Clayburn Novels

He never thought he'd be widowed … with five young children.She never thought she'd be thirty and still single.But is falling in need the same thing as falling in love? On Thanksgiving Day, Douglas DeVore kissed his beloved wife good-bye, never knowing it would be the last time he'd see her-or their precious daughter, Rachel. Left with five kids to raise on his own, and already juggling two jobs to make ends meet, Doug wonders how he'll manage moment by moment, much less day after day, without Kaye's love and support. When Mickey Valdez, a daycare teacher, hears of the tragedy, she offers to lend a helping hand. After all, it isn't like she has a family of her own waiting for her at home. Her brothers are all happily married, but love seems to have passed her by. Then a spark ignites … but will the flame be too hot to handle? "Yesterday's Embers took me through a roller coaster of emotions with the characters tugging at my heart throughout. I wanted so badly for things to turn out well for Doug, Mickey, and the children. I should have known that Deborah Raney wouldn't fail her readers-or her characters. Yesterday's Embers is another winner." "Yesterday's Embers, with its realistic portrayals and emotionally engaging characters, is a book that will linger in the back of one's heart long after the final page is turned. Anyone who has loved and lost…and dared to love again…will celebrate Doug and Mickey's journey." "With characters so real they feel like family, Yesterday's Embers will stir your heart with sorrow, compassion, and joy as you journey with the characters down a road too many have to travel. More than just a good read, Yesterday's Embers offers greater understanding and insight to the challenges of others. A must-read!"

Book 1: Remember to Forget One morning changed everything about her life. But could it also set her free? Graphic designer Maggie Anderson has lived under her boyfriend's tyranny for nearly two years…until she's carjacked in New York. Will this terrifying experience be the end for Maggie-or the beginning of a freedom greater than she dares imagine? To gain that freedom, she'll have to remember to forget everything about her old life… Trevor Ashlock is existing, day by day, in the little town of Clayburn, Kansas. Surrounded by too many painful reminders of all he's lost, he fills his time with work, trying desperately to forget. Then a compelling and lovely stranger shows up in Clayburn and turns Trevor's world upside down. Book 2: Leaving November There's one thing she's vowed to never abide in a man… could the horrible rumors be true? Is her life repeating itself? Eight years ago, Vienne Kenney moved away from Clayburn and all its gossip to pursue a law degree in California. But now she has failed the bar exam again. Is she destined to be stuck forever, a failure-just like her father-in this tiny Kansas town? Nine months ago, Jackson Linder left Clayburn with no explanation to anybody. Now he, too, is back. He isn't sure he's ready to face the rumors and well-meaning questions of the town's busybodies. Yet he's determined, once more, to make his art gallery a success-despite the secret that haunts him every day… Book 3: Yesterday's Embers He never thought he'd be widowed…with five young children. She never thought she'd be thirty and still single. But is falling in need the same thing as falling in love? On Thanksgiving Day, Douglas DeVore kissed his beloved wife good-bye, never knowing it would be the last time he'd see her-or their precious daughter, Rachel. Left with five kids to raise on his own, and already juggling two jobs to make ends meet, Doug wonders how he'll manage moment by moment, much less day after day, without Kaye's love and support. When Mickey Valdez, a daycare teacher, hears of the tragedy, she offers to lend a helping hand. After all, it isn't like she has a family of her own waiting for her at home. Her brothers are all happily married, but love seems to have passed her by. Then a spark ignites…but will the flame be too hot to handle?