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The Wildflower Trilogy
(three novels in one volume)
Temple Secrets Series
(two novels in one volume)

The Wildflower Trilogy
Three books in one volume: The Secret Sense of Wildflower, Lily’s Song and Daisy’s Fortune.
This best-selling and award-winning family saga follows three generations of 13- year-old girls and their families from 1941 to 1982 Appalachia.




About Susan
Amazon and Nook #1 bestselling author Susan Gabriel writes with passion, humor and insight about Southerners, both wise and wounded; teens, both ordinary and odd; and the people who love them, both explicit and unconscious. While she at times has written plays, poetry and nonfiction (see her blog), Susan primarily writes southern fiction and short stories. Discover more about Susan Gabriel here.
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Resilience Dispatch – August 7th -Day 76
Life bursts through the cracks even in the most difficult of environments. Because we are living beings with an imperative to survive and express ourselves, we are much more resilient than we realize. But that doesn’t mean challenging times are easy, by any means, and...
Resilience Dispatch – August 3rd – Day 75
I’ve been sick the last few days (not COVID), and don’t feel well enough to put together a dispatch today. I’m thinking of you, and I will be back soon. Stay safe. Be kind. Love,Susan Artist: Jackie Morris Read the previous dispatch here.
Resilience Dispatch – July 31st – Day 74
Did you keep a diary when you were growing up? Or do you keep one now? Or perhaps you prefer a journal. They are considered synonyms, but there are also clear differences. A diary is considered a daily summary of the happenings in your life. Some people make multiple...
Resilience Dispatch – July 27th – Day 73
Today I’m posting a 38 second video of a doe and a fawn that have been hanging around my yard here in the mountains of North Carolina. One of the good things that has come out of this pandemic and sheltering in place is that I have been more aware of nature’s awesome...
Resilience Dispatch – July 24th – Day 72
Fireflies or lightning bugs? When I was growing up in Tennessee, we always called them lightning bugs, and I still call them that. Here in the mountains of North Carolina where I now live, they appear every evening as the sun is setting. I love watching them light up...
“When Queenie is unsuccessful in hiding her smile, Iris shoots her a look that could stop a wildebeest in a dead run.”
— Temple Secrets