M. L. Gardner

As Black Tuesday triggers financial despondency, three young couples in New York City must trade their lives of luxury for poverty, tragedy, and setbacks. When Jonathan Garrett's brokerage firm collapses on the day of the Stock Market Crash, he unites with his closest friends (and former business partners), Aryl and Caleb, to relocate, track down a low-paying job, and cultivate a new life. As the three men toil in their laborious jobs, their wives, Ava, Arianna, and Claire, slowly adapt to life in a shabby, rundown apartment, learning to sew, cook, and clean. With the help of their former, outspoken, Irish maid, Maura, and a new, equally Irish friend, Shannon, the wives become even closer than before.The couples' rocky path leads to more turmoil, however, when a business rival, Victor Drayton, creates one disaster after another. From petty tricks to outright violence, Victor's nefarious mind will stop at nothing to beat down Jonathan's last glimmer of hope. Despite everything, Jonathan and his friends are fixated on surviving. Emotional and financial destruction nip at their heels, until finally, with a lucky twist of fate, they escape city life and begin anew in their hometown of Rockport, Massachusetts. A story set in the past, 1929 is full of romance, drama, and humor. Vivid, expertly crafted characters make this novel more than memorable-1929 is unforgettable.

This action-packed dystopian novel by the best-selling author of the 1929 Series takes you far into the future where freedom and truth no longer exist. After a worldwide pandemic decimates the population, those left alive fall for the promises of a tyrannical regime. Decades later, no one knows the world was ever free, save a small group of men and women brave enough to escape. Nicholi, a third-generation rebel, now leads the village his grandfather founded sixty years earlier. Sheltered deep in the Sayan Mountains of Russia, he trains resistance fighters for the rebellion and copes with the reckless behavior of his jealous younger brother. Quinn, the latest recruit smuggled from the city is a distraction for Nicholi and soon ignites his passion for something other than war. After a bitter betrayal, Nicholi learns a dark family secret that forces an urgent decision. While balancing what's best for his people and fulfilling his own destiny, he is caught up in a life or death game of power and obsession that could destroy everything his ancestors worked for. "It was an awesome retreat into a world of adventure and adversity. The main characters are engaging and human," says one Amazon reviewer of Sayan Knights. Another notes: "You will find romance, combat, envy, developing relationships....and wisdom."

Against all odds, they risk everything.The 1929 Series takes an unexpected turn when Simon Sinclair finds himself under the doctor's radar after his prophetic visions land him in a Massachusetts asylum. In 1929, mental health treatment was anything but a solution. With no recovery, Simon faces extremities like shock therapy, mind-numbing medications, and torture. But nothing tortures him more than his feelings for the newest patient in the insane asylum: Elizabeth Williams. With one look into her eyes, Simon finds himself lovestruck. But his pining leads to more visions, which leads to more treatments. Unable to stop the dreams, he must bear it all for her.Like every patient there, Elizabeth is a troubled young woman-with a dark secret. But nothing could prepare Simon for the darkest secret of all: Elizabeth suffers from a personality disorder. Devoted to her, Simon only sees the real Elizabeth, not the violent version of her. While the new couple falls deeper in love, the wards grow concerned that they're making their conditions worse-as if they're feeding off of each other. Realizing freedom is the only way for them to be together, Simon and Elizabeth escape with the help of an unlikely hospital source who's hiding his own secrets. Their escape proves to be temporary, as they're sent back to the asylum, where Simon's worst nightmare comes true: Elizabeth's violent personality makes an appearance and triggers repeated visions that Simon can't decipher. After a selfless act of love, Simon's actions places one of the main characters from the novel 1929 in serious danger.

After the gloomy memorial, the formerly pampered 1929 characters mourn the loss of Aryl Sullivan. Claire, now a pregnant widow, is too devastated to cope and withdraws from the group, delving into a deep depression. Caleb drowns his own sorrow in a bottle of whiskey, and Jonathan becomes obsessed with finding the true cause for the boat's explosion. And Ava anxiously awaits the birth of their child. As the family and friends come to grips with Aryl's death, the struggle to survive both emotionally and financially strains everyone in different ways.So it's up to Maura to see them past the worst of it, but she faces setbacks of her own when complications arise in her pregnancy. The new sheriff, Marvin, is working both sides of the law and takes advantage of Caleb's state, getting him involved in bootlegging that threatens the business and his family. A concerned Patrick tries to help him, but stubborn as a mule, Caleb won't listen.But the gears of life slowly start to move again, and new friends are made and old enemies return. Claire finds refuge in Gordon, a widower, and the two find a common bond, finally allowing her to move on and accept her new life.Until she's met with a shocking surprise.