Long Journey Home
A Hope Springs Novel
by Sarah M. Eden
Coming September 4, 2018
Widowed
by war, Maura O’Connor has raised her son alone under the weight of
poverty in the unforgiving slums of New York City. That harsh and
difficult life has taken a toll on them both. Desperate to save her son
from the misery around them, she moves them both to the tiny western
town of Hope Springs, where her late husband’s family lives, hoping that
the decade of silence between them does not mean she and Aidan will be
rejected outright. Her son needs family, and she would endure anything
to see him happy.
Ryan
Callaghan has worked the land belonging to the late Granny Claire for
years, dreaming of one day claiming it as his own. Living in his
brother’s home affords him no freedom, no stability, no joy. The
arrangement is even harder on his mother, whose health is quickly
deteriorating. A risky investment in the land has finally begun to pay
off, and he is at last in a position to secure a better future for them
both. When use of the home is, without warning, offered to a newly
arrived widow and her son, that future is entirely uncertain.
Both
Maura and Ryan desperately need the Claire farm, for their own futures
as well as those of the loved ones who depend on them. Neither can
remain in Hope Springs without the house and land, but only one can
claim it in the end.
Sarah
M. Eden is a USA Today Bestselling author of witty and charming
historical romances, including AML's "2013 Novel of the Year" and
Foreword Review’s 2013 “IndieFab Book of the Year” gold medal winner for
Best Romance, Longing for Home, as well as 2014 Whitney Award winner for "Best Romance" and "Best Novel of the Year," Longing for Home: Hope Springs.
Combining her obsession with history and affinity for tender love
stories, Sarah loves crafting witty characters and heartfelt romances
set against rich historical backdrops. She holds a Bachelor's degree in
research and happily spends hours perusing the reference shelves of her
local library. Sarah lives with her husband, kids, and mischievous dog
in the shadow of a snow-capped mountain she has never attempted to ski.
About the Author
Sarah
M. Eden is a USA Today Bestselling author of witty and charming
historical romances, including AML's "2013 Novel of the Year" and
Foreword Review’s 2013 “IndieFab Book of the Year” gold medal winner for
Best Romance, Longing for Home, as well as 2014 Whitney Award winner for "Best Romance" and "Best Novel of the Year," Longing for Home: Hope Springs.
Combining her obsession with history and affinity for tender love
stories, Sarah loves crafting witty characters and heartfelt romances
set against rich historical backdrops. She holds a Bachelor's degree in
research and happily spends hours perusing the reference shelves of her
local library. Sarah lives with her husband, kids, and mischievous dog
in the shadow of a snow-capped mountain she has never attempted to ski.
Don't miss the previous books in the Hope Springs series!
Prequel Novella
Synopsis
Ian O’Connor spends his days in the purgatory of a New York textile factory, enduring the dangerous conditions to keep his family afloat. Somewhere in the vast, dark corridors of his daily prison is an angel. He has seen her only once but is determined to find her again.
Biddy Dillon has lost her home and her family. Loneliness chips away at her fragile hopes until she meets Ian, whose soft-spoken kindness touches her heart. For the first time in years, she begins to believe in the possibility of good things to come.
When tragedy conspires to pull the couple apart, they must decide if theirs is a future meant to be built together, or if fate has other plans.
Book One
Synopsis
Book Two
Synopsis
All is not well in
Wyoming. Katie Macauley gave up her life-long dream of returning to
Ireland in order to make a home for herself in Hope Springs, but her
future has never been so uncertain. The town is more divided than ever,
with both the Irish and the Reds stealing property, burning buildings,
and endangering lives.
Katie’s heart remains sharply divided between her love for playful Tavish and steady Joseph, a decision she feels ill-prepared to make. In the midst of the growing unrest, temperatures drop quickly, too quickly, and Irish nightmares of famine and cold resurface as the little Wyoming town struggles to beat the harsh winter.
Katie makes one sacrifice after another to keep the peace and help see her loved ones through the difficult days ahead, but will it be enough? Can the town make amends before their hatred consumes them all? And will Katie find the love she has been searching for as well as a home to call her own?
Katie’s heart remains sharply divided between her love for playful Tavish and steady Joseph, a decision she feels ill-prepared to make. In the midst of the growing unrest, temperatures drop quickly, too quickly, and Irish nightmares of famine and cold resurface as the little Wyoming town struggles to beat the harsh winter.
Katie makes one sacrifice after another to keep the peace and help see her loved ones through the difficult days ahead, but will it be enough? Can the town make amends before their hatred consumes them all? And will Katie find the love she has been searching for as well as a home to call her own?
Book Three
Synopsis
From the USA Today
Bestselling author of the Longing for Home series, LOVE REMAINS is a new
romance novel set in the beloved world of Hope Springs.
For
nearly a year, Tavish O’Connor has carried the crushing weight of his
family’s future on his shoulders. He has taken on the care of his
youngest brother, Finbarr, who lost his eyesight in a terrible accident.
But the lad needs more than Tavish can provide. Finbarr needs hope.
Cecily Attwater specializes in hope. As a tutor to the newly blind, she has dedicated her life to helping others overcome the obstacles she herself has conquered. Her new assignment in a remote corner of Wyoming proves trickier than usual: Finbarr refuses to learn. To make matters worse, his family—and the other Irish townspeople—are less than thrilled to discover an Englishwoman in their haven.
Cecily’s only hope lies in securing the cooperation of her pupil’s brother, Tavish, who happens to be her harshest critic and quite possibly the most frustrating man she’s ever known.
For Finbarr’s sake, Tavish and Cecily forge an uneasy alliance that, as the weeks pass, tiptoes toward something deeper than either dares admit or face, and toward a future they know to be impossible. There can be no hope of a happy outcome for an Irish man and an English woman amongst a people reeling from violence and centuries of hatred between their two homelands.
Cecily Attwater specializes in hope. As a tutor to the newly blind, she has dedicated her life to helping others overcome the obstacles she herself has conquered. Her new assignment in a remote corner of Wyoming proves trickier than usual: Finbarr refuses to learn. To make matters worse, his family—and the other Irish townspeople—are less than thrilled to discover an Englishwoman in their haven.
Cecily’s only hope lies in securing the cooperation of her pupil’s brother, Tavish, who happens to be her harshest critic and quite possibly the most frustrating man she’s ever known.
For Finbarr’s sake, Tavish and Cecily forge an uneasy alliance that, as the weeks pass, tiptoes toward something deeper than either dares admit or face, and toward a future they know to be impossible. There can be no hope of a happy outcome for an Irish man and an English woman amongst a people reeling from violence and centuries of hatred between their two homelands.
