Tamera Alexander

USA Today bestselling author Tamera Alexander is a novelist whose deeply drawn characters, thought-provoking plots, and poignant prose have earned her devoted readers worldwide as well as multiple industry awards. Tamera enjoys a devoted international following with her books being translated into German, Dutch, and Polish. She recently returned from a book tour in The Netherlands for the release of A Lasting Impression.Her first seven novels are set against the rugged backdrop of the Colorado Territory (1860-70s), but she's recently turned her pen toward "home" and is writing about her own Southern heritage. A Lasting Impression, the first of three Belmont Mansion novels, showcases the larger-than-life history of Adelicia Acklen, the richest woman in America at the time, and the Belmont Mansion in the years following the Civil War. Tamera's ninth novel, To Whisper Her Name, the first of three Belle Meade Plantation novels reveals the story behind the most influential thoroughbred stud farm in our nation's history, as well as what happens when a Southern born son who chose to fight for the Union mets a Southern belle whose husband was killed for being a traitor to the South.These two Southern series (the Belmont Mansion and Belle Meade Plantation) intertwine with each other, detailing the "real life" history of two of Nashville's most famous homes and their intriguing families. A Lasting Impression was a 2012 Christy Award finalist for Best Historical Romance (an award honoring excellence in Christian Fiction. This was Tamera's sixth Christy nomination. She's also the recipient of two RITA awards for Best Inspirational Romance.After seventeen years in Colorado, Tamera and her husband have returned to their native South and reside in Nashville, Tennessee, where they enjoy spending time with their two grown children who live nearby, as well as a ten-pound silky terrier named Jack. When she writes, Tamera takes steps closer to Christ, and it's her earnest desire that her readers will do the same, as they read. She LOVES connecting with readers, so please join her through these venues:www.tameraalexander.comwww.tameraalexander.blogspot.comhttps://twitter.com/tameraalexanderwww.facebook.com/tamera.alexanderhttp://pinterest.com/tameraauthor/Tamera's Historical Group Blog:www.writespassage.blogspot.comTamera's Complete Book List--FOUNTAIN CREEK CHRONICLESRekindled, Fountain Creek Chronicles, Book 1, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 0-7642-0108-5)Revealed, Fountain Creek Chronicles, Book 2, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 0-7642-0109-3)Remembered, Fountain Creek Chronicles, Book 3, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 0-7642-0110-7)Fountain Creek Chronicles Trilogy, Books 1- 3 in one volume, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 978-0-7642-0736-5)TIMBER RIDGE REFLECTIONSFrom a Distance, Timber Ridge Reflections, Book 1, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 978-0-7642-0389-3)Beyond This Moment, Timber Ridge Reflections, Book 2, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 978-0-7642-0390-9)Within My Heart, Timber Ridge Reflections, Book 3, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 0-7642-0391-6)STANDALONE NOVELThe Inheritance, Women of Faith Fiction, Thomas Nelson Publishers (ISBN 978-1-59554-632-6)BELMONT MANSION NOVELS (1 of 3)A Lasting Impression, a Belmont Mansion novel, Bethany House Publishers (ISBN 978-0764206221)A Beauty So Rare, a Belmont Mansion novel, Bethany House PublishersBELLE MEADE PLANTATION NOVELS (1 of 3)To Whisper Her Name, a Belle Meade Plantation novel, Zondervan Publishers (ISBN 978-0310291060)To Win Her Favor, a Belle Meade Plantation novel (Release April 2015)Among the Fair Magnolias (Tamera's novella, To Mend a Dream, is in this southern collection that releases in July 2015)