Laura C. Rader

Laura C. Rader's debut historical novel, Hatfield 1677, is inspired by the true story of her ninth great-grandparents, Benjamin and Martha Waite, and their colonial Massachusetts town. It is the 2024 First Place Winner of CIBA's Chaucer Award for pre-1750 Historical Fiction and Feathered Quill's Second Place Debut Author Award.

Laura is a full-time historical fiction author, and also enjoys studying genealogy, attending book club meetings, taking forest walks with her Rough Collie, and spending time with family and friends.

Originally from California, Laura lives about twenty miles north of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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