Mystery writer Julia Spencer Fleming has a set of critically acclaimed books featuring an Episcopalian priest in the fictional town of Miller’s Kill, New York. What attracts me to this series is the church politics, the quirky people of Miller’s Kill and the ever-evolving relationship between Rev. Clare Fergusson and the very married Police Chief, Russ Van Alstyne. Series appeal to romance readers is very high.

Rev. Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne series in order:

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
A FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD
OUT OF THE DEEP I CRY
TO DARKNESS AND TO DEATH
ALL MORTAL FLESH
I SHALL NOT WANT
ONE WAS A SOLDIER