Amy Lillard books

Amy Lillard is an author of holiday fiction, known for the Always Texas series, with 131 books published between 2012 and 2025.

Always Texas Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Welcome Home, Bethie McGee 2014 Buy
Welcome Home, Bethie McGeeby Amie Louellen is a steamier version ofTake Me Back To Texas(as Amy Lillard). - N/A

Amish Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Blessings in Disguise 2015 N/A
Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper 2017 Buy
Where Hope Dwells 2015 N/A
The Buggy Before the Horse 2015 N/A
Kappy King and the Pie Kaper 2018 Buy
A Season of Secrets 2015 N/A
This Little Piggy / Kappy King and the Pig Kaper 2022 Buy
O Little Town of Sugarcreek - N/A
Off the Beaten Path - N/A
Till We Meet Again 2018 N/A

Amish of Pontotoc Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Home for Hannah 2018 Buy
A Love for Leah 2018 Buy
A Family for Gracie 2019 Buy
An Amish Husband for Tillie 2020 Buy

Annie’s Quilted Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Patchwork Murder 2013 Buy
Raven Threads 2013 Buy
A Midsummer Night’s Seam 2014 Buy
Broderie Curse 2014 Buy
Innocent Until Proven Quilty 2014 Buy
Ocean Selvage 2014 Buy
A Deadly Pattern 2014 Buy
Unsavory Notions 2014 Buy
Seam of the Crime 2014 Buy
Celtic Chains 2014 Buy
Stab Stitched 2014 Buy
Unraveled Secrets 2015 Buy

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Oregon Trail Romance Collection 2015 Buy

Cattle Creek Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Loving a Lawman 2016 Buy
Healing a Heart 2017 Buy
Besting the Bull Rider 2023 Buy

Clover Ridge Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Saving Gideon 2012 Buy
Katie’s Choice 2013 Buy
Gabriel’s Bride 2014 Buy
John Paul in Love 2023 Buy

Gold Diggers Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
No Greater Treasure 2019 Buy
Jessie and Jamesis currently out of print. - N/A
Jessie and James 2019 Buy
Jewel’s Gold 2019 Buy
The Trouble with Nancy 2019 Buy

Loveless Texas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Take Me Back to Texas 2014 Buy

Main Street Book Club Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Can’t Judge a Book By Its Murder 2019 Buy
A Murder Between the Pages 2020 Buy
A Murder Like No Author 2021 Buy

Mayhem & Magnolias Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Southern Comfort 2015 Buy
Southern Hospitality 2016 Buy
Southern Charm 2020 Buy

Paradise Valley Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Marry Me, Millie 2021 Buy
The Amish Matchmaker 2022 Buy
One More Time for Joy 2023 Buy
When Hattie Finds Love 2023 Buy

Quilting Circle Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
More Than Friendship 2016 Buy
More Than a Promise 2016 Buy
More Than a Marriage 2017 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Wildflower Bride 2017 Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Amish Christmas Sleigh 2015 Buy
Amish Brides 2017 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Brodie’s Bride 2013 Buy
Can’t Buy Me Love 2013 Buy
All You Need Is Love 2013 Buy
The Trouble with Millionaires 2015 Buy
Love Potion Me, Baby 2015 Buy
Blame It on Texas 2017 Buy
Ten Reasons Not to Date a Cop 2017 Buy
Forget Me Not, Baby 2022 Buy
The Amish Christmas Promise 2023 Buy
A Million to One 2023 Buy
The Amish Bachelor’s Promise 2025 Buy
The Secrets We Keep 2025 Buy
The Amish Nanny’s Secret 2025 Buy

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Blessings in Disguise 2015 N/A
Peace Like a River 2015 Buy
Blessing in Disguise 2015 Buy
Where Hope Dwells 2015 Buy
The Buggy Before the Horse 2015 Buy
A Season of Secrets 2015 Buy
O Little Town of Sugarcreek 2015 Buy
Off the Beaten Path 2015 Buy
Simply Vanished 2016 Buy
Stranger Things Have Happened 2016 Buy
No Time for Trouble 2016 Buy
A Stitch in Time 2016 Buy
Shoo, FLY, Shoo 2016 Buy
Home Sweet Sugarcreek 2016 Buy
When There’s a Will 2016 Buy
In a Jam 2016 Buy
All Abuzz at the Honey Bee 2016 Buy
Mason Jar Mayhem 2016 Buy
Earthly Treasures 2016 Buy
A Tempting Taste Of Mystery 2017 Buy
Digging Up Doubts 2017 Buy
A Play On Words 2017 Buy
In the Fullness of Time 2017 Buy
Horse Sense and Sensibility 2017 Buy
Secrets Plain and Simple 2018 Buy
When Angels Whisper 2022 Buy
Hark! The Herald Angel Falls 2024 Buy
Till We Meet Again 2018 N/A

Sunflower Café Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary 2022 Buy
A Murder of Aspic Proportions 2023 Buy
A Murder for the Sages 2024 Buy

The 12 Brides of Christmas Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Advent Bride 2014 Buy
Prairie Summer Brides 2015 N/A
The Nutcracker Bride 2014 Buy
Small-Town Summer Brides 2015 N/A
The Evergreen Bride 2014 Buy
Old West Summer Brides 2015 N/A
The 12 Brides of Summer - Novella Collection #4 2015 N/A
The Gingerbread Bride 2014 Buy
The Christmas Tree Bride 2014 Buy

The 12 Brides of Summer Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Prairie Summer Brides 2015 N/A
The Sunbonnet Bride 2015 Buy
Old West Summer Brides 2015 Buy
Small-Town Summer Brides 2015 N/A
The 12 Brides of Summer - Novella Collection #4 2015 N/A
The Honey Bride 2017 Buy
The Wildflower Bride 2017 Buy
Blue Moon Bride 2017 Buy
The Summer Harvest Bride 2019 Buy
Dog Days of Summer Bride 2020 Buy
The Lumberjack’s Bride 2021 Buy

Vineyard Quilt Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Threads of Deceit 2015 N/A
Pattern of Betrayal 2015 Buy

Wells Landing Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Caroline’s Secret 2014 Buy
Courting Emily 2015 Buy
Lorie’s Heart 2015 Buy
Just Plain Sadie 2016 Buy
Titus Returns 2016 Buy
Marrying Jonah 2017 Buy
The Quilting Circle 2018 Buy
A Wells Landing Christmas 2018 Buy
Loving Jenna 2020 Buy
Romancing Nadine 2020 Buy
A New Love for Charlotte 2021 Buy

Amy Lillard is one of the more prolific authors you will find in the romance and mystery genres, with over 130 books published since 2012. A large portion of her work falls into Amish fiction, including the Wells Landing series (11 books), the Amish of Pontotoc series (4 books), and her extensive contributions to the Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries, which alone accounts for more than 25 entries. She also writes the Amish Mystery and Paradise Valley series, so readers who enjoy that particular subgenre will find no shortage of material.

Beyond Amish settings, Lillard has written mysteries like the Annie’s Quilted Mystery series (12 books), the Main Street Book Club Mysteries, and the Sunflower Cafe Mystery series. Her romance output includes the Cattle Creek, Clover Ridge, and Quilting Circle series, plus the Gold Diggers and Mayhem & Magnolias books. She has also contributed to multi-author collections like The 12 Brides of Christmas and The 12 Brides of Summer.

With 22 series and a healthy number of standalone novels spanning holiday fiction, mystery, novellas, and short stories, Lillard’s bibliography is broad. Her publishing pace has been consistent year after year, and she continues to add new titles. Readers who discover one corner of her work will find plenty of connected series to move on to next.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Amy Lillard written?

Amy Lillard has written 135 books across 22 series.

What was Amy Lillard's first book?

Amy Lillard’s first book is Saving Gideon, published in 2012.

What genres does Amy Lillard write in?

Amy Lillard writes holiday fiction, mystery, novellas, and short stories. Their best-known work includes the Always Texas series.

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