FICTION · LARGE TYPE
Tracie Peterson
Tracie Peterson (born 1959) is an American author of Christian fiction. Often called the “Queen of Historical Christian Fiction", she writes many historical novels, with romantic and Christian faith-based themes in them. She has co-written with a variety of Christian authors on joint novels. Many of her books are published by Bethany House. She originally used the pen name of Janelle Jamison.
'It's in the stories,' Jane had once insisted on a Friday car journey home from school.
— from Perfect love, 1995
Most acclaimed
New Mexico Sunset
4 stories in 1 A place to belong - Stong-willed Magdelena "Maggie" Intissar has a temper that matches her auburn hair. She always gets her own way, and she is not about to let Garrett Lucas drag her away from her childhood home to rejoin the father who deserted her when she was eight years old. After failing to sneak down a rose trellis at her Topeka home, Maggie boards a westbound train with Garrett. Feigning cooperation but bent on escape, late one night, she slips off the train and starts walking east across the prairie. The risk of death is preferable to facing her father and her painful memories. But Garrett--and God--have other plans. Perfect love by Janelle Jamison - Lillie Philips thought she had the Perfect Love, but the loss of her husband and baby sent her into depression. Could a visit to her friend Maggie give her new hope? Or will the arrogant Dr. Daniel Monroe force her back into her shell of seclusion? Tender journeys - Three days out of Santa Fe their wagon train had been attacked by Apaches. Ten-year-old Jenny Oberling stared in horror as her parents and older brothers were killed. When the attack was over, her only option was to live with Natty Morgan, a hard woman known for gambling and other vices. Now sixteen, Jenny is reconciled to a dreary existence when she meets David Monroe. The young pastor's kind blue eyes and genuine concern warm her heart. For the first time since her parents died, Jenny hears about a God who loves her and can give her strength to forgive those who destroyed her family. David determines to marry Jenny, but Natty has other plans. As David frantically works against time, he fears the worst: He may be too late to free Jenny. The Willing Heart by Janelle Jamison - Riley Dawson has brought relief to a dying mining town, but Zandy Stewart sees a cruel side of him when he presents her with an impossible ultimatum. Can The Willing Heart of faith link them before disaster strikes?
House of secrets
Hailed as “a breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure” by J. K. Rowling, this New York Times bestseller is the first installment in the explosive tween fantasy series by famed Hollywood director Chris Columbus (of Harry Potter fame) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It’s Kind of a Funny Story). Siblings Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything they could ever want. But everything changed when Dr. Walker lost his job. Now the family must relocate to an old Victorian house, formerly the home of occult novelist Denver Kristoff—a house that simultaneously feels creepy and too good to be true. By the time the Walkers realize that one of their neighbors has sinister plans for them, they’re banished to a primeval forest way off the grid. Bloodthirsty medieval warriors patrol the woods around them, supernatural pirates roam the neighboring seas, and a power-hungry queen rules the land. To survive, the siblings will have to be braver than they ever thought possible—and to fight against their darkest impulses. The key may lie in their own connection to the secret Kristoff legacy. But as they unravel that legacy, they’ll discover that it’s not just their family that’s in danger . . . it’s the entire world.