Lori Benton writes Christian historical romance set mainly on the eighteenth-century American frontier, combining wilderness travel, conflict between settler and Native communities, and faith-driven character arcs. Burning Sky follows a woman returning from years among the Mohawk to the New York frontier, where questions of identity and belonging complicate a growing relationship. The Pathfinders series, beginning with The Wood's Edge, spans families connected by wartime loss, adoption and divided loyalties. Many Sparrows and Mountain Laurel continue Benton's interest in captivity narratives, frontier settlements and relationships shaped by competing communities. Her prose is detailed, romantic and spiritually explicit, with history and landscape receiving substantial attention. Her work fits inspirational historical romance, frontier fiction and Christian historical novels. Read more Less