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Sharlene MacLarenAuthor Bio:
Born and raised in west Michigan, Sharlene attended Spring Arbor University and graduated in 1971 with degrees in elementary education and music. In 1975, she married her childhood sweetheart, and together they raised two daughters, both of whom are now happily married and enjoying their own families. Over the course of 31 years, Shar taught both second and fourth grades, retiring in 2003. Besides writing, Shar loves to read, sing, travel, and spend time with her family, in particular, her five adorable grandchildren! |
Books by Author
 Gift of Grace (Tennessee Dreams V3) |
 Christmas Comes To Little Hickman CreekSadie Bennett, a 26-year-old widow, lost her husband to a tragic accident at Grady's Sawmill in Little Hickman, Kentucky after only a month of marriage. Determined to carve out a life for herself despite her deep sense of loss, she takes a job as a waitress at Grace's Tea Room, Hickman's only restaurant… |
 Threads of Joy (Tennessee Dreams)JOY WESTFALL, a divorced woman who runs a tailoring business out of her little home and has a 4-year-old daughter knows first hand the bitterness of rejection. Her talent with a needle supersedes her tainted reputation, however, and she has no trouble finding clients. What she lacks is true friendship.… |
 Heart Of Mercy (Tennessee Dreams Series # 1)Twenty-six-year-old MERCY EVANS has spent a good share of her life fending for herself, her mother having passed away when she was nine, and her father getting himself killed in a heated argument when she was only 15. Not quite old enough to be considered an adult when orphaned and yet too old for adoption,… |
 "River of Hope" Series: #3 Sofia's SecretScandal surrounds Sofia Rogers, a woman in her early twenties, when it becomes obvious she is pregnant and unmarried. Yet nobody knows the real story. And Sofia isn’t about to share it; she would rather bear the shame than face the threat of consequences. When Eli Trent, the new doctor in town, gets… |
 "River of Hope" Series: #2 Ellie's HavenA courageous young woman seeking refuge... Ellie Booth was never the type to run away. But she'd witnessed her stepfather commit a heartless crime, and, knowing he'll stop at nothing to keep her quiet, she has no choice but to flee. Soon, she finds herself in Wabash, Indiana, scrambling for a cover… |
 "River of Hope" Series: #1 Livvie's SongLife is far from a breeze for Olivia Beckman, owner of Livvie's Kitchen, a favorite of locals in Wabash, Indiana. The widowed mother of two is struggling to make ends meet–no simple feat, especially when her cook turns in his resignation. Yet she's determined to pull through on her own, just as she… |
 Tender Vow (Contemporary stand-alone novel)Michigan-born brothers John and Jason Evans took a ski trip in the Rockies, but only one came home alive-John was tragically killed on a daring descent down Devil's Run, an infamously dangerous slope. In an attempt to soothe his guilt and grief, Jason sets out to make amends with his widowed sister-in-law,… |
 "Daughters of Jacob Kane" (#3) Abbie AnnAbbie Ann Kane, the youngest of Jacob Kane's three daughters, is a busy woman. Between running the Whatnot, the family's general store, being active in the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and assisting the elderly citizens of Sandy Shores, Michigan, she has little time for frivolous matters. And… |
 Un Largo Camino a Casa (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)This is the SPANISH version of "Long Journey Home". Please refer to the ENGLISH version for synopsis. |
 En medio de la tormenta/ Through Every Storm (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)This is the SPANISH version of "Through Every Storm". Please refer to the ENGLISH version for synopsis. |
 "Daughters of Jacob Kane" (#2) Maggie RoseThe year is 1904, and twenty-year-old Maggie Rose, the middle of Jacob Kane's three daughters, is determined to leave the comfort and security of the resort town in which she's always lived, Sandy Shores, Michigan, to carry out what she can only describe as a direct call from God. A lover of children,… |
 "Daughters of Jacob Kane" (#1) Hannah GraceHannah Grace Kane, oldest of the Daughters of Jacob Kane, finds pleasure in helping run the family's general store in this quaint, tourist-ridden, 1903 West Michigan town known as Sandy Shores. Situated on the beautiful banks of Lake Michigan, the town will serve as backdrop for adventure, murder, mystery,… |
 "Little Hickman Creek Series" (#3) Courting EmmaTwenty-eight-year old Emma Browning has experienced a good deal of life in her young age. Sole owner of Emma's Boardinghouse, she is "mother" to an array of beefy, unkempt, often rowdy characters. Though many men would like to get to know the steely, hard-edged, yet surprisingly lovely, proprietress,… |
 "Little Hickman Creek Series" (#2) Sarah, My BelovedSarah Woodward has come to Kentucky as a mail-order bride, only to learn upon her arrival that "her groom" is betrothed to another! Does God have a back-up plan? She feels certain He led her for a reason, so with her usual stubborn determination, resolves to stay put until she discovers that… |
 Long Journey Home (Contemporary Stand-Alone Novel)After divorcing her abusive husband, single mother Callie May is still nursing the scars of a painful past. The last thing she needs in her life is another man, so she s less than thrilled when a handsome but brooding stranger moves into the apartment across the hall. Dan Mattson may be attractive,… |
 "Little Hickman Creek Series" (#1) Loving Liza JaneWhen Liza Jane Merriwether rides into the town of Little Hickman Creek, Kentucky, her first thought is, "Oh, Lord, what have I done?" Kentucky is much different from her native Boston. But the town's new schoolteacher isn't easily discouraged, so she determines to roll up her sleeves and dig… |
 Through Every Storm (Contemporary Stand-Alone Novel)Struggling through the tragic loss of their child, Maddie and Jeff Bowman experience the immense pain and grief caused by a broken heart and a marriage so severely strained that a divorce seems imminent. Will life ever be normal again? While still overwhelmed with feelings of complete hopelessness and… |