Release Date for WHEN THE RAIN ENDS
Release Date for WHEN THE RAIN ENDSRead it on 5-1-23! From the author of the Amazon Charts Bestseller THE BRIGHTER THE LIGHT comes the emotional story of a mother and daughter learning to endure life’s twists and turns as they grieve a loss and face an uncertain...
Release Date for The Brighter the Light!
Read it on 7-1-22! From the bestselling author of Honeysuckle Season comes an evocative dual-timeline novel detailing one woman’s journey to discover the hidden stories of her family’s seaside resort.When a shipwreck surfaces, old secrets are sure to follow. Or so...
Meet Mary Ellen
A southerner by birth, Mary Ellen Taylor’s love of her home state Virginia is evident in her contemporary women’s fiction, including Union Street Bakery, Sweet Expectations, At the Corner of King Street, The View from Prince Street, Winter Cottage , Spring House, and Honeysuckle Season. She brings her new home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to life in her latest novel The Brighter The Light.
As do so many people, her protagonists search for their place in the world, exploring issues of family, home, love and belonging. Inevitably, Mary Ellen’s stories interweave setting, history and mysteries that span past and present.

Recipes from my books & my kitchen

Megan’s Easy Buttermilk Pie
Pies of all kinds are Megan's specialty and a favorite among the Spring House restoration team. First priority? It has to be delicious. Second? It has to be easy and quick to make. There's not a whole lot of prep time to go around between a new baby on the way, the...

As American as Old Town Apple Pie
Yes, it's time for me to go into high gear with my baking and other prep for Thanksgiving Day! The holiday always makes me competitive with my favorite frenemy---me! I love to bake and cook, but like so many of us, despite years of success, I go right ahead and worry...
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Recipes from my books & my kitchen

Megan’s Easy Buttermilk Pie
Pies of all kinds are Megan's specialty and a favorite among the Spring House restoration team. First priority? It has to be delicious. Second? It has to be easy and quick to make. There's not a whole lot of prep time to go around between a new baby on the way, the...

As American as Old Town Apple Pie
Yes, it's time for me to go into high gear with my baking and other prep for Thanksgiving Day! The holiday always makes me competitive with my favorite frenemy---me! I love to bake and cook, but like so many of us, despite years of success, I go right ahead and worry...