Bøger af Patricia Rice

He is Earth, she is Air, together they catch Fire....Mariah lives off the grid by waitressing, weaving ghostcatchers to send Hillvale's ghosts across the veil, and keeping clear of electronics that haunt her-until the day her friend and mentor, Crazy Daisy, is murdered, and Mariah goes on the hunt for a killer.Her prime suspect is geologist Keegan Ives. Mysteriously arrived from the UK, he was present when Daisy died, and he's too handsome to believe-not that Mariah takes a dim view of guys lately or anything.Searching for missing journals to prove his family's innocence in a corporate scandal, Keegan knows he must befriend the locals. He didn't realize that would involve the paranormal until he's in too deep, and the waitress haunting his days-and nights-reveals that her energy is dangerous, not just to computers but to his peace of mind.Following clues left by Daisy and Hillvale's past, Keegan and Mariah are caught in a whirlwind of crystals, power, and cyber-fraud. If they survive, will their world be changed for better-or worse?OTHER BOOKS IN THE CRYSTAL MAGIC SERIES:Sapphire NightsTopaz Dreams

From bestselling author Patricia Rice, another romantic mystery from the peculiar town of Hillvale, CA. . .A chef who brews magic challenges a mayor with secretsAfter a childhood of being tossed from foster homes for claiming she can detect liars by their scent, Fiona Malcolm McDonald does her best to conceal her secret these days. But when she sniffs a wrongdoer and drives him off with jalapeño cheesecake, she loses still another cooking job and is homeless again. She places her last hope on her mentor in Hillvale, a town as weird as she is.Mayor Monty Kennedy has a secret too. He owns most of Hillvale but hasn't the cash to repair the only empty cabin. Still, even in his desperation, he refuses to repeat his father's sins by throwing people out of their jobs and houses just so he can have his own space.Before either of them can find a solid roof for their heads, Fiona's mentor dies-and it isn't accidental. Determined to discover who wanted a good woman dead, Fiona camps out in Monty's cabin, setting her on a collision course with the mayor-and a killer. With the secret help of the town's spiritualists, Monty and Fiona must cooperate to solve a puzzle with only a dog, a ghost, and a seemingly useless key as clues to stop a murderous gang who stink of corruption.If they survive, perhaps a hot chef and a cool mayor might learn to share a roof.OTHER BOOKS IN THE CRYSTAL MAGIC SERIES:Sapphire NightsTopaz DreamsCrystal VisionWedding Gems (novella collection)Azure Secrets

An empathic woman searching for safety... An architect yearning for dreams... And the ghost house that endangers them both... Teddy Devine-Baker arrives in her childhood home of Hillvale with a box of crystals and enough trouble to fill her VW van. Her empathic gift has ruined her love life and most of her jewelry business, leaving her determined to conquer the talent she's never properly respected. With Teddy's life in pieces, her absentee parents' house is her last refuge, but Kurt Kennedy-the aloof architect whose sword-wielding heroics once tickled her childish fancies-claims it belongs to him. For Teddy, the house is her chance to start over. For Kurt, the derelict house is his ticket to freedom. After years of avoiding the eccentricities of Hillvale's residents, Kurt figures he can resist Teddy's protests, especially when she claims the house is haunted. Then they discover the skeleton in the attic... Now they must work together to identify the killer, assuming Teddy's empathy can tear down Kurt's emotional barriers before he tears down her house. If she can't, she may end up not only homeless-with the family ghost for company-but also as the target of a murderer.

A lawman haunted by his past . . . a scientist haunted by her future.Samantha Moon arrives in Hillvale- population 325 lives and countless ghosts-in a fog as thick as the one circling the aging mountain town. Bereft of friends and family, money and memory, all she has to her name is a stray cat . . . but that's apparently enough for the people of Hillvale to take her in.L.A. investigator Chen Ling Walker's problem is too many memories. He's come to bury his tragic past in this remote California town, where his father vanished years before. Ever watchful, Walker sees how Sam's arrival disturbs the deceptive peace of Hillvale. Old bones lead to new death, stirring ancient fears and feuds.Sam will need Walker's help to uncover the truth of who she is and face the burden that brings. But how can he accept a reality that stretches beyond the borders of what he knows -- one that contains spirits, psychics, and imaginary voices-the weirdness that ruined his life before?And if they survive what lies ahead, will they find any way to make a future together?

Can an impoverished earl find treasure with the aid of a runaway bride and a ghost? Refusing to fill her drunken stepfather's coffers by marrying a wealthy American, Lady Iona Malcolm Ross flees her Highland estate for Wystan castle, a home for stray Malcolm females. She's quite content to tend her precious queen bee and hives there-until the day the castle's owner returns. Unless Gerard, Earl of Ives and Wystan, can squeeze more income out of his estate, he'll have to close the family's deteriorating castle and evict the tenants. The sharp-tongued beekeeper who nearly kills him with her bees is simply another good reason. But lately, an artifact in his pocket weirdly whispers of treasure at Wystan, in the knowledgeable voice of a Roman soldier. A busy man with interests in law and archeology, Gerard isn't much inclined to believe that he's one of his family's psychic eccentrics. Until news of a ten-thousand pound reward for the return of Lady Iona, a runaway bride, introduces a whole new perspective to the word treasure. Even if he weren't allergic to Iona's bees, he needs to marry money, and she is penniless. But surely, between them, they can claim the reward and still turn her wicked stepfather's plot on its head-without endangering their lives or hearts.

Lady Olivia Malcolm Hargreaves is a viscountess, a widow, a governess, the adoptive mother of a disabled toddler-but above all else, she is a survivor. When the father of the young children she''s been caring for arrives on Christmas Eve, drunk and ranting, his aura and her own sad experience tell her he''s dangerous.Heart hardened after the murder of his beloved wife, Simon Blair is an industrialist who has no use for another psychic Malcolm. His late wife''s weird family is more than enough interference. But his twin daughters are talking to their mother''s ghost, his son and heir is floating objects that shouldn''t float, and he''s beleaguered by aristocrats who refuse to acknowledge his plebeian existence.When Simon learns that Lady Olivia is in a position to help him obtain the land he needs for his business, and she recognizes that by helping him, she might regain the home she''s lost, they must fight their respective prejudices and forge an uneasy alliance. It might take a ghost, an army of children, and a criminal gang to force them to recognize that they want far more than real estate.

The daughter of an earl, Lady Phoebe Malcolm Duncan has the ability to talk to animals. She longs to be a veterinarian, but education requires more coin than she possesses. When the walls of her home come tumbling down, she has to take two steps back—to servitude.Inventor Andrew Blair keeps his nose to the grindstone, knowing his friends and family depend on his talent for turning machines into money. He is about to embark on his biggest investment yet—rebuilding crumbling tenements in Old Town Edinburgh— until his beleaguered cousin begs him to hide his precocious children from a killer.When the School of Malcolms sends Lady Phoebe as governess for his wards, Drew’s well-ordered beliefs are upended. Ladies don’t live in slum housing like the one he’s about to tear down, nor do they command ravens or encourage children to talk to dead mothers.  It might take a vengeful ghost to show the disparate pair how to join forces, fight their fears and their enemies, and reveal a path to love.

Can a timid librarian and a bold engineer save a castle''s toppling tower of books?The stereotypical reserved librarian, Lydia Wystan has only one true love, the books that whisper to her. But unless she can understand the whispers, she cannot become what she wants to be more than anything-the Malcolm Librarian.Maxwell Ives has a disastrous gift for attracting women, a trait that has resulted in three sons and a desire for solitude. Returning to England to find a school for one of his boys, Max seeks privacy in the isolated Malcolm library. But to Max''s dismay, the old librarian dies, leaving Miss Wystan, a female, in charge. Before he can run far, far away, he learns the library tower is in danger of toppling, and his cousin is stealing from his mother''s School of Malcolms.To save the library and Max''s family funds, Lydia must claim to be what she is not-a real librarian. Fascinated that his magnetism doesn''t affect the one woman who can help him, Max must choose between his freedom and his family. In the process of helping others, Max and Lydia just might learn that sometimes, love is the secret that makes magic happen.

Succumb to temptation and follow the call to Hillvale- population 325 - a cozy little mountain town filled with love, mystery, and ghosts... Award-winning author Patricia Rice presents three romantic novellas from her celebrated Crystal Magic series—together for the first time in one collection.The Wedding Gift—Having overcome the obstacles of their past, Samantha Moon and Chen Ling Walker are ready to walk down Hillvale’s eccentric version of a wedding aisle. Can they also conquer the complications of the present—a mysterious doll that won’t stay in one place and the dubious assistance of a feng shui master who moves in with them?The Wedding Question—While juggling the demands of their busy lives, Theodosia Devine-Baker and Kurt Kennedy find that love and living together require just as much work. Halloween always brings out Hillvale’s spooks, but when Teddy declares a ceramic dragon is sending smoke signals, Kurt wonders if it’s time for him to flee the eccentric community to look for a more normal life.The Wedding Surprise—With Christmas excitement raising Hillvale’s spirits—both literal and figurative—Keegan Ives and Mariah are setting out on new careers and a new relationship. As the town’s future draws them in different directions, can their love survive an unanticipated bundle of joy?Crystal Magic Series:Book One: Sapphire NightsBook Two: Topaz DreamsBook Three: Crystal Vision

Change and Conflict is part of the Irish History in Perspective series. The series has been specially commissioned to meet the requirements of the Northern Ireland history curriculum. The books allow pupils to understand how developments at a local, national and international level have helped to shape the economy, culture and political structure of Ireland.