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D'Ann Mateer

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Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Christian

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Eugenia Price, Jane Austen, Janette Oke, and so, so many others!

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I have been reading and writing for what seems like my whole life! In middle school, I realized I wanted to write historical fiction someday. And while I took creative writing classes in high school and college and beyond, it wasn't until 2000 that I began writing seriously toward publication.

My first historical novel was published in 2011 by Bethany House--a dream come true! But it wasn't the first novel I'd written. It was the 5th. Over the course of 10 years.

Now it's 10 years after publication and I have 4 novels and 2 novellas to my name. Or rather, to the name Anne Mateer. But now--in 2021--I begin the process of returning to my given name and re-releasing those books with new covers.

I love history and fiction. I love my family and ...more

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	Wings of a Dream by Anne Mateer (Goodreads Author), D'Ann Mateer (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,396 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Playing by Heart by Anne Mateer (Goodreads Author), D'Ann Mateer (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 635 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	At Every Turn by Anne Mateer (Goodreads Author), D'Ann Mateer (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	A Home for My Heart by Anne Mateer (Goodreads Author), D'Ann Mateer (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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
	Hidden Riches (Secrets from Grandma's Attic, #6) 4.41 avg rating — 29 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
	The Heart Of A Hero (Secrets From Grandma’s Attic #14) 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	A Marathon of Kindness (Secrets from Grandma’s Attic #22) 4.14 avg rating — 7 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
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Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom

by Andrew P. Napolitano

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The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757

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