Patricia Josefchak: 5 books

Frank pulled open the little door and reached into the small space.  He felt around gingerly, finding nothing at first.  Then he retrieved what appeared to be a little paper-wrapped packet. He slid out of the alcove and held his find up to the light of the dormer window.  It was then that...

Pearls in the Snow is a prequel to Angel on Her Knees and Keys of the Hollow, paralyzing blizzards hit the Algoma and Southern Ontario regions in the winter of 1942-43 and Grace’s parents and sister find their lives and the fortune of their family threatened aboard a snowbound CPR train. Meanwhile, Grace, at home alone, faces different dangers:  thugs bent on finding gems.

She was just a garden ornament, the little stone angel half-hidden at the bottom of the garden at Grace Hollow.  Who would have thought to look here for a secret that would change lives forever?   When Frank and Thea Nickles moved to Fenelon Falls from Toronto, they were looking for...

Agatha Haggarty is young, beautiful, and a hag—as healers were called in the old country. It is the 1850s, and Aggie is on her way to the Province of Canada by sailing ship guided by a tale handed down to her from her mum. It’s an arduous month at sea and her adventures begin when she befriends...

The Rideau Lakes mystery continues with Aggie, Drake, Keith and Matt, her girlfriends and neighbours – courageous immigrants all – amidst the harsh wilderness and the industrial landscape of 1850s Province of Canada. Winter sets upon the land, and neighbours safely harbour Aggie and Drake....