Connecting stories of the past with hearts of today

Historical Romance Author

Sherry Shindelar’s love for history, romance, and faith flows seamlessly through her writing, bringing readers into a world where characters of strength, courage, and faith find love amidst soul-defining trials. From an early age, Sherry was captivated by the magic of storytelling. As a child, she spent hours on her swing set, dreaming up tales and creating new adventures. Her early imagination even extended to crafting love interests and storylines for Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, later evolving into original romantic dramas and epic adventures set in faraway lands.

At nine years old, Sherry cherished her set of author playing cards, dreaming of becoming a writer and crafting stories that would inspire readers. Her passion for history ignited during a visit to a historic home in the Shenandoah Valley with her husband, planting the seed for her first novel, which she wrote and tucked away for years.

Sherry Shindelar’s writing seamlessly blends history, romance, and faith, creating memorable characters and heartfelt journeys where love and faith triumph over life’s greatest challenges.

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Award Winning Writing

Sherry is an award-winning writer: ACFWC 2023 Genesis Finalist, ACFWC 2021 Genesis Semi-Finalist, Crown Finalist 2022, First Impressions 2020 Winner, RWA Maggie Finalist 2021 & 2023.
Inspirational

When We Can't, God Can

"Burning Yet Whole God's Call Moses Responds" (Image by Kar3nt from Pixabay) Sometimes we wonder why God is taking so long to answer our prayers. I’m sure the Children of Israel wondered why it took hundreds of years for God to rescue them from slavery. Moses probably wondered what in the world he was doing out in the fields guarding sheep when he’d once lived in Pharaoh’s palace and walked among the elite. During the first forty years of Moses’s life, he was a member of...read more
19th Century

A Civil War Christmas

Christmas Eve December 1863 Drawing by Thomas Nast A Christmas Truce John R. Paxton was an eighteen-year-old Pennsylvania college junior in May 1862 when his mathematics professor showed up on the last day of class dressed in a Yankee uniform. Professor Fraser, now known as Captain Fraser, used his final lecture to spur his students to volunteer for the Union. Paxton answered the rallying cry along with 101 others from the college.  They’d read of war in books. Now they’d live it in their bodies...read more
Inspirational

Maybe you

Maybe you’ve often asked yourself, what can one person do? The story I’m about to share will hopefully inspire you to be that one person! Born in Russia, Eleazer Ben Yehuda began his education at the age of three. By twelve, he had read sizeable portions of the Torah and other Hebrew teachings. His love for languages included French, German, and Russian. Around 1900, he and his bride settled in the land of Israel. He declared to her, “You are now hearing the last English words I will speak....read more
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