About The Books

Stories about strength, beauty, friendship & the eternal spiritual nature of love.

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The Vermont Settings

Moonlight of Morgan Hill and Max of Morgan Hill are both set in the gentle pastures of Morgan Hill which overlooks the historic village of rural Weston, Vermont. In real life Max and Moonlight both did reside on Morgan Hill where the author met them. Max, Moonlight, and the classic Vermont setting of the farm were part of the inspiration for the author’s imagination. In every season the beauty of this place is astounding. Peter Sharp and his family continue to lovingly care for this gorgeous farm. The author is truly blessed to have worked, painted and ridden her horse on Morgan Hill where she continues to find endless creativity and joy. From their home pastures, Moonlight and Max can see the West River running through the town below them, the fields of the surrounding farms, and the woodlands that slope gently up the mountain side.

Slightly different from her first two books, Patricia Tracy Dow Beveridge decided that The Well Spring Tree would be set in a fictitious rural Vermont village on a Christmas tree farm. The changing seasons illustrated in the book reflect the challenges the characters face in their lives, drawing on God’s understanding love as a well spring of hope.

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Painting of a herd of cows in a pasture in the foreground with mountains and fall foliage in the background
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Purpose of the Books

Moonlight of Morgan Hill & Max of Morgan Hill

Two authors and many acquaintances have unknowingly contributed to these two stories. The Mother West Wind series written many years ago by Thornton W. Burgess and The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond, written in 1887, were key influences on the author. Max and Moonlight are written for children ages seven and up. However, young children love the illustrations and adults have enjoyed the books as well. Because the books express spiritual principles of life, often missing in modern education, the author believes they should be read to and with children cuddled together with thoughtful adults who wish to impart age-old values through discussing and sharing these ideas

The Well Spring Tree

This book was written to express the eternal spiritual nature of a loving God for all aspects of his creation. By God’s grace and Jesus Christ’s example, mankind is magnificently blessed by the bounty of His spiritual gifts to us; the sound of music, the beauties of nature and the gift of a joy filled life. Understanding love as the essence of God is a well spring of hope for children and adults as they travel through their lives, meeting their own challenges and responsibilities while learning to love their neighbors as they love themselves.

How to Purchase the Books

Online Purchases

Moonlight of Morgan Hill can be purchased online directly from the publisher, Xulon Press, in hardcover and paperback formats.

It can also be purchased online from Amazon in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle formats or in-person at The Vermont Country Store in Weston, VT.

Image of The Well Spring Tree book cover with a snow field and pine trees growing in itThe Well Spring Tree can be purchased online directly from the publisher, Xulon Press, in hardcover and paperback formats.

It can also be purchased online from Amazon in hardcover and paperback formats.

Max of Morgan Hill can be purchased online directly from the publisher, Xulon Press, in hardcover and paperback formats.

It can also be purchased online from Amazon in hardcover and paperback formats or in-person at The Vermont Country Store in Weston, VT.

Vermont Independent Bookstores

Let us all do our best to shop local and support Vermont’s lovely independent bookstores! You can find all of my books or have any of these bookstores order my books at your request.