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D'Ann Mateer

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in The United States

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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) 4.08 avg rating — 1,406 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) 3.99 avg rating — 642 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) 3.88 avg rating — 479 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 — 370 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) 4.39 avg rating — 31 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) 4.36 avg rating — 14 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) 4.33 avg rating — 9 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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This blog post went up on the ACFW blog this week (ACFW is a writing organization I belong to). I wasn’t going to share it here because I know most of you are not writers. But then I realized that it holds truth for all of us. So even if you don’t write, there are definitely times we all need to embrace our inner Mrs. Penury. (If you don’t know who Mrs. Penury is, read on and you’ll find out!) Thi Read more of this blog post »

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Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom

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The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757

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