Dan Walsh Books in Order

At Christmastime in 1943, young Patrick Collins has three wishes, including news of his missing father. Life with his grandfather is hard, but an old wooden soldier and a box of letters begin changing the household in surprising ways.

Home from the war but not at peace, Sean Collins wants only time with his young son and space to grieve. A reluctant USO tour, and the woman caring for Patrick, force him to imagine a future he did not expect.

As Marble Cove gets ready for Fall Fest, Diane, Margaret, Shelley, and Beverly juggle work, friendship, and fresh complications. A mysterious stranger's interest in Orlean Point Light adds another layer to the seaside series' ongoing puzzle.

Rick Denton returns home after his stepfather's stroke expecting a short, resentful visit. Weeks in the family bookstore, and the people gathered around it, slowly force him to face old wounds and the Christmas that changed everything.

John and Laura Foster's 1857 honeymoon turns catastrophic when a hurricane sinks their ship. Separated in the chaos and facing an uncertain future, they are forced to lean on faith and courage in a story inspired by true events.

After inheriting his grandfather's Charleston estate, aspiring writer Michael finds an unpublished manuscript hidden away for him alone. As he reads a wartime love story filled with spies and sabotage, he uncovers truths that could reshape his family's past and his own future.

Aaron Miller is a trailer-park handyman and forgotten Vietnam hero who lost nearly everything after the war. When someone starts searching for the man who once saved lives in battle, the story becomes a moving search for gratitude, love, and restoration.

After twenty-seven years of marriage, Marilyn Anderson leaves her comfortable but lonely life and begins taking dance lessons. Her husband Jim is blindsided, and his attempt to win her back turns into a painful reckoning with the man he has become.

Tom Anderson has lost his job and hides it from everyone, leaving home each day as if nothing has changed. As bills pile up and the lie grows heavier, his marriage to Jean begins to crack under the strain.

Allan and Michele Anderson desperately want a child, but infertility and growing resentment are driving them apart. As their marriage tightens under the strain, both must confront what they are really holding onto, and what love might ask them to surrender.

In 1962, two brothers run away hoping their parents' crumbling marriage will finally heal if they disappear. Instead, the plan spirals into every family's nightmare, forcing their parents to face buried mistrust and a desperate search.

History professor Jack Turner returns to Culpepper expecting a short teaching stint, then begins experiencing terrifying nights that feel ripped from the past. As local deaths mount, Jack, Rachel, and detective Joe Boyd are drawn into a mystery unlike anything they've seen.

An empty-nest couple face a lonely holiday season when it looks like Christmas will pass without the family they miss so much. Then a box of old ornaments starts stirring memories, surprises, and a new way to hold the season together.

A shelter dog, a former inmate, and an Afghan war veteran are thrown together through a service-dog program. Finley becomes the link in a redemptive story about trauma, trust, and two wounded people learning how to hope again.

Doug Anderson keeps drifting farther from his family and faith, even as Christina sees the good still left in him. The final Restoration novel follows a young man nearing bottom and the hard choices that could finally turn him around.

A dream vacation, a man living off the grid, and a dog-training opportunity begin drawing several lonely lives together. Riley becomes part of a warm story about belonging, compassion, and the surprising ways people find home.

While working alone at a lakeside cabin, Jack Turner discovers an old photo album, signs of murder, and a journal written in German. When Rachel helps translate it, the hidden story they uncover puts them both in real danger.

After an abused dog is rescued from a backyard, Officer Ned Barringer and shelter manager Kim Harper try to bring Parker back from fear. Their efforts soon intersect with a bullied boy whose life may change along with the dog's.

Jack and Rachel's honeymoon detours into his grandmother's wartime story, a tale of romance, danger, and hidden family secrets. What begins as a quiet visit opens a dramatic window into World War II and the past that shaped Jack.

A new metal-detecting hobby sounds harmless until Jack Turner and Joe Boyd uncover clues tied to smuggling, murder, and stolen Nazi loot. History turns dangerous again as an old mystery refuses to stay buried.

Joe Boyd's new cold case unit gets its first real test when Jack Turner and Rachel uncover signs of a terrible crime hidden in their own home. The trail leads back decades, toward a powerful family with everything to lose.

A camping trip with Joe Boyd's family is upended when his dog uncovers evidence tied to a long-buried homicide. Reopening the case leads Joe and Hank into 1980s secrets that could shake the whole town.

After surviving shipwreck, John and Laura Foster plan to head home to San Francisco, until a friend's daughter is sold deeper South. Their rescue mission becomes a dangerous race across 1857 America, with slavery, faith, and endurance testing everyone involved.

When an older dog is surrendered to the shelter, behavior manager Kim Harper fears Bailey may never recover from the shock. A grieving volunteer steps in to help, and both woman and dog get an unexpected second chance.

Lt. Joe Boyd investigates an aging ex-con who returns to Culpepper after decades in prison for murder. What looks like a settled case starts unraveling fast, with town reputations and an old lie hanging in the balance.

When an old fisherman pulls strange objects from a hidden pond, Joe Boyd and Hank Jensen stumble into a cold case linked to the days after the Challenger disaster. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous the past becomes.

In 1962, a grieving young mother, a steady deputy, and two children hiding in the snowy North Carolina woods are headed toward the same Christmas Eve. Their lives collide in a tender story about rescue, loss, and unexpected family.

Ransom and Emma are safe for the moment, but life in town brings school troubles, family resistance, and new threats. As Theresa and Bud try to protect them, one stranger's questions suggest the children's past is not finished yet.

In spring 1912, heiress Lily Whitaker and self-made businessman Charles Bennington seem headed for a perfect wedding and honeymoon on the Titanic. Then whispers of scandal and a buried past threaten to wreck everything before they even sail.