Bøger af Susan Helene Gottfried

A deadly virus is bearing down on the world and Emerson Mackenzie, CEO of PharmaScience Technologies-now back in its ancestral home of Port Kenneth, Tennessee-opens up the historic Mackenzie house on the family's defunct sheep farm to six people: himself, his wife Tess Cartieri, his house manager, two members of his board of directors, and his executive assistant, Taylor Alexander.Taylor won't abandon Emerson, but at the same time, they don't want to be there. Taylor has secrets, a past and memories they cannot face, and they fear that being locked in a house with five others will be entirely too revealing.Taylor's passion is to be outside, hiking, in a world that makes sense to them, and Emerson harnesses that, asking Taylor to map the boundaries of the old sheep farm and maybe help discover secrets buried on the land. Taylor is glad to do so, although the secrets they help Emerson and Tess discover are immediately darker and more disturbing than any had expected.As the virus rages, as tensions across the country simmer, as relationships within the house change, and as the land gives up its secrets, Taylor realizes time has grown short. Their secrets cannot remain hidden any longer.When they spill, Taylor is exposed for all in the house to see.And every person inside the house responds in ways Taylor never expected.

A deadly virus is bearing down on the world and Emerson Mackenzie, CEO of PharmaScience Technologies-now back in its ancestral home of Port Kenneth, Tennessee-opens up the historic Mackenzie house on the family's defunct sheep farm to six people: himself, his wife Tess Cartieri, his house manager, two members of his board of directors, and his executive assistant, Taylor Alexander. Taylor won't abandon Emerson, but at the same time, they don't want to be there. Taylor has secrets, a past and memories they cannot face, and they fear that being locked in a house with five others will be entirely too revealing. Taylor's passion is to be outside, hiking, in a world that makes sense to them, and Emerson harnesses that, asking Taylor to map the boundaries of the old sheep farm and maybe help discover secrets buried on the land. Taylor is glad to do so, although the secrets they help Emerson and Tess discover are immediately darker and more disturbing than any had expected. As the virus rages, as tensions across the country simmer, as relationships within the house change, and as the land gives up its secrets, Taylor realizes time has grown short. Their secrets cannot remain hidden any longer. When they spill, Taylor is exposed for all in the house to see. And every person inside the house responds in ways Taylor never expected.

The election is over and Jaycee lost. Or did she? When she is asked to serve as the eighth grade's representative to Student Council, Jaycee realizes she can still change things at Tanner. That is, until Kara points out it also means attending the Homecoming Dance.Seeking a respite from shopping, Jaycee turns to her favorite video game. The Fall Council has convened early in response to the Dark Blade Crisis. Arriving in Mallory, Lyla learns that attending the Fall Council means going to the ball. And wearing a dress.At the Council Ball, Lyla meets a mysterious stranger from an Eastern estate. Does he hold answers? An explosion at the Council makes finding those answers crucial. As the clock ticks down to Dark Blade's promised next catastrophe, Lyla and Galen gather the other heroes for aid in their quest to save the assembled nobles.But can Roger, Starla, and Galen help Jaycee with her biggest challenge: surviving Homecoming?

Delia Ford is Port Kenneth's newest social media darling, a young woman with a camera and a habit of showcasing what she views as the best of the city's people in a social media series she calls Populated Portraits. But Delia Ford is very much alone. When an art thief breaks into the Woolslayer Art Gallery and steals all of her art-and only her art-and then inexplicably leaves some of it in public places, often with taunting notes attached, Delia fights back the only way she knows how: By engaging her thief in a game of cat and mouse that elevates the entire Port Kenneth art scene, including elementary school artists and knitting bombers. People flock to Delia's cause: her parents and brother, her neighbor, city influencer Tess Cartieri, the cop working the case, and one Meter Shaikovsky, her casual man who offers more benefits than friendship-or so it seems. By the time the art thief is revealed, Delia has become a force for change in Port Kenneth, and her world has become strangely populated.

Delia Ford is Port Kenneth's newest social media darling, a young woman with a camera and a habit of showcasing what she views as the best of the city's people in a social media series she calls Populated Portraits.But Delia Ford is very much alone.When an art thief breaks into the Woolslayer Art Gallery and steals all of her art-and only her art-and then inexplicably leaves some of it in public places, often with taunting notes attached, Delia fights back the only way she knows how: By engaging her thief in a game of cat and mouse that elevates the entire Port Kenneth art scene, including elementary school artists and knitting bombers. People flock to Delia's cause: her parents and brother, her neighbor, city influencer Tess Cartieri, the cop working the case, and one Meter Shaikovsky, her casual man who offers more benefits than friendship-or so it seems. By the time the art thief is revealed, Delia has become a force for change in Port Kenneth, and her world has become strangely populated.

Tess Cartieri has called Port Kenneth, TN home for her entire life. An architect specializing in urban renewal, she's long dreamed of renovating an old sports field at her alma mater, Kenilworth University. But without the funding, the field sits, forgotten-until the day she's hired to take on this project at last. The money is coming from, of all people, the man Tess set free after college, Emerson Mackenzie. He had shared this dream with Tess but had turned his back on her and Port Kenneth when the family business needed him. But now Mack is back in Tess' life, still reeling from the recent loss of his wife and hoping this project will help him heal. There's something about Port Kenneth, though, something more than how normal and natural it feels to be with Tess again, that calls to him and he begins investigating what it would take to move his company to the city. Old family secrets come out of hiding and as Mack and Tess face them together and discover the legacy of the Mackenzie Treasure, they cement their commitment to each other and begin to understand how the past will affect their futures. Maybe The Bird Will Rise is a story of the search for answers, the hope that adventures brings, and a second chance at love.

Tess Cartieri has called Port Kenneth, TN home for her entire life. An architect specializing in urban renewal, she's long dreamed of renovating an old sports field at her alma mater, Kenilworth University. But without the funding, the field sits, forgotten-until the day she's hired to take on this project at last.The money is coming from, of all people, the man Tess set free after college, Emerson Mackenzie. He had shared this dream with Tess but had turned his back on her and Port Kenneth when the family business needed him.But now Mack is back in Tess' life, still reeling from the recent loss of his wife and hoping this project will help him heal. There's something about Port Kenneth, though, something more than how normal and natural it feels to be with Tess again, that calls to him and he begins investigating what it would take to move his company to the city.Old family secrets come out of hiding and as Mack and Tess face them together and discover the legacy of the Mackenzie Treasure, they cement their commitment to each other and begin to understand how the past will affect their futures.Maybe the Bird Will Rise is a story of the search for answers, the hope that adventures brings, and a second chance at love.

Jaycee is tiring of the never-ending clashes with Trina in Student Council. An escape into Mallory is exactly what she needs. When she arrives, Lyla learns that Lady Starla has been in contact with an Eastern noble-a noble who claims to have information about Dark Blade. The quest is simple: Lyla and Roger must journey to the estate of Berasta to see whether the information is valid or yet another false lead in the search for the elusive enemy.Except the quest turns out to be not that simple. After a near-fatal encounter. Lyla is forced to go with plan B.Now Lyla must once again team up with Galen Lightningstaff to complete her quest. Doing so means learning a new skill: the fine art of alliance-building. A lesson that may help her in the real world and hopefully relieve the tension in the Tanner Student Council, too.

A short collection of short stories that were all previously published and now gathered together in one spot. Showing off a versatility with subject matter, this collection contains a nice number of rock fiction stories, including more than one from the Trevolution series, a fantasy, and the story of a young widow who is broken, but undaunted by what life is throwing at her.

Running for student council president seemed like a good idea at the time, but the campaign strategy sessions with Kara have Jaycee realizing just how much work is involved. Then there's the strain it's putting on Jaycee's friendship with Stu, who is not exactly being supportive.Escaping to Mallory is no escape from drama. Upon arrival, Lyla meets Rowenna Blacking, young nobility fleeing the neighboring estate of Trevayne amid accusations of theft and arson. Rowenna insists she's been framed by her own brother in a bid for estate rule.When a similar fire breaks out at Mallory Manor it adds more urgency to the situation. Joining forces with Galen, her male counterpart from Trevayne, Lyla must find solid evidence as to whether Rowenna is guilty or innocent--or if the answer lies somewhere in between.

Women feature in this collection of short stories and one novella. Women regaining their power, moving forward through life, learning to face and deal with their pasts. These women have lived, loved, and lost. They have optimism for the future and darkness in their pasts. They have been granted permission to enter, they have seized it, or else they stand ready to do so. Really, they're just like us.