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Pleasant Hearts Books in Order

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See the Pleasant Hearts series by Joy Ohagwu in order, with quick summaries, sister-by-sister background, and tips on where to begin.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Pleasant Hearts books in publication order

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4 books

1

Unbound Hope

by Joy Ohagwu

2016

A veteran air hostess, a U.S. Marshal, and a threat from the past collide in this suspenseful second installment. Old scars and present danger make hope feel anything but simple.

2

Uncommon Ground

by Joy Ohagwu

2016

Widowed Stella Heart is already struggling with her daughter Sharon when disaster strikes and separates them. In the chaos, she meets Michael, a Christian man whose past may be as dangerous as the present.

3

Unveiled Truth

by Joy Ohagwu

2017

After Erica's wedding, April Heart disappears with only a note behind. False accusations, a desperate need for a fresh start, and a man seeking forgiveness pull her back toward the past she wanted to escape.

4

Unshaken Love

by Joy Ohagwu

2019

Wedding planner Summer Heart is done trusting men with secrets, until a stranger with a troubled past saves her life. Their growing bond is tested when old danger starts hunting them both.

Pleasant Hearts books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Uncommon Ground"

    Uncommon Ground

    by Joy Ohagwu

    2016Pleasant Hearts, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Unbound Hope"

    Unbound Hope

    by Joy Ohagwu

    2016Pleasant Hearts, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Unveiled Truth"

    Unveiled Truth

    by Joy Ohagwu

    2017Pleasant Hearts, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Unshaken Love"

    Unshaken Love

    by Joy Ohagwu

    2019Pleasant Hearts, Book 4

Series background & context

Pleasant Hearts follows four orphaned sisters, Stella, Erica, April, and Summer Heart, as they try to build adult lives while carrying old hurt, messy communication, and the repeated message that marriage and settled happiness may simply not be for them. That family setup gives the whole series its backbone.

Each sister gets her own story, but the books work best when read as one family journey. In Uncommon Ground, the stakes begin with Stella and her daughter in the middle of disaster. In Unbound Hope, Erica's past and present crash together. Unveiled Truth gives April a story shaped by accusation, flight, and unfinished history. Unshaken Love brings Summer into a romance where secrets and danger refuse to stay out of the way.

The sister bond matters as much as the romance.

These are Christian suspense novels, so there is plenty of danger, lost people, hostile pursuers, and tense confrontations. But the emotional engine is the Heart family itself. The women do not always understand each other well, and they do not glide through pain. They argue, misread things, carry private burdens, and still keep finding their way back toward one another.

If you like contemporary Christian fiction with sister dynamics, romantic tension, and a real sense that faith has to be lived in the middle of fear, Pleasant Hearts is a strong place to start. It has action, but it never forgets the family at the center.

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