Historical Novels

Over the four years that I've been publishing books, I've always had more historical novels out than contemporary ones. My bachelor's degree is in history and the fact that I've always had a special love for the subject may contribute. Growing up in the Appalachian culture, I often joke that I lived the history, and this has a lot of truth in it. Without a doubt, however, I'm a history buff, and I find writing historical novels fun.

     

Out of my eighteen novels published, these are my historical ones:
Cleared for Planting https://www.amazon.com/Cleared-Planting-Appalachian-Roots-Book-ebook/dp/B00RM5GZPK
Sown in Dark Soil https://www.amazon.com/Sown-Dark-Soil-Janice-Hopkins-ebook/dp/B014500JQK
Uprooted by War https://www.amazon.com/Uprooted-War-Appalachian-Roots-Book-ebook/dp/B01F7SPDLU
Transplanted to Red Clay  https://www.amazon.com/Transplanted-Clay-Appalachian-Roots-Book-ebook/dp/B01LTEY0PQ
When Winter Is Past https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BLOKRSS
Mountain Mishap https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Mishap-Janice-Cole-Hopkins-ebook/dp/B0756RMKL6
It All Started at the Masquerade https://www.amazon.com/All-Started-at-Masquerade-ebook/dp/B078FQ38JK\
Through the Wilderness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K25WJ25
Rosyln's Rescue https://www.amazon.com/Roslyns-Rescue-Janice-Cole-Hopkins-ebook/dp/B07MDSJKJC/ref
Glenda's Gold https://www.amazon.com/Glendas-Gold-Time-Told-Tales-Book-ebook/dp/B07NBSCLW6
Time-Told Tales https://www.amazon.com/Time-Told-Tales-Janice-Cole-Hopkins/dp/1798059363
Mountain Storms https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Storms-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07R9X3PT1

            

Roslyn's Rescue, Glenda's Gold, and Time Told Tales (the print edition of the two Kindle books) are set in England in the Middle Ages. When Winter Is Past and It All Started at the Masquerade are set in America in the 1700s.  Novels set in the 1800s include Cleared for Planting, Sown in Dark Soil, Uprooted by War, Transplanted to Red Clay, and Mountain Mishap (in the Appalachian Mountains), Through the Wilderness (on the Oregon Trail), and Mountain Storms (set in Wyoming).

I have lived in or visited all of these settings, and you can be sure there will be more to follow. My latest release, Mountain Storms, will be part of a trilogy, and Time-Told Tales also has another volume in the works. I'll have one set in the 1960s coming out around the end of the year and some World War II novels in the future. I love to both read and write historical novels and eagerly look forward to continuing.

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