Margaret Lake

She'd inherited Jack Manning's bold heart, tempered once in a very great while by her stepfather's gentle upbringing and her mother's practical nature. But as far as Jackie Manning Bradshaw is concerned, she'll need that bold heart to work her way onto the Broadway stage....

October, 1917 - Lena Garson, 19 years old, daughter of an old-fashioned banker and his wife, thinks of herself as a very well brought up young lady leading a quiet life with a predicable future....

When Lena Manning finds herself widowed after World War I, she must build a new life for herself and her infant daughter. With the help of her church, she finds stability and contentment until the arrival of a new pastor turns her quiet life upside down....

May 1942 - Regan O'Reilly comes from a long line of police officers. Now she's a private investigator with her own agency and the freedom to live her life the way she wants....

The author presents four different heroines in four seasonally themed romances....

It's Christmas and there are wedding bells ringing around Coulter's Restaurant as they prepare to celebrate Rosalie and Michael's wedding....

Includes May Flowers, The June Bridesmaid, Fireworks, and Dog Days of August....

Regan O'Reilly is on her way to the biggest assignment of her career as a private investigator. Magnum's Department Store has been plagued by a series of thefts....

May, 1942 - Regan O'Reilly comes from a long line of police officers. She would have followed her father and brother into the force but women officers are rare. Instead, she's a private investigator....

Grace Coulter has been hiding in the kitchen of her family restaurant since she was eight years old. That's when the name-calling began....

So far, Jen Prescott has been able to manage her life, balancing three kids, a job and chronic illness....

August, 1942 - Fresh from the successful completion of an undercover assignment, Regan is determined to do her bit for the war effort....

November, 1942 - Regan is sent by the OSS to join the underground in a France struggling to survive under German occupation....