Elizabeth Ann Boyles

Author Bio:

Elizabeth Ann Boyles writes unusual stories of adventure and romance, set in the mid-nineteenth century Japan. She gained a love for the Far East when she lived in Japan in her twenties, teaching English in several universities and leading exploratory Bible studies. Much of Elizabeth Ann's life has been spent in building relationships with her international students at a Christian university in the Dallas area.

Although Elizabeth Ann's great-great-uncle, John Greer Walsh, was the first U.S. consul to Nagasaki and her great-grandfather participated in the trading firm of Walsh, Hall & Co., she had no interest in Japan until she was given the opportunity to represent a Christian organization there. She found the Far East to be like a second home. She also met her missionary husband in Japan, and they were married in a bilingual ceremony in Tokyo.

Elizabeth Ann's writing won the ACFW Genesis award and the ACFW Virginia Crown award for historical / historical romance.

Fields of Shadow and Glory: 1863: The Civil War Crucible

A Homeward Journey. A Cruel War. Trials of Faith. After a perilous voyage halfway around the world, brothers Tom and Terry Ballard are finally bound for home. But peace proves elusive. In San Francisco, a hidden enemy sets a dangerous chain of events in motion. When the brothers' opponent drags Terry…

Isle of Darkness and Light: 1862: Marooned Where Pirates Lurk

Brothers torn apart. A remote Pacific island. A clash of cultures—and of faith. In 1862, New York sailor Tom Ballard is stranded on a quake-plagued island, abandoned by his ship. An angry pirate prowls the shore; deeper inland, Tom encounters Sara and Daisuke Ogawa, a marooned Japanese sister and…

Entrapped: 1861: The Journey Begins

1861. Two brothers. One impulsive summer. Journeys that change everything. Tom Ballard never meant for things to go so wrong. But after a string of missteps, he and his brother Terry are banished from the comfort of their New York home. Would signing on to a merchant ship become their greatest mistake—entangling…

Two Autumns, One Spring

In the Dragonfly Trilogy’s third story, three months of bliss dissolve into threats of ruin. Sumi Taguchi Cardiff could lose her husband, disgrace her family, and be arrested for following Jesus, her new Liege. John Cardiff, the first American consul in Nagasaki, never imagines his mother would try…

Dragonfly Wings

In 1859, the Americans have finally cracked open Nagasaki’s centuries-old isolation. Sumi Taguchi, the daughter of a samurai, can hardly wait to investigate the outside world. But if she pursues her desires, she must disobey her family’s elder and accept the dangerous consequences. Yet what can…

The Year of the Barbarian

Sumi Taguchi, a samurai’s daughter, eagerly anticipates the arrival of foreigners from the West, who will end Japan’s centuries-long isolation from the world. Maybe these foreigners will bring answers to life’s troublesome riddles. But to be free to meet these newcomers, she must first avoid a…