Nolan Maren

Novels for the second half of life

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Book cover of The Last Stop on Mill Row by Nolan Maren

Book One

The Last Stop on Mill Row

A school-bus contractor finds her grandchildren on her own route sheet, and the man she can’t stand on the other side of a custody fight.

Book cover of What June Kept by Nolan Maren

Port Haven, Maine

What June Kept

An aunt’s house above a Maine harbor, a cash offer that expires on Labor Day, and the first love who won’t sign.

Book cover of Before the Creek Rises by Nolan Maren

Book Four

Before the Creek Rises

A new councilwoman holds the deciding vote, and she’s falling for the farmer selling the land.