Kirjahaku

The story of Sally Maguire, social reporter for the Waverly Times. After a day of covering three society weddings, Sally is summoned by her boss to return to the scene of the first wedding of the day. The bride is dead. She was pushed or jumped off the balcony of the mansion on Waverly Island. Sally and her photographer friend and mentor, Sam, arrive at the scene. Detective Michael Callahan, the new cop in town is none too happy with the arrival of this nosy reporter keeping him from doing his job. Sally's attraction to Detective Callahan grows with each encounter. She finds herself in love for the first time in her life. Although Mike is feeling a pull toward this desirable female, he is fighting the attraction because he has been betrayed by the woman he thought he would be spending the rest of his life with.Together, Sally and Mike investigate the death of Priscilla Pepper Bradbury and find love along the way.

Ruby had a fascinating life surrounding The Great Depression and Prohibition, which she had always kept private, until shortly before her death at age 102 when she decided the time was right to tell her story to her great-granddaughter, Ivy. Ruby relates the story of the love of her life, a man Ivy had never met, and secrets she has kept for over 80 years. The fascinating tale of guns, gangsters, and magical love captures Ivy's imagination, taking her to another time and place. When Ivy meets Fox, she questions whether their relationship is moving too quickly. Does she really know who he is? Can she allow herself to fall completely and totally in love for the first time in her life? If so, will her love be as passionate as the one her beloved great-grandmother had? And more importantly can she count on him to be trustworthy and loyal, because now she, too, holds secrets of her own. The only way to find out is to give herself without reservation, just like Ruby had. As Ruby's story unwinds in the 1920s and '30s, Ivy's story is just beginning. The two narratives will be entwined in a way that seems impossible, as a thread develops that will tie the characters together forever.

Yesterday's Hopes, book two in O'Brien's newest series, A Slip in Time, continues with Dora trying to find her sister. As she becomes aware of the possibility of time travel, she begins to explore how she, too, can do the same in order to find Fran. Dora suspects her sister is in the 1880s due to some clues she left behind, so she tries to imitate the way she believes Francine has traveled using their grandmother's precious quilts, which have been passed down through generations. When Dora suddenly finds herself standing on the boardwalk at the train depot in Twin Lake, she is thrilled to discover that she has done it. Now she must find her sister, and bring her back home. The problem arises when Dora meets a handsome man with a crooked grin who has his eye set on her. He won't give up until he makes her his own. Once Dora begins to fall for him, she loses all focus of going back to the 21st century. Now the two sisters must decided if they want to live in this pioneer setting with the men they love or return to a more comfortable lifestyle. The decision is agony but it must be made.

Nate Finnegan has never been a fan of Christmas. His home life as a child did not include pine trees and holly wreaths. It was not that he disliked Christmas; he just didn't have an opinion one way or another. When he decides to move to Michigan to work on a pine tree farm while going to college, he meets the Sparks family. For them Christmas is not only an occupation, it is the best part of the year and what family is all about. Soon their enthusiasm becomes infectious, and Nate has a big change of heart. Molly Sparks, the pine tree farmers' daughter, is exactly the girl Nate has dreamed about falling in love with, and having a family like the Sparks is something Nate has been waiting for his entire life. But as the young couple soon begin to discover, things aren't always as easy as they first seem. Will the promises they make to each other ever be fulfilled? Or will Nate be left forever hoping for something unattainable? It takes a Christmas miracle to work out the details of this sweet and tender love story.

Book 4 of The Unforgettables, Georgy and Jack, continues the story of Ivy and Fox with a family thread that will surprise the reader. As Ivy researches a new book that she is writing about her hometown's benefactor, she discovers more than she bargained for. In the process of taking a class to learn how to research lost family members, she meets new and interesting people who will become lifelong friends. The long search for her husband's son who was given up for adoption when Fox was a teenager begins to consume her. As each person in the class struggles to find their own family member, they discover things about themselves that are both surprising and heart-wrenching. With laughter, tears, mysteries, and romance, this group of people will warm your heart, as you sort out the entanglements of their lives along with them.

In Book 5 of The Unforgettables, Emmy and Clay, the final book of the series, a previously minor character comes to the forefront. In books one through four, we followed Ivy and Fox as they discovered their entangled family trees. Their ups and downs take us through love, marriage, and turmoil, and finally the joy of reuniting with lost family. When Michael joined a class to find his biological parents, he met Ivy, a local author he admired. He fit right into the group of people searching for their family members, and became fast friends with them all. Encouraged to continue the search for his mother, he takes a trip to London to pick up a lead and stumbles into more than he bargained for. After a visit with a fortuneteller who can see his future, he is more confused than ever. When he returns to America, he brings with him a secret he must keep hidden from everyone until the time is right to share it. Who are Emmy and Clay? How do they fit into the circle of friends? And will the magic of the Ukraine be able to save the love of his life?

After 35 years, Kim has reason to believe that her husband has been cheating on her. She decides she needs some time away so she can get through this devastating news. After being prompted by her friends, she agrees to go to a bed and breakfast quilting weekend, where she hopes she can get some perspective on her life and what is to become of her now. The Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast is a beautiful historic inn and the attentive hosts are just what Kim needs. While quilting with her friends, Beth and Andy, over hot chocolate and lots of laughs, her low spirits slowly begin to take a turn for the better. The inn seems to bring her some peace, and the slow pace allows her time to reflect on her marriage and family. As the heavy snow begins to fall, Kim's memories are turned toward the past -- days with her children and her loving husband. Can she learn to forgive? And does she want to? What does God expect of her? As she continues to pray for herself and her family, a Christmas miracle affects all who are present and brings Kim's dilemma into focus

Samantha Degan has a plum job as personal assistant to Professor Fenwick Stonehill. She gets to live in luxurious Stonehill Manor as she interviews the elderly gentleman and records his memoirs. That is, until the morning when she finds him dead at his desk with a letter opener in his back. When she pulls the murder weapon out without considering the consequences, Samantha is quickly marked as the killer by Detective Joseph Fletcher. However, upon further investigation, the handsome police officer soon realizes that Samantha is the last person who would ever harm her employer. Soon, the two are working together to ferret out the killer. Could the murder be tied to the twenty-year-old unsolved kidnapping of the professor's only child? Samantha has a vested interest in the professor's story and feels personally responsible to see that it doesn't end with so many unanswered questions.