Author guide
Lisa Wingate Books in Order
Lisa Wingate is an American novelist, former journalist, and inspirational speaker. Her novels include the Tending Roses, Texas Hill Country, Daily Texas, Blue Sky Hill, Moses Lake, and Carolina Heritage Heirlooms books, as well as the standalone historical novels Before We Were Yours, The Book of Lost Friends, and Shelterwood. She co-authored Before and After with Judy Christie, documenting reunions connected to the Tennessee Children’s Home Society adoption scandal. Wingate lives in North Texas and Central Colorado.
historical fictioncontemporary fictionwomen's fictionromancenonfiction
Lisa Wingate's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
Before We Were Yours
A widely accessible standalone historical novel and the author's best-known work.
Tending Roses
The author's first mainstream novel and the beginning of her earliest major series.
Shelterwood
A recent standalone historical novel that represents her mature work.
Read in order
Books by series
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Tending Roses
A linked series of contemporary novels centered on family, memory, faith, and personal renewal.
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Texas Hill Country
Contemporary novels connected by their Texas settings and recurring characters.
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Blue Sky Hill
Contemporary novels about family, grief, community, and second chances in Blue Sky Hill.
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Moses Lake
Contemporary novels set in the fictional Texas community of Moses Lake and its surrounding region.
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Carolina Heritage Heirlooms
Linked novels and novellas about family histories, heirlooms, secrets, and interconnected lives in coastal and mountain North Carolina.
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The Sea Glass SistersAmazon ↗Book 1 · novella · 2013
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The Prayer BoxAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2013
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The Story KeeperAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2014
- 4 The Tidewater SistersAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novella · 2015
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The Sandcastle SisterAmazon ↗Book 5 · novella · 2015
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The Sea Keeper's DaughtersAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2015
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (5)
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A Sandy's Seashell Shop ChristmasAmazon ↗novella · 2014
- Before We Were YoursAmazon ↗
novel · 2017
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Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home SocietyAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2019
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The Book of Lost FriendsAmazon ↗novel · 2020
- ShelterwoodAmazon ↗
novel · 2024
Short fiction (1)
- The Last Father-Daughter DanceAmazon ↗
short-story · 2026