Author: janekirkpatrick

In 1853, Abigail Scott was a 19-year-old school teacher in Oregon Territory when she married Ben Duniway. Marriage meant giving up on teaching, but Abigail always believed she was meant to be more than a good wife and mother. When financial mistakes and an injury force Ben to stop working, Abigail becomes the primary breadwinner for her growing family. What she sees as a working woman appalls … her, and she devotes her life to fighting for the rights of women, including their right to vote.Following Abigail as she bears six children, runs a millinery and a private school, helps…

From a New York Times bestselling author hailed as “a commanding innovator of the historical genre” (Booklist starred review): In 1844, a group of Irish Catholics sets out for California in search of religious freedom. But when a heavy snowstorm hits the wagon party, they must lean on their faith — and fight to survive…

In 1911, Carrie Strahorn wrote a memoir entitled Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage, which shared some of the most exciting events of 25 years of traveling and shaping the American West with her husband, Robert Strahorn, a railroad promoter, investor, and writer. That is all fact. Everything She Didn’t Say imagines Carrie nearly ten years later as she decides to write down what was really on her … really on her mind during those adventurous nomadic years.Certain that her husband will not read it, and in fact that it will only be found after her death, Carrie is finally willing…

From a New York Times bestselling author whose “vivid, rich prose will keep readers in awe” (Publishers Weekly): In 1870s Oregon, Jennie Pickett trusts in God as she defies prejudice against female physicians — and begins an unlikely romance with a widower.

Inspired by true events, this breathtaking Carol Award winner follows German immigrant Hulda, whose faith and passion for gardening sustain her through a series of family tragedies. From a New York Times bestselling author whose “vivid, rich prose will keep readers in awe” (Publishers Weekly).

Based on historical characters and events, A Sweetness to the Soul recounts the captivating story of young, spirited Oregon pioneer Jane Herbert who at the age of twelve faces a tragedy that begins a life-long search for forgiveness and love. In the years that follow, young Jane finds herself involved in an unusual and touching romance with a dreamer sixteen years her senior, struggles to make peace with an emotionally distant mother, and fights to build a family of her own. Filled with heart-warming insight and glimpses of real-life pain, A Sweetness to the Soul paints a brilliant picture of…

In 19th-century America, devout Eliza discovers her mother’s diary… and the shocking truth about her own tumultuous childhood. A New York Times bestselling author delivers “a superb story of a woman’s struggle to triumph over time and place” (New York Times bestselling author Sandra Dallas).