Bøger af Holly Jacobs

Harry's solved the mystery of a dead body in her kiln. All this potter wants to do is get back to her studio, back to the life she's built...and back to her budding romance with attorney, Micah McCain. Then a customer slips and falls...and ends up dead. Looks like Erie, PA's small business owner and budding sleuth is back on the case. Can Harry juggle friends, family and solve a murder...for a second time? Fans of Jacobs' bestselling Maid in LA series will love her new cozy mystery series, Harry's Pottery Mysteries.

Life Gives Second Chances...Sometimes So Does Love Laura Watson lost the only man she's ever loved, her fiancé and the father of her unborn child. Her heart is broken and her life is in pieces. Lieutenant Seth Keller knows what it's like to lose someone you love. He's there to support Laura. He's there to give her someone to lean on. At least that's what he tells himself. In truth, could it be more? Sometimes life gives people another chance. Are Laura and Seth strong enough to take a second chance at love?Fans of Jacobs' Crib Notes and A Special Kind of Different will love this latest story in her Hometown Hearts series.

Fans of Holly Jacobs' I WAXED MY LEGS FOR THIS? are going to love HOW TO CATCH A GROOM! How to Catch a Groom:1. Find a man who is your complete opposite.2. Help save him from utter embarrassment.3. Call in a favor and ask him to help you out of a wedding emergency.4. Try not to fall in love with a man who values logic more than love.Wedding planner, Desdemona Smith, follows her heart. College professor and researcher, Seth Rutherford, is a man who loves logic.When Seth loses his bride--a woman who was perfectly suited to him--he's confused. It doesn't make sense. Desi assures him love isn't logical and Seth soon discovers neither is Desi. Then why is he attracted to a woman who is his opposite? Why can't he seem to get enough of Desi Smith? Can these two opposites make the perfect romance?Readers of Debbie Macomber and Jenn McKinlay will love this love vs. logic romance.

Fans of Holly Jacobs' I WAXED MY LEGS FOR THIS? will love this small town romantic comedy!Erie, Pennsylvania reporter, Mace Mason longs for a big, groundbreaking story but he doubts he's going to find it in a small town in neighboring Ohio. What he does find is Zoe, a woman with the worst makeover in the history of makeovers. When she cleans herself up, he discovers a small-town girl who seems utterly content with her life. But he quickly suspects Zoe trying to keep something from him. With each minute Mace is not only closer to the secret . . . he's closer to Zoe, as well.How will this crazy couple ever fall in love and save the day?Readers of Debbie Macomber and Jenn McKinlay will love this zany romantic comedy about small town secrets.

The fifth and final installment in award-winning & bestselling author Holly Jacob's MAID IN LA mystery series-It's a climatic end for Quincy Mac, LA's favorite maid! Quincy Mac came to LA as an aspiring actress, but when she inadvertently cleans a murder scene while working as a maid, she finds love, laughter and a bit of mystery! Quincy Mac's life has changed in the last ten years. Changed for the better. She's happily married to Cal and their family is growing. She's finishing up a television show, Cereal Killers, and working on new ideas with Dick. Life is perfect. Until one morning, when she heads for some coffee in the writers' room and trips over...a zombie. A dead zombie. She thought the only murders she had to solve were television murders, but when there's a dead zombie on your mystery set and your name is Quincy Mac, you get down to work. Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plus series will love Quincy and her friends.

Everyone is different...even grandmas and their grandkids.This fictionalized early-reader is based on a real grandma and her real six grandkids.>Bestselling, award winning author, Holly Jacobs, writes her first children's story for her own grandkids and for all the other grandkids out there.

Et juleeventyr Da Alex McKenzie og hans fireårige søn ankommer til Washington, står kvinderne i kø for at hjælpe den stakkels enkemand, men Alex er ikke på udkig efter en ny hustru. Men den lille dreng har allerede valgt sin nye mor: deres smukke single-nabo, Shannon O’Rourke. Ikke just husmodertypen, men hun har formået, hvad Alex ikke selv har magtet. At skabe et tillidsfuldt bånd til hans søn. Ikke mindst derfor føler Alex sig fristet til at give Shannon et ordentligt kys – men hvor er misteltenen, når man mest har brug for den?Drømmekvinden Enkemand Leo Montgomery vil gøre alt for sin lille datters lykke – med undtagelse af at forelske sig i hendes barnepige, Verity Sumpter. Alligevel kan han ikke slå hende ud af hovedet. For bag den kedelige påklædning og Kloge-Åge-brillerne fornemmer han, der gemmer sig en smuk kvinde. En kvinde, som vil kunne fylde hans tillukkede hjerte med fornyet håb og glæde. Men kan Leo finde modet til at påny at kaste sig ud i kærlighedens kringlede spil?Den fortabte søn Rodeo-champion Dylan “The Devil” Gentry har aldrig sagt nej til en udfordring! Han har kvinderne i sin hule hånd. Alle, med undtagelse af hans smukke rødhårede fysioterapeut Brenna Farren. Det gør dog bare den flotte cowboy endnu mere interesseret. Så da han erfarer, at Brenna venter sig og er alene, blusser hans beskyttelsestrang for alvor op. For at redde hendes omdømme frier han til hende og tilbyder hende og hendes ufødte barn sit efternavn. Men det skal blive hans største udfording til dato!Den skønneste baby Amelia Gallagher kigger langt efter Larry Mackenzie - partner i det advokatfirma, hvor hun arbejder, og enhver kvindes drøm – lige bortset fra, at han ikke er typen, der vil binde sig. Men hvis er så den syv måneder gamle baby, han suser rundt med? Da Mac bliver værge for en klients datter, sværger han at finde den familie, han aldrig selv har haft. Men indtil det er på plads, må han have hjælp fra en, der forstår sig på babyer. Og der kommer smukke Amelia ind i billedet. Og begivenhederne tager for alvor fart, da de alle tre sner inde i hans hus ...

The first installment of award-winning & bestselling author Holly Jacob's MAID IN LA mystery seriesCleaning Can Be Murder on a Manicure!Quincy came to LA looking for fame and fortune but became a mother and a cleaning service owner instead. While filling in for a sick employee, she accidentally cleans up a crime scene and now that she's a suspect in a murder case, she only has one option-find the real murderer or end up in jail for a crime she didn't commit...a crime she only cleaned.There's a killer out there, and Quincy's going to find them...or die trying.Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum will love bestselling, award winning Holly Jacobs' Quincy Mac and her bestselling mystery series!

The PTA Mom series is filled with heart, holidays and three PTA Moms who find their own happily-ever-aftersIn the second installment, Once Upon A Christmas, it's a Wonderful Life this holiday season...After Thanksgiving, Daniel McLean opens the door and finds a boy on his step who asks, "Could you be my father?" Brandon is thrilled that Daniel says yes, but his aunt, Michelle Hamilton is not. After consulting a lawyer, she agrees to a paternity test but neither Brandon or Daniel are willing to wait for the results-they want to get to know each other right now. As Michelle gears up for the PTA Christmas Fair, all three come to realize that a paternity test won't make them a family...but the love that Michelle and Daniel discover just might.Reminiscent of Carolyn Brown's Blame it on Texas series, the second book in Holly Jacobs' PTA series, Once Upon a Christmas, is a holiday treasure.

The third installment in award-winning & bestselling author Holly Jacob's Maid in LA mystery seriesWhen LA's favorite maid inadvertently cleans a murder scene, she finds love, laughter and a bit of mystery!Quincy Mac has not only bested a murderer and an art thief, but she's managed to raise three boys on own while her running her cleaning service She's even braved a brand-new romance. In all of her escapades, nothing she's done in the past has prepared Quincy for what's to come...heading home for Christmas! When planning a quiet holiday with her family, she finds herself stuck with yet another mystery to solve. Join Quincy as she juggles holiday shopping, her family and solving another mystery...who's stealing medical supplies. Come celebrate the Christmas season with LA's favorite maid, her family and friends.Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum will love LA's favorite maid in the MAID IN LA series.

Fans of Holly Jacobs' bestselling Maid in LA Mysteries are in for another zany who-dunnit. This time there's a disappearing (and reappearing) dead body.As she hurries out the door on Monday morning, Markie Walkowicz trips over a body. A very dead body. She calls 911 from her closet, because what sane woman would stay on the porch with a dead body and a potential murderer hanging around? To make a bad Monday worse, the cop who shows up is Detective Zac Marshall--her longtime (former) friend. He announces there's nobody...uh, no body on her porch.Over the next few days that body in its orange and green plaid suit keeps turning up--but never sticks around long enough for Zac to see it. Will he have to hang around full-time before he believes her?Markie eventually admits that having Zac hang around isn't that bad. Even if she can't find no body, maybe she has found her somebody.Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum and Jacobs' Quincy Mac are going to love her newest amateur detective, Markie Walkowicz, as she finds a bit of romance and maybe a certain dead body.

The fourth and final installment in award-winning & bestselling author Holly Jacob's Maid in LA mystery series--It's a climatic end for Quincy Mac, LA's favorite maid!Quincy Mac came to LA as an aspiring actress, but when she inadvertently cleans a murder scene while working as a maid, she finds love, laughter and a bit of mystery!Quincy Mac's life has changed a lot since the day she accidentally cleaned up a murder scene a few years ago.She's still a mom and business owner, but now she's also newly engaged, a successful screenwriter whose movie of the week, based on her first mystery, has been nominated for multiple awards. She walks the red carpet wearing her star-shaped glasses and thinks her life is just about perfect. But the feeling doesn't last long. At the after-party... she finds the body of the most hated woman on the set. How do you find a killer when all the suspects hate the victim? But she has to find the real killer since most of the suspects are her friends and family. The clock is ticking and LA's favorite maid needs to solve this mystery, fast!Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plus series will love Quincy and her friends.

The second installment in award-winning & bestselling author Holly Jacob's Maid in LA mystery seriesQuincy Mac came to LA as an aspiring actress, but ends up a mom and the owner of a cleaning service instead. When she inadvertently cleans up a murder scene, she finds love, laughter and a bit of mystery! Just when the dust settles...someone else is in trouble!Quincy's taking classes on writing detective novels, taking care of her boys, and playing maid of honor in Tiny's wedding, when...she finds another case. Someone has stolen Mac'Cleaner clients' artwork and Quincy's employee is under suspicion. This is one LA maid who's got a lot on her plate in Holly Jacobs' second Maid in LA Mystery, DUSTED.Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum will love bestselling, award winning Holly Jacobs' Quincy Mac and her bestselling mystery series!

A heartwarming follow up to CARRY HER HEART by bestselling author Holly JacobsThe infant daughter Piper Chesterfield gave up for adoption so many years ago has grown into an accomplished young woman. When Piper's husband shows up on Siobhan Ahearn's doorstep, he makes a request on behalf of the birth mother Siobhan has never met.As Piper battles a life-threatening illness, both mother and daughter struggle to make up for the years apart. Reading Piper's journals and books, Siobhan finds herself overwhelmed by the prospect of suddenly absorbing a lifetime of another mother's love.Logan Greer has benefited from Piper's mothering influence from when he was young, and he's uniquely qualified to help Siobhan see all the ways Piper's love for the daughter she gave up inspired the outpouring of compassion she provided to families in need. And his close proximity in the shared guest house doesn't hurt his ability to become a much needed support system either. . . With the help of this handsome friend of the family, Siobhan must decide if she has enough room in her heart to love the family who raised her, the family who loved her from afar, and the charming man whose plans may not include staying close to family for the foreseeable future.Readers of Nicholas Sparks and Jojo Moyes are sure to love this newest installment in Jacobs' award winning, Words of the Heart series.

A story of a lifelong friendship that becomes so much more as two friends reunite for a common goal in this heartrending Holly Jacobs Classic Romance Carolyn Kendal and Stephan Foster were inseparable every summer when they ran along Lake Erie's rocky beaches. They grew up together, they were best friends until that magical summer when they were more than friends. That was years ago. When Carolyn's daughter lies in a hospital bed fighting for her life its Stephan who races to Carolyn's side. And maybe this time, he'll stay.Fans of Jacobs' Just One Thing and Words of the Heart series will find this rerelease of her classic award-winning romance touches their heart. Jojo Moyes fans will love this story about the many faces of friendship.

Fans of Holly Jacobs' Romance+ Novels will love taking a journey down Briar Hill Road.Lucky people are born into their families, but some have to find them.Hayden MacNulty found her "real" family a few houses down Briar Hill Road while trick-or-treating when she was eight. She fell a little in love with twelve-year-old Brian Conway that very night. Time and tragedy tests that love, but over the years Brian and Hayden discover that real love can weather the harshest storms and still bloom beautiful and strong. Hayden and Brian's story is at its heart a love story about family...about forgiveness...about acceptance...about life on Briar Hill Road. Readers of Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook will love lifetime of love story.

In the third book, Once Upon A Valentine's, where there's smoke there's fire... Planning a Valentine's dance is as close as Carly Lewis intends to come to romance. This once-burned single mom is done with love. Then her plans (and a shed) literally go up in flames. That's when she meets Lieutenant Charles Jefferson. Chuck wasn't looking for love, especially with an accidental arsonist, but he can't shake this PTA Mom. Now he just has to convince her sometimes a fire can warm you and not burn you at all. Reminiscent Nancy Nagle Adam' s Grove Series, Once Upon A Valentine's is a sizzling second-chance at love romance.

The PTA Mom series is filled with heart, holidays and three PTA Moms who find their own happily-ever-aftersThe first in the series, Once Upon A Thanksgiving is about when Harry Met...Samantha.Single mom, Samantha Williams is too busy for love. She's already juggling work, four kids, a one-eyed cat and now the PTA's Social Planning Committee. But when Samantha meets Harry Remington, she finds herself drawn to the kids' principal. But not only is Harry recovering from a bad break-up, he'll only be around until December. Maybe they can date knowing there's an expiration date on their time together. But sometimes the heart has its own mind. By Thanksgiving, neither are ready to let go of what they've discovered together, but both are afraid to hold on. Will their love be enough to overcome their pasts as they look beyond their present to a future...together? Reminiscent of Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cover series, this first book of the PTA Moms trilogy, Samantha and Harry discover that they're a couple who have a lot to be thankful for.