Bøger af Barbara Baldwin

Five women with tender hearts. Can they find the love they deserve before tomorrow comes and their secrets and pasts are exposed?Christmas loves the holiday she is named after but loves her childhood sweetheart even more. Can she convince him to come back-to the town where he belongs and to her?Molly buys an old mansion to renovate; and to get as far away from her ex-husband as she can. Is it possible to also restore her broken heart and will the mysterious man she meets on location be the one to do it?Richelle loses her brother and father in the war and is being forced to marry another. Will the man she truly loves be able to save her before it is too late?Meredith leaves a comfortable, if unhappy, life behind but finds herself out on the street in the cold. When she saves a man from being robbed, he tries to show her his gratitude by offering her a place to stay. Does she want to return to her street life when he offers her more than a roof over her head? Emma is racing away from trouble when her car slides into a snowy ditch. Can she trust the man who rescues her; with her life and her heart?

Ryan hopes the adage "you can't go home again" isn't true because he hopes to find a miracle in his hometown. A single dad, he quits his job and takes Emma, his ten year old daughter, back to Snow, the sometimes magical coal mining town in the hills of western Pennsylvania.In addition to helping his aunt at the bakery, Ryan reconnects with a group of friends he's known all his life as they struggle with the controversy for more efficient energy - coal versus wind - hard to do in a coal mining town. As autumn turns to winter, Emma explores the secrets of Snow with her new friend, Charlie. When they discover an old man, new to town, remodeling the toy store, they set out to prove he's Santa Clause.Always Believe is a heartwarming story with all the enchantment of the holiday - a small town with stores like the Snickerdoodle Bakery and Wonderland Bookstore, a snow festival and children's Christmas pageant, a touch of romance, and of course, a miracle or two.

Pianist Joseph Donovan was tired of his uncle's interference in his career. In fact, he was tired of his career: concerts, recording sessions, pressure to compose new musical arrangements, and never having a minute to himself. He left it all behind, using his given name of Jake Smith to hide out on Lockabee Island. And that worked very well, until his uncle's executive secretary came looking for him, issuing an ultimatum and deadline for his return home. In the process of negotiating his "e;capture"e;, he found himself fascinated with her. More surprising was that the passion he felt inspired him to start composing again.