The Irish Rose Orphans: A Thousand Islands Sisters series is coming this year!
The Gilded Age has always fascinated me—the shimmer of its opulence, the weight of its expectations, and the quiet courage of those who lived in its shadow. And few settings capture that mix of splendor and struggle quite like New York’s Thousand Islands, where glittering summer mansions once rose from the river like castles in a dream.
That’s where the next chapter of my heart’s work unfolds. This area and era are endlessly inspiring to me, and I’m thrilled to continue bringing it to life for readers.
My newest Thousand Islands Gilded Age novels have a new twist with seven young women you met in The Irish Rose Orphans’ Christmas [if you haven’t read it, be sure you do.]
The Irish Rose Orphans: A Thousand Islands Sisters series is coming later this year! In this new series, seven young women, bound together at Brooklyn’s Irish Rose Orphan Asylum for Girls, are reunited in the breathtaking beauty of the Thousand Islands during America’s glittering Gilded Age.
Ten years earlier, these girls—abandoned, resilient, and full of dreams—vowed to be “forever sisters.” Now, as women, they find themselves serving among the elite in grand island estates, where fortunes shine bright but hearts still long for purpose, love, and faith.
Each novel will follow one “sister” as she navigates a world of contrasts—lavish summer homes and lonely servants’ quarters, privilege and poverty, romance and heartbreak. Through trials and triumphs, each woman must confront the wounds of her past and the whisper of God’s calling for her future. Amid glittering galas, moonlit river cruises, and the quiet beauty of the islands, they discover that true worth is not found in wealth but in hope—and that the bond of sisterhood can bridge even the widest divides.
Why the Thousand Islands? There’s something timeless about this place. The islands themselves are symbols of endurance—rooted, weathered, yet surrounded by beauty. They remind me of the stories I love to tell—stories of women who stand firm in faith, who bloom where they are planted, and who find strength in the unlikeliest of places.
Just as the Irish Rose girls once found hope amid hardship, they now find that even in a world gilded by gold, the truest treasures are still love, loyalty, and faith.
If you’ve loved meeting these girls in the Irish Rose Orphans’ Christmas, you won’t want to miss what’s next. Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to see cover reveals, character sketches, and sneak peeks from the upcoming series. Together, we’ll return to the Thousand Islands—where the river runs deep, faith runs deeper, and love never let go.
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