Religious Historical Fiction

Will that breach of trust doom the young couple’s relationship before it even has a chance to really get started? And when danger strikes and Mallory’s life is on the line, will Jake realize, too late, that his new wife may be unconventional, but he loves her exactly as she is? Mallory Donahue is tired of people telling her that herding cattle or breaking wild horses isn’t women’s work. Facing an ultimatum by her brother and mother, she responds to an ad for a mail order bride from rancher Jake Vance out in California. Jake Vance wants a wife to help him run his mercantile in Maple ...

Toward the end of the Hundred Years War between France and England, as Merlin predicted, a great warrior emerged, uniting a beleaguered nation and leading it to improbable victories. It was said this warrior was a messenger of God. And it may have been, for a country was saved and a kingdom restored. This great leader of men, this messenger who united a nation, was a 17-year-old maiden named Joan.

As Christmas day approaches, faith and family take center stage in Jake and Janet’s life. Will Jake ever forgive Janet? Will she ever forgive him? Will they find a way to save their family home and business? Most importantly, will Mary be okay? Meet Jake McDonald, a businessman at McDonald Ranch who’s on the brink of giving up. It’s not enough that his family business is so deep in the hole that Jake is afraid he’ll never dig out—his wife Janet, the love of his life and mother to Jake’s infant daughter, has also asked for a trial separation. Feeling like he’s losing ...

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?...

Centuries ago Thomas Dyersen left behind the information needed to find Sanctuary…the safe refuge where he once took his family…Now hundreds of years later another Dyersen is in great need of the information that Thomas Dyersen left behind. In the twentieth century the danger is not from someone close as what his ancestor faced…but an unknown threat…still unnamed but dangerous to all he loves. Fury of the Storm continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their ...

Alice Wilson, the oldest of three sisters takes a chance when she replies to an ad in the newspaper. Is it possible? Three brothers looking for three brides? She ventures west first to marry Joshua Caruthers, the oldest of three brothers. 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 ...

Available as a value box set (Frontier Valentine Romance Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B083VSS4PD (copy and paste the link into your browser) Colt Alwood is a rough-mannered miner with zero experience when it comes to women. So, when the beautiful Minnie Hilgert arrives in town to marry him, Colt doesn’t know how to reach this brave, practical, and prickly woman who has walls around her heart. After working as a nurse in the war for two years, Minnie Hilgert returns home, physically intact but so scarred by the memories that she struggles to sleep at night. When she fails to find a ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B0862F2BLM(copy and paste the link into your browser) Mail-order bride Belle Hardcourt loves to bake. It’s her most favorite thing in the world to make mouthwatering morsels. Newly engaged to Jonas Hardcourt, a cattle rancher she met through a marriage service, she finds Chapman’s Forge an easy market for her yummy offerings. Unfortunately, Belle doesn’t realize she’s stepping on some toes as she begins to win devoted fans for her cooking. And in the meantime, as trouble brews for Belle, Jonas’ cattle begin to sicken and die, poisoned by ...

Available as a value box set (Pioneer Wilderness Romance Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B0743DNQTG (copy and paste the link into your browser) It’s 1887 and love is starting to sprout in the promising land of Mankato, Minnesota. Meet Hannah, she was raised in an orphanage and does not remember any family at all. She does not believe in love. She’s been helping out with cooking, cleaning, and teaching some of the other kids. However, now she’s turning 18 and has to decide if she will stay there as a worker and receive a small stipend, room, and board and continue with this life. Or ...

Based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge documents to save his mother and later goes on to save hundreds of lives with his skills. There is also a girl who overcomes her fear to carry messages for the Resistance. And a boy who smuggles people into Switzerland. But there is always the threat that they will be caught. As the knot tightens, the young people must race against time to bring their friends to safety.

Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Available as part of a super value boxed set amazon.com/dp/B0772SMT5Z (copy and paste the link into your browser) Mary Jackson wants a family more than anything. Her sister Kathleen's daughter is the apple of her eye, but Mary despairs of ever having a baby girl of her own. That is until she applies to marry a man she has never met on the other side of the country. Join Mary on her soul-searching journey to find love and happiness. And follow her adventures as she comes to terms with the fact that you ...

Bryn Farrell, the youngest sister of Darcy in Bandit Bride, grew up in Dodge City’s heyday as a cattle town. Rudderless since her fiancée’s death, she crashes into Ty Shelton, an old nemesis from school, as he is racing to the last of the big fires of 1885 with a bucket of water. She is drenched with freezing water, but her spirit is not quenched, and she returns to help fight the fire. Practical and reserved, Ty is a wheat farmer who takes care of his widowed mother and younger brother. When he rescues Bryn from the first blizzard of the big “die-up” of 1886 and must take her home...

Being a court jester sounds perfect. Juggling! Acrobatics! Knife-throwing. It's all fun until until an attempted murder happens. In the second book in The Guardian Angel series, angel Pelagius visits AD 1351 and introduces readers to Raphael, a young man trained to be a court jester in Avignon, France. His study of juggling, acrobatics, and knife throwing is supported by his patron, the most powerful man in Europe, Pope Clement VI. But when Raphael is falsely accused of attempting to murder the pope, his talents become tools for survival as he pursues the identity of the real would–be ...

Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Meet 21-year-old Rose Sinclair, she was young and naive and married a bad man that ended in disaster. She has written to Eva Crabtree and hope of some help with her future. Meet Anna, a spoiled wealthy girl who never lifted a finger in her life to do anything. She just wants to marry a rich man and has no clue about what it takes to be a new frontier woman! Also, buxom Laura from a large family and is used to hard work, desperately seeking a man out West due to the fact there are no men in her town. Can ...

At the tender age of thirteen, orphaned Jenny Low decides to take matters in her own hands and runs away from her captive life in a Ute tribe. Rescued from near death by a kindly teamster, Samuel Baunof, Jenny is sent to live with a family in Glenwood Springs, Colorado in 1886. She learns the truth of wickedness and runs again straight into true evil. Meanwhile, Samuel holds his head up while facing life's cruelty head on. A few years later, he crosses paths with the orphaned girl he once rescued. Now a beautiful young woman, Jenny is a God-send in his time of need. Their trials aren’t ...

A well-researched historical setting provides the background against which the personal challenges and tragedies of the Graham Saga are set. In this book, we return to a Maryland presently torn apart by religious conflict - the hitherto so tolerant approach to various faiths is a thing of the past now that the staunchly Protestant William and Mary sit on the throne, and when Catholic friends of the Grahams end up in danger, Matthew and Alex must ride to the rescue.

"Ordering a wife through the mail is unnatural. Having your mother order one on your behalf is infuriating.” Asa Bailey grew up hard, on a daily diet of driving cattle, drinking coffee, and eating dust. Since his father’s premature death, the weight of the responsibility for the success of the ranch and the added pressure of his mother’s contrary and snobbish nature weighs like a millstone strapped to his neck. Disappointment from the betrayal of his childhood sweetheart has left him skittish about matters of the heart. The last thing he wants is a wife. Unfortunately, his mother ...

In the depths of a Colorado silver mine, two hearts discover that the most precious metal is trust. A female mine owner and a union-sympathizing foreman must choose between their conflicting loyalties and their growing love as labor tensions threaten to tear apart both the mine and the community that depends on it.

Cody Maxwell has a dilemma. His father is old but won’t turn over the family farm to his son until Cody proves he’s ready to settle down. That means finding a wife. Liza Kennedy is the youngest of nine children in her family, but knows her parents can’t take care of her much longer. One day, she answers an ad in the newspaper for a mail order bride, from a young man living in Maple Grove, California. Stepping out in faith, Liza heads west. Cody turns out to be everything she could ever have dreamed of … and then a woman appears who threatens to destroy Liza’s happy new life, ...

The secret Georgia is hiding. When it’s laid bare and her life is on the line, will Tim prove to Georgia what real love looks? Georgia Petrillo becomes a mail-order bride and runs away from her abusive fiancé and greedy parents. She arrives in the sleepy town of Copper Trail to meet her fiancé Tim Clark, who isn’t expecting her but marries her almost instantly at her demand. However, Tim soon finds out that the woman he wrote to is very different in real life, and all kinds of troubles arise. Read all the books in Love Me Love My Dog Western Romance Series bestselling author, Katie ...