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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: 4.58 · 146 ratings · 94 reviews · 6 distinct worksSimilar authors
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No Plan at All (Best-laid P...

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A Whole New Plan (Best-laid...

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The Short and Sweet of it

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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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Petticoat Ranch by Mary Connealy
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What a fun story. I loved all the characters. Especially the differences in how Clay and Sophie interpreted and responded differently because of being male and female. I grinned; laughed out loud and cried. Really enjoyable read.
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Protecting the Cowgirl by Martha Hutchens
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Fun to visit familiar characters. Loved jumping into the future and reading Jo’s story. Jo and Luke are a great match.
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Fun to visit familiar characters. Loved jumping into the future and reading Jo’s story. Jo and Luke are a great match.
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Loving the Teacher by Gabrielle Meyer
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Five full novels are in this compilation. Many new to me authors. I enjoyed all of them. Each different in their own way whether it was time, situation, and circumstances. Looking forward to reading more by these authors in the future.
A Whole New Plan by Denise M. Colby
"“If he knew she lied for a living, he would call her a hypocrite. And he would be correct.”

I have to admit, ever since I vicariously visited Denise M. Colby’s small town of Washton, CA, in the latter half of the 1800s, I’ve been wanting to go back. S" Read more of this review »
A Slight Change of Plans by Denise M. Colby
"This was another wonderful addition to the series!

This time, the focus is on one of Olivia Carmichael’s friends. Jenny Millard took the teacher training course at the same time as Olivia. When Jenny’s life is upended, she heads to the only person sh" Read more of this review »
When Plans Go Awry by Denise M. Colby
"In a matter of one week, Olivia had lost her parents, her home, all her possessions and been jilted by her fiancé. With the weight of her father’s crimes on her shoulders and no skill set to take on employment, Olivia feels leaving town would be her " Read more of this review »
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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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