by Leslie Gould   Nearly forty years ago, as a twenty-three-year-old just out of college, the Southern Oregon Historical Society hired me...

by Amanda Cox After her family name is tarnished, Josephina escapes to a remote North Carolina island to oversee the restoration of a...

by Jen Turano As many readers know, I write historical romantic comedies set in the Gilded Age. More specifically, I write about members...

by Nancy Mehl “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will...

by Sarah E. Westfall As I moved through elementary school into the upper grades, I wrapped my identity in achievement, and that little...

by Nicole M. Miller I’ve always been a bit of a nerd. History, reading, horses, pop culture, video games, Lego . . . you name it. But...

by Grace Fox One of my dear friends was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last week. Another was released from the hospital after a five-week...

by Connie Mann One of the very best things about being a writer is that you get to take readers along on a journey of discovery. This...

by Mary Connealy My current series, A Western Light, was inspired by a true story: The Woman They Could Not Silence, by Kate Moore. In...

by Liz Tolsma My daughter’s first sentence was, “I do it.” She was always Miss Independent. Like Herbie and Rudolph from “Rudolph the...

by Jenny Erlingsson Over the years, my roles have flowed between visible, public positions to hidden ones. When I first moved to Iceland...

by Misty M. Beller I love a heroine in disguise! It’s one of my favorite tropes, but I don’t often get to write stories with that plot....

by Susan Neal In a world obsessed with reversing the effects of aging, it's important to remember that aging itself is not an ailment,...

by Janine Rosche Summer 1961 Having enlisted in the Air Force, an eighteen-year-old boy from Bridgeport, New York, took his ’57 Ford...

How an Extraordinary Vintage Automobile Sparked a Novel of Restored Friendships by Amanda Dykes As hearts of the world surged and fell in...

by Jodi H. Grubbs I was born and raised on Bonaire, a small Dutch island in the Netherlands Antilles, which is part of the southern...

by Tara-Leigh Cobble Spending time to better understand the Trinity is a mystery to even the most studied professionals, and everyone...

by Patricia Raybon My dad drove a big Chrysler Newport back then. As he piled into our family car with my mom—both of them waving...

by Cameron Lee Small There was a time when I cried out for my mom. And a time when she didn’t answer back. Permanently. “Omma!!” . . ....

by Janyre Tromp Patience is not one of my strengths. I’m not talking about the patience required for a long grocery checkout line. I’m...