Historical Fiction
by J. M. Hochstetler
The American Patriot Series
The only comprehensive historical fiction series on the American Revolution, the American Patriot Series sweeps readers into a tumultuous world of rebellion against tyranny. Beginning in April 1775, Daughter of Liberty sets in motion the thrilling saga that follows Elizabeth Howard and Jonathan Carleton as they face the devastation and triumphs of war—from the American colonists’ first armed confrontation with the British to the spreading inferno along the frontiers of Indian territory, through the battles raging in the Middle and Southern colonies and on the high seas, and at last to the final, decisive assault at Yorktown.
In this vivid retelling of our nation’s founding, the actual historical people and events, including breathtaking moment-by-moment recreations of pivotal battles, converge with two compelling characters in a suspense-filled story of espionage, intrigue, and romance. On the ruins of war and loss, Elizabeth Howard and Jonathan Carleton will build a legacy of love, hope, faith—and liberty!
The American Revolution and the establishment of the United States are based solidly in the Christian faith of our founding generation. The American Patriot Series reflects our nation’s founding accurately by depicting the beliefs and values of those who sacrificed their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to bring this nation to birth.
The American Patriot Series features paintings by Don Troiani, Thomas Sully, and other famous American artists.
In this vivid retelling of our nation’s founding, the actual historical people and events, including breathtaking moment-by-moment recreations of pivotal battles, converge with two compelling characters in a suspense-filled story of espionage, intrigue, and romance. On the ruins of war and loss, Elizabeth Howard and Jonathan Carleton will build a legacy of love, hope, faith—and liberty!
The American Revolution and the establishment of the United States are based solidly in the Christian faith of our founding generation. The American Patriot Series reflects our nation’s founding accurately by depicting the beliefs and values of those who sacrificed their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to bring this nation to birth.
The American Patriot Series features paintings by Don Troiani, Thomas Sully, and other famous American artists.
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The overarching theme of the American Patriot Series, the life journey to find one’s true home in God’s kingdom, is one that will resonate with many readers. While enduring the anguish of war and separation, Elizabeth and Carleton discover that, even more than the grand ideal of liberty and the deep intimacy of earthly love, they seek that eternal city of God where they will no longer be aliens and strangers, but citizens. For as events out of their control rush toward a fateful climax, they learn that true peace and lasting freedom are found in God alone.
Book 1, Daughter of Liberty
ISBN: 9781936438082
As the first blood of the Revolution is spilled, a daring rebel spy and an enigmatic British officer fight a war of wits and words—and a love that will not be denied.
Eastertide, April 1775. In the blockaded port of Boston, Elizabeth Howard plays a dangerous game. As the infamous courier Oriole, she is hunted by the British for smuggling intelligence and munitions to the Sons of Liberty by night, while by day she flirts with British officers to gain access to information the rebels so desperately need. But she hasn’t counted on the arrival of Jonathan Carleton, an officer in the Seventeenth Light Dragoons. To her dismay, the attraction between them is immediate, powerful—and fought on both sides in a war of wits and words. When Carleton wins the assignment to ferret out Oriole, Elizabeth can no longer deny that he is not only her most dangerous foe, but also the possessor of her heart.
As the first blood is spilled at Lexington and Concord, Carleton fights his own private battle of faith. And headstrong Elizabeth learns the bitter consequences of following her impulsive heart when her dangerous role thrusts her into the carnage of Bunker Hill.
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Eastertide, April 1775. In the blockaded port of Boston, Elizabeth Howard plays a dangerous game. As the infamous courier Oriole, she is hunted by the British for smuggling intelligence and munitions to the Sons of Liberty by night, while by day she flirts with British officers to gain access to information the rebels so desperately need. But she hasn’t counted on the arrival of Jonathan Carleton, an officer in the Seventeenth Light Dragoons. To her dismay, the attraction between them is immediate, powerful—and fought on both sides in a war of wits and words. When Carleton wins the assignment to ferret out Oriole, Elizabeth can no longer deny that he is not only her most dangerous foe, but also the possessor of her heart.
As the first blood is spilled at Lexington and Concord, Carleton fights his own private battle of faith. And headstrong Elizabeth learns the bitter consequences of following her impulsive heart when her dangerous role thrusts her into the carnage of Bunker Hill.
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Book 2, Native Son
ISBN: 9781936438099
Caught between two worlds at war, he could lose everything—his country, his faith, and the woman who holds his heart captive.
Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton has pledged his allegiance to the newly elected commander of the rebel force, General George Washington. But his heart belongs to fiery Elizabeth Howard, who charms British officers by day and by night delivers their secrets to the Sons of Liberty. Their plans to marry are put on hold, however, when Washington orders Carleton to undertake a perilous journey deep into Indian territory, while Elizabeth continues to spy on the British. Within weeks, she learns that far out in the wilderness Carleton has been captured by the Seneca. Despite all attempts to find him, his fate remains shrouded in mystery.
After several desperate months as a slave of the Seneca, Carleton is rescued by a band of Shawnee and taken farther west into Ohio Territory. Adopted into the tribe as the warrior White Eagle, he rises to become war chief and is drawn unwillingly into a bitter war against the white settlers who threaten to overrun Shawnee lands. All the while he must walk a treacherous tightrope between a rival who will stop at nothing to destroy him, the seductions of a beautiful widow . . . and the longing for Elizabeth that will not give him peace.
Forced to abandon Boston, British General William Howe prepares to unleash an overwhelming invasion force against the badly outmatched American army at New York City, while Elizabeth struggles to guard her heart against the attentions of a handsome young Dutch doctor. With battle looming, the frontier explodes into flame, and reports filter back east that a canny new Shawnee war chief named White Eagle is leading devastating raids against both British and American outposts in Ohio Territory.
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Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton has pledged his allegiance to the newly elected commander of the rebel force, General George Washington. But his heart belongs to fiery Elizabeth Howard, who charms British officers by day and by night delivers their secrets to the Sons of Liberty. Their plans to marry are put on hold, however, when Washington orders Carleton to undertake a perilous journey deep into Indian territory, while Elizabeth continues to spy on the British. Within weeks, she learns that far out in the wilderness Carleton has been captured by the Seneca. Despite all attempts to find him, his fate remains shrouded in mystery.
After several desperate months as a slave of the Seneca, Carleton is rescued by a band of Shawnee and taken farther west into Ohio Territory. Adopted into the tribe as the warrior White Eagle, he rises to become war chief and is drawn unwillingly into a bitter war against the white settlers who threaten to overrun Shawnee lands. All the while he must walk a treacherous tightrope between a rival who will stop at nothing to destroy him, the seductions of a beautiful widow . . . and the longing for Elizabeth that will not give him peace.
Forced to abandon Boston, British General William Howe prepares to unleash an overwhelming invasion force against the badly outmatched American army at New York City, while Elizabeth struggles to guard her heart against the attentions of a handsome young Dutch doctor. With battle looming, the frontier explodes into flame, and reports filter back east that a canny new Shawnee war chief named White Eagle is leading devastating raids against both British and American outposts in Ohio Territory.
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Wind of the Spirit Heritage Edition
ISBN 978-1-936438-13-6
Can her love bridge the miles that separate them—and the savage bonds that threaten to tear him forever from her arms?
Elizabeth Howard’s assignment to gain crucial intelligence for General Washington leads her into the very maw of war at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, where disaster threatens to end the American rebellion. Yet Elizabeth’s heart remains fixed on Jonathan Carleton, whose whereabouts remain unknown more than a year after he disappeared into the wilderness.
As British General Howe progressively pushes the faltering Continental force out of New York, through New Jersey, and across the Delaware River, and Washington’s dispirited, starving soldiers melt away before his eyes, Elizabeth learns that a white warrior is leading Indian raids along the frontier. Convinced that this warrior must be Carleton, she undertakes the arduous journey deep into Ohio Territory with Carleton’s friend, Colonel Charles Andrews.
They succeed in tracking White Eagle down only to find, to Elizabeth’s dismay, that her arrival forces the conflict between the vengeful shaman Wolfslayer and White Eagle into the open, thus placing him in even greater danger. It also confronts White Eagle with a wrenching dilemma: to remain with his adoptive kindred the Shawnee—or to return with Elizabeth to white society and again take up the reins of revolution as Washington prepares to attack the Hessian outpost at Trenton.
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Elizabeth Howard’s assignment to gain crucial intelligence for General Washington leads her into the very maw of war at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, where disaster threatens to end the American rebellion. Yet Elizabeth’s heart remains fixed on Jonathan Carleton, whose whereabouts remain unknown more than a year after he disappeared into the wilderness.
As British General Howe progressively pushes the faltering Continental force out of New York, through New Jersey, and across the Delaware River, and Washington’s dispirited, starving soldiers melt away before his eyes, Elizabeth learns that a white warrior is leading Indian raids along the frontier. Convinced that this warrior must be Carleton, she undertakes the arduous journey deep into Ohio Territory with Carleton’s friend, Colonel Charles Andrews.
They succeed in tracking White Eagle down only to find, to Elizabeth’s dismay, that her arrival forces the conflict between the vengeful shaman Wolfslayer and White Eagle into the open, thus placing him in even greater danger. It also confronts White Eagle with a wrenching dilemma: to remain with his adoptive kindred the Shawnee—or to return with Elizabeth to white society and again take up the reins of revolution as Washington prepares to attack the Hessian outpost at Trenton.
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Book 4, Crucible of War
ISBN 9781936438075
She rescued him from the hangman’s noose. Now, in her most desperate hour, can he save her from a fate worse than death?
Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton rejoins General George Washington’s army to find the patriot cause on the verge of extinction. Against all odds, in a daring gamble the American force crosses the Delaware River during a raging nor’easter to attack the Hessian outpost at Trenton. While Elizabeth Howard anxiously waits for news of the outcome, the American force wins a stunning victory, then fights the British to a draw at Princeton before vanishing into the mountain bastions around Morristown.
Returning to New York, Elizabeth is drawn ever deeper into the dangerous intrigues that swirl around General William Howe—and the increasingly passionate attentions of Dr. Pieter Vander Groot, who has given his allegiance to the rebels. When Carleton is forced to take the doctor prisoner, Elizabeth and her aunt move to Philadelphia to wait for Howe’s attack on the city.
With the Americans digging in at Brandywine Creek, Carleton is betrayed by a trusted aide and comes within a hair’s breadth of being captured. Returning to camp, he discovers that Congress has ordered Washington to transfer him to the Northern Army in the upper Hudson Valley, where a force commanded by British General John Burgoyne closes in on Saratoga. With decisive battles looming on all fronts, Elizabeth and Carleton are once again torn from each other’s arms, and this time they will face a crucible of war and trial that will test their mettle and their love to the very limits.
The compelling saga of the nation’s founding continues as Elizabeth Howard and Jonathan Carleton face a crucible of war and trial that will test their mettle and their love to the very limits . . . and beyond.
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Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton rejoins General George Washington’s army to find the patriot cause on the verge of extinction. Against all odds, in a daring gamble the American force crosses the Delaware River during a raging nor’easter to attack the Hessian outpost at Trenton. While Elizabeth Howard anxiously waits for news of the outcome, the American force wins a stunning victory, then fights the British to a draw at Princeton before vanishing into the mountain bastions around Morristown.
Returning to New York, Elizabeth is drawn ever deeper into the dangerous intrigues that swirl around General William Howe—and the increasingly passionate attentions of Dr. Pieter Vander Groot, who has given his allegiance to the rebels. When Carleton is forced to take the doctor prisoner, Elizabeth and her aunt move to Philadelphia to wait for Howe’s attack on the city.
With the Americans digging in at Brandywine Creek, Carleton is betrayed by a trusted aide and comes within a hair’s breadth of being captured. Returning to camp, he discovers that Congress has ordered Washington to transfer him to the Northern Army in the upper Hudson Valley, where a force commanded by British General John Burgoyne closes in on Saratoga. With decisive battles looming on all fronts, Elizabeth and Carleton are once again torn from each other’s arms, and this time they will face a crucible of war and trial that will test their mettle and their love to the very limits.
The compelling saga of the nation’s founding continues as Elizabeth Howard and Jonathan Carleton face a crucible of war and trial that will test their mettle and their love to the very limits . . . and beyond.
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Forthcoming Volumes in the Series
Valley of the Shadow, Book 5
Refiner's Fire, Book 6
Forge of Freedom, Book 7
Refiner's Fire, Book 6
Forge of Freedom, Book 7
Contemporary Fiction
by J. M. Hochstetler
One Holy Night
ISBN 9780979748509
Releases in a stunning new edition October 2013!
Christian Small Publisher 2009 Book of the Year and finalist for ACFW 2009 Carol Award
For these uncertain times, an inspiring story of grace, hope, and healing. As on that holy night so long ago . . . in a world torn by sin and strife . . . to a family that has suffered heart-wrenching loss . . . there will be born a baby . . .
In 1967 the military build-up in Viet Nam is undergoing a dramatic surge. The resulting explosion of anti-war sentiment slices through generations and shatters families. In the quiet bedroom community of Shepherdsville, Minnesota, the war comes home to Frank and Maggie McRae, whose only son, Mike, is a grunt in Viet Nam.
Frank despises all Asians because of the horrors he witnessed as a young soldier fighting the Japanese in the South Pacific during WWII, and especially because of his brother’s brutal death in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. So when Mike marries Thi Nhuong, a young Vietnamese woman, Frank ignores the pleas of his wife, Maggie, and daughter, Julie, and disowns his soldier son. At the same time Frank desperately bargains with a God he hardly knows for Maggie’s healing from cancer.
When Frank's world is ripped apart, he is forced to confront the ugliness of his hatred in an unforgettable moment of truth. What happens next is nothing less than a miracle.
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Christian Small Publisher 2009 Book of the Year and finalist for ACFW 2009 Carol Award
For these uncertain times, an inspiring story of grace, hope, and healing. As on that holy night so long ago . . . in a world torn by sin and strife . . . to a family that has suffered heart-wrenching loss . . . there will be born a baby . . .
In 1967 the military build-up in Viet Nam is undergoing a dramatic surge. The resulting explosion of anti-war sentiment slices through generations and shatters families. In the quiet bedroom community of Shepherdsville, Minnesota, the war comes home to Frank and Maggie McRae, whose only son, Mike, is a grunt in Viet Nam.
Frank despises all Asians because of the horrors he witnessed as a young soldier fighting the Japanese in the South Pacific during WWII, and especially because of his brother’s brutal death in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. So when Mike marries Thi Nhuong, a young Vietnamese woman, Frank ignores the pleas of his wife, Maggie, and daughter, Julie, and disowns his soldier son. At the same time Frank desperately bargains with a God he hardly knows for Maggie’s healing from cancer.
When Frank's world is ripped apart, he is forced to confront the ugliness of his hatred in an unforgettable moment of truth. What happens next is nothing less than a miracle.
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Amazon
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