Tracy began writing at age five. Her parents discovered her “writing” all over her little brother. When they asked why, she gave a simple answer: “Timmy thought he was a piece of paper.” Her storytelling career clearly started early!
Fortunately for Timmy, Tracy now writes on a computer instead of her brother. In addition to creating stories for children, she teaches writing and speech at a two-year college in Wisconsin.
As an award-winning author and passionate teacher, Tracy loves creativity, kindness, and chocolate. Every discovery brings a smile to her face. Her first picture book, Little Isaac’s BIG Adventure (2012), won a Literary Classics International Book Award. Reviewer Rosi Hollinbeck praised her historical fiction chapter book, Caleb’s Lighthouse (2017), as “an early middle grade book that is about as sweet as they come.”
In 2021, Winged Publications released Tracy’s debut novel, Fields of Promise. This Christian historical romance draws inspiration from her travels through Ireland and her Irish-American family heritage.
When she’s not writing or teaching, Tracy enjoys reading, traveling, attending church, watching sunny or rainy days, admiring colorful autumn leaves, decorating for Christmas, spending time with family, visiting Ireland, and eating chocolate chip mint ice cream.
Moving during the middle of the school year is never easy. For eleven-year-old Roisin (row-sheen), it’s even harder with frizzy red hair, freckles, and a family name no one can pronounce.
Thankfully, one constant remains—her grandmother, Gran.
While unpacking, Roisin discovers an old scrapbook. The moment she touches it, a strange tingle runs up her arm. Gran soon explains that the scrapbook is anything but ordinary.
Beginning with the first Roisin, each generation of women has witnessed remarkable moments in history. Together they experienced the Irish Potato Famine, the Homestead Act, women’s suffrage, World War II, and even the launch of Sally Ride’s space shuttle.
Now the magical scrapbook will introduce Roisin to each of these remarkable women. Along the way, their stories may change her life forever.
New York City, 1890
Olga Schoon’s father has big plans for her life. Soon, she will be married. In fact, he has found her the perfect match.
Olga, however, has no time for love. New York City’s garment factory workers deserve safe and fair working conditions, and as the daughter of one of the city’s most successful factory owners, she is determined to help the cause.
Can she navigate her father’s strict expectations while still pursuing her calling? And what happens when her growing feelings for a handsome business associate threaten to destroy everything she’s been striving for?
Streets of Promise is a story of independence, purpose, faith, and love. AMAZON
America, 1890
After the death of her beloved father, Irish immigrant Katherine Murphy is consumed by one singular goal. She will keep her promise to protect the family and save their Iowa homestead.
Worlds away in New York City, Jonathan Schoon’s controlling father has groomed him to take over the family business, a stifling future that gives Jonathan neither peace nor purpose. This summer, he will have one last adventure. During a visit with Uncle Heinrick on the Schoon family farm in Iowa, he plans to make enough memories to last a lifetime.
When Katherine meets Jonathan in the town mercantile, she refuses to let the handsome city boy distract from her promise to Da. But when love unfolds, both must make heart-wrenching decisions, all while summer’s clock is ticking.
Fields of Promise is a heartwarming story of family, community, faith, and purpose. AMAZON
Love is not enough. Irish immigrant Katherine Murphy has learned that lesson the hard way.
Despite her fiercely independent nature, she opened her guarded heart to city boy Jonathan Schoon, who gave up the lucrative New York City future he was groomed for to court Katherine and make a permanent home in his uncle’s tight-knit Iowa farming community.
When Jonathan is called home to New York City after his mother’s carriage accident, Katherine’s familiar fears surface. She vows not to be the reason he is separated from his New York family. When he returns at Christmas to re-claim their life together, will she find her way back to him, or will their love be lost forever?
Merry Christmas, Indeed is a heartwarming story of family, community, faith, and purpose. AMAZON