Bøger af Jane O'Brien

Belle had been kept sheltered and protected her whole life, so when she finds her mother unexpectedly dead in their motel room, her world is turned upside down, especially since Belle and her mother Karen had always been very close. Alone, with no one to help or advise her, she must make funeral arrangements and then plan the next step for the direction of her life. While going through some papers and documents that her mother had always kept in a locked box, Belle discovers that her mother had been keeping secrets. Secrets that seemed to involve her daughter.Upon a chance encounter with a handsome attorney, who fills her romantic idea of the man of her dreams, Belle begins to see that it's time to take control of her life and live it the way she would like, and not necessarily the way her mother had planned. But first she has promised herself she would fulfill her mother's dream to visit the lighthouses along the Lake Michigan shore. As Belle travels the West Michigan shoreline, from Grand Haven heading north, she makes acquaintances along the way who will change the course of her life in surprising ways, and who open her eyes to possibilities of love.Book 1 of The Lighthouse Trilogy begins a series of genealogical twists and turns that you won't see coming. Suspense, romance, family lies, secrets, and mistrust, all come together in a surprising ending. A clean romance that will send sparks and passion through the characters and straight to your heart. One of Jane O'Brien's best!

In the summer of 1941, World War II is taking hold and causing havoc around the globe. Each of the Clark boys is affected in a different way. Jay wants to continue his college education and become a doctor. Bob just wants to have fun and meet girls. But events that follow will disrupt both of their lives.Having been estranged for a few years, the boys soon find they have a common goal which brings them back together. Now closer than ever, they need to work together to get through the devastation of the war and the results to come.Bob meets an interesting person who can shed light on their past adventures and perhaps aid in the discovery of the treasures that are so needed to transport Jay to the 1890s where he can once again see his beloved Sadie.In the meantime, Sadie misses Jay terribly, but in her loneliness she grows closer to Wyatt, the handsome owner of the local newspaper. Will she be tempted by other men's affections? Will she fall in love? How long will she wait for Jay to return? Can the young lovers ever find a way to be together again?Left alone without Dora, Fran is desperate to return to Luke and her family in the 1800s, also; she is completely unaware of Jay's struggles. Life in 2036 is nothing like Fran could ever have imagined. This modern era will never be satisfactory or acceptable for her. Since the quilt has failed her, she needs to find another way back in time. How will her time travel plans coincide with Jay's in the 1940s? Will the two time travelers be able to return to their respective loved ones? Will they ever see their sleepy 1800s Michigan town again?Read this latest addition to A Slip in Time where anything is possible if you wish hard enough.

Yesterday's Blood, Book 5 of O'Brien's series A Slip in Time, begins in the year 2025 where we last left Daniel Kent, the deputy sheriff. Having come across some heirlooms in an old secretary drawer, he handles each one carefully wondering who they belonged to and how they were connected to him. After looking into his genealogy, he discovers a name on a Civil War medal which not only is on his family tree, but is the same name as his own. Puzzled, he picks up the Bowie knife next, but as he does so, he nicks his finger, causing a flow of blood to drip onto the leather case. Once the droplet in his 'present time' touches the stain from the 'past', Daniel is thrown into a trip he had not expected to take.Where will Daniel land? Will he end up in a strange place and a different century than his own; will he be with Dora, his ex-wife, who has gone before him back to 1881? Dora was eager to return to the past and the love of her life, but what will she find when she arrives? Is Wade available, and if so, does he still want her?Francine and Luke are excitedly making plans to start their family. The orphan train is once again coming their way. If they are able to get any children, Fran wonders if she will be able to stay in the 19th century and continue her life as the mother she has always longed to be. Or will the Universe upset everything and send her back, leaving Luke alone as a single parent?Best friends, Ruth and Mavis, still long for a man to fall in love with. They dream about a handsome stranger who will step off the steam driven train at the depot in town. Will these young women each find a suitable match in the small town of Twin Lake, or is there an unknown person waiting on the horizon for each of them?These are the many questions that will be answered in Book 5. With new people arriving in town, bringing with them troubling dilemmas, life has never been more exciting in West Michigan. Through joy and sorrows, weddings and babies, arguments and bloodshed, follow the characters you have grown to love in Yesterday's Blood.

Fran Clark's grandmother has passed away, and she is assigned the task of going through her Gram's personal items, deciding what to keep and what to discard. As she is going through desks and drawers, she comes across a key that opens Gram's trunk, which is filled with quilts made by generations of Clark women. The key was one she had always loved as a child. Filled with nostalgia, Fran spreads the quilts across the room, and while shedding tears for the loss of her grandmother, she suddenly finds herself transported to 1875, and she is not even sure how she got there. Scared and alone, she must find a way to fit into this new world. As Fran struggles to find her way back to her own time period, she learns of a new way of living in the post Civil War era, one of hard work with very little time for relaxation, and lacking any modern amenities, but as she begins to adjust, she discovers a different side to herself. She finds strength and a self-confidence she did not know she had, and she learns that two different men find her beautiful, something she had never thought about herself before.When the time has come to make a decision to stay or leave, she is torn. If she stays she will have a contented and fulfilled life, but she will be living a lie, and she risks hurting those she has grown to love and who love her. And if she goes, even though she will once again be back with her family, she will have to deal with all of the pressures of a modern life, and she will be facing it alone, with no one to love.Can Fran find a way back to her own time? Does she want to? Travel back in time with Fran and decide for yourself what you would do.Yesterday's Tears is the first book of a new series by Jane O'Brien called A Slip in Time.

Molly Ryan's friend, newlywed, Laura Abbott Danforth is shocked when her estranged father, Clinton Abbot, is shot in the garden of Coventry Hill Inn during her wedding reception. Molly, Laura and their spouses head to the home where Laura lived as a child, only to find her mother has suffered a severe head injury. Glenda Abbott resides in a luxurious nursing home. Molly suspects only the staff indulges in the luxury that the residents' families have paid for. Introducing Cassandra Cross, whose first assignment is to recover two million dollars worth of jewelry Clinton Abbott lifted from his victim's safe.

The story of two sisters who remain close although living different lifestyles. Tragedy strikes one night as a body is discovered after an explosion in a cabin on Shelby Lake.

In Book 5 of The Unforgettables, Emmy and Clay, the final book of the series, a previously minor character comes to the forefront. In books one through four, we followed Ivy and Fox as they discovered their entangled family trees. Their ups and downs take us through love, marriage, and turmoil, and finally the joy of reuniting with lost family. When Michael joined a class to find his biological parents, he met Ivy, a local author he admired. He fit right into the group of people searching for their family members, and became fast friends with them all. Encouraged to continue the search for his mother, he takes a trip to London to pick up a lead and stumbles into more than he bargained for. After a visit with a fortuneteller who can see his future, he is more confused than ever. When he returns to America, he brings with him a secret he must keep hidden from everyone until the time is right to share it. Who are Emmy and Clay? How do they fit into the circle of friends? And will the magic of the Ukraine be able to save the love of his life?

Twin sisters, abandoned at birth, meet for the first time twenty-five-years later. They are determined to find their birth mother to question why they were left two-hundred miles apart on a cold day in December. Their lives are in danger in an attempt to keep their true identity a secret. The mystery is compounded when the murder of someone who is threatened by the truth takes place.

The next installment of the Grainger and Clark family saga is all about mercy - God's mercy, but also the forgiveness of friends and family to those they care about.Changes abound in Twin Lake and Holton, as some people leave and new people arrive. There is joy to share and mysteries to solve. There is love and laughter, birth and death, and new growth. The woman called Mercy is threatened with her life, while a younger woman named Marigold tries to hold it together in order to change her life.You won't be disappointed with the new events in town and on the farm as life goes on in Muskegon County.

The story of Kelsey Turner, a bride who is jilted on her wedding day. Kelsey answers an ad for an assistant in the Pinewood Bluff Resort, far away from her friends, family, and memories of the man who broke her heart. Her boss is the handsome, but sullen, Alex Bradford. Alex is overwhelmed with guilt over the death of the mother of his child. On a walk in the woods, Kelsey comes upon a body lying face down in the snow. Does Alex have a connection to the dead woman? Could he have been responsible for her death?

The saga of the Graingers and the Clarks continues in Twin Lake/Holton in both the 19th and the 21st centuries. Daniel has disappeared from 1881 and is back home in his own era, where he meets a strangely familiar woman in the cemetery named Virginia. They discover they have much in common as they dig through the files and papers of their own family histories. Will this woman discover the secret of time travel he has managed to keep so well hidden? Will she disrupt the lives of Fran and Dora in the 1880s once she suspects the truth? How does Daniel feel about the Dora lookalike? As time in 2025 progresses, the same moon of the 21st century shines down on the people of 1881. Mavis moves through her pregnancy while living at the Grainger home. Unsure of where she fits in and what is to become of her life, she struggles to find her place. Ruth becomes aware that another man is interested in her. He is charming and younger and is giving the doctor a run for his money. Now with two suitors she must make a decision on what is in her best interests. There is a threat at the Luke Grainger household that could change everything in their family dynamics. Immediate action is necessary.Wade finds himself in a bit of a financial bind at the mercantile. If things don't change soon he must swallow his pride and ask for help. The only place to go is to his nemesis. And a new mystery emerges when Mercy receives a telegram she did not have a chance to read. And as she has often said, 'No good news ever comes from South Dakota.'

The day has finally come to close this heart-felt, time-traveling series. We have grown to love both the Clark and Grainger families, in both the nineteenth century and the twentieth century, but their two worlds are about to collide. They cannot go on living as they have been forever. How long can Fran and Dora live in a world they were not born to? How long can the sisters hold on to their lives in the 1800s before the Universe takes charge and returns them to their rightful places? These are the questions they both fear, as well as the husbands they love so dearly.Both Fran and Dora are aware of the risks of staying, but they are unwilling to give up the loves of their lives, Luke and Wade. What are their options? How will the families handle it if one of them gets sick again and begins to fade away to a world of which they are no longer a part?In this twelfth book of A Slip in Time, we take a look back at each person we have met along the way. Many of them have incomplete stories so you will be able to see where they are in a more 'modern' society. Each chapter focuses on a particular couple, showing us where they came from and where they are now. And finally with one particular couple we see how the circle is complete. Will it end as you had suspected, or will you be surprised, perplexed, or even shocked? Read Yesterday's Memories to find out the unbelievable ending to the life of our favorite time-travelers.

Two young women leave Washington DC to re-open Camp Bristol. The resort they enjoyed as children. New friends and new loves change their lives forever.

In this magical, romantic book, the second in the series of The Unforgettables, the story of Ivy and Fox continues in contemporary times, while at the same time flashing back to previous generations of gypsies, circus performers, and vaudevillians. In Book One of the series, Ruby and Sal, Ivy had been taking notes from her 102-year- old great grandmother in order to write a book about Ruby's life. Little did she know that while learning about secrets her great-grandmother held, Ivy would reveal mysteries that she would need to solve before moving on with her own life. Centered around West Michigan where vaudevillians used to summer in the 1920s and 1930s, Maisy and Max is the mystical tale of a love story which is woven through a time that was filled with passionate love and agonizing trials. It then circles back to 2017 where we last left Ivy and Fox, miserable and aching for each other. In the past, each generation has held its secrets, but Ivy's secret may be the most powerful one of all and could possibly hurt the man she loves. Unbeknownst to Ivy, Fox also has a secret of his own that he has been holding close, and once revealed, he could lose all that he holds dear.

Yesterday's Hopes, book two in O'Brien's newest series, A Slip in Time, continues with Dora trying to find her sister. As she becomes aware of the possibility of time travel, she begins to explore how she, too, can do the same in order to find Fran. Dora suspects her sister is in the 1880s due to some clues she left behind, so she tries to imitate the way she believes Francine has traveled using their grandmother's precious quilts, which have been passed down through generations. When Dora suddenly finds herself standing on the boardwalk at the train depot in Twin Lake, she is thrilled to discover that she has done it. Now she must find her sister, and bring her back home. The problem arises when Dora meets a handsome man with a crooked grin who has his eye set on her. He won't give up until he makes her his own. Once Dora begins to fall for him, she loses all focus of going back to the 21st century. Now the two sisters must decided if they want to live in this pioneer setting with the men they love or return to a more comfortable lifestyle. The decision is agony but it must be made.

The story of Matt and Carolyn who grew up together in Glenwood Hills. They eventually fell in love, but Matt fell into the clutches of a vixen named Maggie. He married her in haste. Carolyn recovered from her broken heart when Jerry Baxter entered the picture. After Jerry died suddenly, Carolyn's world collapsed. A chance meeting more than twenty years later rekindled the love Carolyn and Matt had for each other.

The story of a young woman whose parents are involved in an automobile accident. Tara Crawford does not believe her father accidentally drove or skidded off the road he had been driving on for years. It's the story of secrets and revenge.

Ruby had a fascinating life surrounding The Great Depression and Prohibition, which she had always kept private, until shortly before her death at age 102 when she decided the time was right to tell her story to her great-granddaughter, Ivy. Ruby relates the story of the love of her life, a man Ivy had never met, and secrets she has kept for over 80 years. The fascinating tale of guns, gangsters, and magical love captures Ivy's imagination, taking her to another time and place. When Ivy meets Fox, she questions whether their relationship is moving too quickly. Does she really know who he is? Can she allow herself to fall completely and totally in love for the first time in her life? If so, will her love be as passionate as the one her beloved great-grandmother had? And more importantly can she count on him to be trustworthy and loyal, because now she, too, holds secrets of her own. The only way to find out is to give herself without reservation, just like Ruby had. As Ruby's story unwinds in the 1920s and '30s, Ivy's story is just beginning. The two narratives will be entwined in a way that seems impossible, as a thread develops that will tie the characters together forever.

From the mountains of the Ukraine in the 1800s to present day, the story of the ruby necklace first discovered in Ruby and Sal plays a dominant role, as it weaves romance and continues to untangle the family tree. Readers of O'Brien's The Unforgettables series will delight in book three in this story of a gypsy prince and a peasant girl, two star-crossed lovers who affect the future and the lives of Ivy and Fox. Fanciful and magical in the past, and tumultuous in the future, there is no end to the surprises and twists and turns. As Ivy dives into her latest writing project, she discovers new documents on the family tree that shock her. Added to that is the fact that Fox has withheld a few secrets about himself. The news sends Ivy into a tailspin. Will the couple be able to survive the turmoil? How will two lovers of long ago bring the two lovers of today together again?

A story of friendship lasting through the years. Five baby girls are born during the summer in the early 1950s. They grow up together on Bradbury Circle in the community of Cumberland Heights. Although their paths take them in different directions, they remain friends and will always call Cumberland Heights home.

Yesterday's Kin brings a new chapter to A Slip in Time. Ginny and Daniel get closer as they share a passion for family tree research. Once Ginny learns of Daniel's time travel adventure, she convinces him to show her the way to visit Twin Lake and Holton in the 1880s. When something unusual happens, it causes them to not end up in the same time and place. Daniel is concerned about Ginny, wondering how she will handle herself. Is she afraid of being on her own? Is she capable of surviving in a century that is so foreign to her? How will they ever find their way back to each other? It turns out to be more difficult than either of them thought possible. Will they eventually reunite, or will Ginny be on her own forever, lost in an era she knows nothing about? New people come to town, but not all are trustworthy. One respected resident leaves for a better future. Secrets are exposed and lives are threatened. Life is ever changing, but Twin Lake and Holton remain the same. Living in the 19th century has never been easy in Muskegon County, but new twists and turns show just how fragile and dangerous it can be.

Book 4 of The Unforgettables, Georgy and Jack, continues the story of Ivy and Fox with a family thread that will surprise the reader. As Ivy researches a new book that she is writing about her hometown's benefactor, she discovers more than she bargained for. In the process of taking a class to learn how to research lost family members, she meets new and interesting people who will become lifelong friends. The long search for her husband's son who was given up for adoption when Fox was a teenager begins to consume her. As each person in the class struggles to find their own family member, they discover things about themselves that are both surprising and heart-wrenching. With laughter, tears, mysteries, and romance, this group of people will warm your heart, as you sort out the entanglements of their lives along with them.

Yesterday's Dreams, Book Three in O'Brien's series called A Slip in Time, continues with our favorite characters, Francine, Luke, Dora, and Wade. The two sisters each love a Grainger brother, but one love has been fulfilled, while the other love is torn apart by two different centuries. Fran and Luke begin to make a wonderful life for themselves while living in her family's cottage. Many ups and downs keep this couple close to our hearts, as they struggle with decisions that will affect their future, with fear of being discovered, and with illness that threatens the loss of life. Dora has returned to her own century with a broken heart. She leaves the love of her life behind to sort out his problems with his family. Knowing she can never go back again, she tries to forge a new life while still keeping in touch with her sister in the 1880s through messages left in the trunk. As time passes we see Dora struggle to forget Wade, but illusive dreams continue to visit her in the night, tempting her to return to a crooked smile and loving arms.

Molly Ryan and Luke Sullivan have moved to their new home on the shores of Evergreen Lake in the newly established village of Evergreen. The year before, Molly found a diamond ring in the sand. She turned it over to the police because along with it was a designer scarf with an obvious blood stain. Detective Jason Stewart reports the ring has not been claimed in twelve months and therefore, it now belongs to Molly. Amateur sleuth, Molly Ryan is not satisfied with the unsolved mystery and sets out to find the owner of the ring...if she is not already dead.

The story of Sally Maguire, social reporter for the Waverly Times. After a day of covering three society weddings, Sally is summoned by her boss to return to the scene of the first wedding of the day. The bride is dead. She was pushed or jumped off the balcony of the mansion on Waverly Island. Sally and her photographer friend and mentor, Sam, arrive at the scene. Detective Michael Callahan, the new cop in town is none too happy with the arrival of this nosy reporter keeping him from doing his job. Sally's attraction to Detective Callahan grows with each encounter. She finds herself in love for the first time in her life. Although Mike is feeling a pull toward this desirable female, he is fighting the attraction because he has been betrayed by the woman he thought he would be spending the rest of his life with.Together, Sally and Mike investigate the death of Priscilla Pepper Bradbury and find love along the way.

After 35 years, Kim has reason to believe that her husband has been cheating on her. She decides she needs some time away so she can get through this devastating news. After being prompted by her friends, she agrees to go to a bed and breakfast quilting weekend, where she hopes she can get some perspective on her life and what is to become of her now. The Kindred Spirit Bed and Breakfast is a beautiful historic inn and the attentive hosts are just what Kim needs. While quilting with her friends, Beth and Andy, over hot chocolate and lots of laughs, her low spirits slowly begin to take a turn for the better. The inn seems to bring her some peace, and the slow pace allows her time to reflect on her marriage and family. As the heavy snow begins to fall, Kim's memories are turned toward the past -- days with her children and her loving husband. Can she learn to forgive? And does she want to? What does God expect of her? As she continues to pray for herself and her family, a Christmas miracle affects all who are present and brings Kim's dilemma into focus

Nate Finnegan has never been a fan of Christmas. His home life as a child did not include pine trees and holly wreaths. It was not that he disliked Christmas; he just didn't have an opinion one way or another. When he decides to move to Michigan to work on a pine tree farm while going to college, he meets the Sparks family. For them Christmas is not only an occupation, it is the best part of the year and what family is all about. Soon their enthusiasm becomes infectious, and Nate has a big change of heart. Molly Sparks, the pine tree farmers' daughter, is exactly the girl Nate has dreamed about falling in love with, and having a family like the Sparks is something Nate has been waiting for his entire life. But as the young couple soon begin to discover, things aren't always as easy as they first seem. Will the promises they make to each other ever be fulfilled? Or will Nate be left forever hoping for something unattainable? It takes a Christmas miracle to work out the details of this sweet and tender love story.

What fun for Samantha Degan, amateur sleuth! Her best-selling book about the murder of her former employer, Professor Stonehill, is being made into a movie, and she and her friend Megan are on their way to California to meet with the film crew. The women are enjoying the first-class treatment they're getting, but Samantha is soon flabbergasted when she discovers that the actress designated to play her in the movie is the former girlfriend of her husband Fletch! Seems the glamorous young woman is just using the movie to get back together with Fletch, and destroy Samantha's reputation in the process. The woman has finagled the film's financier--the notorious "Mr. C"--into having the script rewritten to make her look good and Samantha look bad. Samantha is fit to be tied. However, before she can do anything--Mr. C is murdered, and this Hollywood caper takes a deadly turn!

Lancashire's mayor Richard Delaney is shot to death while watching a musical production starring his wife Sophia. Local police detective Joseph Fletcher and his girlfriend Samantha Degan are sitting close to the victim at the time of the crime. Unfortunately, the killer escapes and although the list of suspects is long, the alibis are seemingly air-tight. Samantha offers to help Fletch investigate. Soon, the couple are almost empathizing with the killer. The deceased mayor, it seems, was a true scumbag, cheating on his wife with a bevy of young beauties. The deceased mayor also had aspirations of grandeur and didn't mind who he stepped on to get there. But, Fletch and Samantha are determined to follow the clues and track down the elusive killer--and maybe, Fletch might even get Samantha to accept his marriage proposal.