Bøger af Stacey Wilk

Silas Wilde is all about the outdoors, enjoys simple things, wants nothing to do with a woman invading his life-uninvited-like a tornado dressed in glitz and high heels. Claudia Jacobs loves tulle, shoes, and sparkle. The last thing she needs is to be forced to deal with a grizzly man who prefers the woods to a hotel suite. When Silas and Claudia inherit the same mansion, they will drive each other crazy until one of them gives in. It won't be her.Or him.

What would you do if your dreams were silenced against your will? Famous country singer, Nyx Wilde, returns to her hometown in Candlewood Falls, in time for the holidays because her recent hearing problems have forced her to cancel her tour and leave the music scene behind. She battles her new existence, wanting desperately to go back to her calling-the way it was before. Single dad, Ford McKay, and the Candlewood Falls High School principal, swore he'd never allow Nyx Wilde back in his world after she left him and broke his heart. He doesn't regret his decision for a practical, safe career and predictable reality, until he encounters Nyx again. Now all the things he believed to be true about himself might be lies he created to keep remorse from knocking at his door. Two people thrown together by chance will be forced to reexamine the paths they have chosen. Can life begin again without the sounds of applause? Is regret the unmovable roadblock? Whispering Christmas is a story about acceptance and searching for the courage to face unforeseen circumstances.

Thirteen year-old Gabriel Hunter survived Kata-Tartaroo and wants to go home, which is surprising for a Lesser like him, but instead he and his friends, Owen and Corinna, are forced into another terrifying world - Bibliotheca - where the sun never shines, the temperatures are freezing and the snow pummels you. To make matters worse, Gabriel and his friends have been taken captive by Yugs. The Yugs will send these three back home, but only if they agree to help with their mission: Enter the Building of Books, a magical labyrinth filled with dangerous puzzles, locate the Command Center, and outsmart the Wolf before he outwits them. In this fast-paced follow-up to Welcome to Kata-Tartaroo, Gabriel, Owen, and Corinna must rely on each other to save themselves and save the Yugs. Along the way, secrets will be revealed, friendships will be renewed, and Gabriel will learn leaders come in all shapes and sizes. It's a race against time to see if Gabriel and his friends will solve the puzzles and destroy the Wolf or be left in Bibliotheca forever.

Thirteen year-old Gabriel Hunter, a Lesser, woke one morning to find he's been catapulted to Kata-Tartaroo, the scariest place imaginable, and hidden deep beneath the world of Lessers and Moors. No adults, no way to communicate with the Above World and a forest filled with a myriad of creatures including Demon Owls ready to eat you whole if you try to leave. No one has ever broken out of Kata-Tartaroo alive, but when Gabriel, Corinna Fornax, and Owen Agnitio, two Moors, solve a math problem stored in the program of an obsolete tablet, they get some unexpected help. They have 24 hours to collect three mystical objects and escape Kata-Tartaroo. Gabriel must decide to trust these two Moors through this perilous journey and that won't be an easy thing for him to do. Moors and Lessers are segregated in the Above World. They are raised to be enemies. Will he be able to put aside his beliefs long enough to get away? Or will he be lost in Kata-Tartaroo forever?

While packing away her mother's life, Petra Wilde discovers a life of her own.>Maverick Labraccio's life changed forever one horrible day three years ago. He went from being a top chef to a man stuck in the web of his misfortune. Now, forced by guilt, he agrees to teach a cooking class, that he knows he'll hate. So instead of teaching, he signs the class up for a food competition. Pass or fail. Win or lose. Doesn't matter. Until he gets to know one of his students. Petra and Mav have a lot to digest this summer. They must learn together that true love is the secret ingredient to the best meals. And that mistakes can be forgiven and the past doesn't define you. But will they figure it out before the timer runs down and they spoil it all?

Mackenzie Scirocco grapples with the daily challenges of being a single mother of five-year-old twins and the responsibilities of running her bakery. Some days she fools herself that all the proverbial balls are in the air. Especially when the man she has a crush on asks her out. But her world-and those balls-crashes around her when her ex-husband questions her sanity and files for full custody of the boys. Captain Phoenix Egan of the Water Course Fire Department gets trapped inside a burning building and can't save himself from the consequences. His physical wound is nothing compared to the emotional one. He has to keep his fear of fighting fires a secret or risk his career and that makes him dangerous. Mack is the only person who can help him be whole again, and she can't be with him. A relationship for Mack will jeopardize her custody case, but her heart refuses to be denied.If she can prove her ex-husband is actually the crazy one, she might find a way to be with the man she loves. And if she can't... she and Phoenix will lose everything they hold dear.

Wedding Planner Aria Scirocco has her life on track after her divorce-or so she wants to believe. She's engaged to a stable and pragmatic man and her biggest client will wed this weekend at a historic hotel on the beach. Nothing can jeopardize all her hard work-until a snowstorm derails her plans and dumps unfinished business in her path. Hawk Egan wants his ex-wife back. When the storm strands Aria, he jumps at the opportunity to come to her rescue. Getting stuck in a hotel without power is a bonus. As long as the snow continues to fall, he has a shot to make her love him again. But it's not just the storm in Aria's way. Her past is as unclear as the blizzard at the shore thanks to Hawk's unexpected return. When the snow stops and the power turns on again, she will either embrace the new life she created and forsake her truths or admit she wants the life she left behind.

Thirteen year-old Gabriel Hunter will stop at nothing to help his brother Jason make the dangerous climb to the top of Skull Mountain and get the Great Juice - the Elixir of Life. But he's not the only one who wants it. There are others like the Red Eye Soul Eaters who kill at each new moon and the next one is only days away. Corinna Fornax desperately wants to believe her father has changed from bad to good, but what are his real reasons for attempting the treacherous climb? Whose choices will be blinded by faith? The third book in the Gabriel Hunter series tests the meaning of friendship, family and faith. Will Gabriel, Owen and Corinna be able to stick together to complete this final adventure or will they will lost to each other forever?

Liv Scirocco has screwed up again. She has a long road of bad decisions in her rearview. With nowhere else to go, she moves back to her hometown. Her sisters are tired of picking up her pieces and tell her this is her last chance. She's determined to create a better life, but the only man she's ever loved is back too, and avoiding him in this small town is impossible. He has the power to unravel her for good. Hudson Lozado's recent health scare has him questioning his life choices. He returns to his childhood beach town where the ocean can help him heal and find new direction. Instead, he finds the woman who blames him for their son's death. The only woman he's ever loved. Lies are everywhere and as deep as the sea. Liv and Hudson don't know what to believe about themselves or their lost son. Is the past the undercurrent of tragedy they thought or is there more? Now two damaged souls will need to trust each other to revisit their worst nightmare and discover the truth that might be better left in the dark.

Even the most unexpected circumstances may teach us how to forgive what cannot be changed... Ember Wilde returns to Candlewood Falls to reconcile her life. Recently divorced, she quits her banal job and decides the timing is good to care for her ailing mother. Only her parents don't want her help. Raf Alvarez built a respectable life although the odds were stacked against him. When his world epically turns on its head, he isn't prepared. Falling for Ember Wilde surprises him most of all because her family will never accept him and his family's questionable history. Ember isn't interested in any man at the moment-especially not one with strong opinions and who works at her father's orchard. But sometimes the heart knows better. Ember and Raf will have to fight for their chance at a future filled with love and purpose, or allow the past to steal the destiny they deserve.

On the anniversary of her sister's murder, Calista Hartman returns to Backwater, MT. She'd rather be anywhere else. She left the town, its memories, and the only man she'd ever loved behind years ago. Sheriff Gage Ryker believes official procedures and rules are the only way to keep his town, his family, and his heart safe. But now Calista has c...