When the Rain Ends: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Mary Ellen Taylor
Mary Ellen Taylor . Unknown Year . English
From The Brighter the Light author Mary Ellen Taylor comes an uplifting tale of hope and love between a mother and daughter as they learn that life is a masterpiece in the making. When artist Dani Manchester learns she’s slowly losing her vision, she becomes unmoored. Her ex-husband died only months before, leaving Dani and her preteen daughter grief stricken. Suddenly, the life Dani built for her family on the Outer Banks feels like a painful reminder of all they’ve lost. On a whim, Dani sells her waterfront home and buys an old farm inland near the Virginia state line. But Dani’s daughter recoils at the sudden, drastic change. The Outer Banks’ sun-swept beaches, pink dawns, and savage storms are all she’s ever known. But Dani is resolute, and the pair move to Virginia to embark on a challenging renovation. That summer, their efforts to turn a run-down silo into an art studio bring forth new friends, new loves, and new challenges. As mother and daughter navigate the fiercest storm of their lives, they learn that instead of waiting for the skies to clear, they can withstand the wind and rain, so long as they do it together.
Categories: Art & Design
About the Author
Mary Ellen Taylor is an Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary women’s fiction known for dual-timeline stories, strong sense of place, and emotionally resonant themes of family, home, and belonging. Her novels are set in Virginia and the Outer Banks of North Carolina and include The Union Street Bakery, Winter Cottage, Spring House, The Brighter the Light, and When the Rain Ends. Born in Richmond, Virginia, where she has lived most of her life, Mary Ellen Taylor writes character-driven fiction that blends past and present mysteries with journeys of personal transformation. Her books often explore how history shapes modern lives and how women reclaim identity, forgiveness, and connection across generations. Before becoming a full-time novelist, she worked in marketing, a career she left to pursue storytelling. She grew up in a family that valued stories in every form—from shared family memories to well-told tales—and that early influence continues to shape her fiction. Food, baking, and creativity are recurring elements in her early Alexandria-set novels. She earned a Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate from the University of Richmond’s Culinary Arts Program, and her love of baking inspired The Union Street Bakery and the recipes connected to several of her books. Mary Ellen Taylor is also the New York Times and USA Today bestselling suspense author Mary Burton, with more than forty published novels across both names. She lives in Virginia and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with her husband.
