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Denise M. Colby

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Denise M. Colby writes historical romance sweetened with faith, hope, and love. She finds history fascinating and contemplates often how it was to live in the 1800’s.

Her debut novel, When Plans Go Awry, is a 2025 Carol Award finalist and placed 3rd in the Historical Romance category of the OCRW BBB contest.

She treasures the written word and the messages that can be conveyed when certain words are strung together. An avid journal writer, she usually can be found with a pen and notepad whenever she’s reading God’s word.

Every year Denise chooses a word to focus on. For 2025, her word is FLOURISH! Sign up for her newsletter at denisemcolby.com or you can follow Denise on facebook or instagram.

Average rating: 4.55 · 114 ratings · 75 reviews · 6 distinct worksSimilar authors
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Many People Ask: What Is a Pinkerton Detective?

One of my characters in A Whole New Plan is a female Pinkerton detective. Lydia Spencer is hiding in plain sight as a teacher. But she’s working undercover to help catch a crime boss back in Cincinnati and protect one of her new teacher friends. I’ve had several people ask ‘what is a Pinkerton?’, so I wanted to share with you the historical background of Allan Pinkerton and the agency he founded i

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A Whole New Plan by Denise M. Colby
"I have to say this story is an excellent conclusion to a beloved trilogy! Having been an avid fan since I read Book 1 this book was perfect! I wilk say this book does answer a lot of the questions we have had since book 2 and it gave us the answers w" Read more of this review »
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"This is a beautiful Christian romance. Honestly it gave me Little House on the Prairie feels. At least from the historical perspective and the family centric writing. Denise Colby does a stunning job bring her characters and communities to life.
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When Plans Go Awry by Denise M. Colby
"Good historical romance

When Plans Go Awry is a good historical romance novel. The characters are well-developed and the storyline is good, with a nice twist near the end. You’ll enjoy this book…"
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Jack by Susan May Warren
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Great introduction to this branch of the family. So fun to see past characters and how they are interrelated. Loved the dirty dancing scenes. Mystery, intrigue, men doing some rescuing to figure out their feelings, with strong female characters.
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Steinbeck by Susan May Warren
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I could not wait to get to this story and it didn’t disappoint. So many things I want to say but can’t without giving away stuff. We’ve been following these two through all the books, so glad to see more.
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Austen by Susan May Warren
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The cross-over between the siblings and the stories has been fun to follow although some of it has been hard to keep up with. I love that Austen sees Declan a little more than others and is willing to try. So much keeps getting thrown at these charac ...more
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Doyle by Susan May Warren
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What an adventure. Doyle and Tia are strong characters who struggle like everyone else. Interesting how each person remembers past things differently. Love that he keeps showing up.
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A Mountain Christmas Romance by Misty M. Beller
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Such a sweet story. I loved how Matthias and Opals story evolved.
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