An author with Georgia and the South
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I write historical and contemporary romance and romantic suspense mostly set in Georgia. I've authored around twenty traditionally published novels and a number of novellas. A freelance fiction editor, editor for Wild Heart Books, wife, and mother, I always pause for coffee, chocolate, and old houses. You’ll find my earlier titles under my previous name, DENISE WEIMER, but please look for my latest releases under Denise Farnsworth.
New releases for 2026:
The Twenty-Niners of the Georgia Gold Rush trilogy, books two and three:
The Maiden and the Mountie, Canton, 1837 - February 17
The Schoolmarm and the Miner, Dahlonega, 1839 - May 5
Freed by the Frontier novella collection with Sherry Shindelar and Susan Craft - “Ofuskee Trail Surrender” - June 30
The Scouts of the Georgia Frontier series, book six
A Contrary Betrothal - August 18
The Maiden and the Mountie
A marriage of necessity. A secret buried deep. In Georgia’s gold country, love may be the most dangerous treasure of all.
Gage Edmonds plans to use his engineering degree to blaze new roads in the Southern frontier—but first, he must follow in the footsteps of his war hero father and prove he’s worthy of their family name. His assignment to the Georgia Mounted Militia puts him between gold-hungry settlers and Cherokees sn to be forced from their homes. The local miller's captivating daughter, Anna Walker, makes him question everything he thought he wanted. Grieved at the treatment of the peaceful Cherokees, Gage chooses not to re-enlist but agrees to work as a translator, even if it might cost him his chance at redemption.
Daughter of a European mother and Cherokee father, Anna has seen the way new settlers have pushed her father's people out of their homes. She vowed never to fall for a white man. Least of all, a soldier. Yet when Sergeant Edwards endangers himself to keep the peace during a clash at her father’s gristmill, she admits there’s something honorable about him. Over Anna’s protests, her father seeks to secure her future in Gage’s hands.
On the eve of eviction, members of a local village hide their gold, trusting Anna with its safekeeping until they can return. When dangerous men discover the secret, she's forced to rely on Gage for protection. But just as she begins to trust him, a secret her father has kept threatens to tear them apart. Can Anna trust this soldier with the truth—and her heart?
Freed by the Frontier
A new three-novella collection - Denise’s Ofuskee Trail Surrender is the story of Keturah’s abduction from A Counterfeit Betrothal.
Three remarkable women find themselves caught between two worlds on the American frontier. A captive of the Comanche must choose between escaping to white society or her growing feelings for a rising war chief in 1850s Texas. A Georgia judge’s daughter flees an unwanted betrothal during the War of 1812, only to be captured by Creek warriors but protected by a mysterious brave. And in 1754, an English lady traveling the Great Wagon Road to become a music teacher discovers her carefully planned future may not survive her attraction to a protective frontiersman.
From quaint civilized towns to treacherous mountain passes and wilderness villages, three couples navigate cultural divisions, overcome past wounds, and face deadly dangers to discover that love knows no boundaries. But as war clouds gather and ancient tribal alliances shift, will their newfound relationships survive the coming storm? Or will the clash of worlds tear them apart?
Three unforgettable romances that prove God’s greatest blessings often come disguised as our greatest challenges, and that true love can bridge any divide.
A Contrary Betrothal
Scouts of the Georgia Frontier, book six - formerly Bent Tree Bride
Sam Hicks may be the educated son of a Cherokee chief, but his command of multiple languages and diplomatic skills can’t erase the prejudice he faces as a mixed-blood warrior. When he’s tasked with guarding Colonel Moore’s spirited daughter, Susanna, at a wilderness fort, he never expects to lose his heart to a woman he can never have.
Susanna Moore dreams of making her own way on the frontier like her Cherokee stepmother. The last thing she wants is an arranged marriage to the fort’s stuffy doctor, especially after she meets the noble and intelligent Sam Hicks. When she’s captured by a turncoat warrior during a Creek uprising, Sam risks everything to save her.
Their shared values and growing love give them hope, but with the Creek War raging and cultural pressures mounting, can a Cherokee lieutenant and a colonel’s daughter overcome the loyalties and prejudices set against them?
From the Revolutionary War through the present day, from the mountains to the coast, your Georgia adventure awaits.
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For book business. With an option to make books available, I speak to clubs in North Georgia and Western North Carolina on the writing and publishing process, turning historical research into fiction, and topics for emerging authors.
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