Bøger af Kay Springsteen

With her strict no-dating-within-the-department rule, firefighter Lina Standish has a nickname in the Salem Hills Fire Department: Lina "Standoffish". But Firefighter Kevin Daly has had his eye on Standoffish ever since a locker room incident nearly a year earlier, and now he plans to break all her rules. With the help of his niece and a hot-air balloon, he gets Lina's attention and she agrees to "hang out" with Kevin as friends off duty, to take it slow and see where things go between them. Then Lina's life is turned upside down by a surprise miracle who doesn't even have a name. Kevin's ready to step up for her infant nephew, but is Lina?

This is Book 3 of an ongoing series. They need to be read in order. These books are NOT standalones.Gareth Edward Russell, Lord Foxdown, is a victim of 'coup de foudre, ' love at first sight. The object of his love is the eldest unwed sister of his friend the Duke of Weirlane. Gareth is determined to marry the young woman, and the duke is just as determined that Foxdown will not. After all, the duke has fought two duels in the past for lesser reasons.Lady Anna Maria Copley has also been struck by cupid's arrow and has fallen in love with Gareth and will wed no one else. However, her brother's opposition may prevent her from ever marrying the man she loves. And she has a secret that very well may kill the love affair when Foxdown learns of it. Add a suitor determined to have Anna's dowry and you have a shocking mix of 'who marries whom?"

NOTE: This is Book 1 of 'The Darcy Versus Series.' It is a standalone. Books in the series can be read in any order.What if Fitzwilliam Darcy didn't shun Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton Assembly? And what if he found that he was dealing with coup de foudre, love at first sight, of this delightful young woman? How will this affect Jane Austen's lovebirds?However, in this sweet Regency romance, Caroline Bingley is determined to wed Darcy even if she has to compromise him. Will she succeed? And what kind of havoc will George Wickham create when he appears on the scene?Join our dear couple in this Pride and Prejudice variation where they enter into a whirlwind courtship that will make you both laugh and sigh as they reach for their 'happily ever after.' This fun Pride and Prejudice variation might even had made Jane Austen smile.

THE AUTHOR'S CUT! The day the earth tried to swallow LA, Alexandra "Sandy" Wheaton dropped her iced mocha in the parking lot of the emergency services dispatch office. Her day went downhill from there. Seven years later, hidden away in a small mountain town in Wyoming, Sandy is still haunted by the day that changed her life forever. When Ryan McGee left home in a storm of controversy sixteen years earlier, he never expected to return to the land he loved. But an old feud between his family and the MacKays has escalated to a dangerous level, and he answers his brother's call for help, putting on hold his quest to find someone who once saved his life. Sandy and Ryan nearly collide on a mountain road and are instantly drawn to one another by a potent force that won't be refused. But each has a history of lost love they haven't been ready to leave behind yet aren't ready to share with the other. If they can't let go of their pasts, how will this new attraction survive their future? re-released with some mature language

On a secluded beach in North Carolina, three lonely people find hope in each other. Trish Evers is an artist and single mother who has inherited her grandmother's bed and breakfast in a North Carolina coastal town. Though she must sell the house, she decides to bring her daughter to the beach for one last summer vacation in her childhood town. Bella is a six-year-old girl with Down syndrome. Rejected by her father, Trish is the only parent she's ever known. Bella likes to explore the beach and has a tendency to wander off. One day, Bella goes exploring on her own, and Trish finds her in the company of an intriguing stranger. Dan Conway is a U.S. Marine born into a family of Marines. Now blind as a result of combat injuries and unable to suit up, he feels he no longer has a purpose in life. He's come home to the beach, where he spends his days in solitude. Dan must learn to believe in himself and to love life again, which he begins to do through his interactions with Bella and Trish. When a hurricane strikes and Bella wanders off again, her only hope for rescue is Dan. But how can a blind man search for a little girl and bring her to safety in any situation, much less a hurricane?

NOTE: This is Book 1 of an ongoing series. These books should be read in order. They are NOT standalones. In this sweet+ Regency romance, the London rake known as Lord Windmere, Matthew Edmund Fremont, is on the prowl for a wife. He has always liked the younger sister of his best childhood friend Robbie Thornton, but would he ever consider Lady Jane? After all, she is too young and too innocent for someone like him.But Lady Jane Anne Thornton has always had a tendre for her older brother's friend Matt. At a house party, the renewing of their friendship seems to be going well until an enemy-who wants Lord Windmere solely for his wealth-interferes, and the consequences could be deadly.Will Lady Jane survive the accidents that keep occurring? And will Lord Windmere see a need to change his ways in order to find happiness with his best friend's sister?Find out in this historical romance novella. Book 1 of 'The Four Lords' Saga Series.ADDED BONUS: 'Matt and Janie' relates the story of the childhood friendship between Lord Windmere and Lady Jane Anne Thornton.

He was a duke who wanted to be a toymaker. She fell in love with a toymaker but her parents wanted her to marry a duke.Lady Ivy Plumthorne, elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Wythorpe, is a worry to her parents. Desiring only that she be as happily wed as her younger sister, they've spent the past year parading prospective suitors in front of her. When she finds none of the suitors... suitable, her parents despair she will ever find the perfect husband. With Christmas approaching, they find one more prospective suitor, the Duke of Greenbriar. Only problem is, Ivy's already met the man of her dreams... and he's a toymaker.Noel Phillip Vincent Greenstone, the Twelfth Duke of Greenbriar, wasn't cut out to be a duke. He preferred crafting toys that made children happy. So that was just what he did. And as Phillip Green, he traveled freely about, visiting shops and orphanages, and making certain no child went without a toy of his or her own. But after a few chance meetings with Lady Ivy, he knows he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. The problem is, she needs to marry a nobleman and she only knows him as Phillip the Toymaker. He needs a plan, and fast. The world needs to meet the reclusive Duke of Greenbriar, so Phillip plans his own coming out. But how will Ivy react when she learns the truth?

NOTE: 'Darcy Chooses - The Complete Novel' includes the prequel 'Darcy and Bingley' and 'Darcy Chooses Parts 1 and 2.' It can be read as a standalone .Unlike Jane Austen's original, in this Pride and Prejudice variation, Fitzwilliam Darcy meets Miss Elizabeth Bennet before coming to Netherfield Park with his friend Charles Bingley. The last thing Darcy was looking for was a wife. However, he found he was unable to forget the young woman with the chestnut curls and flashing eyes that tempted him almost beyond decorum.Darcy would give his life for the woman to whom he lost his heart. Appalled that there came a need to protect her from an old foe, Darcy will move heaven and earth to not only protect Elizabeth, but he will do everything in his power to marry his beloved as well. But will he be able to do that in the face of his worst enemy?In this sweet Regency romance are there times that Miss Elizabeth displays an unreasonable temper? Yes, there are, and when they occur between two very passionate people, trouble and misunderstandings result. Can these two rise above their disagreements and achieve peace? And can the two work together to resolve the disaster that has come upon the Bennet family?

Camp Wedding, the Heartsight nuptials, features a blind Marine, a nervous bride, and an adorable child with Down syndrome. Is Trish ready for life as a military wife? Is Dan ready for the challenges of being a father to a precocious six-year-old? How will Bella add her special brand of magic to the day?

PLEASE NOTE: Title AND cover have been changed 1/29/2019 from 'Regency Romance: The Four Lords' Saga.'NOTE: The short story 'Matt and Janie' is included as a bonus to this Collection. This brief account relates how Matthew Fremont and Lady Jane Anne Thornton became childhood friends.Four young lords with time on their hands have lived with little responsibility the last few years. Although not as dissipated as many bachelors, the reputations of these friends is not the best, and their lifestyles are not something to be proud of. But then an incident occurs that impacts the lives of all four men. They will make changes but exactly what kind of changes will each consider?Lord Windmere - Book 1 - Meet the lords in this sweet+ Regency romance. It revolves around a house party where two old friends meet again. Will the reconciliation of their friendship be a happy one?Lord Weirlane - Book 2 - As the lords gather with friends, a tragedy darkens their story.Lord Foxdown - Book 3 - What happens if one falls in love, but the family objects, especially his friend who happens to be the brother of his beloved?Lord Brookton - Book 4 - Saving a fair maiden can have serious consequences when she has a left hook like Gentleman John Jackson and a knife strapped to her thigh."I'm so excited about Gianna Thomas' 'Four Lords' Saga' Regency Romance! And her original characters are amazing. She has dreamed up rakes every woman will want to reform personally." Kay Springsteen, Amazon #1 Bestselling Author.Excerpt: Corina yelled at the butler. "Get the servants to safety, now!"And the older man fled down the hallway just as two men with daggers appeared."Well, well, what do we have here? Jake, what should we do with these two lovely ladies?" Both men grinned at the girls, assuming it would be no contest. The men began to circle them as Jenny and Corina stood back-to-back, each facing an opponent."Bend," Jenny hissed then a moment later screamed, "Bend," and Corina bent slightly allowing Jenny to leap back and use Corina as a brace.At the same time, Jenny aimed a powerful kick outward and struck the man called Jake in the forehead with a metal tipped boot heel, and the man dropped like a poleaxed steer.Around the corner came a third man with a pistol in one hand and a dagger in the other. The two women would now be fighting for their lives.

Author John Mason cannot seem to start his sixth book... that is, until he meets an inspiring new friend with eight legs and a love of weaving webs. Suddenly he's got all kinds of ideas and his typing isn't fast enough to keep up. Trouble is, whatever he writes is starting to come true, no matter how terrible the event, and even his lovely agent can't solve that!

Sean McGee showed Melanie Mitchell the sun-drenched field where he longed to build a home, the ring he wanted his wife to wear, the heart he yearned to give her. But Melanie's past is complicated and her heart is as full of pain as the Thoroughbred stallion Sean hopes to heal. Can he reach her heart with his, or are they destined to remain caught between friendship and something more?

NOTE: This is Book 2 of a continuous series. These books should be read in order. None of the books are standalones.The Duke of Weirlane, Crispin Alan Copley, is determined to attend a house party with a debauched reputation. Enraged to find his best friend from childhood attending, he vows to protect her from the reprobates that will also be in attendance-including himself-and will not hesitate to ruin an innocent. Unfortunately, the best-laid plans go awry. Lady Catherine Benton is devastated to discover that her father has deliberately sent her to a gathering that could see her married to one who would purchase her for evil means. The only saving grace is that the man she has loved for years is also attending and has vowed to protect her. But is he able to do so? Or will he be the cause of her eventual downfall?"Gianna Thomas has dreamed up rakes every woman will want to reform personally . . . Lord Weirlane is a rake who discovers his inner gentleman when he finds love, and the result is nothing short of spectacular." Kay Springsteen, Amazon #1 Bestselling Author

Enjoy Book 2 of the 'Darcy Versus Series.' All books in this series are standalones.Pemberley! Lady Catherine de Bourgh has always wanted to merge Rosings and the Darcys' estate, Pemberley, under her sole control. What will she be willing to do to ensure that happens?Fitzwilliam Darcy has declared he would not marry his cousin Anne, but her mother, Lady Catherine, has always said otherwise. So what will happen when these two go head to head in this sweet Regency romance, and what will be Darcy's reaction to his aunt's machinations toward Miss Elizabeth Bennet?Find out in this Pride and Prejudice variation that is also a romantic suspense a little beyond what Jane Austen would write.

According to Caroline "Kitty" Tyndall's friends, a young lady who's gone two seasons in London with nary a nibble from a prospective suitor is well on the way to spinsterhood. But what's a girl to do when she's never been kissed and the worldly man she wants regards her as a child?Hugh McCollum spends his days as a stable hand staying out of trouble and saving for his planned emigration to America. When Lady Caroline asks him to teach her how to kiss so the man she's set her cap for will find her more sophisticated, he knows he should run in the other direction. But when a pretty young woman falls into his arms and begs for his help, what's a red-blooded man to do but oblige?If learning to kiss leads Kitty to love, will the man of her dreams be the man of her heart?

THE AUTHOR'S CUT!The day the earth tried to swallow LA, Alexandra "Sandy" Wheaton dropped her iced mocha in the parking lot of the emergency services dispatch office. Her day went downhill from there. Seven years later, hidden away in a small mountain town in Wyoming, Sandy is still haunted by the day that changed her life forever. When Ryan McGee left home in a storm of controversy sixteen years earlier, he never expected to return to the land he loved. But an old feud between his family and the MacKays has escalated to a dangerous level, and he answers his brother's call for help, putting his quest to find someone who once saved his life on hold.Sandy and Ryan nearly collide on a mountain road and are instantly drawn to one another by a potent force that won't be refused. But each has a history of lost love they haven't been ready to leave behind yet aren't ready to share with the other. If they can't let go of their pasts, how will this new attraction survive their future?re-released with some mature language

Secrets, secrets... Christmas secrets, that is! Who decorated the Orson's Folly City Hall with thousands of lights? Who's the Secret Santa leaving presents all over town? And who's sneaking out to the barn at three in the morning fetching even more gifts? Justin McGee might have been able to resist, but with Christmas closing in, his sons Ryan and Sean are off in Jackson on ranch business, leaving Sandy and Mel to worry about their husbands with a major snowstorm brewing. Justin sets out to keep their spirits up... and finds himself contemplating a second chance at love when his childhood friend Charlotte Hains, abandoned by her own adult daughters, comes to spend the holidays with the McGees. Will all the secrets and surprises work out right? Will everyone make it home for the big day? Who's got the best memory of a Christmas past? And will Justin ever bring himself to pull that little square box out of his pocket long enough to pop the question?

NOTE: This is Book 4 of an ongoing series. These books should be read in order. They are NOT standalones.Jules Lagrant, Lord Brookton, may be the least handsome of the four lords, but he is the most popular with the ladies in London for his prowess in the bedroom. He is also the most temperamental and debauched of the four lords. Irritated that the friendship of the four young men has been broken up by the marriages of Lord Windmere and Lord Weirlane, he is finding that life is not as satisfying as it had been when carousing with his friends.Endeavoring to save the life of a young woman, he finds himself with only a black eye instead of an expression of gratitude. He was lucky she didn't use the knife she had strapped to her thigh on him instead. Who was she? Would he ever encounter her again? And if he does, will it change his life forever?

When graphic designer Eve St. Aubin walks into an art exhibit and finds herself in a heated kiss with world renowned artist Kyle Sebastian, her memories whisk her back to the summer they'd shared five years earlier. He'd been her mentor in more ways than one... until he left without a word. Now she has nothing to say to him... or at least that's what she keeps telling herself. When he met Eve, Kyle's career had been in the tank. Lighting the fuse on her talent had rekindled his own artistic ability. Loving her, watching her blossom as a woman had inspired him to new heights. He'd had to let her go back then, but he always knew he'd see her again. Now that he has, he's not prepared for the edgy woman she's become, nor did he expect he'd still be in love with her. When explanations aren't that simple, and no common ground seems to be had, how will they overcome their past to create a future? Or can they? WARNING: Adult themes and contents.

NOTE: This is Book 4 of the 'Darcy and Elizabeth Series.' Elizabeth's Choice is the long-awaited sequel to 'Darcy Chooses - The Complete Novel.' It can also be read as a standalone.Excerpt from 'Darcy vs Bingley' is also included.Fitzwilliam Darcy, the hero of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, has made Miss Elizabeth Bennet his own as she has become his wife, much to the delight of both. In this sweet Regency romance, finding joy with her and true happiness that he hasn't had in years, Darcy's life is complete. And his wife is more than pleased to be Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy with the one she admires above all men.Embarking on their honeymoon to Ireland, the two will draw ever closer as they find more in common as tourists in a country with a history and heritage as rich as that of England. Darcy strengthens the bond with old friends as Elizabeth makes new friends that will enrich her life while learning more about those who inhabit the Emerald Isle.But danger follows closely as the newlyweds head back home to Pemberley. The question is 'will they ever arrive?'

Love is family.... One moment, Justin McGee's pulling twin calves. The next, he wakes up in a hospital bed with a heart monitor beeping beside him. Love is endless.... He loves his adult sons. But he's tired and they have families of their own now. Watching his sons with their wives is bittersweet, because it makes him miss his beloved Beth all the more. Not a day goes by when he doesn't think about her... want to be with her. Love is timeless.... And suddenly she's there. With him, beside him in some strange way he doesn't understand. But speaking and reminiscing with her about the day they met and how they fell in love seems more real than the heartbroken family holding vigil at his bedside. Love is abiding.... Justin's love for Beth has only strengthened over their years apart and he's longed to see her again. Finally, that time is here. Who has the greater claim on him, his family... his grandchildren... or the love of his life?