Author: jodyhedlund
Michigan Territory, 1814A voyageur and a young woman swept up in a time of upheaval and dangerdiscover firsthand the high price of freedom.The British Army has taken control of Michilimackinac Island and its fort, forcing the Americans to swear an oath of loyalty to the crown in order to retain their land. Pierre Durant is a fur trader who returns after being away from the island for years, only … after being away from the island for years, only to find the family farm a shambles and those he cares about starving and at the mercy of British invaders.Torn between…
Jody Hedlund Brings History to Life Like Few Others In 1763 Massachusetts, Susanna Smith has grown up with everything she’s ever wanted, except one thing: an education. Because she’s a female, higher learning has been closed to her, but her quick mind and quicker tongue never back down from a challenge. She’s determined to put her status to good use, reaching out to the poor and deprived. And she … deprived. And she knows when she marries well, she will be able to continue her work with the less fortunate. Ben Ross grew up a farmer’s son and has nothing…
Promised at birth to a convent, Lady Rosemarie is prepared to give her life to God. But when she’s offered the opportunity to marry instead, she’ll look to the Lord to decide her fate. With over 500 five-star ratings on Goodreads.
2014 Carol Award Winner for Historical RomanceMichigan, 1880Annalisa Werner’s hope for a fairy tale love is over. Her husband failed her in every way and now his death has left her with few options to save the family farm. She needs a plentiful harvest. That, and a husband to help bring it in. Someone strong, dependable. That’ll be enough. A marriage for love…that’s something she’s given up on. she’s given up on. So her father sends a letter to his brother in the Old Country, asking him to find Annalisa a groom. Then a man appears: Carl Richards, from their…
Shipwrecked and homeless, Emma Chambers stumbles into a marriage of convenience with the local lighthouse keeper — a widowed father. But strange rumors are swirling through town, and nothing is quite as it seems… A “captivating and suspenseful” Christian novel (Booklist).