Anam Cara Press
We are a family-owned independent publishing house, born from a passion for storytelling. The press brings personal experiences and imaginative worlds to life, offering stories that entertain, uplift, and inspire.
Thomas M. Naughton, MD, MPH
Founder and Author
Thomas spent over 40 years as a physician, witnessing extraordinary moments in everyday life. Now retired, he transforms these experiences into engaging short stories, collected in multiple volumes.
Each story draws on real Events—names and places changed to protect privacy—and is crafted purely to entertain and captivate readers. Thomas continues to share his life’s stories through fiction.
Stella Naughton
Stella Naughton always had a love for writing, but it wasn’t until after retiring from a 40-year career in finance that she finally began.
She quickly discovered that writing is both relaxing and deeply rewarding, letting her bring to life heartfelt romantic tales brimming with love, hope, and joy.
Dive into the captivating 'Seanchai Chronicles: The Healer Who Wore a Hippie Coat,' where storytelling meets life’s profound lessons in a beautifully crafted tale by Thomas M. Naughton.
Engaging narrative exploring themes of healing and transformation.
Combines storytelling with life lessons in a unique format.
Perfect for readers interested in personal growth and introspection.
Let this book guide you through a journey of self-discovery and healing, enriching your perspective on life and connection.
Finding Tomorrow: Hope Beyond the Flames
Book 1 of the Finding Tomorrow Trilogy
Some connections are never truly lost, only waiting to be found again.
When a devastating fire changes Hana's life forever, she is left with unimaginable grief and painful scars. Though her world is shattered, she refuses to let tragedy define her. Holding on to memories of the boy she once loved, a boy who was taken from her when circumstances beyond his control carried him far away.
She faces each new challenge with courage, determination, and hope.
As the years pass, Hana works to rebuild her life, searching for purpose, happiness, and a future she once believed was lost forever. Despite hardship and heartbreak, she remains kind, resilient, and steadfast in her belief that better days lie ahead.
When fate unexpectedly reunites Hana with John, both discover that time may have changed their lives, but it has not erased the connection they once shared. As they reconnect, old memories resurface, new dreams begin to take shape, and they must decide whether the love they lost years ago can become the future they both long for.
Finding Tomorrow: Hope Beyond the Flames is a heartfelt contemporary novel about resilience, healing, friendship, family, and the enduring power of love. Written with warmth and emotional depth, this uplifting story reminds us that even after life's darkest moments, hope can light the way forward.
Perfect for readers who enjoy emotionally rich stories of second chances, personal triumph, enduring romance, and the courage to begin again.
The journey begins in Book 1 of the 3, Finding Tomorrow Trilogy, an interconnected series best enjoyed in reading order as the story unfolds across all three books.
Finding Tomorrow: Embers of Yesterday
Book 2 of the Finding Tomorrow Trilogy.
The past has a way of returning when it is least expected.
Hana and John are finally building the future they have dreamed of together when a troubled woman from John’s past suddenly reappears. What begins as an unsettling intrusion soon escalates into a terrifying ordeal when Hana is abducted and taken to an isolated location.
Separated from the man she loves, Hana must rely on her courage and determination to survive. In the face of danger, she discovers that true strength is found not only in fighting back, but in refusing to surrender to fear.
But even after the danger passes, nothing returns to what it once was.
As John begins to confront fragments of a past he cannot fully piece together, hidden truths within the Linden legacy begin to surface, quietly reshaping everything he thought he knew. At the same time, Hana finds herself drawn deeper into a world of power, responsibility, and decisions that will change her life forever.
What once felt certain between them begins to shift in unexpected ways, testing trust, loyalty, and the boundaries of love itself.
Filled with suspense, romance, and emotional intensity, Finding Tomorrow: Embers of Yesterday is a story of resilience, transformation, and a love that must survive what it cannot yet fully understand.
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