Last Yard Sale

Four enchanted yard sale treasures show a lonely shop owner the way back to love in this magical realism novel.When Marybeth stumbles upon an extraordinary yard sale, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. Psychic visions explode in her mind as she touches each of four items for sale. Reluctantly, she takes them home. One by one, the objects and the visions reveal family secrets that force her to re-examine who she is. With a little heart and some dry humor, she forges ahead. Meanwhile Josh Anderson, a lonely writer, breaks free from his self-imposed isolation to undertake a heartbreaking task of his own - emptying the home of his recently deceased mother. When their business relationship turns romantic, old fears take over. Will she be able to let go of the past and open herself up to love again? Will he?

A mysterious yard sale sends a Vietnam vet on a mission to save his counterpart, a veteran from the Afghanistan war. In this magical realism novel, a mysterious yard sale sends a Vietnam vet on a mission to save his counterpart, a veteran from the Afghanistan war. When a secondhand shop owner, acquires an old army helmet and some love letters at a mysterious yard sale, she doesn't know where to start. Visions of a young soldier's departure for war and his plea to "save my son's life" swirl in her head. At the same time, her boyfriend gets a cryptic message from his deceased mother, and drives the four hours from Connecticut to Pennsylvania to check in on her. Together they begin to unravel the mystery set in motion by the yard sale. When they enlist the help of her father, a Vietnam vet, they find themselves way out of their league. Her father calls on his veteran buddies for an assist and the whole crew embarks on a mission to save a recently retired soldier from himself. But it won't be easy. First they have to find him.

Marybeth's mystical yard sale adventures continue as she stumbles across a young man dressed in colonial attire at the largest flea market in the country. He introduces himself as John Hancock and requests her help to find his great-five-times grandson before thousands of people die. With the help of the local librarians, Marybeth and Josh take off to solve a mystery, avert a disaster, and restore an ancient Mohegan tradition to the Connecticut tribe.Forbidden love, tragic history, culture wars, and near-disaster fuel this magical realism novel. The Mohegan's Last Flameholder has it all.