Bøger af Barbara Freethy

"Ela era a melhor amiga deles, ou assim eles pensavam - até anos mais tarde, quando seus segredos os levam a uma perigosa busca pela verdade sobre quem ela realmente fora... e por que morrera... Dez anos atrás, em uma festa louca, a linda e estonteante Emily caminhava para sua morte, deixando seus três melhores amigos e suas "irmãs" - Natalie, Laura e Madison - devastados. Nenhum deles esquecera aquela noite - ou o papel que cada um teve na morte de Emily, a culpa que os persegue e a perda que ainda sofrem. Agora, um escritor desconhecido entra na lista dos livros mais vendidos com um romance similar à história deles. Quem é ele? Como ele sabe os detalhes íntimos de suas vidas? E por que ele está acusando um deles como assassino? Quando eles começam a desvendar a verdade sobre a amiga em comum, irão redescobrir um amor que ela perdeu há muito tempo e descobrir segredos que vão mudar sua vida para sempre...

"The theft of three priceless paintings sent Derek Kane to prison and destroyed the dreams of his wife, Brianna. When Derek unexpectedly dies just weeks before his release, Brianna returns to Angel's Bay with her young son, determined to prove her husband's innocence and find the missing paintings. Her efforts are stymied by Jason Marlow, the police officer who sent Derek to jail--betraying his former friend. And when the unexpected passion flares between Brianna and Jason, she must choose between the past and the present, the guilty and the innocent, the truth and the lies. For nothing is what it seems..."--Page 4 of cover.

The second book in a heart-tugging contemporary romance series from "USA Today"-bestselling author Freethy, set in the California town of Angel's Bay. Original.

Three New York Times Bestselling standalone novels in one special collection: Summer Secrets, Golden Lies and Don't Say A Word! Summer Secrets: Eight years ago, the three McKenna sisters-Kate, Ashley, and Caroline-had their fifteen minutes of fame. Driven by their ambitious father, they won an around-the-world sailing race as teenagers. But something happened out on the turbulent sea during a fierce storm they could never forget.Now Tyler Jamison has come to Castleton, a picturesque island off the coast of Washington State, asking questions about the famous McKennas. But even as the sisters close ranks against the tenacious reporter, the past threatens to drown them in its wake. It will take Caroline's willingness to right a wrong, Ashley's struggle to face her greatest fears, and Kate's attempt to embrace life-and love-again to finally calm the winds and stop the rain.Golden Lies: Every family has secrets -- some too intriguing to resist ... some too dangerous to ignore...A novel about three remarkable families-the fifty-year-old promise that once bound them together, the fiery betrayal that tore them apart, and the ancient bronze dragon that could destroy their future.Riley McAllister, Paige Hathaway, and Alyssa Chen come from very different worlds. Tough guy Riley has overcome the hard knocks of a working-class upbringing. Paige struggles to define her place as the heir to a famous antiques emporium. And Alyssa feels trapped by the restrictions of her family's old world attitudes. Now this unlikely trio of strangers must come together to follow an elusive trail through the streets of San Francisco-from glittering Pacific Heights to colorful Chinatown to trendy south of Market. Each will have to make the impossible choice between romantic love and family loyalty, between sheltering lies and revealing truth. Once the door to the past is opened, there's no turning back...Don't Say A Word: Everything she's been told about her past is a lie...Julie De Marco is planning a perfect San Francisco wedding when she comes face-to-face with a famous photograph, the startling image of a little girl behind the iron gate of a foreign orphanage-a girl who looks exactly like her. But Julia isn't an orphan. She isn't adopted. And she's never been out of the country. She knows who she is-or does she?Haunted by uncertainty, Julia sets off on a dangerous search for her true identity-her only clues a swan necklace and an old Russian doll, her only ally daring, sexy photographer Alex Manning. Suddenly nothing is as it seems. The people Julia loved and trusted become suspicious strangers. The relationships she believed in-with her mother, her sister, and her fiancé-are shaken by new revelations. The only person she can trust is Alex, but he has secrets of his own. Each step brings her closer to a mysterious past that began a world away-a past that still has the power to threaten her life ... and change her future forever.

Don't miss this heartwarming and charming romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy!