Jo-Ann Mapson Books in Order

These short stories examine ordinary lives through revealing encounters, conversations, and small turning points. The collection includes The Red Nightie Network, Hank and Chloe, and stories about the Greenbroke sisters, bringing varied characters into moments of emotional significance.

Horse trainer and waitress Chloe trusts her dog and horse more easily than other people. Meeting reserved folklore professor Hank challenges her chosen solitude, forcing both to confront past losses and decide whether an unlikely love is worth the risk.

Margaret retreats to New Mexico after her marriage collapses, struggling with frustrated artistic ambitions and her newly deaf son’s resentment. An unexpected connection with Owen offers another chance at love, but both must confront the family wounds they carry.

After Lainie loses her young son, grief threatens her marriage and unsettles the wider Carpenter family. Her elderly grandfather’s unexpected romance becomes part of their struggle to repair damaged bonds and recover a sense of purpose in Southern California.

Pregnant Chloe rejoins Hank in Arizona, where their uneasy attempt at domestic life is complicated by returning Navajo artist Junior Whitebear. His discovery of an unknown son and growing connection with Chloe unsettle an already fragile family arrangement.

Estranged sisters Rose and Lily seek refuge at their parents’ New Mexico ranch after disappointments in love and family. Forced into one another’s company, they confront old tensions while unexpected romances offer possibilities neither had planned to pursue.

Phoebe inherits her aunt’s flower farm and takes in three women to help keep it running. Each arrives displaced and burdened by personal struggles, but shared work and friendship begin to change lives that once seemed painfully limited.

Leaving her drunken lover, singer Mary travels with her dogs and falls for a troubled journalist. Their journey takes them to Bad Girl Creek, where the women’s own crises demand the resilience and mutual support that hold their community together.

Unemployed teacher Mariah moves above her family’s café to keep her daughter in school, then must run the business when her mother develops leukemia. New love, a school controversy and long-hidden family secrets challenge four generations of women.

Widow Glory struggles to keep her California farm while taking in troubled teenager Juniper. A wounded former police photographer arrives to photograph an ancient oak, bringing three people marked by loss toward an unexpected friendship and a chance to rebuild.

Glory and Joseph settle into married life in Santa Fe while their adopted daughter Juniper begins her first romance. A fieldwork trip unexpectedly revives Juniper’s unresolved grief over her missing sister, drawing the family toward a past they cannot leave behind.

Leaving rehab, Skye is determined to become a dependable mother but discovers her young daughter is missing. Her estranged father joins the search, forcing them to face the hurt between them while trying to rebuild a damaged family.

Five years after building a life at Bad Girl Creek, four friends face fresh challenges involving motherhood, illness and strained relationships. Beryl’s partner vanishes in Alaska, threatening to isolate her just when their enduring friendship matters most.

After their aunt’s death, sisters Margaret and Norah discover she was actually their mother and that mysterious love letters may identify their father. While Margaret prepares for marriage, lonely Norah pursues the family history that has suddenly changed their lives.