Jan grew up surrounded by books and storytellers. With Pastors and Teachers populating both sides of her extended family, we aren't surprised that she wanted to be a first-class storyteller herself.
Born and raised in Michigan, Jan is the descendant of Amish, Mennonite and Brethren immigrants who settled in Berks, Somerset and Lancaster Counties in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700's. The descendants of these immigrants pioneered in Maryland, Ohio, and finally Elkhart and LaGrange Counties in Northern Indiana in the 1850's.
During the years when Jan was raising and homeschooling their children, she and her husband moved nine times in thirty years, finally landing in South Dakota where they enjoy incredibly Michigan-like weather. A northerner is always a northerner!
The ideas for Jan's books come from the stories told by her parents and grandparents, seasoned with a lot of research and imagination.
Born and raised in Michigan, Jan is the descendant of Amish, Mennonite and Brethren immigrants who settled in Berks, Somerset and Lancaster Counties in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700's. The descendants of these immigrants pioneered in Maryland, Ohio, and finally Elkhart and LaGrange Counties in Northern Indiana in the 1850's.
During the years when Jan was raising and homeschooling their children, she and her husband moved nine times in thirty years, finally landing in South Dakota where they enjoy incredibly Michigan-like weather. A northerner is always a northerner!
The ideas for Jan's books come from the stories told by her parents and grandparents, seasoned with a lot of research and imagination.
Genres: Inspirational, Historical Romance
Series
Journey to Pleasant Prairie
1. Hannah's Choice (2016)
2. Mattie's Pledge (2016)
3. Naomi's Hope (2017)
1. Hannah's Choice (2016)
2. Mattie's Pledge (2016)
3. Naomi's Hope (2017)
Amish of Weaver's Creek
1. The Sound of Distant Thunder (2018)
2. The Roll of the Drums (2019)
3. Softly Blows the Bugle (2020)
1. The Sound of Distant Thunder (2018)
2. The Roll of the Drums (2019)
3. Softly Blows the Bugle (2020)
Sweetbrier Inn Mystery
1. The Sign of the Calico Quartz (2022)
2. The Case of the Artist's Mistake (2022)
1. The Sign of the Calico Quartz (2022)
2. The Case of the Artist's Mistake (2022)
Novels
The Prodigal Son Returns (2013)
A Mother for His Children (2014)
A Home for His Family (2015)
Convenient Amish Proposal (2019)
A Mother for His Children (2014)
A Home for His Family (2015)
Convenient Amish Proposal (2019)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Omnibus editions show
Jan Drexler recommends
The Debutante's Code (2021)
(Thorndike & Swann Regency Mystery, book 1)
Erica Vetsch
"Erica Vetsch has done it again, bringing the reader an exciting Regency historical romance, but this time with the twist of a delicious mystery. The Debutante's Code is completely entertaining, with the promise of more delights to come in the rest of the Thorndike & Swann series."
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