Lisa Wingate 3 Book Set, by Lisa Wingate

When Iola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage, Tandi Jo Reese, finds herself charged with the task of cleaning out Iola's rambling Victorian house.

Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi expects a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls. Everything changes with the discovery of eighty-one of Iola's carefully decorated prayer boxes--the hopes and wishes, fears and thoughts of an unassuming but complex woman--and one final lesson that could change everything for Tandi.

Past and present intertwine and create an unexpected destiny for restaurant owner Whitney Monroe. Facing the potential of a hostile takeover of her restaurant, the inheritance of a Gilded Age hotel on North Carolina's Outer Banks might just be the hope Whitney needs. Things are more complicated than they seem, but the discovery of an old necklace and a Depression-era love story might change everything.

Successful New York editor Jen Gibbs finds a mysterious manuscript on her desk. Reading the manuscript, she finds herself drawn into the life of Sarra, a mixed-race Melungeon girl trapped by dangerous men in turn-of-the-century Appalachia. A risky hunch may lead to The Story Keeper's hidden origins and unknown author, but when the trail turns towards a place that Jen thought she'd left behind forever, the price of the next blockbuster book deal may be higher than she's willing to pay.