Most Popular Books by Jan Karon

Violet, a little white cat, tries out several homes before she finds just the right one.

The Trellis and the Seed: tells the story of a little seed that fear it will never grow into a beautiful blossoming vine.

A small seed surprises itself by becoming a flowering moonflower vine.

A holiday story finds Esther Bolick considering not giving her expensive holiday cakes to friends that have disappointed her, before a Christmas carol reminds her of the meaning of gift giving.

In the first work, the inhabitants of Mitford join together at Christmastime for a fun-filled snowman-building contest and in the second work, Esther Bolick considers not giving her expensive holiday cakes to friends that have disappointed her.

A novel on a small town in the heartland of America. A brash new mayoral candidate is calling for development, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing, Father Tim, the Episcopalian rector and his vivacious wife are pondering retirement and someone is wheeling and dealing to turn Mitford''s finest house into a spa. By the author of At Home in Mitford.

A retired Episcopal rector accepts an interim post on an island off North Carolina. The novel describes the way he and his wife minister to the needs of the parishioners and their low-key social life.

For years, Mitford''s 60-something rector has been happily married to his parish. Now he''s also married to Cynthia, his next-door neighbor. Life in Mitford has never been so full of surprises, but nothing compares to what happens on a wilderness camping trip that sends Father Tim home a changed man.

"After five hectic years of retirement from Lord''s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, to Mitford where he - and his beloved friends and family - face the challenge of settling into the next phase of their lives"--

Recently retired after years if serving as the Episcopal rector of Lord''s Chapel, Father Tim agrees to pastor a small parish off the Atlantic Coast. But how can he abandon Mitford?

Father Tim Kavanaugh of Mitford records lively ideas, wisdom, and humorous thoughts in his dog-eared journals.

After five hectic years of retirement from Lord''s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the land of his Irish ancestors. While glad to be at home in Mitford, something is definitely missing: a pulpit. But when he''s offered one, he decides he doesn''t want it. Maybe he''s lost his passion. His adopted son, Dooley, wrestles with his own passion -- for the beautiful and gifted Lace Turner, and his vision to become a successful country vet. Dooley''s brother, Sammy, still enraged by his mother''s abandonment, destroys one of Father Tim''s prized possessions. And Hope Murphy, owner of Happy Endings bookstore, struggles with the potential loss of her unborn child and her hard-won business. All this as Wanda''s Feel Good Café opens, a romance catches fire through an Internet word game, their former mayor hatches a reelection campaign to throw the bums out, and the weekly Muse poses a probing inquiry: Does Mitford still take care of its own?

A romance between an Anglican priest and a children''s book writer who moves into his neighborhood. It is set in Mitford, North Carolina, where life is peaceful and problems are overcome with prayer and some good cooking.