Bøger af Karen McQuestion

A house with a secret. A woman with nothing to lose. When Maggie sees the beautiful Venetian blinds moving in the Caldwells'' front window, she freezes. Her favorite neighbours Cady and Josh are away, so who is in their house?The pretty young woman who answers the door tells a convincing story. She''s Sarah. The house-sitter. Just here for a month. An old friend of Cady''s who needed a place to stay. She''s pleasant and warm, and Maggie wanders back to her house thinking she might have made a new friend. Yet she can''t help but wonder why Cady never mentioned Sarah.What Maggie doesn''t know is that on the other side of the door, Sarah is starting to panic. No one was meant to see her at 214 Palmer Street...An unputdownable psychological thriller from number one bestseller Karen McQuestion, which will make you question what secrets your own neighbors are hiding... For fans of The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the Window and Gone Girl.What readers are saying about Karen McQuestion:"I love love love love love love LOOOOOOOVED this book from the very beginning!! IT WAS JUST CAPTIVATING AND GRIPPING FROM THE VERY FIRST PAGE!!!... I just couldn''t put it down!... a massive rollercoaster of emotions!! IT''S A MUST READ REALLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars"Couldn''t stop reading!... Very suspenseful, shocking and exciting!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars"I was so wrapped into this story I didn''t hear my hubby when he talked to me!... Captured my complete attention!!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars"WOW!... Captivating, intense, intriguing, and memorable... I would highly recommend this intense, and thought-provoking novel." Linda''s Book Obsession, 5 stars"I absolutely love this book... Kept me up at night. I couldn''t put it down even when I had to be at work early the next morning. Pick it up you won''t regret it!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars"Wow!... I couldn''t put it down. All it took was reading one chapter and I was hooked." Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars"This book was full of twists and turns!... Wow... Finished the book in a day and a half... so phenomenal!... Amazing, amazing book." Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars"Loved it!!... One of the best books I''ve read in a long time. I must say this was a powerful story... A page-turner! Once you start it, it''s hard to put the book down. It will stick with you forever!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars"I just had to keep reading to find out what happened next!... I would wake up at two in the morning and start reading after going to bed at midnight! I just had to know!" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

A heartwarming novel set in the world of Good Man, Dalton!The Vanderhaven family of Manhattan has it all: wealth, prestige, good looks, and a thriving business empire. But their seemingly perfect world is ripped apart when their younger daughter, eight-year-old Brenna, runs off after overhearing her parents' arguing. Out on the streets, she quickly realizes she's lost. Even more frightening, Brenna soon realizes that a man is following her.Meanwhile, in a townhouse in Brooklyn, Callie Griffin is throwing a birthday party for her one-year-old son, Oliver. The joy of the day is ruined by her sister Lauren's too short, drive-by appearance. Once close, the two sisters haven't been able to move past a falling out which took place three years before.When Brenna notices the strange man getting closer, she panics and takes refuge in the Griffin home, befriending their four-year-old daughter, Summer, who is waiting out the party upstairs.As family and friends search for Brenna, her absence helps her father realize the importance of family, even as her presence in the Griffin home unwittingly sets in motion healing for a mother's heart.

McQuestion writes with a sharp eye and a sure voice, and as a reader, I was willing to go wherever she wanted to take me. Carolyn Parkhurst, author of "The Dogs of Babel" Free-spirit Skyla Plinka has found the love and stability she always wanted in her reliable husband, Thomas. Settling into her new family and roles as wife and mother, Skyla finds life in rural Wisconsin satisfying, but she can t seem to quell her growing sense of restlessness. Skyla s only reprieve is her growing friendship with neighbor Roxanne, who has five kids (and counting) and a life in constant disarray but also a life filled with laughter and love. Much to the dismay of her intrusive mother-in-law, Audrey, Skyla takes a part-time job at the local bookstore and slowly begins to rediscover her voice, independence, and confidence. Throughout one pivotal year in the life of Skyla, Audrey, and Roxanne, all three very different women will learn what it means to love unconditionally. Karen McQuestion s essays have appeared in Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, the Denver Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and several anthologies. She is the author of four novels, one children s book, and one collection of humorous essays. She lives in Wisconsin. "

"When billionaire Felix Worthington invites the five cast members of the TV show A Little Slice of Haven to re-create their roles twenty-five years after the show's cancellation, they're initially skeptical. It's an unusual request, even for a self-professed superfan like Felix. For several of them, playing a member of the Barlow family in the small town of Haven in the 1940s was an experience best forgotten. Meri Wetzel, who played a loving wife and mother, has spent the last two decades avoiding her TV husband, Jeff. And the actors who played their children each harbor festering resentments of their own. But living in a re-created version of the town in a Montana warehouse has its appeal--despite knowing they'll be filmed with hidden cameras as they improvise with actors playing the townspeople. And the clincher? Two million dollars for each of them, provided they stay all ten days and remain in character the entire time. One by one, they set aside their hesitations and agree to the terms. After all, with two million dollars they'd be set for life, and really what could go wrong?"

"An enchanting, impossible-to-put-down novel about big hearts and second chances." --Claire Cook, USA Today bestselling author of Must Love DogsFrom the bestselling author of The Long Way Home comes a charming novel about two strangers who find a second chance at happiness when they're brought together by one extraordinary dog.A year after the death of his wife, Christine, Dan is barely holding on. But one thing gets him through the long, lonely nights and that is his cherished dog, Anni. When she is stolen from his front yard, Dan and his daughter, Lindsay, are devastated. Meanwhile in another part of town, Andrea Keller is recovering from the heartbreak of a messy divorce. After she rescues a defenseless dog from an abusive tenant, her life changes in ways she never could have anticipated.Dan and Andrea cross paths again and again, only to keep missing each other and the opportunity of a lifetime. As Anni works to find her way home, can she bring together these two lost souls desperately in need of a second chance at happiness?

Unleash the novel within! If you have a great idea for a novel, but are unsure where to begin or how to keep going once you've started, this one's for you! Karen McQuestion, bestselling author whose novels have sold more than a million copies worldwide, delivers advice for crafting a novel from the first word to the last line. Introducing straightforward strategies learned in writing more than a dozen novels, McQuestion's Write That Novel will spark your creativity and put the joy back into the writing process.