Inspirational Historical Fiction

More than one heart will be changed forever by Maryanne’s honest, well-meaning ways—but will her own heart survive when she and Grant walk straight into mortal danger? Faith and forgiveness are the mile markers on Grant and Maryanne’s journey to true love. Read all the books in Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Series by bestselling author Katie Wyatt! Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Book 1 The Surprise Bride Book 2 The Bride Who Jumped Book 3 A Bride of Convenience Book 4 The Spitfire Spouse Book 5 The Bride Who Baked Book 6 Accidental Love Read All Box Set ...

Tennessee, 1950: a time and place that straddles the past and present. Ivorie Walker is considered an old maid by the town (though she’s only in her early 30s), and she takes that label with good humor and a grain of salt. Ever since her parents passed away, she has hidden her loneliness behind a fierce independence and a claim of not needing anyone. But when she realizes that someone has been stealing vegetables from her garden - a feral, dirty-faced boy who disappears into the hills - something about him haunts Ivorie.

NOTE TO READER: This is a reprint of Surrender the Heart, published in 2010 4 Stars! A new historical series, Surrender to Destiny, centers around the War of 1812. Tyndall brings new life to the old story of finding romance during war. Her characters are courageous, smart and believe in what they are fighting for. --Patsy Glans RT Book Reviews 2010-08-11 A young mistrustful lady, desperate to save her family A man, burdened by guilt, desperate to please his Both caught in the brink of a war that could change the course of history forever On the brink of the War of 1812, Marianne Denton must...

On the ship from Ireland, Eliza O’Connor loses her mother and husband to cholera. After training under the local physician, she longs to become a doctor, but few schools accept women. Now the doctor has passed away, and she works at her father's boarding house. When a handsome physician arrives, beaten and stripped of his jacket and boots, she believes he's another gold-crazy miner heading for the hills where her brother has ventured. At his mother's desperate request, Dr. Levi Dumont travels from Boston to find his younger brother and bring him home. After Levi is robbed, his trustworthy...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Always Free on Kindle Unlimited. Sometimes, you just have to take a leap of faith. Amelia Velrose does exactly that when her father passes away, leaving her and her little brother bereft. Promising herself as a mail-order bride to Cassidy Montgomery, Amelia entrust her brother to her hometown pastor and ventures West to find a new home for them. What she doesn’t expect is that she’ll quickly fall head over heels for her handsome, kind new husband. The course of true love ...

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 ...

This is a story that defies the ordinary—a captivating blend of mystery and romance. "Texas 1900" is a spellbinding journey, a puzzle waiting to be unraveled, an irresistible enigma that will leave you yearning for more. Prepare to be captivated From Bestselling Christian Historical author Katie Wyatt! Travel to 1900 Texas, a world where Sheriff Jack Owen, seeking companionship amidst his settling friends, places a fateful ad for a mail-order bride. Unbeknownst to him, fate weaves a mesmerizing twist when a captivating and fiercely independent woman steps off the train, reshaping his life...

Available as a value box set complete series amazon.com/dp/B07ZV48WVD (copy and paste the link into your browser) The town of Red Rock, Wyoming, has had a hard year, and Sheriff Aidan McKinley feels responsible for the well-being of his citizens. He has been unable to catch the band of robbers who have been wreaking havoc on the area. As a result, though the annual Christmas program is only a few months away, no one seems to have the spirit to start the planning. Until widow Maggie Donahue rides into town with her seven-year-old twins. Maggie has worked hard over the last two years since ...

To serve his country, Union Captain Lawrence Wainwright becomes Lincoln’s spy. He infiltrates the Richmond mansion of the Confederacy’s power players by assuming the identity of a slow witted boy/man. As a Cavalryman of faith-in-action, Lawrence resents his alter ego, especially when Rachel Hawksley steps into his world, heart, and soul. She’s pure stubborn Yankee on a mission of her own to cross enemy lines and find her MIA brother. She’s got a colt revolver hidden under her skirts, and she collects lost lambs of children and slaves like a bee collects pollen. When she mistakenly ...

Miriam Stoltzfus has spent her life in the quiet village of Willow Creek, learning the art of healing from her father. But when he passes away, she is forced to confront a painful truth—her gifts are not welcome in a world where tradition dictates that healing is a man’s work. Torn between her faith and her calling, Miriam must decide if she is willing to risk everything to help those in need. Naomi Beiler arrives in Willow Creek with nowhere else to turn. Cast out from her family for refusing an arranged marriage, she is desperate to find a place where she belongs. Though met with ...

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 ...

In the world of the wealthy, things are never quite as they appear. Ellie Hastings is tired of playing social gatekeeper—and poor-relation companion—to her Gibson Girl of a cousin. But her aunt insists Ellie lift her nose out of her detective novel long enough to help gauge the eligibility of bachelors during the winter social season at Florida’s Hotel Belleview. She finds plenty that’s mysterious about the suave, aloof Philadelphia inventor, Lewis Thornton. Why does he keep sneaking around the hotel? Does he have a secret sweetheart? And what is his connection to the evasive Mr. ...

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of their destiny from Bestselling Christian Historical author Katie Wyatt?In the enigmatic world of Teresa Milligan's unquenchable curiosity and an elusive adventure, a fateful correspondence with lawyer Pete Wentworth sets the stage for an enthralling journey. Teresa's insatiable quest for knowledge has led her down countless paths, yet adventure has remained a distant dream. Serendipity takes hold when her letters connect her to Pete, who resides in a town shrouded in legends of buried treasure. Their union promises not only love but also the allure of ...

No one expected Barley to have an encounter with the Messiah. He was homeless, hungry, and struggling to survive in first-century Jerusalem. Most surprisingly, he was a dog. But through Barley's eyes, the story of a teacher from Galilee comes alive in a way we've never experienced before.

Lady Emily Dove doesn’t know whom to trust. Her true identity must never be known. Lady Emily, daughter to the Marquess of Rawson, must disguise her true identity while her father is in hiding. After a vicious thief ransacked their home and left the marquess for dead, Emily takes it upon herself to guard her father’s precious secret. Trying to escape her loneliness from being hidden away from Society, Lady Emily takes on the identity of Miss Emily Thorpe, and agrees to become the companion to a Miss Helen Martin. Emily’s circumstances take an unexpected turn when her feelings develop ...

Even as Julie worries about how her children are coping with the loss of their father and the recent move to their new ghost-town home in Mae’s Second Chance, her youngest son is quietly searching through one of the centuries-old buildings for a treasure he believes that his father means for him to find. But what he eventually discovers is not at all what he expects.Julie Engstrom has brought her family to the deserted ghost town of Mae’s Second Chance. She knew that her family needed something different as they struggled to deal with the loss that has changed their lives forever. Her ...

Barbara Harris never imagined becoming a mail-order bride—until tragedy shattered her world. Desperate for a fresh start, she agrees to marry a stranger in the remote mining town of Blackrock. Callum Franklin, a humble saddle shop owner, offers her security but little else. When her arrival is marred by a violent robbery, Barbara fears that her hopes of a new beginning are doomed. Barbara is plunged into yet another nightmare and that is before her and Callum need to unravel secrets from the past... Will this mail order bride stay?

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 ...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Becky had never expected that life would take such a different turn as she had prepared for her fairytale wedding but everything had changed so drastically that she wasn’t even given time to acclimatize. When tragedies struck one after the other, all she could do was hold fast and pray for them to be over but the final stroke of bad luck seems to be too much and she has to make choices she never would have otherwise. John had hoped for a practical woman but could never in a ...

Tommy and Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall. None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage, but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding, it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far. To make matters worse, Tommy's younger brother, Harry, is missing and quickly becomes the police's primary suspect. Can Tommy and Evelyn uncover the murderer before the teenage Harry is found and arrested for the crime