Michael Phillips Books in Order
Explore Michael Phillips books in order with quick summaries, series guides, and where to start, from Stonewycke and Corrie Belle Hollister onward.
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Michael Phillips books in publication order
50 books
George MacDonald
by Michael Phillips
1987
A readable introduction to the life and work of Scottish writer George MacDonald. Michael Phillips traces MacDonald’s story, his key ideas, and why his fiction and sermons still matter to modern readers who want faith with imagination and depth.
Pinnacles of Power
by Michael Phillips
1991
At the height of influence, a single misstep can start a fall. As power tightens its grip, characters face betrayal, regret, and the hard truth that control isn’t the same as strength. The climb is thrilling, but the reckoning is unavoidable.
Depths of Destiny
by Michael Phillips
1992
A rising leader discovers that success can hide a deeper emptiness, and that ambition has a price. As relationships strain under pressure, the story asks whether destiny is something you seize or something you submit to, and what mercy looks like when you’ve failed.
The Eleventh Hour
by Michael Phillips
1993
Time is running out for a group caught in a dangerous web of secrets and pursuit. As loyalties shift and trust becomes scarce, one decision made at the eleventh hour could save lives, or destroy the fragile hope they’ve been holding onto.
A Rose Remembered
by Michael Phillips
1994
A hidden secret, symbolized by a rose, binds the characters together as the risks around them grow. When love and loyalty are tested by fear and secrecy, remembering the past becomes both a comfort and a threat that could expose them.
Escape to Freedom
by Michael Phillips
1994
With pursuers closing in, the characters are forced into flight, where every mile demands trust and every decision carries consequences. The escape is physical, but it’s also spiritual, as faith is tested in moments when rescue feels impossible.
Dawn of Liberty
by Michael Phillips
1995
The struggle for freedom reaches a breaking point, and the secret at the heart of the series can no longer stay hidden. As danger closes in, the characters must choose courage over comfort, and decide what kind of future they’re willing to pay for.
Mercy and Eagleflight
by Michael Phillips
1996
Two lives collide in a story where compassion and danger walk side by side. As Mercy grows close to the mysterious Eagleflight, trust becomes the hardest task of all. Love offers healing, but it also attracts enemies who don’t want the past disturbed.
The Braxtons of Miracle Springs
by Michael Phillips
1996
Newly married, Corrie and Christopher Braxton settle in Miracle Springs, hoping for a quiet life. Instead, trouble follows them, and an old enemy resurfaces with vengeance in mind. Corrie’s journal records the strain, and the grace, of building community under pressure.
A Dangerous Love
by Michael Phillips
1997
A relationship that began with hope turns perilous as outside threats and inner fears collide. Forced to choose between safety and loyalty, the characters learn that love without trust can destroy, and that real commitment sometimes means risking everything.
A New Beginning
by Michael Phillips
1997
Life in Miracle Springs is changing fast for Corrie and Christopher Braxton. With surprising news, risky work, and new responsibilities pressing in, they have to decide whether to stay rooted where they are or follow a calling that could take them far from home.
A Rift in Time
by Michael Phillips
1997
British archaeologist Adam Livingstone makes a discovery on Mount Ararat that could rewrite history: evidence linked to Noah’s Ark. The claim sparks controversy and danger, drawing in people who want proof, profit, or silence, and forcing Livingstone to choose his next move carefully.
The Garden at the Edge of Beyond
by Michael Phillips
1998
A man wakes in a strange garden on the edge of eternity and meets guides who challenge everything he assumes about God and himself. As he walks deeper into the unknown, his past is reframed, and his future becomes a question he can’t ignore.
Wild Grows the Heather in Devon
by Michael Phillips
1998
In the Devon countryside, Heathersleigh Hall looks like a peaceful refuge, but the house carries its own history. When new relationships and old secrets collide, the characters discover that healing takes more than time, it takes truth.
Heathersleigh Homecoming
by Michael Phillips
1999
A return to Heathersleigh Hall should bring closure, but homecoming has a way of reopening old wounds. As hidden connections come to light, the characters must confront what they’ve avoided and decide whether reconciliation is possible without honesty.
Legend of the Celtic Stone
by Michael Phillips
1999
A young Scottish politician finds his ambitions entwined with a legendary stone tied to his nation’s identity. As he rises into influence, he’s forced to choose between power and principle, and to decide what freedom is worth sacrificing for.
Wayward Winds
by Michael Phillips
1999
Change blows through Heathersleigh Hall, stirring up long-buried tensions and new temptation. As a close community wrestles with loyalty, love, and truth, one wrong decision could undo years of hard-won trust and send lives in unexpected directions.
An Ancient Strife
by Michael Phillips
2000
Scotland’s struggle for freedom grows more complicated as politics, romance, and legend collide. With a coveted stone and a nation’s future in the balance, the characters are pulled into intrigue where every alliance has a price, and every choice leaves a mark.
Hidden in Time
by Michael Phillips
2000
Archaeologist Adam Livingstone is drawn into a hunt for the Ark of the Covenant, a quest that turns research into danger. As rivals close in, he must decide what truth is worth risking lives for, and whether some discoveries should remain hidden.
A New Dawn Over Devon
by Michael Phillips
2001
In Devon, a new beginning seems possible, until the past attached to Heathersleigh Hall starts to surface. As relationships form and loyalties shift, a family must decide whether to protect old secrets or risk everything for a cleaner, truer future.
Destiny Junction
by Michael Phillips
2002
At a small-town crossroads, lives intersect in unexpected ways, forcing old wounds into the open. As choices ripple through family and community, the characters discover that destiny isn’t fate, it’s the result of daily decisions about love, truth, and trust.
Jesus, an Obedient Son
by Michael Phillips
2002
A devotional look at Jesus through the lens of obedience, focused on how his life and choices shape discipleship. Michael Phillips writes for readers who want thoughtful, practical reflection, not abstract theology, and who are willing to be challenged by the Gospels.
A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton
by Michael Phillips
2003
Rebuilding after war is slow, and the promise of freedom comes with new threats. At Rosewood, Katie and Mayme face hard choices about land, work, and safety, while love and loyalty are tested by prejudice and intimidation.
Angels Watching Over Me
by Michael Phillips
2003
As the Civil War ends, Katie and Mayme struggle to save Rosewood and the people who depend on it. Bound by love that feels like sisterhood, they face grief, danger, and a changing South that offers freedom with one hand and fear with the other.
The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart
by Michael Phillips
2003
As hatred tightens around their community, Katie and Mayme discover how dangerous it can be to insist on dignity and justice. When violence and betrayal surface, they must protect their found family and hold onto faith that refuses to measure people by the wrong things.
Together Is All We Need
by Michael Phillips
2004
Katie and Mayme have fought to keep Rosewood standing, but the hardest battles are often the ones that happen inside a family. When new pressures threaten their fragile peace, the women must lean on faith and on each other to hold their world together.
A Perilous Proposal
by Michael Phillips
2005
At Rosewood, a proposal that should bring joy instead draws unwanted attention and stirs up old tensions in the postwar South. As Katie and Mayme try to protect the people they love, they discover that commitment can be as risky as it is hopeful.
Dream of Freedom
by Michael Phillips
2005
In the slaveholding South, Richmond and Carolyn Davidson face a moral crossroads that will change everything. When they choose to free their enslaved workers, they step into conflict with neighbors, family, and a system built to crush anyone who resists.
Dream of Life
by Michael Phillips
2006
Having chosen to free their enslaved workers, Richmond and Carolyn Davidson are drawn deeper into the dangerous work of helping others escape. As the nation fractures, their own family lines of loyalty are tested, and the cost of doing right keeps rising.
The Soldier's Lady
by Michael Phillips
2006
A wounded soldier and a determined woman find their lives crossing in the unsettled aftermath of war. As old loyalties and new prejudices close in, she must choose between the safe path expected of her and the brave one her conscience demands.
Miss Katie's Rosewood
by Michael Phillips
2007
Katie is forced to leave the safety of Rosewood and step into a wider world that judges her quickly and understands her hardly at all. Far from home, she faces new threats and unexpected allies, and discovers how fragile a hard-won peace can be.
Never Too Late
by Michael Phillips
2007
In the tense years after the Civil War, danger returns to Rosewood in the form of intimidation and secret violence. As Katie and Mayme fight to protect their community, they learn that the choice to stand for what’s right is never too late, but it is costly.
Dream of Love
by Michael Phillips
2008
As war and division spread across the country, the Davidson family faces the hardest test yet: protecting the people they’ve helped while keeping their own home from breaking apart. Love, courage, and conscience collide in a world that punishes compassion.
Angel Harp
by Michael Phillips
2011
Marie Buchan’s gift for music opens doors she never expected, and exposes her to pressures she isn’t ready for. As love and ambition pull her in different directions, Marie must decide whether her calling will shape her life, or consume it.
Heather Song
by Michael Phillips
2011
Marie Buchan’s story continues as the past catches up with the present and the choices she made begin to echo outward. With relationships at stake and faith under strain, she must learn what it means to belong, and what it costs to be free.
From Across the Ancient Waters
by Michael Phillips
2012
A sudden shipwreck off the Welsh coast throws strangers together and sparks a mystery rooted in the past. In the green hills of Snowdonia, danger and discovery travel side by side as the characters search for answers, and for themselves.
The Commands
by Michael Phillips
2012
This book explores the commands Jesus gives his followers and what they look like in real life. With a steady, practical tone, Michael Phillips connects Scripture to daily decisions, inviting readers to move from agreement to action without turning faith into a checklist.
The Treasure of the Celtic Triangle
by Michael Phillips
2012
Clues and legend point toward a fabled treasure tied to Welsh history, but the hunt demands more than cleverness. As Percy presses on, he discovers that the real prize may be courage, integrity, and the people who walk the journey with him.
Hell and Beyond
by Michael Phillips
2013
A confident atheist dies expecting nothingness and wakes in a place that looks like hell. As he tries to make sense of where he is, the experience forces him to confront pride, fear, and the unsettling possibility that grace may reach further than he believed.
The Cappuccino Club
by Michael Phillips
2013
A small circle of friends forms around conversation, coffee, and big spiritual questions. As they debate faith, doubt, and what obedience looks like in everyday life, their relationships are tested, and their assumptions start to shift.
The Sword, the Garden, and the King
by Michael Phillips
2013
In a mythic world of loyalty and temptation, a quest for a legendary sword and a guarded garden turns into a test of the heart. The journey asks what it means to serve a true king, and what power does to those who chase it.
Angel Dreams
by Michael Phillips
2014
In a story shaped by faith and wonder, ordinary life is interrupted by encounters that feel impossible to explain. As characters wrestle with loss and hope, the idea of angels becomes less about spectacle and more about quiet guidance.
Heaven and Beyond
by Michael Phillips
2014
After dying in a sudden terrorist attack on Easter Sunday, a man awakens to a reality he never expected. His journey through the world beyond forces him to face his assumptions about God, love, and what makes a life truly lived.
Murder By Quill
by Michael Phillips
2014
A stay at a remote Scottish castle turns deadly when a murder shatters the calm. With suspects close and motives tangled, an unlikely investigator has to follow the clues, and the lies, before the next chapter is written in blood.
The Cottage
by Michael Phillips
2016
A small cottage that should feel like refuge becomes the center of a mystery that refuses to stay quiet. As relationships deepen and suspicions grow, the characters learn that home is not a place you claim, it’s a truth you live.
The Inheritance
by Michael Phillips
2016
When an unexpected inheritance opens a door to a life she never imagined, a woman must decide whether to step into the past or run from it. On the edge of a windswept community, secrets and faith collide.
The Legacy
by Michael Phillips
2017
A surprising inheritance pulls a newcomer into a tight island community, where every kindness seems to carry a history. As questions about family and belonging mount, a buried truth threatens to reshape what the word legacy really means.
Out of the Wardrobe
by Michael Phillips
2018
A faith-focused guide that steps out from the world of fantasy and asks what it means to live what we believe. Using story and reflection, Michael Phillips connects imagination to discipleship and invites readers to bring spiritual truth into everyday choices.
Where's Jesus
by Michael Phillips
2020
When faith feels distant, easy answers don’t help much. This short, reflective story follows a believer wrestling with doubt and longing, searching for Jesus in ordinary life and in silence, and learning that presence can be real even when it isn’t felt.
Endangered Virtues and the Coming Ideological War
by Michael Phillips
2023
Michael Phillips argues that key moral virtues are being eroded by modern ideological conflict. He examines how public debates shape character, community, and faith, and he offers a call to recover habits like honesty, courage, and humility in a combative age.
Where to start with Michael Phillips
If you want a Scotland-to-America family saga: The Heather Hills of Stonewycke → Flight from Stonewycke → The Lady of Stonewycke
If you like gold-rush adventure in journal form: My Father's World → Daughter of Grace → On the Trail of the Truth → A Place in the Sun
If you want imperial Russia and big history: The Crown and the Crucible → A House Divided → Travail and Triumph → Heirs of the Motherland
If you want post-Civil War found-family drama: Angels Watching Over Me → A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton → The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart
If you want reflective fiction about eternity: The Garden at the Edge of Beyond → Heaven and Beyond → Hell and Beyond
Michael Phillips sub-series and character series
- American Dreams books in order
- Annals of the Forest books in order
- Caledonia books in order
- Carolina Cousins books in order
- Livingstone Chronicles books in order
- Marie Buchan books in order
- Mercy and Eagleflight books in order
- Secret of the Rose books in order
- Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall books in order
- Secrets of the Shetlands books in order
- Shenandoah Sisters books in order
- The Beyond Trilogy books in order
- The Green Hills of Snowdonia books in order
- The Journals of Corrie & Christopher books in order
- The Maxwell Chronicles books in order
American Dreams books in order
Explore this seriesAnnals of the Forest books in order
Explore this seriesCaledonia books in order
Explore this seriesCarolina Cousins books in order
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A Perilous Proposal
by Michael Phillips
2005Carolina Cousins, Book 1
The Soldier's Lady
by Michael Phillips
2006Carolina Cousins, Book 2
Miss Katie's Rosewood
by Michael Phillips
2007Carolina Cousins, Book 4
Never Too Late
by Michael Phillips
2007Carolina Cousins, Book 3
Carolina Cousins books in chronological order
Livingstone Chronicles books in order
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Explore this seriesSecret of the Rose books in order
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The Eleventh Hour
by Michael Phillips
1993Secret of the Rose, Book 1
A Rose Remembered
by Michael Phillips
1994Secret of the Rose, Book 2
Escape to Freedom
by Michael Phillips
1994Secret of the Rose, Book 3
Dawn of Liberty
by Michael Phillips
1995Secret of the Rose, Book 4
Secret of the Rose books in chronological order
Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall books in order
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Wild Grows the Heather in Devon
by Michael Phillips
1998Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 1
Heathersleigh Homecoming
by Michael Phillips
1999Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 3
Wayward Winds
by Michael Phillips
1999Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 2
A New Dawn Over Devon
by Michael Phillips
2001Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 4
Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall books in chronological order

Wild Grows the Heather in Devon
by Michael Phillips
1998Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 1
Wayward Winds
by Michael Phillips
1999Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 2
Heathersleigh Homecoming
by Michael Phillips
1999Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 3
A New Dawn Over Devon
by Michael Phillips
2001Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall, Book 4
Secrets of the Shetlands books in order
Explore this seriesShenandoah Sisters books in order
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A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton
by Michael Phillips
2003Shenandoah Sisters, Book 2
Angels Watching Over Me
by Michael Phillips
2003Shenandoah Sisters, Book 1
The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart
by Michael Phillips
2003Shenandoah Sisters, Book 3
Together Is All We Need
by Michael Phillips
2004Shenandoah Sisters, Book 4
Shenandoah Sisters books in chronological order

Angels Watching Over Me
by Michael Phillips
2003Shenandoah Sisters, Book 1
A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton
by Michael Phillips
2003Shenandoah Sisters, Book 2
The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart
by Michael Phillips
2003Shenandoah Sisters, Book 3
Together Is All We Need
by Michael Phillips
2004Shenandoah Sisters, Book 4
The Beyond Trilogy books in order
Explore this seriesThe Green Hills of Snowdonia books in order
Explore this seriesThe Journals of Corrie & Christopher books in order
Explore this seriesThe Maxwell Chronicles books in order
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Standalone Michael Phillips books
Author bio
Michael Phillips is an American author and editor whose work sits at the crossroads of story and faith. He’s best known for Christian historical novels, many written with collaborator Judith Pella, and for decades of publishing and scholarship focused on the Scottish writer George MacDonald.
Phillips studied physics at Humboldt State University and graduated in 1969. Before he became widely known as a novelist, he worked in the world of independent bookstores, including shops in California and Oregon, and he began writing for the Christian market in the late 1970s. Those years put him close to readers and to the practical side of publishing, what people reach for when life is heavy.
At some point the pull of books outweighed the pull of the lab. Phillips kept circling back to the same idea: if a story could steady someone in a hard season, then writing and publishing weren’t just jobs, they were a kind of service.
The thread running through all of it is the belief that words matter.
A lot of his fiction is built like a long family scrapbook. The books move across years and generations, but they stay close to the day-to-day pressures that shape people, money troubles, strained loyalties, the pull of home, and the question of what forgiveness actually costs.
That approach shows up clearly in The Heather Hills of Stonewycke and in the gold-rush journals that begin with My Father's World. It’s also there in sweeping settings like Russia in The Crown and the Crucible and in postwar Virginia in Angels Watching Over Me. Readers who like big history tend to come away talking about the quieter moments, the way Phillips returns to ordinary choices and how belief plays out when there’s no easy answer.
He has also spent a huge part of his career trying to make George MacDonald’s work easier to find and easier to read. Phillips edited and published many titles by and about MacDonald, including volumes in The Cullen Collection, and he served as general series editor for a set of literary monographs on MacDonald. He’s written MacDonald biography as well, including George MacDonald: Scotland's Beloved Storyteller and George MacDonald.
This isn’t arm’s-length history.
Over the years he’s written more than a hundred books, and his work has been translated into multiple languages. Across the novels you’ll see recurring interests: Scotland and its diaspora, the American South after the Civil War, and communities pulled apart by class, race, or politics. In later years he continued writing both fiction and devotional nonfiction, including titles like Jesus, an Obedient Son and Endangered Virtues and the Coming Ideological War. If you’re new to him, many readers start with the Stonewycke books for a classic Scotland-to-America saga, or with the Corrie Belle Hollister journals for fast-moving adventure told in a young woman’s voice. From there it’s easy to branch out into his Russia novels or the more reflective, allegorical stories about eternity. However you come in, his books tend to keep the focus on ordinary people trying to live faithfully in messy, complicated life.
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