Orchard House Bed and Breakfast

A 2022 ACFW Carol Award Finalist! Ashamed of being duped by her handsome psychology professor, Josie Martin returns to Maine too proud to admit her foolishness to those closest to her. As the one-year anniversary of her father's death approaches, she seeks solace in an old friend, Tripp Colton, and a new business venture that will prove to herself and her loved ones that she is still capable of success despite her overwhelming failure. When Josie announces she will not return to school to finish her graduate degree but wishes to remain in Camden to help her mother achieve a lifelong dream, the entire family gets behind her idea to open and run a bed and breakfast inspired by Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House. Even Tripp gets excited about restoring Josie's great-aunt's Victorian home for the purpose, but when Josie's unexpected news is revealed, their friendship and the new feelings blooming between them are threatened. As summer gives way to fall, Josie struggles with decisions regarding her family's future, dealing with past mistakes she cannot run from, and her feelings for Tripp. When the opportunity for grace comes along, will she take it? Or will she continue to allow her failures to define her worth? A contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women, readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.

All Maggie Acker ever wanted was to have a family of her own. Now, with her handsome, hardworking husband, Josh, and two adorable twin boys from his previous marriage, she is determined to be the wife and mother Josh's ex-wife failed to be. But when one of the twins has a near-fatal health scare and is later diagnosed with diabetes, Maggie blames herself for not seeing the signs sooner. As the rest of the family slowly learns to live with the diagnosis, Maggie fights to gain control of her son's health. Coupled with a major career change for Josh, their marriage teeters on the brink of destruction. When Maggie's family sends the couple away for a much-needed vacation, a life-rocking argument is followed by terrifying news regarding their son. Will Maggie's childhood dreams of love and family disappear before she realizes the treasure she'd had right in front of her? This is Book 2 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series, a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.

They have nothing in common except love for music and a donut-shop drive thru. Shy Lizzie Martin lives a quiet life. She has a part-time job teaching music and helps her family run their bed and breakfast but longs to record the songs of her heart. Sometimes she allows herself to dream about meeting the handsome man who pays for her coffee in the donut-shop drive-thru, but she is too frightened to take a first step in talking to him. When a mischievous sister connects Lizzie with her drive-thru dreamboat over the airwaves, she learns he is not as she expected. Former triathlon extraordinaire and owner of a multi million-dollar extreme sports company, Asher Hill is wheelchair bound after a freak accident that had nothing to do with the sports he loved. Now, his most enjoyable moments are spent in his truck, pretending he's the man he used to be. Lizzie has trouble reconciling drive-thru Asher with the man she meets in person. Asher is brusque and off-putting, certain that Lizzie feels more pity than attraction for him. But beneath his brooding nature, Lizzie senses a tenderness that calls her out of her shell. Surprised by his efforts to help her achieve a life-long dream, Lizzie must decide if she has the courage to show Asher that a life worth living can include love-with or without a wheelchair. This is Book 3 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series, a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.

Can memories of old restore a forgotten love? Camden, Maine ~ Present Day Spunky octogenarian Priscilla Martin is a woman with many Christmas secrets. When a beloved niece tempts her to bare her wounded soul, Priscilla must decide whether to share the secret of her sister's demise-and the reason she abandoned the man she loved in favor of a loveless marriage. Camden, Maine ~ December, 1957 The only person Priscilla loves more than Ed Colton is her younger sister, Hazel. But when Ed is drafted and Hazel runs away to New York to be with a man she believes will make her famous, Priscilla's plans crumble around her. Ed's silence and Hazel's tragic return leads Priscilla to make a choice she will forever regret. Can revisiting long-ago memories give Priscilla what she's longed for all these years? This is Book 4 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series, a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.

A shameful past, an orchard camp, and a kindling romance…not exactly Little Men, but Bronson Martin never liked being compared to the March family anyhow. Grossly outnumbered by the women in the Martin family clan, Bronson fights tooth and nail to be taken seriously among his mother and sisters who still, in many ways, think of him as a young boy. As the man of the house, all Bronson wants is to take care of his family and to work toward something of lasting value. But as his dream of an orchard camp and apple-picking venture take root, an unexpected woman shows up, threatening to distract him from all he's worked toward. Eight years ago, an irresponsible decision led to the death of Morgan Dalton's best friend. Now, she's returned home, hoping to make amends. When she obtains a job at the Orchard House Summer Camp, Morgan wonders if a new life is possible…until events at the camp cause her to relive her past in an all-too frightening way. Can Morgan bury the demons of her past before Bronson's Orchard House camp dreams disintegrate? Book 5 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series is a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.

Amie Martin feels passionate about many issues. Choosing to forgive her old boyfriend is not one of them . . . Amie Martin has never been more ready to trade in her quaint seaside Maine hometown for a life of studying art in New York. But when old flame August Colton returns to Camden and proclaims his undying love, Amie is torn between her future plans and forgiving August's secret past. Fresh out of college, August is intent on helping the family business as an architect. He's finally earned the respect of his brother and grandfather and he's finally glimpsing a way out from beneath his past. But when August's grandfather suffers a health crisis and the woman he loves shows interest in a wandering artist staying at the bed and breakfast, August wonders if he won't be paying for his past mistakes for the rest of his life. Can Amie and August find faith in each other again? More importantly, can they find a faith that heals the broken parts of their past? Book 6 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series is a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.

Hannah Martin thought she was about to have an empty nest . . . until the illegitimate daughter of her late husband shows up on her doorstep. Five years after her husband's death, Hannah Martin runs a successful inn and serves the needy in her community. Despite a house full of guests, she's worried about the loneliness that will come with an empty nest. Now that no one needs her for anything other than serving her famous five-course breakfasts and retrieving fresh towels, she throws herself into winning Camden's Hospitality Grant. With the help of the grant, the bed and breakfast will bring in even more customers and Hannah won't have time to think about what she's missing. But when a handsome lumberjack named Kevin moves in next door, Hannah's attraction to the widowed bachelor knocks her off-kilter. Just as she begins to think about dating again, a young woman arrives at the bed and breakfast claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of Hannah's late husband. When the Orchard House's chances at the Hospitality grant is threatened, Hannah's children oppose her "new" daughter moving in, and Kevin's problems start to bleed over into her own, she must decide what matters most-before she loses the grant, the bed and breakfast's reputation, and perhaps, her second chance at love. This is Book 7 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series, a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.