Viola Shipman is a pen name for Wade Rouse, a popular award-winning memoirist and an internationally bestselling author of 12 books, which have been translated into 20 languages and selected as "Today" show Must-Reads, Indie Next Picks and Michigan Notable Books. Rouse writes fiction under his grandma’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose heirlooms inspire his writing. He lives in Michigan and California, and hosts "Wine & Words with Wade," A Literary Happy Hour, every Thursday.

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.