The Restoration Trilogy Books in Order

The Restoration Trilogy follows Jennifer Rushmore, a young historic preservationist taking on her first major professional job in rural Georgia. She is hired by the guarded Michael Johnson to coordinate restoration work on buildings connected to his family history. The job gives Jennifer a chance to prove herself, but it also brings her into a community where the past is not neatly finished.

The series begins with White, centered on a historic doctor’s residence. Jennifer and Michael uncover family secrets tied to prejudice in the 1920s, while strange accidents suggest someone in the present would rather the Dunham property remain untouched. Jennifer wants to handle the project with care and professional integrity. Michael wants answers about the relatives whose history has been pushed aside. Neither finds it easy to trust the other.

Restoring a building becomes a way of uncovering people’s lives.

In Widow, the work moves to the old apothecary shop. A story from post-Civil War Georgia comes into view, and Jennifer’s own buried pain becomes harder to avoid. The threats around the restoration project also become more immediate. The novel builds on Jennifer and Michael’s relationship, but it keeps the series mystery active rather than treating the history as mere background.

The final book, Witch / Warrior, turns to the relocation and reconstruction of a log cabin dating to 1787. Jennifer is close to completing the job, yet attacks on people connected to the project make friends and neighbors seem less certain. Michael has secrets of his own, and Jennifer must decide whether a tempting new opportunity elsewhere is a fresh start or an escape.

The trilogy uses a dual-time approach. Jennifer’s contemporary storyline runs alongside records, memories, and stories from earlier periods in Georgia history. That gives the books a mix of romance, preservation details, family mystery, and low-key suspense. The past holds clues, but it also gives Jennifer and Michael a way to see their own fears more clearly.

The real-world inspiration was personal. Denise Weimer’s parents restored a historic doctor’s office and apothecary outside Athens, Georgia, and that project helped spark the series. Readers who enjoy old houses, hidden family connections, and romances that develop across several books will find the best experience in reading White, Widow, and Witch / Warrior in order.