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The Fault Between us is available now!

1959. Claire, Bridget, and Frannie Reilly were once as close as three sisters could be.

Though their mother left when they were young, their loving father raised them with everything they could want. But when Claire marries a handsome cowboy and settles out west, a thousand miles away, the sisters’ strong bond begins to unravel.

Cover of The Fault Between Us, three sisters looking at Old Faithful

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Available now: Code Name Edelweiss, winner of the 2023 Carol Award for Best Historical Fiction

Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard.

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Don’t Miss My Other Books for Historical Fiction Lovers

In A Far-Off Land

It’s 1931 and Minerva Sinclaire is in a real jam. She stole her father’s savings and ran away to Hollywood, sure she could make it big, save the family farm, and make up for everything.

Instead, she wakes up next to a dead leading man and is framed for murder. She’s on the run—from a shady studio set-up, corrupt police, and the consequences of her own bad choices.

Turns out, she can’t make up for everything, but maybe she can find a different kind of happy ending.

In a Far Off-Land Endorsements

Landsem’s prose is as immersive as it is lyrical. Worthiness, forgiveness and love rise from the dust of broken lives with the backdrop of both sides of Hollywood — the glitter and the dark. Immersive, enchanting and gripping, In A Far-Off Land is do-not-miss historical fiction.

Patti Callahan, NYT Bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis

With everything I crave in historical fiction, In A Far Off Place immerses the reader in a world long forgotten yet achingly familiar. Old Hollywood meets Grapes of Wrath, and the redemption, romance, and regret are all beautifully written and deliciously authentic.

Amy Harmon

New York Times Bestselling Author

The stage is set perfectly with beautiful prose as Stephanie Landsem takes readers back behind the glamorous curtain of Hollywood, exposing the corruption on the other side. Like an enchanting, enduring motion picture, In a Far-Off Land will grip your heart with its timeless truth and captivate the theater of your mind. –Melanie Dobson, award-winning author of Memories of Glass and Catching the Wind

One of the best books I’ve read this year! Stephanie Landsem weaves a heroine with as much spunk and edge as heart and soul. Just a gorgeous, page-turning novel.

~ Heidi Chiavaroli, Carol Award-winning author of Freedom’s Ring and The Orchard House

Part John Steinbeck and part Mickey Spillane, this well-researched historical novel is a tale of inspiration and hope. Highly recommended.

Historical Novel Society

Depression-era Hollywood provides the perfect stage for the desperate and colorful cast of In a Far-Off Land. This tale is that of a journey from brokenness to healing, from emptiness to wholeness.

Jocelyn Green, Christy Award-winning author of Shadows of the White City

“Depression-era Hollywood provides the perfect stage for the desperate and colorful cast of In a Far-Off Land. Stephanie Landsem gives us a timeless story of the prodigal traveling far from home and finding the way back again.

~Jocelyn Green, Christy Award-winning author of Shadows of the White City

A free prequel to In A Far-Off Land:

All That Glitters

Max Clark is surrounded by the glittering stars of Hollywood, but he’s never been more alone. Everyone he’s ever loved is either dead or hates him. That’s when he sees a girl that he can’t get out of his mind. Max has made plenty of mistakes in his life but maybe—for once—he can be the hero of a story instead of the villain. Maybe he can help Minerva Sinclaire find her happy ending.

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The Living Water Series brings the unknown women of the Bible to life. The Well, The Thief, and The Tomb, a novel of Martha, are biblically authentic stories of women transformed by encounters with Jesus.

A beautiful retelling of the biblical story of the woman at the well—bringing to life this poignant young woman struggling to survive love and heartbreak.

The surprising story of Martha of Bethany, whose encounter with Jesus transforms her and her family in ways they couldn’t imagine.

A Roman centurion longing for peace and a Jewish woman hiding a deadly secret witness a miracle that transforms their lives and leads them to the foot of the cross.