The Deacon's Family Books in Order

The Deacon's Family books return to Stoney Ridge again, but they lean hard into redemption. These are stories about people who have made mistakes, people who carry old damage, and the awkward, often funny work of trying to live differently.

The first book, Mending Fences, follows Luke Schrock after rehab as he tries to apologize to everyone he has hurt. That setup tells you a lot about the series. Fisher is not interested in quick fixes here. She wants to know what repair actually looks like, in public, in family life, and in love. The books that follow, Stitches in Time and Two Steps Forward, keep building on that idea through foster children, horse farms, grudges, neighbors, and people who are trying to outgrow old versions of themselves.

Stoney Ridge stays lively.

These books are full of side characters, community overlap, and small-town complication. Windmill Farm and Rising Star Farm are especially important, and so are the relationships that form around work, caregiving, and shared responsibility. One book may focus on Luke and Izzy, another on Mollie and Sam, another on Jimmy and Sylvie, but the larger town keeps them connected.

The tone is warm and often playful, yet the stakes are real. Addiction, abandonment, shame, foster care, and family conflict all show up, but Fisher writes them with a light enough touch that the books still feel hopeful. That balance is the appeal. You get heart without heaviness.

Start with Mending Fences and read in order. This series is especially good for readers who like ensemble casts, strong redemption arcs, and romance that grows out of service, responsibility, and the slow rebuilding of trust.