Viola Shipman is a pen name for Wade Rouse, a popular award-winning memoirist. Rouse chose his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his writing. Rouse divides his time between Michigan and California, writes regularly for People and Coastal Living and is a contributor to "All Things Considered." He is the bestselling author of THE CHARM BRACELET, THE HOPE CHEST, THE RECIPE BOX, THE SUMMER COTTAGE, THE HEIRLOOM GARDEN, THE CLOVER GIRLS, THE SECRET OF SNOW, THE EDGE OF SUMMER, A WISH FOR WINTER, FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN and THE WISHING BRIDGE.

Books by Viola Shipman

The Secret of Snow

by Viola Shipman - Fiction, Women's Fiction

The forecast is calling for a reluctant homecoming and regrettable decisions with a strong chance of romance in Viola Shipman's latest novel, THE SECRET OF SNOW.

The Heirloom Garden

by Viola Shipman - Fiction, Women's Fiction

In her inimitable style, Viola Shipman explores the unlikely relationship between two very different women brought together by the pain of war, but bonded by hope, purpose…and flowers.