Frontier Fiction

Step into American frontier with J.P. Barelli's western historical fiction.

From post-Civil War Kansas to the Santa Fe Railway,

stories of grit, faith, and G-rated romance inspire.

A Marvelous Love

Historical Fiction; Faith-Based Romance

Before America, there was a love story. A Marvelous Love travels back generations to tell the true story of J.P. Barelli's great-great-grandparents in Italy -- two people whose faith, courage , and devotion to one another laid the foundation for a family legacy that would eventually cross an ocean.

The story reflects a tender and richly detailed portrait of love rooted in another time and place.

Last Ranch to Nowhere

Historical Fiction; Old West Post Civil War; Faith-Based; G-Rated Romance

After the Civil War, a Confederate enlisted medical orderly seeks to find the woman inside the locket given to him by a dying Union Officer. Johnny Maple's arrival in Douglas County, Kansas starts ignominiously when he's thrown out of a saloon.

Apparently, no one appreciates a Rebel soldier even though the Civil War ended. Undaunted, he tries to help two orphaned children and retrieve the lovely daughter of the town's lawyer. How will he ever find her? Divine Providence.

Somewhere Between

Historical Fiction; Arizona and New Mexico 1908; Railroads; G-Rated Romance

Two orphaned sisters accept work with the Fred Harvey Company on the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroads.

With two very different personalities and aspiring life goals, will the sisters find what they are looking for in the new world out west?

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