B. Ellen Gardner

Twenty-one year old Bailey Carson learns that her life is not as it seems when she becomes the obsession of a serial killer. She unravels a trail of deceit about the family she thought she knew and her connection to a seventeen-year old murder that took place on Zuni sacred burial grounds in New Mexico. What she learns will take her to the brink of death as she faces the demons of her past.

Beautiful and willful Audrey Sterling, the daughter of missionary parents, accepts a nursing position in Tahlequah under the guidance of Dr. Elijah Keaton, a university trained Cherokee doctor and a once consecrated shaman. Despite conflicting beliefs and cultures, Audrey and Elijah succumb to a fate they cannot deny. As their relationship grows and blossoms, they travel a trail of personal tragedy and immense joy while embracing the legacy of their time. Amid a rich blend of history and romance, A Trail of Twenty Winters is set within the unthinkable tragedy of the Cherokees' forced removal from their ancestral home in southeastern United States to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma.

The Lamplighter, B. Ellen Gardner's third novel, is a heartbreaking and yet heartwarming account of beautiful Hannah Martindale, as she faces the unimaginable tragedy of losing her husband and two children in an automobile accident. Left to pick up the broken pieces, Hannah withdraws from society becoming a recluse to almost everyone she knows. Her next door neighbor, Grace Padgett, is the sole light in the darkness that is now her world, becoming Hannah's surrogate mother and cherished confidant. Grace's grandson, Andy Padgett, is enduring his own crises, facing life alone after the breakup of his fifteen-year marriage. When Grace becomes ill, these two torn spirits lean on each other for support, learning that time and tenderness can open the heart to love once again.The Lamplighter is dedicated to every human soul who has suffered tragedy, anxiety, depression, and phobias. In the heart of your suffering there is hope. This hope is love.

B. Ellen Gardner uses humor and tenderness to illustrate the everyday life situations of a struggling middle-aged woman who believes the best years of her life have already been lived. Twice divorced, Shae Evans Robinson has lived her life taking care of those she loves, neglecting her own personal happiness and health in the process. When her weight and related issues spiral out of control, she makes the decision to become healthy again. She embarks on a journey that not only brings to light her natural beauty, but also leads her to rediscover her love for music and reopen the windows of her past, where she will encounter the lost love of her life and the promise of a new beginning.