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The Lord is My Shepherd: A Novel of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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 I'm pleased to announce the publication of my new book: The Lord is My Shepherd: A Novel of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton . 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the first native-born American to be canonized. I have known of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton since I attended Catholic school as a child. She was the first American to be canonized and was considered to be the patroness of Catholic schools. She was a big deal! Later on in my life, my daughter attended a homeschool learning community named after her. However, I still knew little about the details of her life. I became more interested in her after listening to a Glory Story CD of her life put out by Holy Heroe s. I wanted to learn more about her and began to think about sharing her story. I read several books about her life to prepare for writing this and was fascinated by her. I also thought it was exciting that she lived on the same street as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (although, alas, she did not make it into the Hamilton ...
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Free Summer Reading July 5th - 9th

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 The Charter Class and The Rose Ring are both Free on Kindle today through July 9th!   The Charter Class Mother John Berchmans had a dream . . . Mother John Berchmans Somers of the Sisters of St. Joseph dreamed of establishing a college to serve the Catholic young women of western Massachusetts. With the support of Bishop Thomas O’Leary, that dream became the College of Our Lady of the Elms. In September 1928, thirty-six brave students embarked on the grand adventure of being the charter class for the new institution. In their quest to obtain a college education at a time when that was an unexpected route for young women, these students will face challenges at home, at school, and in their personal lives. Katie O’Sullivan’s recently deceased mother wanted her daughter to have more opportunities in life than to become a farmer’s wife, but Katie leaves for college with a heavy heart. She misses her father and the farm she left behind. Will she fulfill her mother’...
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What Happens to the Characters in The Charter Class?

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  Thank you to those of you who have read The Charter Class ! My original plan was to write three more books, one for each year of college. I wrote about half of the next installment, but book sales have been rather dismal and I just didn't have it in me to spend three years writing books that almost no one would read, especially when I have other book projects in my head eager to make their way to the world.  At the same time, I felt I owed Mother John Berchmans, Nora, Katie, and Beth (and my readers) some closure. What happened to them? I decided to write an Epilogue focused on Commencement Day in 1932. I'm going to add it to the print and Kindle versions so that new readers who find the book will have the ending, but for those who have read it and want to find out how their lives play out, I'm including it here. ******* Spoiler Alert*********   Epilogue Wednesday, June 15, 1932   Katie took in the beauty of Veritas Auditorium as she waited for the commence...
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Audio Books Now Available!

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 Amazon has been beta-testing a new service where books can be turned into audio files using automated technology. I'm suffering from no illusions that this is as good as having a human narrator, but seeing as hiring someone to do audio books was not in the budget, I decided to take advantage of this service.  I know many people prefer audio books for a variety of reasons. I also appreciate that it makes my books available to those who have difficulty reading print material for any reason. So, four of my books are now available in audio format. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use the service for The Lacemaker: A Novel of St. Zelie Martin (at least not yet). If that changes, I will let you know.  In the meantime, if you'd like to check out any of my books / audio books, please click the links below. These are affiliate links, which means that I earn a small commission on any purchases made after clicking a link. Thank you for your support!     The Charter Class ...
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