Paul's Patrons Series & Reading Order:
Paul wrote the letters. These are the people who received them.
Every epistle in the New Testament arrived somewhere. Someone carried it across open water. Someone read it aloud in a crowded room. Someone sat in that room and heard their own failures named in front of everyone they knew. Most of those people survive in Scripture as a single line, a greeting in a final chapter, a name with no story attached. Paul's Patrons gives them their stories back.
Six people. Six cities. Six letters that outlasted the empire that executed the man who wrote them.
Can I read these out of order?
Yes. Each book follows a different person in a different city, so each one works as a standalone.
If a particular letter of Paul's means something to you, start with that book. That said, reading in order gives you the early church spreading outward, city by city, and a few familiar faces turn up as the series moves on.
If you would like a taste, Leaving Home is a free short story that opens the world of this series.
Prequel:
Leaving Home: Shira's Story
In the fires of loss, Shira's hope still burns.
Book 1:
Leading Philippi: Epaphroditus' Story
In the raging sea of fear, Epaphroditus finds his faith.
Book 2:
Keeping Thessalonica: Persis' Story
In the face of prejudice, Persis clings to the promises of Jesus.
Book 3:
Warring Corinth: Chloe's Story
She opened her home to the church. Now it is tearing itself apart inside her walls.