Holly Schindler: 25 books

~ Forever Love in the Town of Finley ~ "True love never dies." So begins the legend of Amos Hargrove, a brave Civil War soldier who survived battle and returned home only to learn his beloved had died before they could marry. His spirit, some say, still pervades the town he founded and named...

Twenty years ago, Louisa’s twin disappeared. Twenty years ago, Jesse entered the foster care system under a mysterious set of circumstances. Just days before Thanksgiving, the two cross paths, both claiming to own the same dog. Questions and strange coincidences quickly begin to mount. Is Jesse...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #5: A tale of long-distance relationships—the sort in which "distance" refers not to the miles that stretch between you, but the miles you've traveled together. Patricia has participated in the April's Promise Couples Race every year of her three-decades-long...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #2: A tale of big dreams, small towns, and friends who know you better than you know yourself. Annie returns to her small hometown of Finley to celebrate her newfound success as an up-and-coming young artist...only to come face-to-face with Justin, her childhood...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #3: A tale of happy accidents, mystical events, and the beautiful things that can happen after (or even as the result of) a broken heart. The legend of Amos Hargrove is nothing more than a silly fairy tale, according to the two people who are arguably the...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #11: Superstitions float around us constantly. We choose to believe or discount them based on where our hearts happen to be at that particular moment. Kelly Marx, Finley's premiere wedding planner and dress designer, is on a mission to get access to a Civil...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #10: Dreams often linger like a haunting melody. Michael is a failed musician at heart and a coffee shop barista by day. Will the century-old legend of his hometown provide the magic he needs to finally succeed—and in so doing, will Michael have the power...

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #4: A tale that asks if literary heroes ever do walk straight off the page into modern life. At fifty-five, Jo, the proprietor of Jo March Books: Depository for the New & Used, still clings to the idea of finding her very own Mr. Darcy, the star of her...

Forever Finley Episodes / Short Stories #12 and #13: Will the December wedding of Natalie and Damien prove to be a happy beginning for two brides—and the town of Finley? Named for the young woman who died tragically before her wedding day, Finley is a small town unlike any other. Founded...

“Beasts of the Southern Wild” meets Because of Winn Dixie in this inspiring story of hope. August “Auggie” Jones lives with her Grandpa Gus, a trash hauler, in a poor part of town. So when her wealthy classmate’s father starts the House Beautification Committee, it’s homes like...

Can you have more than one happily ever after? Taken in a flash at the beginning of their life together, Sharon Minyard's portrait of herself and her husband, Michael, hangs on her studio wall as a testament to the possibility of love. Once drawing crowds to gaze in wonder, it has since...