Kathleen D. Bailey

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Kathleen Bailey is a journalist and novelist with 40 years’ experience in the nonfiction, newspaper and inspirational fields. Born in 1951, she was a child in the 50s, a teen in the 60s, a young adult in the 70s and a young mom in the 80s. She’s enjoyed every minute of it and written about most of it.

Bailey’s work includes both historical and contemporary fiction, with an underlying thread of men and women finding their way home, to Christ and each other. Her first Pelican/White Rose book, ‘‘Westward Hope,” was published in September 2019. This was followed by a novella, “The Logger’s Christmas Bride,” in December 2019 as part of Pelican’s Christmas Extravaganza novella collection.  Her second full-length novel, “Settler’s Hope,” was released July 17, 2020. Her Christmas novella, “The Widow’s Christmas Miracle,” was published Dec. 1, also part of Pelican Book Group’s Christmas Extravaganza.

She lives in New Hampshire with her husband David. They have two grown daughters.

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Redemption's Hope

Two orphaned children. Two distinct sets of villains. A man without a country and a woman with too much past. And a rambunctious young country where anything goes, especially in the West. Seriously. What could go wrong?

  • Westward Hope

    Michael had once betrayed Caroline in the worst possible way. Can she trust him to get her across the Oregon Trail? Can he trust himself to accept her forgiveness -- and God's?

  • Settler's Hope

    When Pace's ancient enemies threaten to destroy the life they're building, Oona must choose between helping the man she loves and seeking the revenge she craves.