- In the Arms of the Lord: A Novel of the Old Testament (2008)
- Lost on Stormalong Reef: A Novel Based on the True Story of the Shipwreck of the Northern Light (2011)
- Emily Upbraid: A Novel of Emily Dickinson's Youth
- The Mirror of History (2015)
- I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend (2017)
- The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare: A Novel of the People Who First Colonized North America (2020)
Short stories
- “A Touch of Home,” in Christmas Joy: Ten Holiday Romances (2009)
- “The Other Wise Man,” in Christmas with Dickens: A Novel and Stories (2009)
- “The Gift,” in A Treasury of Christmas Stories (2012)
- "Letters to a Young Author" (2022)
Essays and articles
- “Writing Fiction from History,” Writers Write (December 2009)
- “The Truth about Historical Fiction,” The Huffington Post (April 2011)
- “5 Tips for Writing Historical Fiction,” The Writer (June 2012)
- "The Art of Historical Fiction" (2021)