About Jo Ann Yhard “Jo Ann Yhard's first novel, The Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines, is a Canadian bestseller. Jo Ann lives in Halifax with her husband, James, where she writes on her yellow laptop, Bumble Bee. Books by Jo Ann Yhard Buried Secrets at Louisbourg by (author) Jo Ann Yhard Lost on Brier Island by (author) Jo Ann Yhard Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines by (author) Jo Ann Yhard