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Secrets from Grandma's Attic
Books in series
#1
History Lost and Found - Secrets from Grandma's Attic
2022
History Lost and Found is the first book in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series. When Pearl Allen passes away the day after her 100th birthday, her granddaughter Tracy begins the difficult task of sorting through her beloved grandmother’s belongings. She finds a worn, marked-up King James Bible and a trove of journals and scrapbooks in her grandmother’s cedar chest. Within is a handwritten family tree with the name Ezekiel Collins listed as one of Pearl’s children. There has to be a mistake because how can she have an uncle she’s never heard of?
#2
The Art of Deception
2022
The Art of Deception is book # 2 in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series. At a St. Louis flea market, sisters Amy Allen and Tracy Doyle and their cousin Robin Davisson discover an unexpected treasure at one of the booths: a rolled-up oil painting from the 1930s that once hung over Grandma Pearl’s fireplace. They have not seen the marvelous portrait of the young woman in a green velvet dress for years and wonder how it ended up there, minus its frame. Delighted by their find, they buy the portrait and take it home to see if they can finally discover the secret origins of Green Girl. But they never expect to learn that the painting was reported stolen in the 1980s! Meanwhile, Amy has been working hard to build trust with her foster kids, Matt and Jana, in the hopes of adopting them. But a piece of unexpected news threatens to change Amy’s plans. Can Amy trust God with the outcome, even if it’s not what she wants it to be?
#3
Testament to a Patriot
2022
While rummaging around Grandma Pearl's attic, sisters Tracy Doyle and Amy Allen discover a box of old letters written to their grandmother in 1945 from a woman named Peggy living in Washington, D.C. Each letter has a reference to a Bible verse in the Book of Numbers. When they also find an old Bible with cryptic notations in the margins next to those exact same verses, the sisters' curiosity is piqued. With a little digging, Tracy concludes that Peggy was a code breaker during WWII. But was their beloved grandmother involved in secret war work, too? And if the historic puzzle isn't intriguing enough, their cousin Robin confides that someone is stealing valuable items from her antiques shop. Tracy, who promises to discover the thief, complies a list of suspects who have opportunity and financial motives. But when one of the items mysteriously reappears on its shelf, Tracy wonders if the unknown culprit is stealing for some other reason altogether.
#4
Buttoned Up
2022
Buttoned Up is book # 4 in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series. It’s a new school year, and Amy Allen is excited about teaching at her old elementary school and helping her soon to-be-adopted kids adjust to their new community. She’s not quite as excited when the principal asks her to handle the Parent Teacher Association finances and step in at the last minute to coordinate a huge carnival. It doesn’t take long for Amy to discover that proceeds from past fundraisers and donations are mysteriously missing from the school’s accounts. But who would steal money from little kids? Has someone been cooking the books in Canton Elementary’s PTA? Meanwhile, Amy’s sister Tracy finds a jar of buttons and a cryptic note from Grandma Pearl that refers to her aunt Martha, who mysteriously disappeared in 1911. It’s news to Amy and Tracy that they even had a great-aunt Martha. Could their grandmother’s note be the key to finding out what happened to their long-lost relative?
#5
Pearl of a Great Price
2023
Pearl of Gret Price is book #5 in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series. Tracy Doyle is amazed by the overwhelming excitement in Canton when she is sent to report on the grand opening of the Museum of Wonders. But the real talk of the event is about a wealthy tech magnate and his unique donation to the museum. From his own private collection, Grover Glenn has given the museum a purple quahog pearl ring. This rare and very expensive treasure is sure to be a hit among museum visitors. But when the cloth on the display case is lifted—the ring is gone! Worse, security footage shows Tracy’s six-year-old niece, Jana, opening the case. Despite the evidence, Tracy knows her sweet niece is innocent, especially when they can’t find the ring in Jana’s possession. So the question remains—who really took the ring? Meanwhile, rushing to get things done at home, Tracy trips and hurts her ankle. The injury puts a screeching halt to her never-ending to-do list. How is she supposed to solve the mystery of the missing pearl ring from an armchair?
#6
Hidden Riches
2025
Hidden Riches is book #6 in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series. While helping her sister update one of the rooms in Grandma Pearl’s house, Amy Allen discovers a secret staircase hidden behind the wall. She and Tracy expect the staircase to lead to the attic once again, but are surprised to find a secret room instead. Inside they find a drafting table, mysterious sketches, and an antique locket with photographs of a little girl and boy inside. Whose belongings are these? And why are hidden away? As Amy researches the Depression years in Canton and begins to piece together the connections between the desk, the sketches, the locket, and Grandma Pearl’s life in 1933, she is reminded that she is not the only one to ever question whether God will provide. In a financial bind herself, Amy has been struggling to keep her family afloat on her own. But perhaps she will learn that God’s provisions can come in the most mysterious of ways.
#7
Movers and Shakers
2022
It’s Christmastime in Canton, and Tracy Doyle and her sister, Amy, are working hard to prepare for their first Christmas without their beloved grandmother. But instead of grieving, they decide to celebrate Grandma Pearl’s life alongside the holiday. Tracy suggests giving each member of the family one of Grandma Pearl’s salt-and-pepper shaker sets for Christmas. She and Amy search the attic for the shakers, but they are nowhere to be found! Why would someone steal them? As Tracy and Amy work together to narrow down the suspects, they discover an elusive love interest of Grandma Pearl’s from 1942 with a connection to one of the missing shakers. Could his identity be the key to finding the missing collection? Meanwhile, Tracy feels compelled to try to mend fences with Leigh, a distant cousin, who is determined to keep the family out of her life. Is is possible she is the culprit instead?
#8
The Eye of the Cat
2025
In a whirlwind of family and unexpected guests, Amy Allen races to find a missing Egyptian cat statue believed to bring bad luck. As suspects emerge, she unravels the secrets of its past, determined to return it to its rightful owner. Can Amy solve the mystery and restore harmony before the family wedding?
#9
Refined By Fire
2025
Discover the gripping tale of a fire at Pearls of Wisdom shop, where Tracy and her firefighter husband Jeff uncover an arson mystery. Meanwhile, Tracy's concerns grow as her daughter-in-law, Anna, becomes distant. Unravel the secrets and find out if there's more to Anna's behavior in this suspenseful narrative.
#18
Nothing Gold Can Stay
2025
Nothing Gold Can Stay is book #18 in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series. As Amy Allen and her children are leaving a new, pirate-themed restaurant, she spots a weathered board with familiar black letters spelling out River Dan. When she takes a closer look, she realizes the scrawl reminds her of the long-lost boat her grandparents owned. Someone “borrowed” the boat from them back in the fifties and never returned it. Amy is certain this broken sign must have come from River Dancer. Grandma Pearl’s diary entries, newspaper clippings, and a Tiny Tears doll lead Amy and her sister, Tracy, on a search for information about Violet Conway, the woman who claimed to have found a pirate treasure map in 1953 and was last seen the day the boat disappeared. As Amy begins to search for Violet, she can’t help but wonder: Did Violet find the treasure and sail away, or are her fate and River Dancer’s intermixed in a more tragic way?
Authors
Beth Adams
Author · 21 books
Becky Melby
Author · 15 books
Shirley Raye Redmond
Author · 21 books
Gabrielle Meyer
Author · 44 books
Shaen Layle
Author · 8 books
D'Ann Mateer
Author · 1 book
Janice Thompson
Author · 66 books
DeAnna Julie Dodson
Author · 28 books
Roseanna M. White
Author · 44 books
Secrets from Grandma's Attic
Series · 11 books · 2022-2025
By
Beth Adams
,
Becky Melby
,
Shirley Raye Redmond
, and more
#21
Turn Back the Dial
2024
Turn Back the Dial is book #21 in the Secrets of Grandma’s Attic fiction series. When Canton’s local radio station announces a Valentine’s Day mystery contest, Tracy Doyle and her husband, Jeff, decide that the river-cruise prize sounds like just what they need after a busy few weeks. The host challenges his listeners to uncover the truth about Windy City Gumshoes, a vintage detective show that vanished from the airwaves in 1949 after both the writer and star mysteriously went missing. He assures his listeners that the answers to their disappearance can be found somewhere in Canton. The race is on! Tracy and Jeff’s search for answers eventually leads them right upstairs into Grandma Pearl’s attic. They are astonished when they come across what appears to be a script for the show’s final episode, which was never aired. How did it end up in the Wallace family attic? And could it be the key to solving a decades-old mystery…and winning the prize?