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It is likewise worth considering which publishing houses have invested in these historical romances with Quaker protagonists. Most of them have an unequivocal Christian agenda,ssss1 including Barbour, Harvest House, Revell and Shiloh Run Press, all of which are Evangelical publishers. They are responsible for publishing the works of the two four-in-one collections mentioned above, which were published by Barbour, as well as the romances of Mary Ellis (Harvest), Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell), and Anna Schmidt (Shiloh Run Press). Quaker author Sue McCracken, for her part, had her romances published by Friends United Press, a Quaker publishing house. Unlike these publishing houses, others, like Camel Press (responsible for the publication of Carla Kelly’s romance), Walker Books (where Ann Turnbull’s romances appeared), or Five Star Publishing (in charge of Joanne Sundell’s romances) have no obvious connections with any particular faith. Yet other romances, particularly those published by Lyn Cote, have seen the light thanks to the Christian imprints of HarperCollins: Steeple Hill Books and Love Inspired Books (like the Wilderness Brides trilogy and the Gabriel Sisters trilogy). So, all in all, it is undeniable that historical romances with Quaker protagonists are mainly the object of interest of publishing houses with a clearly religious orientation, while the non-religious publishing houses which have published Quaker romances remain marginal within the market.