Linden Corners

Series · 4 books · 2001-2013

By Joseph Pittman

Books in series

Tilting at Windmills

2001

Exquisitely romantic, emotionally charged, "Tilting At Windmills is a powerful tale of love and loss set against the enchanting backdrop of an upstate New York town. Brian Duncan thought he had it all. Then, in a single moment of betrayal, his world crumbles. Deciding to leave behind his once ideal Manhattan life, Brian sets off on a journey of self-discovery and redemption. What he finds in the seemingly perfect world of Linden Corners is a majestic windmill and Annie Sullivan, the alluring woman who powers it. Even as Annie and Brian feel their relationship deepening into a rich passion, the uncertainties they battle loom large—perhaps too large. In a profound twist of nature, Brian learns that love comes in unexpected ways.

A Christmas Wish

2008

A CHRISTMAS WISH A Linden Corners Novel Completely revised, with new scenes and added dialogue, A CHRISTMAS WISH makes its commercial debut, finally answering the most often asked question by readers of TILTING AT WINDMILLS. "What happened to Brian and Janey next?"... This Christmas, the greatest gifts can't be found beneath a tree... Eight-year-old Janey Sullivan has had a difficult year, between losing her mother and adjusting to life with her guardian, Brian Duncan. But with the holidays approaching, her one Christmas wish is to find the perfect gift for Brian—if she can learn to trust him first. Reeling from the loss of his soul mate, Brian is determined to give her daughter, Janey, an extraordinary Christmas. But he struggles to read her irregular moods, and when he catches her in a lie, he begins to doubt the future of their new little family. Can Brian and Janey navigate the emotional mind fields of the holiday season and forge a lasting bond? With the help of their friends and family in Linden Corners, and a bit of Christmas magic riding on the wind, they may be able to preserve Janey's mother's traditions, perhaps ever start new ones—and discover that the life they hadn't planned on can still bring the happiness they've always wished for.

A Christmas Hope

2012

One final Christmas wish could change their lives forever… Nora Connors Rainer has returned to her hometown, Linden Corners, to tend to her elderly but spunky pie-baking mother—and to nurse a broken heart. To keep busy, Nora opens “A Doll’s Attic,” a consignment shop where locals can unload their unwanted heirlooms. And the upcoming holidays are bringing a host of interesting objects—and people—through her doors. Eighty-five year old Thomas Van Diver hands Nora her first challenge: track down a rare, vintage item that holds powerful childhood memories for him—memories of his father and their last Christmas together before he went off to war and never returned. Helping them both is Brian Duncan, whose farmhouse and windmill Thomas once called home. Together with his irrepressible young charge, Janey Sullivan, Brian will uncover the mysteries of Christmas past—and create a Christmas present that just might restore their hope, and fulfill everyon’es deepest wishes.

The Memory Tree

2013

Can they look to the future—and still celebrate the past...? As the holidays descend upon Linden Corners, life becomes a flurry of cooking, shopping, and visiting friends and family—and young Janey Sullivan is worried her Christmas traditions may get lost in the mix. Though she loves her adoptive father, Brian Duncan, she longs for her birth parents and questions her past. But an unexpected yuletide visitor may have just the answers she needs. Haunted by the loss of his soul mate, Brian is reluctant to test the waters of the dating pool. With his family all coming to visit for Christmas, he hardly has time to think about it anyway—until newcomer Trina Winter arrives in town. Now, as life moves on for everyone around him, Brian begins to wonder if he can do the same. As they grapple with the pain of the past, Janey, Brian, and Trina will each learn to make the changes that could lead to a bright new future—and perhaps the family they’ve always dreamed of…

Author

Joseph Pittman

Author · 6 books

JOSEPH PITTMAN is the author of the beloved Linden Corners novels, which include TILTING AT WINDMILLS, A CHRISTMAS WISH, A CHRISTMAS HOPE, A CHRISTMAS DREAM (formerly The Memory Tree) and CHASING WINDMILLS. The first two titles are available on audio. His new project is his first foray into nonfiction, a memoir "written" by his beautiful Black Lab, Shadow. THE SHADOW DIARIES is sweet, heartfelt, funny, inspiring and silly. It's a year-long diary of his life as a rescue dog. His other novels include WHEN THE WORLD WAS SMALL, LEGEND'S END, BEYOND THE STORM, all availalbe in eBook and audio. He also writes a mystery series featuring con man Todd Gleason, including the novels LONDON FROG and CALIFORNIA SCHEMING, and the novella collections, TWO TODD TALES, and TWO MORE TODD TALES. He has also published the serialized suspense novel, THE ORIGINAL CRIME, which was released as a three-part eBook special under the part titles REMEMBRANCE, RETRIBUTION, REDEMPTION. All three volumes are on audio. He is presently working on several new projects, including a sixth Linden Corners book, a four-book spin-off series, as well as two new stand-alone novels. He has also published 29 novels under the pseudonym Adam Carpenter, including the acclaimed Jimmy McSwain detective series.