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Pastoral Fiction (i.e. Jan Karon)

Authors & Titles

• Adler, Elizabeth: Summer in Tuscany
  
• Aitken, Rosemary: Penvarris series
  
  1. The Girl From Penvarris
     
  2. Cornish Harvest
     
  3. The Tinner's Daughter
     
  4. Stormy Waters
     
  5. The Silent Shore
     
• Baker, Jeanette: A Delicate Finish
  
• Balzac, Honoré de: Eugénie Grandet
  
• Berry, Wendell: Port William Membership series
  
  1. Nathan Coulter
     
  2. A Place on Earth
     
  3. The Memory of Old Jack
     
  4. Remembering
     
  5. A World Lost
     
  6. Jayber Crow
     
  7. Hannah Coulter
     
  8. Andy Catlett
     (short stories) That Distant Land
     (short stories) Fidelity
     (short stories) The Wild Birds
     
• Binchy, Dan: Brulagh series
  
  1. Neon Madonna
     
  2. Last Resort
     
  3. Fireballs
     
• Chiaverini, Jennifer: Elm Creek Quilters series
  
  1. The Quilter's Apprentice
     
  2. Round Robin
     
  3. The Cross-Country Quilters
     
  4. The Runaway Quilt
     
  5. The Quilter's Legacy
     
  6. The Master Quilter
     
  7. The Sugar Camp Quilt
     
  8. The Christmas Quilt
     
  9. Circle of Quilters
     
  10. The Quilter's Homecoming
      
  11. The New Year's Quilt
      
  12. The Winding Ways Quilt
      
  13. The Quilter's Kitchen
      
  14. The Lost Quilter
      (omnibus volume) An Elm Creek Quilts Sampler (contains The Runaway Quilt, The Quilter's Legacy, and The Master Quilter)
      (related nonfiction) Elm Creek Quilts : Quilt Projects Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts Novels by Jennifer Chiaverini & Nancy Odom
      (related nonfiction) Return to Elm Creek: More Quilt Projects Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts Novels by Jennifer Chiaverini
      
• Cramer, W. Dale: Sutter's Cross
  
• Dalby, Robert: Second Creek series
  
  1. Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly
     
  2. Kissing Babies at the Piggly Wiggly
     
• Davis, Thomas J.: The Christmas Quilt
  
• DePree, Traci: Lake Emily series
  
  1. A Can of Peas
     
  2. Dandelions in a Jelly Jar
     
• Fraser, Gail: Lumby series
  
  1. The Lumby Lines
     
  2. Stealing Lumby
     
  3. Lumby's Bounty
     
• Goldsmith, Oliver: The Vicar of Wakefield
  
• Guareschi, Giovanni: Don Camillo series (caution)
  
  1. The Little World of Don Camillo
     
  2. Don Camillo and His Flock
     
  3. Don Camillo's Dilemma
     
  4. Don Camillo Takes the Devil by the Tail
     
  5. Comrade Don Camillo
     
  6. Don Camillo Meets the Flower Children
     
• Gulley, Philip: Harmony series (caution)
  
  1. Home to Harmony
     
  2. Just Shy of Harmony
     
  3. Christmas in Harmony
     
  4. Signs and Wonders
     
  5. Life Goes On
     
  6. A Change of Heart
     
  7. The Christmas Scrapbook
     
  8. Almost Friends
     
• Gutteridge, Rene: Skary series (caution)
  
  1. Boo
     
  2. Boo Who
     
  3. Boo Hiss
     
• Hassler, Jon: A Green Journey
  
• Hinton, Lynne: Hope Springs series
  
  1. Friendship Cake
     
  2. Garden of Faith
     
• Hucker, Hazel: A Dangerous Happiness
  
• Jones, Annie: Cupid's Corner
  
• Karon, Jan: Father Tim series (caution)
  
  1. Home to Holly Springs
     
• Karon, Jan: Mitford Series (caution)
  
  1. At Home in Mitford
     
  2. A Light in the Window
     
  3. These High, Green Hills
     
  4. Out to Canaan
     
  5. A New Song
     
  6. A Common Life
     
  7. In This Mountain
     
  8. Shepherds Abiding
     
  9. Light From Heaven
     (short story) The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story
     (short story) Esther's Gift
     (related title) Patches of Godlight
     (related title) A Continual Feast
     (related title) The Mitford Bedside Companion
     
• Keillor, Garrison: Lake Wobegon series
  
  1. Lake Wobegon Days
     
  2. Leaving Home
     
  3. Wobegon Boy
     
  4. Lake Wobegon Summer 1956
     
  5. Pontoon
     
  6. Liberty
     
• Kinkade, Thomas & Spencer, Katherine: Cape Light series (caution)
  
  1. Cape Light
     
  2. Home Song
     
  3. A Gathering Place
     
  4. A New Leaf
     
  5. A Christmas Promise
     
• Lindvall, Michael L.: North Haven series (caution)
  
  1. The Good News from North Haven
     
  2. Leaving North Haven
     
• Macomber, Debbie: Buffalo Valley series
  
  1. Dakota Born
     
  2. Dakota Home
     
  3. Always Dakota
     
  4. Buffalo Valley
     
• Macomber, Debbie: Heart of Texas series (aka Promise, Texas series)
  
  1. Lonesome Cowboy
     
  2. Texas Two-Step
     
  3. Caroline's Child
     
  4. Dr. Texas
     
  5. Nell's Cowboy
     
  6. Lone Star Baby
     
  7. Promise, Texas
     
  8. Return to Promise
     
• Matlock, Curtiss Ann: Valentine, Oklahoma series
  
  1. Lost Highways
     
  2. Driving Lessons
     
  3. Cold Tea on a Hot Day
     
  4. At the Corner of Love and Heartache
     
  5. Recipes For Easy Living
     
  6. Sweet Dreams at the Goodnight Motel
     
  7. Chin Up, Honey
     
• McKinnon, K.C.: Candles on Bay Street
  
• Medlicott, Joan: Covington series
  
  1. The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love
     
  2. The Gardens of Covington
     
  3. From the Heart of Covington
     
  4. The Spirit of Covington
     
  5. At Home in Covington
     
  6. A Covington Christmas
     
  7. Two Days After the Wedding
     
• Meynell, Laurence: The Fortunate Miss East
  
• Miller, Hugh: Ballykissangel series
  
  1. The New Arrival
     
  2. A Sense of Place
     
• Miller, Linda Lael: Springwater series
  
  1. Springwater
     
  2. A Springwater Christmas
     
  3. Rachel (Springwater Seasons #1)
     
  4. Savannah (Springwater Seasons #2)
     
  5. Miranda (Springwater Seasons #3)
     
  6. Jessica (Springwater Seasons #4)
     (NOTE: The above 4 titles were published in one volume as Springwater Seasons )
     
  7. Springwater Wedding
     
• Miss Read: Thrush Green series (can be read in any order)
  
  • Affairs at Thrush Green
    
  • Celebrations at Thrush Green
    
  • Changes at Fairacre
    
  • The Fairacre Festival
    
  • Farewell to Fairacre
    
  • Farther Afield
    
  • A Fortunate Grandchild
    
  • Friends at Thrush Green
    
  • Gossip From Thrush Green
    
  • Mrs. Pringle
    
  • No Holly For Miss Quinn
    
  • Over the Gate
    
  • A Peaceful Retirement
    
  • Return to Thrush Green
    
  • The School at Thrush Green
    
  • Tales From a Village School
    
  • Thrush Green
    
  • Village Centenary
    
  • Village Diary
    
  • Village School
    
  • White Robin
    
  • The Year at Thrush Green
    
• Morris, Henriette Hampton: Sisters in Love
  
• Morrow, Laurie Bogart: The Hardscrabble Chronicles
  
• Mosher, Howard Frank: Kingdom County series
  
  1. Disappearances
     
  2. Where the Rivers Flow North
     
  3. A Stranger in the Kingdom
     
  4. Northern Borders
     
  5. The Fall of the Year
     
• Mossy Creek series by various authors
  (each book contains short stories by various different authors, all set in the village of Mossy Creek)
  
  1. Mossy Creek
     
  2. Reunion at Mossy Creek
     
  3. Summer in Mossy Creek
     
  4. Blessings of Mossy Creek
     
  5. A Day in Mossy Creek
     
  6. At Home in Mossy Creek
     
• Newman, Daisy: Peter and Serenity series
  
  1. I Take Thee, Serenity
     
  2. Indian Summer of the Heart
     
• Pearson, T.R.: Neely, North Carolina series
  
  1. A Short History of a Small Place
     
  2. Off For the Sweet Hereafter
     
  3. The Last of How it Was
     
  4. Call and Response
     
• Purser, Ann: Orphan Lamb series (Large Print only)
  
  1. Orphan Lamb
     
  2. Pastures New
     
  3. Spinster of This Parish
     
  4. New Every Morning
     
  5. Thy Neighbor's Wife
     
  6. Mixed Doubles
     
• Reid, Van: Moosepath League series
  
  1. Cordelia Underwood
     
  2. Mollie Peer
     
  3. Daniel Plainway
     
  4. Mrs. Roberto
     
  5. Fiddler's Green
     
• Rich, Ronda: The Town That Came A-Courtin'
  
• Richards, Emilie: Shenandoah Album series (caution)
  
  1. Wedding Ring
     
  2. Endless Chain
     
  3. Lover's Knot
     
• Rolens, Shazron: Old Kane series
  
  1. Worthy's Town
     
  2. What Else But Home
     
• Shaffner, George: Vernon Moore series (caution)
  
  1. In the Land of Second Chances
     
  2. One Part Angel
     
  3. The Widows of Eden
     
• Shapiro, Jeff: Sant' Angelo series
  
  1. Renato's Luck
     
  2. Secrets of Sant' Angelo
     
• Shaw, Rebecca: Barleybridge series
  
  1. A Country Affair
     
  2. Country Wives
     
  3. Country Lovers
     
  4. Country Passions
     
  5. One Hot Country Summer (not yet published in US)
     
• Shaw, Rebecca: Turnham Malpas series
  
  1. The New Rector
     
  2. Talk of the Village
     
  3. Village Matters
     
  4. The Village Show
     
  5. Village Secrets
     
  6. Scandal in the Village
     
  7. Village Gossip
     
  8. Trouble in the Village
     
  9. A Village Dilemma
     
  10. Intrigue in the Village
      
  11. Whispers in the Village
      
  12. A Village Feud
      (omnibus volume) Three Great Novels (includes The Village Show, Village Secrets, & Scandal in the Village)
      
• Stranger, Joyce: A Cherished Freedom
  
• Sucher, Dorothy: The Invisible Garden
  
• Sullivan, Faith: The Cape Ann and Empress of One
  
• Thirkell, Angela: Barsetshire series
  (Series is set in the same imaginary location as Anthony Trollope's Barchester Chronicles, see below)
  
  1. High Rising
     
  2. The Demon in the House
     
  3. Wild Strawberries
     
  4. August Folly
     
  5. Summer Half
     
  6. Pomfret Towers
     
  7. Before Lunch
     
  8. The Brandons
     
  9. Cheerfulness Breaks In
     
  10. Northbridge Rectory
      
  11. Marling Hall
      
  12. Growing Up
      
  13. The Headmistress
      
  14. Miss Bunting
      
  15. Peace Breaks Out
      
  16. Private Enterprise
      
  17. Love Among the Ruins
      
  18. The Old Bank House
      
  19. County Chronicle
      
  20. The Duke's Daughter
      
  21. Happy Returns
      
  22. Jutland Cottage
      
  23. What Did It Mean?
      
  24. Enter Sir Robert
      
  25. Never Too Late
      
  26. A Double Affair
      
  27. Close Quarters
      
  28. Love At All Ages
      
  29. Three Score and Ten
      
• Trigiani, Adriana: Big Stone Gap series
  
  1. Big Stone Gap
     
  2. Big Cherry Holler
     
  3. Milk Glass Moon
     
• Trigiani, Adriana: The Queen of the Big Time
  
• Trollope, Anthony: Barchester Chronicles
  (also see Thirkell, Angela above)
  
  1. The Warden
     
  2. Barchester Towers
     
  3. The Last Chronicle of Barset
     
• Trollope, Joanna: A Village Affair
  
• Turnbull, Agnes Sligh: The Rolling Years
  
• Valentine, Katherine: Dorsetville series (caution)
  
  1. A Miracle for St. Cecilia's
     
  2. A Gathering of Angels
     
  3. Grace Will Lead Me Home
     
• Welcome to Tyler series by various authors
  
  1. Whirlwind by Nancy Martin
     
  2. Bright Hopes by Pat Warren
     
  3. Wisconsin Wedding by Carla Neggers
     
  4. Monkey Wrench by Nancy Martin
     
  5. Blazing Star by Suzanne Ellison
     
  6. Sunshine by Pat Warren
     
  7. Arrowpoint by Suzanne Ellison
     
  8. Bachelor's Puzzle by Ginger Chambers
     
  9. Milky Way by Muriel Jensen
     
  10. Crossroads by Marisa Carroll
      
  11. Courthouse Steps by Ginger Chambers
      
  12. Loveknot by Marisa Carroll
      
• Wilder, Effie: Fairacres series
  
  1. Out to Pasture: But Not Over the Hill
     
  2. Over What Hill?
     
  3. Older But Wilder
     
  4. One More Time
     
• Williams, Sheila: The Shade of My Own Tree
  
• Wingate, Lisa: Daily, Texas series (caution)
  
  1. Talk of the Town
     
  2. Word Gets Around