps busy mothers make room for prayer and consider how Christian faith relates to the demands of family life.
What Women Want
by Lisa T Bergren
2007
Drawing on surveys, interviews, biblical stories, and personal experiences, Bergren and Rebecca Price examine women's longings in relationships, work, health, and faith. Study material encourages readers to explore these themes individually or with a group.
God Gave Us Heaven
by Lisa T Bergren
2008
Walking with Papa, Little Cub asks what heaven is like and how people get there. Their conversation addresses questions about death, family, and God's love, offering a Christian picture of heaven as a place without pain.
How Big Is God?
by Lisa T Bergren
2008
A little boy asks his mother how big God is and where God can be found. Their conversation uses images from the world around them to explore God's presence in nature, in people, and in a child's heart.
The Blessed
by Lisa T Bergren
2008
Daria, Gianni, and their gifted companions face growing danger as they seek a hearing with the Church. Pursued by enemies and threatened with condemnation as heretics, they must decide how to use their abilities while holding their group together.
Breathe
by Lisa T Bergren
2009
In 1883, Odessa St. Clair travels to Colorado Springs with her siblings to seek treatment for consumption. A possible murder and clues connected to a hidden mine draw her into danger while she struggles to recover.
God Found Us You
by Lisa T Bergren
2009
Mama Fox tells Little Fox how she waited and prayed before adopting him. Their conversation celebrates the family they became, acknowledges his birth mother, and explains why differences in appearance do not lessen their bond.
God Gave Us Love
by Lisa T Bergren
2009
Annoyed by otters during a fishing trip, Little Cub asks Grampa Bear about love. Their conversation explores affection between family and friends, kindness toward difficult companions, and the Christian belief that love comes from God.
Life on Planet Mom
by Lisa T Bergren
2009
Bergren examines how becoming a mother changes relationships with a spouse, friends, parents, and God. Practical reflections help readers consider shifting priorities and maintain connections with other people while adapting to the demands of raising children.
Claim
by Lisa T Bergren
2010
The St. Clair siblings reunite in Colorado carrying disappointments from their separate journeys. As Odessa and Bryce struggle with their ranch and Dominic returns embittered, a Rocky Mountain mining claim draws the family toward new conflict.
God Gave Us So Much
by Lisa T Bergren
2010
This treasury collects three Little Cub stories about the world, love, and heaven. Conversations with Mama, Grampa, and Papa introduce the young polar bear to creation's diversity, loving others, and Christian beliefs about life with God.
Sing
by Lisa T Bergren
2010
In 1886, Moira St. Clair pursues a performing career in Paris while her siblings face their own struggles in Brazil and Colorado. Ambition, concealed troubles, and questions of faith complicate the family's hopes of finding their way back together.
Cascade
by Lisa T Bergren
2011
Gabi and Lia return to medieval Italy with their mother, where Siena welcomes them but Florence's enemies pursue them. Gabi's growing bond with Marcello makes choosing between her modern family life and the past increasingly difficult.
God Gave Us the World
by Lisa T Bergren
2011
A visit to a bear museum prompts Little Cub to ask Mama about bears with different homes, colors, and foods. Their conversation connects the variety of God's creation with caring for the world and respecting others.
Torrent
by Lisa T Bergren
2011
Gabi and Lia return to fourteenth-century Italy with their family while trying to change the circumstances of their father's death. Gabi's reunion with Marcello unfolds amid conflict between Siena and Florence, forcing difficult choices about where they belong.
Waterfall
by Lisa T Bergren
2011
While visiting an archaeological site in Italy, teenage sisters Gabi and Lia encounter an ancient tomb that transports them to the fourteenth century. Gabi finds herself amid a battle and becomes entangled with the young nobleman Marcello.
Bourne and Tributary
by Lisa T Bergren
2012
Two novellas continue the Betarrini sisters' lives in medieval Italy. In Bourne, wounded warriors return while an enemy pursues the family; Tributary revisits them a year later as battle, troubled relationships, and grief test their hopes.
Glamorous Illusions
by Lisa T Bergren
2012
In 1913, farm girl Cora Kensington learns that her birth father is a wealthy copper baron. Invited on a European tour with his family, she must navigate unfamiliar privilege, strained relationships, and questions about her own identity.
Glittering Promises
by Lisa T Bergren
2013
Cora Kensington's European tour nears its end as journalists pursue her story and newfound wealth strains her relationship with Will. Pressured by family expectations and another suitor, she must decide what will define her future.
God Gave Us Easter
by Lisa T Bergren
2013
Little Cub celebrates Easter with her family and asks Papa what makes the day special. Their walk through the Arctic becomes a conversation about Jesus, God's love, and the Christian meaning behind the holiday.
Grave Consequences
by Lisa T Bergren
2013
Cora Kensington travels through Austria, France, and Italy with her newly discovered family while an unseen enemy follows. Competing romantic attachments and the demands of her new life force her to consider which choices she can trust.
Upside-Down Prayers for Parents
by Lisa T Bergren
2013
This thirty-one-day devotional encourages parents to pray for children's growth through difficulties rather than simply for protection from them. Reflections, Scripture passages, and conversation prompts explore confession, trust, resilience, and surrendering parental expectations to God.
Deluge
by Lisa T Bergren
2014
Lia, Gabi, and the families they love have built fulfilling lives in medieval Italy, but the approaching Black Death threatens their future. They must weigh safety against responsibility as a new danger challenges their shared faith and courage.
God Gave Us Angels
by Lisa T Bergren
2014
While exploring the Arctic with Papa, Little Cub asks what angels look like and what they do. His answers introduce God's messengers, their service to their Creator, and their care for people they may never see.
Season of Wonder
by Lisa T Bergren
2014
Gifted Remnant Andriana and her Knight protector Ronan leave their sheltered valley to join a mission in a damaged world. Their forbidden attraction complicates the dangerous work of gathering others destined to resist the forces pursuing them.
God Gave Us Sleep
by Lisa T Bergren
2015
Little Cub wants to keep playing instead of going to bed, prompting a conversation with Mama about rest. Questions, nighttime fears, and delaying tactics help introduce sleep as a gift within daily rhythms of work and play.
Season of Fire
by Lisa T Bergren
2015
After her first mission, Andriana faces a new test when Sethos and Emperor Keallach capture her. Her bond with Ronan and her belief that Keallach might join the Remnants are challenged by captivity and spiritual danger.
Four Winds
by Lisa T Bergren
2016
Zara has chosen love and family in nineteenth-century California, but an attack on the ranch leads to her kidnapping with Javier's younger brother. Their separation forces Zara and Javier to reconsider the risks of remaining in his time.
God Gave Us Thankful Hearts
by Lisa T Bergren
2016
Little Pup worries that winter hibernation will take his friends away. As he explores the autumn woods with Mama, she helps him notice the pleasures still around him and practice gratitude when circumstances change.
Season of Glory
by Lisa T Bergren
2016
The Remnants gain allies as Pacifica intensifies its campaign against them. Andriana's connection to Emperor Keallach complicates their resistance, raising the question of whether welcoming him could bring hope or expose their companions to the enemy.
Three Wishes
by Lisa T Bergren
2016
After a painful loss, California teenager Zara discovers an object in a tide pool that transports her into the past. Meeting ranchero Javier and his family forces her to weigh an unexpected love against returning to her own life.
God Gave Us Family
by Lisa T Bergren
2017
On the way to a reunion, Little Pup asks about different kinds of families. Mama and Papa explain households led by one parent or grandparents, adoption, and the love that makes both large and small families special.
The Good Book for Kids
by Lisa T Bergren
2017
This guide introduces children to major biblical ideas through storytelling, historical context, and imaginative exercises. Scripture verses and discussion questions invite readers and families to connect lessons from Genesis through Revelation with choices in their own lives.
Keturah
by Lisa T Bergren
2018
Keturah and her sisters leave England for Nevis to save their inherited sugar plantation. Determined to remain independent, she faces unfamiliar hardships and suitors whose interest in her may be inseparable from their interest in her property.
Once Upon a Montana Summer
by Lisa T Bergren
2018
Marketing executive Adalyn Stalling retreats to Montana after two appearances on a reality show leave her facing media attention and a stalker. Time with ranger Chase Rollins offers a different setting in which to reconsider romance.
God Gave Us the Bible
by Lisa T Bergren
2019
Little Cub and her animal friends listen to forty-five stories from the Bible and ask questions about what they mean. This illustrated storybook introduces Old and New Testament events through a conversational framework suited to young children.
Verity
by Lisa T Bergren
2019
Verity Banning starts an importing business to establish an independent life in the West Indies. A purchasing trip to the American colonies brings her closer to patriot Ian McKintrick and challenges her hope for a peaceful political resolution.
Mama Kisses, Papa Hugs
by Lisa T Bergren
2020
A child's questions about kisses and hugs lead to conversations with Mama and Papa about the many forms of love. This bedtime picture book connects parental affection with signs of God's care in nature and family life.
Once Upon an Irish Summer
by Lisa T Bergren
2020
Fiona travels to western Ireland to research pirate queen Grace O'Malley for her dissertation. Her growing attraction to Rory, one of Grace's descendants, encounters emotional wounds that complicate their shared enthusiasm for history and a possible future together.
Selah
by Lisa T Bergren
2020
On Nevis, Selah Banning grows close to Methodist preacher Jedediah Reed through their concern for enslaved people. Their efforts to change plantation life face family opposition, economic danger, and the growing consequences of the American Revolution.
God Gave Us Prayer
by Lisa T Bergren
2021
Little Pup finds Mama praying beside a lake and wants to understand how to speak with God. Their woodland conversation introduces gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion, while guided prayers encourage children to express their own concerns.
Shh... Baby Jesus Is Sleeping
by Lisa T Bergren
2021
On the first Christmas night, animals in the stable call their young close and settle quietly beside the sleeping baby Jesus. This rhyming bedtime story combines the Nativity setting with a gentle invitation to rest.
Nana the Great Comes to Visit
by Lisa T Bergren
2022
Nana's visit brings fort building, checkers, climbing, and other adventures that encourage her grandchild to try new things. This picture book celebrates the confidence children gain from a grandparent's playful approach and enduring affection.
Estuary
by Lisa T Bergren
2023
Lady Tiliani Forelli’s marriage could determine her kingdom’s fate as war approaches. Centuries later, twins working at her Italian castle discover a possible route through time, raising questions about their missing relatives and whether following them will separate the siblings.
God Is Here
by Lisa T Bergren
2023
A young girl asks her mother where God can be found, beginning a conversation about divine presence in everyday life. Their discoveries connect nature, family, and people who help others with a reassuring message about faith and companionship.
Nana the Great Goes Camping
by Lisa T Bergren
2023
A summer camping trip with Nana brings hiking, campfire meals, and new friendships for her grandchild. Nana encourages slowing down, trying unfamiliar skills, and noticing nature, turning time outdoors into lessons and memories they can share.
Rip Tide
by Lisa T Bergren
2024
Luciana returns to medieval Italy, where she and Domenico consider risking their lives to pursue an assassin. Tiliani searches enemy territory for her missing family, while their allies try to expose a nemesis before a tightening trap claims the Forellis.
Fathoms
by Lisa T Bergren
2025
Blinded in battle, Luciana joins Tiliani inside a dangerous neighboring castle to protect a child and undermine its lord. As their allies seek support, Luciana must decide whether returning through time for treatment is worth abandoning the life she has built.
Heaven on Earth
by Lisa T Bergren & Randy Alcorn
2026
Two curious children, their parents, and a goldendoodle explore questions about Heaven and the New Earth. This picture book uses a biblical perspective to consider renewed creation, family reunion, and what it means for God to make everything new.
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