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When Skye left 1927 to go back to the year 1907, she discovered she was not as happy to be home as she had first thought she would be, because leaving the future meant she had to leave behind a handsome stranger named Remington Hart. She felt his presence and saw him in her dreams every night, but knowing he was unattainable because he was from another decade, she forced herself to go on with her life. Chastising herself for always longing for adventure, she convinced herself to be satisfied with where she was at the moment and enjoy the life she had. To ease her brother's worries for her ...

Nate Finnegan has never been a fan of Christmas. His homelife as a child did not include pine trees and holly wreaths. It was not that he disliked Christmas; he just didn't have an opinion one way or another. When he decides to move to Michigan to work on a pine tree farm while going to college, he meets the Sparks family. For them Christmas is not only an occupation, it is the best part of the year and what family is all about. Soon their enthusiasm becomes infectious, and Nate has a big change of heart. Molly Sparks, the pine tree farmers' daughter, is exactly the girl Nate has dreamed ...

What could be more exciting than searching for gold in the 1800s? So thought Remington Hart, but did his wife, Skye, share his enthusiasm? Not wanting to be left behind, she time-travels with Rem to a West Michigan town on the Au Sauble River to seek their fortune. But there’s more in store for them than simply the promises of riches. On this newest installment of Branches of Time, O’Brien weaves a story based around the gold rush of 1848 in Michigan, as well as piracy on the Great Lakes. But it doesn’t stop there, as Rem and Skye encounter new characters who join in their efforts. ...

The story of two sisters who remain close although living different lifestyles. Tragedy strikes one night as a body is discovered after an explosion in a cabin on Shelby Lake.

The story of Sally Maguire, social reporter for the Waverly Times. After a day of covering three society weddings, Sally is summoned by her boss to return to the scene of the first wedding of the day. The bride is dead. She was pushed or jumped off the balcony of the mansion on Waverly Island. Sally and her photographer friend and mentor, Sam, arrive at the scene. Detective Michael Callahan, the new cop in town is none too happy with the arrival of this nosy reporter keeping him from doing his job.

Book 4 of The Unforgettables, Georgy and Jack, continues the story of Ivy and Fox with a family thread that will surprise the reader. As Ivy researches a new book that she is writing about her hometown's benefactor, she discovers more than she bargained for. In the process of taking a class to learn how to research lost family members, she meets new and interesting people who will become lifelong friends. The long search for her husband's son who was given up for adoption when Fox was a teenager begins to consume her. As each person in the class struggles to find their own family member, ...

Ruby had a fascinating life surrounding The Great Depression and Prohibition, which she had always kept private, until shortly before her death at age 102 when she decided the time was right to tell her story to her great-granddaughter, Ivy. Ruby relates the story of the love of her life, a man Ivy had never met, and secrets she has kept for over 80 years. The fascinating tale of guns, gangsters, and magical love captures Ivy’s imagination, taking her to another time and place. When Ivy meets Fox, she questions whether their relationship is moving too quickly. Does she really know who he ...

In this magical, romantic book, the second in the series of The Unforgettables, the story of Ivy and Fox continues in contemporary times, while at the same time flashing back to previous generations of gypsies, circus performers, and vaudevillians. In Book One of the series, Ruby and Sal, Ivy had been taking notes from her 102-year- old great grandmother in order to write a book about Ruby's life. Little did she know that while learning about secrets her great-grandmother held, Ivy would reveal mysteries that she would need to solve before moving on with her own life. Centered around West ...

Molly Ryan is abandoned as an infant in a church on a cold December evening. Stephanie Anderson is left on the steps of a firehouse 200 miles away. The sisters are raised by strangers in loving homes not knowing they had an identical twin sister. Molly and Stephanie meet by chance and are determined to discover who their birth parents are and why they were left alone so many years before. While looking for answers, the sisters find romance, friendship, and danger...

The story of Matt and Carolyn who grew up together in Glenwood Hills. They eventually fell in love, but Matt fell into the clutches of a vixen named Maggie. He married her in haste. Carolyn recovered from her broken heart when Jerry Baxter entered the picture. After Jerry died suddenly, Carolyn's world collapsed. A chance meeting more than 20 years later rekindled the love Carolyn and Matt had for each other.

Tara Sue Crawford is devastated by the death of her father and the brain damage caused to her mother as a result of an automobile accident. Tara has her doubts that the tragedy was an accident although the case has been closed by the Forest Glen Police Department. Dr. Jonathan Austin and his detective brother, Toby, agree. They vow to help Tara find the killer and find themselves falling in love. A story of murder, deceit, and revenge.

The newest book in the continuing story of The Unforgettables, this story begins in Ukraine in the 1850s. A young girl named Gina, one of many Ginas in a very long Romani line, begins to learn her history and her mission on Earth. As she grows to womanhood, her grandmother begins to teach her about her gifts in reading the future and seeing into the past. She learns how to use the Golden Crystal ball, but when she looks into it for the first time, she is shocked to see herself, as she is struggling to leave a man she is obviously in love with. Where is she? And why is she separating herself...

In the second book of The Lighthouse Trilogy we follow Charity, the third and youngest child of the Henley family. As a teen, in book one, she was sweet and lovable with a bit of a rebellious streak. Now as a grown woman fresh out of college, she must face some troubles from her past as she forges her way in an adult world. Charity has decided that she wants nothing to do with men. According to her they only cause trouble and interfere with a girl's life. But unfortunately she runs into Tucker, an old flame from high school who is quite persistent. Just as she is trying to figure out her ...

After 35 years, Kim has reason to believe that her husband has been cheating on her. She decides she needs some time away so she can get through this devastating news. After being prompted by her friends, she agrees to go to a bed and breakfast quilting weekend, where she hopes she can get some perspective on her life and what is to become of her now. The Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast is a beautiful historic inn and the attentive hosts are just what Kim needs. While quilting with her friends, Beth and Andy, over hot chocolate and lots of laughs, her low spirits slowly begin to take a ...

The antique shop along the shore of Lake Michigan had always been a source of pride and comfort for Audrey, but lately she can’t shake the feeling that something was wrong or about to change.Audrey had been raised in foster homes and had learned to take care of herself at an early age. She was now a strong and independent young woman, but was that enough? She was beginning to feel that there was something lacking in her life. She should be happy; she had a fantastic business, wonderful friends, and made a comfortable living. No one could ask for more. Life in the small town of Fox Hill ...

From the mountains of the Ukraine in the 1800s to present day, the story of the ruby necklace first discovered in Ruby and Sal plays a dominant role, as it weaves romance and continues to untangle the family tree. Readers of O’Brien’s The Unforgettables series will delight in book three in this story of a gypsy prince and a peasant girl, two star-crossed lovers who affect the future and the lives of Ivy and Fox. Fanciful and magical in the past, and tumultuous in the future, there is no end to the surprises and twists and turns. As Ivy dives into her latest writing project, she ...

Will and Nora have a wonderful relationship, but lately there’s never enough time for just the two of them. Will decides he needs a change, and sets out to convince Nora that buying an old mansion in Michigan and running it as a bed and breakfast is the best thing for their marriage. Even though it’s a long way from Ohio, Nora finally gives in and decides to go along with Will’s crazy idea.Soon she falls in love with the mansion and can’t imagine living anywhere else, but life along the lakeshore isn’t all that she had thought it would be. Even though she is settling in and making...

In this third and final book of The Lighthouse Trilogy, we learn about the story of the oldest child in the Henley family, Trey, also known as Spencer Henley III. Previously, Trey was in the background as a supportive brother, and best friend to Brick, but now it's time to delve into Trey's past and release what haunts him the most. Trey is a returning veteran of the U.S. Marines, a hero with the highest honors. But as all soldiers discover, serving our country can bring memories of agonizing times he would prefer to bury. One day, a trigger mechanism causes those memories to surface and ...

In Book 5 of The Unforgettables, Emmy and Clay, the final book of the series, a previously minor character comes to the forefront. In books one through four, we followed Ivy and Fox as they discovered their entangled family trees. Their ups and downs take us through love, marriage, and turmoil, and finally the joy of reuniting with lost family. When Michael joined a class to find his biological parents, he met Ivy, a local author he admired. He fit right into the group of people searching for their family members, and became fast friends with them all. Encouraged to continue the search for ...