Book I - Nan's Journey
Desperate to save her life and that of her five-year-old brother, Nan packs and flees an abusive home, embarking on a journey that will test her faith, determination, and spirit. Set in the 1800s, Nan's Journey, follows nan and her brother, Elmer, as they seek safety and find refuge and hope in the arms of a family of strangers- including Fred Young, a disgruntled preacher turned mountain man, who reaches out to help, only to find a hope and love renewed in his own heart. In her first novel, author Elaine Littau weaves memorable characters into the background of the wild, unsettled heart of America, presenting readers with the timeless struggle of overcoming adversity, and seeking hope above all through Nan's Journey.
Book 2 - Elk's Resolve
Driven to escape his past and the demons who haunt him, Elk discovers a love he long thought dead. Set against the rugged beauty of the Colorado Rockies of the 1800s, Elk's Resolve follows the travails and triumphs of Elk, the White Indian. Guided by the hand of God, he finds his true self and defeats the voices who demand his destruction. In Elk's Resolve, Book II of the Nan's Heritage Series, author Elaine Littau depicts characters who struggle with hatred, depression, loss and fear. Full of passion heartbreak, romance, rivalry. and hope, Elk's Resolve will fascinate you from the first page.
Book 3 - Luke's Legacy
Thirst for love drives Ruby away from her childhood home, causing her to grow up faster than her thirteen years could fathom. Her catastophe catches Luke in its clutches, and he must choose the legacy he will leave behind. In Luke's Legacy, Book III of the Nan's Heritage Series, author Elaine Littau depicts characters that must live with the decisions they make. Full of passion, heartbreak, deception, romance, and resolve, Luke's Legacy promises to hold you captive from the first page.
Book 4 - The Eyes of a Stranger
Rejection was an emotion Gertie Brenan knew well. At the age of eighteen, she finds herself at the threshold of life and comes to realize that because of the rejection of her fiance', many options are open to her. In her childhood rejection held her captive. Now, it gives her freedom that few women of her time were afforded.
Set in the beauty of Denver, Colorado in the 1800s, The Eyes of a Stranger, follows vivid characters who are fraught with conflict, sorrow, and the tanacity to build a life in the frontier of the Western United States.
Book 5 - Timothy's Home - Will be ready Oct 1, 2011
Book five in the Nan's Heritage series brings the story full circle. In Nan's Journey, Mary sent a trunk belonging to Nan's mother to Boston. She pretended a teary 'goodbye' to Nan and Elmer as she watched the train disappear from view. Inside the trunk were the treasures of a family separated by death and tragedy.
In Book 5, Timothy's Home, the trunk plays a whole other role as a rescue vessel for a young boy.