SYCAMORE HILL

Book cover titled 'Sycamore Hill' by Janet Morris Belvin with an illustration of a historic brick house with classical columns, trees, and a grassy lawn.

Return to the beautiful horse country of Northern Virginia, where the lives of the Hill, O’Connell, and Brown families become intertwined with the Sisters of Mercy in the village of Braverton Mill.

As friendships deepen, families grow, and new life arrives at both the homes and stables around them, Charlie and Sue O’Connell realize their little house can no longer contain their expanding family.

Their search for a larger home leads them to Sycamore Hill, a stately old brick manor waiting to be restored—and holding a secret no one expects to find.

A remarkable discovery in the basement connects the house, the families, and the convent to a courageous chapter of America’s past.

Inspired by the true stories of those who risked everything to help others escape slavery through the Underground Railroad, Sycamore Hill blends mystery, history, faith, and family into a story about the ties that bind us across generations—and the truth that family is defined not simply by the blood we share, but by the love we give.