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Stephanie Grace WhitsonAuthor Bio:Award-winning novelist Stephanie Grace Whitson began writing fiction when she was inspired by the lives of pioneers laid to rest in an abandoned cemetery near her home in southeast Nebraska. Her family, her church, historical research, and volunteering at the International Quilt Museum all rank high on her list of "favorite things." |
Books by Author
 A Prairie Christmas CollectionThree novellas transport readers back to the 1800s where love blooms in unexpected places. A Picture-Perfect Christmas: Lydia is determined to end the tumbleweed existence she and her physician father have led in recent years by marrying a prominent rancher’s son. But then a traveling railroad photo… |
 Sixteen BridesWith the promise of prime homesteads and fresh starts, sixteen Civil War widows uproot and move out West. But when they stumble off the train they are greeted by local bachelors eager to propose marriage. Sparks fly when the women learn the true motive behind the organization known as the Ladies Emigration… |
 Love at First LightIn 1868 Nebraska, as part of the Ladies Cemetery Improvement Society, a well-to-do young woman who feels unlovable encounters a disfigured warrior who has given up hoping for anything beyond a life in the shadows. When their unusual connection blossoms into love, Isobel and Gideon are faced with the… |
 A Claim of Her OwnIt's 1876, and 20-year-old Mattie Flynn is determined to make a fresh start after fleeing from her sinister boss in the gambling house where she was employed as a singer. Mattie travels to Deadwood, South Dakota, in search of her younger brother, who went ahead of her in hopes of making a fortune in… |
 A Most Unsuitable MatchOriginally published by Bethany House. An unlikely attraction occurs between two passengers on a steamboat journey up the Missouri River to Montana...She is a self-centered young woman from a privileged family who fears the outdoors and avoids anything rustic. He is a preacher living under a sense of… |
 The Shadow on the QuiltOriginally published by Barbour in 2012. Juliana Sutton's life looks perfect-from the outside. Until her husband's untimely death reveals a devastating truth. . . . Cass Gregory is carrying his own dark secrets and feels unworthy to offer comfort to a woman of Juliana's standing. When circumstances… |
 The Key on the QuiltOriginally published by Barbour, The Key on the Quilt introduces readers to three women who face trial, betrayal and redemption in a historic prison in Nebraska. Convicted of murder, Jane Prescott begins serving her ten-year sentence. Will the prison doctor be a balm to her broken spirit? Mamie Dawson… |
 The Message on the QuiltOriginally published by Barbour, The Message on the Quilt is Book 3 in the Quilt Chronicles series. Emilie Rhodes’ newspaper editor father raised her to think for herself—until doing so leads Emilie to want to write “real news.” Fired by her father, a stubborn Emilie begins writing anonymously… |
 Red BirdOriginally published by Thomas Nelson in 1997, Red Bird is Book 3 in the Prairie Winds series. It tells the story of Carrie Brown, only a child when she first met Soaring Eagle, but she’s never given up on the dream that one day, they will be together. Those closest to her consider that dream a childish… |
 Walks the FireA CBA bestseller when first published by Thomas Nelson in 1995, Walks the Fire takes readers on the Oregon Trail with Jesse King, a reluctant pioneer who doesn’t want to go west. But Jesse's husband has never been all that concerned with what his wife wants. When tragedy strikes, Jesse is rescued… |
 Soaring EagleOriginally published by Thomas Nelson, Soaring Eagle is Book 2 in the best-selling Prairie Winds series. When her husband dies at the Little Big Horn, LisBeth Baird returns home in search of comfort. But her beloved mother has died, and LisBeth rejects the faith that sustained her mother. Will bitterness… |
 A Basket Brigade ChristmasNot even the Civil War can smother the spirit of Christmas, especially in the town of Decatur, Illinois, in 1862, where the ladies of the Basket Brigade board trains to minister to Union soldiers, offering fried chicken, pickled peaches,pound cake, and other dainties to men who haven't eaten a home-cooked… |
 Belle of the Wild WestThe only child of wealthy parents, Irmagard Friedrich is determined to become famous as Liberty Belle, trick rider for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Irma’s fiercely controlling mother is just as determined to stop her. But then Irma gets the chance to live her dream when her father arranges an audition… |
 Jacob's ListA story of reconciliation … against all odds Crushed by the loss of their only son, estranged couple Pamela and Michael Nolan reunite to realize some of the dreams on Jacob’s bucket list. But for Jacob’s parents, the list will prove to be about a lot more than youthful adventure. Devastated by… |
 A Garden in ParisAfter 26 years as the trophy wife of a powerful man, Mary Davis is both a widow with no sense of identity and a mother who doesn’t know how to bridge the gap between herself and her increasingly distant daughter. When Mary finds a framed motto promising that “It’s never too late to be who you… |
 A Hilltop in TuscanyMary Davis, Liz’s widowed mother has returned to Paris and made peace with the past, but now she struggles with conflicted feelings about the two men in her life—Parisian Jean-Marc, the first love who’s never forgotten her and Luca Santo, the Italian who’s introduced Mary to new adventures.… |
 Heart of the SandhillsMarried for a little more than a year, Genevieve LaCroix Dane Two Stars and her beloved Daniel Two Stars dream of making a happy home in a safe place. But Dakota Indians living in Minnesota in the aftermath of the Dakota War face hostility that seems to grow stronger every day. When Daniel is offered… |
 Edge of the WildernessGenevieve LaCroix has survived the Dakota War, but her broken heart cannot seem to mend. Can Daniel Two Stars really be dead? Caring for a widower’s children gives her new purpose, but when Simon Dane proposes marriage, Gen cannot bring herself to accept. Simon begins a ministry to the suffering Dakota… |
 Valley of the Shadow“I won’t go, and you can’t make me!” As the daughter of Good Song Woman and a French trader, eighteen-year-old Genevieve LaCroix wants nothing to do with her father’s plan to see his daughter educated by the white missionaries at Renville mission. Forced there against her will, Gen eventually… |
 Messenger by MoonlightOrphaned Annie Paxton and her brothers may have lost the only home they've ever known, but they're determined to make a better future in St. Joseph, Missouri. Annie dreams of a pretty house with window boxes, and having friends, and attending church every week. But then her brothers spot the ad for… |
 Sarah's PatchworkWhen Aunt Sarah begins to tell Lorna stories based on the fabric in a treasured crazy quilt, Lorna has no idea she is hearing true stories—the story of Aunt Sarah’s life. Abandoned by their destitute father, Sarah Biddle and her younger brother, Tom, are sent west on an orphan train. But no one… |
Karyn's Memory BoxA battered box containing an odd assortment of mementoes encourages antiques dealer Reagan Bishop to step back in time. Her quest to learn Karyn Ritter’s story results in modern day friendship and unexpected romance. Desperate to escape a forced marriage, Karyn Ensinger flees Brandenberg, Germany,… |
 Nora's Ribbon of MemoriesAntiques dealer Reagan Bishop delves into the past again, this time seeking the truth about Nora O’Dell, the milliner/dressmaker whose cherished charm string of antique buttons she finds in an elderly friend’s attic. When Elnora Calhoun runs away from her father’s farm, she changes her name. Her… |
Daughter of the RegimentIrish immigrant Maggie Malone wants no part of the war. She'd rather let "the Americans" settle their differences-until her brothers join Missouri's Union Irish Brigade, and one of their names appears on a list of injured soldiers. Desperate for news, Maggie heads for Boonville, where the… |
 Secrets on the WindOriginally published by Bethany House, Secrets on the Wind tells the story of three courageous women seek a new start in life--and a chance at finding love--on the Nebraska frontier. LAINA GRAY struggles to recover from a trauma inflicted by unimaginable circumstances... but the soldier longing to help… |
 Secrets on the WindIt seems to be a typical US Army post in 1878. But in the midst of the regimented daily routine … … a grieving sergeant harbors bitterness and guilt in his broken heart, … a desperate young woman struggles to recover from the trauma inflicted by unimaginable circumstances, … a new recruit with… |
 Watchers on the HillOriginally published by Bethany House, Watchers on the Hill tells the story of Charlotte Valentine Bishop, who expected to find peace and refuge from the pain of her past at Fort Robinson. Instead ... --others are depending on her to be strong in situations she never wanted to face again. --circumstances… |
 Footprints on the HorizonOriginally published by Bethany House, Footprints on the Horizon presents a WWII story set in Nebraska. The battles of WW II are thousands of miles from the quiet Sandhills of Nebraska … or are they? •When the young man CJ Jackson loves like a son is called to the front, she is forced to face the… |
 A Captain for Laura RoseLaura Rose White's late father taught her everything he knew about piloting a Missouri River steamboat. He even named their boat after her. Despite that, it seems that Laura will forever be a "cub pilot" to her brother Joe, because in 1867, a female riverboat captain is unheard of. That is,… |