Christie Nelson, SF Bay Area Historical Fiction Author

Hello, and welcome! The very best part of this writer’s journey has been making friends of strangers. To those readers I’ve met following the publication of my novels, you changed my life. 

Beautiful Illusion

At the heart of this historical novel, as the march of boots echoes from overseas, is the magical and exotic Golden Gate International Exposition—it’s courts, buildings, pavilions, fountains, and gardens—engineered on shoals in San Francisco bay.  Mixing fact and fiction with a dash of noir, Beautiful Illusion is a story of love and deception that explores what happens when human hearts collide as countries are plotting war.

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Beautiful Illusion, a historical fiction novel set on Treasure Island in 1939

Christie Nelson's Books

Woodacre, a novel by Christie Nelson based in West Marin County in California

Woodacre is a love story about two people perfectly wrong for each other. Set in rural Marin County, Woodacre captures the richness of the times, the beauty of the landscape, and the passion of an unforgettable love affair.

Dreaming Mill Valley by Christie Nelson

Dreaming Mill Valley, set in San Francisco Bay Area, portrays the emotional landscape of four ordinary people who rediscover the strength of friendship, the enduring bonds of family, and the resilience of the human spirit.

My Moveable Feast by Christie Nelson

My Moveable Feast, a letterpress imprint, is a memoir in the tradition of Hemingway’s homage to Paris. It is a rapture to food, places, and times gone by that reveals the inseparable nature of taste and memory.