Bøger af Marissa Stapley

The author of New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club pick Lucky returns with a spellbinding story of rock ';n' roll and star-crossed loveabout grunge-era musician Jane Pyre's journey to find out what really happened to her husband and partner in music, who abruptly disappeared years earlier.He was the troubled face of rock ';n' rolluntil he suddenly disappeared without a trace. Jane Pyre was once half of the famous rock ';n' roll duo, the Lightning Bottles. Years later, she's perhaps the most hatedand least understoodwoman in music. She was never as popular with fans as her bandmate (and soulmate), Elijah Harteven if Jane was the one who wrote the songs that catapulted the Lightning Bottles to instant, dizzying fame, first in the Seattle grunge scene, then around the world. But ever since Elijah disappeared five years earlier and the band's meteoric rise to fame came crashing down, the public hatred of Jane has taken on new levels, and all she wants to do is retreat. What she doesn't anticipate is the bombshell that awaits her at her new home in the German countryside: the sullen teenaged girl next doora Lightning Bottles superfanwho claims to have proof that not only is Elijah still alive, he's also been leaving secret messages for Jane. And they need to find them right away. A cross-continent road trip about two misunderstood outsiders brought together by their shared love of music, The Lightning Bottles is both a love letter to the 90s and a searing portrait of the cost of fame.

"Jane Pyre was once half of the famous [1990s] rock 'n' roll duo The Lightning Bottles. Years later, she's perhaps the most hated--and least understood--woman in music. She was never as popular with fans as her bandmate (and soulmate) Elijah Hart--even if Jane was the one who wrote the songs that catapulted The Lightning Bottles to instant, dizzying fame, first in the Seattle grunge scene, then around the world. But ever since Elijah disappeared five years earlier and the band's meteoric rise to fame came crashing down, the public hatred of Jane has taken on new levels, and all she wants to do is retreat. What she doesn't anticipate is the bombshell that awaits her at her new home in the German countryside: the sullen teenaged girl next door--a Lightning Bottles superfan--who claims to have proof that not only is Elijah still alive, he's also been leaving secret messages for Jane"--

Seit Generationen lebt die Familie Summers am Ufer des gewaltigen St. Lorenz-Stroms. Sie angeln, fahren hinaus zu den Inseln, trotzen dem Regen und den Gezeiten und betreiben ein charmantes Inn mit blauen Fensterläden direkt am Wasser. Mae Summers und Gabriel Broadbent sind zusammen im Summers’ Inn aufwachsen, nachdem ein schwerer Schicksalsschlag die beiden für immer miteinander verbunden hat. Hier am Fluss haben sie gemeinsam ihre erste Liebe erlebt. Beieinander finden sie Halt, bis Gabriel eines Tages verschwindet. Mae ist am Boden zerstört und beginnt schließlich ein neues Leben in New York. Zehn Jahre später: Mae kehrt zurück nach Alexandria Bay, in das Inn ihrer Großeltern, um sich von einer schlimmen Trennung zu erholen. Aber ihre Großeltern haben sich verändert. Geheimnisse werden gelüftet, die ein neues Licht auf Gabriels Verschwinden werfen. Lässt sich die Vergangenheit zurückerobern, und damit die Chance auf das Glück?Marissa Stapley hat als Zeitschriftenredakteurin gearbeitet und kreatives Schreiben unterrichtet, bevor sie selbst mit dem Schreiben begann. Marissa Stapley lebt mit ihrem Mann und zwei Kindern in Toronto.

This couples retreat in paradise isn't what it seems . . .

What if you had the winning lottery ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn't cash it in?

From the bestselling author of Lucky—a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick—comes a captivating novel that explores marriage, motherhood, identity, and what it takes to love someone—family members, friends, or spouses—for life.Former folk singer Helen Sear was a feminist wild child who proudly disdained monogamy, raising three daughters—each by a different father—largely on her own. Now in her sixties, Helen has fallen in love with a traditional man who desperately wants to marry her. And while she fears losing him, she’s equally afraid of abandoning everything she’s ever stood for if she goes through with it. Meanwhile, Helen’s youngest daughter, Liane, is in the heady early days of a relationship with her soul mate. But he has an ex-wife and two kids, and her new role as a “step-something” doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Ilsa, an artist, has put her bohemian past behind her and is fervently hoping her second marriage will stick. Yet her world feels like it is slowly shrinking, and her painting is suffering as a result—and she realizes she may need to break free again, even if it means disrupting the lives of her two young children. And then there’s Fiona, the eldest sister, who has worked tirelessly to make her world pristine, yet who still doesn’t feel at peace. When she discovers her husband has been harboring a huge secret, Fiona loses her tenuous grip on happiness and is forced to face some truths about herself that she’d rather keep buried. Interweaving the alternating perspectives of Helen, her daughters, and the women surrounding them, “each new chapter brings a wise and tender look at single life, dating rituals, and marital unease” (New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Close). In this “absolute feat of storytelling” (bestselling author Grace O'Connell), Marissa Stapley celebrates the many roles modern women play, and shows that even though happy endings aren’t one-size-fits-all, some loves really can last for life.