Julie Klassen loves all things Jane Eyre and Jane Austen. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Julie worked in publishing for sixteen years and now writes full time. Three of her books, The Silent Governess, The Girl in the Gatehouse, and The Maid of Fairbourne Hall, have won the Christy Award for Historical Romance. She has also won the Midwest Book Award, Christian Retailings BEST Award, and has been a finalist in the Romance Writers of Americas RITA Awards, Minnesota Book Awards, and ACFWs Carol Awards.
Julie and her husband have two sons and live in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Julie and her husband have two sons and live in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Genres: Inspirational
New and upcoming books
Series
Tales from Ivy Hill
1. The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill (2016)
2. The Ladies of Ivy Cottage (2017)
3. The Bride of Ivy Green (2018)
An Ivy Hill Christmas (2020)
1. The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill (2016)
2. The Ladies of Ivy Cottage (2017)
3. The Bride of Ivy Green (2018)
An Ivy Hill Christmas (2020)
On Devonshire Shores
1. The Sisters of Sea View (2022)
2. A Winter by the Sea (2023)
3. The Seaside Homecoming (2024)
1. The Sisters of Sea View (2022)
2. A Winter by the Sea (2023)
3. The Seaside Homecoming (2024)
Novels
Lady of Milkweed Manor (2008)
The Apothecary's Daughter (2008)
The Silent Governess (2009)
The Girl in the Gatehouse (2011)
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall (2012)
The Tutor's Daughter (2013)
The Dancing Master (2014)
The Secret of Pembrooke Park (2014)
Lady Maybe (2015)
The Painter's Daughter (2015)
The Bridge to Belle Island (2019)
A Castaway in Cornwall (2020)
Shadows of Swanford Abbey (2021)
The Apothecary's Daughter (2008)
The Silent Governess (2009)
The Girl in the Gatehouse (2011)
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall (2012)
The Tutor's Daughter (2013)
The Dancing Master (2014)
The Secret of Pembrooke Park (2014)
Lady Maybe (2015)
The Painter's Daughter (2015)
The Bridge to Belle Island (2019)
A Castaway in Cornwall (2020)
Shadows of Swanford Abbey (2021)
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Julie Klassen recommends
Of Gold and Shadows (2024)
(Time's Lost Treasures, book 1)
Michelle Griep
"Don't miss all the romance, adventure, and danger in [this] new page-turner."
The Legacy of Longdale Manor (2023)
Carrie Turansky
"This novel will stir your faith--and your desire to visit England's Lake District!"
Garden of the Midnights (2023)
Hannah Linder
"Hannah Linder's engrossing new novel is taut with life-and-death danger, twisty turns, and sweet, forbidden romance. Garden of the Midnights is sure to keep you up late turning pages!"
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