Jeri Stockdale writes inspirational historical and contemporary romance, and has had several articles published in various magazines. She is a member of the Northwest Christian Writers Association, OCW, and ACFW. When not writing, she enjoys gardening, walks on the beach, and researching family history. She shares her home with her family, and they have a menagerie of pets including dogs, cats, and horses.
When Anna Bailey, a young intelligent woman, agrees to help with Seattle’s suffrage movement, she’s taken on more than she anticipated, and meeting Daniel Wright only complicates her life that much more. She’d all but closed the door to love after past betrayals, but finds that Daniel may be the one man to pry it open.
Daniel Wright, a young reporter, is working hard to advance his career in order to provide for himself and his mother and sister, so when he meets winsome Anna Bailey, the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone new, but how can he refuse her request for help when the cause is just and the stakes are high?
When Anna and Daniel decide to work together, they both struggle to guard their fragile hearts. Will their efforts all be for naught as corrupt businessman, James Morgan, interferes and endangers what they’ve worked so hard to accomplish? AMAZON
Nellie’s beliefs about a woman’s place in society are challenged when she must find employment to save her family’s home, and unexpectedly encounters opposition by local businessmen. She is thrilled when Jacob McKenzie agrees to hire her for his furniture shop, but is wary of the stirrings he raises within her heart, feelings she thought long buried.
Jacob McKenzie, a woodworker, is determined to make his furniture shop a success. With a painful past and no family nearby, he delves into his work as the one meaningful part of his life. When he meets and hires Nellie for his shop, he must reconcile what he had accepted as God’s plan, and the reawakening her presence has brought to his soul.
As Jacob and Nellie work together, they learn to laugh and enjoy life again, but will the hope they glimpse for a brighter future be destroyed by the unscrupulous Edward Hanley, a man determined to ruin them both?
Will Nellie realize that life’s uncertainties are God’s opportunities to reveal His gracious love, and that, perhaps, a future with Jacob is part of His plan? AMAZON
Would his family’s secrets and their painful pasts keep them apart?
The hurts from the past had crippled her present, and now, they threatened her future.
Susan Wright’s dream of teaching unskilled women to sew is jeopardized when a wealthy socialite seeks revenge for her daughter’s injury, and Susan is forced to fight for her mission and for Preston, a man she never expected to love.
Dress shop owner, Susan Wright, is determined to teach unskilled women to sew to support themselves. However, Susan’s mission is threatened when wealthy socialite, Florence Taylor, seeks revenge for her daughter’s injury, and Susan is thrown in jail on false charges. She questions her calling and her faith, but attractive lawyer Preston Wells may be the one person God uses to help her find the answers she seeks.
Under the watchful eye of his demanding father, Preston Wells is working hard to become a successful lawyer. When he takes Susan Wright’s case, Mrs. Taylor threatens his family and his career, but perhaps the greatest risk to his future is the lovely Miss Wright herself. Maybe God has a different plan than the one he had thought.
As Susan and Preston work together against Mrs. Taylor, their feelings for one another grow, forcing them to face the painful pasts which hinder their future hopes. Will they find the courage to stand against the pressures of family and the intimidation of a common enemy, or risk losing their one chance for a bold, adventurous life together? AMAZON