Novels
Stories of mystery, adventure, love, resilience, and the moments that change everything.
Step into a story and stay awhile.
Wendi Meise’s novels invite readers into unforgettable worlds filled with mystery, heartfelt relationships, courage, healing, and hope. Whether you’re following clues into the unknown, falling in love in a charming small town, or discovering the strength to begin again, there’s a story waiting for you.
Journey to Blackwater Lake, where hidden clues, forgotten history, mysterious maps, secret caves, and abandoned places lead the Compass Crew into adventures they never imagined.
Escape to Whispering Pines, where friendship, attraction, second chances, and heartfelt romance unfold against the warmth and beauty of small-town life.
Discover the Beauty From Ashes Series, where true stories of hardship, resilience, healing, and new beginnings remind us that even after life’s most difficult seasons, something beautiful can still emerge.
From suspenseful mysteries and daring adventures to emotional journeys and unforgettable love stories, each series offers something different while sharing one thing in common—stories written with heart.
Choose your next series, meet characters you’ll remember, and find a story you won’t want to put down.
True Stories
True stories of survival, resilience, healing, faith, and finding the courage to begin again.
The Beauty From Ashes Series is a deeply personal collection of true stories, sharing real experiences of hardship, heartbreak, survival, healing, and transformation. These are not fictionalized accounts—they are stories shaped by real lives, real struggles, and the strength it takes to keep moving forward when life doesn’t unfold the way we hoped.
Through honest and heartfelt storytelling, the series explores difficult relationships, love and loss, faith, forgiveness, self-discovery, resilience, and the process of rebuilding after some of life’s hardest seasons.
The collection also includes Wendi Meise’s memoir, Our Thoughts Echo, an intimate reflection on her own experiences, choices, struggles, lessons, and journey toward creating a different life.
At its heart, Beauty From Ashes is about hope—the reminder that our past may shape us, but it does not have to define what comes next.
These stories are true. The struggles are real. And so is the possibility of something beautiful rising from the ashes.
Romance Novels
Small-town romance, heartfelt connections, and the courage to take a chance on love.
Welcome to Whispering Pines, a charming small town where life moves a little slower, friendships run deep, and love has a way of finding you when you least expect it.
The Whispering Pines Romance Series follows heartfelt stories of attraction, friendship, vulnerability, healing, and second chances. Each book introduces relationships that grow through the ordinary moments—the conversations, laughter, uncertainty, and quiet acts of kindness that gradually become something more.
Set against the warmth and beauty of small-town life, these stories celebrate meaningful connections, emotional intimacy, and the sometimes-scary decision to open your heart and let someone in.
Whether you love slow-burn romance, relatable characters, tender moments, or stories about finding love in unexpected places, Whispering Pines is a place you’ll want to return to again and again.
More books in the Whispering Pines Romance Series are coming soon.
Come to Whispering Pines for the story. Stay for the people. And maybe fall in love along the way.
Middle Grade Adventure Mystery Novels
Hidden clues. Forgotten history. Unexpected discoveries. One adventure always leads to another.
Welcome to Blackwater Lake, where mysteries are hidden beneath the water, tucked inside forgotten places, and waiting along trails most people would never think to follow.
The Blackwater Lake Adventure Series is a collection of fictional mystery and adventure novels written for readers ages 9–12. The series follows Jake Morgan, Emma, Noah, and Sophie—the Compass Crew—as curiosity, friendship, and a mysterious old compass lead them into one adventure after another.
From hidden caves and abandoned places to secret passages, mysterious maps, forgotten records, and clues left behind long ago, the Compass Crew soon discovers that Blackwater Lake holds far more secrets than anyone imagined.
Filled with mystery, friendship, courage, exploration, history, puzzles, and suspense, these middle-grade novels are perfect for young readers who love following clues, solving mysteries, and wondering what might be waiting around the next corner.
And the adventure is far from over! More Blackwater Lake Adventure novels are currently being written, bringing new mysteries, new discoveries, and new places for the Compass Crew to explore.
Grab your compass, follow the clues, and discover what Blackwater Lake has been hiding.
The Friday Night Dreams Series
Middle Grade Sports Fiction
Big dreams. Tough choices. One play at a time.
The Friday Night Dreams Series is a collection of fictional middle-grade sports novels for readers ages 9–12, following a young football player as he enters middle school with one big goal—to become a star on the field.
But chasing a dream isn’t always easy.
Each book focuses on a different challenge, from making the team and earning playing time to handling competition, setbacks, injuries, friendships, pressure, leadership, and learning what it truly means to be part of a team.
Filled with football action, relatable characters, friendship, confidence, perseverance, and the ups and downs of growing up, these stories are written for young readers who love sports and the excitement of working toward something bigger.
Novels in the Friday Night Dreams Series are coming, with new seasons, new challenges, and new chances to prove that sometimes the biggest victories happen off the field.
The Between Friends Series
Middle Grade Friendship & Coming-of-Age Fiction
Build, decorate, and play in the charming world of the Little Hearts Family! Little Hearts Family Paper Dolls & Doll House: The Home Collection is a delightful cut-and-play workbook filled with paper dolls, doll house rooms, furniture, accessories, and creative activities designed to inspire hours of imaginative, screen-free fun.
Children can assemble and decorate their own cozy family home while creating endless stories with the Little Hearts Family and their beloved pet companion. From arranging furniture in the living room to setting the table in the dining room, every page encourages creativity, storytelling, and hands-on play.
Inside you'll discover:
• Family Paper Dolls
• Pet Companion
• Front of House
• Living Room
• Dining Room
• Bathroom
• Furniture & Accessories
• Black & White Coloring Versions
Perfect for children who love paper dolls, doll houses, pretend play, crafting, and creative activities, this workbook offers a wholesome way to build imagination while developing fine motor skills and storytelling confidence.
Whether enjoyed independently, with siblings, or as a family activity, The Home Collection is the perfect introduction to the growing Little Hearts Family world.