Finding My Happiness (Book #3)
The Civil War took so much from so many, and the Royston family was no different. Although losing three brothers in battle was hard enough, losing the ability to choose his own future was proving to be even harder to handle for Everett. Out of loyalty to his father and brothers, he has remained on the family farm despite never wanting to become a farmer for years after the war ended. However, the urge to leave and find himself while traveling the country is becoming too great, and when he sees an opportunity to work the railroads, he believes he has found the perfect answer. Without a second thought, he boards the train in search of the adventure of a lifetime.
Lillian is an only child who has spent her entire life moving from one town to the next while her father finds the next most prosperous job. This time, however, her father is moving them farther than they have ever ventured. They are going to the wilderness known as the Montana territory. Her mother is less than thrilled to make this huge journey, but for her father’s sake, she tries to remain positive and supportive of his new employment opportunity.
When Everett and Lillian meet on a train heading west, it’s love at first sight, but a relationship that cannot be as their lives are heading in two different directions. They both find that neither distance nor time can end their fondness for one another, and when Everett has a dream about a future with Lillian, he takes the leap of faith to follow her across the country to make it a reality.
Is love worth changing your entire future? Is there even such a thing as love at first sight? Can you really form that strong of a bond after only one day together? Is love all you ever need to make you happy? Come transport yourself back to the post-Civil War era and read about the final brother in the Royston Family series, Everett, and his journey with Lillian as they discover that sometimes you have to take a journey to find your happiness.
Finding My Heart (Book #2)
Clayton’s life is interrupted by the Civil War; he must return home from his apprenticeship as a blacksmith to help run the family farm as his father and four older brothers go off to war. He thought things would return to normal after the war, that he could just pick up where he left off, but life doesn’t go as planned. Years pass and he continues to be dissatisfied with his current situation of being a farmer. So, when the opportunity presents itself for him to return to his apprenticeship, he must decide whether to leave his family to pursue his dream or stay where he is needed and continue to work the family farm.
Betsy is forced to move from the only home she’s known to live in a new town in order to help her uncle run his general store following the unexpected death of his wife and children. As she learns to cope with all the changes that come with living in this new town, she discovers how dysfunctional her family life has been her whole life. She finds love, friendship, and strength in the least likely of places, and learns that the bonds of a family go deeper than blood.
When Clayton returned to Remington to complete his apprenticeship, he had only one goal in mind, to become a blacksmith. Therefore, when he met Betsy, love was the farthest thing from his mind. She reminded him of his sisters back home, and they became close friends. Betsy, after being abandoned by her family, starts to discover that those she called family were more strangers to her than the friends she has found next door. When several tragic events occur it brings these friends closer and they learn that families come in many different shapes and sizes.
But what happens when feelings of friendship turn into something more? What if falling in love jeopardizes all the plans you’ve made for the future? What if you are forced to choose a future between love and family? Come transport yourself back to the post-Civil War era and read about the next brother in the Royston family series, Clayton, and his journey with Betsy as they discover that sometimes it takes a little faith and sacrifice to find your heart.
Finding my Home (Book #1)
Larkin returns from the Civil War a different man. His war injuries make him doubt his abilities to help run the family farm and convince him he would make an undesirable husband. But he is lonely and wants to move on from the years of pain and loss. He needs to find a companion, someone with whom to start a family and begin a new course. He searches the town for a suitable wife, but little does he know that she’s been right in front of him his whole life.
Growing up, Catherine loved spending time with her best friends, Edith and Lydia, who were twins on the neighboring farm. She just hated their brothers, especially Larkin, who was always playing pranks on them, and swore that she would hate them until the day she died. She upheld this oath most of her childhood, that was until all the boys left to fight in the war.
When the boys returned years later from the war, everyone had changed and everything was different. It was difficult to resume life after so much loss, but moving forward was what was needed. Catherine started seeing Larkin in a different light. He was no longer the careless prankster but now carried a gentle and caring heart on his sleeve. As feelings develop, questions arise. Can you fall in love with your best friend’s brother? Will it destroy a lifelong friendship? What happens when you try to deny true love?
Sit back, put your feet up, and travel back in time to enjoy the story of Larkin and Catherine as they try to navigate the tricky path of falling in love with the one person you shouldn’t in Finding My Home.
J.C. Poole 