Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips is a bestselling American author that has written several dozen fiction and nonfiction books. Phillips is a staunch Christian whose faith has drastically impacted the books he’s written. Phillips is known more for the effort he has injected into trying to revive interest in George MacDonald, a 19th Century Scottish author than he is for his own works.

The best place to start is the Stonewycke Trilogy series, the earliest of Michael Phillips's multi-book series: it opens with The Heather Hills of Stonewycke (1985) and runs to 3 books across 1985–1986, ending with The Lady of Stonewycke (1986). Michael Phillips's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Michael Phillips has 91 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2026. 71 of them belong to 22 named series — the largest being The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister series with 9 books — and 20 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. Michael Phillips's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Stonewycke Trilogy (1985–1986, 3 books), The Stonewycke Legacy (1987–1988, 3 books) and Highland Collection (1987, 2 books), plus 19 more.

This guide splits Michael Phillips's 91 books into 22 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister (9 books, 1990–1996); The Russians (7 books, 1991–2015); Carolina Cousins (4 books, 2005–2007); Secret of the Rose (4 books, 1993–1995); Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall (4 books, 1998–2001), plus 17 further series.