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Dorothy Wiley

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DOROTHY WILEY
Storyteller of Love and Heroes on the American Frontier and the Scottish Highlands.

Amazon bestselling novelist Dorothy Wiley is an award-winning, multi-published author of Medieval Scottish and American Historical Romance. Wiley’s novels blend vivid historical elements and thrilling action with the romance of a moving love story to create exceedingly engaging page-turners. Her exceptional historical romances, inspired by history and true events, have won numerous awards, and have more than 8,500 five-star reader reviews on Amazon.

Her first two series, the American Wilderness and Wilderness Hearts Series are set on the American frontier when Kentucky was the West. Her third series, Wilderness Dawning, continues the highly accla ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 7,530 ratings · 745 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Frontier Gift of Love (American Wilderness, #5) 4.37 avg rating — 918 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whispering Hills of Love (American Wilderness, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wilderness Trail of Love (American Wilderness, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 773 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Frontier of Love (American Wilderness, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 682 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love's New Beginning (Wilderness Hearts, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 585 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frontier Highlander Vow of Love (American Wilderness, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love's Sunrise (Wilderness Hearts #2) 4.46 avg rating — 522 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beauty of Love (American Wilderness #6) 4.53 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romancing the Wilderness (American Wilderness, #1-3) 4.52 avg rating — 488 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red River Rifles (Wilderness Dawning #1) 4.56 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Scotsman's Valor (Wilderness Valor #2) by Dorothy Wiley

SCOTSMAN'S VALOR is officially out in the world—and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This frontier historical romance has lived in my heart for a year. Today, Marshal Lachlan Sinclair and Julianne MacKay step onto the page with grit, grace, and a love that defies the odds.

SCOTSMAN'S VALOR is the story of a Scottish baron turned U.S. Marshal. In 1826, a frontier town is haunted by mysterious murder Read more of this blog post »

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American Wilderness (6 books)
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Wilderness Hearts (4 books)
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Wilderness Dawning (4 books)
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Wilderness Valor (2 books)
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4.62 avg rating — 142 ratings

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Dorothy Wiley liked Donna Ransdell's review of Scotsman's Valor (Wilderness Valor #2): "Anazing Another amazing book by Dorothy Wiley! She makes her characters come alive! Many continue to capture my heart with their courage, their faith, and there strong love. And then there are those characters you "love to hate"! I can't wait for the " Read more of this review »
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Dorothy Wiley liked Marlene 's review of Scotsman's Valor (Wilderness Valor #2): "Excellent storyline! In 1826 Boonesborough, Kentucky, was one of the busiest and roughest areas to cross toward the western civilization. While nearby Lexington was becoming a city of education and wealth was more commonplace, Boonesborough was where" Read more of this review »
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Dorothy Wiley liked Dorothy Wiley's blog post: It’s LAUNCH DAY! " SCOTSMAN'S VALOR is officially out in the world—and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This frontier historical romance has lived in my heart for a year. Today, Marshal Lachlan Sinclair and Julianne MacKay step onto the page with grit, grace, and a ..." Read more of this blog post »
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“Listen to the wind—it talks. Listen to the silence—it understands. Listen to your heart—it knows.”
― Dorothy Wiley, Whispering Hills of Love

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“Theirs was not only a love at first sight, it would be a love at last sight.”
― Dorothy Wiley, The Beauty of Love

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“Even noble knights felt fear. But a brave man must choose whether fear will make him strong or weak. Armor or buckskin, a man is only as strong as the courage of his heart.”
― Dorothy Wiley, New Frontier of Love

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“Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.”
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“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
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Thanks for accepting! Take a look at my website dorothywiley.com when you get a chance. I'm still developing the website and finishing up my second book's manuscript. When I have the second finished , I plan to publish both books about mid August.

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