Religious Historical Fiction

Sophia, a woman of wealth who suddenly finds herself destitute in the outskirts of New York. With no family nearby, Sophia decides to follow her closest friend to San Mateo, California, by advertising as a bride. On the journey, she feels excitement and hope. When she arrives, however, everything she thought was in her grasp goes up in flames—and not by accident. Fearing another abandonment and struggling to keep her new husband’s needs in the forefront of her mind, she struggles to settle in a place so foreign and longs for the love she hoped to find waiting for her. Will Sophia be ...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Chicago 1871 Grace Marshall is used to getting her way—so much so that the Marshalls know just the man for the job of becoming Grace’s husband. Finally, Grace is coming face to face with the man she’s going to marry and she can hardly believe her eyes. Handsome, distinguished, and wealthy—what more could she ask for? Turns out all the riches and looks in the world can’t balance out poor decisions. Grace isn’t willing to go through with a marriage that brings her ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B07D4LYDBP (copy and paste the link into your browser) Marcella is so picky in her selection of beaus. She has turned her nose up at every man she has met. Until she sets eyes on Sheriff James Bolton, that is. What devious plan has Marcella concocted to ensure that the Sheriff notices her? Has she put herself in danger by carrying out her plan? And what happens when an admirer steps forward from an unlikely quarter? Follow independent and impetuous Marcella as she embarks on her journey to find herself a husband who can keep her in line and hold ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B07D4LYDBP (copy and paste the link into your browser) When the handsome and dashing businessman Aaron Jeeves asks Jenna to be his bride, she is over the moon. But is everything as it seems? Is Aaron hiding something from his bride-to-be? Should Jenna trust Aaron or should she listen to her niggling doubts? And what happens when Jenna and the girls discover a case of dishonesty and untruths? The girls from New York City are settling into life in Bodie and beginning to make a start on their new lives. But not everything in Bodie is smooth sailing…...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B07D4LYDBP (copy and paste the link into your browser) Carolina Steed persuades her New York friends to travel with her to the gold mining town of Bodie, a Wild West town that they are told needs nothing more than the good word of the Lord and the settling influence of marriageable young women. Who is Trixie Hurst and has she been completely honest with the girls? Should Carolina have asked more questions about Bodie before setting off on such an adventure? And is their chaperone Mr. Leigh the strong and sensible companion that they need him to be?...

Available as a value box set www.amazon.com/dp/B07634VX9W (copy and paste the link into your browser) Betsy and Jim have started off on the adventure of a lifetime: traveling the Oregon Trail. Though Betsy secretly hopes to see the handsome Simon Hart again, she’s determined to stay true to her vows to Jim. Will the dangers of the trail prove too hard for Jim and Betsy? Can they ever hope to fall in love and have the marriage Betsy longs for? What damage will the appearance of Simon cause? Lace up your boots and join Betsy as she navigates the dangers of the Oregon Trail while trying to ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B07D4LYDBP (copy and paste the link into your browser) Katrina is devoted to her job as Bodie’s school marm, but her friends are sure that she’d be happier if she found herself a husband. What is Katrina’s real reason for not wanting to marry and can she escape her past? Who is the mysterious man who fate decides should cross her path? Is the future which Katrina had decided on the one that she really wants after all? As the one remaining single lady in Bodie town, beautiful Katrina is Bodie’s Most Wanted – but can any man win the ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B07D4LYDBP (copy and paste the link into your browser) Carolina is impatiently awaiting the return of her man from up North. Her friends are all happily getting on with their lives. Surely her turn must come soon? Has fate taken a hand in Carolina’s life when she takes on a charitable job? Why has no one heard a word from Carolina’s beau? Can tragedy lead the way to a life Carolina had not imagined was waiting for her? Join the girls once again in Bodie town as they tread pathways they could never have imagined when they first made the decision...

Available as part of a value boxed set AMZN.COM/B01GDTRTQE (copy and paste the link into your browser)Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. It's 1880 and love is starting to sprout in the dusty town of Rapid City. This series is about four young brides from the East Coast looking for love in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. The stories are about their challenges, their test of faith, and their triumphs of discovering true love and real men. Meet Victoria Martin, an adventurous soul. Being the youngest of the four daughters, she had ...

Doris Watson comes from humble circumstance, but when her family is blackmailed and her life threatened, the young lady is sent to safety. Her trip to safety is hijacked by the evil intent of a dangerous yet beautiful lady on the train—a stranger with a clever plan to implicate Doris in a spate of jewelry robberies and crush her family. Only Basil Dermott, a young man from Nebraska with a nose for the truth and an eye to uncover wrongdoing, has the means to absolve Doris from these spurious accusations. In his quest, Basil discovers not just the missing riches, but Doris' heart too.

Orphaned Gwendolyn knows she will be thrown to the street on her 18th birthday—just one year away. All she dreams of is to be part of a loving family, and know and marry a man who will truly cherish her. When naïve Gwen is convinced to run away with smooth-talking Oscar Hunter, her longing for love blinds her to his true intentions. Abandoned as a child, she is now abandoned again by the man she thought she loved. It is only the kindness of an elderly Christian mother traveling on the same westbound train that saves Gwendolyn from utter despair.

Nicholas is 19 years old and has just lost his parents in a fire. Furthermore, his father’s business partner Alexander takes away Nicholas’ money, business, and house. Nicholas throws away his faith and allows his newfound self-pity to turn away Aemilia, the woman he was never quite clever enough to realize he truly loved. In the midst of Nicholas’ downward spiral, Alexander hatches a plan to sell Aemilia and her two sisters into slavery.

As a child, young Franz saw his father go off to fight in the Great War. As a young man, Franz and his young wife, Fani, dare to begin a family under the shadow of Hitler's Germany. While the New Order closes in around their Austrian homeland, Catholic students are recruited to help hunt out Jews. At the same time, Franz's trusted parish priest, Father Otto - risking his own incarceration - hopes that the Catholic Church will speak out and tell Austrians what to do in the face of Hitler's rise to power.

Giving her baby brother a kiss, brave little Miriam places Moses' basket into the river. With one quick push, she sends him into the water, hoping her wish will come true and her brother will be saved from Pharaoh's orders. But will Pharaoh's daughter arrive in time to rescue him?

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B07D4LYDBP (copy and paste the link into your browser) Winter has arrived in Bodie town, and with it comes the snow blizzards. Christmas is also just around the corner and the girls are preparing for a joyous season. What does Marcella do to cause trouble and will she learn from the consequences of her actions? What startling information does Trixie Hurst have for everyone? And can everyone survive the wrath of the blizzards? Join with the girls again as they hunker down to weather their storms, gather together for Christmas, and plan for their ...

Egypt is on the brink of civil war. It's 1882, when an American journalist and British soldier meet in Alexandria and become co-authors, eventually writing a book about their dangerous times. The journalist finds the big story he's been searching for and sells it to newspapers back in America. The soldier, Benjamin Worthington, finds love with an Egyptian woman but her father objects and duty sends a broken-hearted Benjamin to India and then Hong Kong before returning to Egypt and then South Africa. He serves when the British Empire is in decline and the Ottoman Empire is beginning to lose ...

The Viewing is based on a historical event. An ancient relic, kept in a Greek monastery for centuries, is to be transported to Russia for a public event called The Viewing. Popular blogger, Mark Donatello, learns that his twin brother, the resident archivist at the monastery, is part of the entourage heading to Russia. Concerned about his brother, Mark and his girlfriend, Kyler Holden, wade through facts and rumors about the relic, face a startling discovery from the past, and uncover a bizarre plot that may lead to a violent end of The Viewing. The Viewing is a fast-paced story about ...

1821: Thirteen-year-old Àjàyí is snatched from the Nigerian village of Òsogùn by slave raiders who burn the town and enslave its people. Shackled and taken to Lagos, he is certain he will never see his family again. Freed by English warships, Àjàyí is put in the care of the Church Missionary Society and baptised Samuel Crowther. Quickly rising through the ranks of the church, Crowther never forgets the driving passion of his life: to end the slave trade, by any means necessary.

Callie is the daughter of a rich but heartless industrialist in Baltimore. She witnessed the heartbreaking death of her neglected mother, and now her father insists she marry to extend his business empire. Plucky Callie refuses, insisting that she would rather marry a poor railroad worker than become the plaything of a rich man. Frederick Cameron, the intended match for poor Callie, determines to test the young lady's noble insistence that she marry for love and not money. His grand scheme causes him to travel and step down from the high place of privilege, with startling results.

Bethany Silverton can't resist the challenge of charming a rough cowboy. But when she makes an innocent wager, unexpected results could turn a little flirtation into a lifetime of love. A sheltered preacher's daughter stakes her heart on love in this action-filled romance in the wild west of 1880s Montana.