Kirjahaku

More than anything, Abby Carr wants to own the house in the forest where she spent many happy, childhood summers and she can have it if she follows the rules her grandmother laid out for owning it.Having quit her job and moved to the north woods of Minnesota to live there and eventually own the house in the forest, she moves in -- and realizes her grandmother wasn't specific about the requirements. Exactly what does 'living the old way' mean? And how can she 'make a living and become a permanent resident' when she can't find a job? But she'll do her best. Until, on her very first day, she gets between a mother bear and its cubs and barely escapes with her life. Things go downhill from there and only the help of her hunky neighbor promises to get her through the year alive and undamaged.Bruce Merriweather grew up in the wilderness and pretty much knows everything there is to know about living there and is willing to tutor Abby if she'll pay for the lessons with her to-die-for muffins, which he dearly loves. Muffins? Really With no other options, she reluctantly agrees, ignoring his effect on her libido because both of them are too busy surviving in the forest to have time for romance. But romance has a way of sneaking into any and all hearts and Christmas in the forest is the perfect time and place for love.

Jane, who dislikes wolves because they kill her livestock, takes Buck Portman, wolf researcher and wildlife professor at a nearby college she attends, to an island to seek out the huge wolves of legend ... the dire wolves of prehistoric times ... that local fishermen say they've seen there. She's skeptical until a huge wolf runs through their camp and mentally connects with Jane and invites her to visit so they can sort out this strange mental phenomenon that neither of them expected.Jane follows the wolf and Buck follows her into another world, another dimension, one populated by larger-than-life dangerous animals, including the wolves of legend. Her mental connection to the alpha wolf is all that keeps them alive in this dangerous world and when they return, at the request of the alpha female, they take with them an injured wolf pup to be healed.The pup heals nicely... but as it grows, will it remain a pet or will it become a dangerous predator in a world where it doesn't belong?As the attraction between Jane and the professor grows, so do the problems inherent in having a huge, prehistoric wolf in today's world.

Elle Olmstead isn't your normal, every-day botanist. She's different.As a descendant of Ceres, goddess of the harvest and fertility, she, like others of her family, has a magic touch with plants. Real, honest-to-goodness magic. Which is why she unwillingly stows away on the Destiny, a space ship filled with ten thousand colonists heading for a distant planet.Because she knows that her abilities are essential to keep the plants alive that keep the colonists alive and that will be the basis for their survival when they reach their destination.She's caught and thrown in prison, where her powers are useless. Soon the plants begin to shrivel and die. Starvation is imminent, not to mention that the plants provide essential oxygen.But no one believes her when she tells them who she is and what she can do, especially not Cullen Vail, the one person she has come to like, maybe even love. Because Cullen is head of Security, an inscrutable, military type who has no time for stowaways and doesn't believe in foolish legends.She lied before, why should he believe her now? But somehow she must persuade him of the truth or ten thousand people will die.

How long can a toddler lost in the wilderness survive once the temperature drops below freezing? How can a normally sedentary woman convince searchers that she-and she alone-can find the child before it's too late? Anna Reilly grew up in the wilderness and knows it like the back of her hand. Just because she's not a macho tomboy doesn't mean she can't make her way in the forest but she's away when three-year-old Bobby Deal goes missing and search parties are formed. When she returns, she's relegated to pouring coffee and handing out donuts. But she knows how to find the missing child if she can only get past the guards keeping throngs away from the forest lest they, too, become lost and make things worse. If only, somehow, she can get into the forest and start looking. She is determined to do her best to save Bobby's life and her chance comes when she sees Max Colton, her childhood friend who's stood up for her since they were kids. He's emerging from the forest to take a break from searching. With his help, she slips into the forest she knows so well and finds Bobby. But finding him is just the beginning. What happens next turns her life upside down. Another story by veteran story-teller, Florence Witkop, peopled with her signature nice, normal people in situations they didn't look for who are way too busy to fall in love -- but do so anyway.

Two days. Longer and they'll run out of food - and starve.If they leave, the blizzard may take them quicker.What to do? How to survive?Two people are stranded in the wilderness in a blizzard. They must make a decision while there's still time. Jase's bad leg complicates everything but Laurie's secret knowledge may save them. If it's for real.Once they decide on a course of action and carry it out, what will happen? If they survive, what about the future?Read this story and fall in love the north woods in winter with all its beauty and danger, to pray for two people dealing with the awesome but uncaring forest and, if they survive, to cheer for what happens next.

She knew the risk. She went anyway.Hidden in a crevice of Emma's newly inherited ranch lies a portal to other worlds.Brimming with curiosity and accompanied by her tough, good-looking, ex-military neighbor, Emma enters the unknown worlds her late uncle had so meticulously tried to hide.Problem is, exploring is one thing. Returning alive is another thing entirely that requires unraveling the mystery of the portal that binds these worlds together. But how can you do that when you're fighting for your life?The knowledge and wealth of a thousand worlds is the reward for braving the dangers of those other worlds but they hold more hideous monsters than she can count and violence is the norm.Did she make a mistake when she stepped through the portal? And in such dire circumstances, can she trust a man she barely knows?

He saved her life. Now someone wants them both dead.Zoe survives a rogue wind - a multi-colored, horrific, vortex - only because a total stranger, a guy named Tate with a honed ability to act in a crisis, saves both their lives.But the wind was more than just a wind. It was a chemical reaction that changed them. They now can read each other's minds, plus Zoe is newly aware of Tate at a level so deep and personal she doesn't know where she ends and he begins. And it's the same with Tate. They are intertwined.As they struggle to deal with this incredibly intimate relationship, they join forces to learn how and why it happened. They soon find themselves running for their lives on the wrong end of a conspiracy more vast and deadly than they could possibly have imagined. If they are caught, they will be experimented on, after which their bodies will be dumped in unmarked graves.They have one thing going for them. Tate is former military and tough as nails.But are his skills enough? Can he keep them alive long enough to actually have the future he didn't know he wanted until the vortex brought Zoe into his life?

The voice in her head must be obeyed.Go north, it says. Just get in the car and drive.So she puts her affairs in order, packs her belongings, and leaves everything behind. She doesn't know her destination or who is calling but that doesn't matter. She cannot deny the compulsion.She soon learns a man she recently met is also following the voice but neither of them know why they are being summoned. Who is summoning them. Where they must go. Or why.But every journey has an end and every compulsion exists for a reason. What will happen when they finally reach their destination?

Nature is out to kill her. So is the mafia.Susanna rents a cottage in a tiny town beside a trout stream where she can lick her wounds after quitting a dead-end job. Royce, a small-town businessman who schedules work around when the fish are biting, helps the pretty newcomer learn how small towns operate.Then strangers in black cars with tinted windows show up looking for Susanna. She doesn't know why they are interested in her but Royce doesn't like the vibes they give off and vows to protect her.He soon finds himself up against men in black hoodies with murder on their minds as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and a flash flood threaten Susanna's flimsy cottage. With her inside.Royce is just a small-town businessman who's big on fly fishing, small towns, and Susanna. But he vows to keep her safe as both the mafia and the weather do their utmost to end her life.

An unspeakable evil whispers in the night.Lexi's small business in the laid-back town she moved to is promising and the ripped ex-soldier, Zack who's renovating the house next door is falling for her as hard as she's already fallen for him.But she's dying inside. A demon from Hell whispers nightly of its plan to steal her life and her very soul. Unless Zack can save her.In the military Zack had a well-earned reputation. He's unbeatable. But normal war-fighting techniques won't defeat Hell's demon so, with help from some very special townspeople, he sets out to learn new skills and ready himself for the coming battle.But when the demon comes for Lexi, ready or not Zack, a mere human, must vanquish it utterly or he and Lexi will spend eternity in Hell instead of in that lovely home he's building for them one board at a time.