Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery

What would you do to keep your family safe? Widowed genealogist Ellie McLellan has spent years healing her ravished heart by carefully constructing a new and quiet life away from the hungry glare of the paparazzi. She now fills her days with genealogical research for various clients, safe in the small town of Percyville, Quebec. Until her bid to save a child's life is caught on camera and ambitious tabloid reporter Diane Cooper recognizes her. Turns out Ellie is not safe at all. With Diane sniffing around for dirt and her ""big break"" story, Ellie learns a dark family secret with the power to destroy the only family she has left, and the first tentative relationship she's dared to believe in since that fateful day she lost everything. To protect her family, Ellie must follow every clue and use every skill she possesses in her race to stay ahead of the ruthless Diane and learn the truth about the genealogical mystery she has stumbled upon. No more hiding. This time, Ellie will fight.

Can you ever go back, make up for lost time? When Ellie's good friend Ruth appears on her doorstep, drenched and disoriented, clutching a packet of mysterious old letters, Ellie knows she must help. Ruth has stumbled upon hidden diaries in her attic, diaries written by the person she trusted most in the world. The shocking revelations within turn Ruth's life upside down, making her question everything she thought she knew. Determined to uncover the truth, Ellie and Ruth embark on a journey to right past wrongs. Racing against time, they delve into secrets that could change Ruth's future forever. Will they discover the key to Ruth's second chance at happiness? Taking Ruth in, Ellie begins a seemingly impossible search with the help of her weekly genealogy group. Can Ellie solve the decades old mystery for Ruth? Can Ruth's family survive this heart-breaking betrayal? More important, can Ruth catch a falling star before it's gone for good?

We've all jokingly muttered at one point in time, "I wish I had a rich relative somewhere . . . " Be careful what you wish for! When genealogist Ellie McLellan's best friend in the world, Cozy Corner Cafe bakery owner Maggie Williams, excitedly tells her she's been named as a beneficiary in the will of a relative she's never met, the pair agrees to attend the reading of the will together. Whoo-hoo-Road Trip! Only, this road opens a door into Maggie's family history she never imagined existed, bringing people into her life that she has every reason to distrust and danger to everyone around her. Instead of riches, Maggie may have found ruin. With the Senior Genealogy Group eager to help, Ellie's back in the fray, putting her genealogical skills to the test tracking down the mysteries of Maggie's past before they consume her friend.

Is "Better Late Than Never" a thing-or a huge mistake? When genealogist Ellie McLellan's Aunt Norma confessed to a long-held secret family crime, the senior genealogist group declare a road trip to the scene of the crime, a remote lakeside resort named Virginia's Cabins. Time to right that long-ago wrong. Since Norma was last at Virginia's Cabins, things have changed. A lot. Hustled together into cramped quarters, the senior genealogists must first confront the new resort owners, locate the treasure they seek, squash rumors Aunty Norma was once a spy, pull off a surprise proposal, and prod Ellie into researching her most important case yet. All before naptime.

Family feuds can be triggered by different factors, including misunderstandings, pride, greed, and envy. This Christmas season, genealogist Ellie McLellan is put in charge of organizing the Percyville holiday festivities. Together with her dwindling senior genealogist group, she endeavors to plan an exceptional event for the town. But when a family feud is unexpectedly thrust upon her, she must find a Percyville treasure before the last generation renews the feud or destroys the town's Christmas tradition. Will the elders of the community have the clues Ellie needs to solve this mystery? Will she recover the item before it is stolen a second time and lost forever?