Windy City Hearts Trilogy
(2026)(A book in the Windy City Hearts series)
An omnibus of novels by Jennifer Lamont Leo
Three women. Three eras. One city that shaped them all.
Chicago has always been a city of reinvention — and the women of the Windy City Hearts Trilogy know that better than anyone. Across three sweeping historical novels, readers will follow ordinary women through extraordinary seasons of loss, faith, and hard-won love, all set against the vivid backdrop of a city in constant motion.
Moondrop Miracle opens in 1928, when pampered socialite Connie Shepherd has everything a young woman of her era could want — until the Crash of 1929 takes it all away. With her marriage unraveling and her privileged world in ruins, Connie turns to the one thing she'd once dismissed: her eccentric Aunt Pearl's homemade skin tonic formula. What starts as an act of desperation becomes an act of faith, friendship, and reinvention.
The Rose Keeper finds nurse Clara Janacek sixteen years later, in 1944, guarding her heart as fiercely as she tends her rose garden. Clara has spent decades keeping the world — and one particular tragedy — at arm's length. But when new neighbors move in next door, she can no longer outrun the truth of what happened aboard a Lake Michigan excursion steamer in the summer of 1915, or the love she left behind that day.
Love's Grand Sweet Song takes readers back to 1915, where small-town waitress Francie Forrester's soaring soprano voice is her best-kept secret — until a chance encounter thrusts her into Chicago's dazzling opera world. As she trades diner shifts for audition halls, she falls for Henry Jasper, a law student whose wealthy family has very different plans for his future. With the clouds of World War I gathering on the horizon, Francie and Henry must decide what they're willing to risk for love.
By turns heartbreaking and hope-filled, this collection celebrates the courage, faith, and friendship that carried three unforgettable women through some of the twentieth century's most defining moments. Perfect for readers of women's historical fiction who love richly drawn characters, unshakeable faith, and stories that linger long after the final page.
Genre: Inspirational
Chicago has always been a city of reinvention — and the women of the Windy City Hearts Trilogy know that better than anyone. Across three sweeping historical novels, readers will follow ordinary women through extraordinary seasons of loss, faith, and hard-won love, all set against the vivid backdrop of a city in constant motion.
Moondrop Miracle opens in 1928, when pampered socialite Connie Shepherd has everything a young woman of her era could want — until the Crash of 1929 takes it all away. With her marriage unraveling and her privileged world in ruins, Connie turns to the one thing she'd once dismissed: her eccentric Aunt Pearl's homemade skin tonic formula. What starts as an act of desperation becomes an act of faith, friendship, and reinvention.
The Rose Keeper finds nurse Clara Janacek sixteen years later, in 1944, guarding her heart as fiercely as she tends her rose garden. Clara has spent decades keeping the world — and one particular tragedy — at arm's length. But when new neighbors move in next door, she can no longer outrun the truth of what happened aboard a Lake Michigan excursion steamer in the summer of 1915, or the love she left behind that day.
Love's Grand Sweet Song takes readers back to 1915, where small-town waitress Francie Forrester's soaring soprano voice is her best-kept secret — until a chance encounter thrusts her into Chicago's dazzling opera world. As she trades diner shifts for audition halls, she falls for Henry Jasper, a law student whose wealthy family has very different plans for his future. With the clouds of World War I gathering on the horizon, Francie and Henry must decide what they're willing to risk for love.
By turns heartbreaking and hope-filled, this collection celebrates the courage, faith, and friendship that carried three unforgettable women through some of the twentieth century's most defining moments. Perfect for readers of women's historical fiction who love richly drawn characters, unshakeable faith, and stories that linger long after the final page.
Genre: Inspirational
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