Jennifer McMahon
1) The invited
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of THE WINTER PEOPLE returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house, they start building one from scratch, without knowing it, until it's too late... In 1924, a young mother, Hattie Breckenridge, is hanged from a tree in her yard by the town mob, accused of a crime that was actually committed by her daughter....
Author
Publisher
Scout Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when's she home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she's just Gran-teaching them how to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing them with care and attention and love. Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family. Iris-silent,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A young woman travels to the magical past and present of Ireland in this complete fantasy romance series from bestselling author.
Bohermore (Book 1)
Eighteen-year-old Maeve O'Malley is a recent high school graduate who should be thinking about college. Instead she's stalked in her dreams by the very pirate queen who killed her mother years ago. She decides to ditch college and head to Ireland to search for answers. Soon she finds help from an attractive,...
7) Ballycroy
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
USA Today-Bestselling Author: A woman journeys through time to medieval Ireland and finds forbidden love as tension rises between clans...
Pursued by Ireland's notorious pirate queen, Maeve O'Malley is on a quest to Ireland's medieval past to save the future of her clan and break her ancient family curse. Learning to use her haunting visions to travel to medieval Ireland leads Maeve on the adventure of a lifetime-or centuries of lifetimes. She is...
8) Bohermore
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A young woman discovers an ancient curse in her Irish family history in this "excellent debut" paranormal adventure by the USA Today bestselling author (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Eighteen-year-old Maeve O'Malley can't exactly focus on college when she's plagued by visions of the long-dead pirate queen who killed her mother. Now that the spirit is coming for her, Maeve has no choice but to ditch her campus in Boston and head to the west coast...
9) Inish Clare
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A young woman must risk everything to protect the legacy of her ancient Irish clan in this paranormal adventure by the author.
Haunted by visions of the notorious pirate queen, Maeve O'Malley first came to Galway to end an ancient family curse. But those tormented waking dreams also led her to the secrets of her clan, and its ancestral lands filled with hidden treasures. Now she must return to Ireland with the medieval relics that prove her claim....
10) My darling girl
Author
Publisher
Scout Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Alison has never been a fan of Christmas. But with it right around the corner and her husband busily decorating their cozy Vermont home, she has no choice but to face it. Then she gets the call. Mavis, Alison's estranged mother, has been diagnosed with cancer and has only weeks to live. She wants to spend her remaining days with her daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. But Alison grew up with her mother's alcoholism and violent abuse and...
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western embodies America and its values. In recent years, scholars had declared the western genre dead, but a steady resurgence of western themes in literature,...