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Publication Order of Port Aster Secrets Books
Start with: Deadly Devotion (2013)
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Publication Order of Serena Jones Mystery Books
Start with: A Fool and His Monet (2016)
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Publication Order of Undercover Cops Books
Start with: Deep Cover (2011)
ⓘ About Sandra Orchard
Sandra Orchard is an award-winning Canadian author best known for the writing of romantic suspense novels. As a Christian writer, she is active in many Canadian Christian Writer Guilds including The Word Guild, Romance Writers of America, and American Christian Fiction Writers. She had always dreamed of becoming an author from a very young age. Even as a math major at university, she never gave up hope of one day becoming a writer. Even while she was taking care of her children, she enrolled in a writing course and wrote many articles and reviews for a homeschooling newsletter. However, she never published any fiction until the death of her mother, when she found Christian fiction.
All Book Series by Sandra Orchard
1
Deadly Devotion
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2013
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3
Desperate Measures
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015
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1
A Fool and His Monet
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016
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2
Another Day, Another Dali
Book 2 of 3 · published 2016
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3
Over Maya Dead Body
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017
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1
Deep Cover
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011
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3
Critical Condition
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012
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1
Fatal Inheritance
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2013
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3
Identity Withheld
Book 3 of 4 · published 2014
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4
Emergency Reunion
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2015
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1
The Jig Is Up
Series opener · book 1 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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2
If Looks Could Kilt
Book 2 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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3
A Reel Threat
Book 3 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Gayle Roper
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5
Silence of the Clans
Book 5 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Jan Fields
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6
Shepherd's Lie
Book 6 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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7
A Faerie Dangerous Game
Book 7 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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8
Tartan Feathered
Book 8 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Jan Fields
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10
Of Ice and Men
Book 10 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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11
Reign of Terrier
Book 11 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Jan Fields
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12
Aye for an Aye
Book 12 of 24 · published 2020 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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13
From Plaid to Worse
Book 13 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Gayle Roper
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14
Quill the Messenger
Book 14 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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15
Wed on Arrival
Book 15 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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16
Under Loch and Key
Book 16 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Jan Fields
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17
Paying the Piper
Book 17 of 24 · published 2021
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18
Isle and Tribulation
Book 18 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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19
Scone Cold Murder
Book 19 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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A Hopeless Ness
Book 20 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Jan Fields
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21
Settling Auld Scores
Book 21 of 24 · published 2021
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22
A Lass Resort
Book 22 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Gayle Roper
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23
Heid and Seek
Book 23 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Jan Fields
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24
In Grave Danger
Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 2021 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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1
Home by the Sea
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Gayle Roper
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2
Harbored Hearts
Book 2 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Katy Lee
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3
One Sweet Christmas
Book 3 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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4
Changing Tides
Book 4 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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5
Lovestruck Summer
Book 5 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · A.F. Kemp
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6
A Safe Haven
Book 6 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Katy Lee
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7
Port in the Storm
Book 7 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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8
Uncharted Waters
Book 8 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Gayle Roper
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9
Lucky's Beach
Book 9 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Katy Lee
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10
Beneath the Current
Book 10 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Katy Lee
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11
The Perfect Gift
Book 11 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Anne Kemp
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12
Seaside Legacy
Book 12 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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13
Hearts Adrift
Book 13 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Marlene Chase
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14
A Sunkissed Reunion
Book 14 of 15 · published 2025
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15
Hidden Treasures
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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1
Betrayal of Trust
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · DeAnna Julie Dodson
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2
Burning Danger
Book 2 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Virginia Smith
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3
Christmas Peril
Book 3 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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4
Dangerous at Heart
Book 4 of 12 · published 2025
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5
Web of Lies
Book 5 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Virginia Smith
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6
Deceptive Truths
Book 6 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · DeAnna Julie Dodson
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7
Fatal Waters
Book 7 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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8
Under Suspicion
Book 8 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Tara Randel
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9
Gathering Storms
Book 9 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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10
Guilty Secrets
Book 10 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · Virginia Smith
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11
Hidden Threats
Book 11 of 12 · published 2025
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12
Deadly Tides
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2025 Anthology · DeAnna Julie Dodson
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1
A Novel Murder
Series opener · book 1 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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2
Bitter Words
Book 2 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Jan Fields
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3
The Grim Reader
Book 3 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Margaret Welch
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4
A Deadly Chapter
Book 4 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Jan Fields
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5
An Autographed Mystery
Book 5 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · DeAnna Julie Dodson
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6
Second Edition Death
Book 6 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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7
A Crime Well Versed
Book 7 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Marlene Chase
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8
A Murder Unscripted
Book 8 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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9
Pride and Publishing
Book 9 of 24 · published 2017 Anthology · DeAnna Julie Dodson
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10
A Literary Offense
Book 10 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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11
Up to Noir Good
Book 11 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Jan Fields
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12
For Letter or Worse
Book 12 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Margaret Welch
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13
On Pens and Needles
Book 13 of 24 · published 2018
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14
Ink or Swim
Book 14 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Catherine Dilts
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15
Tell No Tales
Book 15 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Marlene Chase
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16
Page Fright
Book 16 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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17
A Fatal Yarn
Book 17 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Allie Pleiter
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18
Read Between the Crimes
Book 18 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Lucy Averill
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19
From Fable to Grave
Book 19 of 24 · published 2018 Anthology · Marlene Chase
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20
A Fateful Sentence
Book 20 of 24 · published 2019 Anthology · Lucy Averill
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21
Cloak and Grammar
Book 21 of 24 · published 2019 Anthology · Allie Pleiter
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22
A Lost Clause
Book 22 of 24 · published 2019 Anthology · K.D. McCrite
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A Thorny Plot
Book 23 of 24 · published 2019 Anthology · Catherine Dilts
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24
A Scary Tale Wedding
Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 2019 Anthology · K.D. McCrite
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1
Secrets of the Amish Diary
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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2
Plain Deception
Book 2 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Tara Randel
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3
Simple Lies
Book 3 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Jan Fields
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4
Murder Simply Played
Book 4 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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5
To Love and to Vanish
Book 5 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Tara Randel
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6
Law & Old Order
Book 6 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Jan Fields
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7
A Silent Betrayal
Book 7 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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8
Humble Pies and White Lies
Book 8 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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9
Deceptive Hearts
Book 9 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Marlene Chase
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10
Stolen Past
Book 10 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Tara Randel
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Homespun Homicide
Book 11 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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12
Broken Melody
Book 12 of 23 · published 2016 Anthology · K.D. McCrite
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13
Horse and Burglary
Book 13 of 23 · published 2017 Anthology · Virginia Smith
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14
A Fatal Harvest
Book 14 of 23 · published 2017 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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15
A Simple Deduction
Book 15 of 23 · published 2017 Anthology · Kristi Holt
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16
The Hound and the Fury
Book 16 of 23 · published 2017
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17
Unhappy Returns
Book 17 of 23 · published 2017 Anthology · Josie Damico
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18
Skating the Law
Book 18 of 23 · published 2017 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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Book Clubbed
Book 19 of 23 · published 2018 Anthology · K.D. McCrite
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20
Farmed Robbery
Book 20 of 23 · published 2018 Anthology · Marlene Chase
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21
Scene of the Chime
Book 21 of 23 · published 2018 Anthology · Josie Damico
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22
Amish and Old Lace
Book 22 of 23 · published 2018 Anthology · Tara Randel
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23
To Honor and Betray
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2018 Anthology · Rachael O. Phillips
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1
Bloomed to Die
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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2
A Cultivated Crime
Book 2 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Grace Marcello
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3
My Dearly Depotted
Book 3 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Gayle Roper
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4
Planted Evidence
Book 4 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Kristi Holl
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5
Digging Up Secrets
Book 5 of 16 · published 2018
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6
The Mistletoe Murder
Book 6 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Lynette Sowell
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7
Loot of All Evil
Book 7 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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8
A Fatal Arrangement
Book 8 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Gayle Roper
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9
Woes By Any Other Name
Book 9 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Jan Fields
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10
Noel Way Out
Book 10 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Katy Lee
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11
Dormant Lies
Book 11 of 16 · published 2019 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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12
A seedy Development
Book 12 of 16 · published 2019 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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13
Best Laid Plants
Book 13 of 16 · published 2019 Anthology · Katy Lee
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14
Weeds of Doubt
Book 14 of 16 · published 2019
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15
Rooted in Malice
Book 15 of 16 · published 2021 Anthology · Jan Fields
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16
The Lily Vanishes
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2025 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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1
Love's a Mystery in Sleepy Hollow, NY
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Ruth Logan Herne,Gabrielle Meyer
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2
Love's a Mystery in Crooksville, OH
Book 2 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Dana R. Lynn,Johnnie Alexander
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3
Love's a Mystery in Embarrass, WI
Book 3 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Becky Melby,Cynthia Ruchti
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4
Love's a Mystery in Deadwood, OR
Book 4 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Laura Bradford,Emily Quinn
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Love's a Mystery in Hazardville, CT
Book 5 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Bethany John,Gail Kirkpatrick
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Love's a Mystery in Cut and Shoot, TX
Book 6 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Ruth Logan Herne,Janice Thompson
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Love's a Mystery in Nameless, TN
Book 7 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Elizabeth Ludwig,LeslieGould
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Love's a Mystery in Cape Disappointment, WA
Book 8 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Elizabeth Ludwig,LeslieGould
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Love's a Mystery in Peculiar, MO
Book 9 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Laura Bradford,Emily Quinn
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Love's a Mystery in Gnaw Bone, IN
Book 10 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Dana R. Lynn,Johnnie Alexander
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Love's a Mystery in Last Chance, IA
Book 11 of 12 · published 2024 Co-authored · Patricia Johns
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Love's a Mystery in Tombstone, AZ
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2024 Anthology · Bethany John,Gail Kirkpatrick
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1
Digging Up Secrets
Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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2
Hide and Seek
Book 2 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Beth Adams
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4
Three Dog Knight
Book 4 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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5
Show Stopper
Book 5 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Shirley Raye Redmond
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6
A Little Bird Told Me
Book 6 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Laura Bradford
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7
The Christmas Camel Caper
Book 7 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Jane Willan
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8
On the Right Track
Book 8 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Shaen Layle
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9
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Book 9 of 22 · published 2024
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10
Snake in the Grass
Book 10 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
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11
A Will and a Way
Book 11 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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12
Caught in a Trap
Book 12 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Beth Adams
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13
Stray from the Fold
Book 13 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Cynthia Ruchti
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14
Of Bats and Belfries
Book 14 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Shirley Raye Redmond
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15
Borrowed Trouble
Book 15 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Shaen Layle
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16
Lost at Sea
Book 16 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Beth Adams
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17
Pride, Prejudice and Pitfalls
Book 17 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
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18
The Elephant in the Room
Book 18 of 22 · published 2025
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19
Ruffled Feathers
Book 19 of 22 · published 2026 Anthology · Roseanna M. White
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Badgering the Witness
Book 20 of 22 · published 2026 Anthology · Beth Adams
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21
A Pet Project
Book 21 of 22 · published 2026 Anthology · Stephanie Coleman
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The Honeyed Truth
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2026
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sandra Orchard?
Sandra Orchard is an award-winning Canadian author best known for the writing of romantic suspense novels. As a Christian writer, she is active in many Canadian Christian Writer Guilds including The Word Guild, Romance Writers of America, and American Christian Fiction Writers. She had always dreamed of becoming an author from a very young age.
Which Sandra Orchard series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Undercover Cops series, the earliest of Sandra Orchard's multi-book series: it opens with Deep Cover (2011) and runs to 3 books across 2011–2012, ending with Critical Condition (2012). Sandra Orchard's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sandra Orchard written?
Sandra Orchard has 161 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 157 of them belong to 11 named series — the largest being the Scottish Bakehouse Mysteries series with 24 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sandra Orchard's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sandra Orchard's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Undercover Cops (2011–2012, 3 books), Port Aster Secrets (2013–2015, 3 books) and Amish Inn Mysteries (2016–2018, 23 books), plus 8 more.
How are Sandra Orchard's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sandra Orchard's 161 books into 11 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Scottish Bakehouse Mysteries (24 books, 2020–2021); Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library (24 books, 2017–2019); Amish Inn Mysteries (23 books, 2016–2018); Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm (22 books, 2024–2026); Victorian Mansion Flower Shop Mysteries (16 books, 2018–2025), plus 6 further series.
