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# Sydney Schmied Books

History, romance, and suspense rooted in hope.

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- [Christian and Clean Christmas Books 2026](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/christian-and-clean-christmas-books-2026/) - This list includes mostly historical, regency, and a contemporary. I mostly read historical fiction, so that's what I'm most familiar with!
- [The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House Book Review](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/book-reviews/) - New favorite book! I’ve always loved Joanna Davidson Politano’s atmospheric and poignant stories, but this one is my new favorite, even though The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple is right after it!
- [Atmospheric Christian Mysteries](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/atmospheric-christian-mysteries/) - Looking for a Christian read with a satisfying mystery and gothic feel? Try one of these!
- [The Red Cottage Book Review and Giveaway](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/the-red-cottage-book-review-and-giveaway/) - Book: The Red Cottage Author: Hannah Linder Genre: Christian Fiction / Historical / Regency Romance She forgot she loved him. He would die to make her remember. Meg Foxcroft has never minded the tattling village gossip or her uncle’s ill-tempered rebukes. After all, she has Tom McGwen—and one day, they will build their own cottage,
- [Gathered from the North Book Review](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/gathered-from-the-north-book-review/) - About the Book Book: Gathered from the Nort Author: Barbara A. Curtis Genre: Christian Historical Romance Release Date: November 18, 2025 He survived the war, but he didn’t come home whole. Hope of a ready-made family promises healing—until he learns the truth about his love’s adopted baby. Beth Calloway has always longed for a family, but after a childhood
- [Release Day!](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/release-day/) - The Gilded City by Sydney Schmied San Francisco, 1915. A city gilded in wonder, shadows, and secrets. When Ivy James’s precious bracelet is stolen at the dazzling 1915 World Fair, she and her brother’s friend, Timothy Cartwright, plunge into the crowds to find the thief. But the thief who stole Ivy’s bracelet isn’t working alone, and the man behind it may be more troublesome than either of them guessed.
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- [On Glory and Darkness](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/on-glory-and-darkness/) - The first day of the Battle of Somme, July 1st, 1916, was marked as the worst day in World War I (1914-1918). The British Army suffered a staggering 57,000 casualties, according to the National Army Museum. They gained just three square miles of territory (“Battle of the Somme,” n.d.).
- [Lily and the Lawman Book Review](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/lily-and-the-lawman-book-review/) - Lily and the Lawman by Erica Vetsch A desperate aunt and a duty-bound sheriff—thrown into marriage by necessity, driven by danger, and risking everything to rescue a child…and their hearts. All Lily Whitman wants is to open her bakery and provide a good life for her sister and infant niece. But when her niece is

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- [Home](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/) - Sydney Schmied Books History, Romance, and Suspense Rooted in Hope. Meet the Author Sydney Schmied writes sweet and intriguing Gilded Age historical romances with a whole lot of faith. She is a 2023 ACFW First Impressions Contest finalist and a 2024 Genesis Contest Semi-finalist, as well as a Scrivenings Press Get Pubbed Finalist. When she
- [Clean Books for Girls](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/clean-books-for-girls/) - Clean Books For Girls Ages 9-16…. Are extremely difficult to find. That’s why I’ve created this page as a resource. A starting place for parents of voracious readers who want to honor God with their reading content. Because I’ve been there. One minute you’re cracking open a new book you thought was safe, and the
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- [About](https://sydneyschmiedbooks.com/about/) - Why I Write: “I began writing as an outlet and an escape, then it quickly became more as I fell in love with it. I write with the hope that one day, people will read my stories and see that their true hope is found in Christ. My desire is for each of my stories
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