Bøger af Caro Somers

Jenna Stuart and Chris Walker, childhood sweethearts, pledge undying love when he and his parents move away from coastal Bridgeport. They lead separate lives; she as a dance instructor who stays behind; he as a research scientist who lives in Paris. Thirty plus years pass and he returns to his home town unbeknown to Jenna. He plans a surprise encounter that coincides with her dance recital. Her shock at seeing him again, coupled with the stress of the dance production produces results that nearly destroy the reunion.

Francis Amato is a librarian who volunteers his services at a Crisis Center. He becomes personally involved with one of his callers, Andrea Carter, teacher and newcomer to the area. A traumatic event threatens his desire to meet her.

A story of love, yearning, fulfillment and despair.

THE LAST BUS TO HILLERY is a 'coming of age' book about Carolina, a second generation Italian living in a Midwestern mining town in the thirties and forties.

A homeless man and a recently widowed teacher cross paths in a small Oregon town.

Every married couple has its "control issues" - but what if those control issues were so extreme and bizarre that they were hard-wired into the couple's house? Clara and Philip Robertson lived in a majestic house set on a promontory high above the Pacific Ocean. After they are discovered dead by local authorities, Clara's niece Marty Spencer inherits the house - and finds out more than she ever wanted to know about her aunt Clara's control issues. The mansion that is now hers is chock full of highly-detailed fantasy scenarios, planned, programmed and executed by the stunningly beautiful Clara. But did this need for control spin out of control? And does it have a power to bend to its will the budding romance between Marty and Scott Browning, a lawyer helping her to manage the assets of the Robertson estate?

PIANO-FORTE or PIANO narrates his life experiences living with two mistresses - first the child Melinda, later the woman Andrea. As he becomes part of their lives both musically and personally, he wonders about his purpose in life. Unlike ordinary pianos he possesses the ability to think and feel. These capacities make him question the meaning of life. Through the lives of Melinda and Andrea, he attempts to answer the questions of who and what he is and more importantly why he is.

Angelina, the Queen of Spades, believes in her power to control lives and focuses her dark nature on destroying others.

Nils and Ginger meet quite by accident and neither pursue the relationship until an interest in literature brings them together. Nils is a widower, Ginger a divorcee; both are lonely. Their friendship progresses quickly in spite of Ginger's children who view their mother's friend negatively. When one of them develops a serious, life threatening illness, the other must decide how to cope and how to plan for the future. The solution they choose reflects their attitudes toward aging, religion and ethics.

Megan and Suzanne discover that Suzanne's father has a mistress. They reveal that information to his wife Melissa. Despite the evidence, Melissa continues to be a loving wife until her husband confesses that he must choose between her and his mistress. Each woman plays a part in lying and deceiving in order to safeguard the marriage; Melissa, the dutiful wife, decides to forgive and forget in order to protect her own past.

Noelle, born on Christmas Day, and Matt meet under unusual circumstances. Despite their age difference, he vows to one day marry her. His wish is finally fulfilled on Christmas Eve. Soon after the wedding, her personality changes, producing alarming consequences. The celebration of Christmas becomes a turning point in their relationship.

Florry and Sarah, from widely different backgrounds become roommates in a care facility. Florry, outspoken and practical, contrasts with Sarah, an obsessive-complulsive dreamer who lives in her own world. They both suffer the lack of privacy and constraints associated with community living. Florry, the more vocal of the two, decides that she no longer wants to live even though she is pain free and relatively comfortable. Sarah, carefree and solicitous, assumes the role of an over-protective care-giver. Florry's children are dismayed by their mother's depressive state and plan a small reunion to raise her spirits. On the day before the planned reunion, a freak March snowstorm renders the area virtually impassable and part of the family is stranded at the airport. The violent weather triggers memories of snow that both women prefer not to remember. At the peak of the storm, a terrible accident occurs, involving both women - one as victim and the other as suspect. When the mystery is solved, one understands the message in John 15:13. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."