Kirjahaku

Julie Wight doesn't like complicated. Her mid-forties, single life is a rhythmic flow of exercise, teaching at the village school, and relaxation in her all-seasoned home on the shores of the tranquil Ril Lake. The most complicated Julie's life gets is deciding which kind of wine she'll drink while watching the sun set over the lake.But the village has a doctor and with no rental properties available in town the widower Dr. Michael Adams signs a one-year lease on Julie's cottage next door. When he and his three daughters move in, suddenly, for Julie, uncomplicated isn't possible anymore.What does Joy know that her sisters don't? Why is Faith having nightmares? Who is the woman Hope talks to over the fence at school? And why is Michael Adams reluctant to talk about his past?Will Julie's desire for a simple life drive her to unravel the mysteries behind Michael's alluring smile or will she break their lease and send them packing, nightmares, secrets and all?

Annie Taylor, a single mother of two, caregiver of her elderly father, owner of Annie's Lodge, a 24-cottage resort on the shores of Ril Lake, needs help. Struggling to put food on the table and keep the debt collectors at bay, Annie feels pulled from all sides. All she really wants is for someone to take care of her for a change. She could marry Luke McCann, her handman who has much more than repairs and maintenance on his mind, but that would mean giving up her dream.When Joe Hewitt, his nephew and their gorgeous Burmese, Max, book a 10-day Christmas vacation in one of Annie's cottages, Joe is full of ideas about how she can make her property pay, and Annie wonders if he just might be the answer she's been hoping for; for the lodge and for herself. Set in the beautiful Muskoka region of Northern Ontario, One Winter at Ril Lake is the 2nd novel in the Muskoka Cottage Novel Series by Margery Reynolds.