Susan Mallery

Wish upon a Christmas star in this sparkling Fool's Gold romance To bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug, organizing a Christmas wedding sounds like a joy--until she finds out she'll be working closely with the gorgeous brother of the bride, movie star Jonny Blaze. How will a small-town girl like her keep from falling for the world's sexiest guy? Especially with mistletoe lurking around every corner Jonny came to Fool's Gold looking for normal, not for love. Happily-ever-after only happens in the movies. Still, nothing about this quirky town is quite what he expected, and "ordinary" Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he's ever met. Refreshingly honest, disarmingly sweet. Achingly beautiful.

Knitting is many things to many people Knitting is a way of life The Twenty-First Wish by Debbie Macomber Widow Anne Marie Roche and her adopted daughter, ten-year-old Ellen, have each written a list of twenty wishes--on which they included learning to knit. Like many of their wishes, it's come true, and now they knit every day. But Ellen has quietly added a twenty-first wish: that her mom will fall in love with Tim, Ellen's birth father, who has recently entered their lives... Knitting is a passion Coming Unraveled by Susan Mallery When Robyn Mulligan's dreams of becoming a Broadway star give way to an intense longing for her childhood home, she decides it's time to make a fresh start back in Texas, running her grandmother's knitting store. But the handsome, hot-tempered T. J. Passman--who's joined the shop's knitting circle--isn't making it easy. If he can learn to trust Robyn and overcome his tragic past, they just might discover a passion like no other. Knitting is a comfort Return to Summer Island by Christina Skye After a devastating car accident, Caro McNeal finds healing on Oregon's sleepy Summer Island, where she's warmly embraced by a community of knitters. She also finds meaning and purpose in the letters she exchanges with a marine serving in Afghanistan. But when life takes another unexpected turn, will Caro untangle her fears and pick up the threads of hope?

In this heartwarming and celebrated Blackberry Island novel, New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery introduces us to three women whose friendship is about to change their lives forever.After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes an impetuous decision--buying one of the famed Three Sisters on Blackberry Island. Now the proudish owner of the ugly duckling of the trio of Queen Anne houses, her life is just as badly in need of a major renovation as her new home.When Deanna Phillips confronts her husband about a suspected affair, she opens up a Pandora's Box of unhappiness. In her quest to be the perfect woman, she's lost herself...and could lose her entire family if things don't change.Next door, artist Boston King thought she and her college sweetheart would be married forever. But after tragedy strikes, she's not so sure. Now it's time for them to move forward, with or without one another.Thrown together by fate and geography, and bound by the strongest of friendships, these three women will discover what they're truly made of: laughter, tears and love. Don't miss The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery A heartfelt tale of friendship between three women brought together by chance who open a bookshop together on the boardwalk of the California beaches.

In this insightful and compelling story from book club favorite Susan Mallery, three close friends test the boundaries of how much a woman can give before she has nothing left After five years as a stay-at-home mom, Gabby Schaefer can't wait to return to work. Oh, to use the bathroom in peace No twins clamoring at the door, no husband barging in, no stepdaughter throwing a tantrum. But when her plans are derailed by some shocking news and her husband's crushing expectations, Gabby must fight for the right to have a life of her own. Getting pregnant is easy for Hayley Batchelor. Staying pregnant is the hard part. Her husband is worried about the expensive fertility treatments and frantic about the threat to her health. But to Hayley, a woman who was born to be a mom should risk everything to fulfill her destiny--no matter how high the cost. Nicole Lord is still shell-shocked by a divorce that wasn't as painful as it should've been. Other than the son they share, her ex-husband left barely a ripple in her life. A great new guy tempts her to believe maybe the second time's the charm...but how can she trust herself to recognize true love? As their bonds of friendship deepen against the beautiful backdrop of Mischief Bay, Gabby, Hayley and Nicole will rely on good food, good wine and especially each other to navigate life's toughest changes.

New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery returns with a poignant new story about finding love and freeing oneself from the past.

El exjugador de f tbol americano, Sam Ridge, ten a muy mala suerte con las mujeres, por eso se manten a alejado de ellas. Aun as , la preciosa morena que conoci en un bar de Fool's Gold parec a inofensiva... hasta que lo llev a su casa y all l descubri una habitaci n destinada a atrapar a un hombre de por vida. Dellina Hopkins jam s imagin que almacenar en su casa los vestidos de novia de la tienda de su amiga espantar a a su primera y nica aventura. No hab a esperado amor eterno de Sam, pero una noche, toda una noche, habr a estado muy bien. La que hab a sido una perfecta huida por parte de Sam se complic cuando su empresa contrat a Dellina para organizar un evento. Y cuando largas horas de trabajo juntos dieron paso a largas noches, los dos sucumbieron a la tentaci n de nuevo. Hab a cambiado por fin la suerte de Sam? O ser a Dellina la que saliera corriendo esta vez?

Step out of the winter chill and into the warmth of Fool''s Gold, California, the charming small-town setting for a new holiday novella from New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery. Famous former NFL stars don''t date single working moms like Bailey Voss. She''ll allow herself to daydream about Kenny Scott''s muscles and killer smile, but wanting more would lead to post-holiday regret. Then Kenny volunteers to run a toy drive with Bailey, and she learns that he''s not just hot...he''s also generous, funny, nice. The whole package--tantalizingly out of reach. The ache of past loss reminds Kenny why he needs to avoid getting too close to anyone. Especially to a gorgeous redhead and her adorable little girl. Mess it up, and he''d lose them both. Yet Kenny can only resist Bailey for so long. And as festive spirit spreads throughout the town, he''s all wrapped up in Bailey''s sweet, sexy kisses and determined to make this the first of many Christmases together....

USA Today bestselling author Mallery sweeps readers back to California winecountry, where love and laughter abound, and a regal visitor rekindles desirein one unsuspecting Marcelli sister. Original.

Meet the Mitchell brothers of Fool's Gold, California--five gorgeous men who've left a trail of broken hearts in their wake... Maya Farlow learned the hard way to depend only on herself, so when she fell too deeply for the bad-boy charms of Del Mitchell, she did the only thing she could--she ran. Stunned, Del left Fool's Gold to make his name and fortune in extreme sports. Now ten years later, Maya's been hired to promote her hometown's new slogan, The Destination for Romance. The celebrity spokesman is none other than Del, the man she dumped but never forgot. Awkward Although Del's not the type to hold a grudge, he's determined to avoid falling a second time for the woman who broke his heart. He's a daredevil, not an idiot. Trouble is, in all his adventures, he never found a rush as exhilarating as Maya's kiss. Maybe risking his heart will prove to be the biggest thrill of all...

Angel Whittaker se hab a ganado sus cicatrices de la forma m s dura, sin embargo, las cicatrices que no se ve an eran las que m s lo atormentaban. Desde que se hab a mudado a Fool's Gold, California, se hab a labrado una vida como entrenador de guardaespaldas. As que, aunque no fuera feliz exactamente, al menos su coraz n estaba a salvo.Trabajar con estrellas de f tbol hab a ense ado a la estricta y dura relaciones p blicas, Taryn Crawford, que pod a tratar con cualquier hombre. Pero, entonces, Angel, el oscuro y peligroso exagente de las Fuerzas Especiales, decidi seducirla... y la ret a resistirse a sus tentadores besos.Taryn nunca se echaba atr s. A menos que Angel pudiera convencerla de que rendirse pod a ser incluso mejor que la victoria. "Una nueva historia, dulce, tierna y sencilla, con mucho romanticismo y que te deja con una sonrisa satisfecha, que cumple las expectativas que ten a en ella, me ha entretenido y he disfrutado ley ndola, me ha hecho emocionarme y me ha hecho re r, y sobre todo me ha hecho querer saber m s de este precioso pueblo donde la amistad y la familia son los baluartes y donde la gente siente haber llegado por fin al hogar." Lectura Adictiva

New York Times bestselling sensation Susan Mallery returns to Fool's Gold, California, where it's true that sometimes you have to kiss a few frogs... Former pro-football kicker Sam Ridge has notoriously bad luck with women--from cheaters to fame chasers. Still, the gorgeous brunette at the bar in Fool's Gold looks harmless--until she takes him home and he discovers a room devoted to securing a man, for life. Dellina Hopkins never guessed that storing gowns from a friend's bridal boutique would chase away her first and only fling. After her parents died, she skipped her "wild youth" to raise her sisters. She doesn't want forever from Sam, but one night--all night--would've been nice. His clean getaway gets messy when his firm hires Dellina to plan an event. As long hours lead to late nights, the two succumb to temptation again. Has Sam's luck finally changed? Or this time, will Dellina be the one to run?

Susan Mallery, the New York Times bestselling author of Three Sisters, is world renowned for her "insightful, funny, and poignant" stories (Booklist). With her brand-new Mischief Bay series, she brings vivid color to the story of three friends on the brink of a new life. Nicole Lord wants to be a good wife, but there's a difference between being supportive and supporting her husband, who quit his job to write a screenplay she's never seen. He won't even help take care of their son, leaving Nicole to run the house and work full-time. Sacrificing a personal life for her career is how Shannon Rigg became VP at her firm, but she wonders now whether she made the right choice. An exciting new relationship with a great guy convinces her that it might not be too late--until he drops a bombshell that has her questioning whether she really can have it all. Although Pam Eiland adores her husband, she feels restless now that the kids are grown. Finding sexy new ways to surprise him brings the heat and humor back to their marriage, but when unexpected change turns her life upside down, she'll have to redefine herself. Again. Through romance and heartbreak, laughter and tears, the girls of Mischief Bay will discover that life is richer with friends at your side.Don't miss Susan Mallery's latest book, The Stepsisters A heartfelt tale of friendship between two women who used to be sisters.

Isabel Beebe estaba convencida de que ten a mala suerte en el terreno amoroso. Ford Hendrix, su amor de adolescencia, hab a ignorado todas sus cartas. Su marido la hab a dejado... por un hombre. De modo que Isabel hab a vuelto a Fool's Gold para resucitar su pasi n por la moda y regentar la tienda de trajes de novia de su familia hasta que sus padres la vendieran. Despu s se marchar a para intentar hacer realidad sus sue os. Al menos, ese era el plan, hasta que volvi Ford, tan sexy y encantador como siempre, y ella se sinti de nuevo como una chica de catorce a os.Ver a Isabel convertida en una mujer fue para Ford, entrenador de guardaespaldas, como un gancho directo a la mand bula. A os atr s, cuando se hab a enrolado en el ej rcito impulsado por un desenga o amoroso, las dulces cartas de Isabel hab an impedido que se volviera loco. Ahora no pod a apartar los ojos... ni los labios de ella. Y ten a de pronto una raz n para quedarse en Fool's Gold, si unas dulces palabras pod an convencer a Isabel de que hiciera lo mismo.

Felicia Swift no imaginaba que volver a a o r una voz de su pasado, grave y sensual, en el pueblecito de Fool's Gold, California. La ltima vez que Gideon Boylan le hab a susurrado al o do hab a sido al otro lado del mundo, despu s de la noche m s apasionada de su vida. Su prodigiosa inteligencia hab a limitado las posibilidades de Felicia de hacer amigos y encontrar el amor. Hab a llegado a Fool's Gold buscando una vida normal, pero Gideon, tan guapo y misterioso, era cualquier cosa menos normal.Su pasado en los servicios de operaciones especiales del Ej rcito hab a ense ado a Gideon que el amor pod a ser mortal. Fing a estar integrado, pero manten a a todo el mundo a distancia. Felicia ambicionaba cosas que l no pod a ofrecerle: un hogar, una familia, amor, pero ten a mucho que aprender sobre los hombres... y quer a que fuera Gideon quien se lo ense ara.Cuando aquellas dos personas inadaptadas descubrieron que la pasi n no era lo nico que ten an en com n, comprendieron tambi n que jam s hab a que separar a dos almas gemelas."Es una historia preciosa, con unos protagonistas geniales, alg n que otro giro inesperado, pasi n y ternura. Me gusta c mo est planteada la historia de amor y c mo se desarrolla toda la trama."Cazadoras del Romance

USA Today bestselling author Susan Mallery returns to the idyllic setting of her sensual Marcelli sisters trilogy--California wine country, where love and laughter flow, and where an unlikely couple discovers the one thing their hearts hunger for most: a place to call home. The rebel of the Marcelli family, Joe never joined his sisters Katie, Francesca, and Brenna in running the winery business. Instead, he chose a life of military service. But now that this handsome, headstrong former Navy SEAL has received a new, undercover assignment--protecting none other than the commander in chief's daughter--he finds himself stationed back at the California vineyard he defiantly left behind. First-daughter Darcy Jensen has been placed in hiding at the Marcelli Winery after surviving a kidnapping attempt, and now it's Joe's job to keep the fearful, fiery beauty out of harm's way. Begrudgingly, Joe heeds his presidential order--until "babysitting" Darcy proves to be the greatest pleasure he's ever known. How can Joe protect Darcy from danger, when he's falling dangerously in love? And can Darcy trust that Joe's intentions are true when no one else's have ever been?

Lexi Titan kan se tidningsrubrikerna framför sig. Det kommer att tisslas och tasslas i hela Titanville kring nyheten. Inte för att hon har något val, hon har tre veckor på sig att hosta upp två miljoner dollar. Hon kan antingen förlova sig med Cruz Rodriguez eller förlora allt - den framgångsrika skönhetssalongen hon byggt upp helt på egen hand, och sin kallblodige pappas respekt. För att inte tala om tävlingen med hennes systrar om att bli ensam arvtagerska till familjeföretaget och Glory's Gate, gården de växt upp på tillsammans. Cruz har pengar, framgång och är rykande het - allt utom statusen som krävs för att få tillträde till Texas högre kretsar. Om Lexi går med på att vara hans fästmö under ett halvår kan hon, med hjälp av sin pappas inflytande och kontakter, hjälpa honom att bli accepterad i societeten. För det är han villig att ge henne två miljoner dollar på stört. Och efter ett halvår bryter de förlovningen. Men ingen av dem är beredd på att passionen de en gång delat ska flamma upp igen och bli ett hinder i vägen för deras annars så perfekta plan ...

In this heartwarming and celebrated Blackberry Island novel, New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery introduces us to three women whose friendship is about to change their lives forever.After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes an impetuous decision--buying one of the famed Three Sisters on Blackberry Island. Now the proudish owner of the ugly duckling of the trio of Queen Anne houses, her life is just as badly in need of a major renovation as her new home.When Deanna Phillips confronts her husband about a suspected affair, she opens up a Pandora's Box of unhappiness. In her quest to be the perfect woman, she's lost herself...and could lose her entire family if things don't change.Next door, artist Boston King thought she and her college sweetheart would be married forever. But after tragedy strikes, she's not so sure. Now it's time for them to move forward, with or without one another.Thrown together by fate and geography, and bound by the strongest of friendships, these three women will discover what they're truly made of: laughter, tears and love. Don't miss The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery A heartfelt tale of friendship between three women brought together by chance who open a bookshop together on the boardwalk of the California beaches.

Tres hermanas solteras caen en las redes del amor, una tras otra... Sonaban campanas de boda en Fool's Gold, pero no para Nevada Hendrix. Sus hermanas trillizas estaban comprometidas e incluso su madre ten a una vida amorosa m s activa que la suya. Decidida a empezar de nuevo, present una solicitud para el trabajo de sus sue os, pero descubri que su nuevo jefe era tambi n su primer amor. Tal vez pod a pasar por alto el hecho de que se hab an visto desnudos, pero jam s olvidar a c mo ese hombre le hab a roto el coraz n. Tucker Janack accedi a las reglas de Nevada de "solo trabajo". Despu s de todo, el amor era una trampa que el millonario constructor hab a evitado toda su vida. Pero cuando unos buenos compa eros de trabajo se convert an en algo m s, todas las reglas se romp an. Estar a alguno de los dos dispuesto a volver a intentarlo... o se interpondr a su pasado entre los dos?

"Mallery has set the bar high....The characters...come to life in their small-town setting and will touch readers' hearts and funny bones."--RT Book ReviewsOn Blackberry Island, friendship, love and forgiveness are as constant as the ocean waves, if only you can make room in your heart for hope.Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside, she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see.Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. And now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the inn's cheerful veneer.Single mother Carly has weathered rumors, lies and secrets for a lifetime, and is finally starting to move forward with love and life. But if the Blackberry Island Inn goes under, Carly and her daughter will go with it.To save their livelihoods, Carly and Michelle will undertake a turbulent truce. It'll take more than a successful season to move beyond their devastating past, but with a little luck and a beautiful summer, they may just rediscover the friendship of a lifetime. Don't miss The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery A heartfelt tale of friendship between three women brought together by chance who open a bookshop together on the boardwalk of the California beaches.