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J.M. Kirkley writes grace-filled historical fiction merging page-turning historical events with inspiring faith and clean romance. She is an award winning author of the Inspirational Historical Romance novel, A Writing Upon the Sand.

By trade, she’s a storykeeper. She's a faith-based counselor who specializes in grief and trauma recovery. By night, she researches and writes historical fiction inspired by real events.

She calls East Texas home. Her favorite pastimes include visiting museums and art festivals, refinishing furniture, touring coastal offices of the National Weather Service with her meteorologist son-in-law, and making memories with family and friends.

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I read this historical novel during a winter cold spell we had, and it added mood to the snow-covered mountain crossing set in Montana. It heightened the suspense of the plight and journey undertaken by Ingrid and Micah. I found their resilience and ...more
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Anyone who has ever driven on a dark, country road in the rain at night would appreciate the suspense building in the opening scene of Vanished. This captivating story had an intriguing plot filled with mystery and plenty of twists to where I couldn' ...more
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The opening scene had me hooked! Full of suspense, romance, and intrigue with well-drawn characters, this story kept the pages turning.
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Irene Hannon writes great romantic suspense novels that are real page-turners, full of action and mystery with faith threads woven in.
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Love each book in the Misty River Romance.
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