In Fairy Tales & Fraud

Montgomery, Alabama. December 1917. A wounded deputy. A hunted widow. An ambitious heiress. And a Christmas morning that changes everything.

Deputy Nathaniel Steele has already survived a German spy ring, a gunshot wound, and the heartbreak of watching the woman he loved marry someone else. He is finally settling into a new homestead on the outskirts of town when a young woman stumbles out of his barn at dawn, clutching a feverish child and her last ounce of hope.

Willa Ashwood has walked through the winter woods for three weeks, hiding by day and moving by night, ever since men connected to a Georgia motor works planted silenced her husband over what he overheard. She doesn't trust lawmen. She doesn't trust strangers. But she trusts Nathaniel Steele, almost against her will, and that trust may be the most dangerous thing she has ever done.

Meanwhile, Sophie Clark, the spirited and beautiful daughter of one of Montgomery's wealthiest businessmen, is running out of time. Her father has given her until March to convince him that the brave but quiet deputy is worth waiting for, or he will step in and choose the man who will become her husband and the future head of his empire. Sophie is clever, bold, and certain she knows what she wants. What she cannot account for is the woman no one is supposed to know about and the man she never saw coming.

Set against the backdrop of WWI-era Alabama, In Fairy Tales & Fraud weaves together danger, longing, and faith in a story about worth, second chances, and the love that arrives when you have stopped expecting it. With unforgettable characters, a warmly drawn Southern setting, and a mystery that reaches into a corrupt Georgia law enforcement system, this is a novel that lingers long after the last page.

Readers who love Jody Hedlund, Kristy Cambron, and Elizabeth Camden will feel right at home.

If you enjoy clean, faith-filled historical romance with strong women, a slow-burn love story, and a mystery worth solving, you have found your next favorite read.