Since selling her first book in 1997, Carolyne Aarsen has published numerous mass market titles with Steeple Hill and has more coming. Her stories reflect a love of God, family, and rural life. When not writing, she enjoys knitting, scrapbooking, and eating chocolate. She lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband and children.
Genres: Inspirational, Historical Romance, Romance
Series
Sweet Hearts of Sweet Creek
1. Homecoming (1998)
2. A Bride at Last (1998)
aka Her Heart's Promise
3. Close to His Heart (2018)
4. Divided Hearts (2018)
5. A Hero at Heart (2018)
6. A Mother's Heart (2018)
Her Hearts Promise (2019)
1. Homecoming (1998)
2. A Bride at Last (1998)
aka Her Heart's Promise
3. Close to His Heart (2018)
4. Divided Hearts (2018)
5. A Hero at Heart (2018)
6. A Mother's Heart (2018)
Her Hearts Promise (2019)
Stealing Home
1. A Family Style Christmas (1999)
2. A Mother at Heart (2000)
3. A Family at Last (2000)
4. A Hero for Kelsey (2001)
1. A Family Style Christmas (1999)
2. A Mother at Heart (2000)
3. A Family at Last (2000)
4. A Hero for Kelsey (2001)
Holmes Crossing
1. The Only Best Place (2006)
2. All in One Place (2007)
3. This Place (2015)
4. A Silence in the Heart (2005)
5. Any Man of Mine (2006)
6. A Place in Her Heart (2019)
1. The Only Best Place (2006)
2. All in One Place (2007)
3. This Place (2015)
4. A Silence in the Heart (2005)
5. Any Man of Mine (2006)
6. A Place in Her Heart (2019)
Home to Hartley Creek
1. The Rancher's Return (2011)
2. Daddy Lessons (2012)
3. Healing the Doctor's Heart (2012)
4. Homecoming Reunion (2012)
5. Catching Her Heart (2013)
1. The Rancher's Return (2011)
2. Daddy Lessons (2012)
3. Healing the Doctor's Heart (2012)
4. Homecoming Reunion (2012)
5. Catching Her Heart (2013)
Hartley Creek
1. A Father's Promise (2013)
2. Unexpected Father (2014)
3. A Father in the Making (2014)
1. A Father's Promise (2013)
2. Unexpected Father (2014)
3. A Father in the Making (2014)
Refuge Ranch
1. Her Cowboy Hero (2014)
2. Reunited with the Cowboy (2015)
3. The Cowboy's Homecoming (2015)
1. Her Cowboy Hero (2014)
2. Reunited with the Cowboy (2015)
3. The Cowboy's Homecoming (2015)
Big Sky Cowboys
1. Wrangling the Cowboy's Heart (2016)
2. Trusting the Cowboy (2016)
3. The Cowboy's Christmas Baby (2016)
1. Wrangling the Cowboy's Heart (2016)
2. Trusting the Cowboy (2016)
3. The Cowboy's Christmas Baby (2016)
Family Ties
1. A Cowboy's Reunion (2019)
2. The Cowboy's Family (2019)
3. Taming the Cowboy (2019)
4. The Cowboy's Return (2019)
1. A Cowboy's Reunion (2019)
2. The Cowboy's Family (2019)
3. Taming the Cowboy (2019)
4. The Cowboy's Return (2019)
Family Bonds
1. Seeking Home (2019)
2. Choosing Home (2019)
3. Coming Home (2020)
4. Finding Home (2020)
1. Seeking Home (2019)
2. Choosing Home (2019)
3. Coming Home (2020)
4. Finding Home (2020)
Millars Crossing
1. Country Romance (2020)
2. Country Courtship (2020)
3. Country Proposal (2020)
4. Country Wedding (2020)
1. Country Romance (2020)
2. Country Courtship (2020)
3. Country Proposal (2020)
4. Country Wedding (2020)
Love in Millars Crossing
1. A Family's Christmas (2020)
2. A Family's Blessing (2021)
3. A Family's Hope (2021)
4. A Family's Promise (2021)
1. A Family's Christmas (2020)
2. A Family's Blessing (2021)
3. A Family's Hope (2021)
4. A Family's Promise (2021)
Novels
Twin Blessings (2001)
Toward Home (2003)
Love Is Patient (2004)
A Heart's Refuge (2004)
Close to Home (2009)
Cattleman's Courtship (2010)
Cowboy Daddy (2010)
Toward Home (2003)
Love Is Patient (2004)
A Heart's Refuge (2004)
Close to Home (2009)
Cattleman's Courtship (2010)
Cowboy Daddy (2010)
Omnibus
Pocketful of Blessings (2003) (with Valerie Hansen and Cynthia Rutledge)
Bride at Last / Mother at Heart (2006)
Twin Blessings / Toward Home (2009)
Love Is Patient / Heart's Refuge (2010)
A Family-Style Christmas / Yuletide Homecoming (2012)
Love Inspired September 2014 - Bundle 1 of 2 (2014) (with Renee Andrews and Tina Radcliffe)
Love Inspired April 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Lisa Carter and Pamela Kaye Tracy)
Love Inspired June 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Tina Radcliffe and Cheryl Williford)
Love Inspired January 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Ruth Logan Herne and Tina Radcliffe)
Love Inspired February 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Ruth Logan Herne and Tina Radcliffe)
Love Inspired March 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Margaret Daley and Patricia Johns)
Harlequin Love Inspired July 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Roxanne Rustand and Pamela Kaye Tracy)
Harlequin Love Inspired November 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Lorraine Beatty and Jessica Keller)
Harlequin Love Inspired February 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Deb Kastner and Mia Ross)
Harlequin Love Inspired June 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Patricia Davids and Jessica Keller)
Harlequin Love Inspired November 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2017) (with Jo Ann Brown and Shannon Taylor Vannatter)
Love Inspired February 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Ruth Logan Herne and Mia Ross)
Second-Chance Cowboy / The Texan's Twins (2019) (with Jolene Navarro)
Mistletoe Daddy / The Cowboy's Christmas Baby (2021) (with Deb Kastner)
Bride at Last / Mother at Heart (2006)
Twin Blessings / Toward Home (2009)
Love Is Patient / Heart's Refuge (2010)
A Family-Style Christmas / Yuletide Homecoming (2012)
Love Inspired September 2014 - Bundle 1 of 2 (2014) (with Renee Andrews and Tina Radcliffe)
Love Inspired April 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2015) (with Lisa Carter and Pamela Kaye Tracy)
Love Inspired June 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Tina Radcliffe and Cheryl Williford)
Love Inspired January 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Ruth Logan Herne and Tina Radcliffe)
Love Inspired February 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Ruth Logan Herne and Tina Radcliffe)
Love Inspired March 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Margaret Daley and Patricia Johns)
Harlequin Love Inspired July 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Roxanne Rustand and Pamela Kaye Tracy)
Harlequin Love Inspired November 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2016) (with Lorraine Beatty and Jessica Keller)
Harlequin Love Inspired February 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Deb Kastner and Mia Ross)
Harlequin Love Inspired June 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2017) (with Patricia Davids and Jessica Keller)
Harlequin Love Inspired November 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2017) (with Jo Ann Brown and Shannon Taylor Vannatter)
Love Inspired February 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2018) (with Ruth Logan Herne and Mia Ross)
Second-Chance Cowboy / The Texan's Twins (2019) (with Jolene Navarro)
Mistletoe Daddy / The Cowboy's Christmas Baby (2021) (with Deb Kastner)
Collections
A Recipe for Romance (2014) (with Dana Corbit, Lyn Cote, Debby Giusti, Winnie Griggs, Marta Perry, Terri Reed, Janet Tronstad, Debra Ullrick and Lenora Worth)
Summer Western Romance Sampler (2016) (with Claire McEwen, Christine Rimmer and Cathy Gillen Thacker)
A Place to Belong (2021) (with Laura Ashwood, Teri Blake Kat Bishop, Ellie wade R Castro, Elsie Davis, Kristen Ethridge, Sydney Logan, Heather B Moore, Nan O'Berry and Melissa Storm)
Summer Western Romance Sampler (2016) (with Claire McEwen, Christine Rimmer and Cathy Gillen Thacker)
A Place to Belong (2021) (with Laura Ashwood, Teri Blake Kat Bishop, Ellie wade R Castro, Elsie Davis, Kristen Ethridge, Sydney Logan, Heather B Moore, Nan O'Berry and Melissa Storm)
Series contributed to
Tales from Grace Chapel Inn
14. The Price of Fame (2004)
19. Mystery at the Inn (2005)
22. Small-Town Reality (2005)
40. Building Bridges (2007)
Tales From Grace Chapel Inn (omnibus) (2014) (with Barbara Andrews, Judy Baer, Melody Carlson, Diana Corbit, Pam Hanson, Sunni Jeffers, Jane Orcutt and Anne Marie Rodgers)
14. The Price of Fame (2004)
19. Mystery at the Inn (2005)
22. Small-Town Reality (2005)
40. Building Bridges (2007)
Tales From Grace Chapel Inn (omnibus) (2014) (with Barbara Andrews, Judy Baer, Melody Carlson, Diana Corbit, Pam Hanson, Sunni Jeffers, Jane Orcutt and Anne Marie Rodgers)
Home to Heather Creek
1. Before the Dawn (2011)
16. Holiday Homecoming (2015)
22. Helping Hands (2015)
1. Before the Dawn (2011)
16. Holiday Homecoming (2015)
22. Helping Hands (2015)
Cowboys of Cedar Ridge
1. Courting the Cowboy (2017)
2. Second-Chance Cowboy (2017)
3. The Cowboy's Family Christmas (2017)
4. A Cowboy for the Twins (2018)
1. Courting the Cowboy (2017)
2. Second-Chance Cowboy (2017)
3. The Cowboy's Family Christmas (2017)
4. A Cowboy for the Twins (2018)
Carolyne Aarsen recommends

Shadow of Colossus (2008)
(Seven Wonders, book 1)
T L Higley
"T. L. Higley transported me so completely to Ancient Greece that when I was finished I felt as if I had to reorient myself to present time. An engrossing read, written with precision and style. I was sorry to see it end."
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