I've always wanted my books to showcase the Maine I know and love. While my first series explored the coast, Summer of Grace heads inland to the forests, rivers, and close-knit communities that inspired Pine Valley. Here's why I made the journey from the coast to the mountains.

Why I still believe in clean Christian romance, second chance love stories, and faith-filled fiction that offers hope, healing, and redemption.

Maine's rocky shore | Southwest Harbor, ME When readers tell me they feel like they’ve been to the towns in my books, it makes me smile — because in a way, they have. Every fictional place I’ve created borrows little details from real-life Maine towns I know and love. I love photography as well as words, so all of the photos in this post were taken by me on my Maine adventures. Here are five real places that sparked pieces of my fictional worlds: 1. Camden The harbor, the mo

Originally posted March 12, 2024. Updated September 2025 to include all my Haven stories. When I first released Seascapes back in 2020, I loved the original covers. But as I have grown as a writer and continued releasing books in the Haven series by Evelyn Grace, I wanted something a bit more cohesive. When it came time to release Book Four— Seashore Dreams —I launched new book covers for the entire Haven series. Now they all share the same beautiful coastal-Maine vibe that