"Barbe-Nicole is a captivating main character, particularly with her inheritance of "Le Nez" and the effect on her life. From grapes to pigs, the adventures she gets into with her nose are fascinating and are described in detailed and engaging ways. The champagne empire she builds is admirable, as is her relationship with Francois and its challenges. ~ WRITER'S DIGEST 2022

1815. The First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot, battles pandemics, mental health, sexist laws that prohibit women from owning a business, fifteen years of Napoleons wars to conquer Europe, and Napoleon himself, to forge her champagne empire.

2019 Donora, Pennsylvania When Lucy rushes into the attic, she discovers her beloved grandfather clutching a fat, hand-illustrated, antique book. It is the story of Donora, the town that shaped America, its people and Patryk himself. Before long, Lucy and her son Owen lose track of their goal to get Grandpa Patryk somewhere “safe” as they’re drawn into stories that read like real-life fairytales born of purpose, hard-work, and chance. 1910 Donora, Pennsylvania Mary Lancos’ tattered home bursts with siblings and boarders making her determined to marry well. 

        If Bridgerton and Pirates of the Caribbean had a love child. With adventure running thickly through her veins, Grace Baxter is not a woman content with afternoon tea and scones! She would rather chance a life at sea than put up with the gossiping, judgemental, and unforgiving London society. Discerning Grace promises adventures on the high seas, bursting with action, suspense, and a dash of romance.      

        A coming-of-age story of healing and hope and triumph. A Sparrow Falls is set in the rural farming community of Tolerance, Arkansas. It was a time when the local grocer would run a line of credit until the crops came in and church was part of everyone’s Sunday ritual. Tragically, as the innocence of the 1950s morphs into the turbulent ‘60s Sarah Jones loses her innocence. Can she overcome the abuse she experienced to put her life back together? Can she learn forgiveness's power to allow her to move beyond her pain? The writing is simple and spare and filled with emotion.        

James Douglas's heart is as black as his name. Yet the king commands him to marry the daughter of a fallen Laird. Tosia and James cling to the slender thread of hope to survive, but will that thread be cut too soon?

Rural Western Pennsylvania. Society is not ready for the beautiful, brilliant, and independent, Olive Westchester to shine.  

Olive dreams of being valued. Misunderstood, resented, and ignored by her large family after her mother's death, her only ally is an older brother who loves her unconditionally. The hard-headed girl’s visions of making her mark are threatened by a close-minded father and a community resentful of her superior intellect. 

Striving for education, despite her family’s low expectations, she is ordered instead to become a wealthy man’s wife. Will life, tragedy, and her decisions change her destiny forever and derail her dreams, breaking her spirit?  

Multi-award winning, Becoming Olive W. is the dark coming-of-age first book of The Women of Campbell County saga. Check out this emotionally intense series, filled with determined characters, complex relationships, and realistic historical settings.