Ardeana Hamlin: 3 books

Pink Chimneys is "a gentlemen's club, a place for men to conduct business and entertain their associates." Such is the delicate description of the classiest brothel in 19th-century Bangor, Maine. It is also the title of this enjoyable novel about three generations of women who are closely...

A gripping tale of adventure and romance set in 19th century Maine, Abbott's Reach follows the rebellious "M" on her honeymoon voyage with her sea captain husband from coastal Maine around Cape Horn, to Hawaii, and back home to Maine. This is the long-awaited sequel to Hamlin's popular Pink Chimneys.

China, Persia, and India Havener are triplets raised on the seas aboard their father’s ship, the Empress. Upon his death, the sisters take up residence in a large house along the shore in Castine, Maine. After eight years of life as land-lubbers, the sisters are suddenly faced with a change in economic circumstances that propels them into