Marlene Mitchell Books in Order

Three generations of the Franklin and Holloway families face circumstances that force them to sell their belongings. Greed, family responsibilities, and difficult decisions shape these sales, revealing the relationships behind possessions accumulated over a lifetime.

LouJean Bailey buys Ternberry, the former home of her friend Anna Holloway's ancestors, hoping to restore it as a peaceful residence. An eccentric assortment of visitors disrupts those plans and draws her deeper into Anna's family affairs.

Fleeing a troubled relationship, Carly Boon finds work at a Texas bar and sings with its aging country band. Her talent revives their ambitions, but the journey toward Nashville brings dangerous determination, murder, and chaos.

Several generations of women inhabit Magnolia, a Mississippi home built as a wedding gift. Their intertwined lives include enslaved women and prostitutes seeking refuge, as disease, the Civil War, and reconstruction reshape their families and community.

After an Appalachian coal mine closes, Rachael Riley's family struggles with deepening poverty. Determined to escape Bent Creek, she works for an unsavory employer and becomes involved in a scheme that might finance a different future.

Enormous wealth and business corruption turn friends into enemies and divide fathers from sons. Alongside these human struggles, the journey of a bull elephant named Jakuta explores shifting roles between hunters and the creatures they pursue.

Decades after drunken hunters murdered a farmer and his wife, a killer begins claiming one victim each season. Townsend, Tennessee's small police force confronts brutal crimes apparently rooted in revenge for the unsolved killings.

In nineteenth century New Orleans, Genevieve Beaumont falls for her older husband's employee, Daniel Evangeline. Her attempts to suppress that attraction entangle another woman, while her jealous husband secretly schemes to destroy the man she loves.

Spring brings tourists back to Townsend, Tennessee, despite four murders the previous year. With hiking trails, restaurants, and campsites crowded, another killing disrupts the Smoky Mountains' holiday season and renews the fear surrounding the community.

Townsend, Tennessee, remains troubled by unresolved questions after nearly two years and ten murders. As mountain secrets continue to haunt the community, the threatening Stroud clan creates additional problems for a police force already confronting sustained violence.

Visitor Bob asks an elderly resident about Wapokenetta’s strange statue of a squatting woman. The answer unfolds through eighty years of local history, family disputes, and colorful memories, turning a casual question into a week-long friendship with Whitaker Tate.

Reading an ancestor's journals, Kate McGovern follows Katherine Collins from a forced marriage in famine stricken Ireland to California's gold fields. The account draws Kate into a family mystery involving a missing necklace and a small portrait.

Danni's family relocates near the Mobile-Tensaw River, where Cal insists they can earn a living catching alligators. Reluctantly recruited into his dangerous venture, Danni longs to leave until Jack Sawyer's arrival changes her prospects.

A brief visit to a deli throws Julie into danger, leaving her uncertain whom to trust. Even after gaining a new identity, she faces a returning past shaped by deception, powerful interests, and possible police corruption.