J. M. Hochstetler

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!

As the first blood of the Revolution is spilled, a beautiful rebel spy and a jaded British officer fight their own private battles of faith—and a dangerous 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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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.

Forced to abandon Boston, British General William Howe prepares to unleash an overwhelming invasion force against Washington’s badly outmatched army at New York City. As another deadly confrontation looms, alarming reports begin to filter back from the western frontiers. 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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Original edition. Heritage Edition releases in Spring 2013!

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 her heart is fixed on Jonathan Carleton, whose whereabouts remain unknown more than a year after he disappeared into the wilderness.

Carleton, now the Shawnee war chief White Eagle, is caught in a bitter war of his own. As unseen forces gather to destroy him, he leads the fight against white settlers encroaching on Shawnee lands while battling the longing for Elizabeth that will not give him peace. 


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New Release! Coming September 2012!

She rescued him from the hangman’s noose. Now, in the patriots’ darkest hour, can he save her from an even more desperate fate? 

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Christian Small Publisher 2009 Book of the Year and finalist for American Christian Fiction Writers 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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