Boo Walker

A young artist forges a path of self-discovery in an enriching novel about forgiving the past and embracing second chances, from the bestselling author of An Unfinished Story. Maine, 1969. After losing her parents in a car accident, aspiring artist Annalisa Mancuso lives with her grandmother and their large Italian family in the stifling factory town of Payton Mills. Inspired by her mother, whose own artistic dreams disappeared in a damaged marriage, Annalisa is dedicated only to painting. Closed off to love, and driven as much by her innate talent as she is the disillusionment of her past, Annalisa just wants to come into her own. The first step is leaving Payton Mills and everything it represents. The next, the inspiring opportunities in the city of Portland and a thriving New England art scene where Annalisa hopes to find her voice. But she meets Thomas, an Ivy League student whose attentions--and troubled family--upend her pursuits in ways she never imagined possible. As their relationship deepens, Annalisa must balance her dreams against an unexpected love. Until the unraveling of an unforgivable lie. For Annalisa, opening herself up to life and to love is a risk. It might also be the chance she needs to finally become the person and the artist she's meant to be.

A Novel

The Singing Trees

A widowed father and his young daughter embark on a life-changing journey in a heartening novel of family and second chances by the bestselling author of The Singing Trees. Adjusting to the death of his wife hasn't been easy on Baxter Shaw--or on their eight-year-old daughter, Mia. Baxter has left his band and abandoned his dreams to focus on being a single father, but it's not enough: Mia's exhibiting escalating behavioral problems. And neither has been able to face the past head-on...until the past reaches out to them. After surprising results from a DNA test, Baxter and Mia journey to southeastern Spain to connect with their mysterious roots. Staying in a centuries-old villa on a renowned olive oil estate, they come to know the family they never realized they had, including a woman whose strength and passion for the estate remind Baxter of the love he lost--and that it's not too late to rekindle his own dreams. For Baxter and Mia, it's a healing season in Spain, and the romance of the culture awakens a new outlook on life. But when long-simmering family secrets surface and the estate's fate is called into question, Baxter must choose to let go of the past if he ever hopes to find love and live again.

A Spanish Sunrise

A man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a heartfelt novel by the bestselling author of The Singing Trees and A Spanish Sunrise. Haunted by a tragic decision he made twenty years ago, veterinarian Dr. Carver Livingston has not once returned to his Vermont hometown. Now his parents' impending divorce and his mother's plea for support lure Carver to a reluctant homecoming. His mission: sweep into Teterbury, save a marriage, and get out before anyone else from his past knows he was even there. Fate has other plans. It's hard to hide from former friends. Harder still to fight old feelings for the crushing and beautiful high school soulmate whom he dreams of pursuing again. And Mrs. Cartwright, his fragile English teacher, who once pulled Carver out of sadness. She taught him to always look up and to see life's grander perspective in the stars. Now it's Carver's turn to help Mrs. Cartwright find those bright lights in the dark. Against his need to leave, Carver decides to stay longer, as he, his mother and father, and Mrs. Cartwright are all at turning points in their lives. Hope is not lost. If they look up, they'll see that tonight, the stars still shine.

The Stars Don't Lie

Small town dysfunction erupts in Washington wine country in this page-turning story of four colorful characters fighting for love and life.

Red Mountain

Boo Walker has returned to wine country for the sequel to his powerful, best-selling novel, Red Mountain. Join four wildly colorful characters as they search for life, love, and meaning in a tiny wine-growing region in the desert of eastern Washington State. Otis Till, the grapefather of Red Mountain, has regained his senses of smell and sight, but his vision of what Red Mountain should be is now threatened by a greedy landowner. Margot Pierce has finally opened her French inn, but as her son leaves for college and her boyfriend says goodbye, she realizes how lonely her world could possibly become. Can she stomach the trials of going back on the dating market, even if that means finding him online? Brooks Baker's engagement has fallen apart, so he's alone again, despite having reconnected with his biological family. Will he ever find real love on the mountain? Will having his family nearby deliver the fairy tale he'd hoped for? Adriana Hernandez has changed her name and escaped to Red Mountain with her young son to hide from their previous life in California. Can they find some sense of belonging here? Or will they have to run forever? Red Mountain Rising will drop you into the often-dysfunctional, small-town lives of farmers, chefs, winemakers, artists, and runaways as they do their best to push aside their differences with one another for the collective good of Red Mountain. Will their dissimilarities be too great to survive what's coming? Told from four different perspectives, the rich stories of Red Mountain will leave you scrambling for a plane ticket to visit this extraordinary piece of land and meet its inhabitants.

Red Mountain Rising

Why must all good things come to an end? In Washington State wine country, Red Mountain is a refuge for searchers and wanderers, artists and lovers, farmers and chefs--people looking for a place to belong. Despite the stunning landscape, the world-class wines, and their best efforts, the eccentric inhabitants often attract trouble. Brooks Baker, the man with the most broken of pasts, craves stability, but he's forced into making a tough decision when the woman he loves considers a move to Florida. Margot Pierce, the dream chaser and innkeeper who fled Vermont to escape her first marriage, faces a new challenge when her fiancé's estranged daughter comes to town. Otis Till, the grapefather, knows it's time to hand over the reins to the new guard of Red Mountain. But he wants just one last great vintage before he goes. Red Mountain Burning is the third book in the story of the many souls fighting to make their small wine-growing region thrive amidst a world of dysfunction and chaos. Are they strong enough to endure the many fires of the coming vintage or will Red Mountain go down in flames?

Red Mountain Burning

Új nap virrad apa és lánya számára Baxter Shaw nehezen tudta elfogadni a felesége halálát – mint ahogy nyolcéves lányának, Miának is nehezére esett alkalmazkodni a helyzethez. Baxter kilépett a zenekarból, leszámolt az álmával, és arra koncentrált, hogy egyedül fel tudja nevelni a lányát. De Mia viselkedési zavarai miatt a nehézségek fokozódtak. Egyikük sem hajlandó szembenézni a múlttal – egészen addig, amíg rá nem kényszerülnek, hogy megtegyék. Egy DNS-teszt váratlan eredménye birtokában Baxter és Mia Spanyolországba utaznak, hogy feltárják gyökereiket, amelyekről eddig nem volt tudomásuk. Több száz éves villában találják magukat, amelyet olívaültetvény övez, és Baxter ráébred, talán még nem késő, hogy álmai nyomába szegődjön. A másik kultúra, a gyógyító környezet felvillantja előtte a lehetőséget: akár a szerelem is újra rátalálhat. „Walker elkápráztatja az olvasót szívszorító történetével, melyben egy gyászoló apa és lánya Spanyolországban próbálja begyógyítani a lélek sebeit. ...Ester farmjának képszerű leírásai életre keltik a hátteret, az olvasó valamennyi szereplővel azonosulni tud, és a tempó is tökéletes. Az olvasók bele fognak szeretni.” ‒ Publishers Weekly „A Napkelte a Costa Blancán egy több száz éves villa pazar színterében vizsgálja a szívfájdító kérdést: Hogyan építi újra az ember az életét szeretett házastársának elvesztése után? Baxter Shaw akkor teszi meg az első lépést a gyógyulás felé, amikor nyolcéves lánya, a gyászának feldolgozására képtelen Mia nyugtalanítóan kezd viselkedni. Baxter az ő jóllétét szem előtt tartva vág bele lányával a néhai felesége rejtélyes múltjába vezető utazásba, aminek a vége egy nemvárt hazatalálás. Az olvasók drukkolni fognak a könyv emlékezetes karaktereinek, és falni fogják az oldalakat egészen a szépséges, lélekemelő befejezésig.” ‒ Christine Nolfi, bestsellerszerző „Boo Walker Napkelte a Costa Blancán című regénye gyönyörűen megírt történet gyászfeldolgozásról, családról és az elveszett álmok feltámasztásáról. Walker alámerül a gyász megannyi rétegébe, mégis érzelmessé és reményteljessé kerekíti a történetét. A remek figurák és színhelyek szinte életre kelnek a lapokon, az egyik legkiválóbb könyv, amelyet az utóbbi időben olvastam. Tisztánlátó, okos és elbűvölő, a Napkelte a Costa Blancán történetébe elbújhatunk!” ‒ Barbara Davis, bestsellerszerző „Élvezetes regény. Merüljön el a spanyol vidék szemléletes leírásaiban és e bonyolult, de szerető család életében. Megható történet egy férfiról, aki szívszaggató körülmények között harcol a kislányáért, az élmény jóval azután is az olvasóval marad, hogy az utolsó oldal végére ért.” ‒ Imogen Clark, az Impossible to Forget című bestseller szerzője

Napkelte a Costa Blancán

Benjamin Blackmore

Harper Knox has ripped up his family's cherry orchard in eastern Washington State and planted grape vines, hoping that a contemplative life making wine might help him conquer his debilitating battle with PTSD. But on the other side of the state in Seattle, the Singularity Summit, a conference celebrating and encouraging the growth of artificial intelligence, is about to get underway. The controversial nature of the Summit has many reeling in fury, and protesters are taking over the city. A man Harper has been fighting alongside since Fort Bragg shows up at the vineyard offering a generous payday if Harper will join a team charged with protecting Dr. Wilhelm Sebastian, the keynote speaker at the Summit. Hungry for the cash and the danger, Harper agrees to join the team. But has he signed onto something much bigger and deadlier than just another bodyguard gig? As much a love story as it is a gripping thriller, Turn Or Burn, driven by the wonderfully cynical Harper Knox, will keep you up late into the night.

Once a Soldier

In the marriage game, when is it time to throw in the towel? Margot Simpson was raised to believe that you don't run for cover the moment it rains. You don't slide divorce papers across the kitchen island, especially when you have a teenage son. You roll up your sleeves, toss your hair in a bun, and dance in the downpour. When Margot abandoned her singing career on Broadway to follow the man of her dreams to Burlington, Vermont, she never looked back. She embraced her new role as a wife, mother, and homemaker with an artist's passion. For years, her husband was a dedicated partner and father, but his political aspirations are getting in the way of his family's happiness. With his eyes focused on a Senate seat, he's forgotten the people that matter most. Lucky for him, the words "give up" aren't in Margot's vocabulary. She's convinced that if she loves her husband hard enough, he'll awaken from the daydream he's trapped in. But as Margot does everything she can to be the perfect wife, she realizes it's her own awakening--and even sanity--that are at stake. A Marriage Well Done, the prequel to The Red Mountain Chronicles, is a quirky, off-the-wall tale of one woman's dysfunction while carrying out an unorthodox plan to get her husband back. For a free copy of Boo's mystery Off You Go, visit the author's website.

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