Diane Noble Books In Order

Cult Books In Order

  1. The Veil (1998)
  2. Tangled Vines (1998)
  3. Distant Bells (1999)

California Chronicles Books In Order

  1. When the Far Hills Bloom (1999)
  2. The Blossom and the Nettle (2000)
  3. At Play in the Promised Land (2001)

Harriet McIver Mystery Books In Order

  1. The Butterfly Farm (2006)

Brides of Gabriel Books In Order

  1. The Sister Wife (2010)
  2. The Betrayal (2011)

Professor and Mrs. Littlefield Books In Order

  1. The Curious Case of the Missing Figurehead (2014)

Novels

  1. Stonehaven (1995)
  2. Everlasting (1996)
  3. Promise Me the Dawn (1996)
  4. Kingdom Come (1997)
  5. Westward (2001)
  6. Heart of Glass (2002)
  7. The Last Storyteller (2004)

Omnibus

  1. A Christmas Joy (1995)
  2. A Mother’s Love (1997)
  3. Heart’s Delight (1998)
  4. Unlikely Angels (1999)
  5. Christmas Homecoming (2003)

Novellas

  1. Come, My Little Angel (2001)
  2. Phoebe (2003)

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Diane Noble Books Overview

The Veil

A shroud of secrecy cloaks a new nineteenth century sect known simply as the Saints. But that veil is about to be drawn away. Amidst the majestic beauty of 1857 Utah, the members of one secluded religious group claim to want nothing more than to practice their beliefs without persecution. Yet among them are many who engage in secret vows and brutal acts of atonement all in the name of God. But one young woman, Hannah McClary, dares to question the truth behind the shroud. Soon Hannah and the young man she loves Lucas Knight, who has been trained from childhood to kill on behalf of the Church find themselves fighting for their very lives. As a group of unwary pioneer families marches into Utah toward a tragic confrontation with the Saints at a place called Mountain Meadows, Hannah and Lucas are thrust into the most difficult conflict of all a battle for truth and justice even as they are learning for the first time about unconditional love, acceptance, and forgiveness.

Tangled Vines

When beloved mystery writer Theodora Whimple disappears from the seaside village of Pelican Bay, California, her grandniece K.C. Keegan, publisher of the small town’s newspaper, sets out to find her. The trail leads to the sun drenched Napa Valley, where K.C. joins forces with Sheriff Elliot Gavin, an old flame. When they discover the Angels Crest vineyard is a front for a New Age cult, K.C. and Gav don hooded robes and infiltrate the cult in search of Theodora. But will their daring escapade entangle them in a sinister web of power and intrigue from which there is no escape?

Distant Bells

K.C. Keegan and Elliot Gavin or Gav, as K.C. affectionately calls him are in Granada, Spain, for their dream wedding. But their dream is rudely interrupted when the cult Gav’s been studying turns out to be a sophisticated group planning a government takeover. No one guesses that beneath the dark robes, dozens of somber hooded figures joining Easter week processions are carrying weapons instead of crosses. No one, that is, except K.C. and Gav. But will they put the puzzle together in time?

When the Far Hills Bloom

California Chronicles, Book 1. Aislin Byrne harbors a powerful love the for the wild, untamed lands of Rancho La Paloma. The threat of its financial ruin only strengthens her feelings and seals her resolve to save her home. But the fight to rescue the rancho will draw her into a drama rife with conflict and secret sorrow, and send her on a desperate journey that will test her mettle, and change her life forever. Throughout her quest, Aislin is haunted by the love of two brothers: Jamie, a natural authority figure driven to leadership and perfection, and Spence, a gifted horseman and healer who is more at home with wild horses than with people. But only one man can claim her. And it will take a daring scheme to save her beloved land before Aislin’s heart can choose. Read by Kris Faulkner. 12 CD’s 12.5 Hrs.

The Blossom and the Nettle

In her sweeping new trilogy, the California Chronicles, award winning author Diane Noble combines love and laughter, poignancy and passion in a setting that brings to life the young and gloriously wild California of yesterday. California Chronicles, 1888 1891 Meet three members of the Byrne and Dearbourne families you’ll never forget…
EMMELINE AMITY CALLAHAN…
a feisty charmer with a needy heart. Emmeline’s an ugly duckling. At least that what she thinks until she receives a gift that leads her to California’s Big Valley where she makes a surprising discovery. QUAID DEARBOURNE…
a tough and tender cowboy. He’s passionate about keeping his land in its original wild glory. Sparks fly when his irresistible new neighbor covers her acreage with perfectly even rows of fragrant, flowery trees. MERCI BYRNE…
a troubled young woman as wild as the wind. When she discovers the ugly secret of her birth, Merci disappears forever, she hopes to a place that is empty and dead. Her journey is dark, but Merci finds the One who will never let her go.

At Play in the Promised Land

From Californias rugged Big Valleyto the fleeting glory of the Silver Screen, one family struggles to save its heritage. At Play in the Promised LandCalifornia Chronicles, 19151923 In the final installment of her sweeping trilogy, The California Chronicles, award winning author Diane Noble follows the descendents of the original rancho families into the Twentieth Century. Once again, the California of yesteryear comes to life through three unforgettable characters& JULIET ROSE DEARBOURNE…
From childhood she has planned to leave the dull land of her ancestors. When tragedy strikes the family, care of Juliets younger sisters doesnt thwart her desire to run away to New York. Her journey to stardom on stage and in silent film is swift, but the price of fame is dear. CLAY MACGREGOR…
A private detective and part time stunt flyer for the flickers, Clay is hired by Aislin Dearbourne to track down her missing grandchildren. An easy job. Or so he thinks&until he meets the single minded Juliet and her five lively siblings. SULLIVAN ‘SULLY’ DEARBOURNE…
Captured by a primitive tribe, Juliets brother Sully finds himself in the Brazilian jungles fighting for his life and for that of their father, Quaid Dearbourne.

The Butterfly Farm

Newly widowed Harriet MacIver has just taken on her first travel writing assignment rating an adventure cruise in the Caribbean. Add a gaggle of college students on a mini semester at sea voyage, a rusting hulk of a ship that misses more ports than it makes, and two deaths by poisonous butterfly, and Harriet is off and running on a hair raising adventure. And that’s before two coeds, Kate and Carly, go missing Carly being her boss s daughter.

Pulled into a dangerous web of bioethical intrigue, Harriet races against time. If the killer isn t stopped, Kate and Carly will die and that may only be the beginning of his plans for destruction.

With scant clues and fewer resources, Harriet must track down the college girls and outmaneuver a murderer who is only part of an elaborate plot of medical madness. Travel writing certainly isn t what Harriet thought it would be.

Spiked with suspense and bioethical intrigue, The Butterfly Farm invites you to solve a Caribbean puzzle with travel s most delightful woman of mystery.

The Sister Wife

What if the man you loved told you God wanted him to take another wife? What if that woman was your best friend?

Set in the heart of the earliest days of a new nineteenth-century sect known as the Saints, The Sister Wife is a riveting account of two women forced into a practice they don’t understand, bound by their devotion to Prophet Joseph Smith. When Mary Rose marries Gabriel, neither of them could foresee how quickly the community would turn to the practice of plural marriage. Devastated when Gabe is faced with an order from the Prophet to marry her best friend, Bronwyn, Mary Rose tries to have the faith to carry through with the marriage. But can she really be married to the same man as her very best friend? Can Mary Rose and Bronwyn face betraying both their husband and their God to do what they feel is right?

Promise Me the Dawn

This novel of romance is set in early twentieth century San Francisco and follows the life of Molly Quinn who leaves England to seek her fortune in America. The great earthquake of 1906 becomes the pivot point of her success both in business and love.

Westward

Juliana hoped for a brand new start. What she found was a powerful new love. and witness the political intrigue, adventure, and romance that mark Juliana’s dangerous travels toward faith and love.

Heart of Glass

Filled with warmth and tender insights, Heart of Glass follows the unforgettable Fairwyn March from young adulthood through midlife during the final decades of the nineteenth century.A free spirited beauty whose life brims with mountain lore and dulcimer music, Fairwyn disastrously loses her heart to the ambitions of a man who wants only to change her. Determined to be everything her husband wants, she gives up the core of herself. Then one day, she discovers a secret that shatters her world. Sending herself into self imposed exile, Fairwyn allows her family to believe her dead. Her journey takes her across the continent and into the landscape of her heart. In the most unlikely of places California’s decaying Mission San Juan Capistrano she meets another exile in need of healing. Bound together in tender friendship, they also discover hope in God s promise of love without condition. A spellbinding journey into the human heart.

The Last Storyteller

One Woman’s Choice, One Family s Legacy

Taite Abbot has always been a free spirit, and she has the tattoos and piercings to prove it. So when her boyfriend, medical student Sam Wellington, leaves for a fellowship thousands of miles away before he knows she is pregnant, Taite is unwilling destroy his chance of becoming a doctor. Completely unprepared to face parenthood alone, she decides to get an abortion. But without any emotional or financial resources, Taite first seeks solace from her Welsh grandmother, Naini.

Do you remember the stories I once told you, Taite? About the family?
There were some I didn t tell you . Some were too hard to tell.

From the moment the disillusioned young woman arrives, Naini knows that time is running out, both for Taite and for herself. The aging woman must make her granddaughter understand the heart and soul of their family s ancient legacy. But for Taite to discover the passion and faith that can keep love alive, Naini must tell the hard stories, one last time.

Interweaving a medieval adventure with the dilemmas of contemporary romance, The Last Storyteller draws ancient grace into modern lives through the powerful telling of stories.

A Christmas Joy

Some brief encounters stir deeply felt emotions, then slip away. But after a chance airport meeting with a beautiful dress shop owner whose name he does not know, lab scientist Colin McCrea resolves to find and win over the mysterious woman who so completely captured his heart in Love Wanted.

Heart’s Delight

City girl Jayne Morgan takes a teaching job in the small eastern Oregon town where her fiancee is from. But after he jilts her, she’s stuck. Determined to honor her commitments, she begins to get involved in the community and ends up winning an Arab gelding at a local horse show. Harris MacAllister, a local rancher, agrees to board the horse, with some misgivings Arabs are not cowboy horses, and he’s bound to get some teasing for even keeping the animal on his property. As she gets to know Harris better, Jayne finds herself drawn to him, in spite of the hurt caused by her ex fiance. In the middle of cowboy country, Jayne fights a battle between Western and English…
and ends up losing her heart.

Unlikely Angels

In this anthology of four novellas,three proven favorites and one new delight, ‘animal attraction’ gains a whole new meaning! Four couples discover love thanks to unexpected, sometimes hilarious, and always entertaining assistance. In Cupid’s Chase, Reid and Carina try to sabotage the ridiculous romance between her father and his mother but Carina’s grandmother and her insightful cat have other ideas. A rescued greyhound helps a sociology professor decide if love deserves a second chance in Fool Me Twice. Two bird watching retirees take on more than they bargained for to save a historic park in Birds of a Feather. And in A Season for Love, an orphaned young woman reluctantly returns to her childhood home to find, with the help of a playful mare, a surprising love.

Christmas Homecoming

This anthology contains three original historical novellas set in the late 1800s, each revolving around the discovery of love at Christmastime and a significant Christmas Homecoming. A Place to Call Home: The daughter of wealthy high society parents falls in love with an Irish immigrant while helping the needy in Boston. The Heart of a Stranger: Childhood sweethearts are reunited in the New Mexico Territory. Christmas Legacy: A widow returns to her childhood home in Minnesota to sell her late grandmother’s farm, only to find that widower Ben Akers has been named co owner of the farm in her grandmother’s will.

Come, My Little Angel

In a mining town in the backwoods of the High Sierras, Daisy James prays for a miracle. This 10 year old girl is concerned because people in her town are hurting. And the one who seems to be hurting the most is her own mother, who lost a baby a year earlier. Daisy is filled with sorrow inside because her mother, who used to sing and laugh and talk about God, no longer does any of those things. Now she spends her days silent and resigned. So the little girl decides what her town needs is a church, to touch their hearts and spirits, to remind them that God is there, and that His angels are watching over them all. Daisy dreams up a play entitled Come, My Little Angel, and recruits her classmates to play the roles and her beloved music teacher to provide the music. Despite the obstacles working against her, Daisy perseveres, even when her own faith is shaken, until she finds herself face to face with a miracle straight from the hand of a God who longs to restore us to joy and singing. And when, at the end of the book, you see what God does for this little girl and for the mother she loves so deeply you come away knowing nothing not one single thing is impossible with God.

Phoebe

From Award Winning Storyteller Diane Noble. At a secondhand store in 1935 California, widow Faith Green discovers a wooden doll, its carved face rubbed smooth as if from a child’s caresses. From Faith s first glance, the doll captures her heart. She is not alone in her feelings. The doll, Phoebe, has been cherished by others, young and old, through seven decades: a sorrowful widow afraid to love again, a troubled child unable to learn, a bitter bride in need of forgiveness, a runaway boy seeking the glory of war only to discover its inglorious tragedy. As each story unfolds and Phoebe moves through different owners hands, the mystery of her origin begins to unravel, revealing God s ever present grace.

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