Marta Perry

Marta Perry American author Marta Perry brings a unique voice to inspirational fiction, drawing deeply from her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. She crafts heartfelt tales set within Amish communities that feel both genuine and respectful. Her true talent shines in creating relatable characters whose personal journeys deeply connect with readers.

The best place to start is the Hometown Heroes series, the earliest of Marta Perry's multi-book series: it opens with Desperately Seeking Dad (2000) and runs to 3 books across 2000–2001, ending with Father Most Blessed (2001). Marta Perry's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Marta Perry has 108 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2025. 96 of them belong to 22 named series — the largest being the Brides Of Lost Creek series with 9 books — and 12 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. Marta Perry's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hometown Heroes (2000–2001, 3 books), Caldwell Kin (2002–2003, 4 books) and Flanagans (2004–2007, 7 books), plus 19 more.

This guide splits Marta Perry's 108 books into 22 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Brides Of Lost Creek (9 books, 2017–2025); Flanagans (7 books, 2004–2007); Pleasant Valley (7 books, 2009–2012); Homecoming Heroes (6 books, 2008); Protecting The Witnesses (6 books, 2009–2010), plus 17 further series.

This guide splits Marta Perry's 108 books into 22 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Brides Of Lost Creek (9 books, 2017–2025); Flanagans (7 books, 2004–2007); Pleasant Valley (7 books, 2009–2012); Homecoming Heroes (6 books, 2008); Protecting The Witnesses (6 books, 2009–2010), plus 17 further series.