Hardships of the Heart
A Complete Historical Fiction Series
A Proper Heart
Torn between the duty of a loveless marriage and her childhood crush, Allie has no idea which way to turn…
Allie Coghill is a woman on the edge. Forced into a train wreck of a marriage, she knows her choices are limited and her time is running out.
It’s 1910 and, in northern Idaho, all of her options come with the potential for disastrous consequences. So when her childhood crush, Frank, appears out of nowhere and seems eager to join her as she escapes from her marriage, Allie accepts his help knowing she will have to take care not to lose her heart to him.
But Allie’s husband won’t let her go without a fight. As his rage against her escalates to the point of no return, at the same time a record-breaking wildfire ignites the land, forcing Allie to make a final choice and hope she can escape the flames before they consume her.
A Proper Home
Allie’s troubles are far from over. The new year seems promising, but it doesn’t take long for trouble to come knocking…
Allie and Frank have chosen Wiley City, Washington to settle down in and, at first, things look rosy. But it isn’t long before the couple realizes how serious the growing typhoid epidemic is and how much Frank will have to sacrifice in his duties as the town’s new doctor.
Frank struggles to help Allie but finds it difficult as he’s pulled in multiple directions. And after having the worst season of her life, Allie is having trouble finding the strength to deal with her heartache.
Allie knows there’s a deeper meaning to all of this. And with Frank busy with his own affairs, she just hopes she can muster up the willpower and inner strength to find it.
A Proper Family
When Glady Wimble’s best laid plans crumble right in front of her eyes, can she fit the pieces of her dreams back together to transform herself into the person she wants to be?
Gladys Wimble is the spitting image of her mother and has the pretentiousness to prove it. Ashamed of who she’s become and the people surrounding her who want to keep her in the same old box she wants to break out of, Gladys makes a huge and possibly reckless move.
She boards a train to Deer Lodge Montana – a rugged, makeshift mining community eons behind the town she came from. When she takes a teaching job, she thinks things might be looking up. But, once again, disaster looms on the horizon.
All Gladys wants is to become the person she’s meant to be. But will anyone in this new ramshackle town give her that opportunity?
A Proper Love
Jobless, but surrounded by people she loves, Gladys Wimble is starting over once again. But this time, she hopes she’s prepared for the chaos heading her way…
Gladys Wimble is finding herself once again, but this time it’s a new year and a new town. New Albany, Indiana is a bustling place filled with wealth and opportunities. But there’s an underlying darkness underneath all the glitz and glamour of the town, and Gladys is one of the few who notices the seedy underbelly beneath the facade.
When she rolls up her sleeves and digs in to help, Gladys feels like she’s on the right track once again. But life laughs at a solid plan and when the winds whip up change all around her, will Gladys stick to the map she’s drawn for herself or will she take a chance and let life lead her to something more?