Leslie Gould

Author Leslie Gould realized in the sixth grade that she wanted to become a writer. However, she worked other jobs (a magazine editor, a museum curator, and a public relations specialist) and majoring in history and communications before starting her writing career. It took her ten years to get her first novel published.

The best place to start is the Home To Heather Creek series, the earliest of Leslie Gould's multi-book series: it opens with Before the Dawn (2008) and runs to 24 books across 2008–2010, ending with In God's Hands (2010). Leslie Gould's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Leslie Gould has 162 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2026. 158 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Mysteries Of Lancaster County series with 25 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Leslie Gould's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Home To Heather Creek (2008–2010, 24 books), Miracles Of Marble Cove (2011–2022, 24 books) and The Women of Lancaster County (2011–2018, 5 books), plus 12 more.

This guide splits Leslie Gould's 162 books into 15 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mysteries Of Lancaster County (25 books, 2019–2021); Home To Heather Creek (24 books, 2008–2010); Miracles Of Marble Cove (24 books, 2011–2022); Whistle Stop Cafe Mysteries (23 books, 2023–2025); Miracles & Mysteries of Mercy Hospital (19 books, 2021–2022), plus 10 further series.