Lyn Cote

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  • Bibliography:
    71 Books (17 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1998
  • Latest Book:
    June 2022
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Full Series List in Order

The American Journey

1 - La Belle Christiane // Journey to Victory (Oct-2011)
2 - Journey to Honor (Apr-2017)
3 - Journey to Respect (Mar-2018)
4 - Journey to Peace (Jun-2020)

Blessed Assurance

1 - Whispers of Love (Aug-1999)
2 - Lost in His Love (Feb-2000)
3 - Echoes of Mercy (Jun-2000)
4 - Finally Home (May-2001)
5 - Finally Found (Jan-2002)
6 - The Preacher's Daughter (Sep-2003)

The Carlyle Women

1 - Meant for Me (Sep-2018)
2 - Had to Be You (Sep-2018)
3 - To Love Somebody (Nov-2018)
4 - What Love Is (Dec-2018)

The Gabriel Sisters

1 - Her Captain's Heart (Dec-2008)
2 - Her Patchwork Family (Dec-2009)
3 - Her Healing Ways (Dec-2010)

Harbor Intrigue

1 - Dangerous Season (Apr-2007)
2 - Dangerous Game (May-2007)
3 - Dangerous Secrets (Jul-2007)

New Friends Street

1 - Shelter of Hope (Sep-2010)
2 - Daddy in the Making (Apr-2011)
3 - Building a Family (Oct-2011)

New Neighbor Lane

1 - Amy's Forever Love (Feb-2021)
2 - Rosa's Forever Home (May-2021)
3 - Ellie's Forever Family (Sep-2021)

Northern Intrigue

1 - Winter's Secret (Mar-2002)
2 - Autumn's Shadow (Jan-2003)
3 - Summer's End (Feb-2006)
4 - Mistletoe and Sage (Nov-2016)
5 - Loving Winter (Nov-2017)
6 - Spring's Storm (Jun-2018)

Northern Shore Intrigue

1 - Precarious Summer (Apr-2020)
2 - Bitter Autumn (May-2020)
3 - Fatal Winter (Sep-2020)
4 - Beneath Northern Lights (Oct-2020)
5 - Uncertain Spring (Apr-2021)
6 - Ominous Midsummer (Jun-2022)

Northwoods Past

1 - For Sophia's Heart, A Novella (Sep-2013)
2 - Winter Homecoming: Sophia's Daughter (Dec-2015)

Opposites Attract

1 - Only Her Heart (Mar-2019)
2 - The Heart Hopes (May-2019)
3 - Two Hearts Denied (Jun-2019)
4 - A Heart of Stone (Sep-2019)

Quaker Brides

1 - Honor (Sep-2014)
1.5 - Where Honor Began (Nov-2014)
2 - Blessing (Jul-2015)
3 - Faith (Apr-2016)

Related Books

1 - Finally Home (May-2001)
2 - Finally Found (Jan-2002)

Sisters of the Heart

1 - His Saving Grace (Apr-2004)
2 - Testing His Patience (Jun-2004)
3 - Loving Constance (Nov-2004)

Texas: Star of Destiny

1 - The Desires of Her Heart (Feb-2009)
2 - Her Inheritance Forever (Sep-2009)
3 - Her Abundant Joy (Jun-2010)

Wilderness Brides

1 - Their Frontier Family (Nov-2012)
2 - The Baby Bequest (Aug-2013)
3 - Heartland Courtship (Feb-2014)
4 - Frontier Want Ad Bride (Aug-2017)
5 - Suddenly a Frontier Father (Feb-2018)

The Women of Ivy Manor

1 - Chloe (Jun-2005)
2 - Bette (Sep-2005)
3 - Leigh (Jan-2006)
4 - Carly (Apr-2006)

Book List in Order: 71 titles

  • Never Alone

    Love Inspired - 30

    DETERMINED DAD! Loner Cash Langley trusted and loved far too few. So when he lost his family--all but his precious orphaned niece--he was eager to build his world around the infant girl. But the baby was left in the custody of Jane Everett, his si...

  • New Man in Town

    Love Inspired - 66

    Peter Della has made a personal commitment to help others and his latest efforts find him trying diligently to open up a camp for underprivileged city children. However, the small conservative Wisconsin town has decided to fight him every step of the...

  • Whispers of Love

    Blessed Assurance - 1

    Old Fames of Passion Rekindle Anew Amidst The Great Chicago Fire. As a nurse makes her way home in the morning mist, an unexpected guest appears on her doorstep. He sasy he's just a traveling man looking for a room in her boarding house. But who rea...

  • Lost in His Love

    Blessed Assurance - 2

    In Whispers of Love, Civil War widow Jessie Wagstaff must fend for herself and her son. When a stranger, Lee Smith, befriends Jessie's son, even though she recognizes nine-year-old Linc's need for a father figure, she's reluctant to let a new man ...

  • Echoes of Mercy

    Blessed Assurance - 3

    When her friend, an African-American jazz musician, is accused of murder, San Francisco native Meg Wagstaff heads to the Big Easy to clear his name, and finds love there in the arms of a wealthy local. Original....

  • Hope's Garden

    Love Inspired - 111

    Gage Farrell had answered Cat Simmons's prayers. She needed a loan to expand her nursery, and he had offered. Gage eagerly anticipated their new partnership. Eden was the perfect place to reevaluate his materialistic lifestyle and find spiritual he...

  • Finally Home

    Blessed Assurance - 4
    Related Books - 1
    Love Inspired - 137

    A MIRACLE IN THE MAKING... Jilted bride Hannah Kirkland had come to the small Wisconsin town to help her parents settle in -- and to find herself. Instead, she discovered that God had a larger plan for her. Because the carpenter who was building h...

  • Varina's Heart

    in Letters of the Heart

    Lisa Tawn Bergren, Maureen Pratt, and Lyn Cote

    HeartQuest brings readers three original novellas. Each romantic story includes love letters in a popular historical setting.

    • Until the Shadows Flee by Lisa Tawn Bergren
    • Dear Love by...

  • Finally Found

    Blessed Assurance - 5
    Related Books - 2
    Love Inspired - 162

    When preacher's daughter Spring Kirkland left snowy Wisconsin for sunny Florida, a rekindled romance was the last thing on her mind. On a mission to save her beloved mother's life, Spring meant to uncover a well-guarded family secret. But in doing so...



  • Winter's Secret

    Northern Intrigue - 1

    Sheriff Rod Durand is desperate to solve the snowmobile burglaries. As the one link to the crimes against the elderly, Wendy Carey is determined to risk anything to protect those she loves. As they follow the thief's trail, Rod and Wendy discover muc...

  • Autumn's Shadow

    Northern Intrigue - 2

    Book two in the romantic suspense series Northern Intrigue. High school principal Keely Turner is determined to find out who is playing dangerous pranks at her school before something terrible happens. Burke Sloan, the deputy sheriff responsible for ...

  • The Preacher's Daughter

    Blessed Assurance - 6
    Love Inspired - 221

    WAS SHE THE ANSWER TO HIS PRAYERS? Pastor Tanner Bond needed to break down the barriers between his congregation and the Mexican-Americans who had recently moved to Pleasant Prairie. But he didn't expect God to send him Lucie Hansen.... Lucie w...

  • His Saving Grace

    Sisters of the Heart - 1
    Love Inspired - 247

    ENJOY THE FIRST TITLE IN LYN COTE'S MOVING SISTERS OF THE HEART TRILOGY All Jack Lassater could count on were the computer systems he designed and his assistant, Gracie Petrov. But his right-hand woman had been keeping a secret: She'd loved him si...

  • Testing His Patience

    Sisters of the Heart - 2
    Love Inspired - 255

    THE VERDICT IS...LOVE All D.A. Gil Montgomery wants is a robbery conviction, but what he gets is a mistrial, thanks to the new teacher in town, Patience Andrews. Gil meets his match in the headstrong Patience, who challenges Gil's expertise. Yet a...

  • Loving Constance

    Sisters of the Heart - 3
    Love Inspired - 277

    Her best friend's husband had vanished... And Constance Oberlin was determined to find him. The police weren't doing enough to find the missing construction worker, so the feisty lawyer decided to try to solve the case herself...with a few prayers th...

  • Chloe

    The Women of Ivy Manor - 1

    The women of Ivy Manor-four generations of women who forged a dynasty amid the tapestry of the twentieth century... Chloe Lorraine Kimball is born on her family's estate of Ivy Manor in the wee hours of January 1, 1900. The happiness surrounding ...

  • Blessed Bouquets: Wed By A Prayer

    Love Inspired - 304
    Love Inspired Large Print - 304

    They met at a wedding and couldn't stand each other. But then a troubled teen put them on the same path--for life?...

  • Bette

    The Women of Ivy Manor - 2

    The women of Ivy Manor -- four generations of women who forged a dynasty amid the tapestry of the twentieth century... Elizabeth "Bette" Leigh McCaslin comes of age in the years before World War II. Although money is scarce in the aftermath of the D...

  • Leigh

    The Women of Ivy Manor - 3

    The women of Ivy Manor--four generations of women who forged a dynasty amid the tapestry of the twentieth century... Linda Leigh Sinclair is born in the aftermath of WWII. Raised near Ivy Manor, enveloped in the love of her family, Leigh has every...



  • Summer's End

    Northern Intrigue - 3

    When Dr. Kirsi Royston takes on a practice in Steadfast, Wisconsin, she has no idea what awaits her. Strange things begin to happen, and it's up to Dr. Doug Erickson to protect Kirsi from the danger that pursues her. Only as Kirsi and Doug commit to ...

  • Carly

    The Women of Ivy Manor - 4

    The women of Ivy Manor-four generations of women who forged a dynasty amid the tapestry of the twentieth century . . . CARLY Carly Leigh Sinclair grew up in the last decades of the twentieth century in the home of her independent and ambitious m...

  • Dangerous Season

    Harbor Intrigue - 1
    Love Inspired Suspense - 47

    As sheriff of his Wisconsin hometown, Keir Harding hoped to fi nally put his troubled past behind him-until a vindictive arsonist threatened the seaside community's summer season. Determined to catch the criminal, Keir enlisted the aid of Audra Blair...

  • Dangerous Game

    Harbor Intrigue - 2
    Love Inspired Suspense - 53

    Seven years ago, Grey Lawson went to prison for a fatal hit-and-run. Now, with little else but his faith, he returned to the hometown that had turned against him--only to find Winfield plagued by a series of accidents that eerily mirrored events from...

  • Dangerous Secrets

    Harbor Intrigue - 3
    Love Inspired Suspense - 62

    That's what Sylvie Patterson wanted to know when she learned her cousin Ginger was dead. And so did Ridge Matthews, a state homicide detective working with Winfi eld's police department. Ginger's apartment was ransacked, followed by a string of suspi...

  • Blessed Assurance

    In Whispers of Love, Civil War widow Jessie Wagstaff must fend for herself and her son. When a stranger, Lee Smith, befriends Jessie's son, even though she recognizes nine-year-old Linc's need for a father figure, she's reluctant to let a new man...

  • Her Captain's Heart

    The Gabriel Sisters - 1
    Love Inspired Historical - 21

    Nothing is impossible--as far as idealistic schoolteacher Verity Hardy is concerned. The lovely widow is certain teaching freed slaves in a Virginia town torn apart by the Civil War will help heal bitterness and old wounds. But she's finding that the...

  • The Desires of Her Heart

    Texas: Star of Destiny - 1

    Dorritt Mott is a woman ahead of her time. When forced by circumstance to leave New Orleans, she and her family head to wild Texas to recoup their fortune. Quinn, a half-breed, has made a name for himself as a scout and a man not to be taken lightly....

  • Finally Home and Finally Found

    Finally HomeAfter her wedding that wasn't, Hannah Kirkland hides in her parents' small Wisconsin town. But hiding is hard in a house under construction! As a friendship blossoms with carpenter Guthrie Thomas, Hannah learns how to build a home-and lov...

  • Her Inheritance Forever

    Texas: Star of Destiny - 2

    In 1836 Texas, Alandra Sandoval is the lady of Rancho Sandoval, determined to prove to a doubting world that a woman alone can run a ranch as well as any man. But when Comanches attack her ranch and kidnap her, Alandra must admit she needs protectio...



  • Her Patchwork Family

    The Gabriel Sisters - 2
    Love Inspired Historical - 45

    Christmas is for families... And Felicity Gabriel intends to build a family right away When she inherits a mansion, she decides to turn it into a home for orphans. But her first charges test her resolve. One child is a thief, suspicious of her kin...

  • Her Abundant Joy

    Texas: Star of Destiny - 3

    In 1846, young widow Mariel survived the grueling voyage from Germany to start a new life in the "promised" land of ?Texas. Forced by circumstances to become a servant, Mariel is now determined to leave her harsh master. But how can a single ...

  • Shelter of Hope

    New Friends Street - 1
    Love Inspired - 585
    Love Inspired Large Print - 585

    The House That Love Built Struggling single mother Rosa Santos is deeply touched when volunteers band together to build her a home. With a waitressing job, community college and church, Rosa barely has time to help, let alone dream about a husband a...

  • Her Healing Ways

    The Gabriel Sisters - 3
    Love Inspired Historical - 69

    Unafraid, Unconventional...and Unwelcome A female physician with an adopted black daughter? The townsfolk of Idaho Bend will never accept Dr. Mercy Gabriel -- even when faced with a deadly cholera epidemic. But all Mercy needs is one man willing to ...

  • Daddy in the Making

    New Friends Street - 2
    Love Inspired - 627
    Love Inspired Large Print - 627

    Brought Together by a Matchmaking Dog Dr. Jake McClure's basset hound has fallen in love. With a single mom, her adorable twins and the orphaned kittens they rescued. Man's best friend suddenly won't budge from Jeannie Broussard's home -- and Jake c...

  • La Belle Christiane // Journey to Victory

    The American Journey - 1

    Can the beautiful daughter of a French courtesan find a love that will last a lifetime? In the early 1770's, Christiane Pelletier, an extraordinarily beautiful young woman, is next in a line of courtesans who have been favorites at the French court d...

  • Building a Family

    New Friends Street - 3
    Love Inspired - 664
    Love Inspired Large Print - 664

    Lawyer Eleanor Washburn defends wayward teenagers and supervises volunteers for Habitat for Humanity without missing a beat. But she is unnerved by fascinating single dad Pete Beck -- especially since his chaotic life includes a little girl wishing f...

  • Their Frontier Family

    Wilderness Brides - 1
    Love Inspired Historical - 159

    No one is more surprised than Sunny Licht when Noah Whitmore proposes. She's a scarlet woman and an unwed mother -- an outcast even in her small Quaker community. But she can't resist Noah's offer of a fresh start in a place where her scandalous past...

  • The Baby Bequest

    Wilderness Brides - 2
    Love Inspired Historical - 195

    Baby on Her Doorstep Schoolteacher Ellen Thurston never expected to find love in Pepin, Wisconsin. But the moment she discovers a baby boy outside her door, it's love at first sight. While the townsfolk don't approve of Ellen as a single mother, ...

  • For Sophia's Heart, A Novella

    Northwoods Past - 1

    A penniless but pretty girl...a wealthy young man on his way to war--what could draw them into a marriage of convenience?In April 1898, Sophia Schiffler boards a train and meets Gannon Moore, both on their way to Chicago. Gannon is going to withdraw ...



  • Two Seasons of Romance

    Light, Sweet, Short-- 2 Seasons, Summer and Winter--4 Romances about the power of love to transform lives with hope : “Watermelon Cowboy”--After disappointment, Sarah learns how to find the real thing~ “Diamond in the Rough”--Ellie discovers...

  • Heartland Courtship

    Wilderness Brides - 3
    Love Inspired Historical - 219

    An Unexpected Partnership Quaker Rachel Woolsey dreams of having her own bakery and her own homestead. But the odds are stacked against her -- until the handsome ex-soldier she nurses back to health offers to help her. Like Rachel, Brennan Merrid...

  • Honor

    Quaker Brides - 1

    When unexpected circumstances leave Honor Penworthy destitute after the death of her grandfather, she is forced to leave her Maryland plantation -- and the slaves she hoped to free -- and seek refuge with a distant relative. With no marketable skills...

  • Where Honor Began

    Quaker Brides - 1.5

    How can unexpected visitors turn one’s world upside down? Honor Penworthy, a young Maryland lady, tries to keep faith with a friend amidst family turmoil.But the stakes rise higher when the war that seemed so faraway comes dangerously close to her ...

  • Blessing

    Quaker Brides - 2

    An impetuous love swept Blessing Brightman away from the Quaker community, into the highest ranks of Cincinnati society. But behind the glitter of ballroom and parlor, her spirit slowly eroded in an increasingly dangerous marriage. Widowed young, det...

  • Winter Homecoming: Sophia's Daughter

    Northwoods Past - 2

    Catching a freight train out of Chicago is no way to spend Christmas Day. But Will Gustafson has run out of options. The Depression has cost him everything -- his classy wife, executive job and high society life. Now he’s heading home to the northw...

  • Faith

    Quaker Brides - 3

    The Civil War battlefield is the last place Quakeress Faith Cathwell thought she'd find herself. But with a gift for nursing, Faith seizes this opportunity to join the fight for abolition--and to search for Shiloh, a freeborn childhood friend who was...

  • Mistletoe and Sage

    Northern Intrigue - 4

    New deputy in town, a single mom, two wounded hearts with a puzzle to solve together--will love spark under the mistletoe?Sage Dietz lost her first love and must now raise little Tucker alone. Garrett Connolly thought he'd found a lasting love, but i...

  • Journey to Honor

    The American Journey - 2

    One decision can change a life forever, leading one to unexpected destinations,and Sarah Eastham makes more than one.Daughter of parents who counted President Washington and the First Lady as friends, Sarah Eastham had a bright future until a scandal...

  • Frontier Want Ad Bride

    Wilderness Brides - 4
    Love Inspired Historical - 388

    Bride by Mail Mail-order bride Judith Jones has barely arrived in Pepin, Wisconsin, before she's whisked away to prepare for her wedding to Asa Brant. Though something about Asa seems so familiar, how do two strangers become husband and wife? Esp...



  • Loving Winter

    Northern Intrigue - 5

    Happily single, Winter Woodard who inherited her grandfather’s nursery is looking forward to a busy, fun fall and holiday season. And it all begins with her cousin’s wedding where Winter meets the man the ladies around town have been buzzing abou...

  • Suddenly a Frontier Father

    Wilderness Brides - 5
    Love Inspired Historical - 411

    His Ready-Made Family Mason Chandler is home to meet his mail-order bride -- six months too late! Little wonder Emma Jones wants to honor his letter releasing her from their agreement, especially when Mason has returned from his father’s deathbed ...

  • Journey to Respect

    The American Journey - 3

  • Spring's Storm

    Northern Intrigue - 6

  • Had to Be You

    The Carlyle Women - 2

  • Meant for Me

    The Carlyle Women - 1

    The Carlyle Women-four generations, each facing the challenges of her time and each harboring her own painful secret~Meant for Me, Book 1, 1920'sBorn at Carlyle Place, the plantation her family has held for over two hundred years, Chloe Kimball was...

  • To Love Somebody

    The Carlyle Women - 3

    The Carlyle Women-four generations, each facing the challenges of her time and each harboring her own painful secret~To Love Somebody-Book 3 The Turbulent 60's and 70'sA child of the sixties, Leigh Sinclair always knows what she wants. So why does ...

  • What Love Is

    The Carlyle Women - 4

    The Carlyle Women-four generations, each facing the challenges of her time and each harboring her own painful secret~What Love Is Book 4-The 1990'sA secret separates Leigh from her daughter Carly. After surviving a childhood trauma, Carly is driven...

  • Only Her Heart

    Opposites Attract - 1

    What will it take for a clueless computer genius to notice the loving woman at the desk beside him? Caring, hardworking, Annie Petrov’s about to quit the job she loves. Why? From day one she’s been in love with Jack Lasater, her computer-genius b...

  • The Heart Hopes

    Opposites Attract - 2

    What could unite a disgruntled DA and the pretty teacher, responsible for his hung jury? Perhaps a little boy in need of love...Young and eager, Patience begins her first year of teaching. One first grader, Jackson, sparks her concern. Can she help h...

  • Two Hearts Denied

    Opposites Attract - 3

    Each bearing a different painful past-Claire, a lovely, young lawyer and Ryker, a hardened detective--what can break the barriers that stand between them and a future together?Brand-new lawyer, Claire Oberlin, wishes she could put the past behind he...

  • A Heart of Stone

    Opposites Attract - 4

    A baby girl’s future hangs in the balance~when Cash’s only sister leaves guardianship to her best friend instead of him.Successful contractor, Cash Langley doesn’t have time for love. He’s happily single and immersed in his business. When his...

  • Precarious Summer

    Northern Shore Intrigue - 1

    The tourist season is the life-blood of little Winfield-nothing must make tourists stay away. Audra, a young single mom, has opened Audra's Place, a coffee shop-bakery. Like everyone else in her small town, she's counting on the summer trade for most...

  • Bitter Autumn

    Northern Shore Intrigue - 2

    An edge of your seat-do not expect to put it down adventure!When Grey returns to his small Wisconsin hometown to care for his beloved great-aunt, he's determined to seek forgiveness for his past. But as he falls into an unlikely romance, danger looms...

  • Journey to Peace

    The American Journey - 4

    Identical twin brothers-stained by an unjust scandal and separated by miles of wilderness~ Two young beauties in jeopardy~Will they learn to trust before it's too late?Outcast from his home town New Orleans, Johnny McKuen has taken refuge in Mexican ...

  • Fatal Winter

    Northern Shore Intrigue - 3

    ...nonstop action from beginning to end.A small town where murder never happens is shocked---a young woman dies and no...it's not an accident. A Carol Award–winning author delivers a page-turning work! Bookstore owner Sylvie and detective Ridg...

  • Beneath Northern Lights

    Northern Shore Intrigue - 4

    Two wounded souls, a sweet puppy, Christmas coming, and someone who's out to destroy a man's dream~After a life-altering event, Nick Reynolds has one goal, to participate in the Apostle Islands Dog Sled Race with his beloved Alaskan husky, Maddie. Bu...

  • Amy's Forever Love

    New Neighbor Lane - 1

    Can a basset hound, two kittens and twin girls succeed as matchmakers?Even though Amy Broussard is their aunt, her twin little girls call her mom. In the midst of a harsh winter, Amy is helping build her Habitat for Humanity home, just the security s...

  • Uncertain Spring

    Northern Shore Intrigue - 5

    By starlight, a frantic dog leads Lois to a young woman lying in the snow, unconscious...In the morning, the girl is diagnosed with a state of dis-associative fugue, a form of amnesia. No ID, no car, no clues. Taking in the nameless young woman and h...

  • Rosa's Forever Home

    New Neighbor Lane - 2

    A little boy chases a stray dog into the path of a cement truck. This heart-pounding meeting brings two wounded souls together. Rosa Santos, a single mom, has come to the groundbreaking of her Habitat for Humanity house. When a handsome volunteer, M...

  • Ellie's Forever Family

    New Neighbor Lane - 3

    A little girl matchmaker who needs a mother's love won't be deterred by a love-shy father~High school teacher, Pete volunteers at the local Habitat for Humanity house-build to help two of his building trades students keep out of trouble for the summe...

  • Ominous Midsummer

    Northern Shore Intrigue - 6

    What will it take for best friends to fall in love? Everyone calls her the girl who had amnesia. Though Jessie has found a safe place in the small townWinfield on the rugged shore of Lake Superior, the past still haunts her. Her best friend Chad carr...

Award-Winning Books by Lyn Cote

Dangerous Secrets
2007 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
Her Healing Ways
2010 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical
2011 Carol Award -- Historical Romance


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Lyn Cote has published 71 books.

Lyn Cote does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Ominous Midsummer, was published in June 2022.

The first book by Lyn Cote, Never Alone, was published in June 1998.

Yes. Lyn Cote has 17 series.
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