Betty Bolte

Biography

Award-winning author Betty Bolté writes accurately researched American historical fiction with heart and supernatural romance novels. Published in essays and articles as well as nonfiction books, she enjoys crafting entertaining and informative fiction. She earned a Master's Degree in English in 2008 and has judged numerous writing contests.

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Books

Snow on Magnolias
Pre-release—available July 16, 2024. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 69,750. Language: English. Published by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Holiday, Fiction » Romance » Historical » American
A Southern Unionist cavalryman eagerly returns to Alabama only to face hostile rebel neighbors and a former lover with a mysterious secret.
Secrets of Roseville - The Complete Box Set
Series: Secrets of Roseville. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 342,680. Language: English. Originally Published: July 27, 2023 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Love is never lost; it haunts the heart… An unsuspecting Southern town. Ghosts. Witchcraft. Skeletons in the closet. Discover the Secrets of Roseville in this five book series… Undying Love, Haunted Melody, The Touchstone of Raven Hollow, Veiled Visions of Love, and Charmed Against All Odds!
A More Perfect Union - The Complete Boxed Set
Series: A More Perfect Union. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 296,400. Language: English. Originally Published: February 25, 2023 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » American
All 4 complete novels in the fan-favorite series! In 1782, the fight for independence becomes personal… "Well-researched" with "spirited dialogue and…pleasingly complex emotional insights" combined with "sparkles of humor and the richly textured secondary characters" – Historical Novel Society Emily's Vow: When essayist Emily Sullivan faces dangers from all sides including her father's demand...
Homecoming
Series: Fury Falls Inn, Book 6. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 75,030. Language: English. Originally Published: August 9, 2022 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Historical » General
Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. A place Reginald Fairhope built to keep his family safe from vengeful witches. The inn was supposed to be a haven, a place where Reggie's powerful magic would protect both his wife and daughter. He trusts a young innkeeper to care for...
Haunted Melody
Series: Secrets of Roseville, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 71,190. Language: English. Originally Published: March 28, 2017 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » Witches
Paulette O'Connell is determined to find a way to provide for her unborn but not unwanted child. Abandoned by the child's father, she has few skills and nowhere to call home. Except for Twin Oaks now owned by her estranged sister. She implores her sister to take her in which she reluctantly does. While exploring the mysterious attic of the antebellum plantation, Paulette accidentally summons...
Evelyn's Promise
Series: A More Perfect Union, Book 4. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 69,890. Language: English. Originally Published: October 8, 2020 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome, Fiction » Romance » Historical » American
After her house's destruction and husband's death, can she rebuild not only her home but her hope? Evelyn Hamilton lost everything in the fire that consumed her home. Everything, that is, but her infant son and the land where her home once stood. With few skills and limited funds, setting a new course for her life, one which will provide for her baby, is daunting. Her parents means well but...
Notes of Love and War
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 100,820. Language: English. Originally Published: July 28, 2020 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
When the homefront becomes the war zone, she has to fight back... Audrey Harper needs more than home and hearth to satisfy her self-worth despite being raised with the idea that a woman's place is in the home. Working as a music critic for the city newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, during the Second World War, she's enjoyed both financial...
Under Lock and Key
Series: Fury Falls Inn, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 75,300. Language: English. Originally Published: September 11, 2021 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. Giles Fairhope reluctantly journeys to the Fury Falls Inn for one reason: his beloved sister Cassie needs him after their mother was murdered. His father and three brothers are far away, so she's alone, without any family, in the...
Desperate Reflections
Series: Fury Falls Inn, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,950. Language: English. Originally Published: September 11, 2021 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. Abram must protect his vulnerable sister from all of it. Before the dark side of magic ensnares her. When Abram Fairhope grudgingly travels to the inn at his beloved sister's request, he has no idea of the dire revelations about to...
The Haunting of Fury Falls Inn
Series: Fury Falls Inn, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 73,150. Language: English. Originally Published: September 11, 2021 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. Cassie Fairhope longs for only one thing: to escape her mother's tyranny. She has a plan, too. Seduce the young man, who is acting as innkeeper while her father is away on business, into marrying her. He's handsome and available even...
Legends of Wrath
Series: Fury Falls Inn, Book 5. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 66,070. Language: English. Originally Published: August 9, 2022 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Historical » General
Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. A place where Silas Fairhope must rewrite his vengeful family's history to preserve its chance at a future. Answering his sister's frantic summons, journalist Silas discovers not only life-changing concealed powers but also a ruthless...
Elizabeth's Hope
Series: A More Perfect Union, Book 0. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 26,480. Language: English. Originally Published: December 1, 2017 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Romance » Historical » American
Given a choice between hope and certainty, which will she choose? Elizabeth Sullivan fears for her brothers, fighting for American freedom; for her father, pretending to be a loyalist; for family and friends, caught between beliefs; but mostly for the man she loves, who is doing his duty. They'd only begun their courtship when the occupation of Charles Town, South Carolina, trapped her in the...
Undying Love
Series: Secrets of Roseville, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,410. Language: English. Originally Published: October 1, 2017 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » Witches
How does one recover after tragic loss demolishes your heart and soul? Meredith Reed grapples with that question every day, especially after she inherits Twin Oaks. The historic plantation is meant for a large family but hers no longer exists. She has some ideas for its future: tear it down; bulldoze it; burn it. Regardless of her incensed family and the handsome, irate estate lawyer's...
Becoming Lady Washington
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 134,430. Language: English. Originally Published: June 2, 2020 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Martha "Patsy" Custis manages an immense eighteenth-century plantation in the Virginia colony. But as a young widow she's hard pressed to balance her business and to care for her two young children. They need a father and protector. She needs a husband and business partner…one she can trust, especially now as tensions rise between the motherland...
Charmed Against All Odds
Series: Secrets of Roseville, Book 5. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 64,510. Language: English. Originally Published: November 11, 2019 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » Witches
Love is never lost; it haunts the heart… An unsuspecting Southern town. Ghosts. Witchcraft. Skeletons in the closet. Discover the Secrets of Roseville in this five book series… Undying Love, Haunted Melody, The Touchstone of Raven Hollow, Veiled Visions Finalist for the 2020 Rone Award by In'dTale Magazine Wedding bells are ringing, but not for...
The Touchstone of Raven Hollow
Series: Secrets of Roseville, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 64,420. Language: English. Originally Published: May 20, 2017 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » Witches
Love is never lost; it haunts the heart… An unsuspecting Southern town. Ghosts. Witchcraft. Skeletons in the closet. Discover the Secrets of Roseville in this five book series… Undying Love, Haunted Melody, The Touchstone of Raven Hollow, Veiled Visions It's safer to stay hidden. Or so Tara Golden believes. To not draw attention to her healing...
Hometown Heroines: True Stories of Bravery, Daring, and Adventure
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 65,010. Language: English. Originally Published: December 6, 2022 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Fiction, Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century, Fiction » Children’s books » Short Stories, Fiction » Children’s books » Biographical / United States
Announcing the 3rd Edition of this inspiring collection of historical fiction about 19 real-life girls who made a difference in their hometowns. Winner of the 2014 Gold Medal for Young Adult Fiction awarded by Children's Literary Classics, among other awards. What would you do if you heard a train crash through the trestle during a violent...
Emily's Vow
Series: A More Perfect Union, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 80,770. Language: English. Originally Published: October 5, 2020 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » American
How could she love a man suspected of being a turncoat? As the American Revolution drags on, Charles Town, South Carolina, remains under siege by the British, and one woman's father is determined to marry her off to a suspected traitor. Emily Sullivan is beset from all sides but vows to fight her own war for independence. Using the best tool she has—her pseudonymous essays—she embarks on a path...
Samantha's Secret
Series: A More Perfect Union, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 75,800. Language: English. Originally Published: October 8, 2020 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome, Fiction » Romance » Historical » American
When everything falls apart, how will she ever pull herself back together? For years, Samantha McAlester has kept a secret, daring escapade from friends and family, an act that marked her physically and emotionally. Her grief and pain from the past collides with her present world falling apart one piece at a time as the British besiegement of Charles Town continues. Her friend's gunshot wound...
Fractured Crystals
Series: Fury Falls Inn, Book 4. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 73,020. Language: English. Originally Published: October 12, 2021 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Historical » General
Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. A place where Daniel Fairhope's family kept life-changing secrets from him. His sister's magic is coveted by two powerful, angry witches intent on her willing compliance with their demands. Worse, a witch hunter is on the loose, determined to rid the area of all witches. Struggling to...
Veiled Visions of Love
Series: Secrets of Roseville, Book 4. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 69,300. Language: English. Originally Published: September 3, 2018 by Betty Bolte. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » Witches
She craves more. More adventure. More drama. More excitement. Beth Golden knows without a doubt that she'll die of boredom working in the family bookstore in small town Roseville. She's resigned to her fate. Until a handsome biker rolls into town with an air of confidence and mystery. When he introduces her to a whole new world of daring and romance, she's captivated by a lifestyle filled with...
Amy's Choice
Series: A More Perfect Union, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 81,170. Language: English. Originally Published: October 8, 2020 by Mystic Owl Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » American
Why did her suitor leave to fight without a word? Amy Abernathy is a woman renowned for her storytelling prowess but even she cannot invent a sound reason for her suitor's inexplicable actions. She picks up the shreds of her heart and endeavors to forget him, until he suddenly appears without any fanfare or explanation. She flees besieged...