Inspirational Historical Fiction

Mary, the wife of a prophet, learns from her husband’s dying breath that they owe a substantial debt. She knows that one of the most menacing collectors in the land will use any tactic to secure the money, even ruthlessly enslaving her children as payment. Mary has to heal from grief, protect her children, and navigate ancient Israel during a drought many believed was God’s punishment for worshiping false idols and gods. “The Widow’s Oil” is a historical drama inspired by Biblical passages during the reign of Kings. Mary is pushed to the edge of resolving the debt to save her ...

Winter of 1853 in Willamette Valley After receiving devastating news, Galina is struggling on her own again. She now has a terrible secret and wonders how she will survive. Will she become a social outcast because of her mistakes? Laney Pritchett is just a small town girl who has a life of servitude and loneliness. When she hears about the opportunity to go West she prayerfully considers leaving her safe and lonely world behind. She wonders if she will ever be able to find happiness after years of being considered a Plain Jane. The story of true love and redemption continues for the men and...

Journey to Clear Creek: A Heartfelt Historical Christian Romance Boxed Set. Step back in time to the scenic frontier town of Clear Creek, Colorado, and experience four inspiring stories of faith, love, and second chances. Meet four courageous women. Natalie: A fearless journalist uncovering secrets while discovering her heart’s true calling. Annie: A florist with a gift for beauty, chasing a new beginning and the promise of love. Cassidy: A determined veterinarian battling for her dreams and a chance at happiness. Lainey: A baker with a broken heart, seeking hope and healing in a town ...

2 Complete Series Sweet Western Romance collection in one boxed set! Grab your spyglass and catch the train to Colorado, for a crazy adventure. Meet Amelia, Bradley Walker and all them friend as we delve into this mystery, and continue 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 ...

Newly Revised 2015- Book Two in Grace Walton's Best-Selling Inspirational Medieval Romance series, The ChristKeepers. Battle weary Medieval Scottish laird Ian MacAllister is adept at every skill needed for murder and mayhem. A fierce warrior he’s won more tournaments than any other knight in Christendom. As a Crusader he brought back treasure untold from the Holy Lands. As an epic sinner he’d wooed and won the hearts and bodies of many a fair maid. His exploits are the stuff of troubadours’ heroic songs. Now as a new Christian he only seeks blessed peace. Peace, forgiveness, and a ...

American Mail order Brides of the West, historically inspired clean and wholesome short story romance. Box Set 4 Books Bonds of Love Series FREE To Read On Kindle Unlimited by Bestselling Western 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....

Josephine Anderson has always trusted her parents' judgment. When they arrange her marriage to a stranger in Texas, she accepts without protest. After losing her sister in a tragic accident, Josie sees this new beginning as a chance to heal and embrace the unknown. With excitement and hope in her heart, she boards a train to Meadow Brook. Peter Frederick has everything-education, a place in his father's business, and a future already mapped out. But his dream lies in sawdust and woodwork, not ledgers and shipments. When his father promises financial help if he marries within six months, ...

Varmints and strangers best steer clear of this Winchester-toting redhead. Working alongside her grandpa on his Arkansas tenant farm, Rose Linwood learned to love the land as much as he did. Now her older sisters have married and moved on, Grandpa has gone to his eternal reward, and Rose is determined to make a go of the farm on her own. But crops have been slow to recover since the drought of 1930-31, and the whole country struggles in the grip of the Great Depression. Drifters looking for work or handouts roam the countryside, some of them up to no good, so Rose keeps her trusty ...

As danger looms, Emily realizes that the Wild West is full of both peril and love—but will love be enough when her past and future collide? Since arriving at Troy Wellan's Texas mining camp, schoolteacher Emily Gardener has struggled to find her place. Though she's deeply in love with Troy’s brother, Michael, the mine’s troubles and relentless bandit threats cast a shadow over their happiness. Just as Emily begins to settle, a figure from her past appears, stirring old memories and reminding her why she fled west.Read all the books in Brides of Copper Canyon Romance Book 1 The ...

Magpie's Masque- Book Three of Grace Walton's Bestselling Medieval Inspirational Romance series, The ChristKeepers. Magpie has no name, no family, and no wealth. She has only her faith in God and her love for the most unsuitable man in Christendom. Plucked from the Thames by the famed Titus the Norseman, Magpie's life was saved. She was content serving as his squire, masquerading as a lad. Until she met Rafe Wulfsson- the King's Own Privateer. He alone recognized her true femininity. Rafe, brother to Titus, is an infamous scoundrel and rake. His scandals and arrogance are legend. He honors ...

An 1880's Boston school teacher learns her intended's heart belongs to another—the night before the wedding. Fleeing to her cousins’ farm in Idaho Territory, Emma Ward meets a suspicious lawman determined to find out what she's hiding, unaware that her jilted fiancé is hot on her trail. Marshall Sam Hayes has an obsessive concern for law and order. The town’s matchmaker tries to pair him up with the mysterious woman from Boston, but Sam resists. He believes it’s a responsible lawman's duty to stay single. When an angry stranger arrives in town everything changes.

The Duke of Ellsworth and Lady Foster must discover the person who is trying to destroy their reputations! Lady Foster has lost her husband at a very young age. With his death, she has also lost her status in society. She is penniless and has nowhere to go. Becoming a companion to the niece of the Duke of Ellsworth is her only option to survive. But when a rumor begins to spread through London about her, will Louisa be able to keep her position? Or will the Duke of Ellsworth ask her to leave? *** The duke does not want to be back amongst the ton, but he has returned to London solely for the...

Sally Rose McFarlane follows her dream of being a teacher when she accepts a position as governess in post-Reconstruction, Florida. A misunderstanding of her previous experience in Ohio forces her to keep a secret to retain her job. When she learns about the recent Jim Crow laws, she realizes she also has to hide her bi-racial ancestry. When Bryce Hernandez, former Pinkerton agent, becomes a law partner to Sally Rose’s employer, he and Sally Rose become involved with each other to stop a smuggling operation involving their employer’s dishonest business partner. What will happen when the...

Birds Without Wings is the story of a small town in Anatolia in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire told in the richly varied voices of the men and women (Armenians, Christians, and Muslims) whose lives are intertwined and rooted there: Iskander, the potter and local fount of wisdom; Philotei, the Christian girl of legendary beauty, courted almost from infancy by Ibrahim the goatherd, a great love that culminates in tragedy and madness; and many more.

Newly Revised and Corrected 2015. From Best-Selling Inspirational Romance Author, Grace Walton. Determined to support his clan without compromising his new found faith, Titus the Norseman becomes the premier mercenary knight of Medieval Scotland. The world weary warrior has never backed down from a just fight. Providing sufficient coin for the clan seems finally within his grasp. Until, in a collision between his honor and his purse, he is forced to rescue the English King's baseborn daughter at a bear baiting. Burdened by the sins of his profligate past, Titus feels compelled to protect ...

Lord Lindale wants the truth. Lady Ellen wants to keep her family’s secret hidden. One lady intrigues the new Marquess of Lindale. He is interested in getting to know Lady Ellen. However, Lord Lindale does not believe she is entirely trustworthy. He even believes that she stole something of great importance from his house. *** Lady Ellen does not trust anybody who holds the Marquess of Lindale title. How could the new marquess be any different from his late uncle? When Ellen does the unthinkable and steals from Lord Lindale, she believes it will right the Lindale line's wrongs. What she ...

Originally a novella in The Backcountry Brides Collection The daughter of a fur trader, Laurette Pettigrew grew up in the northern frontier. Hers is a lonely existence avoiding the British in the fort and the French voyagers who populate the area in the summer months. The local Ojibwe are her only friends. Sickly and weak, Henry Bedlow arrives at Fort Michilimackinac against his will. He wears the red coat and shoulders a musket, but in his heart, he isn't a soldier. But his choices were to join the army or prison. Their chance meeting changes everything. Will a deadly clash of cultures ...

The life of a saloon girl is all she knows. Leana Connelly never dared to dream of a good life. Her family is long gone. Her only friends are the other saloon girls. When a cruel patron attacks her, she knows she must leave that wretched place. Leana has no one to turn to, nowhere to go. Fleeing out west to be a mail order bride is her option. But who will marry a saloon girl? Her future husband must never know her past. When Val Depue sees her ad, he decides she is the woman for him. But there are secrets about Leana that Val doesn’t know. And there is a man from Leana’s past who can ...

The final chapter of The Resistance Girl Series A poignant WWII historical fiction reunion that celebrates sisterhood, survival, and the power of memory—set in the breathtaking Swiss Alps. Le Manoir, Switzerland, 1948. Three years after the war, eight extraordinary women gather at the place that shaped their destinies. For six of them—Lili, Océane, Esther, Sable, Edda, and Anna—it’s a return to the Swiss finishing school where they met as girls, before becoming resistance fighters. For Agnès and Madeleine, mothers to Océane and Lili and heroines of the First World War, it’s a ...

She stole the evidence. He never wanted a bride. Eleanor Thompson escapes Boston after failing to expose a criminal. No one believed her. Then she arrives in Clearwater, Nebraska and discovers rancher Tanner Briggs never wrote those letters. Tanner should refuse to entertain the deception, but watching his would-be bride tend his ranch and nurse his sister through fever awakens protective instincts he thought buried forever. So when his surprise bride's corrupt past comes calling, he offers the safest protection he can: marriage. But Henry Randolph wields deadly leverage against them both. ...