Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Southern Summer Night | 2012 | Kay Lyons Stockham | Buy |
| 2 | Blind Man’s Bluff | 2012 | Kay Lyons Stockham | Buy |
| 3 | Her Unwanted Protector | 2013 | Kay Lyons Stockham | Buy |
| 4 | Redemption Road | 2013 | Kay Lyons Stockham | Buy |
| 5 | Their Secret Snowbound Christmas | 2013 | Kay Lyons Stockham | Buy |
| 6 | Owen’s Return | 2013 | Kay Lyons Stockham | Buy |
Stone Gap Mountain is set in a fictional Appalachian-flavored small town where the community is tight, the mountains are a constant presence, and the stories tend to involve people with complicated pasts finding reasons to stay. The first book, That Southern Summer Night, establishes the setting and introduces a cast that recurs through subsequent books.
The series has some of the most rugged, outdoors-inflected atmosphere in Kay Lyons Stockham’s catalogue. Books like Blind Man’s Bluff and Her Unwanted Protector lean into physical danger and protective heroes, while later entries — Their Secret Snowbound Christmas, Owen’s Return — take a quieter, more introspective tone. Readers familiar with her Stone River series will notice some overlap in characters and revised editions.