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, vintage dancer, wife, mom, and stepmom, 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 2025 and 2026:
The Curator’s Secret - indie-published contemporary romantic suspense set on Jekyll Island - March 2025
TheTwenty-Niners of the Georgia Gold Rush trilogy:
The Songbird and the Surveyor, Auraria, 1833 - November 4, 2025
The Maiden and the Mountie, Canton, 1837 - February 17, 2026
The Schoolmarm and the Miner, Dahlonega, 1839 - May 5, 20265
The Songbird and the Surveyor
A marriage of protection. A past full of pain. In Georgia's wild gold country, love might strike when it's least expected.
Genevieve Gillbard knows she's no longer safe in the rough-and-tumble gold rush town when she overhears her controlling guardian's plot to steal gold from a local mine owner. It takes every ounce of her courage to escape, and now she'll do anything to keep herself safe, even accept a temporary marriage of convenience from a man who clearly wants nothing more than his independence.
After losing his first wife, surveyor Jesse Holden swore never to let anyone close enough to need him again. But when he discovers the woman he knows as the Songbird of Auraria injured and unconscious in the woods, he can't abandon her, not with the memory of his failure to protect his wife hanging over him. He'll keep this woman safe until she's out of harm's way, even if it means doing the one thing he swore he'd never do again.
As Genny recovers under Jesse's care, she discovers he's nothing like the manipulative men of her past. But can she trust him with her heart—knowing he plans to leave as soon as her guardian is brought to justice? And even then, she fears the sham marriage might not be enough to keep her safe from her guardian's long reach.
A glowing review - Publisher’s Weekly…
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?
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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