Dear Readers & Friends

Welcome to my website! I am an author who is living her dream. My road to being published was a long and arduous one, but in the end, I perservered because I BELIEVED! 

SO HAPPY TOGETHER, my second novel is an Indie Next Pick. These are books that are “Inspired Recommendations by Independent Booksellers.” What an honor!

SO HAPPY TOGETHER is a portrait of three generations of women, as they navigate challenges we face in each stage of life: from the mother-daughter bond, to the desire to break free from ties that bind, and ultimately to the power of forgiveness. Follow Claire, Amy, and Fanny, to the magical dunes and beaches of Cape Cod as they discover that sometimes it’s our dreams that hold us back and realities that set us free. And that love is possible at any age.

The idea for this story took root a few years ago as I found myself suddenly part of the “sandwich generation,” a growing demographic of women who are caught between the demands of children and aging parents, while still trying to hang onto their own dreams. But this is really Claire’s story. I hope you enjoy it!

My first novel, THE RICHEST SEASON, was also an Indie Next Pick when it debuted in hardcover. It's now as a trade paperback, perfect for book clubs. It even has a new cover.It was also selected as a Target Breakout Novel, another amazing honor!

THE RICHEST SEASON was originally self-published 3 years ago after I shelved it three times. I truly believed in the book and couldn’t give up. So I worked hard to get it out there, no easy feat. It sold so well, and received such great reviews, that within a year I had a top agent who took it to auction and I was lucky enough to sign with Hyperion Books. It has also been published in Italy and Germany.

So to anyone out there with a dream, my advice is BELIEVE! If you do, and work toward that goal, it will happen. I am proof, an author who is living her dream. Now I just need to move to a beach!

For all of you have used your voices to spread the word about my novels, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. But please keep talking, to your friends, fellow readers, book clubs and your local booksellers, who may not have read my novels yet.  My third novel is nearing completion and I'll be posting more about it very soon. Stay tuned!  

All my best wishes!
Maryann

"I can think of no writer I'd rather have sing me songs of the sea, even sad ones, than Maryann McFadden. The characters in So Happy Together will speak to you and the best ones -- Claire, Fanny, Amy, John -- all have the ocean in their voices."

-- Anne Rivers Siddons  Author of Colony and Off Season