Nancy E. Turner was born in Dallas, Texas, and currently lives with her husband, John, in Tucson, Arizona. She started college when her children were grown and completed a bachelor's degree in fine arts at the University of Arizona with a triple major in creative writing, music, and studio art. During the seven years it took to complete her degree, Turner is the author of the novels THESE IS MY WORDS, THE WATER AND THE BLOOD, and SARAH'S QUILT, her sequel to the bestselling THESE IS MY WORDS.

Books by Nancy E. Turner

My Name Is Resolute

by Nancy E. Turner - Fiction, Historical Fiction

The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica, and brought to the New World. Resolute and her sister are sold into slavery in New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. She struggles to find her way in a society that is quick to judge a young woman without a family. As the seeds of rebellion against England grow, Resolute is torn between following the rules and breaking free.

The Star Garden: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine

by Nancy E. Turner - Fiction

Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906

by Nancy E. Turner

The Water and the Blood

by Nancy E. Turner - Fiction