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Jody Hedlund

Biography

Jody Hedlund

Jody Hedlund is the author of over 20 novels, including LOVE UNEXPECTED, CAPTURED BY LOVE, UNENDING DEVOTION, THE PREACHER'S BRIDE and A NOBLE GROOM, and is the winner of numerous awards, including the Christy, Carol and Christian Book Award. She received a bachelor's degree from Taylor University and a master's from the University of Wisconsin, both in social work. She lives in Michigan with her husband and five children. She loves hearing from readers on Facebook and on her blog.

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Books by Jody Hedlund

by Jody Hedlund - Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

After facing desperate heartache and loss, Mercy agrees to escape a bleak future in London and join a bride ship. Wealthy and titled, Joseph leaves home and takes to the sea as the ship’s surgeon to escape the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant, they must fight against a forbidden love.

by Jody Hedlund - Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

After her father’s death, Caroline Taylor has grown confident running the Windmill Point Lighthouse. But she knows it’s only a matter of time before a new keeper is appointed --- even though she has nowhere else to go. All too soon, Civil War veteran Ryan Chambers arrives. Still haunted by the horrors of battle, he’s secured the position mostly for the isolation. Before long, though, it becomes clear that Ryan is in no shape to run the lighthouse. Caroline feels drawn to the hurting man, but will he let her get close enough to help --- and possibly heal both their hearts?

by Jody Hedlund - Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

All Emma Chambers ever wanted was a home, but when her steamboat sinks, she's left destitute and with no place to stay. An unlikely solution arises when the lighthouse keeper arrives in town. After a hasty marriage by a traveling preacher, she finds herself heading to the lighthouse with this handsome but quiet stranger. However, Emma soon suspects that Patrick may be hiding something from her --- and then she hears a disturbing rumor about the circumstances surrounding his late wife's death.

by Jody Hedlund - Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

The British Army has taken control of Michilimackinac Island, forcing the Americans to swear an oath of loyalty to the crown in order to retain their land. Pierre Durant is a fur trader who returns after being away for years, only to find the family farm at the mercy of British invaders. Torn between his adventurous life and guilt over neglecting his family, Pierre is drawn deeper into the fight against the British --- and into a relationship with Angelique MacKenzie, a childhood friend who's grown into a beautiful woman. As tensions mount and the violence rages on, Pierre and Angelique must decide where their loyalties rest and how much they'll risk for love.

by Jody Hedlund - Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

Massachusetts, 1763. When a determined Susanna Smith and poor country lawyer Benjamin Ross act to save the life of a runaway indentured servant, they’ll risk everything for love and justice in a nation on the brink of revolution.

by Jody Hedlund - Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

The death of her husband has left Annalisa Werner with few options to save the family farm. She needs a plentiful harvest --- and a husband to help bring it in. So her father sends a letter to his brother in the Old Country, asking him to find Annalisa a groom. Then a man named Carl Richards appears; he's looking for work and will serve on the farm until her husband arrives. With time running out, Annalisa accepts his help, but there's more to this stranger than he's admitting.