Religious Historical Fiction

Scandal is about to rock Marshall Manor—but why should society’s views stand in the way of love? Meet headstrong Alice, now a young woman of 18, who was born with her father’s kindness and acceptance of others. Engaged to be married and dreading it, Alice finds herself on a quest to bring someone else happiness. If she can’t be happy, she’s determined to change somebody else’s life. Alice’s well-intended action doesn’t go off as planned and when scandal ensues, she’s left in a world of trouble. What will the upper echelons of society think when they hear who she’s been...

The deepest currents of passion seldom break the surface of literature. Romantic classics abound; but however skilled a writer may be in verbalising an emotional experience, he cannot publicly evoke the heat of blood, the yearning of soul, bared in perfect intimacy between two beings. But letters can do this, and songs never meant to be sung by any but the lover, or the beloved.

~His quest for quality…Her conquest for a trusting heart~ Quality control manager Weston Durand searches out flaws and defects to keep airplanes in top shape, but when a test flight’s propeller makes a collision course with the hangar door, he dashes to save upholsterer Myla Templeton from harm. Upping the group’s aesthetics, blue-eyed Myla attends his Quality Circle meetings for continuous improvement in the workplace, where her brainstorming efforts contribute the first major improvement—a high-grade line of western-style upholstery. Admiration leads to romance when they celebrate...

Reverend Herbert F. Smith is a noted theologian, author, and scholar. Hidden Victory, an internationally best-selling novel, has been published in numerous countries around the world. For this work, Smith engaged in extensive research and lived in the Holy Land while he wrote the first draft. A historical novel of Jesus’ life, Hidden Victory can be approached as revelation, as history, and as adventure.

Cale Wallace has experienced more tragedy than any sixteen-year-old should know. After joining the 30th Pennsylvania Infantry in 1861 to fight for the North, he has made and lost many friends, including a special dog and a former slave. His heroic actions result in serious injury and prison camp, yet he perseveres. Despite the difficulties he experiences, romance and relationships help fill the void created by the horrors of war. Through his journal, Cale shares his innermost thoughts for his mother and sisters back home in Gettysburg. This simple routine provides some of the stability he ...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Summer 1869 Anna Marshall lives a life of luxury and has all the education she could want for a girl her age, but it wasn’t something she was born into. At a young age, she chooses a path for survival, which leads her away from a drunken father and into the warm refuge of Marshall Manor, hundreds of miles away. A lifetime of regret has left Anna wanting to help in a way she never has before – and as the wife of a factory owner, it’s within her means. Only one question ...

Emily, a young girl who has been living the high lifestyle in Ohio, thanks to her older sister, Jane, and Jane’s banker husband, Michael. But when Michael ends his marriage to Jane and puts them both out on the street, Emily finds herself traveling out West with no idea that she’s been promised in marriage to the sweetheart blacksmith, Pete. Going ahead with the marriage out of love and loyalty for her ailing sister, Emily has a hard time adjusting to the new situation—and to the lifestyle of the West. She’ll find that she sticks out like a sore thumb in San Mateo, California, and ...

Amelia, a southern belle with a heart for justice. After standing up for her beliefs in equality, Amelia is targeted by dangerous forces in Georgia and has to flee westward to San Mateo, California, save her life. But she goes West bearing a terrible scar on her face that makes her deeply insecure. When her soon-to-be husband, David, doesn’t react well to her appearance at first, it drives a wedge between them that Amelia isn’t sure they can overcome. But when natural disaster strikes her new home, not once but twice, it brings into focus what’s really important—for both Amelia and ...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Always Free on Kindle Unlimited Meet Bridget, a socialite who has spent her whole life surrounded by wealth and ease—until her husband dies and she discovers that he was a fraud who was living the high life while racking up so much debt that she’s left penniless. With scandal and destitution connected to her name, Bridget has no choice but to start over in the Wild West, and she marries the first man who will have her, Matthew. But when Bridget arrives, she quickly ...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Always Free on Kindle Unlimited Meet Paula, a big-hearted, rough-around-the-edges working-class girl from New York. After her participation in a union protest goes terribly wrong, leaving Paula without friends or a reputation, she decides to move West as a bride, following in the footsteps of two of her friends. She chooses Seamus, an Irish immigrant in San Mateo, California, and she expects that he will be as rugged and reckless as she’s known Irishmen to be. What she finds...

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 ...

When Sarah Montgomery's father succumbs to his long illness, Sarah is faced with a life-altering choice: submit to her brother's will and marry the deceptive Ben Croftner...or escape through the dangerous American West to reclaim the heart of her beloved Rand Campbell at Fort Laramie, Wyoming.

RETURNING TO THE BOOTHEEL IS BITTERSWEET FOR JESSIE STEVENS When she and her brother come back to the home they fled years earlier, they find Gabe Kirby, the neighbor who was kind to Jessie as a girl, guarding the farm. Successful cotton farmer, Gabe, remembers Jessie fondly from childhood, but the grown up Jessie takes his breath away. He thought his life would be devoted to helping others and would not include marriage, but now he questions that. Can he convince her--and himself--that they can find happiness together?

She won't be forced into an arranged marriage... But no matter where she goes, he'll use any means to find her... When Julia Ellis overhears her intended's sinister intentions, she decides to do the only thing she can think of to escape and ventures forward to become a mail-order bride in America. Forever impulsive, she sneaks onto the ship of her longtime friend, Philip Reinholt, and disguises herself as a cabin boy. But Philip isn't fooled. When he learns of her plans to become a mail-order bride and that his ship is her secret passage to reach her destination, he's beyond upset with her ...

There is very little that Lizzie Patterson wouldn’t do for those she cares about. That is especially true for her two neighbors in the quiet corner of the canyon that’s been her home for over fifty years and her refuge since she retired from the profession she loved but was more than ready to walk away from. Recently she’s accepted a role in a movie her first husband is producing after years of turning down all the other offers that came her way since her retirement. Many believe that her reason for doing so is because Clay Tobin has agreed to play the lead character in the same movie...

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.

Honorable Mention in Religious Fiction, 2006 IPPY Awards. "Compelling...a real page-turner." Damon Owens "Wholeheartedly recommend," Catholic Insight Magazine. Emily's Hope is the gripping story of one young woman's physical, emotional, spiritual journey from high school to adulthood. Interspersed throughout the story are flashbacks to Emily's great-grandmother's troubled life, with a climax culminating in the surprising revelation that Emily and her great-grandmother are connected more deeply than by ancestral ties alone. Based on a true story. “There is so much to love about Emily’s ...

Martha Plinket’s plans are derailed when a group of Indians intercept her train. Stranded in the mountains, how will Martha escape and find her way home? Gabriel Marsh has given up living in society for his secluded mountain cabin. His only interaction with humans is with the Indians he trades with. His peaceful quiet is interrupted when it becomes clear his only option is to rescue Martha and take her into town. A place he hasn’t been to for years. Their troubles are far from over when Gabriel discovers the fate of his family.

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B07D4LYDBP (copy and paste the link into your browser) Our six girls from New York City find themselves staying in the town of Bodie, California for longer than they had expected. And wild and untamed Bodie is nothing like the prosperous frontier settlement they had prepared themselves for. What devious plan is impetuous Lacy brewing? What is the mysterious relationship between Miss Francis and Mrs. Jones? Do any of the girls have a future in Bodie, and how can Mrs. Jones help them? Sling on your gun belt and saddle up, the girls are ready to ...

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 ...