A one night stand gets heart strings all tied up for a medic and a flight nurse. Neither knows more than a name and that he lives in Marietta, Montana and that she lives somewhere in Texas. Fate steps in with surprise when she takes a job in Marietta and they run into each other. Things are not as either one desires in this maybe yes, maybe no romance.
Traumatic head injury Army RangerOwen returns home to enlist the only person he believes can hasten his recovery. Carly operates and is director for an equestrian therapy program for injured Vets. They were high school loves and that love still runs deep. Carly fights it; Owen embraces it. At odds, they work together but complications are ever present.
Great mystery! A man found guilty of a murder he claims innocence is released from prison and another woman is murdered in the same property and area. His daughter has been working for fifteen years to clear his name. When the second murder occurs and her father is arrested, she finds the one son that can attest to the violent nature of his father-the one Carly believes is guilty of both murders. An emotional story of brothers with shattered lives uncovering deeply hidden memories of events that could tear them apart.
The deep, emotional struggles of three sisters was overwhelming. One sister is a drug addict in prison for a crime she was present at. Her twin is driven by the need and desire to create songs for a long overdue album. The third sister took upon the caregiver role when their usually absent mother was gone. Her drive is to control as much as she can of her and her sisters’ environments. The story is a rough journey for all of them, overly pushing and pulling each other.
It is not an easy read; often it is very difficult to digest.
This is an incredible story with two timelines telling of love in WWI and the secrets that love created for a family. The WWI story covers that of a young girl falling for a poet and of the relationship of her brother and their friend. The story of them is compelling and lovely. The war interrupts both relationships and begins a timeline of deeply held family secrets.
In the second timeline, the family of the men begins to unravel when a pre-WWI trunk is discovered in the basement. The daughter of one of the family women is a historical researcher on WWI poets and she begins to research the family’s past with surprising information.
An incredible story of families, fortunes, friendship, and deep abiding love. There is definite intrigue when Curtis Gage returned after twelve years. He immediately engages his teen love, Rae Alden, as his corporation’s lawyer. From there the story rockets into controlled actions by Curtis with unstated motives becoming clear with each chapter. An exciting and intriguing novel.
Past friends reconnect at the hospital where they work in their hometown in Alaska. She was married to his best friend and he loved her from afar. Now, with a chance to make fake dating real, he hopes with all his might to win her at last.
Meanwhile, the snake who was trying to gain mineral access to the land is back and up to his old tricks and intimidation.
A very thoughtful and captivating novel all around.
A captivating story of family and of new love. Selah followed her father’s footsteps to fly their hot air balloon. Her own plans to become a commercial pilot were waylaid by family needs, just as what happened to her father. When she meets Dex, it is certainly not at the best moment. As her family needs and business increase in turmoil, she finds needed comfort in Dex. However, it seems that she and Dex are not meant to be.
A very delightful and lovely novel that deftly tells of two single parents, longtime friends but distanced by an ugly event that ruined their friendship and eliminated any chance for love. Their current situation brought them into each others’ orbit. A fake marriage to stop an aunt from taking away a child brings about definite changes and problems.
The struggles of Marlow Hedding ended and began when her cheating husband died. Her in-laws refused to believe he was anything but saintly. Marlow was completely done with them. When she moved to Bramble to restore herself, she also found a community and a man to love. The arrival of Pixie and her infant son (of her ex) was a shock. Marlow’s heart opened to her and life again began to change.
A completely lovely story of a woman’s strength and determination.
A heat filled romance. It is full of family struggles and relationship struggles. Add in misogyny, old school traditions, and a headstrong woman and it becomes a recipe for disaster.
I had not read an Anne Hillerman novel and this is a great novel. It is full of Navajo lore and language (plus a glossary). In this Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito novel are two separate crimes, each treated harmoniously, switching from one to the other. It is a terrific novel and I will certainly be reading past novels of hers.
Three women, all needing a home, have found it. They have various aged children and the house is beautifully owned by a lovely woman haunted by tragedy. Grace, Julie, Alice, and Charlotte form a family with love and care, each bringing their unique personalities into harmony as each also deals with personal problems.
An incredible story of family, relationships,new friendships, long time longing, and very iffy behavior set among the opulence and money of Block Island.
Captivating story with a mystery. Bree, a psychologist in Moonshine, is engaged by the law to help with a homicide and a cult in the local mountains. Mitch, GBI agent, is her partner in uncovering the crimes of the cult. There is a maybe love in the process and many secrets to uncover.
Underneath the romance is a man who has done his hardest to escape the small town’s view of him and be an honest and better person. His past continues to haunt him until an investigative accountant begins to dig through his and his friend’s business. It is believed that the business is engaged in a crime. She trusts him and can be the only person who can clear his name. Really good novel.
