Novels by Stephen Burke
Author Stephen Burke has written three novels in a series titled The Mahoney Family Saga: The Chieftains of South Boston, The Mahoneys of West Seattle and Ipswich, Mon Amour. Each book also reads as a standalone story.
Ipswich, Mon Amour
A family secret that’s been buried for generations is about to send Nora Mahoney on the quest of her life. It begins in Ipswich, MA, where her grandmother becomes her guide in the family tradition of farming.
When Nora learns of questions surrounding her French origins, the mystery leads her to Paris and a magical encounter with the world of death, then to southern France, where she makes a startling discovery that solves the century-old puzzle. But on her return, an unexpected event pits Nora’s interests against her mother’s and puts the fate of the family legacy, and Nora’s future, in jeopardy.
This multigenerational saga is also a quest for love, as Nora tries to rekindle a same-sex flame from her teenage summers in the seaside town.
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The Mahoneys of West Seattle
When a family must live apart to keep their dream alive…
As the dot-com bubble is about to burst in 2000, the Mahoney family experiences its own financial crisis. It sends Anne to the North Slope of Alaska, where she’s confronted with a possible career-ending decision. Her husband Matthew stays in West Seattle with their two kids and deals with an unexpected ghost from his South Boston past. Beyond their separate dilemmas, a tragic event occurs that changes the life of one of their children forever.
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Read more about the writing of the novel MahoneysofWestSeattle.com
First Novel
The Chieftains of South Boston
How much are we defined by the place where we grow up, and how much can we defy those forces?
Matthew Mahoney escaped South Boston after high school but returns to get married. His two older brothers never left and are at the top of their respective games—politics and the Irish Mafia. At the wedding, family fireworks go off in spectacular fashion. The night ends with an incident that sends the whole city of Boston into turmoil. An intense seven-day drama creates the ultimate test for the brothers: how to be loyal to family, to friends and to a place called home.
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Read more about the novel at ChieftainsofSouthBoston.com
Cover art by Joel Ertsgaard.