In Name Only (O'Donovan Family #1)

After marrying the man of her dreams, Caroline must endure tragedy and forced marriage to a man she despises.

In Name Only (Book One) is set in 1876 Philadelphia.  Caroline Martin’s life has finally taken a turn for the better.  After years of hard work, she has met a virtuous and wealthy man whose love seems to promise the kind of life realized only within the comforting novels she keeps on her night table.  Tragedy, however, will teach Caroline of the complexity with which God Himself authors the lives of those who turn towards Him.

In Name Only, in 2009 was awarded the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval and won the 2010 Gold Medal, Best Religious Fiction, Independent Publisher Book Awards

In Name Only reached #1 in Religious Fiction in 2012 and remained in the top ten for most of 2012.