Best Selling Books by Luanne Rice

From the Amazon Charts and New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Box and Last Day comes a breathtaking thriller about a family shaken by lies, vengeance, and a cold-blooded crime. A fierce blizzard is burying the eastern seaboard, but on the icy Rhode Island shore renowned artist Maddie Morrison finds warm sanctuary from a contentious divorce at the legendary Ocean House. Hours later, her body is found buried under a blanket of snow and her little daughter, CeCe, has disappeared without a trace. For Detective Conor Reid; his brother, Tom, a coast guard commander; and Maddie''s grieving sister, Hadley, the posh hotel becomes ground zero for an investigation. Trapped by the blizzard, they must hunker down and determine who in the young mother''s life could have possibly wanted her dead. There are stories of a twisted romantic past. Of old jealousies and resentments that still cut to the bone. And a history of greed, rage, and revenge that created the perfect storm for murder. A storm that has just begun.

“Some said Mount Hope was founded on love, and some said it was founded on war. . . . The Keatings said Mount Hope was founded on fish, plain and simple.” So begins New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice’s mesmerizing novel Blue Moon. For generations the Keating family has trawled the waters and served the catch at Lobsterville, the most popular waterfront restaurant in town. But now the forces of nature, human and otherwise, threaten to disrupt their lives—and the three Keating sisters are fighting to keep it together. Then the unthinkable happens—the tragedy dreaded by every fisherman and fisherman’s wife. And when it strikes, it threatens the entire Keating clan with a crisis that will test—and perhaps renew—their deepest passions and loyalties.

A heartrending, timely love story of two people from seemingly different worlds—at once dramatic and romantic Luanne Rice is the beloved author of twenty-two New York Times bestsellers. In The Lemon Orchard, one of her most moving and accomplished works yet, Rice gives us an affirming story about the redemptive power of compassion, set in the sea- and citrus-scented air of the breathtaking Santa Monica Mountains. It’s been five years since Julia’s daughter died. When she arrives to housesit at her uncle’s home in Malibu, she longs only for peace. But to her surprise, Julia becomes drawn to Roberto, the handsome man from Mexico who oversees the lemon orchard. When Roberto reveals his own heartbreak, Julia recognizes his pain, but their stories have one striking difference: Roberto’s daughter was lost—and never found. What ensues is a page-turning search across the U.S. and Mexican border and a captivating novel of love, both enduring and unexpected.

Estranged from the sister who refused to testify against an abusive husband, Clare pursues a quiet life as a nature blogger in Manhattan only to be approached by her niece, Grit, with whom she confronts a painful shared history.

THE STORY: When entrusting the subject of motherhood to such a dazzling collection of celebrated American writers, what results is a joyous, moving, hilarious, and altogether thrilling theatrical event. Utterly unpredictable, MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD sh

John O’Rourke er blandt andet to ting: enkemand og forsvarsadvokat. Da han skal forsvarer en seriemorder med 7 pigers død på samvittigheden, tager sagen dog en uventet drejning. Byens indbyggere giver stærk modstand, og O’Rourke bliver mistænksom ved omstændighederne. Midt i det hele dukker Kate, der er søster til en pige, som har været forsvundet i et halvt år, op for at lede efter sin forsvundne søster. I den forbindelse møder hun O’Rourke, som hun forelsker sig i.

Der neue Schicksalsroman deramerikanischen Bestsellerautorin!Als Dianne Robbins erfährt, dass sie Mutterwird, kennt ihre Freude keine Grenzen. Dochihre Tochter Julia ist nicht wie andere Kinder. Tim, der Vater, kann nicht begreifen, dass sein Kind nicht gesund ist, und verlässt Dianne. Sie würde verzweifeln, wäre da nicht der Kinderarzt Alan, Tims Bruder, der Dianne schon lange heimlich liebt.Luanne Rice ist wieder ein Meisterwerk über alle Höhen und Tiefen menschlicher Liebe gelungen. Observer, Wien

Wealthy Anne Davis returns to her childhood home in New England to recover from the death of a daughter and the breakup of her marriage. There is a fire, she is rescued by firefighter Thomas Devlin and love follows.

Alors que, atteinte d''un cancer, elle croyait ne plus être de ce monde pour fêter son trente-septième anniversaire, Sarah Talbot a la joie de bénéficier d''une rémission inespérée, au point qu''elle peut rouvrir sa boutique, Septième ciel, et profiter au maximum des joies que lui apporte la vie. Oubliés pour un temps les relations tendues avec son père, les cahots de sa vie sentimentale et le départ de son fils adolescent, qu''elle a élevé seule depuis sa naissance... Pour l''aider dans sa convalescence, une amie lui offre un tour panoramique en avion en guise de cadeau d''anniversaire. C''est durant le vol qu''elle fait la connaissance de Will. Entre ces deux êtres, l''attirance, la complicité sont immédiates : lui, le pilote endurci, est conquis par la douceur et la sérénité de la jeune femme ; elle est aussitôt séduite par sa force et son assurance. De nouveau Sarah peut faire des projets et songer à l''avenir. Mais la rechute menace... Une histoire poignante où, malgré le spectre de la mort, triomphent l''espoir et l''amour de la vie.

Artist Dana Underwood returns to her childhood home in Connecticut to become a mother to her orphaned nieces, Allie and Quinn, and to find the truth about the sudden death of her sister Lily. Sam Trevor, a marine biologist, helps Dana on her quest for truth.

Dans une petite ville de pêcheurs de la côte Est, Tim et Alan, deux frères passionnés par le monde de la mer, sont amoureux de Diane, la fille de la bibliothécaire. Diane choisit d''épouser Tim, mais ce dernier l''abandonne à la naissance de Julia, leur fille handicapée. Toujours épris de sa belle-sœur, Alan, devenu pédiatre, soigne sa nièce Julia. Diane, marquée par sa vie solitaire, est courageuse mais distante. Lorsque Alan lui présente Amy, une adolescente en mal d''affection, c''est, pour Diane, une seconde fille qui lui tombe du ciel. Ravissante, fantasque, Amy parvient à communiquer avec Julia en inventant un langage secret. Peu à peu, sa présence oblige Diane à se remettre en question. Sortira-t-elle de son isolement pour retrouver le goût d''aimer ? La belle histoire de la passion d''une mère pour son enfant. Un roman qui allie vigueur et émotion, romantisme et réalisme, par l''auteur de Sarah (Presses de la Cité, 2000).

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