Yates has written several carefully researched biographical novels of individuals who faced extreme difficulties with unusual courage and concern for the welfare of others. Three such biographies are Amos Fortune: Free Man, David Livingstone, and Prudence Crandall, Woman of Courage. These qualities are also seen in the portrait of her husband, William McGreal in The Lighted Heart.
A number of Yates's fictional characters display similar courage......
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