Kirjahaku

His plans could devastate her island. But the island had other plans for him.Stacie Halloran was perfectly content running her bed and breakfast in Windon Harbor, on Malaspina Island off the Pacific coast of Canada. Or maybe not perfectly content, since there was a decided shortage of eligible men of a certain age on Malaspina. But it was home, and it was a living.Then the hot-shot executive from the timber company that owned Nathan's Forest turned up. Adam Fraser's presence had the whole island talking - and watching his every move. Because there was only one reason for him to be on their island: his company planned to cut down their forest. Adam was the Enemy, sent to make nice with the natives.Talk about the last thing Stacie needed. The Enemy was under her roof, and with his big-city vibes he was a fish out of water in tiny Windon Harbor. Then, wouldn't you know? He had to go and kiss her right there in the guest lounge. Definitely the last thing she needed. Because whatever she thought about that kiss - and she thought plenty - a battle was looming, and they were on opposite sides.The lines were drawn. But for Adam, it all came down to a brown-eyed bed-and-breakfast owner and an old house on a hill. Because once Malaspina Island wove its spell, all bets were off.

The Perfect Wedding Day? Sandy is totally happy for her mother, honest she is. It is her mother's wedding day, after all. Howard, Freda's fianc , is a great guy. But there are challenges. Starting with the ruffled pink blouse her mother expects her to wear. Ruffles Pink Sandy is a plumber. Everyone knows plumbers wear overalls. But on this point, her placid mother has proved to be intractable. Then there's Howard's uptight nephew, Eugene the florist. Ugh. She'll endure him for the duration of the wedding, but the man's nothing like the heroes in the Regency romances she keeps hidden in her plumber's van. And to top it all off, Sandy has to spend the whole day peacefully coexisting with her stuffy sister Joanne, she of the pearls and the sticky kid. Sandy has no choice. She'll do anything to make her mother's wedding perfect. Although with a family as chaotic as hers, the day is ripe for catastrophe ...

Who is Constance Deveraux?A doctor. A mother. A wife.A responsible woman. A successful woman.A woman certain that Terra, her home planet, is doomed.Seeking safety, she signs on as medic aboard the rogue starship Adventurer, fleeing Terra for a distant planet. She does it for her family. Things don't work out as planned. The ship arrives at a supposedly uninhabited planet to find a thriving, if primitive, civilization. Medicine here utilizes folk techniques discredited on Terra centuries ago, and Constance's technology-based medical training is of little value.As well, the residents believe in the existence of a mysterious planetary Aura, which enhances the abilities of those called Weavers, including some herbalists / healers. Constance alone among her shipmates proves to be sensitive to Auric energy.Unless she masters the skills needed to manage the Aura, she could be a danger to herself and others. A woman more accustomed to lattes on the plaza than lentils in a mud-walled hut, she is forced to leave the security of the Adventurer to undertake a year of training at the Motherhouse, the Weavers' home base. Pining for all she lost in her flight from Terra, shaken by the reality of the Aura and her immersion in an alien culture that calls into question everything she believes, Constance faces the biggest challenge of all - herself.Tales of the Aura Weavers continues the story begun in the Aura Weavers trilogy, where many of the people and customs are introduced.

The Magic in a StoneDrought has struck Borgonne, and no amount of weather magic relieves it. After three hundred years of enforced separation, trade with the agrarian land on the other side of the dangerous, spell-riddled hills is imperative. Simply put, Borgonne needs food.Neve Farmer, a self-trained master of earth magic, and Santon Fernandez, once apprenticed to a mage who was murdered, are charged with building a road, a trade route to the far south where it is possible to circumvent many of the dangers imposed by the hills.Using their complementary magical talents, the work progresses - until the day they find a polished green stone buried under a ruined tower. The stone tingles in Neve's presence and positively shivers when Santon, an air mage, is present as well. The purpose of the stone has been lost, but there can be no doubt they are the key to unlocking it.However, Gauvain, the most powerful mage in Borgonne, is determined to claim the stone. Unwilling to give it up, out of options, and despite the risk, Neve and Santon make the fateful decision to flee ...... into the hills where reality is obscured and magic is rampant.At first, all seems well if slightly eerie. Ultimately, however, it will require all Neve's earth-based steadfastness, all Santon's magical flare, to survive the hills and release the stone's secret. Tales of the Aura Weavers continues the story begun in the Aura Weavers trilogy, where many of the people and customs are introduced.

For Kate, it's about historical research. For Jamie next door, it's about Kate - and a meddling grandfather. For Gramps, it's about a secret. For them all, it's about a dusty attic full of old furniture and long-forgotten treasures. As Kate cleans out the hundred-year-old attic, she imagines finding letters tied in ribbon, an entry into a romantic love story. More practical, Jamie hopes to find a love story in the real-life person of his next-door neighbour. His meddling Gramps helps matters along as he advises Jamie about how to win Kate, dispenses whirlwinds and wisecracks, and snoops. Thing is... Gramps is a ghost. When the hoped-for letters turn up, he does all in his power to suppress the long-ago love story they reveal. This novella can also be found in the collection Dreams and Promises, published for Canada 150.