Rachel Wesson

Two New York girls, Maria Mezza and Alice Doe, wake up one November morning in 1906. Their lives are about to change forever. Maria is heading to her first job in a shirtwaist factory wishing she was heading to the country side. Alice is leaving New York to find a new family in Illinois country...

Bridget Collins is in dire straits - she needs to get out of New York, fast. With two young siblings under her wing, her options are limited. Her priest sends her as an outplacement agent on the orphan trains that run from New York to out west. With almost 40 orphans under her care, she's...

Kenny Clark knows Santa is magical and only he can find his family. Kathleen Collins fights poverty and desperation every day in her bid to find new homes for the orphans of New York. But what about her happily ever after? In this concluding story to the Orphan Train Trilogy, can the...

Bella Jones and Kathleen Collins are as close as sisters and that's how they want things to stay. But fate intervenes. Kathleen's brothers have disappeared; they traveled from New York on the Orphan Train and nobody has heard from them since. She can't shed her gut feeling something awful has...

Kathleen Green longs for a child of her own. Her work with the orphan trains only serve to heighten her need. When tragedy strikes, will she get the child she always wanted? Will the cost be worth it?...

It's 1911, and Lily's plans for her factory are not progressing as fast as she would like. Maria, her sister Rosa, and friend Leonie are still working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Maria and Conrad have agreed it's pointless finding new jobs when they will soon be joining Lily's factory...

She risked everything to heal the wounded. Now she must fight to rebuild her own life. Shamrock Ridge, Colorado Territory, 1868. Sarah Dunne arrives with little more than a worn carpetbag, a horse, and a past she cannot speak of. Trained as a doctor during the war, she treated the wounded until...

When a deadline threatens everything they've built, one small community must decide what truly matters. Hope House has always operated on a shoestring budget, but when a fire marshal delivers an impossible ultimatum—install a costly fire escape within 30 days or close forever—Lauren...

In the heart of a turbulent era, hope is found in the unlikeliest of places. January 1936. Lauren Greenwood has always believed that Hope House is more than just a refuge—it's a lifeline for those seeking shelter from both the physical storms of life and the emotional ones that haunt them. But...

With trembling hands, Caitlin’s beloved grandmother presses a faded photograph into her palm. “I need answers before I die,” she whispers. “Will you go to Ireland, and find out the truth?” Ninety-one-year-old Bridget has spent her life believing she was unwanted, abandoned as a baby...

When survival demands courage, love offers hope. New York, 1865. With her brother dead and creditors closing in, Ivy Gallagher faces a stark choice: stay in Five Points and risk everything—or board a train west to marry a man she's never met. Colorado Territory. Cormac Burke isn't looking...

When the railroad comes to town, some fights are worth everything. Thomas Hayes has spent four years building a life in Shamrock Ridge—a successful blacksmith shop, a respected place in the community, and a promising marriage to mail-order bride Fiona Long. But when railroad developers arrive...

In the summer of 1937, change is in the air at Hope House orphanage in Delgany, Virginia. Caretaker Lauren Greenwood has held the home together through storms of loss and hardship, but when an unexpected telegram arrives, the future begins to shift once more. Edward Belmont brings news that will...

Running from a haunting past that clings to her like a shadow, Doc. Erin arrives in the picturesque town of Clover Springs with hopes of finding solace in its peaceful embrace. Little does she know, her short stay is destined to be far more transformative than she could ever imagine. As her...

Alicia Carstairs had it all—or so she thought. Financially secure, well brought up, engaged to a prominent young man. So why was she on a train headed west in the hopes of securing a position as a governess? Aaron Higgins thought he was happy until all his friends, his brother, and now Little...

Returning from University, Ellen is disenchanted with her chosen career. Leaving home wasn't what she wanted. She missed Clover Springs, in particular a certain older man. Could she convince her family her true vocation lay as a wife and mother? Samuel Higgins has been fighting prejudice his...

Tensions rise in Clover Springs as two communities clash. Mrs. Grey finds herself in the middle of the chaos as her past comes back to haunt her. With Father Molloy and her other friends by her side, she can forgive those who hurt her, but can she forgive herself? Can she open her heart to a...

A long lost relative escapes to Clover Springs, but it's not the happy reunion anticipated by her sister. She's escaped with her life—but brought baggage that jeopardizes her future. When her past threatens her once more, Clover Springs rallies around to help. Abe O'Malley only stopped in...

Recently widowed, Laura has no intention of tying herself to any other man. She is finally free of the life she choose after leaving the orphanage. But when evil catches up with her, she is left with no option but to run to Clover Springs. There her friends will provide some protection and...

Book 7 in the Orphan Train series takes listeners on a journey to Ireland, where Lily and Charlie find themselves on an adventure. Meanwhile, back at the Sanctuary in New York, Kathleen is left in charge and is facing a host of problems. With the new factory opening soon, the Chivers children...