Christine Elizabeth Johnson

Historical Women's Literature
Books
The Lightkeepers WifeThe Lightkeeper's Wife
 

Sara Kraft struggles to tend the lighthouse after her husband’s disappearance strands her on a windswept Lake Michigan island with winter fast approaching.  When an Indian washes ashore in the same gale that swept flames through Chicago, Sara fears he is a savage who will murder her or worse.  Instead, she finds in this man an artistic temperament that matches own.   Heedless of her marriage vows, Sara plunges into the firestorm of new love, but just when their future together looks certain, her husband returns to reclaim her affection.  Neither Sara’s heart nor the island is big enough for two men.  Will she choose love or duty? 

This completed manuscript is a finalist for the 2008 Golden Heart® award.

Secrets of the Blackwood
First volume in the Sister Joan series

Deep in the north of 1200 England, Sabina Tenebreaux struggles to recover her stolen blackwood chest, a chest that contains a secret so powerful it will shake the foundations of Christendom.  Only one man, Anselm, offers to help, but is he friend, foe, or something much worse? 

This completed manuscript has garnered the following awards:
Finalist, 2008 Golden Heart® award
Winner, 2007 Romance Through the Ages contest & Best of the Best Award
3rd, 2006 Daphne du Maurier Award
Finalist, 2006 Linda Howard Award of Excellence
The Jewel and the Chain
Second volume in the Sister Joan series

Just when Juliana finally allows herself to love another man, he is arrested for stealing her jeweled brooch, a prize to which both king and lord lay claim .  To gain her lover's freedom, Juliana must decipher the secret of the brooch, but doing so will bring back an unwelcome surprise from the past -- a surprise that will end all hope of marriage.  

This manuscript is complete.
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