Combining faith, family, and lessons from our past, Kelsey Gietl's books provide inspirational stories with a dose of romance and a dash of intrigue. She is the author of the early 1910s Over the Atlantic duology, the WWI War Across Waters duology, and the 1850s Larksong Legacy series. Her novels, For a Noble Purpose and Dusk Shall Weep​​​​​​​ both won 1st place Catholic Media Association awards and her Over the Atlantic and War Across Waters series received the DAR Women in American History Award.

​​​​​​​She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Graphic Design and has made a career in fields from event planning and proposal writing to product management and communications.
She lives in Missouri with her husband, two children, and two dogs. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Catholic Writers Guild.

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