Loved Owen’s Daughter? Check out Solomon’s Oak and Finding Casey, prequels that tell the story of how Glory, Joseph, and Juniper met and came to be a family, and of Juniper’s reunion with her sister Casey.

 

 

In Solomon’s Oak, Glory Solomon is struggling to come to terms with life on her farm after the sudden death of her husband. When two lost souls walk into her life—Juniper McGuire, a troubled, angry teenager from a broken family, and Joseph Vigil, a wounded ex-police officer—Glory is completely unprepared for the changes they will bring. Together, these three survivors find in each other an unexpected solace, the bond of friendship, and a second chance to see the miracles of everyday life.

 

“Dazzlingly written, indelibly moving, and deeply profound, Solomon’s Oak is filled with grace, heart, and wisdom, and a rich cast of real characters . . . Truly a gem.” —Caroline Leavitt

 

“Mapson [shows us] the world as we hope it is—a world in which flawed people can be basically healthy, and even pain has a richness to it . . . One of the most gifted writers of the contemporary [American] West.” —Los Angeles Times

 

“Mapson creates characters so real you could recognize them coming down the road.” —Chicago Tribune

 

 

In Finding Casey, Glory Vigil, newly married and unexpectedly pregnant at forty-one, and her husband Joseph have just moved to a new home in Santa Fe. Their adopted daughter, Juniper, takes a fieldwork course in a pueblo only a few hours away and finds herself right back in the past she thought she’d buried.

 

“Jo-Ann Mapson is one of my favorite authors—quite simply, she’s an archivist of the human heart.” —Jodi Picoult

 

“The opening pages drew me in and never let me go . . . Delicious.” —Alan Cheuse, NPR’s All Things Considered

 

“Finding Casey is a beautiful, rugged journey into the depths of the heart.” —Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River novels