Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dangerous Legacy | 2017 | Elizabeth Camden | Buy |
| 2 | A Daring Venture | 2018 | Elizabeth Camden | Buy |
| 3 | A Desperate Hope | 2019 | Elizabeth Camden | Buy |
| 4 | Christmas at Whitefriars | 2023 | Elizabeth Camden | Buy |
The Empire State series by Elizabeth Camden is set in New York during the late 1800s and early 1900s, a period of massive infrastructure projects, political corruption, and social change. Camden, who holds a master’s degree in history, grounds each romance in real events and technical details from the era.
A Dangerous Legacy (2017) centers on a disputed water valve patent and a woman fighting to protect her family’s invention. A Daring Venture (2018) follows a scientist working to bring clean water to New York City. A Desperate Hope (2019) is set in a town about to be demolished to make way for a reservoir, and Christmas at Whitefriars (2023) returns to the series world for a shorter holiday story. Each book features a different couple, but characters and families overlap between volumes.
Camden won a RITA Award and a Christy Award for her earlier novels, and the Empire State books show the same attention to historical detail. Readers who enjoy faith-based romance with a strong sense of place and period will find these worth their time.