Bøger af Linda Swift

Once in love, Leigh and Russell are maneuvered into spending time together during the Christmas holidays. Recovering from a tragedy, Leigh vows never to be responsible for a child again while Russell faces deciding custody of his two daughters after his ex-wife remarries. Even as their attraction flares once more, how can they possibly overcome the obstacles life has placed between them? Then toss an arsonist, a lovable Labrador, and an unwanted stepfather into the situation... Will the twelve days of Christmas be time enough to sort it all out?

In a nation ravaged by war, lives change for all time...An antebellum mansion is transformed into a Confederate hospital when the Union Army invades Tennessee. Clarissa Wakefield remains in her home against propriety to help nurse the wounded. Philip Burke, a prisoner of war, barters his medical skill to avoid prison and is placed in charge. As opposing armies fight for possession of Chattanooga, Philip and Clarissa wage their own personal battles. Each is committed to another, though kept apart by the endless fighting. Amid the blood and suffering, mutual attraction grows despite their best intentions. Caught in the passions of love and war, will they be faithful to their vows or listen to their hearts?

Sixteen-year-old Matilda's placid life at Hafton Castle is turned upside down when she is chosen to be waiting-lady for the Queen of Scots. A queen who is brought to the castle as a "guest"... At the same time, Matilda falls in love with a handsome guard, Jondalar-who she is certain is "the one" for her. But everything changes when Matilda learns that Jondalar has deceived her. He plots against the queen, and Matilda is forced to choose between her love for him and certain deadly betrayal of the woman she is obliged to serve. How can she make such a choice? Will she give up her love, or her honor-and how can she live with either decision?

A Season of Miracles Caroline Ross, a Confederate widow, desperately seeks medical help for her little son in the Union Army camp. John Oldham, a soldier disowned by his family for choosing the wrong side, comes to her aid. As they keep a vigil for days at Danny's bedside, a close relationship develops between them. John longs for a family and wants to make Caroline and Danny his own. Will his wish come true in this season of miracles? --- A Season for Love Elizabeth Harper, a recent widow, is in danger of losing her home and livelihood to her late husband's brother who is claiming legal ownership. Matthew Sutton, a homeless wounded veteran, takes on her cause when he agrees to become her husband to stop Fred Harper's takeover. Elizabeth and Matthew have no intentions of falling in love, but love happens. Can she convince him that she looks beyond his past allegiance and useless arm and loves the man he has become? --- A Season to Forgive Enid Sutton is resigned to remaining single and caring for her dictatorial father in the aftermath of the Civil War. When Judge Sutton suffers a heart attack, Enid sends for his estranged son who returns and brings his new family with him. Ben Taylor arrives to claim his deceased aunt's property and convert the mansion into a school for freedmen, but his plans go awry.

Joanna and Pete were high school sweethearts who once believed they would be together always. Then Pete was drafted, unaware Joanna carried his child. Her domineering father forced her to give up the baby then relocated the family to keep Pete from finding Joanna.Years later, they meet again. Pete is a prosperous farmer, a widower with five children, and Joanna is an unmarried, big city, college professor.In the same city, a young woman named Beth desperately searches for her birth family while her adoptive father is determined to stop her.Can Joanna and Pete overcome the obstacles which now separate them? Will Beth find what she seeks? Does fate complete the circle of these diverse lives to bring happiness at last?

When Paula's husband divorces her to "find himself", she is devastated. To add insult to injury, he joins a band and begins to date a sexy young singer! Forced to start over in the job market, Paula returns to college for a degree in teaching Special Education. Paula's shattered ego receives a boost when two men show interest in dating her - Derek, a retired naval officer who's back in college to qualify for a second career, and Greg, a wealthy businessman and philanthropist. Toss in a professor with a huge misconception, a campus stalker, and her daughter's upcoming wedding, and Paula's new world becomes more complicated than she ever dreamed it could be... But re-inventing her life has some wonderful advantages she hadn't expected. Falling in love again and starting over proves to be better than she could have ever imagined, and it all comes together in THAT SPECIAL SUMMER...

Kala's position as tour guide at a Kentucky Welcome Center isn't enough to cope with huge debts left by her late husband's illness, but she manages to make ends meet, until she has car trouble. To save on future repairs, she enrolls in a basic auto-care class. Rex is a handsome, part-time instructor whose broken heart needs repairing, too. After recently losing his important job and family, he has sworn never to get involved with another woman.Kala discounts her growing attraction to Rex when she learns he is years younger, until the winter storm of the century throws them together. When the Interstate closes down, Kala opens her home to a houseful of strangers. Despite fire, flood, and friction, she creates an old-fashioned holiday rich in the true spirit of Christmas. In the process, will Kala and Rex discover the greatest gift of all?

Leigh Anne Scott is born to a middle class Kentucky family in the midst of the Great Depression. Her father Richard's family value education, books, and travel, but not wealth or what it can buy. Her mother Margaret's family place great emphasis on owning land and farming it successfully, using the income to buy more property, conveniences, and to dress well. From birth through puberty, Leigh Anne is caught in the middle of constant battles between these two such different lifestyles and values. In addition, she must cope with the normal fears and fantasies of growing up against the background of a global war that scarcely touches her reality. The gamut of human emotions and the struggle to survive, as experienced by one family from 1929 through 1945, are seen through Leigh Anne's eyes.

The exciting stand-alone sequel to "Maid of the Midlands" from the award-winning author of "This Time Forever" Linda Swift Wait for me... Malcolm Gray asks only one thing of Alice Wykeham when he goes to sea. But ten long years go by, and Alice's father will see her married-not to the man she loves, but to an elderly lord who is eager to claim her valuable dowry. I'm here, my love... Malcolm has been shipwrecked and severely injured. He remains in Amsterdam as he heals, then earns enough money to be able to ask for Alice's hand. Though now successful, he returns to Hull too late to claim his true love. Still, he purchases a ship chandlery and stays nearby, watching over her without detection due to his changed appearance. When Alice's younger sister, Mary, becomes pregnant and goes to Hull, Malcolm befriends her. But when Mary gives birth, Malcolm must end the charade and reveal himself when he sends for Alice-who wrongly assumes the child is his. Treachery is afoot... When Alice discovers the lord is involved in a treasonous plan to overthrow the king and has used her dowry for the cause, she must do something to avoid being caught up in his devious web herself! There can only be a tragic outcome for the Gunpowder Plot-and it could be the death of Alice, along with Malcolm, the only man she will ever love...

*This special edition is provided with grayscale photos to make this book more economical for my readers.* I've been to Hull and back. And let me tell you that was a trip! I thought I spoke English, but soon learned I spoke American. Survival depended on learning conversions and new terms in order to purchase groceries and gas, do laundry, and travel about the country. You wouldn't believe it! We even faced the threat of deportation. In time I did learn to function in my new surroundings, and somewhere along the way, I learned to love this city along the banks of the River Humber and still think of it as home.

B.J. and Dana, through a stateside headquarters error, find themselves sharing a villa when they come to start up a St. Croix power plant. The job is single status, which suits them in every way. B.J. is still smarting from the end of her ten year marriage and Dana carries hurt and guilt for the death of his wife and young son in a plane crash. When B.J. becomes the scapegoat for everything that goes wrong on the job, Dana attempts to defend her, when he is not defending himself from her mistrust. Despite their denial, the attraction between them grows. Can the torrid Caribbean nights melt their firm resolve and the power of love overcome their fear of commitment? About the Author: Linda Swift Linda Swift divides her time between her native state of Kentucky and Florida. She is an award winning author of published poetry, articles, short stories, and a TV play. She has worked in public education as a teacher, counselor, and psychometrist. Her first books were published by Kensington. She currently has available four ebooks (one in print) including a book of prose poems. She has four books of fiction, a Haiku collection, and three short stories to be released by various publishers in 2011. Linda's supportive husband and adult children help her with all things technical. She invites you to stop by her website at www.lindaswift.net.