Bøger af Linda Hughes

Alone after burying her grandfather and only relative, Emily becomes the concierge of an Assisted Living/Alzheimer's Community. Substituting the residents for her family, she gains a purpose for living again. The view of Morro Bay is breathtaking and the building beautiful but within the pristine facade, deception and intrigue abound...even murder. When Detective Sean O'Brien comes to investigate, he finds Emily a person of interest in more ways than one.Both entertaining and heartwarming, YESTERDAY FOREVER GONE is a behind the scenes view of the inner workings of an Assisted Living/Alzheimer's and dementia community.

Willowland Manor is nestled inside sprawling cotton fields and patches of dense, Mississippi woodland. Ten years ago, the Civil War came to its bloody finish, freed the slaves, and brought ruin to the manor-burnt fields, expensive labor, and the death of two of the three Wayland sons.William, the manor's master, is desperate and struggling to keep his plantation running. Abigail, the mistress, cannot cope with her new life without slaves, majestic parties and balls, and a carefree, luxurious existence. William and Abigail's sole surviving son, Ronald, feels the family's immense pressure to marry into wealth and save the manor's social and financial status. But Kizzi, a house servant and former slave, is the object of Ronald's unwelcome attentions-the kind of attention that leads to motherhood. When Abigail discovers this disagreeable situation, she arranges to have Kizzi and the unborn child gotten rid of. But Kizzi's final, dying words call upon supernatural forces more powerful than death to exact revenge for her suffering and murder.Willowland Manor may have survived the Civil War, but can it outlast a battle against a voodoo curse?

In this enchanting Mackinac Island novella, the dual timeline story of the McIntyre family continues in the next generation.1837 - Cassie, a girl of Native and Irish descent (or so she believes) is confounded by whispers of family secrets.2023 - Wanda, a midlife woman, is determined to unravel the mysteries buried in the attic of her Victorian-era home.These two diverse worlds converge to dramatically alter the lives of Wanda and those around her. Stunning events from long ago change their perception of the present, humbling and inspiring them.Like the first book in this trilogy, The Promise of Christmas Past, this story is full of hope and everlasting love.Uplifting, charming, and heartwarming, The Promise of Christmas Present is a perfect gift for you to give to others ~ and to yourself.

For many, Ireland is a magical land full of simplicity and warmth. Its beautiful, green rolling hills and picturesque coastlines are extraordinary reminders of God's natural gifts. But for Kathleen, a native Bostonian, it is merely a distant country across the sea...until she finds adoption papers with her date of birth on them. Full of mystery and the turmoil of buried secrets, Linda Hughes's debut novel is a thought-provoking exploration of identity and the consequences of unconscionable acts. Following the trail to Ireland, Kathleen is met by silence and doors closed for generations to protect the past. Burrowing deeper into the mystery, she is confronted by a disheartening fact: few know the real truth-fewer still remain alive. Through her tenacity Kathleen locates the only person who knows the true story behind her identity. Unfortunately, the elderly nun has vowed to never disclose what happened. On her deathbed, however, she has a change of heart, concluding that some secrets are worth keeping while others need to be set free, revealing what becomes impossible to believe. Inspired by the cultural religious devotion of Ireland's people, Hughes expertly crafts the gradual fraying of a young woman's sense of self with confidence and crushing honesty. Tearing open and exposing the abuse and lies used to conceal the truth. Cloistered Secrets is an unforgettable raw nerve that will leave you forever changed.

Six year old Jennifer is kidnapped from a San Francisco Boys and Girls Club, and Carly-the club's Activity Director-must testify in court against the man she watched take Jennifer. Abducted herself as a little girl in Thailand and suffering years of physical and sexual abuse, Carly is beyond frightened for Jennifer. When the kidnapper is found not guilty, Jennifer's termainally ill grandfather decides he has nothing to lose by taking matters into his own hands. Finding his granddaughter before he dies is uppermost on his mind, deciding to set in motion his own form of justice against Jennifer's kidnapper. Justice for Jennifer offers insight into the appalling epidemic of human trafficking-often unnoticed or ignored throughout the world today.

Can the desire to be a bestselling author drive a person to kill? Best Seller Obsession, the sixth novel by Linda Hughes, shares how two lives intersect with dire consequences. Ignored by her father and unwanted by her mother, Grace Webster finds comfort in reading, escaping into a world of imaginary heroes and heroines. Discovering she is pregnant, overwhelming realities set in. Her college plans abandoned-along with a path to leave her miserable life in the Hamptons-she flees to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to hide and deliver the unwanted baby. Alone, introverted, and antisocial, her young life, full of inner guilt and shame, soon goes from bad to worse. While in Myrtle Beach, Grace meets Jeffery Anderson, a deranged "wannabe" bestselling author. He is determined to do anything within his power-even murder-to fulfill his resolve to write a bestseller . . . thus gaining fame and notoriety.

Can the deepest love spawn the darkest hate?Secrets Without Compromise, the second novel by author Linda Hughes, shares the poignant tale of two people who have emerged from profound obstacles to craft a new future, only to be upended by an unspeakable event that knows no redemption. This gripping work of fiction with equal parts tender love and smoldering revenge not only mines the heart's most vulnerable places but journeys to the core of darkness. When one evening goes devastatingly wrong, the happiness they created together is destroyed in a few terrifying moments.As Alex confronts the hopelessness of his grief, he embarks on a wrathful course of retaliation, revealing how the ties that bind us can also tear us apart.Though not a sequel to her debut novel, Cloistered Secrets, there are overlaying elements in the two works.

If you think strippers are easy, try stealing their money.When former burlesque dancers Dolly O'Dare and her friends discover that their manager, Ballard "Balls" Benedict, has skipped town with their retirement funds, there is no stopping the irate troupe from converging on Las Vegas to track down the scoundrel. But to rack up enough dough to hire a private dick, the six dames must sell their life stories in a steamy, hilarious, and - yes - sweet tell-all book. They'll do whatever it takes to find Balls and get their money back. After all, at this point in their lives, they've seen it all and done most of it. They've got nothing to lose. But along the way they discover that maybe the real rewards are in quirky old friendships, charming new acquaintances, and even a second-chance romance or two.Join the fun and fall in love with these wildly wonderful women in this first book in The Burly-Q Girls series. You'll end up with a front-row seat to classic burlesque and may end up doing a little hoochie-coochie dance to become a burly-que girl yourself.

Three strangers ride the same ferry to Mackinac Island, having no idea their lives will intertwine in the most unexpected of ways. Is it long-lost love and the promise of hope that brings them together... or the magic of the island?

Relax. Unwind. Take a break from the day-to-day struggles of life and settle in to enjoy a dose of imaginative and inspirational poetry that will draw you closer to God and allow you to listen to His heart as He speaks to yours.Filled with family-oriented fantasy and based on the abiding truth of God’s Word, the poetry of Linda Hughes will calmyour spirit and allow your mind to take wing to far-off places.

Summer Rose Krause tries ­- really she does - but she simply can't manage to stay out of trouble. It's 1965 and at only 21 years old - hailing from a prominent Michigan family, no less - she finds herself in jail for the second time. When the judge renders a sentence of community service in a small, hick town Summer's never heard of, the young woman is certain she's doomed. Little does she know, she's about to stumble straight into a murder case and fall in love with a man who's altogether wrong for her, all in one fell swoop.As Summer becomes entangled in the lives of the sometimes quirky and always fascinating townsfolk, she can't help but delve into the truth behind the murder. Soon, she's steeping in stories about the Roaring Twenties, a speakeasy, the infamous Detroit Purple Gang, and a mysterious gangster moll. The resulting shocking revelations teach Summer a lot over the summer, but will it be enough to get the girl to settle down? Her secrets may run deeper than even she knows.

14 stories of hope, courage, resiliency, and strength from real Atlanta women.

Think you know your heritage? Think again. Dark secrets lurk below the surface of every family tree, as the Sullivan clan discovers in this story about living in the aftermath of generations of deceit. When Red Cross nurse Harriet escapes the trauma of World War II and sequesters herself in her grandfather’s cottage on Mackinac Island, she has no inkling about her heritage. But as one shocking clue after another surfaces – disclosing lies, corruption, madness, and murder – she realizes her family isn’t what, or who, it seems. She’s not the first to hold unspeakable secrets in her soul. Unearthing deceptions from the past gives Harriet the strength to face her fears and her future. Others before her survived their horrific travails, showing that she can, too. Harriet and her loved ones emerge above the fray of their entangled roots, enlightening their lives as never before. Secrets of the Island, the second book in the Secrets trilogy, is a tale of romantic suspense that begs the question: what secrets are buried within your family tree?

Myra says, "This is a book about how to overcome life's worst tragedies and your own dumb-ass decisions."Married to her second cousin, rock-and-roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis, when she was only thirteen years old, her life became a roller coaster of happiness and despair, love and deceit, hopes and shattered dreams. In her own brand of unflinching, down-to-earth, humorous, poignant, Southern storytelling, Myra reveals how she crawled out of the darkness and came to stand in the light of building a new life for herself.Author of Great Balls of Fire, which was made into a movie starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder, this is Myra's story many years later, a testament to the importance of perseverance. Her desire is to show women they are stronger than they know. If she could overcome her own misguided decisions and life's most tragic misfortunes, they can, too.

Christine Anderson og Rick Brennan har haft et hedt kærlighedsforhold, men for to år siden sagde de stop, så hele verden kunne høre det – direkte ud i æteren! Nu er de to tv-journalister uventet blevet genforenet som studieværter på en række udsendelser, der har til formål at afsløre de mest romantiske steder, man kan spise middag, danse og drømme natten væk i hinandens arme. Christine og Rick giver med det samme deres seere noget at tale om – lige fra de første annoncering i tv til det sidste dvælende kys. Og det varer ikke længe, inden Ricks småsnak på tv bliver til søde løfter ...Amerikanske Linda Hughes er forfatter og står bag flere romaner i romance-genren.

Those of us who are over sixty are not amused at being compared to aging wine, and certainly not cheese. In this book thirty of us - writers, educators, businesswomen, motivational speakers, mothers, grandmothers, retirees, an artist, a hairdresser, a psychic, a farmer, a psychologist, and a dancer - each share a story about something that changed everything. We think that you - especially if you''re a woman over sixty - will laugh and cry and maybe gasp at these funny, enlightening, and bawdy tales because they''ll remind you of your own life. So read, enjoy, and reminisce. Then, we invite you to join us on Facebook to share what you like to talk about. Let''s do this over-sixty thing together.

Jessie Belle Church hates her old coot of a boss for making her go on a stupid "Ancestry Quest" news assignment. After all, the thirty-year-old newscaster is used to attending art gallery openings with her filthy rich boyfriend, not schlepping through the jungle with a gorilla of a cameraman. But there she is anyway, traipsing through Africa and Europe to follow the ancestry trail left by her DNA. However, when she''s visited each night by a different spirit of her female forebears, reliving the most exciting and terrifying events of their common yet extraordinary lives, Jessie Belle begins to appreciate all that transpired in the past to give her the privileged life that she has today. And, even more shocking, she discovers just how tame and tantalizing that animal of a cameraman can be. She might become the true Jessie Belle, after all.