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Bregdan Chronicles — by Ginny Dye
Bregdan Chronicles Series in Order: 22 books
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Storm Clouds Rolling In
Book - 1
#1 in The Bregdan Chronicles by BestSelling Author, Ginny Dye.��
Review:��Best Historical Fiction series I have ever read!� Keep them coming! ~ Dotti
Review:�I expected to like this book.�I did not expect to be hooked!�This series is...
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On To Richmond
Book - 2
Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life - the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books!On To Richmond In is the second in the ongoing Bregdan Chronicles histor...
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Spring Will Come
Book - 3
Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life - the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books!Spring Will Come is the third book in the ongoing Bregdan Chronicles his...
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Dark Chaos
Book - 4
Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life - the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books! Dark Chaos is the fourth book in the ongoing Bregdan Chronicles historical novel series. It's readers...
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The Last Long Night
Book - 5
Can they survive the Last, Long Night of the Civil War? Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life - the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books! The Last, Long Night is the fifth book in the...
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Carried Forward by Hope
Book - 6
The Civil War has ended, but the struggle to rebuild America is just beginning. Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life - the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books! Carried Forward By Hope ...
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Glimmers of Change
Book - 7
Has the Civil War really ended?
Historical fiction is my passion. I so love bringing history to life - the reason I dedicate most of my time to writing historical fiction books!
Carried Forward By Hope is the 6th book in the ongoin...
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Shifted By The Winds
Book - 8
Shifted By The Winds is the eighth book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 -- Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned t...
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Always Forward
Book - 9
Always Forward is the 9th book in the Best-Selling Bregdan Chronicles historical series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 -- Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller. Thank you!B...
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Walking Into The Unknown
Book - 10
Walking Into The Unknown�is the 10th book in the Best-Selling Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 -- Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-...
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Horizons Unfolding
Book - 12
Horizons Unfolding is the 12th book in the Best-Selling Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series.� Make sure you start reading with # 1 -- Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-selle...
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The Twisted Road Of One Writer
Book - 13
This book is not an actual continuation of The Bregdan Chronicles. It is an answer to the constant request to know how The Bregdan Chronicles started. If you're not interested, you can move ahead to more Bregdan adventures in Book # 14 - Misty Shadow...
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Walking Toward Freedom
Book - 20
Review: Best Historical Fiction series I have ever read! Keep them coming! ~ DottiAs the country continues to change and shift, everyone must decide if they will continue to walk toward the freedom they long for.As the country changes and sh...
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Series Premise
The Bregdan Chronicles follows the Cromwell/Bristow family and their extended circle through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The central figure in the early books is Carrie Cromwell, daughter of a wealthy Virginia plantation owner. Raised in privilege yet troubled by the injustice of slavery, Carrie’s growing abolitionist convictions put her at odds with her father, her society, and eventually the war itself. Her story—and the stories of those she loves—become a vehicle for exploring the human cost of the war: divided families, lost loves, battlefield horrors, emancipation, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the Freedmen’s Bureau, sharecropping, and the long, painful road toward racial reconciliation.
The premise is generational: each book advances the timeline and shifts focus to the next generation or key family members, so the saga moves from Carrie and her contemporaries in the 1860s to their children and grandchildren in the 1880s. Major historical events (Antietam, Gettysburg, Lincoln’s assassination, Reconstruction policies, the rise of Jim Crow) are faithfully depicted, but the heart of the story is always the personal—how ordinary people (and one extraordinary family) navigate extraordinary times. The books emphasize faith, forgiveness, courage, and the belief that individual choices matter in the sweep of history.
Bregdan Chronicles Series Characters
The series is driven by a large, evolving cast, with focus shifting across generations:
- Carrie Cromwell (later Cromwell-Tompkins): The emotional heart of the early books—intelligent, compassionate, abolitionist daughter of a Virginia plantation owner. She becomes a nurse during the war, marries twice, and remains the moral center of the family.
- Thomas Cromwell: Carrie’s father—wealthy, kind but conflicted slave owner who must confront his role in the system.
- Robert Borden: Carrie’s first great love—a Union officer whose romance with Carrie is torn apart by war.
- Matthew Justin Anthony: Carrie’s second husband—strong, steady, and deeply supportive.
- Janice Cromwell: Carrie’s cousin and close friend—vibrant, loyal, and often a bridge between North and South.
- Rose & John: Enslaved people on Cromwell Plantation who become central figures in the fight for freedom and later Reconstruction.
Setting of the Bregdan Chronicles Series
The primary setting is the American South, particularly Virginia, from the late 1850s through the 1880s. Key locations include:
- Cromwell Plantation (near Richmond) — the beautiful but troubled family estate where much of the early story unfolds.
- Richmond — the Confederate capital during the war, full of hospitals, prisons, and wartime desperation.
- The Shenandoah Valley, Gettysburg, Andersonville prison, and other real Civil War battlefields and sites.
- Black neighborhoods in post-war Richmond and the rural South, where freedmen and women struggle to build new lives.
- Oklahoma Indian Territory and other frontier areas in later books.
The setting is meticulously researched: period clothing, food, transportation (horses, trains, carriages), medical practices, racial attitudes, and wartime conditions are portrayed with great care. The South is not romanticized—slavery is shown as brutal and dehumanizing, the war is horrific, and Reconstruction is messy and often violent. Yet the landscape itself—rolling hills, rivers, plantations, and small towns—carries a sense of timeless beauty that contrasts with human suffering.
Tone & Themes of the Bregdan Chronicles Series
The tone is earnest, emotional, and hopeful—sweeping historical fiction with a strong inspirational/Christian undercurrent. The books are emotionally intense: love stories are passionate and often tragic, war scenes are harrowing, and the portrayal of slavery and racism is unflinching. Yet the series is never despairing. Even in the darkest moments—battlefield amputations, lynchings, betrayal—characters cling to faith, hope, and love. Ginny Dye writes with deep compassion for all her characters, including flawed Southerners who grow and change. The prose is warm, descriptive, and immersive, with long passages devoted to inner thoughts, prayers, and reflections on God’s providence.
Romance is central and deeply felt—couples endure long separations, misunderstandings, and life-threatening danger, but love usually wins. The Christian elements are overt but not preachy: characters pray, seek God’s guidance, and find strength in faith. The tone is ultimately uplifting: evil exists, suffering is real, but redemption, forgiveness, and healing are always possible.
Ginny Dye’s Bregdan Chronicles is a sweeping, emotionally powerful historical fiction saga that follows the Cromwell/Bristow family through the Civil War and Reconstruction across 20+ richly detailed novels. From Carrie Cromwell’s early struggles with slavery and war to the next generations’ battles for freedom and justice in the post-war South, the books weave together meticulous historical accuracy with deeply personal stories of love, faith, loss, and redemption. With strong Christian themes, unflinching portrayals of slavery and racism, and a deep sense of hope, the series offers readers an immersive journey through one of America’s most painful eras while celebrating the courage, compassion, and resilience that can change history. It is a heartfelt, faith-filled epic that reminds us that even in the darkest times, individual choices, family bonds, and trust in God can light the way forward—one generation, one story, one act of courage at a time.
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