Books by Donna Fletcher Crow:
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Historical Fiction

Daughters of Courage Series

For the Daughters of Courage series, an Idaho pioneer family saga, I turned to stories of my own family.

Through every generation America's women have exhibited courage, spirit and faith. Kathryn, Elizabeth and Stephanie are true Daughters of Courage. This sweeping family saga will help today's women find inspiration to triumph in the challenges we all face.

"It's rare to find novels that combine a strong Christian ethic with such compelling storytelling. Because these are real people and real events, the experiences of faith challenged and faith triumphant are all the more meaningful. I hope that Donna Fletcher Crow's loving testament to her grandmother and mother and to the brave men and women who shaped our country will touch you as much as it did me."
--Lenore Person, Guideposts Books

Kathryn: Days of Struggle and Triumph

Pioneer stamina in a barren wilderness.

Kathryn, Days of Struggle and Triumph is a composite of my grandmothers' stories and other valiant women who pioneered in Idaho's desert before irrigation was available, and still managed to keep journals.

Kathryn had never been short on courage. But she had never before faced a test like this: a wilderness so hot and dry that the only growing thing is endless miles of rattlesnake-infested sagebrush with the nearest fresh water 15 miles away. Yet Kathryn Jayne is determined not merely to survive. She will thrive.

Even when those nearest to her die. Even when murder strikes their tiny community. Even when a dashing, irreverent Scotsman struggling to outdistance a troubled past brings turmoil to Kathryn's heart.

From untamed Idaho, to Edwardian London, to enchanting Scotland, Kathryn records her experiences in the journals that become an inspiration for her family and the basis for this gripping saga.

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"Moving at any time can be frustrating and even frightening. But when Kathryn is forced to leave Nebraska at the turn of the century and move to Idaho, she must also say goodbye to friends, community, and everything familiar. As she takes tentative steps forward, hoping to establish new roots and new relationships, little does she know that those new relationship may well include romance."
--Kathi Macias, Red Ink, Golden Scrolls Novel of the Year

Elizabeth: Days of Loss and Hope

Courage to Survive The Great Depression and World War II.

Elizabeth, Days of Loss and Hope is based on my mother's story as a teacher in a country school during the depression.

Elizabeth is certain that determination and hard work can bring success to any trial: even when The Great Depression makes her dreams of a college education seem impossible; even when her family is faced with losing their farm; even when her beloved Eliot Hamilton is crippled in an airplane crash. The courage that sustains Elizabeth through the loss of her brother flying for the RAF and the devastation of Pearl Harbor is put to the test closer to home when she is faced with giving birth during Idaho's first blackout in a tarpaper shack attended by her mother Kathryn.

"Donna Fletcher Crow can take a solid foundation of history and shape it into a story that draws us in and teaches while it entertains. Fall in love with characters straight out of the past, struggle with them as they struggle, and celebrate their triumphs."
--Hannah Alexander, The Hideaway Series

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Stephanie: Days of Turmoil and Victory

Resolution to Improve the World Challenged by Political Intrigue

Stephanie, Days of Turmoil and Victory isn't my story since there was never anything I wanted less than a political career, but I do use my memories of the turbulent '70s and a few of my experiences as a rodeo queen. Through it all runs the inspiration of the English great-grandmother who emigrated to America through Canada after her textile mill burned down.

Stephanie is determined to make her world a better place. When she is challenged to fill her ailing father's seat in the Idaho legislature she has the perfect opportunity-if only the forceful Attorney General would stay out of her way. And happiness in her personal life seems within her grasp when she meets a charming wool grower from Scotland.

Through anti-war demonstrations, political scandals and the turbulence of the psychedelic '60s Stephanie faces emotional challenges as difficult as the physical hardships her mother and grandmother faced. Until alone on a mountainside in a raging blizzard Stephanie confronts the ultimate crisis of her life.

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"Stephanie is book three in Donna Fletcher Crow's Daughters of Courage series. A Representative in the Idaho State Legislature, an idealistic Stephanie Hamilton faces a formidable Attorney General who threatens to stonewall her housing bill and ruin their blossoming relationship. But suddenly there's a new man on the horizon and Stephanie must decide which one will win her heart. Entertaining and enjoyable. Recommended for all ages."
--Janet Benrey, author Dead as a Scone

Historical Epics

Glastonbury

My epic Glastonbury, A Novel of Christian England, grew out of my lifelong fascination with the Arthurian legends. It begins with the birth of Christ and takes the reader through the lives of families in Celtic, Roman, Arthurian, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Tudor Britain.

The centerpiece is the Holy Grail as Austin Ringwode, last of the Glastonbury monks, seeks to understand the upheaval of his time.

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The Fields of Bannockburn & The Banks of the Boyne

My Scottish and Irish epics The Fields of Bannockburn and The Banks of the Boyne continue my passion for British history. I like to say that Bannockburn is "The Real Braveheart," and The Banks of the Boyne carries the story into the future with a vision of lasting peace.

The Cambridge Chronicles

The Cambridge Chronicles is a six-book series recounting in colorful biographical novel style the work of 18th and 19th century Evangelical Anglicans and others.


A Gentle Calling (1749-1750) John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, William Law	Treasures of the Heart (1772-1773) Charles Wesley, Roweland Hill, the Countess of Huntingdon	Where Love Begins (1824) Charles Simeon, Robert Hall

To Be Worthy (1823-1825) Charles Simeon, William Wilberforce	Encounter the Light (1854-1856) Florence Nightingale, Lord Shaftesbury, Charles Spurgeon	Where Love Calls (1883-1885) D. L. Moody, The Cambridge Seven, Hudson Taylor

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