Linda Hoover

Author Bio:

Linda A. Hoover writes both Young Adult and Adult historical fiction. She's had several columns published in the South Charleston Spectator as well as a middle grade serial for that same newspaper. She is recently retired from the county's public library system. Linda loves to write and enjoys spending time with her family, reading and cooking.

Heart's Journey

After narrowly escaping an arranged marriage, Boston socialite Julia Phillips joyfully marries the man she loves. But shopkeeper Jacob Anderson has farming in his blood. After their wedding in June of 1880, he takes Julia to Iowa where their best-laid plans soon fall apart. As they learn to rely on…

Heart's Desire

In 1880 Boston, Julia Phillips’s father betroths her to wealthy Lucien Harris to cover up a tragic secret. She has no interest in Lucien, but Jacob Anderson, a kind jewelry store clerk has captured her attention. Can she put off Lucien long enough to convince her parents to accept a man who isn’t…

Lighter Than Air

Brighton, England, 1900 Justin Ramsey has plans as high in the sky as a hot air balloon. But his older brother Richard, Earl of Dunningham, brings him down to earth with orders to join the army. Desperate to make his own way, Justin agrees to a deal: if he can successfully manage the neighborhood while…

Mountain Prophecy

In 1918, Dusty and Darla's Appalachian relatives still feud with their neighbors, are deeply superstitious and believe in local folklore. The teen twins deal with it every summer. But this time two young women have disappeared into an abandoned mine, and the mountain families believe trolls looking…