An Irish mother faces her destiny in California as the acclaimed trilogy comes to an end—"a vibrant picture of American history in the mid-19th century" (Historical Novel Society).With her two children, Gracelin O'Malley travels to post–Gold Rush San Francisco to meet the sea captain who has proposed marriage to her. But when she arrives, he is nowhere to be found. Destitute in a city filled with gangs, disillusioned soldiers, and professional gamblers, Grace takes...

An Irish mother must flee her beloved homeland for a new life in America, in the "gripping" second novel of the acclaimed historical trilogy (Publishers Weekly).Forced to flee Ireland, Gracelin O'Malley boards a coffin ship bound for America, taking her young daughter with her on the arduous transatlantic voyage. In New York, Gracelin struggles to adapt to a strange new world and to the harsh realities of immigrant life in...

Immortality and Magic. A curse or a gift? She would have many lifetimes to wield them and find out.Aella and the coven had fled.Their only solace was each other. Was their destination another viper’s nest of hate? Or would Cagliasaro be a place where their kind was accepted? The magic of the mountain had drawn them to it. An ancient portal of power.She could feel the potency of the elemental magic thrumming through her veins. But she dared not unleash it again, not wit...

This "elegantly written" trilogy follows an unforgettable Irish heroine from the potato famine through immigrating to America (Eileen Goudge)."An epic saga that sweeps you into the life of a remarkable woman," Ann Moore's trilogy of breathtaking historical novels covers Gracelin O'Malley's life from the 1845 Famine and the Young Ireland movement to the mass emigration to America, culminating in the wild frontier of 1850s California ( Romantic Times). Throu...

Tabitha Mahony has always been that polite, smart, heavy girl who flies under everyone’s radar, until one day an unfortunate low-rise jeans incident brings her the kind of publicity no one is looking for. Rather than taking the challenge in stride, Tabitha begins to question the personality she has developed over the past sixteen years. What has she really gained from being who she is? She only has one crazy loudmouth friend, she has zero prospects in the guy department, her mom is too bus...

Set during Ireland's devastating potato famine, a spellbinding novel of a young woman torn between love for her family and duty to her English husband.Patrick O'Malley names his newborn daughter Gracelin for the light of the sea that shines in her eyes. But when young Gracelin is only six years old, her mother's untimely death drains joy and laughter from the O'Malley clan.At fifteen, Gracelin saves her family from financial ruin by marrying Bram Donnelly, t...

TO SAVE THE KEY SHE MUST DIE. TO SAVE HER HE MUST ESCAPE. TO SAVE THE WORLD THEY MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING. Jelena has found acceptance and love with her new family, but war, a sweeping pestilence, and the death of her beloved leave her desolate. Unaware Ashinji still lives, she seeks comfort in the arms of a young soldier determined to marry her. Knowing Jelena’s life is in peril, Ashinji continues his desperate trek homeward. Racing against time, and chased by murderous sla...

Jelena Preseren has finally found love and happiness with her new husband Ashinji Sakehera and his family, but her peaceful life is about to be turned upside down. In the coming months, Jelena’s and Ashinji’s lives undergo profound changes which tests them both in ways that neither is prepared for. They must learn to cope or be swept away. Far to the south, the Soldaran Empire prepares for war against the elves and in the icy north, the arcane power of the Nameless One...

Seventeen year old Jelena Preseren has lived her entire life as a social outcast because of her mixed human and elven blood. She labors as a servant in the household of her uncle, the powerful Duke of Amsara.When her uncle tells her she is to be sold as a concubine to his wealthy neighbor, rather than submit, Jelena makes the decision to flee and strike out into the unknown on a quest to find her elven father, in the hope that he can help her to  understand and control her newly aw...

Fun is a young lady who started waitressing as a summer job, but is still waitressing a few years later; even though she has a college degree. While her life seems undecided, she meets and falls in love with a young police officer: Officer Joe. When Joe's training officer is hurt on the job, and faces life threatening injuries, Fun is faced with the reality of Joe's life as a police officer.As her inner turmoil continues, she meets different people who become instrumental in helpin...

Seventeen year old Jelena Preseren has lived her entire life as a social outcast because of her mixed human and elven blood. She labors as a servant in the household of her uncle, the powerful Duke of Amsara. When her uncle tells her she is to be sold as a concubine to his wealthy neighbor, rather than submit, Jelena makes the decision to flee and strike out into the unknown on a quest to find her elven father, in the hope that he can help her to understand and control her n...

An Irish mother must flee her beloved homeland for a new life in America, in the "gripping" second novel of the acclaimed historical trilogy ( Publishers Weekly).Forced to flee Ireland, Gracelin O'Malley boards a coffin ship bound for America, taking her young daughter with her on the arduous transatlantic voyage. In New York, Gracelin struggles to adapt to a strange new world and to the harsh realities of immigrant life in a city teeming with crime, corrup...