Jane Bayly Vaughan

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Jane Bayly Vaughan’s love for God and family permeates her life, including her passion to share stories rooted in genealogy and history. Using her 20+ years of experience as a family historian, Jane has written articles and short stories. Her historical fiction short story Becoming Grace won first place at the 2024 Florida Christian Writers Conference. The Ties That Bind, her debut novel, will release May 2nd of 2026 and is the first in the A Story of Grace Series.

The Ties that Bind

In 1830s Cornwall, Grace Bayly faces unimaginable events that threaten the survival of her family. Her father and half of her large family are an ocean away and her mother and remaining siblings are poised to follow. As hardships close in, hopes of a new beginning grow distant. She must summon fortitude borne of love and sacrifice to hold her family together. Amid the unyielding grip of loss and grief, Grace steels herself to persist as she faces the ultimate challenge that threatens to break her. Will Grace find the strength she needs to ensure her family survives?