For readers of Lisa Wingate, Kristin Hannah, and Diane Chamberlain who crave ordinary people facing impossible choices.

Meet strong women, complicated families, and the quiet heroism left out of textbooks. These are stories of sacrifice, legacy, and the cost of injustice—deeply human, deeply researched, set in 19th- and early 20th-century America.

MOTTI'S VOW - Book 1, Roots of Resilience series
A #1 category bestseller following a young girl determined to keep her family together during the Civil War.

LIZZIE'S OATH - Book 2, Roots of Resilience series
Arrives September 21, 2026
The story of Motty's younger sister: a woman who did everything right and lost it all, then made one mistake and got the life she dreamed of.

STANDALONE: The Dictograph Case
Reviewed by the Historical Novel Society, May 2026
Uncovers buried truths and the price of silence in a small American town.

Author of historical fiction rooted in family histories from Covington, KY. Now writing from Cave Creek, AZ.

Find Diane:
Website: DianeWahnShotton.com
Newsletter: DianeWahnShotton.Substack.com
Instagram: deshottonauthor
Facebook: dianewahnshotton