Kirjahaku

When right and wrong are no longer clear, life-changing decisions must still be made...The year is 1985. Living in a Mexican desert hacienda south of Nogales, fifteen year old Sane is trapped in a life she didn't choose for herself, frightened and frustrated by it all. Her father is Tony Masone, an American running one of the most lucrative cocaine trades south of the border. Her mother Liz, is twice as dangerous and as conniving as they come. As the money pours in, greed begins to rear its ugly head. Listening from within the compound walls, Sane overhears a plot to murder her father and overtake his drug empire.This dangerous twist of fate places Sane directly in the middle of a daring game of cat and mouse.Soon she realizes she stands between her parents, and while she may have a chance to save one, she may also be forced to turn on the other.At what cost might freedom come? Sane must make the choices of a lifetime - surrounded by unimaginable events, kidnapping and even murder - to determine her own outcome, and to take a chance on a normal life.Testing the limits of her own courage and loyalty, she'll be torn between what's right and what's wrong, while learning more than she ever wanted to know of danger and hate... but also of love and happiness

Victoria Alonso or "Vic" for short, was the funniest, most confident and loyal Puerto Rican babe in Westchester County. That was her public persona anyway, and everyone loved her. Mia James, Vic's best friend since kindergarten, was a beautiful, blonde bombshell. No problem there, until the day Mia introduced Vic to Max Cole. He sat on that Harley, looking hotter than any living, breathing man had a right to, wearing a dimpled grin and windswept wild child hair. Vic wasn't in the market for a man, but there he sat anyway. He was delicious eye candy and made her legs wobble like lime Jello. Vic fell for him, and fell hard, but there was Mia, who had a brief, but tempestuous history with Max.Vic hid her insecurities well with that tough girl fa ade. After all, her hair was frizzy and her butt was too big. Competing with the gorgeous, perfect Mia would be next to impossible. Through heartache, crazy antics, laughter and Merlot, Vic searched for her own truth. Letting go of her insecurities would show her how to love both Max and Mia, and also herself.

If Sasha Renaud had a calling, it was to be a domestic goddess... Everyone was shocked when Sasha, the catty, self-centered, high fashion model did an abrupt life change with such ease. She wanted to simplify things, and live her destiny, or what she envisioned it to be. That meant men had to go. She couldn't be bothered with their kind. They were untrustworthy, toxic waste, meant for a dump site, and nothing more. There was only so much love to go around, and it wouldn't be wasted on manflesh. Josh Redmond, on the other hand, had plans all his own. He was smitten with Sasha. In his eyes, she was finer than the Mona Lisa, a goddess like none other. Josh, being a well-known Realtor in town, was eye candy for sure, but he had a reputation, and it wasn't good. He was the local man-tramp, or womanizer, to put it nicely. He was determined to prove himself worthy of Sasha's attention. Josh was certain selling her the Victorian mansion of her dreams, and giving her a puppy as a housewarming gift, would soften her in his favor. When Sasha received that menacing call one autumn afternoon, her newly perfected life went into a catastrophic, hurricane level tailspin. In a split-second, her utopian dream was uprooted. With her crazy, but loyal friends, and a lot of Merlot, Sasha set out to reinvent herself, again. Because of Josh's kindness and patience, Sasha may allow love to fill her heart one more time.

If Karen was good at anything, it was writing men off.She was happily unattached until Mia introduced her to Mario last summer at lunch. Mario was six years younger, and far from Karen's type. Yet, this long haired, sexy, stranger left her intrigued.Having a man again could be a good thing, now that her single girlfriends were dropping off faster than flies bombed with insect repellent. Karen was eventually hired to help run Mario's business, and that's when the flirting began.The intrigue remained, but that invisible line had never been crossed. Maybe it was time to step up her game.A business trip with Mario turned Karen's fantasy into nail biting chaos, showing her that their age difference wouldn't be the only obstacle on her road to relationship bliss.

It's not that Tina wanted to be a male basher, it was just part of her persona-she couldn't help herself.To her, men were an unnecessary distraction, full of themselves and nothing she had a desire to indulge in, that is, until Dan Mason strolled into town and literally smashed into her at Amelia's.Seeing someone as gorgeous as Dan sent Tina's desire meter into overdrive at an alarming rate.A summer of exciting life changes was on the horizon for the girls of Tarrytown, and if Tina ever hoped to have a chance with Dan Mason, she would have to make changes too...beginning with herself.

Life sails along smoothly on beautiful St. Thomas for Abby Melrose Bellavance, or so she thinks. That is, until her husband Remy steals her trust fund and disappears for parts unknown. Now, with five million reasons to write off men for good, she returns to Charleston, broke and groveling at her mother's feet. Living again in the opulent mansion on South Battery, Abby is thrown another curve ball. Her mother passes away, leaving Abby with an enormous home but no money to support it. Turning the mansion into a boardinghouse has its advantage-immediate cash-and disadvantage-two of the hottest men in Charleston are now Abby's tenants. Abby wants love again, especially with hunky Erik, the handyman, and sexy Brandon, the prominent attorney, living in the mansion with her. They are so different, yet they're similar in one way she needs to avoid-they are men, and she should keep her distance. As the southern summer blazes on, Abby's life becomes even more complicated. Personal secrets are revealed, and fate deals her one final blow. She wonders if she will ever be given a second chance at falling in love.

Ellie Ford's life is moving along beautifully. In three days, she will become the wife of her longtime fianc , Luke Baker. There isn't any downside to that until she finds that dreaded note in Luke's pants pocket. Her romantic ideal of marital bliss becomes her worst nightmare, with Luke in the leading role as a two-timing cheater.To Ellie, the idea of canceling the wedding without notice is unthinkable. But on their special day, Luke is the one absent from the ceremony. The honeymoon Ellie was so looking forward to suddenly becomes a vacation with Gina-her dearest friend-to Charleston, her favorite city.Within a month, Ellie loads up her beloved jasmine plant and moves south. Falling for Donovan Winthrop, the gallery owner and accomplished artist, isn't on Ellie's bucket list, but she can't help herself. He's gorgeous, sweet, and a true southern gentleman-or is he? Donovan has a few secrets of his own that he doesn't want to share. Revealing their secrets to each other is the only way they can move forward as a couple, but a wrench is suddenly thrown into their plans when Luke Baker arrives in Charleston, ready to make amends with Ellie and take her home.Ellie must decide whether to stay and begin a new romance or leave and slip back into the familiarity of an old one. Feeling torn, Ellie has a lot to think about-and two men waiting for her answer.

If available men come in threes, Melanie Davis has hit the trifecta. Sweet, sexy Jackson Reed is handsome, spontaneous, and successful but a man-child magician at the tender age of twenty-two. Mel knows better and can't come to grips with dating him. Their lives rotate in completely different stratospheres.John Richmond, on the other hand, is just right. He's gorgeous, thoughtful, and thirty-four. He also lives thirteen hundred miles away in St. Thomas-smack in the middle of hurricane alley. A girl can't catch a break-or can she?A chance meeting with hunky Dan DeLong, a sexy, tan veterinarian with Caribbean-blue eyes, might be exactly what the doctor ordered. Even better, he's local, the perfect age, and has never been married.Is the third time the charm? Have the trifecta gods handed her the man of her dreams-and does she even want one?She wonders if she can actually find the perfect man and her own paradise right here, in the city she loves most-Charleston.

Life is complicated for Dano Angello, but whose life isn't? His work as a struggling private investigator in Milwaukee isn't paying the bills, and his overbearing wife, Jan, reminds him of it constantly. A job offer in Charleston-from his sister, Gina-sends Dano and Jan south. He's hoping for a new start. There has to be something that will please his wife. What he doesn't know is that his new client, Bella Ricci, is a gorgeous Italian goddess who needs her cheating husband followed. Torn between Jan, the wife who regularly threatens to divorce him, and Bella, the vulnerable beauty who wants to end her marriage, Dano has a lot on his plate. Even though his heart is leading him to Bella, he's forced to agree to Jan's conditions or she'll serve him with divorce papers.With Jan insisting they leave Charleston and Bella wishing he would stay, Dano's life has just gotten a lot more complicated.

Darian Marsh is excited. He has traveled to Charleston to meet with the love of his life, Amanda Fields, and ask her to marry him. They've been apart for two years, and the plan is to meet at the annual Charleston Wine and Food Festival. When Amanda is a no-show, Darian is beside himself with worry and frantic that something has gone terribly wrong.Through twists and turns of fate-and a strong bond to the late Charlotte Melrose-Darian's accidental meeting with Abby, Charlotte's daughter, changes everything. Abby becomes a loyal friend and helper in Darian's quest to find Amanda.With very little time left in Charleston, Darian discovers a lead to Amanda's whereabouts and heads off to find her. When everything that can possibly go wrong actually does, Darian wonders if he and Amanda will get back to Charleston at all. The clock is ticking down.