Bøger af Lucinda Race

Love never ends... A widow who talks to her late husband and her handsome single neighbor who has secretly loved her for years.In the years after Cari McKenna lost her husband, she threw her energy into raising her family and starting a thriving coffee shop. Now, her grown children have moved out and her daughters are pushing her to brave the perils of internet dating. Even Cari is forced to admit that her life might be a little too placid. Until a tree falls across her roof and exposes her loneliness.Ray Davis always stops by What's Perkin' for his morning muffin, it's not just the blueberry muffins that pull him in but the beautiful widow, Cari McKenna. The handsome master carpenter is starting to wonder if she'll ever see him as more than a neighbor and friend.Working with her to rebuild her damaged house gives him a good excuse to spend more time with her, but she still only seems interested in him as a buddy. Then Ray's ex-wife rolls into town intent of forcing him to reconnect but really to give her an alibi and that's when Ray realizes his dreams- or even his life- could be lost.Lost and Found is the second novel in the McKenna Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...In a small town like Pembroke Cove, Maine, everyone has something to hide. But when bookstore owner Lily Michaels takes a tumble and hits her head, and her cat Milo starts talking to her, she discovers she has something to hide, too. She's a witch, and Milo is her familiar. And she's not the only one in town. Lily has been hiding something else, too. Even though she's always kept Gage Erikson in the friend zone, her feelings for the man Milo calls Detective Cutie go a lot deeper than she's willing to admit.Gage has a secret too. He's always had a crush on Lily. But if he gives into his feelings, it might mess up the wonderful friendship they have. With his cowboy boots and cherry red pickup truck and knack for just letting folks talk, people might underestimate just how good a detective Gage actually is. But is he good enough to discover all of Lily's secrets?Somebody in Pembroke knows a lot about the secrets people are keeping, and isn't above a little blackmail. While Lily struggles with learning how to be a witch, she works with Gage to uncover the truth, and a new kind of magic develops between them. Will they continue to be just friends, or will they finally admit to the secret love they've been hiding?

The cowboy broke her heart but he never stopped loving her. Now she's back ready to run her grandfather's ranch...At the age of 20, Annie Grace left the family ranch, heartbroken, unsure if she'd ever return. But that all changed when her beloved grandfather, Pops, passed away. As his only heir, she's come home to the small town of River Junction to settle his affairs and run the family business. She wasn't counting on Linc Cooper, the man who broke her heart, to be the new manager of the Montana spread. There's just one problem, a developer wants to buy her ranch.Linc Cooper never wanted to live his life without Annie by his side, but he deliberately ended their relationship so she could finish college and be a success in a city, far away from River Junction. He felt she deserved more than being a ranch hand's wife. He may have pushed her away but he never stopped loving her. Over the last eighteen years he became Pops' right-hand man moving up to run the ranch. Now with Pops gone, Annie's back in the small cowboy town, but for how long?Annie has to make a life-changing decision; sell and leave the ranch and Linc forever? Or, does she pull on her boots and permanently claim her home - and the cowboy she left behind?

Can love flourish while danger lurks in the shadow?For Polly Carson, working the land on a Montana ranch is a dream come true. No one knows she's on the run, carrying a secret that could endanger the big eclectic family she's found on the ranch. Not even the man who rescued her broken body from the bottom of a ravine recognizes her. He doesn't know that it was him who brought her to River Junction in hope of finding a safe haven and a chance to start over.Something about Polly draws Clint Goodman, foreman of Grace Star Ranch, like a bee to wildflowers. If only he could remember why she seems so familiar. She trips his trigger for sure, but he's been burned before. He loves his job and his cowboy life, but women want picket fences and a man who doesn't work weekends. But maybe a woman like Polly is worth taking a second chance.Polly's a strong woman with a deep inner strength. Clint, the strong silent type, loves and respects her fierce independence. But just as their slow burn romance is heating up, Polly's past returns to threaten her future. As lies and secrets are revealed, no one on the ranch will be safe.

Hockey, holidays, and a slap shot to the heartJillian Morgan is a single mom and flower shop owner. She once had a promising career as a women's hockey player. But life gave her a slap shot to the heart; she left the ice and now has a precocious six-year-old daughter who loves hockey as much as she did. Jillian's focus is her daughter and the busy upcoming holiday season in the small town of Dickens. Then a newcomer stops in for flowers. He might be good-looking-no, great looking-but Jillian doesn't need a complication of the male variety.Brett Parsons hasn't held a hockey stick in ten years, not since an injury ended his dreams of being an NHL star. He's moved to Dickens to help his newly widowed mother. With a recently broken engagement, he doesn't have any interest in dating. But he might make an exception for the pretty blue-eyed florist.Brett's delighted when he takes a job coaching the local youth hockey group and finds Jillian's daughter on his team. Jillian's not the average hockey mom, and Brett's looking forward to discovering her secrets. Despite the attraction, Jillian's wary. It's easier to stay single than to have her heart broken again. But both of them know life rarely turns out as planned. In a town that cherishes Christmas, hockey pucks and holly berries might just lead to kisses under the mistletoe.

Enjoy this sweet, clean, small town romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.The chef and the restaurant critic are about to come face to face.After being unjustly fired from a restaurant position in Boston, Chef Dora Bennett relocates to Northern Vermont in an effort to jump-start her career. Going to work at the small, but well-run, Sugar Plum Inn might just be the second chance she needs. Despite a few scathing reviews, Dora intends to do all she can to restore the inn's reputation with her amazing food.Charlie Ward is hiding not one but two secrets when he arrives at Sugar Plum Inn. First, he's an inn and restaurant reviewer who always shows up incognito. Second, he's been deaf since college. He's not ashamed of it, but he also doesn't want to be pitied, so he prefers that the world doesn't know any more than necessary. He's enjoying his life of traveling, writing reviews, and working on his first novel.While neither Dora or Charlie are looking for anything outside their demanding jobs and their desire to move forward with their lives, a little holiday magic might make them stop to appreciate there is more to life than work and living single.Sugar Plum Inn is novella in the Christmas at the Inn Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.Her dream come true may be the end of his...Her family's successful winery business in the Finger Lakes region of New York should have gone to Tessa Price. She'd always dreamed of running the winery, but her brother, the prodigal son, has returned to claim the corner office. Looking to prove to her family she's more than capable, she boldly strikes out on her own, purchasing Sand Creek Winery-a cash-strapped competitor-right out from under her family. She can forge her own destiny, using her marketing skills and big plans to bring new life to the small winery. But first she has a proposition for the sexy previous owner. And he's likely to hate it almost as much as he hates anyone with the last name of Price.Kevin "Max" Maxwell would never have willingly sold his winery to anyone named Price. Family always comes first, and if paying for his sister's cancer treatment cost him his business, it was worth it. But when the new owner offers him a one-year contract to stay on as general manager, with a possible bonus, he's hit rock bottom but he really can't afford to turn it down. He can ignore the effect her deep brown eyes and heart-shaped face have on his senses for a year, can't he?Relationships, like slowly ripening vineyards, take time. But Max has been keeping a secret from Tessa, one that could destroy their hopes for a future. Will a terrible accident force Tessa and Max to face how much they have to lose or tear apart their budding relationship forever? Sometimes a romance is like a fine wine. To be its best, it just needs time to breathe.Breathe is the first novel in the Price Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Three independent sisters. Two weddings down. One magical gown and the final letter.Grace MacLellan, the youngest of three sisters, always secretly longed for love and marriage. But fate had other plans. Following her Gran's last wishes, Grace must watch her sisters wed in the family's enchanted gown before taking it to their family farm in Scotland. Perhaps the dress's magic only works twice in a generation?Arriving in the misty Highlands, Grace finds another letter waiting. Her grandmother's final request: don the gown, gaze into the old mirror, and then hike through Blue Bell Woods. Her Gran's letters had worked for her reluctant sisters-what did she have to lose?Logan Campbell, a driven billionaire haunted by past tragedy, never shirks his responsibilities to his company and what little family he has left. He never ditches work-however, one day he's inexplicably drawn to Blue Bell Woods. There he rescues a captivating woman from a stream-the very same woman who's haunted his dreams since a chance encounter years earlier.As Grace and Logan grow closer, she finds loving him as natural as breathing. But Logan harbors secrets-including his true connection to her grandmother and his ties to the quaint local bakery Grace adores.But Grace thrives as a nurse practitioner in Vermont, while Logan's empire keeps him rooted in Scotland. Can their budding love bridge the ocean between them? Or will Logan's hidden truths leave Grace feeling blue?In this enchanting conclusion to the MacLellan sisters' saga, fate, family, and a dash of Highland magic collide. Will the bewitched wedding dress weave its spell one last time, or must Grace and Logan write their own happily ever after? As secrets unravel and hearts align, one question remains: Is love truly the most powerful magic of all?

Dani's plan of hiding in plain sight may not have been the best idea.In the two years that Dani Michaels has lived in Loudon, she's never told her friends at What's Perkin' she moved there to escape an abusive boyfriend. However, when she receives a note that says cryptically "looking forward to seeing you again," she realizes that it's finally time share her secret and ask for help.Ellie McKenna immediately enlists her Loudon policeman fiancé and his handsome partner, Paul Greene, for help protecting Dani. As Dani continues to be threatened, they discover some disturbing facts about her stalker.Paul is attracted to Dani from the beginning, but with her ex in the mix, he knows he'll have to tread carefully. There are certainly sparks flying between them, but Dani has been burned by love in the past.As danger threatens, can Paul persuade her to overcome her fears regarding him?

Will Ellie's first love be her last?Ellie wants to make a splash in Loudon when she opens The Looking Glass, but she hasn't bargained for being hit by a crime wave.When an intruder breaks into her gallery, Ellie is knocked on the head and locked in a closet, and the most valuable painting, on loan, is slashed from corner to corner. The person who rescues Ellie is a man about whom she knows almost nothing.Padraig Stone just introduced himself that afternoon, wanting to sign with the gallery. He's undoubtedly talented, but also evasive.While the police investigate, Pad is looking into the matter also, even though he hasn't been cleared of suspicion himself. For Ellie, who has been determined to protect her heart from pain ever since her father's death when she was little, it's a difficult dilemma.The handsome photographer is undoubtedly attractive, but dare she trust him when he's clearly hiding something?

Kate will fight for love, won't she?When Don made the choice to follow Kate to her hometown, Loudon, he walked away from the family business, Crystal Lake Winery, and his passion for winemaking.Now, several years later, as Don and Kate struggle to conceive a baby, his father's failing health brings them back to Crystal Lake. Even as Don revels in his chance to manage the winery, Kate feels the life they made together is slipping away-especially when she discovers that Don may have fathered a child he doesn't even know about.Will picking up the threads of his old life in Crystal Lake be more than their marriage can endure? Kate is worried their relationship is in jeopardy, but that's when the ghost of Kate's father makes an appearance.If Kate is scared to leave, can a nudge send her soaring into a new life?

When life handed Kate lemons, she baked.When culinary school graduate Kate McKenna's dream job with a fancy Boston restaurant slips through her fingers, and the man she loves breaks her heart, she returns to her family and her childhood home in Loudon. Her life may not be going to plan, but expanding the menu at her mother's coffee shop-What's Perkin'-offers surprising scope for her talents.If only her love life weren't in tatters, she'd be enjoying the fun. Kate's twin brother, however, is determined to make sure Kate is home to stay, and he's doing a little behind-the-scenes manipulating.Could it be Kate has found true love, and the first kiss she shared with Don is the one that will last forever?

Heartfelt wishes and holiday kisses...When social media director Vera Davis loses her job in the city, she takes her adorable, goofy rescue pup and heads home for the holidays, to her sweet hometown of Dickens. She's hoping to move in with her mom and start a new business. But her drive is interrupted when she rescues a handsome, snowbound stranger stranded by side of the road.Newspaper reporter Tony Barbee may be a stranger to Vera, but Dickens is his hometown, too. He's come to spend Christmas with the uncle who raised him. But Vera and Tony are in for a surprise when they find her mother and his uncle living together. Aren't they moving too fast?Tony and Vera share something besides relatives in a blossoming romance: a tradition that when they see the Christmas tree in the gazebo on the village green-a scene right out of a Norman Rockwell painting-they should make a Christmas wish. Though they resist their own growing attraction to one another, Christmas is a time of surprises and gifts, and the unexpected answer to a heartfelt holiday wish may bring Vera and Tony the greatest gift of all...

Enjoy this clean, small town romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.Love at second blush...Peyton Brien is the tasting room manager at a small town winery in Crescent Lake but it's more than a job; it's her passion. The single mother's other passion, her seven-year-old son, Owen who longs for a dad of his own.Years before, she fell in love with Jack, the winery owner's son. She thought they had a forever kind of love-until he left the valley and broke her heart. But now he's back. Friends to lovers to friends again. They've agreed the past is the past. But is it?Jack Price escaped to California to escape from the future his father and family planned for him. His passion isn't business; it's working with the grapevines. The years away didn't change that, and they didn't change Jack's love for Peyton. And now her hero-worshipping son is wrapping himself around Jack's heart as well. But just as Peyton and Jack's relationship begins to sprout new tendrils of hope, a secret from Jack's past threatens to destroy his dreams for the future.They're long past the sweet blush of first love. But just as red and white wines blend to form a blush wine, can Peyton and Jack find a way to blend their pasts and their present to create a rosy new future?Blush is the third novel in the Price Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!

Enjoy this clean, small town romance by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race.He's just the spark she needs...Anna Price's work at her family's winery in a small town in upstate New York has her feeling as if she's invisible. There has to be more to life than just developing wine. She's jolted when her father suffers a heart attack, then gets a jolt of a different kind from the man taking care of him. Colin's the one man who made her believe in romance love at first sight.Colin Grant is a nurse practitioner specializing in the care of cardiac patients. He'd met Anna once before, but she was the girl who slipped away. But this time, it's different. There's no denying his attraction to the girl who has it all, brains and beauty, and has no idea how captivating she is.After falling in love with Colin Anna's offered an opportunity of a lifetime and she can't say no. Colin's job is caring for other people's hearts and he's determined not to have his own broken again. Absence doesn't always make the heart grow fonder. But is it worth the risk for a lifetime of love?Crush is the second novel in the Price Family Romance Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A sweet and clean romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Happy reading!