Inspirational Historical Fiction

Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Joined by abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces black, brown, and white, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War.

American Mail order brides of the West, historically inspired clean and wholesome short story romance. Best Selling Author Kat Carson! Southeastern Oklahoma Winter 1877 The unknown challenges of southeast Oklahoma Territory in the late 1800s test the faith, grit, and determination of three sisters relying on their hopes of finding true love as they travel westward as mail-order brides. Unforeseen challenges confront them every step of the way - from the Jesse James gang to the challenges of the rugged wilderness. Journey into the Old West with them as they overcome emotional struggles and ...

Newport, Rhode Island – 1899 What if you are one of the richest daughters in America, and your parents sell you to an unknown English Lord to gain a title for the family? When Amelia Schermerhorn Astor’s best friend is sold to the elderly Englishman, Lord Suffolk, Amelia vows to stop this appalling form of slavery. No more Dollar Brides. Amelia’s seen too many of these nightmare negotiations where wealthy fathers treat their daughters as negotiable objects much like they play the stock market. Amelia risks her entire future and fights the system. After committing a grave mistake ...

Will Lady Landerbelt help Miss Truwin obtain the love of a man Miss Truwin secretly desires? Miss Andrea Truwin is delighted when Lady Landerbelt offers to take her under her wing and guide her through what is her second Season. ***This book is included in the Regency Engagements Box Set.*** When both Lord Islington and Lord Bastien begin to pay Andrea attention, she has to confess to Lady Landerbelt that she has long loved Lord Bastien and hopes that he might finally consider courtship and, mayhap, marriage. But one night, a terrible discovery makes her reconsider everything. Is Lord ...

If you’re not willing to take a chance, you’ll never know what could have been. After losing his wife to a horrific forest fire, Landen Clayborn is looking to start over. So, when the mayor of Daisy Creek offers him the chance to start up a new restaurant in town, Landen is eager to accept. With sorrow behind him and his restaurant beginning to flourish, Landen is moving forward - and any ideas of love and remarrying are the furthest things from his mind.

Imagine opening a long-forgotten trunk to find diaries written by your foremothers. Four generations of thoughts, heartaches, challenges and triumphs. What lessons did they write inside the yellowed pages? What lessons could they gift you now? THE LEGACY OF CLAIRE DELANY – Book Four of the Silver Cross Ranch Legacy As Claire cleans yet another stall, she envies the hippie chicks who stop by the ranch hoping for a handout. Envies their freedom and wanderlust. Her ticket out is college in Denver and she’d make sure it is only one-way. With classes on her resume, she could get a banking ...

Available as a value box set (Frontier Valentine Romance Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B083VSS4PD (copy and paste the link into your browser) Emma Riley lost her brothers to the war. Grief-stricken, she’s ready for a new change and so she signs up to be a mail-order bride. But life seems to throw one hurdle after another in her way. On her way to her new fiance, her stagecoach is attacked by bandits who are, for some reason, looking for her. Escaping, she runs into the arms of strong, dependable Cassidy, who is the complete opposite of every man she has ever known. He’s kind, ...

Author Carol Umberger combines her love of history, romance, and God in a quartet of powerful stories set in 14th-century Scotland during the reign of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's great hero king.

Available as a value box set (Pioneer Wilderness Romance Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B0743DNQTG (copy and paste the link into your browser) Meet Sarah Wainwright, she lost her husband, just a week shy of their first anniversary in an accident at the glass factory in downtown Pittsburgh. She was once a happy and contented wife, but now here she is. A twenty-year-old widow, a baby on the way, with no prospects and no income. She felt shattered and broken beyond repair. Far from home with no way to support herself, no relatives to ask for help. She felt hopeless until she saw an ad for mail...

IN AN EPIC CLASH BETWEEN SALVATION AND SIN, WHICH MAN BROUGHT THEIR BETTER ANGEL? "Mr. Kelly brilliantly shares his creative talent in "Thursdays In The Grotto" where you will discover the meaning of life and love and loss through the character of Aiden Huff.” (Lawrence Indiviglia – Speaker and Life Coach) Two angry men collide – both on opposite journeys of fate and faith... ...One, a heartbroken, vengeful lawman surrendering himself to the spirit of Mother Mountain and her unforgiving demands. He knows she will make or break a man’s soul. And with the brutal, senseless death of ...

A debutante baker with a stammer. A compulsive widowed blacksmith with two young daughters. Will they find a way to coexist or even better, forge a romantic relationship? Ada Pike longs to leave the life of a socialite and use her skills as a baker to love and nurture a family. A move to the country will perfectly suit her first steps into life on her own. Barrett Montgomery rejects the idea of a mail-order bride. What he needs is a housekeeper—someone he can fire if things don’t work out the way he likes. Can a matchmaking agency work miracles to bring two people with opposing goals ...

GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2107 ILLUMINATION AWARDS “… an enthralling story.” – RT Book Reviews Scotland 1072. The Norman Conqueror robbed Steinar of Talisand of his noble father and his lands, forcing him to seek refuge in Scotland while still recovering from a devastating wound. At the royal court, Steinar becomes scribe to the unlettered King of Scots while secretly regaining his skill with a sword. The first time Steinar glimpses the flame-haired maiden, Catrìona of the Vale of Leven, he is drawn to her spirited beauty. She does not fit among the ladies who have come to serve the devout...

American Mail order brides of the West, historically inspired clean and wholesome short story romance. Best Selling Author Kat Carson! Southeastern Oklahoma Winter 1877 The unknown challenges of southeast Oklahoma Territory in the late 1800s test the faith, grit, and determination of three sisters relying on their hopes of finding true love as they travel westward as mail-order brides. Unforeseen challenges confront them every step of the way - from the Jesse James gang to the challenges of the rugged wilderness. Journey into the Old West with them as they overcome emotional struggles and ...

Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Available as part of a super value boxed set AMZN.COM/B01E67F9VC (copy and paste the link into your browser) What type of business is Sam running he forgot to mention? What deadly secrets our Sam and his three brothers are hiding from her? Did she finally find the man who will love her or just another tyrant? So hold your breaths and learn about Clara's journey as she goes on a long trip to the Wild West Frontier and meet her perfect beau. Who would that be? Come on now and let's find out together! ...

Jessamine Grant is strong-willed and independent. All her life, she’s worked hard to carve out her own path, even if it doesn’t always fit with society’s ideas of what women should be allowed to do. While successfully running a boarding house in Cripple Creek, Colorado, makes Jessamine proud, she also can’t help but notice that her dear friends are finding love all around her, and she hasn’t found the same. When she stumbles upon Duke Rollins’ encampment, she’s immediately intrigued by the handsome carpenter. Duke is also captivated by beautiful, stubborn Jessamine, but the ...

On the run for a murder she didn't commit, but will she find her salvation in a lawless town? Catlin Winter is on the run and desperate when she stumbles into Colorado Springs with her head down and her femininity hidden beneath a large hat and baggy men's clothes. A chance meeting with a kindly old cowboy offers her a glimmer of hope and soon she is on her way to the tiny, ungovernable township of Coulter's Creek. No-nonsense, indomitable Bessie Huxtable, who rules with an iron hand at the town's only hotel takes the young woman under her wing and becomes her confidante. However, the ...

"My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." If you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcy's heartfelt words, then you, dear listener, are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austen - her novels, her life, her wit, her world.

It will take a whole lot of faith, plus plenty of detective work, for Ellie and her new friends to figure out the next puzzle in the ongoing Twin Creeks saga! Ellie Harris, a woman as intent on an adventure as she is on writing romance novels, packs up and moves out west to California to be with the love of her life, Jeremy Lotter. However, as much as Ellie loves adventure, she doesn’t bargain on the craziness of tiny Twin Creeks, California. Within days of arriving, Ellie is swept up into a life-threatening mystery. When the dust clears, will Jeremy forgive her for her deception? And ...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Mary moves West as a mail-order bride, expecting hardship but not love. After losing her parents and living under a cruel guardian, she escapes to marry John, a retired Texas Ranger with no plans for love. Arriving in Settler's Creek, she finds him drunk outside a saloon, fearing she’s made a mistake. As they navigate their new life, past wounds begin to heal, and deeper feelings emerge. But when disaster strikes, they must lean on each other—and their faith—to survive. Historical Mail Order Bride of ...

Abigail Cook never fit into the life of her prominent Boston family. When vicious lies surround her broken engagement, she endures a grueling stagecoach ride to Independence, Missouri, to start a new life. What she finds is nothing she expects. Arriving on the edge of the civilized world with no job and no place to live, she must put her life in the hands of faith. She accepts a job as a governess at a ranch outside of town where she meets Lucas Fletcher, the handsome widower and former army officer, whose life is in as much turmoil as hers. After losing his first wife, Lucas turned away ...