Do you love historical fiction with heart, found families, and individuals who are strong and independent on their own, but who are even better together in a loving relationships?
I do too! I’ve done my best to write loving relationships—American, Australian, and French— and the love, loss, secrets, and redemption that accompanies them, in times and settings that are challenging and fascinating.
I’m a former technical writer who became enthralled by stories of Americans and Australians working and fighting together in WWI France and WWII Australia and have published two novels, Dare Not Tell and The Bravest Soldiers, which feature Sophie and Joe Parker, Sam Parker, and Marianne Ryan as main characters. My upcoming third novel, The Last Post, answers the question posed on the very first page of Dare Not Tell: What happened to Joe's brother Robbie who was declared "Missing, presumed dead" after a battle in April 1917.
My short stories “Ripples In a Pond” in Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women, and “Sandwiches and Shortbread” in Feisty Deeds II: Historical Tales of Batches and Brews are companion pieces to my books.
When I'm not writing Sophie and Joe’s next chapter or dreaming up travel plans for fun and research, I wrangle the rescue cocker spaniels that I and my supportive, understanding husband have welcomed into our home and hearts.
In between writing, I format other authors' books for publication as well as my own books. I'd love to format your paperback and epub! Send me an email or message me on Instgram or Facebook.
I'm a member of the Historical Novel Society, the Women's Fiction Writers Association, and The Authors Guild. All my books are registered as Human Authored™ (that I don't write using AI. Ever. Period.) through The Authors Guild.
P.S. I hope you love reading my books as much as I love writing them!
Do you love historical fiction with heart, found families, and individuals who are strong and independent on their own, but who are even better together in a loving relationships?
I do too! I’ve done my best to write loving relationships—American, Australian, and French— and the love, loss, secrets, and redemption that accompanies them, in times and settings that are challenging and fascinating.
Twenty years after he left WWI’s battlefields, Australian Joe Parker thinks he has tamed all his demons. His American wife Sophie, a wartime nurse, thinks she knows all his secrets. He hasn’t. She doesn’t.
July 1939. The Parkers are looking forward to a long-delayed honeymoon in France before they sail home to...
As the Pacific War looms ever closer to Australia, will waiting and wondering break two women's hearts?
September 1939. Sophie Parker nursed wounded soldiers in France during the Great War. She knows the physical and mental devastation war can wreak on hearts, minds, and bodies. When WWII breaks out, and Australia...
Declared missing in battle, Robbie Parker left behind more than a grieving family…
France, 1947. A young woman arrives at Marianne Parker’s dressmaking shop carrying a sweetheart brooch with a photograph of an Australian soldier inside. She claims the man in the portrait—Robbie Parker, declared missing, presumed dead during the Great War—was her...
All three books in the Immense Sky Saga are interconnected, but can be read as standalones. Dare Not Tell, Book 1, is Joe and Sophie Parker’s story, and spans WWI France through mid-1939. The Bravest Soldiers, Book 2, is Sam Parker and Marianne Ryan’s story and takes...
“Though World War II novels are commonplace, Schroller has managed to write an affecting tale with memorable characters that stands out from the crowd. A rich and moving saga of bravery both at home and in the face of battle.”
I'm hard at work writing and editing The Last Post, the third and final book in the Parker-Ryan family story. See the description and pre-order link here.
I like to learn about unsung heroes and tell their stories - here are a few of them.
Known as the Harlem Hellfighters, the 369th (15th N.Y.) was an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II. During WWI, the 369th fought under French command because the US Army was segregated. Nine soldiers of the 369th (15th N.Y.), awarded the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action, 1919.
I joined up with a group of nine amazing Texas writers whose genres are as broad as the Texas sky—from historical fiction to medical and legal thrillers, memoir, women’s fiction, and historical romance.
See all nine books from Jann Alexander, Gary Keith, Gary Gerlacher, Marie Watts, Leslie Schover, Linda Paul, Kimberly Packard, Chick Morgan, and me at https://www.jannalexander.com/texas-writers
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In other news, I'm writing The Last Post, the third book in my...
It turns out I have more favorite WWI novels that will comfortably fit in a second blog post, I'll eventually do a Part 3. But until then, the books I've listed here had just as big an effect on my research and writing as those in My favorite WWI novels - Part 1.
Wherever possible, I've linked to the book on the author's web page so you can choose from multiple retailer options.
