Solomon's Oak
A Novel

Glory Solomon's life turned upside sown when her husband Dan died, almost a year earlier. She is trying to stay out of debt, when a call came in to keep a foster child when she was cooking a Thanksgiving dinner and getting ready to host a Pirate style wedding in her yard, near the Giant Oak tree tha......more

Against the backdrop of a gorgeous Central California Coastal town, this story begins with an historic moment in the past: a man, his wife, and his daughter are set to partake of the golden riches of the new land when tragedy strikes in the form of a swollen Nacimiento River. From there we open on an......more

Another beautiful book from Jo-Ann Mapson! Solomon's Oak is an ancient white oak, growing in California, where no white oak should be able to grow. When Glory Solomon is widowed at an early age she unwittingly becomes its caretaker. Her new foster daughter, Juniper, arrives just as Glory is hosting......more

A book about famliy dynamics and the forming of new relationships. The theme of abuse and abduction of children nearly hit the limit of my comfort level, but I did manage to finish the book. Also need the authors recipe for twice-baked potato casserole!......more

loved this book. I couldn't put it down ..well written, realistic ending, very engaging. I stayed up late to read it and got ul early to read it. looking forward to reading more from this author......more