The Secret Well

An Irish story from the sleepy little village of Ballydara...In this luminous prequel to the story "The Christmas Visitor," you'll meet the O'Donoghue family: Maeve, Declan, Nuala and Ava...and Frank, Maeve's husband. Frank is celebrating his retirement when his son Declan shares shocking news. The next day, St. John's Eve (June 23rd), Frank escapes to his favorite getaway, a serene, verdant glen, to plan for his family's future. 

The hidden well he's loved since childhood has always had a calming, even magical effect on him, and in there, deep in the woods, Frank has an extraordinary experience that leads him to re-examine his own life as a husband and father.

In this gentle, uplifting tale, can one man's loving spirit lead to a family's transformation? The Secret Well is connected to Susan's Emma Carey books, which feature Emma's romance with Declan!

Susan Colleen Browne's Village of Ballydara series includes the novels The Galway Girls, and her latest, The Fairy Cottage of Ballydara. Susan is also the author of award-winning Little Farm in the Foothills, a true-life homesteading tale, and four more Little Farm homesteading books.

Enjoy family-friendly books? Susan's Morgan Carey series, heartwarming fantasy-adventures for tweens, features ghosts, fairies, magic spells, and The Goonies Anniversary Celebration!

Find more about Susan's books, as well as recipes and homesteading stories at her Little Farm in the Foothills blog!