Tamera Alexander's Complete Reading Order
All of Tamera's novels—standalones and series alike—are woven through with faith, history, and love that lingers long after the final page is turned. She's often asked, "Can I read the books in one of your series out of order?" Absolutely you can. Because each of the novels in Tamera's historical series are complete stories in themselves, but reading them in order within the series will definitely enrich the experience. Three of her series—the Carnton novels, the Belle Meade Plantation novels, and the Belmont Mansion novels—are set in real historic locations in Nashville, Tennessee that still exist today and that, without exception, welcome you to visit and walk the halls and feel the near tangible history of these antebellum Southern homes.
And of course, after you read In These Hills, you'll need to plan a visit to Lynchburg, Tennessee, home of Jack Daniel's Distillery and Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House, the setting of In These Hills.
Standalone Novels
These inspirational historical and contemporary dual-time novels stand completely on their own.
In These Hills(September 2026)Set in Lynchburg, Tennessee, 1905—set against the real history of Jack Daniel's distillery, Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House, the suffragist movement for women's right to vote, and Prohibition.
A Million Little Choices(2023)Dual timeline (historical & contemporary)
2024 Carol Award Winner | Best Contemporary Novel | #1 Amazon Release in Southern U.S. Literature
The Inheritance(2010)Set in Colorado Territory, 1870s
2010 Christy Award Finalist | 2010 RITA Award Winner | Over 100,000 Copies Sold
Carnton Novels
Southern historical fiction set at Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee following the Battle of Franklin, 1864.
Novella
the story that launched the series
2018 Carol Award Winner | #1 Amazon Bestseller | ECPA Top 5 Bestseller | 2018 Holt Medallion Finalist | Historical Novel Society Editors' Choice
With This Pledge(2018)Book 1
2019 Christy Award Winner | #1 Amazon Bestseller Inspirational Historical Fiction | #1 Publishers Weekly Religion Top Fiction (Starred Review) | #2 ECPA Bestseller
Book 2
#1 Amazon Bestseller | 2021 Readers' Choice Award Winner
Carnton Novel 3 (title TBD)(Coming 2026)Book 3
the third and final Carnton novel—Nora O'Toole's story
Belle Meade Plantation Novels
Historical Christian romance set at Nashville's historic Belle Meade Plantation—the most influential thoroughbred stud farm in American history.
To Win Her Favor(2015)Book 2
2016 Christy Award Finalist | 2016 Library Journal Starred Review | 2016 Audie Award Winner Best Inspirational | 2016 Inspirational Reader's Choice Award Winner | Named Top 15 Novels of 2015
To Wager Her Heart(2017)Book 3
features the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers
2018 Christy Award Finalist | ECPA Bestseller
To Mend a Dream(2015)Novella
follows Savannah Darby from To Win Her Favor
#1 Romance Novella, 2016 Booksellers Best Award
Belmont Mansion Novels
Christian women's fiction set at Nashville's stunning Belmont Mansion, built by Adelicia Acklen—the richest woman in antebellum America.
Book 1
2012 Christy Award Finalist | CBA and ECPA Bestseller
A Beauty So Rare(2014)Book 2
2015 Christy Award Finalist | 2015 Maggie Award Finalist | Named to 101 Best Romance Novels of the past decade by Booklist Reader | Featured in Southern Lady Magazine
A Note Yet Unsung(2017)Book 3
2017 Christy Award Winner | #1 CBA Bestseller | 2018 Carol Award Winner | 2018 RITA Award Finalist | Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Romantic Times, and Booklist
Timber Ridge Reflections
Clean historical romance set among the breathtaking peaks of the Colorado Rockies, 1870s.
Beyond This Moment(2009, updated cover 2024)Book 2
2010 Christy Award Finalist | CBA and ECPA Bestseller
Within My Heart(2010, updated cover 2024)Book 3
2011 Christy Award Finalist | 2011 RITA Award Finalist | ECPA Bestseller | 2011 Booksellers Best Award Winner | 2011 Golden Quill Award Winner
Fountain Creek Chronicles
Tamera's debut series—inspirational Christian novels set in Colorado Territory, 1860s–1870s. The series that started it all.
Book 1
2007 Double RITA Award Finalist (Best First Book and Best Inspirational Romance) | 2006 Library Journal Starred Review | Named Library Journal's Top 5 Picks for Christian Fiction 2006
All of Tamera's novels are clean, faith-filled historical fiction—no graphic content, no profanity—ranging from romance-forward novels to women's fiction. They are written for women and men who love southern historical fiction, inspirational romance, and stories grounded in real American history. If you're unsure where to start within her series novels, Tamera recommends beginning with whichever setting appeals to you most—Civil War Tennessee, post-war Nashville (the Gilded Age), or the Colorado Rockies.