Kellyn Roth is the author of historical romance novels with strong Christian themes, a touch of humor, and messy situations that put the main characters through the wringer and force them to face hard questions. Her stories include The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, a Christian Victorian family saga.
Kell is the founder and owner of Wild Blue Wonder Press, a small press with the mission of sharing fictional stories full of grace and truth. Their goal is to create stories that matter, to delve into the deepest and sometimes the saddest parts of life, and to return from the darkest valleys resplendent in the light of hope and the fullness of joy.
When not building her author career, Kellyn is likely drinking iced coffee with her husband, getting lost somewhere in the Pacific Northwest with her friends, or watching period dramas and facetious comedies with her border collie.
Kellyn Roth is a historical women’s fiction & romance author from the Pacific Northwest who lives with her husband Matthew and border collie Stanley. Her first published work was The Dressmaker’s Secret, which launched in January 2016. Since then, she’s published the first six novels in her Victorian family saga, The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, and a women’s fiction trilogy, Kees & Colliers, along with other stories and novels.
Kell grew up on a small ranch in Oregon. She came to love working with their cattle, chickens, cats, and border collies. Kell was homeschooled, which gave her plenty of time for playing with her two younger brothers and cousin, extracurricular learning, and of course, writing. She started composing poems, songs, and stories from about the time she could talk. Her first written story was called Kicky the Dolphin, written at age seven. (It wasn’t exactly a work of art, but Kell was sure proud of it.)
Kell was raised on old movies—and old books—and old songs—so writing historical fiction came quite naturally. At twelve, she began sending an Edwardian women’s fiction & mystery novel to her friends chapter by chapter. A spin-off of this project took on a new life and became The Dressmaker’s Secret, the first novel in The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy.
In 2017, Kell joined the Young Writers Workshop, and in 2019, she joined the Author Conservatory, graduating from their program with their first official class in 2024. During this period, she coached young writers through the Young Writers Lessons, Growing Writers, and privately.
For several years, she ran an indie author service, Reveries Co., where she organized a large team of cover designers, editors, writing coaches, and more.
Kell has also worked as a virtual assistant, as a media manager for local businesses, and as a group leader on the Young Writers Program version of NaNoWriMo.
Kell now works for the Author Conservatory running their anthology department and assisting with their annual conference and graduation ceremony.
Her favorite books are The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, Emma by Jane Austen, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Betsy and Joe by Maud Hart Lovelace, and A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter.
Her favorite modern authors include Sarah Sundin, Karen Witemeyer, Kristi Ann Hunter, Pepper Basham, and Julie Klassen.
Kell married Matthew Langdon in August 2021, and he keeps her sane and provides her with coffee.
She is attached to Keira Knightley, rubber ducks, iced lattes, and straws, and you’ll often find her surrounded by house plants and fish, typing away at her novels and watching sitcoms like The Office and Frasier, older TV shows like MASH and Petticoat Junction, and BBC dramas like Downton Abbey.
As of January 2023, Kell launched Wild Blue Wonder Press, a small press that has formerly been used as an imprint for her own novels. With Wild Blue Wonder Press, Kell helps Christian indie authors achieve their goals in a manageable, God-honoring manner.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
