Tending Bar With Maura Donovan by Sheila Connolly

I’m still here, which is kind of a surprise. Here is the pub I inherited less than a year ago, Sullivan’s, in this place called Leap. It’s in Ireland, in a really small town. There’s a weird history to the name, about some guy a couple of hundred years ago who made...

Picked to Die by Sheila Connolly

Picked to Die by Sheila Connolly is the 8th book in the “Orchard” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, October 2014 It’s harvest time in Granford, Massachusetts, and orchard owner Meg Corey and her fiancé, Seth, are both racing to beat the New England winter. Meg is...

A Day In The Life Of Nell Pratt by Sheila Connolly

Every time I think I’ve finally settled into my position as President of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, something happens. You would think that a staid Philadelphia institution would run smoothing after well over a century, but you’d be surprised at what really...

A Conversation With Maura Donovan by Sheila Connolly

Three months ago I wouldn’t have believed it, but I’m still in Ireland. In a tiny village called Leap (there’s a long story about why, but I won’t bother you with it), in County Cork. It’s on the main road along the south coast, but don’t blink or you’ll miss it....

Golden Malicious by Sheila Connolly

Golden Malicious by Sheila Connolly is the seventh book in the “Orchard” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, October 2013 BEETLE MANIA While orchard owner Meg Corey dreads the labor of manual irrigation to stave off a drought, her boyfriend, Seth, couldn’t...