Bøger af Melanie Greene

Margo Dunway has wanderlust. It's like regular lust, but with travel thrown in. She's spent years locked in place, and is ready to set off on unfettered adventures as she figures out, well, the whole rest of her life. Karl Moore isn't lonely. Not exactly. He has his golden retriever, and the choirs he directs, and his thousand dreams of settling down, securely anchored to the Gulf Coast town he's made home. Goaded into joining an Advent handbell choir, Margo is shocked to run across Karl, a painful reminder of the church where her faith was shattered. He's as compelling as ever, but she resolves to resist his lures long enough to survive the Christmas season. Then she can sail away from all the temptations that would hold her back from finding her true passion. Margo may be everything Karl ever dreamed of, but her dreams can't come true if she's constrained within the world he holds dear. He can't be her ballast, but can his heart afford for him to stand by and watch while she flies free?

Ignatius "Scorch" Madigan is all alone. At last. He's left his band and retreated to the seclusion of a friend's beach cottage. He has a couple of weeks to pull together his first solo album and prove to the world-and himself-that he has what it takes to be a star in his own right. Sarita Dunway needs a refuge.\When her careless mistake injures Scorch, she jumps at every excuse to rush to the cottage to 'help' him out. Even cleaning for the surly musician is better than being forced into cheerful Christmas closeness with her godmother's son. He doesn't want to need her. She only wants to use him. But what they unwrap in each other might be the biggest holiday surprise of all.

Things Rachel Groff needs: her daughter out of diapers, the back child support she''s owed, freedom from her devious, dirtbag ex-husband.  Rachel has inched her way towards financial security over three years of solo parenting. Clinging to her hard-won independence, she is on guard against the type of man who deceived her in the past. Men like the too-hot and too-charming divorced dad who claims to be nothing like her ex.  Things Theo Melis loves: kayaking along the bayou, baking pies, being with his son. His big gamble has paid off: his brewpub is in the black and garnering great reviews. Now Theo''s focused on earning a favorable rating from his manager''s ex-wife. He''s taken with her strength and ferocity of purpose, and proud when she allows him to help her escape the stresses of life. But one moment Rachel melts into him; the next, she jerks away, leaving him overheated and confused.  Theo longs to earn Rachel''s trust. Rachel''s heart yearns for him, but her instincts have devastated her before. Every step they take could be a disastrous misstep. If they move in unison, can they discover a path worth taking?

Serena Colby has her life perfectly planned out. She grew up moving from place to place, and is determined to find a permanent home that's hers and hers alone. Her career as a graphic artist is on the rise and everything is lining up just right. That is, until disruptive copywriter Dillon Hamilton comes blasting into her workplace and spins her personal life out of control. Serena tries to draw boundaries, but gorgeous Dillon has in mind a much sexier script for their lives. He's pulled towards Serena's orbit, quickly ranking her sexiest skirts and memorizing the scent of her locally sourced organic shampoo. Serena struggles to remain unmoved by Dillon's kinetic charm, even as she relishes their chats about their mutual passion, the Houston Rockets. Though order-loving Serena shies away from Dillon's messy complications, she can't escape her fantasies. When Dillon's determined pursuit leaves Serena breathless, it might just be 'all systems go' for ROCKET MAN .....

Janice Newton avoids close ties by directing all her energy toward her job and using her well-developed defense system to keep everyone, especially the co-worker she secretly craves, at arm''s length. But will her fear of reopening old wounds keep her from a relationship with the one person who sees through her tough exterior and into her vulnerable heart? Miguel Rosas has developed a strategy of his own - one that should tumble Janice''s walls - if only he can execute it. A burning dinner, intrusive relatives, and a secret from his past conspire to keep his plans half-baked, though he''s determined to get things sizzling.This standalone novella featuring characters from Melanie Greene''s ROCKET MAN brings Janice and Miguel together for a long-anticipated date that threatens to become an epic disaster. Little does Miguel know that the very problems he''s trying to quell provide the insights that finally make Janice READY TO ROLL.