Book 1

At Home in Mitford

by Jan Karon

Published 1 July 1994
A special edition of Jan Karon's first Mitford novel, complete with a new color map of America's favorite small town and the original chapter illustrations.

Enter the world of Mitford and you won't want to leave. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming,...

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Book 2

A Light in the Window

by Jan Karon

Published 1 January 1995
Mitford's village rector, Father Tim, is sixty-something, a lifelong bachelor, and running scared. He can no longer deny (even to himself), that he is in love with his neighbor, Cynthia Coppersmith.

Book 4

Out to Canaan

by Jan Karon

Published 1 January 1997
Thousands of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife Cynthia are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral...Read more

Book 6

A Common Life

by Jan Karon

Published 9 April 2001
Wedding bells ring out as Jan Karon takes her fans back in time to a cherished event in Mitford. The Lord's Chapel is the setting for the wedding of Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith. Will Father Tim fall apart when he takes his vows? Will Cynthia make it...Read more

Book 7

In This Mountain

by Jan Karon

Published 27 May 2002
IN THIS MOUNTAIN finds Father Time and Cynthia again living in Mitford, following their stint on Whitecap Island a few years ago. Newly retired, Father Tim realises he dislikes change. Bored sitting at home trying to write a book of essays, while Cynthia is winning awards and receiving invites...Read more

Book 8

Shepherds Abiding

by Jan Karon

Published 14 October 2003
Experience the joys of a small town Christmas in this novel in the beloved Mitford series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon.

Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite home-away-from-home, and countless readers have long wondered what Christmas in Mitford would be...

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Book 9

Light from Heaven

by Jan Karon

Published 4 November 2005
Father Tim takes on a new challenge in this inspirational installment in the beloved Mitford series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bathed in Prayer

Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to “come up higher” more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible—until...Read more

Book 10

Home to Holly Springs

by Jan Karon

Published 1 October 2007
Join Father Tim on a profoundly personal journey back to his childhood home in this charming novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon's Mitford series.
 
Thirty-eight years have passed since Father Tim Kavanagh left his Mississippi hometown, determined not to return. Then he receives a...Read more

Book 11

Come Rain or Come Shine

by Jan Karon

Published 22 September 2015
#1 New York Time bestselling author Jan Karon delivers the wedding that millions of Mitford fans have waited for. It’s a June day in the mountains, with more than a few creatures great and small, and you’re invited—because you’re family.
 
Over the course of ten Mitford novels, fans...Read more

Book 11

In the Company of Others

by Jan Karon

Published 1 October 2010
A stirring page-turner from the bestselling author of the Mitford Series.
Jan Karon's new series, launched with her "New York Times" bestselling "Home to Holly Springs," thrilled legions of Mitford devotees, and also attracted a whole new set of readers. "Lovely," said "USA Today." "Rejoice!" said "The Washington...Read more

Book 12

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good

by Jan Karon

Published 2 September 2014
Now available in large print—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon welcomes you back home to Mitford in this inspirational novel that “hits the sweet spot at the intersection of your heart and your funny bone” (USA Today).

After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father...Read more

Book 14

To Be Where You Are

by Jan Karon

Published 19 September 2017
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon returns with the fourteenth novel in the beloved Mitford series, featuring three generations of Kavanaghs.

After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn't need a steady job to prove himself. Then he's...Read more

Book 15

My Beloved

by Jan Karon

Published 7 October 2025
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon gives her beloved fans what they want for Christmas: a new Mitford novel.

When Father Tim’s wife, Cynthia, asks what he wants for Christmas, he pens the answer in a love letter that bares his most private feelings. Then the...Read more