Eileen Charbonneau writes historical novels that the Washington Post has called “provocative…well told, extremely entertaining tales.” and Publisher's Weekly says shows impressive command of the elements of historical romance...").
Eileen's work has won the Golden Medallion, Chatelaine Award and Phyllis A. Whitney Award. Finalist accolades include the Daphne duMaurier Award, Hearts of the West Award, Golden Leaf and Laramie Award.
Eileen lives in the brave little state of Vermont, where she and her husband run a small Bed and Breakfast in their 1886 Victorian home. Eileen loves kayaking below the eagles on the Connecticut River and Maple Creemies.
Awards for Eileen's books
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Book 8, Canadian Historical Mysteries - Newfoundland
Eileen Charbonneau & Jude Pittman
Seventeen year-old Newfoundlander Charlotte Jaddore loves nothing more than learning sacred healing arts from the elders of her Mi’kmaq and Beothuk grandmothers. But the year is 1692 and her father needs her help. Their American cousins of Salem, Massachusetts have been accused of witchcraft. Will she help him fight for the lives of Philip and Mary English?
When they arrive the couple have already been imprisoned. How can they survive against spectral evidence— harming their victims from afar as invisible projections? The motives of their accusing neighbors are anything but spiritual. They are after the English famiiy’s wealth. And sights are now fixed on the heirs. Can Charlotte get young Mary, Philip and William to Newfoundland, without infecting her own beloved island with spectral evidence fever?
Linda Tassel Mysteries - Teen-aged Linda Tassel is a bridge person, straddling the worlds of her white father and the Eastern Cherokee nation of her mother’s people. Linda has a friend in Tad Gist, who honors both cultures with mutual respect. A good thing, since they have a knack for finding trouble in both.
Book 3
It’s the 1990s, and big business is lending support to growing animal and environmental conservation movements. First year college students Tad Gist and Linda Tassel are invited to a party celebrating industrial giant Garmon Chemicals commitment to preserve wildlife. Things go well until Dr. Kent Milton, a university professor who has been working with Linda on the project, makes unwanted advances. Suddenly, there’s a blackout. When the lights come on, one of the guests discovers her famous emerald necklace is missing. Dr. Milton has disappeared and may have been murdered. And Linda is the prime suspect.
“well-paced, engaging… with likable characters.”— Goodreads Review
“Recommended for anyone who is interested in mysteries and learning more about Native culture.”— Long and Short Reviews
Book 2
School is out for the summer of 1993. Linda Tassel has invited her friend Tad to travel with her family and Cherokee clan friends to Harmony Festival, where she’s to perform the Butterfly Dance with her friend Rising Fawn Reed. But soon after they arrive at the festival campgrounds, Rising Fawn disappears.
They notify the local police, but they are busy searching for the arsonist who just set the campground blaze. A missing Indian girl? She’s probably run off with her boyfriend.
Together with Linda’s clan brother Guli Whitepath, Linda and Tad are on their own in finding their friend— a search that may lead to permanent missing status for them all.
“well-paced, engaging series with likable characters.”— Goodreads Review
“Recommended for anyone who is interested in mysteries, or learning more about Cherokee culture.”— Long and Short Reviews
Book 1
Young archaeology dig site supervisor Linda Tassel and assistant Tad Gist explore the artifacts of ancient people of Linda’s Eastern Cherokee homeland. But soon the body of a team member is found, ritually murdered.
A dam building mogul, Cherokee Nation activists, and the owner of a nearby gold panning attraction are suspects.
Linda and Tad uncover another layer — that of the Spanish conquistadors and the timeless greed for gold. Will they become two more victims?
Editorial Reviews
"Fast-paced, entertaining… preteens and teens will enjoy”— School Library Journal
“Charbonneau pens another winner!” — Our Kids Press
First Place Americana, Chanticleer International Book Awards
In 1864 New York, plantation heiress Ursula Buckley’s inheritance yields secrets of her past, some unknown, even to her. Will her young marriage survive both the civil strife and the anguish embedded in her own heart?
Civil WarBrides series by Eileen Charbonneau:
“I learned new things about the Civil War, and the best part: the author never seemed to be teaching. Instead, the events carried the history lessons seamlessly.“— David Fitz-Gerald, author of Wanders Far
“Through tales of love, comradeship and struggle, these stories illuminate women's hidden role in history by a master at bringing the past to life.” –
Joanne Pence, USA Today bestselling author
“This intriguing story captures the Civil War era. Spies, secret agents, and intrigue then ensues in a fast moving tale that concludes in a surprising ending.“— Bill Lockwood, author of Gare de Lyon
In the tradition of Willa Cather…women carry with them a dignity of purpose as inevitable as the story of civil war enmity and love that flows through their lives.” -- Robert Crooke, author of The Chastened Heart
At a time when our country was most divided, two lovers earn their happiness through a larger-than-life journey of sacrifice and pure grit. Rich in historical detail…” Jenna Kernan, Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author of Winter Woman
Blinded Rowan Buckley only knows he’s in deep love with the woman who pulled him off the battlefield. His superiors claim she’s a spy. He knows she’s full of secrets, but he’s out to prove that treason is not one of them.
The two negotiate the crucial times of the Battle of Antietam, Gettysburg, and the New York City Draft Riots. Treachery meets them at every crossroad. Will their love survive?
“Through tales of love, comradeship and struggle through the Civil War, these stories illuminate women's hidden role in history by a master at bringing the past to life. Not to be missed!” –
Joanne Pence, USA Today bestselling author
In the tradition of Willa Cather…Her women, especially, carry with them a dignity of purpose as inevitable as the story of abolition, civil war, enmity and love that flows through their lives. -- Robert Crooke, author of American Family and The Chastened Heart
At a time when our country was most divided, two lovers earn their happiness through a larger-than-life journey of sacrifice and pure grit. Rich in historical detail…”
Jenna Kernan, Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author of Winter Woman
In April 1860, Dr. Ryder Cole returns home from his studies, sure of his abilities and on fire to serve his country and preserve the Union. A panther attack threatens to cut his life short until a young woman with a rife and a sure-shot eye appears out of the mist. Then she disappears, returning as Tom Boyde, his comrade throughout America’s Civil War, and as Diana, met in a Washington D.C. whore house. The seven Aprils from 1860 to 1866 tell their tale of love and war, sex and friendship. And the price of crossing gender lines.
"This epic story offers a tale of love and hope, forged and tempered by the fury of the American Civil War. At a time when our country was most divided, two lovers earn their happiness through a larger-than-life journey of sacrifice and pure grit. Rich in historical detail, Eileen Charbonneau’s, Seven Aprils, is certain to enthrall readers with this sweeping romance."
Jenna Kernan
Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author of Winter Woman
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“Eileen Charbonneau pens an emotion-filled tale. Through her story of love, comradeship and struggle through the Civil War, Seven Aprils illuminates women's hidden role in history by a master at bringing the past to life. Not to be missed!” –
Joanne Pence, USA Today bestselling author
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Eileen Charbonneau's latest novel, Seven Aprils, moves with the subtlety and sweep of her best fiction and confirms her place in the literary tradition of Willa Cather. It is a compelling narrative filled with well-wrought characters who feel like natural effects in Charbonneau's sometimes bleak and often beautiful American landscape. Her women, especially, carry with them a dignity of purpose as inevitable as the story of abolition, civil war, enmity and love that flows through their lives. --
Robert Crooke, author of American Family and The Chastened Heart
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Seven Aprils by Eileen Charbonneau tells the tale of a spirited and resilient young woman whose deadly aim with a rifle, physical strength, and native intelligence come in darn handy when she unwittingly embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Out of necessity, Tess becomes Tom and her life is never the same again. While in her male persona, a charade she must continue to survive, she begins to fall for the doctor who teaches her medicine and recruits her to assist in the Union Army’s newly formed medical corps, putting her on the frontlines of some of the most horrific battles of the Civil War. To complicate matters further, Tess/Tom also becomes Diana, the woman with whom the doctor falls in love, not knowing she is really the person he knows as Tom Boyde. This novel is full of rollicking adventure, steamy romance, great historical content, and even a little espionage. A true page turner, Seven Aprils, keeps the reader riveted to the very end.
Eileen O'Finlan, Author of Kelegeen
At first, war widow Kitty Charente thinks she’s showing one of her boss’s salesmen a day out on the town. But Luke Kayenta is undercover: he’s a Navajo code talker, and Nazi Agent Helmut Adler is hunting him in 1942 New York City. Isolationists are searching for Luke too. And his superiors at the the U.S. Office of Strategic Services want to know if he’s cracked under torture in Spain.
Kitty and Luke must evade capture from one enemy and death from another as they race from the Lower East Side to the Savoy Ballroom to Coney Island, aided by unlikely allies in the Canadian and French spy networks, a Harlem baker, and even Weegee, New York City’s most famous tabloid photographer.
Editorial Reviews
This is an incredible story. Theauthor captured the heart of the Native American people in her portrayal of Luke Kayenta, and the love story between him and his Kitty is breathtaking. One of the most powerful story's I've read in a long time. I'm in awe of Ms. Charbonneau's gift of storytelling. Jude Pittman, mystery and romantic suspense author'
If you enjoy the suspense, heroic characterizations and Navajo traditions of the Anne and Tony Hillerman mysteries, give Eileen Charbonneau’s Code Talker Chronicles a try!
Luke Kayenta and his childhood friend Nantai Riggs are young shepherds of the Navajo reservation in Arizona. They volunteer for an experiment: to come up with an uncrackable code based on their language to be used by the US as it enters World War II. They fly into New York to join the spy agency the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). While on the airfield, Luke catches sight of a young woman. He is first enchanted, then heartsick when he finds that Kitty Charante is the devoted wife of his Canadian RAF pilot and instructor in espionage. Their paths will cross again.
In the mountains between Spain and Nazi-occupied France, Luke and Nantai practice the code between radio stations while helping on Allied missions.
But off the coast, German SS agent Helmut Adler is celebrating his latest U-Boat conquest when he hears something crackling over the radio lines. When a young soldier of World War I, an American Indian language helped bring down his regiment in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. Adler swears it will not happen again in this war. He sets his sights on the code talkers. The hunt has begun.
Editorial Reviews
“…a compelling tale of clashing cultures, religions, and classes…” -–Library Journal
"The strength of this novel is in its vivid characterizations."
—Washington Post Book Word
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