Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Father’s World | 1990 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 2 | Daughter of Grace | 1990 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 3 | On the Trail of the Truth | 1991 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 4 | A Place in the Sun | 1991 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 5 | Sea to Shining Sea | 1992 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 6 | Into the Long Dark Night | 1992 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 7 | Land of the Brave and the Free | 1993 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 8 | A Home for the Heart | 1994 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 9 | Grayfox | 1996 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister is Michael Phillips’s longest-running series, spanning nine novels published between 1990 and 1996. Written in first-person diary format, the books follow Corrie from her arrival in Gold Rush-era California through adulthood, capturing the hardships and rewards of frontier life. Phillips uses the journal format to create an intimate voice that has made the series a favorite among readers of Christian historical fiction.
The series progresses through major events in California and American history, with titles like My Father’s World, Sea to Shining Sea, and Land of the Brave and the Free anchoring Corrie’s personal story to the larger national narrative. The diary format gives each book an immediacy that distinguishes the series from Phillips’s more traditional third-person novels.