THE ISLAND WE LEFT BEHIND

MY THOUGHTS: New York City, 1928, Ellen and Lucas Lyman have made the very difficult decision to leave Amherst Island for a better life.  Amherst Isl…

DEATH ON A WINTER’S DAY

MY THOUGHTS: It’s winter 1921 and Lady Eleanor Swift has been invited to spend Christmas in Scotland, at her frIend’s, Baron and Baroness Ashley’s ca…

THE CRANBERRY INN

MY THOUGHTS: It’s time to unpack the Christmas decorations and begin hanging the lights.  The snow is coming down and Laurel Hanover and her eight ye…

FROM THE DARK WE RISE

MY THOUGHTS: Germany 1942, Annegret Huber unexpectedly inherits a huge fortune that includes, a house and a factory outside Berlin.    She holds insi…

MURDER ON THE PIER

MY THOUGHTS: Sussex, 1956, in the village of Abbeymead, Flora Steele, bookshop owner and amateur detective is on the case.  Flora goes for a walk on …

THE ORPHAN’S SECRET

MY THOUGHTS: World War II rages on throughout Europe, and Lily sees every day as a gift.    Lilly’s husband is a soldier, fighting for his country an…

THE GIRL ACROSS THE SEA

MY THOUGHTS:   It’s 1933 and Ellen lives in New York with her husband and and young daughter.  They have wanted to return to Ireland for many years, …