Allison Pittman Books in Order

Where to Start with Allison Pittman

If you are new to Allison Pittman's work, finding the best entry point depends on what themes capture your interest. For readers who love sweeping, classic-style historical drama, her standalones are highly recommended. Specifically, The Seamstress (2019), which reimagines a minor character from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities against the turbulent backdrop of the French Revolution, serves as a brilliant showcase of her lyrical style and complex character building.

If you prefer diving into a multi-book character journey, start with her debut series, the Crossroads of Grace trilogy. Beginning with Ten Thousand Charms, this series lays down the core spiritual themes of forgiveness and grace that define her entire bibliography.

The Crossroads of Grace Series

This trilogy is Pittman's debut series and is best read in order of publication. The stories follow gritty yet redemptive journeys set in the historical American West, exploring how individuals find unexpected grace in their darkest moments.

• Ten Thousand Charms (2005): Tells the story of Gloria, a woman forced into prostitution in 1860s Wyoming, who begins a transformative path toward self-worth and faith.
• Speak Through the Wind (2007): Expands on the community and continues the exploration of restoration and healing.
• With Endless Sight (2008): Concludes the trilogy, wrapping up the spiritual and emotional arcs of the characters.

The Sister Wife Series

This series tackles highly nuanced and challenging themes of faith, community, and personal identity within a Mormon community. To understand the emotional progression, these books should be read in order.

• For Time & Eternity (2010): Introduces the challenges of polygamy, faith, and devotion in a historical setting.
• Forsaking All Others (2011): Directly continues the story of identity and spiritual struggle.
• The Sister Wife Collection (2016): A compiled anthology containing both novels for readers looking to experience the complete story arc in one volume.

The Roaring Twenties (All For) Series

Step into the glamorous yet spiritually testing era of the 1920s. This series is also referred to as the All For Books series. It is recommended to read these in publication order to see how the character dynamics and thematic links develop.

• All for a Song (2013): Focuses on the music, dreams, and faith trials of the 1920s.
• All for a Story (2013): Explores the journalism, ambitions, and secrets of the era.
• All for a Sister (2014): Concludes the individual character arcs with a powerful look at family bonds and redemption.
• The Roaring Twenties Collection (2017): Combines all three novels into a single volume.

The Baseball Novels

These two standalone historical novels share a thematic connection centered around early 20th-century baseball, but they can be read completely independently of one another.

• Stealing Home (2009): Set in 1905 Missouri, this Carol Award-winning novel follows the lives of Picksville residents after a disgraced professional baseball player arrives to sober up.
• The Bridegrooms (2010): Set in Ohio, the story follows the Allenhouse sisters whose lives are upended when members of the real-life Brooklyn Bridegrooms baseball team visit their town.

Standalone Historical Novels

Pittman is widely celebrated for her standalone historical fiction. These books do not share characters or continuities, meaning you can pick them up in any order.

Lilies in Moonlight (2011)

Set in the 1920s, this story follows Lilly Margolis, a carefree flapper who ends up recovering in the yard of the wealthy Burnside family. There she connects with Cullen Burnside, a disfigured, disillusioned World War I veteran, and his mother who is battling dementia. It is a story about restoring joy, navigating family grief, and healing old wounds.

On Shifting Sand (2015)

Set in Oklahoma during the onset of the Dust Bowl, this novel centers on Nola Merrill. Trapped in a restless marriage to a local preacher, Nola falls into a reckless affair with a drifter. As environmental dust storms devastate the landscape, they mirror Nola's internal guilt and her path towards marital restoration and spiritual forgiveness.

Loving Luther (2017)

This historical romance tells the story of Katharina von Bora, the former nun who became the wife of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther. It explores her journey of escaping the convent, finding her voice, and discovering love.

The Seamstress (2019)

A dramatic retelling of the French Revolution through the eyes of cousins Renée and Laurette. It reimagines the life of the seamstress who stands beside Sydney Carton at the guillotine in Dickens' classic A Tale of Two Cities.

Multi-Author Series and Novella Contributions

Allison Pittman has contributed to several multi-author series and holiday anthologies. In these cases, you do not need to read the other books in the series to enjoy her work, as each volume features a self-contained story.

Doors to the Past Series

This is a dual-timeline historical series by Barbour Publishing. While there are over a dozen books in the collection, Pittman wrote two specific volumes:

• The Lady in Residence (2021): Book 1 of the series, set at the historic Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
• Laura's Shadow (2022): Book 9 of the series, set in De Smet, South Dakota, and heavily inspired by the history of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Thanksgiving Books & Blessings (Collection Two)

• These Great Gifts (2019): A seasonal historical romance novella contribution to the second collection of this multi-author Thanksgiving series.

Holiday & Shared Universe Anthologies

• An Offering: The Tale of Therese (2017): A standalone companion novella set in 1504 Germany, released shortly before Loving Luther. It follows a young girl seeking home and grace.
• It's a Wonderful Christmas: Classics Reimagined (2021): Features Pittman's holiday novella 500 Miles to Christmas, which is a retelling inspired by the classic movie Remember the Night.
• Something Borrowed (2024): A shared-universe novella anthology about a wedding dress passed down through generations. Pittman contributed the World War II-era novella A Letter to Eli.

Master Publication & Reading List

If you prefer to read everything in the order the author wrote them, here is the complete chronological publication list of her fiction and non-fiction:

1. Ten Thousand Charms (2005)
2. Speak Through the Wind (2007)
3. With Endless Sight (2008)
4. Saturdays with Stella (2008 - Non-Fiction)
5. Stealing Home (2009)
6. The Bridegrooms (2010)
7. For Time & Eternity (2010)
8. Forsaking All Others (2011)
9. Lilies in Moonlight (2011)
10. All for a Song (2013)
11. All for a Story (2013)
12. All for a Sister (2014)
13. On Shifting Sand (2015)
14. The Sister Wife Collection (2016)
15. An Offering: The Tale of Therese (2017 - Novella)
16. Loving Luther (2017)
17. The Roaring Twenties Collection (2017)
18. The Seamstress (2019)
19. These Great Gifts (2019 - Novella in Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection Two)
20. The Lady in Residence (2021 - Doors to the Past Book 1)
21. It's a Wonderful Christmas (2021 - contains the novella 500 Miles to Christmas)
22. Laura's Shadow (2022 - Doors to the Past Book 9)
23. Something Borrowed (2024 - contains the novella A Letter to Eli)