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Kelsey Gietl

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Kelsey Gietl is the award-winning author of the Over the Atlantic, the War Across Waters, and the Larksong Legacy historical fiction series. Combining Catholic Christian faith, family, and lessons from our past, her books provide inspirational stories of hope, redemption, and realistic romance. She is a member of the Catholic Writers Guild and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Average rating: 4.42 · 157 ratings · 102 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	For a Noble Purpose (Larksong Legacy, #1) 4.43 avg rating — 35 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
	Broken Lines (War Across Waters #1) 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2020 — 2 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
	Unsettled Shores 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 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
	Dusk Shall Weep (Larksong Legacy, #2) 4.77 avg rating — 22 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
	Sparks Fly Upward (Larksong Legacy, #3) 4.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 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
	Across Oceans (Over the Atlantic #1) 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — 6 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
	Twisted River (Over the Atlantic #2) 4.22 avg rating — 9 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
	Stars in the Storm (Larksong Legacy, #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 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
	Sparks Fly Upward: Larksong Legacy, Book 3 by Kelsey Gietl (Goodreads Author), Tawnya Rollingson (narrator), Purple Mask Publishing (publisher) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Happy Release Day to The Fire of Your Love!

Happy release day to The Fire of Your Love by Erin Lewis! This is the third book in her Chalice series which follows a young man from criminal to Catholic convert to the priesthood. Book 1 & 2 were amazing and I can't wait to read this one! I highly recommend reading in order.

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Series by Kelsey Gietl

Larksong Legacy (4 books)
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4.65 avg rating — 82 ratings

War Across Waters (2 books)
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4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings

Over the Atlantic (2 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings

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Pilgrim Tales: An Anthology of Fiction by the Catholic Writers Guild

by Corinna Turner (Goodreads Author)

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By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

bookshelves: historical-fiction, historical-nonfiction, 1870s-1890s, oregon-trail-western, currently-reading

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The Confessions: Study edition, (The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century) 2nd edition

by Augustine of Hippo

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Marriage reconciliation stories are some of my favorites. It's easy to get together, but not so easy to stay together, as the characters in this book demonstrate. In the first few chapters, we learn that Avalee and Rowan ended up getting divorced bec ...more
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Kelsey Gietl made a comment on Jennifer Hunt’s review of King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution " Have your kids watched the Who Was show on Netflix? There's a lot in it that isn't historically accurate, but it's not necessarily trying to be. It is ...more "
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