Re-Release
I’m thrilled to announce that I re-released THE UNION STREET BAKERY, SWEET EXPECTATIONS, AT THE CORNER OF KING STREET and THE VIEW FROM PRINCE STREET. Each novel can now be found in the Amazon Kindle store for $3.99 each. In these four full length novels you’ll meet Daisy, Addie, Rae, and Lisa who are all from families tied together for centuries in historic Alexandria, Virginia.
Suffolk Authors Festival
March 15, 2025 Suffolk Authors Festival Panel: “The Art of Building Tension” - 4:30 p.m. Suffolk Conference Center Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront 100 E Constance Rd Suffolk, VA 23434 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Mary Ellen’s Latest
Megan Buchanan, pregnant and alone, is swept into a past filled with secrets when she finds the letters of Diane Hedrick, who embarked on her dream adventure a century ago. How and why Diane is connected to the Cape Hudson lodge built by Megan’s great-great-grandfather may be the biggest secret of them all.
Meet Mary Ellen
A southerner by birth, Mary Ellen Taylor’s love of her home state, Virginia, is evident in her contemporary women’s fiction, including her recent Winter Cottage and her latest, Spring House, both set on her beloved Eastern Shore of Viriginia. Earlier she celebrated Alexandria and its storied history in her books The Union Street Bakery, Sweet Expectations, At the Corner of King Street, and The View from Prince Street.
As do so many people, her protagonists search for their place in the world, exploring issues of family, home, love and belonging. Inevitably, Mary Ellen’s stories entwine with those of the places in which they’re set, and the mysteries at their core span past and present.

Recipes from my books & my kitchen

Megan’s Easy Buttermilk Pie
Pies of all kinds are Megan's specialty and a favorite among the Spring House restoration team. First priority? It has to be delicious. Second? It has to be easy and quick to make. There's not a whole lot of prep time to go around between a new baby on the way, the...

As American as Old Town Apple Pie
Yes, it's time for me to go into high gear with my baking and other prep for Thanksgiving Day! The holiday always makes me competitive with my favorite frenemy---me! I love to bake and cook, but like so many of us, despite years of success, I go right ahead and worry...
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Recipes from my books & my kitchen

Megan’s Easy Buttermilk Pie
Pies of all kinds are Megan's specialty and a favorite among the Spring House restoration team. First priority? It has to be delicious. Second? It has to be easy and quick to make. There's not a whole lot of prep time to go around between a new baby on the way, the...

As American as Old Town Apple Pie
Yes, it's time for me to go into high gear with my baking and other prep for Thanksgiving Day! The holiday always makes me competitive with my favorite frenemy---me! I love to bake and cook, but like so many of us, despite years of success, I go right ahead and worry...