Janet Chester Bly: 12 books

When Crystal Blake discovers a deserted gold mine in the mountains of Idaho, she decides to explore it. But if it's deserted, why is there a helicopter landing pad beside it? And why is smoke coming from the smokestack? Maybe Crystal's plan of a quiet week of vacation in rural Idaho, learning...

What is going on in Kamiah, Idaho? Maybe it's a kidnapping. Or it could be a spy network. Or an international drug ring. Nothing makes sense to fourteen-year-old Crystal and her friend, Megan. They've been camping and traveling from California with Crystal's author father on a research...

Feeling discouraged and need some encouragement? Read 31 Devotions for Writers, written by published authors who want to help encourage you in your writing through God’s written Word. Writing can often be discouraging. Some writers have spouses or children who don’t understand why...

Sell Caleb? Never! That big, gray Appaloosa horse is the reason Crystal Blake's in the Idaho state rodeo finals. Including the rodeo queen contest. But if Crystal won't sell him to the stranger from Texas, does he want her horse bad enough to steal him? And why does he want only Caleb? Crystal,...

The secret lay dormant for over half a century, forgotten and covered over by years of quiet activity in the sleepy community of Fox Island, Washington. Now that Tony and Price Shadowbrook uncovered the truth, what should they do? Say nothing and allow the lie to live on? Or speak up and risk destroying...

What secrets will a century-old pioneer journal reveal? Crystal Blake, Shawn Sorensen, and their friends hope it will lead them to long lost treasure. They could become rich and maybe famous! And if that's not enough excitement, the high school rodeo team tryouts are this week. What chance does...

Co-authors Tony and Price Shadowbrook head for Columbia Falls, Montana, to spend the summer in the northern reaches of the scenic Flathead Valley near Glacier National Park. Their hopes for a quiet summer of writing are dashed the first day when a neighbor lady tearfully shares the mysterious circumstances...

Crystal Blake is upset. Her Native American friend Gabrielle receives anonymous notes and she suspects they may be part of a cruel joke. The evidence points toward someone on the rodeo team. Could it be one of Crystal's friends? She intends to find out before Gabrielle is hurt. But when a sudden,...

Crystal Blake and her friends discover a locked safe in a burned-out lumber mill and find they are not the only ones interested in its contents. Why is the Snake River Lumber Company offering Crystal a huge reward for an old safe no one can open? Crystal and Shawn Sorensen are determined to discover...

What secret lies down Squash Blossom Road? Cowgirl Reba Cahill’s schedule is full. Save the family ranch. Free her mom from a mental institute. Take another road trip. Solve a murder and a kidnapping. Plus, evade a stalker. Can she also squeeze in romance?Reba Cahill thought she could focus on the...

It’s August 1991. Reba Mae Cahill brims with joy. Her life’s perfect. She’s finally bringing her prodigal mother, Hanna Jo, home to Road’s End from a Reno mental institute. With them is Jace McKane, her fiancé, who promises to help fight the unjust lawsuit that threatens the family ranch....

A cowgirl’s search for love and family. An old man’s quest to seek justice. They make a journey that exposes lies and betrayal. Will the truth be too hard for either to bear? It’s 1991. Reba Cahill loves ranching with Grandma Pearl in north central Idaho. But there’s a lot of work and only...