Anna DeStefano books

Anna DeStefano is a bestselling contemporary romance and romantic suspense author from the American South, known for her Echoes of the Heart and Atlanta Heroes series.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Mothers of the Year 2000 Buy
Winter Heat 2011 Buy

Atlanta Heroes Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Because of a Boy 2007 Buy
To Protect the Child 2008 Buy
To Save a Family 2008 Buy
The Firefighter’s Secret Baby 2010 Buy

Count On a Cop Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Cop of the Year 1998 Buy
Her Protector 1998 Buy
Child of Mine 1998 Buy
The Family Next Door 1998 Buy
It Takes a Baby 1998 Buy
Are You My Mommy? 1999 Buy
Her Own Ranger 1999 Buy
A Ranger’s Wife 1999 Buy
Falling For Him 1999 Buy
Jack Murray, Sheriff 2000 Buy
The Man Behind the Badge 2000 Buy
Annalee and the Lawman 2001 Buy
My Private Detective 2001 Buy
Accidentally Yours 2001 Buy
The Baby Cop 2001 Buy
Beneath a Texas Sky 2002 Buy
Wonders Never Cease Count 2002 Buy
She’s My Mom 2002 Buy
Maggie’s Guardian 2002 Buy
My Three Girls 2002 Buy
Vanished 2003 Buy
Two on the Run 2004 Buy
Revelations 2004 Buy
Forgotten Son 2005 Buy
The Chosen Child 2005 Buy
In Her Defense 2005 Buy
The Runaway Daughter 2006 Buy
Family First 2006 Buy
A Man of Honor 2006 Buy
Her Secret Family 2006 Buy
Son Of Texas 2006 Buy
Secrets in Texas 2006 Buy
The Perfect Daughter 2007 Buy
Safe in His Arms 2007 Buy
Nobody’s Hero 2007 Buy
Not on Her Own 2007 Buy
Not Without Her Family 2008 Buy
Single-Dad Sheriff 2008 Buy
The Man Behind The Cop 2008 Buy
Cop on Loan 2008 Buy
His Only Defense 2008 Buy
Summer at the Lake 2009 Buy
Do You Take This Cop? 2010 Buy
Bachelor Cop 2010 Buy
Homecoming Day 2010 Buy
All That Remains 2011 Buy
Then There Were Three 2011 Buy
Honor Bound 2011 Buy
Bone Deep 2011 Buy
A Better Man 2012 Buy
No Ordinary Sheriff 2012 Buy

Echoes of the Heart Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Once Upon a Summer 1981 N/A
Here in My Heart 2014 Buy
Vanturi tomnatice 1987 N/A
Let Me Love You Again 2015 Buy
Winter of Wishes 1988 N/A
Christmas on Bellevue Lane 2015 Buy
An Amish Country Christmas 2013 N/A
Spring’s Gentle Promise 1989 N/A
Meditations of the Heart 2016 Buy
An Amish Christmas Quilt 2014 N/A
Harvest of Blessings 2015 N/A
His Darling Bride 2016 Buy
The Christmas Cradle 2015 N/A
Waiting For Your Love 2016 Buy

Rivers Brothers Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Unknown Daughter 2004 Buy
The Runaway Daughter 2006 Buy
The Perfect Daughter 2007 Buy

Seasons of the Heart Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Once Upon a Summer 1981 N/A
Christmas on Mimosa Lane 2012 Buy
Vanturi tomnatice 1987 N/A
Three Days on Mimosa Lane 2013 Buy
Winter of Wishes 1988 N/A
Love on Mimosa Lane 2014 Buy
An Amish Country Christmas 2013 N/A
Spring’s Gentle Promise 1989 N/A
An Amish Christmas Quilt 2014 N/A
Harvest of Blessings 2015 N/A
The Christmas Cradle 2015 N/A

Single…With Kids Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Sister Switch 2007 Buy
Love and the Single Mom 2007 Buy
The Best-Kept Secret 2007 Buy
All-American Father 2007 Buy
Blame It on the Dog 2007 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Sweetbrook Family 2005 Buy
The Prodigal’s Return 2006 Buy
Winter Heat 2011 Buy
Her Forgotten Betrayal / Shattered Witness 2012 Buy

You, Me & the Kids Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Shenandoah Christmas 2001 Buy
The Man Upstairs 2003 Buy
Kelton’s Rules 2003 Buy
The Second Family 2003 Buy
Married In Haste 2003 Buy
The Christmas Wife 2003 Buy
Along Came Zoe 2004 Buy
A Cowboy at Heart 2004 Buy
A Full House 2004 Buy
Caleb’s Christmas Wish 2004 Buy
High Mountain Home 2005 Buy
A Family for Daniel 2005 Buy
A Sweetbrook Family 2005 Buy
For the Sake of the Children 2006 Buy
Four Little Problems 2006 Buy
Montana Skies 2007 Buy
Love, by George 2007 Buy
Star-Crossed Parents 2007 Buy
A Texas-Made Family 2007 Buy
How to Trap a Parent 2008 Buy
An Imperfect Match 2008 Buy
Ranch at River’s End 2010 Buy
Calling the Shots 2010 Buy
Christmas Homecoming 2011 Buy
Reconcilable Differences 2011 Buy
Playing for Keeps 2012 Buy

Anna DeStefano grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, and writes from Atlanta, Georgia. Her background in crisis and grief recovery as a care provider shows up in the emotional depth of her fiction. She is also a writing coach, developmental editor, and keynote speaker, and has won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award.

Her original series include Echoes of the Heart and Seasons of the Heart, both set in the small fictional town of Chandlerville, Georgia, where community, family, and second chances are the driving themes. Her Atlanta Heroes series moves into romantic suspense territory with law enforcement and FBI characters. DeStefano has also contributed to several multi-author Harlequin romance lines, including Count On a Cop, You, Me & the Kids, and Single…With Kids, which account for a large portion of her catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Anna DeStefano written?

Anna DeStefano has written 159 books across 11 series.

What was Anna DeStefano's first book?

Anna DeStefano’s first book is Once Upon a Summer, published in 1981.

What are Anna DeStefano's best-known series?

Anna DeStefano’s best-known original series are Echoes of the Heart and Seasons of the Heart, both set in the fictional town of Chandlerville, Georgia, and the Atlanta Heroes romantic suspense series. She has also contributed to several multi-author Harlequin romance lines.

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