The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 8 books · 1998 to 2019 · Mostly set in the fictional Paradise, New York

Sara Donati

Crime and mysteryRomanceHistorical fictionHistorical crimeHistorical romanceFamily saga

Sara Donati's Wilderness series follows Elizabeth Middleton, an English gentlewoman who comes to the New York frontier in 1792 to teach, and marries Nathaniel Bonner, raised among the Mohawk. The Gilded Hour follows their descendants, two women doctors in 1880s New York.

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Sara Donati books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Wilderness

6 books · Set in the fictional Paradise, New YorkHistorical romanceFamily saga
  1. 1Into the Wilderness1998With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dawn on a Distant Shore2000With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Lake in the Clouds2002With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Fire Along the Sky2004With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Queen of Swords2006With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Endless Forest2010With Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and Nathaniel BonnerBuy on Amazon

Waverly Place

2 books · Set in New YorkHistorical crimeFamily saga
  1. 1The Gilded Hour2015With Anna Savard and Sophie SavardBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Where the Light Enters2019With Anna Savard and Sophie SavardBuy on Amazon

Characters

5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Paradise, New York

Waverly Place